Review: Why the hate on @ThatKevinSmith's Masters of the Universe?? #MoreMOTU

 

I've long subscribed to the Kevin Smith belief that if you don't like something, you don't need to trash it. No need to build up that which you love by trashing what you hate. And on that note, let me start talking about Masters of the Universe: Revelation.... And Revelations. I fucking loved it!

I know there's a lot of hate going around about this being a show that seemed like it was going to be a He-Man show and it not quite turning out like that, but, I'm not seeing it. He-Man is there, sure, but as the title states, this show is called Masters of the Universe. Not He-Man. Every superhero in existence is not an island. Not even he who has the power. And his universe must go on without him, right? 

I actually kind of fucking love that this show delves into a different aspect of a superhero's universe. It's not that often that you see it all from the aspect of another hero. And we couldn't have asked for a better protagonist than Teela, (voiced by the always badass Sarah Michelle Gellar), as we follow her journey to save the universe, by saving the magic.

And we couldn't have asked for a better storyteller than Mr. Smith. Ever the fanboy, this show is oozing with the delightful puns and silliness that made cartoons so much fun back in the day. I've heard a lot of talk about this show being from someone who "doesn't even like even like He-Man" and I just don't see it. He stays true to the characters and explored aspects of the the He-Man mythos that we really never got to see before. And if that isn't enough, watch Masters of the Universe: Revelation: Revelations and take one look at his face in the first few minutes and tell me that isn't the face of someone who is absolutely in love with this 'verse.

This show was written well, voiced incredibly, (including Lena Headey providing a kind of heartwarming take on fellow Lyn hyphenate Evil-Lyn and Stephen Root playing the cuddliest Battle Cat of them all), and provided a great bit of nostalgia for my weekend morning. It's a quick watch if you're binging, and let's be honest, we all sort of do binge now and it's streaming on Netflix. But do be sure to check out the extras for the aftershow, it is simply adorable.