It's been a few months since part one of Masters of the Universe: Revelations dropped on Netflix to mixed reviews. He-Man was in the show but was not the main focus of the series, being taken out of the equation pretty quickly. Instead what we had was a character study of those left behind with the story centred around Teela.

Similar to Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, part one of Revelations focussed on the deconstruction of what a hero is, looks like and does. The series gave other characters a chance to shine and expanded the lore. We found out the secret contained deep inside Castle Greyskull and Skeletor finally defeated Prince Adam to gain the Sword of Power to achieve Godhood.

To say that the series was devisive would be an understatement as much online vitriol was aimed at Head Writer Kevin Smith and Teela voice actress Sarah Michelle Gellar. I thought the first series was okay as it tried something different and developed a lot more of the characters. So, how does part 2 continue the story and will it bring the naysayers back into the He-Man fold? Well.... kinda.

The series sees the ascent of Evil Lyn to becoming the new Sorceress of Greyskull as SkeleGod continues to try to defeat He-Man and the gang. This is only partially successful as He-Man returns but in his untethered barbarian state. This is not the form we are used to and I like how it shows a hero is more than just power, it is the humanity and humility they use to temper their power that shows real heroes.

As the series progresses we learn more about Evil Lyn and how she first met Skeletor. She gazes into the void and has an existential crisis as she realises that she has more power than she thought imaginable but Skelegod is still only fixated on He-Man so she decides to go it alone and goes full emo with Dark Lyn. In a badass show of intent she destroys Preturnia (He-Man heaven) and brings in the aid of Subturnia (He-Man hell) to destroy Eternia once and for all.

It all comes down to Teela fulfilling her destiny and its a battle for the ages as Dark Lyn and OP Teela battle it out. Meanwhile SkeleGod and He-Man do duke it out and it's pretty satisfying with a good conclusion.

As mentioned in Part 1, the show is excellently voiced and the animation maintains its Castlevania-level detail. The show is uniformly played straight and, whilst there are a few asides and jokey bits, the stakes are high here so don’t expect any pratfalls or Skeletor shaking his fists vowing, “I’ll get you next time He-Man!’ schtick. However, there is an amazing ‘I'd sure like to fist him' line from Fistor as he looks at SkeleGod that I’m sure Smith in there to annoy the more vocal and toxic fanbase. .

I enjoyed part 2 of Revelation just fine but it didn’t charm me like She-Ra did and it didn’t wow me like Castlevania. The show definitely picks up in the second season and there is more He-Man involvement but it's not a show I'd recommend to anyone. It truly is a golden age for animation and I'd recommend Hilda, The Hollow, Gravity Falls, Inside Job and so much more before this.

For me it's a definite one and done. Whilst I enjoyed the series, I won't return to rewatch it again but I would like to see where they would go with season 2, especially with that Hordak reveal.

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