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Thanksgiving in Palm Beach
In Florida, I make sure to always call my dad “dad.”
Dad, do you know what you want to order?
What time is it, dad?
Dad, where do you want to sit, dad?
(Never daddy.)
People still make their assumptions, though. Two years ago, my dad and I
went out for dinner in Fort Lauderdale. The host brought us to a small table
in the corner of the restaurant. This is more intimate, they said, before wink-
ing and walking off. In the host’s defense, I was dressed like someone’s third
wife, in a stark white jumpsuit, cut low enough to reveal a black velvet bra. It
is possible I’m the one to blame.
Eleven years ago though, when I was 14 and wore only Delia’s graphic tees,
my dad took me to see Jewel in concert. Halfway through “Who Will Save
Your Soul” a woman in the row behind us tapped his shoulder, hard. Why
don’t you date someone your own age? she wanted to know. My dad insisted
that I was his daughter, but she didn’t believe him. That’s Florida.
Or it’s part of Florida. It’s South Florida. North Florida is church country.
It’s Waffle Houses and Cracker Barrels. It’s billboards that tell you how old
fetuses are when they start to develop fingernails. Central Florida is Disney
World and Sea World and this massive water park where some kid I went to
elementary school with died on a family vacation. Where I’m from is noth-
ing like that. People like to say that the more south you get in Florida, the\
more north your go. Where I’m from in Broward County, billboards feature
ads for breast augmentation and MenOnlyLaw.com. There are more 24-hour
tanning salons than there are churches, and more pawn shops than there are
used car lots, with flags touting messages like “Pool For Kids, Golf For You!”
“Homes from the $30s!” “Buy, Buy, Buy!” That’s South Florida.
Two weeks after Donald Trump is elected President, my dad and I make the
hour-long drive up to West Palm Beach. As we get closer, I watch planes fly
over 95, and wonder if any of the planes I’m seeing carry Donald, Melania,
and Barron. I decide to give the middle finger to a few of the smaller planes,
just in case, a gesture that immediately makes me feel stupid and small.
Donald Trump’s vacation home would be in South Florida, I tell my
boyfriend, by which I Mean Donald Trump loves gaudy things and, when
it comes to gaudiness, South Florida is the capital of the United States of
America. West Palm has always appeared to me as classier than the town
where I grew up, but it’s still South Florida. It’s glamorous, sure, but it’s far
from refined, far from classy or subtle.
“Subtlety is not our strength” is one of the slogans Ivanka uses to market
Trump buildings. This is ‘fuck off’ money, my dad says as we drive through
one of West Palm’s tony neighborhoods. We don’t know anyone who lives
here. We’re here for the view. Do you know what that means? my dad asks. I
don’t respond. It means you have so much money you can tell anyone to 'fuck
off.’ I don’t respond. We sit in silence for a bit until my dad exclaims, Oh,
look. That was Bernie Madoff’s home. I’m going to slow down. Take a picture.
So, we slow down and I take a picture.
Back in the 90s, when my dad was still flipping houses, he was a fan of
Trump’s. My mom likes to tell the story of when they were still married and
visited New York on vacation. He made her stand in the lobby of Trump
Tower with him for hours, until Donald appeared. My dad had planned
to tell Trump that he was his business role model, but when Trump finally
appeared, my dad was too nervous to speak. My fearless father, made
speechless in the presence of Donald J. Trump.
My dad didn’t vote for Trump. Nowadays, he finds him, in a word, deplor-
able. Still, it’s clear to me there’s a part of him that still finds Trump a bit
appealing, if only for his money and Melania.
I try not to listen whenever I hear Ivanka start to speak. She’s no less a vulgar
arriviste than the rest of them. But when I heard that at the age of 17 she
forbid her father from dating anyone younger than her, I thought, Okay.
Now, that I get. My dad’s current girlfriend is four years older than me and
35 years younger than him. I’ve met her once. She was nice, but I don’t think
we’ll be friends. Everyone tells me I look like Melania, she said at one point in
the evening. I take it as a huge compliment.
But my dad’s Melania isn’t here tonight. When I ask him where she is, he
shrugs. It’s the same response he gave when I asked if he loved her.
My dad and I celebrate Thanksgiving at the home of a family friend of a
family friend, 2.7 miles down the road from Mar-a-Lago. We eat outside. It’s
November and I keep having to wipe the sweat from the back on my neck.
I’d assumed politics would be the topic on everyone’s mind but instead we’re
discussing genetics. How is Ivanka so hot and Tiffany isn’t hot at all? Tiffany’s
mom is hotter than Ivanka’s mom, someone asks. The men at the table nod
the nod of excellent point. So do some of the women. Are they abiding by
their role of ingénue or is that how they really feel? I don’t know what to do
or say, so I pull out my phone and open Safari.
Search: Bernie Madoff’s Palm Beach House
Search: town of Palm Beach election 2017
Search: do people in Palm Beach like Donald Trump
Search: Tiffany Trump’s mom
Towards the end of the evening, I’m approached by a grey-haired man. He’s
handsome in a slick, slightly evil looking way. "What’s your name?“ he asks.
Jenny, I tell him. Even my name feels like too much to give this man.
The man smiled with his too white teeth. Is that your boyfriend, Jenny? He
nods towards my dad, who is biting the head off a chocolate turkey. I’ve had
too much white wine and not enough stuffing. I don’t want to engage with
this kind of man. I know this kind of man. I know this is the kind of man
who will only leave me alone out of respect for another man. "Yes,” I tell him.
“That’s my boyfriend.”
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My best friend Michelle wrote this amazing piece on sex and teenagerdom. Highly reco.
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January 2019
Summary: I had just started my final spring semester of college and I was barely hanging on going to my internship, classes, prepping for my last shows for the semester, going to my job, cutting out a very toxic friend out of my life, grappling with the unraveling of coming out not of my own accord to my parents, and so many other things that I didn’t even want to even start thinking about.
At the time I felt so small and scared about everything going on around me because I felt so ill prepared for the future. I had no idea what I should be doing and how I was going to even accomplish any of the things I wanted to do. Heck. I didn’t even know if I was going to even be able to achieve any of it.
It just all seemed so impossible and everyone else seemed to have some kind of plan for the future on what they were going to do next and excited about us all leaving. It felt like no one noticed how upset or sad I was about how our journey was coming to an end and we were all going to have to live out separate lives. Even though, that wasn’t true at all. It was still how I felt at the time and this playlist reflects all of my feelings at the time.
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Prologue by Into the Woods Company
The Bells of Notre Dame by David Ogden Stiers, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, and Chorus
Newsies by Jermey Jordan & Newsies Company
Be Prepared by Jeremey Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings
Ignite by Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall
I Just Can’t Wait To be King by Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, and Laura Williams
Last Surprise by Lyn
I’ll Make A Man Out Of You by Donny Osmond & Chorus
Life Will Change by Lyn
Smile by Casey Lee Williams & Jeff Williams
Seasons of Warfare by Buttercup
He Lives In You by Lebo M.
Seasons of Love by RENT Company
Simple & Clean by Hikaru Utada
Evermore by Dan Stevens
It’s My Turn by Jeff Williams ft. Casey Lee Williams
Watch What Happens by Kara Lindsay
Go The Distance by Roger Bart
Breathe by Mandy & In the Heights Company
Rivers in the Desert by Lyn
Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth
This Time by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
Through Heaven’s Eyes by Brian Stokes Mitchell
The Heirtors of Arcadia by Silque
We Are One by Cam Clarke, Charity Sanoy, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
This Is My Idea by Swan Princess Cast
Honor to Us All by Lea Salonga, Beth Fowler, Marni Nixon, and Chorus
This Life is Mine by Casey Lee Williams
Good Little Girl/Bad Little Boy by Adventure Time, Donald Glover, Madeline Martin, Roz Ryan
Bad Reputation by Shawn Mendes
At The Beginning by Richard Marx & Donna Lewis
I Need To Know by Melissa Lyons & Alessandro Juliani
I See The Light by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi
A Million Dreams by Zif Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams
What Am I To You by Adventure Time, Jeremy Shada, Olivia Olson, and Hynden Watch
Call It What You Want by Taylor Swift
You Can’t Stop the Beat by Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes
How Does A Moment Last Forever by Celine Dion
Drift Away by Cristina See
Why by Ayaka
Beneath the Mask by Lyn
Reflection by Lea Salonga
The Path to Isolation by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
Never Enough by Loren Allred
Lost in Thoughts All Alone by AmaLee
I Won’t Say I’m in Love by Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Vaneese Thomas, Lillias White
All Gummed Up Inside by Adventure Time, Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio
Like To Be You by Shawn Mendes ft. Julia Micheals
You Will Be Found by Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Laura Dreyfuss, and Dear Evan Hansen Cast
Show Yourself by Idina Menzel & Evan Rachel Wood
Wake up, Get up, Get out by Lyn
Days in the Sun by Beauty and the Beast Cast
All That Matters by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
Slow Dance With You by Babeo Baggins
Tightrope by Michelle Williams
The Triumph by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams
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Livres Lus
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Les Oubliés du Dimanche de Valérie Perrin
Nymphéas Noirs de Michel Bussi
Un Grand Amour peut en cacher un autre de Kristan Higgins
King Kong Théorie de Virginie Despentes
Le Maître du Haut Château de Philip K. Dick
La Voleuse d’Homme de Margaret Atwood
2021 -
Le Métier d'Homme d'Alexandre Jollien.
Ne vous noyez pas dans un verre d'eau de R.Carlson
Apocalypse du commande de Ken Follet
Changer l'eau des fleurs de Valérie Perrin
Et si les chats disparaissaient du monde de Genki Kawamura
Sorcières, la puissance invaincue des femmes de Mona Chollet
L'Origine du Monde & I'm every Women de Liv Stormquist
Mes biens chères sœurs de Chloé Delaume
Ce que font les gens normaux d' Hartley Lyn
Nouvelles du dernier étage de Claire Le Men
In Waves d'Aj Dungo
La Nuit est mon Royaume de Claire Fauvet,
Les Indes Fourbes écrit par Alain Ayroles et dessiné par Juanjo Guarnido
Le Roman de Léonard de Vinci de D. Merejkovski
Juste un regard d'Harlan Coben
Charlie et le grand Ascenseur de verre de Roald Dahl
Le Dahlia Noir de James Ellroy
Riot Grrls, Chronique d'une révolution punk féministe de Manon Labry
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yea im not really feeling stephanie as a final girl, more like a school shooters' girlfriend.
i feel like the book should've doubled down on lyns tendency to see women as victims and men as suspects as a FLAW. but by giving steph a chance to redeem herself and all the other girls agreeing with her it just reinforces it.
theres kinda a lot left on the table? i still dont know heathers deal. am i supposed to believe she can teleport? dream king sounds like freddy krugar but ive never seen it so im not sure.
also Keith is definitely alive and will probably want revenge. along with chrussys super fans. and while it will probably be assumed that Keith killed chrissy its not a guarentee, especially if stephanie testifies. but Hendrix isn't really the sequel type.
unless thats supposed to be the point? like how michelles death was saying Death isnt just gore and violence it can also be slow and inconvenient. that real life isnt tied up in a bow happily enough ever after?
or maybe thats giving too much credit. overall i liked it ok. similar to bf exorcism.
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A Handbook on Counseling African American Women: Psychological Symptoms Treatments and Case Studies
A Handbook on Counseling African American Women: Psychological Symptoms Treatments and Case Studies
A Handbook on Counseling African American Women: Psychological Symptoms, Treatments, and Case Studies Kimber Shelton (editor), Michelle King Lyn (editor), Mahlet Endale (editor)
Through an intersectional and inclusive lens, this book provides mental health professionals with a detailed overview of the mental health issues that Black women face as well as the best approach to culturally competent…
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Michelle Lyn King, Under the Influence
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Crazy is acceptable if you’re beautiful. Crazy is acceptable just so long as you’re not crying. Crazy fun, crazy in bed, crazy hot. Crazy is a game of Poker and you must never overplay your hand. Men love crazy until it turns against them. Men love crazy for a Saturday night out on the town, but come Sunday morning they want crazy out of their bed. In middle school, the most popular girl in my grade had the AOL screen-name craZZZychica3o5. In Hollywood, there’s a strip club named Crazy Girls. The neon sign flashes over Sunset Boulevard. CRAZY GIRLS. LIVE GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. Girls can be crazy. Women can’t. Crazy should always be playful. A little wink. A little game.
— Michelle Lyn King, from “Under the Influence,” published in Cosmonauts Avenue
#quote#Michelle Lyn King#poetry#Cosmonauts Avenue#out of my collection#Under the Influence#ableist slur cw
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#TH1RTE3N is a group verse based around original slasher lore. if you want to know more or you’re interested in joining, please read the CARRD.
the plot follows a slasher in two different timelines, targeting a group of friends who all went to school together. the first timeline takes place in the summer of 2009, following graduation leading up to the first six victims being killed. there was a thirteen year gap, where most of the survivors fled town and moved on with their lives. the second time line picks up in the summer of 2022 with kill #7, when first hale came back to hell and ended up being the first kill of the new timeline. the killer used the funeral and threatened family members and friends to lure the other six names on the list back to hell.
the original six victims are available to be written in the 2009 timeline. to make this plot work best, we need other citizens of hell, ohio too. think of the characters in your favorite slasher films. cops, classmates, siblings and cousins, exes, anyone that could spice up the plot through dynamics. you are welcome to make another character affiliated with any other existing character in the plot, as long as you discuss it with the mun of the character you are affiliating with first (i will check, don't be weird.)
TH1RTE3N CANONS:
#01 : MAKENA WU — natasha liu bordizzo. (deceased) ABI.
#02 : DANIEL MILLER — jacob elordi. (deceased) HANNAH.
#03 : FAYE CASSIDY — ashley moore. (deceased) RORA.
#04 : MARIE AUGUSTINE — lucy boynton. (deceased) MAISIE.
#05 : SLOAN CARTER — kaylee bryant. (deceased) LYNS.
#06 : MAEVE KESSLER — ella purnell. (deceased) RISSA.
#07 : EASTON HALE — felix mallard + tyler hoechlin. (deceased) MERCURY.
#08 : LAVENDER DAWSON — ginny gardner + elizabeth lail. CAROLINE.
#09 : CASPIAN MICHAELS — carlson young + cam richardson. QUIN.
#10 : LIAM WYATT — alex fitzalan + adam brody. RISSA.
#11 : HANNAH PHILLIPS — sadie sink + kat mcnamara. KELS.
#12 : RICHIE VALENTINE — austin butler + joe anderson. BRE.
#13 : TRYSTAN HALE — danielle rose russell + phoebe tonkin. KT.
THE KILLER : THE KILLER — ???. ANONYMOUS.
TH1RTE3N AFFILIATED CHARACTERS:
*under the cut because there are so many!
BLAKE DARLING — mia healey + tracy spirodakos. CAROLINE.
police officer. ex-wife of noah darling.
BENJAMIN DAVIS — cody christian + chris wood. ASTER.
married to tate scott.
BRADLEY KING — jan luis castellanos + rick gonzalez. QUIN.
faye’s partner in crime.
CAMERON BANKS — joe keery. KT.
out of towner. it for penny’s podcast.
CASPER MICHAELS — austin north. ASTER.
twin brother of caspian. unlisted murder victim.
DAISY DAWSON — olivia holt + brianne howley. MERCURY.
older sister of lavender dawson.
DAKOTA JACKSON — yandeh salah + tbd. QUIN.
high school photographer.
ELI ERIKSON — andrew garfield. KELS.
ex-boyfriend of liam wyatt.
ELIJAH PUCK — jordan calloway + michael b jordan. QUIN.
lindsey’s high school sweetheart.
ELODIE WU — peyton lee + brianne tju. MERCURY.
makena + parker’s sister.
GENEVIEVE CRAWFORD — sydney sweeney + margot robbie. CAROLINE.
kindergarten teacher.
ISABELLA HALE — alexandra daddario. KELS.
younger sister of easton + trystan hale. girlfriend of matt phillips.
JENNIFER DAILY — emily alyn lind + samara weaving. DOE.
news reporter.
JUDE MICHAELS — michel biel + casey deidrick. KT.
bartender. brother of caspian michaels + casper michaels.
JUSTIN MITCHELL — dan stevens. BRE.
out of towner. fiancé of lavender dawson.
LENNON LEMIEUX — natalie alyn lind + hilary duff. BRITT.
publicist, maeve’s best friend
LINDSEY WYATT — maude apatow + emmy rossum. ABI.
sister of liam wyatt.
MACKENZIE LAINE — abigail cowen + alexandra breckenridge. CAROLINE.
penny laine’s older sister.
MATT PHILLIPS — dylan minnette. BRE.
brother of hannah phillips. boyfriend of izzi hale.
NOAH DARLING — dylan sprayberry + jesse lee soffer. KT.
homicide detective. ex-husband of blake darling. partner of regan driscoll.
PARKER WU — ross butler + tbd. QUIN.
makena and elodie’s older brother.
PENELOPE LAINE — kennedy mcmann. LYNS.
out of towner. true crime fanatic + podcaster.
POPPY DAWSON — mckenna grace + meagann fahy. KT.
younger sister of lavender dawson.
REGAN DRISCOLL — katheryn winnick. BRITT.
homicide detective. partner of noah darling.
ROSARIO DELGADO — jenna ortega + melissa barrera. KT.
forensic scientist.
TATUM SCOTT — rudy pankow + lucas till. QUIN.
former murder suspect. married to benji davis.
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Official Teaser | Netflix [source]
“From Executive Producer Kevin Smith, comes an epic story that picks up where the 80’s series left off and brings the power of Grayskull back to the world.”
Cast:
Chris Wood as Prince Adam / He-Man
Mark Hamill as Skeletor
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela
Liam Cunningham as Man-At-Arms
Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn
Diedrich Bader as King Randor and Trap Jaw
Alicia Silverstone as Queen Marlena
Stephen Root as Cringer
Griffin Newman as Orko
Susan Eisenberg as Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
Kevin Michael Richardson as Beast Man
Kevin Conroy as Mer-Man
Henry Rollins as Tri-Klops
Jason Mewes as Stinkor
Alan Oppenheimer as Moss-Man
Justin Long as Roboto
Tony Todd as Scare Glow
Phil LaMarr as He-Ro
Cree Summer as Preistess
Harley Quinn Smith as Illena
Tiffany Smith as Andra
Part 1 (the first 5 episodes) of Masters of the Universe: Revelation premieres July 23, only on Netflix.
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation Teaser
Masters of the Universe: Revelation picks up where the 80′s series left off. The new series, from Kevin Smith, features the voice talents of Chris Wood (Prince Adam / He-Man), Mark Hamill (Skeletor), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Teela), Lena Headey (Evil-Lyn), Liam Cunningham (Man-At-Arms), Stephen Root (Cringer), Diedrich Bader (King Randor/Trap Jaw), Griffin Newman (Orko), Henry Rollins (Tri-Klops), Alan Oppenheimer (Moss Man), Susan Eisenberg (Sorceress), Alicia Silverstone (Queen Marlena), Justin Long (Roboto), Jason Mewes (Stinkor), Phil LaMarr (He-Ro), Tony Todd (Scare Glow), Cree Summer (Priestess), Kevin Michael Richardson (Beast Man), and Kevin Conroy (Mer-Man).
Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 1 hits Netflix on July 23, 2021.
#masters of the universe revelation#masters of the universe#he-man#chris wood#mark hamill#sarah michelle gellar#lena headey#liam cunningham#stephen root#diedrich bader#griffin newman#henry rollins#alan oppenheimer#susan eisenberg#alicia silverstone#justin long#jason mewes#phil lamarr#tony todd#cree summer#kevin michael richardson#kevin conroy#kevin smith#netflix#skeletor#TGCLiz
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation: Part 1 (LIGHT SPOILERS)
I've always been a somewhat casual fan of Mattel's He-Man/Masters of the Universe/She-Ra properties. They didn't air regularly when I was in my peak cartoon-watching days in my youth, and thus I never had much incentive to get into the comics or toys. The biggest reference point I had was Mike Young Productions' 2002 reboot that aired on Cartoon Network for 2 seasons, and that remains pretty good if not exceptional for its time. But I've come to appreciate the campy homoerotic anything-goes toybox approach of the franchise more and more as I've gotten older, and She-Ra and the Princesses of the Power was a mostly excellent queer-infused reimagining of that particular vibe.
Thus it was with a certain trepidation that I regarded the announcement that Texas' Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania, Seis Manos, Blood of Zeus) and Generation X geek impresario Kevin Smith would be creating a new series that was aimed more at longtime fans. In particular, I was uncertain if a hyperviolent, sexualized take in the vein of Castlevania (which is a great show) would feel appropriate for this property or come off as insufferably edgelordy. I also wondered if Smith would be a little too keen to poke us in the ribs with cameos and references, or act self-conscious about the, well, dorkiness of the entire enterprise. Thankfully, that approach was not only NOT taken (violence-wise, there's nothing here that's worse than any family-aimed Marvel Cinematic Universe offering), but Masters of the Universe: Revelation is a joyously exuberant and dramatic update, slamming together its action figures with glee in a way the laboriously censored and stilted original could never accomplish in its wildest dreams.
What's most interesting about the approach taken to the story is made clear right off the bat: unlike Noelle Stevenson's approach to She-Ra, this is not a "reboot" so much as a hit-the-ground-running continuation. Everyone has been at this a while, the formula is familiar; it's a little more akin to what Frank Angones and Matt Youngberg did with DuckTales in terms of being concerned with legacy. And while a place-setting opening narration and small bits of establishing characterization are in evidence to help newbies find their footing, it otherwise very much expects you to keep up with the adventures of heroes like Prince Adam/He-Man (Chris Wood, Supergirl), Teela (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy), Cringer (Stephen Root), Orko (Griffin Newman, The Tick), Duncan the Man-At-Arms (Liam Cunningham, Game of Thrones), and the rest (though curiously, many traditional Masters like Meckaneck, Stratos, Ram Man, and Man-E-Faces are absent for the time being). And of course we have villains like Skeletor (Mark Hamill), Evil-Lyn (Lena Headey), and Mer-Man (Kevin Conroy) on hand as well.
This is clever not only because it makes potentially laborious exposition a minimum or more character-based, but for the twists at the end of the first episode to have a real impact. He-Man and Skeletor seemingly perish in a final battle over Eternia's primal source of magic, and the former is revealed to have been Prince Adam all along to Teela and his father King Randor, both of whom feel utterly devastated by the death-betrayal combo platter. We then pick up in episode 2 with Teela as a wandering mercenary accompanied by Andra (Tiffany Smith), a previously minor character now boosted to lead status who functions usefully both as a tech-savvy warrior in her own right and something of an audience/fan surrogate. It turns out screwing around with the reservoir of magic that powers your entire planet is a great way to make that start dying out, so now a reluctant Teela and others from both the good and evil alignments must join forces to restore the Sword of Power, and the world with it.
As a result of all this worldbuilding by Smith and his writing team, the situations and character interactions are far more unique. And while this is hardly a tedious DARK SUBVERSSSIONNN deconstruction that doesn't have anything useful to say, it does feel far more invested in consequences and dramatic underpinnings that even the 2002 series never fully broached. In particular, Teela gets a real chance to shine as the stalwart, loyal warrior who now finds her world completely upended, having to ask herself questions about what she truly believes. And Orko, previously the dopey comic relief du jour, is completely reinvented here as a figure of genuine pathos; that they made me cry over him is nothing short of miraculous. Even the villains get some shading, such as Evil-Lyn taking a pragmatic view of the situation and teetering on the edge of our sympathies, or how Tri-Klops (Henry Rollins) takes hold of the power vacuum by becoming a cult leader proclaiming that drinking nanites and becoming a cyborg is totally a cool new religion that he didn't just make up.
Visually, Powerhouse is one of the best anime-style studios on the market that isn't named Mir, and their brand of robust, muscular design work ends up as a perfect fit for impossibly chiseled figures like He-Man and Skeletor, as well as making Adam even twinkier than before. Directors Adam Connaroe and Patrick Stannard offer a wide range of impeccably choreographed fight scenes and bouts of spectacle. I was really pleased at how vivid the color palette was, given how gothic some of their other series tend to be, but everything feels appropriately like giant-sized playsets. On the sonic end, Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, God of War) contributes a genuinely outstanding musical score, with a robust new He-Man theme, epic action beats, and even some lightly playful moments.
The cast, as indicated above, has a ton of heavyweights both from animation and live-action, and all acquit themselves marvelously (though I suspect some cameos, like Jason Mewes, the Jay to Smith's Silent Bob, as Stinkor may pay further dividends in the future). Like Cam Clarke in the 2002 series, Chris Wood smartly divides his Adam and He-Man voices not in terms of completely changing them, but articulating how one flows from the other. He-Man is in many ways the person Adam WISHES he could be, more confident and heroic, and Wood understands how to play that to really wonderful effect, especially with the dorky one-liners. Former vampire slayer Gellar acquits herself better than I'd expected as Teela; she's done a few voice roles before and always been fine, just not particularly standout, but Teela gives her a ton to chew on and she more than rises to the challenge. Tiffany Smith is incredibly charming and lovable as Andra, offering a good counterbalance of humor and optimism to Teela's cynicism, and plays off the few poking-fun lines well in ways that don't seem too glad-handing. Cunningham is appropriately grandfatherly but tough as Duncan, while Root, Newman, and Justin Long as the measured, mechanical Roboto get some of the biggest tearjerker moments. As Randor, Bader, alongside Alicia Silverstone as Queen Marlena (who sounds her age now in a really lovely way), gets one of the best angrily heartbroken beats of the premiere (he also shows up later to be appropriately thuggish as Trap-Jaw). Other guest spots flit in and out well, especially Dennis Haysbert and Phil LaMarr as King Grayskull and He-Ro, champions of old found in a Valhalla-esque afterlife.
On the villainous end, Hamill wisely doesn't try and imitate the iconic Alan Oppenheimer (who shows up here in a lovely two-part cameo as Moss Man) as Skeletor, instead offering his own theatrically villainous take on the role that's just as rewarding. In particular, he splits a difference nicely between the comedic ego-stroking and puns and the genuine menace that he's allowed to throw around, much like his Joker. Headey gives Lyn more complexity than we expect while still chomping on the scenery Maleficent-style, and Kevin Michael Richardson has some fun as the snarling but loyal Beast Man. Rollins, of course, is always well-suited to angry railing against societal ills in his vocal presence, and he proves a suitably formidable mid-tier antagonist as a result. Sci-fi horror icon Tony Todd continues a great 2021 in terms of his voicework after DOTA: Dragon's Blood to offer a terrific, Freddy Krueger-esque take on Scare Glow. The biggest surprise is Conroy, who doesn't change his usual sonorous Batman tones, but offers a completely new take on them as Mer-Man, hamming it up outrageously so well as a supervillain that I desperately hope we get to hear more of it later down the road.
Part 1 ends on a cliffhanger so good I literally said "no FUCKING way", and promises interesting times ahead for whatever lies in Part 2. For now, Masters of the Universe: Revelation may shape up to be my favorite take on this property yet. See folks at the finish line.
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My Hopes and Wants for the new Masters of the Universe series
So in approximately less then 12 hours(if Netflix still follows its "release a new series at 3am" mandate) Masters of the Universe: Revelations is set to premiere on Netflix. While I am still a bit upset about the recent reveal I can't help but feel that I'll be going into another shitshow-reboot that started off with great potential but ended up going to trash. And this is based off going to youtube for Godzilla videos and music and seeing reviewers and vloggers practically all say the same thing.
Lets get one thing straight before all of you jump down my throat. I've been a MotU fan since I was a 2 in the 1984. I had bedspreads,pillow covers, books, toys, pajamas/underwear, even a homemade muscle suit that my mother found the pattern to make at a fabric shop for Halloween one year. So know that when I say I had high hopes for this series from the moment it was announced it's the truth.
Even when it was revealed that when Netflix released it's synapses, and the drama behind the scenes with some youtube vloggers and Kevin Smith over the past group of months I still had hope it would be one of the very few reboots that surpasses the original like 2002s He-Man series, the 2011 ThunderCats, 2012 TMNT series (which could have had a better ending IMO).
I wasn't even upset when it was revealed that King Greyskull and Andra were what people call today "race-bent." Andra was never really that important in the MotU universe only appearing once or twice in the comic strips and again in Injustice vs Masters of the Universe. As for King Greyskull, I grew to accept because of, well my own family. Looking at my family (Aunt who identifies as black gave birth to a daughter who is biracial who then had 3 blond hair blue-eyed kids) so I am taking this as a win for biracial/mixed blood rep.
I even like most of the cast and crew that I recognize with the exception of one, but I never really liked the actress from the 90s. I am talking about Sarah Michelle Gellar. I never liked her as Buffy or any other role she was in. Some may say that makes me bias towards Teela, but you are wrong.
I've always loved the character Teela. Because she is the Sorceress' daughter she has always been Prince Adam/He-Man's equal both in the previous series and comics. Even though she seemed like she was a tsundere towards Adam because she has to even after learning who he is (in the comics), she was always been He-Man's version of what Lois Lane is to Superman, or Abby Arcane is to Swamp Thing, she was his rock - his light in the darkness.
I am still a bit pissed about the Orko thing, but I explain my reasons in one of my previous posts - so I won't go into that.
The purpose of this post on the eve of the series being released is to voice my hopes and wants for it.
1.) Lets get the big one out of the way - Representation.
I want representation, (because God forbid there be a series without it these days) to be natural and not the focus or feel forced. Believe me being a mixed-race person who is part Native/White/Black I get it more than anyone gives me credit.
Growing up Star Trek from 1966-2016 was the king of natural representation. Where unless the episode's story called for it NO ONE CARED about race/gender/ or one's orientation.
2.) Developed Story
Well developed story that makes you feel like the show-runners have a plan from start to finish. That means a well thought out story, developed characters, what are their contingency plans if no one likes the series, what are their plans if the series is received? It needs to leave you wanting more!
3.) Let the villains be villains!
Enough with the frigging "redemption" arcs! A redemption arc worked for Zuko in the Avatar series because of his character development. But ever since A:TLA, it seems every villain needs to have a redemption arc. Characters like Zarkon, Haggar, Lotor, HORDAK who is practically the Darkseid/Thanos of the MotU universe doesn't need a redemption arc or a "happy ending." In the MotU universe genocidal threats like Skeletor and Hordak raise the stakes for the heroes and drive them to win. Evil-Lyn does not need a redemption arc she has ALWAYS been Skeletor's equivalent to the Sorceress.
4.) Fans need to respect each other unlike when Voltron and She-Ra were playing. People are entitled to their own opinions whether they are new fans or old-timers like myself. If we don't like the way a series is going we are allowed to voice our opinions whether it congeals to someone else's opinions or not. Keep in mind that many of us have kept series like Voltron, She-Ra, TMNT, ThunderCats, and many other 1980s cartoon series going for the better part of 40 years for you to watch and enjoy these newer series. Our opinions mater just as much as yours.
5.) If you truly want to support this new series, and MotU as a whole buy official merch to the series. Like it was when we were young, getting the official merch helps the series more than you would expect. Now I am not saying don't support fellow fans who make trinkets and cosplay outfits and so-forth. Just keep in mind if there is a demand for officially licenced merch it can and will help the series.
These are my hopes and wants for the new series. I am still holding out on hope that the critics and vloggers are wrong on Masters of the Universe: Revelations lives up to the original series while being original itself as it has been advertised as when others (see below) with the exception of 3 did not, it has a a Godzilla sized mountain to climb to impress me. But know this when I see this series I will give my honest opinion of it, whether people like it or not.
#he-man#teela#He-Man and The Masters of the Universe#masters of the universe#skeletor#Prince Adam#man-at-arms#sorceress#orko#cringer
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Masters Of The Universe: Revamped Fan-fiction Voice Cast:
Robbie Daymond As Prince Adam/He-Man/Faker
Jack Black As Keldor/Skeletor
Tom Kenny As Orko
Frank Welker As Cringer/Battle Cat
Johnny Yong Bosch As Duncan/Man At Arms
Kimberly Brooks As Teela/Sorceress
Stephanie Sheh As Krass/Ram Ma’m
Grey Griffin As Evelyn/ Evil-Lyn
Seth Rogen As R’Qazz/Beast Man
Greg Cipes As Tri-Klops
Kevin Micheal Richardson As Mer-Man/Webstor/King Grayskull/Zodac
Rob Paulsen As Kronis/Trap Jaw/Roboto
Cam Clarke As King Randor
Michelle Ruff As Queen Marlena
“Pixel” Dan Eardly As Mekaneck
Eric Bauza As Man E Faces/Buzz Off
Yuri Lowenthal As He-Ro
Roger Craig Smith As Stratos
Alan Oppenheimer As Moss Man
#masters of the universe revamped#he man and the masters of the universe#masters of the universe#he man#motu
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My Review of Masters of the Universe Revelation - Better late then Never...
It has been two months now, and wow... Not, not many fans of the entire franchise like the Kevin Smith Masters of the Universe series do they? As an aspiring writer myself I can't say I blame them.
I know this comes literally on the heels of the LATEST series being released (obligations to projects, work, family and other things got in the way) and I have to say I wasn't all that impressed with it. If anything, compared to the dumpster fire that was Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender that season was more enjoyable than this first part of the mini-series.
And if I am being honest from the first leaks of Skele-God, to the drama with YouTubers like Clownfish-TV and others, to the "race swapping" of Andra and King Greyskull, to spoilers Kevin Smith himself even made, I would give Part-1 a GENEROUS D-Minus. This is a shame because I really wanted this series to exceed all expectations and be equal to the original like 2012s TMNT is or 2011s ThunderCats. But there is too much against it.
First, let’s talk about the animation. It was absolutely breathtaking! It was crisp, the world-building in just the scenery was a masterpiece. Out of what I saw of all of part 1, spotted one goof - dealing in episode 1 with Evil-Lyn's staff, which shows that their animators care of what they produce. I loved the animation so much that if the rights to my favorite anime were purchased by a studio to do a continuation from 2005 or a second reboot, I'd gladly give Powerhouse Animation my salary for the next 5 years!
The music, the music was gorgeous! But then I am biased towards Bear McCreary. Even though He-Man seems a bit knew to compose music to, he immediately got my vote of confidence when it was announced he was attached. Reason being, his work for the movie Godzilla King of the Monsters! His music made me actually tear up during that movie. Something I didn't do since another Godzilla movie.
With the exception of Mark Hamill - as shocking as it comes and Sarah Michelle Gellar, the voice acting was phenomenal! I loved Kevin Michael Richards as Beastman, Tony Todd as ScareGlow, even Liam Cunningham as Duncan! Chris Wood was spectacular as Prince Adam/He-Man for just being introduced to him. But the one who really stole the show for me was Lena Headdy. She killed it as Evil-Lyn, so much that if the Eternity War Saga or 2 part crossover event ThunderCats and He-Man/Injustice vs Masters of the Universe were made into live-action or animated movies, I'd pay whatever she wanted just to have her return.
I also want to applaud the effort of getting a diverse group of voice actors. Something which I noticed few if ANY have. Actors who are both known for their VA resumes and those who are new to voice acting. But also the actors themselves, besides the white and black VAs there were if I am not mistaken a Native American and I think 2 Mixed-Race voice actors. I don't remember if there were any Asian or Middle Eastern VAs, but it is always Part-2!
As for Mark Hamill, at first, I was excited that he was going to do the voice of Skeletor. But upon hearing him as Skeletor, I'm not sure anymore. Granted this is just the first part of the mini-series, but it didn't feel like Skeletor if that makes sense? To me, it felt like he was trying to mix Joker/Alvin the Treacherous/and Firelord Orzi all into one character.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is another one I wasn't sure about. I admit I found it hard going in unbiased because I never liked Sarah. Not as Gwendy Doll, or Andromeda, Daphne and certainly not as Buffy - mainly because I preferred Kristy Swanson as Buffy, but that is beside the point. She had some nice emotional spots, but for the majority of her performance as Teela, it just wasn't there for me. If the writing and script had been better than what it was, she could have won me over for Teela, but as I write this I am more excited for Kimberly Brooks to voice Teela.
Now let’s talk about the things I hated. This will involve anything from Characters including designs to the writing and other things. If you don't want to be triggered I advise you to stop reading this and move on. If you are still here and get triggered, like one person who always seems to be, don't say I didn't warn you. I am always open to engaging others civilly in talking and debate. But if you can't even do that, don't bother engaging. These are my opinions and MY THOUGHTS, and I will hold nothing back regardless of the topic. You have been warned!
The story, the story absolutely sucked! You can tell the writers, if you can call them that, just didn’t care about what they were doing. I’ll go into this shortly. But those writers should be ashamed to even call themselves that. Sure it was catered to be modernized and appealing to potential new fans, but they should have been more aware of what they were doing. Just in this first part, there are so many plotholes and questions I was asking myself that I filled 4 whole pages of paper asking questions and thoughts - which to the fanfic writers I will put in at the end of this if you want to explore them.
I watched the mini-series five times now, trying to be as objective as I possibly could as an aspiring writer and not as a MotU fan, and each time got even more painful. Let’s be clear on one thing, I wanted this series to succeed. But too many things brought it down, and like with Ghost in the Shell 2045, I’m not sure I want Netflix to release part 2 or that I would watch it if they did.
Let’s start with how it was advertised as a “direct sequel to the original.” It was not a direct sequel to the original. I have seen someone bring this up and I have to agree with him. This mini-series is more in line with Nickelodeon’s Voltron-Force from 2011. I remember watching that series when it premiered and then had to hunt down my VHS tapes that had them to get a feel for the series again.
Both played off their respective originals as direct sequels, but both are in fact pseudo-sequels/soft reboots. They have the characters we grew up with and we can identify these characters because they are close to their original counterparts, but that is as far as the “sequel” goes. They bring in newer characters who we know nothing about or characters who have maybe been unimportant to the main characters, but we have to accept them now. It was like that with Mona Lisa in the 2012 TMNT who I enjoyed WHEN they used her, Larmina of Voltron-Force being Allura’s niece, and Andra of Revelation who had maybe 2 or 3 appearances in the entire run of the Masters of the Universe franchise.
Like Voltron-Force, Revelation, had no real ties to the original. There were no mentions of battles, events, and characters who played critical roles in the original. Instead, it starts off with a narrative deposition to set the series up (not matching how the original ended) and just starts in with new adventures. For it to be a direct sequel to an original, you need to have more than just characters we can identify as He-Man/Skeletor/Keith/Lotor/Allura/or Teela.
Next, let’s talk about the length of this mini-series. This is still a bitter subject amongst Voltron fans because so much Netflix could have done more with it if they didn’t do four seasons that were 6/7 episodes. We can all agree that with the “story telling” they wanted to do, just five episodes just were not enough for the first part and potentially the second part. The amount of time needed to portray the journey from Adam’s death to Skeletor taking the power sword and becoming Skelegod could have easily been an entire season. Even 9-10 episodes would have been acceptable with the proper writing that wasn’t going for deliberate shock value goals or “shipping.”
With a 9-10 episode first part, they could have given everyone what they wanted. They could have had He-Man solidly in the first 3 episodes killing him off in the 3rd in such an emotional way it would leave us old-timers not only devastated but eager for more. Use episode 4 to transition into a dying magical world trying to survive with the loss of He-Man and Skeletor and set up the following episode where we see Teela and Andra meet, rather than “next episode we meet Teela and her ‘friend’ Andra on a practically dead world.” Hell, if this was supposed to be a series which wanted to emotionally cripple old timers like me, I’d have been fine if were three season 13 episode series where He-Man dies at the very end of season 1, season 2 picks up with the aftermath of his death, and season 3 is He-Man’s return to defeat Skeletor.
Let’s now talk about the plotholes in this series which tie together with the amount of episodes. These are the biggest things that damage the series the most! The biggest plothole and the most important one is “SPAN OF TIME!” How long has it been since Prince Adam’s death and we see Teela with Andra - days/weeks/months/years - WHAT?! When did they meet? Where did they meet? What happened to Eternos? Did King Randor go all Mad-King Targarian or was Eternos get sacked and destroyed now that He-Man was no longer there to protect its people? Did King Randor put a bounty on Teela’s head for leaving? Remember she was a sworn member of the guard to the King. I doubt he would have just let her leave unless he had a good reason not to go after her. What happened to all the other Masters - Clamp Champ/Ram-Man/Stratos/Buzzoff/Tusk Man and many others in the aftermath of Adam’s death? These are questions and things fans should have been focusing on rather than “will Teela and Andra be together?” Kevin Smith said this series had what others didn’t... STAKES. What are those stakes?
Speaking of Teela and Andra and I know this will be a touchy one for most. I feel that their dynamic is directly done to “queerbait” people. Now I am not saying we can’t have LGBT couples in series, it’s just that writers either need to commit to establishing these couples or not at all. Only doing glimpses or hints at, is for a lack of a better term a Kobayashi Maru - (a No Win Scenario for the Non-Star Trek fans) like it was with Shiro in Voltron Legendary Defender. And if and when this blows up in their faces, like it did the Voltron writers, they have no one to blame but themselves.
Star Trek Lower Decks like every other Star Trek since “The Next Generation” have no qualms in establishing certain characters as LGBT. It is how you do it, and many of these shows need to follow the example from Star Treks TNG/DS9/VOY/LD. This series are a clear testament that you can have Straight/Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual relationships without “queer-baiting” or overtly shoving it in people’s faces.
The writers have made it clear that there is something between Teela and Andra but while also making it clear there is still something between her and Adam. Which regardless of how part 2 ends is liable to upset the fans they “catered” this series to. Who do you make happy and who do you ostracize? And with today’s social media are you going to handle the backlash of giving one and not the other? I personally would prefer Teela and Adam to be what kids today call “Endgame,” but ever since the Keith & Allura tradition was soundly destroyed in Season 2 of Netflix’s Voltron, that when it comes to Netflix series I just simply don’t care anymore who ends up with who, I want a well thought-well developed story.
The character designs of Teela/Andra/Evil-Lyn I understand they wanted a more “modern” realistic feel to them, which I am neither for nor against. Because let’s face it spandex-clad or barely covered barbarian fantasy women with chainmail is a product of the 70s/80s/90s. It is alright to have modern designs for characters but not too modern. Especially when we have shows like Game of Thrones and others to draw references from.
I do admit, I am not a fan of Teela’s design. I understand the reasoning is to make her a “Strong Female Character” but there is more to being a strong female character than looking strong. Strength is also one’s character, how they grow and develop. Teela’s stubbornness, fear, and anger at her “past life” are preventing her growth. If this is the way they portray a strong female character then they have no business doing so.
Kimberly Brooks’ Allura is a far stronger woman than this Teela ever will be. The burdens she shouldered, admitting she was wrong and not gloating when she was correct, the forgiveness of a race responsible for the genocide of her’s, being a diplomat while also being a warrior, sacrificing her well being for others all contributed to her growth from “Princess who just woke up” to Strong Female Character by the end of Season 6.
Teela understandably was hurt by the lies that filled her life. Sure she built a life away from those lies, but she was running away from them. Rather than confront the reason why she became bitter and ran away essentially. She was only forced to confront those lies to save Eternia and the universe and even then there really wasn’t any humility about it. Instead, it is all about her. Not once in this series have I seen growth for Teela’s character like Legendary Defender’s Allura, and let me be perfectly blunt - I had no love for Allura after Season 2. Not once did she admit she was wrong or apologize. Not once was she willing to sacrifice her life for the greater good - instead she was willing to let the whole universe die because of the lies she was fed her life.
Now let me address the whole Race-Bending “controversy.” As with the new designs, I am neither for nor against them. I understand the arguments on both sides when it comes to Andra and King Greyskull. One side argues it appeals to young black girls and boys while the other argues they are being tired of being handed “Hand-Me-Down” characters. Both sides have valid arguments. But honestly, as an old Masters of the Universe fan, it took the so-called “race-swapping” of Andra for me to even remember her because she was never that important and even betrayed Teela for Faker in the Injustice vs Masters of the Universe comics and even then she appeared in maybe 5 panels at most.
Now King Greyskull, at first I was against, I’ll admit it but then I changed my tone looking at myself and my family. See I am Bi-Racial, my mother is white and my father is black. My father’s sister married a white guy and had 6 bi-racial kids. Two who in turn gave birth to white-skinned blond-haired blue-eyed kids. Had they gone the “bloodline” path Prince Adam could have been a representation of not just blacks, whites, but bi-racial and mixed-blood peoples.
I realize this is coming out on the eve of that new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series, which as a He-Man fan since 1984 (when I was potty training) I will give it a shot, maybe even write a review of it. But I still have my reviews of Godzilla: Singular Point, Pacific Rim: The Black, Star Trek Lower Decks, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045, and other series to write on top of work and my family life.
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As I mentioned above, had many thoughts and questions which I believe were pivotal in the development of this series. Questions and thoughts should have been vocalized during the writing stage rather than fans asking them. These are of the first 3 episodes and some of episode 4. If you are a fanfiction writer who wants to explore these feel free to do so, I will be more than happy to read if they answer these questions and make the mini-series more enjoyable.
Keep in mind these are questions and thoughts I had because I am also an aspiring writer of my own fiction - that I am keeping close to my chest until I feel ready to release it.
Any true He-Man fan would question why is He-Man on a mechanical horse when he would be using battle cat
I do like the celebration happening at the same time quote-unquote He-Man is approaching Castle Grayskull it makes you think Adam is missing out on an important event
In the original series, Castle Grayskull had defenses that the Sorceress could call upon to confuse and combat an enemy who breached its walls how did Skeletor learn about the true secrets of Castle Grayskull when it should only be the Sorceress that knows of such secrets
If the Sorceress is so powerful and so smart why was she tricked by the faker He-Man he doesn't have the power sword?
I love that Orko is still a bumbling magician in Eternia’s realm. Shows how different realities have an effect on others
Adams entrance to “I have the power” let alone his playful jab at who “He is” should have been a hint to Teela
I do like the scene between Adam and Teela in the hall. It really makes you think that they actually are friends from childhood that grew up together and possibly have a future together.
My knowledge of the 38 years of the canon may be a bit shady now, but hasn’t Skeletor always needed the Power sword to get into Castle Grayskull like he always needed it in the comics?
They hinted that his mother knows he's He-Man and that she does reveal that he is He-Man after the battle. I know a mother knows these things about her child. But how did she learn Adam was He-Man and how did she not tell King Randor
Again how did Marlena know He-Man was her son and not tell her husband?
King Randor’s response is feasible but Teela’s response, because everyone lied to her is understandable - but she's a warrior. She is also a sworn captain of the royal guard, sworn to the King. She can’t just quit like that, can she?
How much time has passed between the death of Adam and when we see Teela with Andra
What has happened to the Royal Family in this time? What about Eternos? Has King Randor and Marlena revealed that he-man was their son Prince Adam? With He-Man out of the picture Has Eternos Fallen? Did Randor go all Mad-King Targaryen and become a ruthless tyrant?
What has happened to all of the other Masters? Ram-Man/Buzzoff/Clamp Champ/Fisto/Stratos/ and so many others? Were they killed off? Did they disband? Or were they exiled, WHAT?!
What about Snake-Mountain? What happened in the aftermath of Skeletor’s apparent death? Did Triclops and Beastman betray Evil-Lyn?
How did Teela meet Andra? What is the “When, where, and how” behind their meeting? What did she do to gain Teela’s trust when she felt betrayed by the world?
What is Andra’s background or history in this series besides being an engineer?
When old hag gives Teela and Andra their mission you can obviously tell it's evil-lyn
He-Man flashbacks are kind of nice but it would have been nice to have a build-up for such flashback or have a series season before his demise with such flashbacks that way it could be more poignant
I do like the idea of Triclops and Trap-jaw building a technical but what put them on the path for this techno cult
The cult kind of feels like the Borg as much as I like the idea of Trap-jaw and Triclops making a cult I don't know how I feel about it being Borg-like
This may be controversial but Andra feels like the stereotypical POC Rooky sidekick you see join the main character on their quest.
Like Grace Randolph said this whole Teela/Andra angle may come up and bite everyone in the ass later on if they don’t follow through which will piss off all the old-time fans and if they don’t follow through with the Teela/Andra angle and make Prince Adam/Teela are a couple then all the LGBTQ fans will be pissed off about that
I can already foresee it happening just like it did with Voltron Legendary Defender with Shiro being gay and his ex-partner Adam being killed in combat
We do get a hint of what the king did after the final battle but still what happened in that time after Prince Adam was killed? Did king Randor go off the deep end and become a dictator, what? These are questions that needed to be asked and answered during the writing stage
When did Evil-Lyn, Cringer, and the Sorceress make an alliance to save what little magic is left and in essence the entire universe?
I have the suspicion that was the Sorceress finally trying to tell Teela she's her mother Ford Shadows that the Sorceress is going to die and Teela is going to take her place
Did Teela really name Cringer, or was it something to boost her up in this mini-series?
Did cringer really tell Tela the Adam loved her?
Thus Begins the quest to reforge the sword to go to heaven and hell to get the parts and rebuild the Power sword thus queue Duncan
How much time has passed between the end of the previous episode and the beginning of this new one?
How is time measured on Eternia?
If Skeletor truly wanted to kill He-Man why didn't you take his power sword when he was shackled up?
Kevin Conroy is ma as Mermaid Man if he gets more roles as mermaid man he might grow on me
Instead of gloating, why didn’t they take He-Man’s sword if it was their prize all along?
Typical 80s cartoon ponds very nice
If Evil-Lyn preached that Man-at-Arms was the most dangerous man in Eternia why didn't they act like it why did they act like He-Man was the most dangerous one?
I do love the jobs both Teela and Evil-Lyn take at each other because they are pretty much the same. Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s version of the Sorceress and Teela is practically He-Man sorceress when she accepts her destiny.
Teela has seen her father fight hundreds of times how could you not recognize his fighting style?
I like how beast man's loyalty never swayed from evil when I also like Kevin Michael Richardson parentheses? As Beastman I thought I would like him as King Grayskull but I I do like him as beast man
Orko like Castle Grayskull does provide a little hint as to King Randor’s reaction to Prince Adam’s death. I feel this is something they should have put into the series
I feel that all of Orko's scenes in episode 3 and my Following episode 4 are tainted because of Kevin Smith revealing he gets killed and why he decided to have Oracle killed
Why should Beastman show a little fear to Andra who is she to him?
I like that you can still see that Man at Arms still loves the Sorceress and I also find it funny that when it comes to that one huge secret something always gets in the way
Again I hate how they portrayed the span of time in this?
How did they go from a Forest Village so halfway across the world?
Something's been nagging me lately could Evil-Lyn be related to both Teela and the Sorceress somehow?
It could be a reference to how similar the Figures were in the 80s but in some scenes, Teela and Evil-Lyn’s facial structures look almost identical could you be separated sisters?
The further this point it's funny how Evil-lyn and Kela can just cut through the bullshit between their infatuation with He-Man and Skeletor
Again what time something happened between evil-lyn and Merman we don't know what just that he seems bitter that she didn't take over the land while he took a while he tried to take over the seat
It seems that there are undertones to a massive war and the wake of Prince Adam’s death.
I kind of like how even evil-lyn kind of shows that she may be afraid of subterranean
With half of part 1 ended could Skeletor have them influencing her? Why did she have to retrieve the Havoc staff head?
How does Evil-Lyn know so much about the Subterranea?
Teela facing a false He-Man could be a hint of her feelings for Adam. But I think it would be more of a visceral scene if it was Prince Adam and not He-Man.
Was that a hint of Teela becoming the new sorceress?
Scenes between Orko and Lyn were a nice touch. Maybe a better connection between Orko and Lyn than Teela, He-Man, and the others?
Orko’s sacrifice could be the beginning of the Dark-Orko storyline?
Was that the Sorceress’ most recent ancestor, Teela’s Grandmother or GREAT-Grandmother?
Why didn’t Adam finish the chant? If Kevin Smith borrowed aspects from everything relating to He-Man, then why didn’t Adam finish the chant? A few times Adam has been run through in which he could finish the chant to become He-Man.
If Teela is such a badass, why didn’t she attempt to stop a reconstituting Skeletor from stabbing Adam?
Really Andra? You are going to sass Skeletor? He doesn’t know you and would sleep like a baby dispersing you. You are nothing to him, you are lucky he didn’t decide to run you through with the power sword.
And really Skeletor? Because no woman could love a face like your’s? Thats your motivation?
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation Shows Kevin Smith’s Classic Inspiration
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Masters of the Universe will once again have the power, this time on the platform of Netflix, which has unveiled a new animated series shaped under the creative auspices of geek royalty in showrunner/executive producer Kevin Smith. Consequently, the latest iteration of the Mattel Toy property, which dominated pop culture during the 1980s, is carrying classic-inspired sensibilities, as the new show’s first images clearly prove. It’s a retro direction—in stark contrast to other revivals of the property—that Smith confirms was no accident.
Two years after it was announced, Netflix animated revival Masters of the Universe: Revelation has officially revealed a first array of preview images (seen just below), with a release date set for July. Said images (mostly) check off a “who’s who” lineup culled from the franchise’s famously deep well of characters. However, the aesthetics appear to be an artful amalgamation of the 1982-launched property’s early era—notably Filmation’s 1983-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series, which remains its most famous version—and Mike Young Productions’ 2002-2004 contemporary reinvention of the same name, the latter of which stylistically leaned into the technology aspect of the property’s traditional medieval-meets-sci-fi motif.
“Narratively, our show is set up as the next episode in the legacy ‘80s animated series,” explains Smith in a statement. “This is a continuation of that story. We’re playing with the original mythology and characters, and revisiting and digging deeper into some of the unresolved storylines. Visually, we also made the conscious decision to lean into the Masters of the Universe line of toys for inspiration as well.”
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Smith certainly chose the right property from which to draw inspiration from toys, and, naturally, Mattel already has an impressive-looking 7” scale Masters of the Universe: Revelation action figure line ready to hit toy shelves (complementing its current retro-styled “Origins” line,) upon the show’s release. The classic-minded, toy-friendly visuals create a formula that could make the series into a worthy revival; a notion compounded by the star-studded voice cast the series has put together. Indeed, the presence of characters such as “the most powerful man in the universe” himself, He-Man (voiced by Chris Wood), and his blue-skinned, bone-faced, fists-shaking rival, Skeletor (Mark Hamill) are a given, but the show’s list of iconic-in-their-own-right supporting players makes it worthy of attention even from those uninitiated with the franchise or who still choose to see it through the satirically flamboyant lens of the Prince Adam “What’s Going On?” meme.
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Revelation’s list of toy-destined characters consist of Evil-Lyn (Lena Headey), Teela (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Man-At-Arms (Liam Cunningham), Roboto (Justin Long), Trap Jaw and King Randor (both voiced by Diedrich Bader), Queen Marlena (Alicia Silverstone), Moss Man (Allen Oppenheimer, the original voice of Skeletor), Sorceress (Susan Eisenberg), Orko (Griffin Newman), Cringer (Stephen Root), Mer-Man (Kevin Conroy), Tri-Klops (Henry Rollins), Beast Man (Kevin Michael Richardson), Scare Glow (Tony Todd) and Stinkor (Jason Mewes, you know, since it’s a Kevin Smith joint). Additionally, the series will introduce some newcomers like Priestess (Cree Summer) and Andra (Tiffany Smith), the latter of whom seems to be inspired by an obscure character from the 1980s-era Masters of the Universe comic book series published by Marvel under its kid-friendly Star Comics label (which simultaneously published a title for its currently movie-bound rival franchise, ThunderCats).
“I watched all of the TV series growing up, it was everywhere in the ‘80s,” continues Smith. “These characters started off as toys and ended up becoming part of the global pop culture fabric. So much of this show has been possible because of the love and affection for this world at every level of production and the fandom surrounding this franchise. A big reason we got such top tier voice talent is because people genuinely want to be a part of this world. So many of us were touched by these stories and these characters early in our lives and were so happy to come back to Eternia.”
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Indeed, Masters of the Universe may have initially been conceived as a hybrid boy’s toys franchise that drew upon ideas from Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian and Jack Kirby’s Fourth World comic titles, but its amenability to world-building remains its bread and butter. Even in the initial, eventually-apocryphal versions of the mythology showcased in the earliest mini-comics included with the figures, the setting of Eternia was simultaneously savage, mystical and technologically wondrous; an idea that would be maintained across every iteration (even the cult classic 1987 live-action film flop,) throughout the ensuing decades. “Even if you’ve never watched a single episode of the show or don’t know this universe at all, you can jump right into the story,” lauds Smith. “It’s a really classic, universal action-adventure epic about growth, discovery, magic, and power. This series explores destiny in a fresh way. There’s a lot of reconciling with secrets, betrayal, trust, acceptance, love, and ultimately, loss.”
Of course, Masters of the Universe: Revelation won’t be the only recent representation of the Mattel IP in the pop culture panorama, seeing as Netflix ran five seasons of an animated revival for He-Man’s estranged spun-off sister, She-Ra and the Princess of Power, from 2018-2020. However, the continuity of that hyper-stylized series, which garnered a new generation of fans, is unlikely to be carried over here (although Revelation might eventually introduce a new She-Ra). Additionally, in 2019, Sony Pictures was deep into long-gestating plans for a new live-action Masters of the Universe movie from directors Aaron Nee and Adam Nee, based on a screenplay started by David S. Goyer, with Noah Centineo cast as He-Man. However, like many projects during the eventual pandemic, its lofty plans are currently derailed, and Centineo reportedly exited the picture this past April. Thusly, at least for now, Revelation will be the primary flier of the franchise flag.
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation is scheduled to premiere the five-episode first part of its inaugural season on Friday, July 23.
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