For those out of the loop, a lot of emotionally impulsive He-Man fans are upset with Masters of the Universe: Revelation because they feel betrayed both by Kevin Smith and by Netflix’s marketing for the series.
Smith spoke to Variety ahead of the actual release after only seeing some of the hateful online chatter, and didn’t hold back (as he rarely does) in responding.
The Revelation arc was touted to be a spiritual successor to the He-Man series, but Part 1 doesn’t have a whole lot of Prince Adam or He-Man in it, and instead mainly follows a female character named Teela.
While there will no doubt be a lot more story to come, with He-Man almost definitely playing into it, social media has been full of criticisms saying the series was a “bait and switch” or an attempt to make He-Man “woke.”