Masters Of The Universe Part 2 - This Time It's Farcical

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

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[@ComptonArtist]

Sad what their doing to film and media these days

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

I hope u watch netflix's arcane, it has strong diverse female(lol) character but they are actually likeable unlike a certain other female character in Invincible

[@saliuarts]

Hollywood doesn't fail to disappoint anymore. Anyways please consider reviewing 'The Last Samurai 2003'. Watched it again today, I'd love to hear your take on it

[@choochcavone]

I don't know why anyone is surprised. Kevin Smith has produced nothing but sophomoric horse shit from day one. He's living proof that lack of talent is no obstacle to those willing and able to vomit outrageously.

[@CAPT6875]

Eric, do you know what a hero is? A hero is someone who sacrifices for the good of others. You can be a hero, Eric. All you have to do is eat the cupcake.

[@fenrirtheicewolf2019]

“Evil cannot create, only corrupt.” - JRR Tolkien

[@TurinTuramber]

Mentioning arguably the greatest storyteller ever to have existed in the same space as MOTU feels like pure heresy.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

"evil cannot create, only corrupt or destroy"

[@jpaulo_ap]

@@TurinTuramber Tolkien is a terrible writer.

[@kip3427]

@Aroko 76 he said arguably

[@TurinTuramber]

@@jpaulo_ap Compared to who? you?

[@ItsAGundam]

Kevin Smiths victory lap on twitter was sad. He some how didn't realize the lack of criticism for the show was a sign we no longer cared, also launching it right after the mess that was the live action cowboy bebop helped.

[@iloathepeoplewhorestilltal2774]

@@abdellahsbaa3751 “beshit” my sides 😂

[@pangoprime8674]

Gundam where is Billy?? 😜

[@denkerbosu3551]

@@pangoprime8674 simpin'

[@kateapple1]

Where do you guys not like the new cowboy bebop movie?

[@BlindGardener]

Was Bebop so bad? I only watched teh first 2 episodes and thought they were ok.

[@Zathren]

Don't worry guys. The 17 blue checkmarks on Twitter that loved every episode will surely keep this franchise going! Right?

[@theenlightenedsavage2896]

Blue Checks = Republicans + BLM + You Can Pee Next To Me

[@willlastnameguy8329]

Actually people like me will. People who went into the show after watching a ton of content like this, then realized you're a bunch of whiny little brats.

[@HipsterDog-do3mm]

@@willlastnameguy8329 I dunno, in my honest opinion this show could've been the equivalent of The Legend of Korra, respects the show that came before it while also being it's own thing. But that's not what we got. Between the creators straight up lying and the show not being about He-man at all it's a big waste of potential honestly. And tbf if Kevin hadn't of lied then the backlash would be significantly less valid.

[@planetschlock]

I would be surprised if even those idiots actually took the time to watch this putrid, pandering dogshit. They probably just circle-jerked about it on twitter out of some weird sense of obligation (see also, Batwoman).

[@calvinjohnstone2664]

Ha! Just looking through the comments now, twitter was my thought,

[@thisguydan]

Teela's friend was forced in to do only two things: check the racial diversity box and check the sexual diversity box. That was her only purpose - being a token.

[@aceambling7685]

Even more sinister, it could be inferred that she represents a sjw version of the loyal black manservant that was ubiquitous in Victorian fiction. It is striking how often the filling of diversity quotas plays into racist stereotypes. Finn is not only one of the only Star Wars characters to ever be tased on screen, he is the only one to be tased multiple times. Not to mention in the first film Pizza Supreme himself Kylo Ren whips Finn across the back with a literal flaming cross

[@mattstorm6568]

@@aceambling7685 How is being someone's servant racist? Do any of you even know what that word means anymore?

[@aceambling7685]

@@mattstorm6568 it is racist when the servant caste is entirely composed of seperate races who are treated as inferiors. The idea of the ideal member of that race (whether African, Gaelic, Slavic etc) being a loyal and selfless servant dedicated to the comfort and aggrandizement of the superior race is fundamentally racist. Dont be one of those insufferable Liberals who denies the realities of tribalism. It is a legacy of slavery, and I'm not talking about American slavery. You cannot believe that I will ever forgive the enslavement and torture of my kin at the hands of Hebrews, Arabs, and Anglos.

[@mattstorm6568]

@@aceambling7685 Wtf are you talking about? I'm a liberal? Liberals are the ones trying to erase tribalism...well, at least for Europeans anyhow. People have servants who are the same race as them, having a servant in and of itself does not = racist. As I say, you don't know what the word means. Even stereotypes are just that, stereotypes, you may argue they offend you but for them to be racist you have to be a mind reader and know the writers thoughts/feelings - which you don't. Who the hell said I was asking you to forgive anything? Nothing happened to you so how arrogant of you to think there's anything to forgive, every race has been slaves or slave owners at some point so spare me.

[@aceambling7685]

@@mattstorm6568 did you even read my initial comment? I emphasized "Loyal BLACK Manservant" which is a common trope from Victorian Novels. I never claimed that the idea of a servant caste was racist, and you will notice I never asserted that racism is inherently bad. I simply referenced a specific and contextually racist literary trope that is seemingly imitated by this self proclaimed "anti-racist" work. You are a deeply confused individual and I suggest you self reflect and check your ego before you make a further fool of yourself. And in the last your luciferian individualist colors fly. It does not matter if it happened to "me", I am not only "me". I am the culmination of my ancestor's efforts, and to throw down the vendettas and traditions of my forebears is to forsake and shame Alfadhirhaitis.

[@pilot7511]

Your reviews are much better then the actual shows

[@shawklan27]

This show actually exists? Holy fu-

[@dee-taylor]

Sure, when the show is dog shit lmao

[@TimonPOL91]

Let's be honest. That's the bar that motion impaired, size blessed, non-binary, whale sexualized person on mobility scooter should be able to ride over.

[@BENR8108]

This why I’m enjoying this cultural vandalism.. sure society is crumbling around us; but at least we get great reviews from the Drinker!

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

facts

[@RogueFox2185]

“Kevin Smith lied, Orko died and Clownfish TV was right.” Kevin is probably never gonna apologize after all that he’s done, but we should never forget it.

[@LtCaveman]

What, that he didn't break a NDA to spoil the show? Yeah dude, get mad about the sky being blue too

[@zacharybreen8891]

@@LtCaveman you know he could have just gone with no comment instead of insulting clownfish

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Etch it as a failure on the tombstone so we all can say to our children "Do not do what this one did".

[@yoshimina4551]

Why did I read the first part in the jingle bells theme

[@tjroelsma]

@@zacharybreen8891 And at the same time proving himself to be a shameless liar.

[@thecoolermarina7033]

Someone needs to tell "professional" writers that taking away a woman's femininity doesn't make them a "strong independent woman" Oh jeez there's actually a civil discussion in the replies. Glad to see we can agree on something

[@NamelessCth]

Just look at Jolyne from JJBA Stone Ocean, she has its femininity AND is a strong women

[@cpncorndogg]

dude, it makes them a man. Take away a woman's femininity and well she becomes a man....is that what equality of the sexes is all feminist just want to be men in the end?

[@adrianconmer3953]

This is what bothers me the most about the state of new media, they think that making a woman look like a man and act like a man make thems strong and independent, they miss the point entirely.

[@jub8951]

Yeah but I don't understand why woman aren't allowed to have power trips

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

any human being who thinks all women should look like that must really hate women

[@SammEater]

I love how writters like that despise the concept of "toxic masculinity" then go and basically write a man in a dress because THAT is "how you write a strong woman", just make them a man, got it.

[@evergreenrider]

Well, yeah. Dudes rock.

[@thehumblepotatoreborn9313]

Just a massive, barely-disguised inferiority complex. That's all

[@AdibAayan-y6q]

Well you're making it sound better than it is. Masculine characters, regardless of gender, are usually the cool/badass ones. There are a lot of masculine buff female characters that are likeable in media. The problem is that Teela is too different from her og version and is a very shallow character, even more so for her partner in this show who serves to check the diversity checklist. They could've made a different character who is a manly female melee fighter or write her better. The whole show kinda sucked overall.

[@secretname2670]

@@AdibAayan-y6q masculinity is not about being cool/badass. It is a set of traits naturally occuring in men which differentiates them from women.

[@AdibAayan-y6q]

@@secretname2670 But women can display masculine traits, whether it is physical appearance/demeanor or course of action/reaction. Otherwise the vice versa wouldn't work, where there are feminine men or men who act in feminine ways. Maybe give me some examples of masculine and feminine traits so I can understand better.

[@Poita316]

Don't you just love how 5 to 10 minutes of Drinker either saves you hours of suffering or gives you hours of pleasure? He's better than IMDb and trailers all together.

[@jub8951]

I don't know drinker had some really dumb takes on shows so I'm not going to listen to him completely

[@GalkaLost]

It only shows your ignorance, a person who is not able to decide for himself.

[@sooperd00p]

I have already settled into not watching anything new. As a connoisseur of high culture I watch old stuff while patiently waiting for Hollywood to accept its death.

[@misterjudge]

@@GalkaLost No, it's not ignorance. And no, it doesn't mean that the person can't decide for him/herself. You're just insulting the person. Since when is wanting to watch a quick review about something that is either awful that it would be a waste of time or is great that it would be good to know that it's good makes you ignorant and not being able to decide for oneself? You're just acting all pissy and pessimistic.

[@klyxes]

yup, knew of nobody thanks to him, and it turned out...exactly as he described. very well done movie that is merely what it is, nothing more

[@recklesskelly7521]

Teela: "You lied and I'm mad." Adam: "You were too stupid to realize that there is only one talking green and yellow tiger on this planet...be mad at yourself for being a dimwit."

[@levongevorgyan6789]

Yeah. It reminds me of this one time, in the New Adventures of He Man, where SKeletor(whose usually more intelligent and cunning in this series) captures a group of people who he knows includes He Man. And of that group, only one is a tall, blonde man. There is only one other blonde person among them, and he's a short dwarf guy that He Man has likely saved numerous times. Its ridiculous how far they take the disguise nonsense.

[@user-ko3tv7jl2r]

I honestly had no idea He-Man was supposed to be a secret identity...it's just Adam with his shirt off.

[@blankadams3120]

Now do these lines with the Fans and Kevin Smith. Weird how well it works.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

As a reminder, Teela NEVER asked He-Man's secret identity. No question, no answer.

[@Snyperwolf91]

Adam = Blonde ,tall muscle-guy with a Bob cut . He-man = Blonde , tall muscle-guy with a Bob cut but tanned and shirtless . Teela:" hE-mAn iSnT aDaM !!bEcAuSe hE-mAn gOt LiKe NiPpLeS!!!! dUuUuUuHhHhHhH......." * standing dumb around like a sack of Sh!t *

[@AT2Productions]

Have to admit, a woman holding a secret then getting mad at her male partner when he finds out about the secret she was keeping is the only accurate thing they've put into the interpersonal relationships in this series.

[@scockery]

There was also Evil-Lyn being ungrateful and resentful towards the man who once saved her: Skeletor.

[@stuarteaston1629]

@@scockery Don't forget that one of the reasons she uses for ending the whole universe was that Skeletor was mean to her. Even though she follows him WILLINGLY and can literally leave whenever she wants. But nah let's avoid all logic with this show.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

And?

[@scottcheg9]

I know right, as the drinker was saying it I ‘m like, well that’s accurate 😂

[@AndrewAce.]

Hahahaha

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Remember how Evil-Lynn BLEW UP HEAVEN? ...Apparently the show didn't because she gets to walk away with no consequence.

[@alexmayberrythefirst]

There was a bit where Adam, on learning his parents had problems in their relationship, blamed himself for dying. It’s like the writers are suggesting there are no limits when it comes to men apologizing for their existence.

[@looniemoonie5955]

Men should apologize for even being born. And their entire life they should serve women to atone their sins. According to them, of course. That's how it feels like nowadays.

[@ChienaAvtzon]

Actually, it was even worse than that. Kevin Smith was basically just blaming children for their parents’ divorce.

[@szabosandor8806]

Its like the Hillary quote: "Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat"

[@Normie_Normalson]

in other words, kevin smith is inserting himself into every male role

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Also, what's up with Female Villains these days need to be shympathized? Remember when Villains are just pure evil? They evil because they want to. And it's ridicullous for having a character named "Evil-Lynn" is actually not Evil! Next, Disney's gonna make Snow White Live Action and they're gonna make The Evil Queen is a shympathetic character.

[@markmarderosian4025]

In all seriousness, this channel and its reviews have enabled me to avoid HUNDREDS of hours of poorly written streaming and broadcast content. For the investment of a mere 8 to 11 minutes, I'm saved from meandering concepts, muddled thinking, and stories with plot holes big enough to drive a truck through.

[@casbyness]

I know right? It's like all this garbage is actually happening in an amusing parallel dimension that I don't need to worry about. Drinker is a public service.

[@lonetemplar1748]

I'm just thankful for all the $$$ that I've saved over the years by now watching bad movies that CD reviewed.

[@captainkhaos102]

I only lasted 4 minutes in this review, it's all my eyes could take.. imagine watching 100's of hours of crap.. f' movies... ill leave it to the young tiktok larvae.

[@Tekisasubakani]

@@lonetemplar1748 Not just the money you've saved, but actively denying it from the morons who keep churning out this kind of trash.

[@R_Forde]

While I appreciate the Drinkers opinions on movies and tv he isn't always correct for what I enjoy. Just don't take anyone's opinion as gospel is my point. For example, I quite enjoy watching Star Trek Lower Decks. It is a funny show to me.

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

In a dystopian future: “Why do kids all grow up believing that women are incapable of handling responsibility?” “I don’t know. We need more shows where women are just forgiven for atrocities so that the people watching will just do that without thinking.” “Genius!” “Won’t that continue to make women look irresponsible?” “Who let this pig get in here?!”

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Would you look at that? They were wrong from the very beginning of their thinking.

[@nicholaspauly5934]

Why does Wanda Vision come to mind?

[@vcdonovan5943]

More like... In a dystopian future: Little Girl: Daddy, why do I have to wear a skirt and can't do all the things boys do? Father: Well, sweetie. Your grandparents tried letting women and effeminate men do things and they screwed it all up so their kids had to make things go back to the way things were before they let em wear pants.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@vcdonovan5943 So when do we preform the social reset?

[@changvasejarik62]

If we had to get a dystopia why could we get the Logan’s run kind.

[@nicholasthill7151]

"You are mad at your husband because you lied to him....and he called you out?" Wait. This may be the most realistic concept Kevin Smith ever rendered.

[@curtbalch2321]

"Do you really think you get to pick which rules apply to you?!?" Yep, that's exactly what they think. That's exactly what they all think... Plus a participation trophy.

[@slowggles]

yep. rules for thee but not for me

[@markusfreund6961]

Narcissist/dissocial personality disorder. No thinking of any kind involved.

[@nothajzl]

unfortunately for them this works only in fiction, but in real life they suffer consequences

[@CantusTropus]

@@nothajzl Eventually they will, but for a while their control of the culture lets them get away with it.

[@kaasmeester5903]

Worse: they also think they get to pick which rules apply to others. Case in point: the wokesy employees at big tech firms who demand a say in setting company policy and even which companies their employers do business with.

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

"Is this what Toxic Femininity looks like?" Yes, yes it is.

[@Torchflare]

Not quite. It is the true face of Toxic Masculinity. In spite of what society may think, men being masculine and women being feminine is not toxic. Only when the respective traits are applied to the opposite sex is it truly toxic.

[@nothajzl]

@@Torchflare this is not what society thinks, this is what crazy activists think. Men should strive to be masculine and women to be feminine. P.S. You can look at it this way: does wolf think what its like to be a wolf? Does it try to be anything else? Does it need to? No, as far as we’re concerned. The best thing for a wolf is to be as wolf as possible. Same with other animals. Same with humans. Men are at their best when they’re masculine, and women are at their best when they’re feminine. Generally speaking. The only reason why modernists promote these ideas of masculinity being toxic and etc, is because of what they believe in. They believe that all structures should be taken down, be it even the most basic and natural concepts - like men and women.

[@epicstark990]

You are NOT a static Label. You are a being continuously witnessing your ever changing experiences- until you cease to be. Just enjoy the ride.

[@Servaas]

@@Torchflare Feminism "We just want to be guys!"

[@sentr.e]

@@nothajzl People should strive for what they want without causing harm. Let men be masculine or feminine, let women be feminine or masculine; hell they can be both. Let people find what they enjoy whilst in this dumbass pointless rock we call Earth

[@kylestephens4133]

"How do you write women so well?" "I think of man. Then I take away reason and accountability." As Good As It Gets

[@sorinrobinson9237]

Well just look at men in women's sports... They just do it better for some reason haha

[@charlesajones77]

I was literally just thinking of that line, then scrolled down to see I wasn't the only one.

[@TheMyrmo]

"I swear I'm gonna outlaw that haircut untill the end of FUCKING TIME ITSELF" ... I'm gonna hold you to that, chief.

[@thibaldus3]

If only. Then again, it helps one knowing who to avoid.

[@frmphxaz84]

It's a haircut that says "My gender/sexual identity reads like a college girls starbucks order and there is nothing interesting about my personality or life experience."

[@christophero1969]

@@frmphxaz84 Well said!

[@theimperishablelordofthenight]

I hope so!!

[@alejandronieto4212]

Absolutely agree, it's annoying as hell.

[@Moctop]

"She was angry at him for being angry at her"...even when she's in the wrong. See? They can write realistic female characters.

[@drunknpoet]

hahahaha

[@FC3692230]

Daaaamn I understand my wife better now😆😆😆😆

[@funnyman8713]

You want a good animated show with strong female characters, watch Arcane. Best video game series by far.

[@Reishadowen]

I was going to say, that does seem to sound like what I hear from a lot of married couples...

[@WorldWalker128]

LOL

[@Aikurisu]

So, Teela is essentially Rey in another universe. How compelling.

[@yarigold]

So true, it's like somesort of running theme with these so called "woke" series/movies where main characters just go "fuck consequences" and "i'm always right" get a butload of power out of nowhere and everything ends just completely fine.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And her black friend is Finn.

[@WickedParanoid]

Hey, at least she can close her mouth sometimes. #CreditWhereItsDue

[@dominickgaramella6431]

Great analogy

[@dougsmith6262]

Or Captain Marvel. Or the chick from Invincible. Strong, empowered, females who start off harder, better, faster, stronger than everyone else and only get better with time. Because apparently today's writers think we can relate to characters who hardly struggle, if at all, and who learn no hard lessons because they already had all the answers to begin with.

[@VG-ej4ut]

Teela was so unlikeable in this show. There’s a scene where she’s talking to adam about being mad at him saying “ I couldn’t even scream at you because you were gone” and Adam says “I died” and she replies “yeah and the rest of us had to live with it”. I couldn’t even make it to part 2

[@georgechapman9688]

What a selfish prick he was, dying like that 😒

[@AhDollar]

goodness, Drinker was braver than us all to endure part 2

[@kungfew1396]

Only Kevin Smith could create a He Man story that makes the 80s Dolph Lundgren He Man movie look like a masterpiece.

[@ronniejdio9411]

It.is.a masterpiece

[@Ahabite]

@@ronniejdio9411 Amen to that!

[@rdubayoo]

It's only in comparison to other movies of its time that Lundgren's movie came up short. You know, because that's when people knew how to make movies!

[@Ahabite]

@@rdubayoo I can accept this answer.

[@efxnews4776]

I was a kid when i watched this movie, but it definitely was a movie that i love when i was a kid. My memory is a bit blur now but i still remember that i liked... And i bet if i watch again, i would still liked.

[@darkhawk4863]

So... let me get this straight. Evil Lyn - a woman with "evil" literally in her name - was never "evil" after all, she was made to be evil by Skeletor? ...even after she slept with him, betrayed him, stole his power... and then *continued* to be evil? She wasn't actually evil when she had all the power and decided to be evil and destroy all of existence? Is that what you actually said? >.

[@doginababyseat5127]

Yes.

[@ViolosD2I]

Of course not, she's incapable of being evil. It must have been just learned conditioned internalized social manstoblamery.

[@atomicdancer]

Just like Cruella or Maleficent, she's not bad, she's just named that way.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

@@atomicdancer it was her father's fault for being bad and naming his kids.😉

[@RosieSquall]

It’s Maleficent all over again.

[@jimothyworldbuilding3664]

"Watching people make hard choices for the good of others, even if it means losing out themselves." For example, Fat Larry stopped a car from hitting some kids who were crossing the road, but was hospitalized in the process. For example, Aladdin gave food to children, but in doing so didn't have food left for himself. For example, CD made this review so that we wouldn't have to watch this garbage show, but it required him to sit through this absolute garbage.

[@pavlevrabac1289]

A real hero

[@Soundwave142]

Let us not forget his heroism.

[@scottanderson691]

I don't know man. At this point I think CD has moved beyond sacrifice and has developed an unhealthy addiction with S&M. And not the good kind.

[@ericb2103]

For example a woman deciding to give up her career to stay home and take care of the kids. Oh wait... She's a strong woman, she can have her career AND take care of the kids. Nothing has to be sacrificed; you CAN have it all after all. No price need be paid for anything you want if you're a strong woman.

[@barrywhittingham6154]

His sacrifice shall be remembered.

[@oglightexcalibur]

To this day, I have actually never heard Will this angry. This wasn't disappointment or bewilderment, this was genuine pure rage.

[@sansoosavage]

Kevin f’d with his childhood. Catholic style.

[@genebaker511]

When Adam saves the universe he gets dumped on and everybody is angry and miserable. When Teela saves the universe she gets all the praise and everybody is happy. No bias writing to see here.

[@noahwiley2846]

Oh yeah that's a good point what's different the two scenarios?

[@tobennaokoli4450]

@@noahwiley2846 Simple. Adam’s a man and Teela’s a woman. No more explanation needed

[@alexandredesmarais3848]

@@noahwiley2846 Probably because when Adam saves the world, the sword gets split in half and he man loses his powers so a looming threat still remains.

[@TheWasteOfTime]

I'll never forget the first time I experienced a woman being mad at me for being mad at her for something she did. I was so completely and utterly confused and somehow I ended up being the one to apologize. Once the situation was "resolved" I remember going home and then being like "wait a fucking minute!!!! What the hell just happened!?!"

[@theMightyWhytey]

...yeah bro

[@glowmentor]

Cristina V eh... no. It's a woman thing, period. I can see you're all over the comments here calling it all out. Well, well done you. You go girl; fight for women to be just like men.

[@gammaphoenix5893]

@Cristina V It's only a woman thing. Sorry to break into you. You are not the universal victim.

[@owyemen9367]

@Cristina V even if that's true this show only does that trope because she's a woman

[@user-gm4kv2my4u]

Just like Bill Burr said. "If they're wrong, they go rogue!"

[@kevinellis8017]

"When I become the all-powerful ruler of this world, I swear I'm gonna outlaw that F'ning haircut until the end of time itself!" Bless you, CD.

[@donle499]

thank you

[@finkamain1621]

Video games are plagued with it at the moment

[@Csumbi]

its a shame really, because i actually like that haircut, i think it looks great on women, but unfortunately it has been ruined by these "activists".

[@jacobl6714]

It's a haircut that says, "if I overhear you listening to a comedian I'm gonna secretly listen for 10 minutes, make a bunch of increasingly pissed off noises, and then come stomping into the room to tell you why I not only dislike that comedian, but that you yourself are literally wrong for liking them and that they're committing literal violence with their words" - _____________ -

[@veggsbacon1891]

It's the "mental illness" haircut. I got that term from some Romanian guy.

[@treytison1444]

I like how they responded to criticism by spending even more time on Teela, making He Man unimportant again, and making Evil Lyn randomly completely insane.

[@jamieK111]

"How do you write female characters so well?" "I think of a man, then I take away reason and accountability" - As Good as It Gets Attention woke Hollywood - that was meant as humor & satire, not as an instruction manual

[@poiuyt975]

That was slightly over 20 years ago. Nowadays you'd get arrested for saying something like that.

[@ot4kon]

Haha jack nicholson being jack nicholson in a movie again.

[@heirofaniu]

I thought good satire exaggerated the truth, not just state it outright?

[@Freedmoon44]

@@heirofaniu depands, sometime it tells the truth under a layer of mockery

[@TrevorAndersen]

Kevin Smith writes like he’s never met another human being.

[@spittinvenom9671]

Clerks and done

[@jacobbelter9141]

He's almost making me hate silent bob now because every time I see him I see him as an sjw because of this shit

[@stephenshelton4267]

I've never understood the fascination with Kevin Smith because I've always found his characters to have the personality of cardboard cutouts. Even in Tusk, a movie I love, the characters are unlikeable and devoid of depth.

[@jakublulek3261]

He did enough drugs to cause himself brain damage.

[@brodude7194]

Correction, he's met only 2

[@mariokarter13]

"Mr. Smith, the second part was much better received than the first part!" Kevin Smith: Fantastic! How many viewers did we get? "Twelve."

[@casbyness]

Also, six of those viewers were Tri-Clops and Man-E-Faces.

[@smoker5989]

I thought Kevin didn't cared about his viewers only the money they make with their Netflix account

[@rooksfoot1184]

and they were ppl making funny critical vids... (edit ) nothing against the actors tbf ,,,Christopher Lee, Oliver Reed couldnt make much of sh.. nowadays

[@justin1730]

No Kidding. I am guessing the 3/4 of viewers who hated the first half did not bother to watch the second.

[@grantorino2325]

KEVIN SMITH: How did we do ratingswise? NETFLIX EXECUTIVE: We got a 17 share. KEVIN SMITH: Oh wow, 17 percent?! NETFLIX EXECUTIVE: No, 17 people.

[@remixchild]

The thing is teela was already a strong woman in the other versions… Here , she’s just……why?

[@ServantOfSatania]

A wife being mad at her husband because he's mad at her for genuine reasons and husband having to apologise? That's just accurate to real life

[@casbyness]

Underrated comment.

[@BlazingHoundoomMC]

People want believable, not realism. Not arguing with your point, it's correct. But we don't usually want that realism in our stories.

[@darth-loser]

Props

[@goatlover6312]

@@BlazingHoundoomMC Unless that character is realistically portrayed as the unreasonable one.

[@brandonjarvis1987]

still doesnt make it any less retarded though. just like irl

[@darkwoods1954]

The first half tossed He-man aside to Teela could be the hero, now they toss Skeletor aside so Evil Lynn can be the main villain. Though of course she'll be forgiven for all her sins at the end for some reason. She can also harness the power of Grayskull because I guess anyone can now. Teela can leave Grayskull now she's the Sorceress because she wants to. No need for sacrifice in todays female heroes. They can have it all!

[@revan1202]

By design also the companies won't face any blow back because black rock decides this. Look up a demon named Larry Fink, you're going to find out how little go woke go broke doesn't really work now.

[@EB_3693]

It'll all pass soon. Tbh they deserve all the losses they rack up until then lol

[@HeyRavenousRaven]

@@revan1202 I wish I could post what you posted here because to anyone reading this: it is all true. Look them up. This is why the woke are not going complete broke!

[@mikecanul]

Great comment!

[@kelechiojobor933]

@@HeyRavenousRaven not dead broke alright but little or no profits and ROI. Taking and living on funds from the "piggy banks" while selling trash, everything is sweet until you run out of of other people's money .

[@artysarryn9111]

Sorceress: "In order to claim your power you must" Teela: "No I don't" Sorceress: "I'm sorry what?" Teela: "I don't" Sorceress: "To become the Sorceress you have to merge with the castle" Teela: "nope" Sorceress: "Every single Sorceress throughout time ha" Teela: Flies away like Superman.

[@FargonNemeloc]

She just shrugged it so hard, she flew away from the character development ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@rexradar9297]

That plot hole would have been better filed by seeing Teela withered/aged away or some other dire consequence for not following the rules.

[@ArkriteTheMad]

I'm just waiting for the part where Sorceress decides, "Well, fine, be that way." and then decides she's not dead now.

[@robertj.3383]

That was funny😅

[@charlesws7825]

What the hell. Kathleen Kennedy rewrote and changed Star Wars lore as she saw fit, too. Didn't that work out great?

[@julianmarsh1378]

Kevin Smith is so happy there was so little criticism (hard to criticize something when, halfway through the movie, you fall asleep just to escape it), he already has a third installment: He-Man vs the Magic School Bus....

[@jimkol8799]

The fact that everyone just forgot that Lyn literally destroyed the afterlife is for me the peak of the iceberg

[@Darth_Bateman]

They remade it

[@gregbasore2108]

i presume that's something being left for a second season, which is heavily teased in the closing moments.

[@alanolex3962]

Y'know when I first heard the whole "It's gonna be Teela's show" my immediate thought was "Oh, so He-Man goes missing in the first season and Teela has to find him so he can take over as main character in Season Two. That's not so bad." Jesus Christ I could not have been more wrong.

[@jignaciovitale3460]

Actually you can. Imagine been KS and thinking that everyone with loves this show.

[@Mediados]

The funny thing is, there even is She-Ra. But maybe she is too feminine for them because she doesn't have short hair and muscles like The Rock.

[@ratboi535]

As soon as I knew misandry netflix was doing a he-man show, I forsaw it that he-man would get hit in the nuts repeatedly throught the whole thing...wasnt that far from the truth in the end hehe

[@tarron3237]

You could. Imagine you expected Skeletor to be the main bad guy, only to find out that Evil Lyn will let him fuck her so she can snatch the sword..

[@nickdirienzo2849]

Teela's "friend" is a literal stand-in for diversity. A stand-in diversity character if you will.

[@JingIeFett]

She’s a purse puppy

[@nickdirienzo2849]

@@JingIeFett Just not as cute or useful.

[@ajscrewu]

Token

[@texasbeast239]

Hey look, it's "Mary Sue" and "Who the Hell are You?!"

[@mrblank-zh1xy]

"""Friend"""

[@zack6012]

gotta love when stories raise stakes then make them irrelevant in the next second. a character doesn't come up with a creative solution or loophole to break previously established rules. they just do by shear willpower, simultaneously taking a dump on all those before them. no one else left the castle because they were just too lazy and incompetent. Avatar the last airbender, Aang was told he had to give up his earthly tethers to achieve more power. He denied it at a cost to never being able to go into the avatar state again. by chance another injury gave his connection back so he could, but he still didn't reach his highest potential Sometimes when writing you need to follow the rules you've created to ensure consistency and to not diminish the sacrifices made by characters before. You raise up one character by bringing down all the others. for instance making a future successor of spiderman where he doesn't keep his identity secret and making it have zero consequences. it then makes peter parker look like a paranoid kid who had nothing to worry about and sacrificed relationships when he didn't need to.

[@jamememes4114]

"This is it, ladies and gentlemen. This is the logical endpoint of where modern culture is headed." Prophetic insight, Drinker. Mark these words.

[@pete3011]

Headed? We're pretty much already there.

[@jamememes4114]

@@pete3011 Not yet, Pete. We have worse to see

[@captainkhaos102]

@@jamememes4114 God save us...

[@headshot217]

Where? roided up blameless mary sues?

[@ravashsphinx]

"You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villian" applies to kevin on a profound level!

[@aechavez11]

True. And truly heartbreaking.

[@GodOfOrphans]

Anything not expressly, adamantly and consistently anti-woke will be subverted. This is why when people complain about even the small stuff they aren't just whinging because it always rots things bit by bit once it gets a foot in the door, and this has happened consistently enough to be a demonstrable pattern.

[@ghostprojekt]

He was always an edgy twat and people are just waking up to the realization

[@Patriotsounds]

Stephen Colbert is the same.

[@gsofficial]

uh, he's a hero to one group of people, and a villain to a different group of people

[@LoneWolf-rc4go]

Well I think I called it pretty well. Teela ends up as the main character of the show and is loaded down with special powers. Prince Adam gets sidelined. Evil-Lynn decides to join the good guys. It's like SJW creators only have one overarching idea for anything they write. The main characters have to be female. These females have to be awesome, able to break established 'in universe' cannon at the drop of a hat. Previously evil female characters all get a redemption arc which establishes the fact that they weren't evil, just misunderstood or tricked by the evil male characters. All male characters are to be either killed off or relegated to standing on the sidelines.

[@tbk2010]

Perfect summary. Also: When any female character messes up it's never their fault. They are always supposed to be sassy or wise, but come across as arrogant instead. They are never mothers and rarely in a relationship. When they are, the partner is less masculine than they are.

[@ViolosD2I]

...or evil.

[@deadlight88]

Coming from a place of spite and malice chokes creativity, especially when it must be forced through an agenda. The process removes creative thinking for check marks and does disservice to the supposed ideas they stand for. It's cheap and shoddy.

[@sbird8675]

So like, my roommates have a projector and I came downstairs and he was watching the first episode, and I asked him, "Huh, is it any good?" And he was like, "Well, they've already killed off He-Man, and I think the main character is Teela." And I'm like, "They killed off He-Man in He-Man?" And he was like (in a dull, disappointed voice), "Yeah." And I looked back at the screen, then to him, "I think you're feeling what I felt watching The Last Jedi." Don't get me wrong, I grew up watching He-Man too, but after the crushing blow of The Last Jedi, I just sort of assume everything from my childhood will be shat on so I'm braced for it.

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

“You were expecting Evil-Lyn with the Sword of Power, but it was me, Dio!”

[@RogueFox2185]

Teela’s Bizarre Adventures: Phantom Crusaders

[@tyborbat]

tbf Masters of the Universe would have been so much better if it had similar writing or characters or at least the humor of JoJo

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Might as well have brought Dio

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@tyborbat It almost does sometimes. Jojo gets away with more though. If somebody competent had revived He-Man then we'd have a great sight on our hands. Like Skeletor eats souls, Beast-Man is does people like a bad trip to the zoo, and Man-At-Arms gives prince Adam a gun for self defence.

[@nikhpaints]

Reverse flash vibes intensifies

[@meh3277]

"This is it ladies and gentlemen, this is the logical end point of where modern culture is headed. Is this what toxic femininity looks like?" - The greatest drunk on the internet, the one the only Critical Drinker. 2021. Thank you, you magnificent chad, for this quote.

[@yurisei6732]

I encountered an interesting point the other day, which was that all the traits people use to try to make "strong female characters" are the same traits that are criticised as being "toxic masculinity". So, no, this isn't really toxic femininity, but rather it's a whole load of hypocrisy.

[@alejandronieto4212]

@@yurisei6732 this. People who make "strong" women characters often seem to have no idea what feminity is. So they pick a toxic male, slap boobs and call it a day. Actually a feminine female hero would be great to see, winning against stronger opponents through wits, keeping the mind focused on dire situations, showing actual emotional balance and good care for people around her... and yeah, getting scarred by the horrors she faces, by that time she couldn't help someone she cared about, by that time she fails... but carry on and rise to the challenge. But of course, this is not about making interesting female characters, it's about cash. And if in the process they get to muck up feminism, even better.

[@yurisei6732]

@@alejandronieto4212 Another annoying thing is that everyone just thinks "strong female character" means "A female character who is strong" when what it actually means is "a female character with strong writing". Letting your female character make mistakes, fail, and learn things does not mean the character isn't strong. In fact, it's a requirement.

[@maciejtoborowicz3710]

@@yurisei6732 that's very true. The very secret of writing good, strong, female characters is to make them weak at the beginning of the story Because you don't have a point of reference when she finally becomes strong.

[@screenname8267]

the level of professionalism displayed by actually watching that second part JUST to finish the review Should we ever meet, I'm buying you more than one round -you friggin earned it

[@samhilton4173]

One round for Critical Drinker would bankrupt you.

[@screenname8267]

@@samhilton4173 Yes well, he has to find me to get it, first

[@TheNephilimofEmpireCity]

You said more than 1 round implying you still were gonna buy him a round

[@screenname8267]

@@TheNephilimofEmpireCity yes. Still has to meet me first

[@madamefluffy4788]

Oh, it's worse than Randor just forgetting about Teela's childish reasons for abandoning the kingdom; it's the fact that he says her reasons for leaving were 100% justified because he knows how much it hurts being lied to (having been so hurt by this same 'lie' that he was willing to exile his best friend under the threat of death and separated from his wife over it - never mind she only strongly suspected that her son was He-Man; not that she actually knew for sure). And this was made even worse by Adam = who further enables this toxic BS by apologizing to them both for keeping a secret in the first place. Leaving her position because her father was facing some unjust/unfair punishment would have been 100% valid; leaving her position because her fee fees were hurt that she was left of a secret she had no reason to know? F*ck that BS!

[@noahwiley2846]

Exactly I don't even think they considered Adam's reasoning for keeping it a secret only that it was wrong and that everything that was because of him. Never giving teela any blame.

[@xminusone1]

What's worse is that in another show, Adam said that he's keeping his identity secret to PROTECT HIS PARENTS AND LOVED ONES from the revenge schemes of squeletor.

[@fromthecheapseats7126]

@@xminusone1I have to say, that seems kind of pointless since Skeletor targets them anyway.

[@DragonmanX90]

Kevin Smith. You have outdone yourself. You have surpassed any of my WORST fears about this show. Teela literally healing Adam just because she suddenly can?! Evil-Lynn tricking Skeletor into relinquishing the sword of power for the sake of getting laid?! WHAT. THE. FUCK!? I look forward to seeing people try to excuse this level of shameless pandering bullshit; Christ help me, this almost makes Rey look like a decently written character!

[@deathstrike]

Doesn't it? You know? There is an old classical saying. "You can't polish a turd". I'm just astonished at the level of arrogance and high pandering Kevin showed for all the fans that he could count on his fingers. Guess Kevin can now have a good cry and his tears will become the next turd polish. Just PLEASE don't let him near the Thundercats!!! Don't want no Lioness O.

[@PeteTheGrouch]

@@deathstrike Granted, I doubt anything could be worse than Thundercats 'BORE'... then again, if there's one thing I've learned in the past decade, it's that I should _never_ underestimate the woke crowd's capacity to drag beloved franchises through the mud..!

[@belgaesh]

This is force heal all over again.

[@newtpondskipper]

Whoa whoa don't talk crazy now! I do get that you said "almost".

[@rexradar9297]

Now to be fair, as a man I have had serious lapse of judgmentment over the prospect of getting some. ;)

[@torrancemoore6152]

I like how evil-lin gets a totally unearned redemption even though she was completely complicit in skeletor's plan to conquer the universe for years and took part in all the evil stuff he did just because he was kinda mean to her for a little bit which somehow absolved her of destroying heaven, killing millions and attempting to destroy the universe. Kinda reminds me of another character.

[@mickobee]

She literally snapped heaven, like literally the most righteous people to ever exist and she wiped them all out. But nah let's give her redemption lmao

[@taker30055]

If you mean Catra from the new Shera series on Netflix then HA! What a f@#king coincidence that a female character from the same (sort of) universe gets off scot free because of course she does. This would be hilarious but the more I think about it the more pissed off I get.

[@zalamael]

That seemed to be a common trope in the CW shows in recent years too. They would create female versions of male characters as the new bad guys, but then they would be redeemed rather than defeated. And all to train young girls that there are no consequences for their poor behaviour.

[@Mysikrysa]

Is that another character Bo-Katan from Star Wars series?

[@isaiahgarraway5568]

@@mickobee The weirdest thing is that she only snapped Heaven away and not Hell or just the regular verse that had shitty parts but she Snapped HEAVEN, LITERAL PARADISE THAT WASNT SHIT!!! LIKE WHY!!!???

[@sadro2537]

If a character abandoned everything and rage against all her friends because she wasn't told a secret, it probably shows an insecurity that I need to know everything.

[@cainabel6356]

In a real kingdom, the king would have exiled her or put her into the dungeon for her burst out at them. The king would have whipped the queen in shape for keeping the secret and trying to act like it was his fault. This show shows a delusion for women.

[@megaxrobertson759]

@@cainabel6356 you said facts bro. In the real world kingdom, it would be only Men running the show around here and no women nagging around. Especially no abbyzillas . Thats why i like reality based real world kingdom. Whatever you just said is facts

[@michaeldavid6832]

Every time I see that in any movie, it just seems like the weakest try-hard justification to create drama where none exists. You know what a friend did when he found out 45 years later that his dead aunt was actually his dead sister? Nothing. Nothing changed at between he and his parents. They just moved on. If you're butt-hurt because someone held a secret to protect you; or a secret that doesn't change your life, then you're just looking to be a twat. Anyone who does that to me is quickly dumped out of my life. I have real life problems to solve so tolerating a dimwitted child's response to an adult problem isn't on my to-do list. Whenever I see that device used to cause a friction between characters, it means the writer couldn't think of anything. It's the most passive and non-visual way to cause friction between characters... and it's in a visual medium. Not even novels are that lame. Another trope is the "comedy of errors". Any plot that revolves around an accidental misunderstanding between characters is an instant turn-off-the-show-and-find-something-else-to-watch from me. I think there's some drug all these Hollywood types have been doing at parties which makes them all write woke and believe it's art. Like all that coke in the 80s was responsible for the steep dive in movie and fashion quality at the time. You can watch the average 70s movie and it doesn't seem weird. Watching the average 80s movies is like watching a freakshow with all the fkd up fashion, hair styles, garish clothes, and bad technical moviemaking. Like coke was giving everyone a false sense of grandeur.

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

It shows a insecurity that you need to know everything... This Sentence makes so much sense

[@cosuinofdeath]

Sounds like a typical

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

QUESTION: How many people would NOT have a problem if from the start this was just presented as "Teela - Masters of the Universe"? I don't think I would have a problem with it because at least I knew what I was getting into before investing any time. This felt like a bait and switch from the start.

[@acerbic5806]

Well I was actually on board with Teela being the focus, until I watched it.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

The point isn't to elevate Teela or women in general. It's to tear down men. Modern culture exists to de-moralise

[@acerbic5806]

Dude, to clarify, the writing was shit anyway you look at it. The bait-and-switch was not the true crime at all here, rather, it was the absolutely grotesque script.

[@radioactivecrayon7194]

Yo same. Like I still wouldn't have enjoyed it, but at least I wouldn't have a sour taste in my mouth about the absence of Skeletor and He-Man in a show that I was lead to believe would be ABOUT Skeletor and He-Man

[@orionsghost9511]

They'll keep doing this, as long as they know you'll keep tuning in despite being burned time and again.

[@kerravon4159]

Roided up Lynn is quite possibly the funniest thing I have seen since Safespace, Snowflake, Lardass and that Internet-gas guy almost gave me a laughter hernia.

[@heartysquid]

Same here, cheers man.

[@Darkness1984]

The sword always gives those who have the power lots of muscles so why is it bad on Lynn?

[@leon4000]

@@Darkness1984 Thing is, I've seen some ladies who are bulked up. And apparently their breast gets firmer the more they work on the upper body.

[@PhenomenalJec]

She looks like Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear Rising

[@jeffblacklight104]

thats why She-ra had to have her own sword

[@madamefluffy4788]

Still floored by the fact that Evil Lynn gets away with killing as many heroes as she did just because she spared Orko's life the second time around. The heroes of Preternia are dead. The men who died in the final battle are officially dead because there was no Preternia to go to. But God forbid Evil Lynn face any consequences for her horrendous actions because - ooo wooo - she had a problematic childhood and needs to be forgiven. And don't get me started on how Teela has officially become a God tier Mary Sue after becoming the new Sorceress.

[@doorknob5223]

They moved on from beating a dead horse and just skipped straight to the glue factory

[@Nickle_King]

Eh. That assumes something useful came out of this in the end.

[@doorknob5223]

@@Nickle_King Does "much more respect for the original" count?

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

I hereby dub this series 'Bostik'.

[@JonathanGaeta]

That how The Last Jedi and The Rise Of Skywalker went

[@toniotrussardi8126]

nah they started rolling that mf down hill,at least in a glue factory something useful could come out

[@natetaylor9002]

Love the 'You Can Have It All!' + 'You Deserve It All!' message for women...yeah, that philosophy will never lead to an empty/unfulfilling/lonely life later on!

[@planetofthegapes]

Culture has made me a narcissist! Why do I cry myself to sleep??

[@TheInfamousWolf]

Absolutely heartbreaking to see this series implode. That's all I gotta say. He-Man deserves so much better.

[@traiforse5777]

That first He-Man transformation in Ep.1 was the moment I thought it was the beginning of a cool comeback. It all fell apart right at the end of the same episode.

[@sakulaeyr9819]

The ANIMATORS deserve better as well. Its just such a damned shame that we have all this talent... WASTED on poorly written drivel.

[@jonskogen9477]

“The shitty I’m a social activist haircut” gold pure gold!

[@yoshimina4551]

Evil-Lyn: "I dont wanna become the new sorceress, because I'll be locked away forever!!" Also Evil-lynn: *Decides to lock herself away forever in a field of nothingness*

[@RollingDodge]

Teela should of had to do what Evil-Lyn did, and both Skeletor and Evil-Lyn should of ended up in the same place.

[@ravaniphoenix5431]

@@RollingDodge and you should've learned that "should of" doesn't exist

[@ceropuntocinco]

Teela: They didn't tell me about Adam's secret.. F#$k friends and family Also Teela: I don't want to be a Sorceress cause mah frunds and famili

[@gidondejong1802]

@@ceropuntocinco Pretty fucked up if you ask me.

[@NoOne-fe3gc]

I was going to say that aside from being awesome in everything, a key characteristic of a mary sue is the universes rule bending so the character can succeed, and since the He Man universe barely has any rules, one could say Teela is not a mary sue, but lo and behold she goes and bend the ONLY FUCKING RULE about being a sorcesses.

[@DaDitka]

I'm not sure she didn't just bend the rule. It sounds like she flat-out broke the rule.

[@handbanana4899]

Let’s be real here. Anyone who saw the first season and STILL went to see the second got exactly what they deserved.

[@hakansaribal5093]

I’ve been ignoring it since it’s came out. Then last week, I saw another he-man show on Netflix looking similar but obviously made for kids😀 I’m 40 yo😅 gave a shot, and finished the entire season at once. I loved it.

[@johnmachuga8811]

You make good logic. Parental units should very, very proud.

[@gregbasore2108]

Yup, we got a satisfying conclusion to a great show.

[@gregbasore2108]

@Lt.Dangle Here's the thing though, for people who aren't easily triggered snowflakes looking to make everything into a political issue, the show is just a fun celebration of He-Man that amps up the story in the big, climactic way that people wanted to see when it was originally on the air. Seriously, life's a lot more fun when you're not a knee-jerk reactionary seeking reasons to be offended all the time.

[@owyemen9367]

@@gregbasore2108 lol what? The show killed of heman in the first ever episode of it, very respectful

[@nickhammerschmidt9914]

Thank you for completely obliterating Kevin Smith in both parts, when he ripped out the balls of every male character in the once popular franchise that was Masters of the Universe, he also revealed to the world that he ripped out his own by bending over to social agenda messaging. Never cease to call out someone who does that

[@shaunk6822]

Very innovative from Kevin Smith, he got around the negative criticism by making a show so bad no one watched it. Bravo Bob, bravo...

[@Daemonarch2k6]

Even robot chicken he-man was a blast of good storytelling against this

[@ronniedahlstrom5701]

Haven't seen a single episode, and based on the consistently bad reviews I've seen here, I'm glad I didn't ruin He-Man by watching it. Thumbnail looked like a woman wielding the sword of power.. If you wanted a female counterpart to He-Man, I recall there being a show that ran in the 80's... She.. something or other..

[@kenpo-animations3322]

It's She-Ra, and Christ... They hit that with a less intensive rock, but still did some critical damages....

[@mysterykiddo2167]

You mean She-Ra?

[@Tickerchicken]

@@mysterykiddo2167 I assumed it was she-man

[@thaynealexander]

Drinker, you're truly the best at this. I suffered my way through this as well. And all I kept saying was I could not wait to hear your views on it. I grew up on MotU and was floored at how low Kevin Smith could sink in destroying a fun, interesting world and characters.

[@markusfreund6961]

I used to love the "Viewaskewniverse" in the 90s and 2000s. That being said, Kevin Smith's severe identity issues were laid bare by "Chasing Amy" at the latest.

[@Volkbrecht]

Personally, I have switched to a different approach: I watch Drinker`s reviews first and then decide whether or not it is worth to invest time into the show itself.

[@Servaas]

@@markusfreund6961 Same friend, who the fuck wrote Mallrats and Clerks that I loved?!

[@Vsm4969]

maybe he fucking hate that show thats why he did this

[@thebassconnection7226]

@@markusfreund6961 40 years of smoking weed...and still sat in his dressing gown, living on cheerios and crying at The Rise Of Skywalker.

[@whatisaman689]

Didn't expect my sassy Skeletor to end as a S I M P Expectations subverted. Well played, Kevin Smith!

[@deuce5546]

This man managed to turn the show's own protagonist and villain into the most useless characters of the entire story

[@owyemen9367]

Skeletons don't even have dicks how does that work

[@Dande808]

@@owyemen9367 🤣🤣

[@WickedParanoid]

Gotta love that "better reception" argument of Smith's. Never mind that there's less than a tenth of people who even bothered to give it a review (let alone watch) as compared to part 1.

[@makara80]

Smith should go into politics as he deftly exhibits a natural affinity for spinning bs!

[@denimchicken104]

Of course the reception is better. The only people left watching it are people who enjoy the taste of shit.

[@CantusTropus]

The opposite of love isn't hate, it's apathy.

[@Hermiel]

I was wondering why I'd been seeing Skeletor memes lately. Had no idea this reboot existed until now. Looks like they stomped all over my childhood memories. Thank you for saving me the trouble of watching it for myself.

[@futuretrunksss6625]

I still remembering reading somewhere that the original plot of the reboot was going to be Adam losing his He man powers and him going on a journey and having to rebuild himself back up from nothing.God I wish we got that instead

[@crazybobert5243]

Series finale he just never gets back his powers he just trained himself to be more dangerous than he ever was before

[@sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160]

The rebooted She-Ra kind of did that in the last season, and did a pretty cool badass job of it, in my opinion. The shattering of the Sword of Power by Adora so she wouldn't be a slave to it was actually pretty cool. To think people hated on that show. Ooh boy, this shit was worse. I had absolutely no interest in Part Two, after they butchered Evil-Lyn the fist time. Spends the entire season talking about being an independent woman, only to immediately do an about face and start sucking Skeletor's cock the moment he shows up. Terribly, terrible writing.

[@crazybobert5243]

@@sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160 she-ra DID have some cal arts show tropes and some “liberal stuff” I’ll call it, but it was NOWHERE near as bad as I heard everyone say it was. People like the quartering and other incels just see two girls kiss and are like “GRRRRRRRRRR”

[@EviLBettee]

“I had to wade through some bile to read positive reactions” yet good old Kevin still convinced himself he did a great job

[@happybirthdaypaulie8584]

To the Hollywood elites, effort=quality.

[@The_Chef2511]

Oh he'll shit all over it once he's moved onto a new studio and any NDA he was under expires.

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@The_Chef2511 You sure about that? I'm starting to think he's gonna die on this hill, which is sad, because it's such a shitty fucking hill

[@The_Chef2511]

@@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943 We'll see. He's done it before. He isn't as stupid as he comes off as so it's possible he's playing to social media as he's expected to and knows it's trash.

[@danboud8135]

There is a line in the second season that completely captures Smith/Netflix's disdain for the original where He-Man says to Skeletor, "It's not about us."

[@casbyness]

I wouldn't be surprised if inclusion of that specific line was mandated as a condition for receiving whatever international grant funding the showrunners used to fund the animaton studio costs.

[@jamesp8164]

"It's a show that wants to be seen as mature and progressive, tackling big ideas and heavy themes, but it's also got green space tigers and guys with giant claw arms fighting undead zombies." I mean, there's really nothing wrong with that specifically when you get down to it. Of course the rest of the trash kind of messes up any potential :D

[@marigoann2755]

I realised something - what you've said about this show, sounds like the ending of Legend of Korra, which Tumblr jizzed all over for a last minute female hand-holding. Korra didn't actually earn anyone's respect, it was expected to be given to her because she was the Avatar. And she did a "show the female villain the errors of her ways" thing at the end too, which was actually just tacked on. She also didn't actually "grow and change under adversity" as the show wanted you to think; there were no actual stakes raised or moments of real character growth for her. It was all shallow and superficial. Not to mention Korra was very aggressive and violent, throwing a tantrum with her then boyfriend which got excused, before she later went gay at the literal last minute. Smith's Teela sounds and looks a bit like Korra, and from what I've heard behaves aggressively for no actual reason and doesn't seem to actually go through real character growth. That the original Teela was nothing like this only makes it all WORSE. MOTU Revelations Teela is Korra isn't a compliment anyone should look for!

[@casbyness]

Pretty sure Legend of Korra has become the template for all SJW media released overthe past decade. I blame E;R. I think that guy's secretly a double-agent for radical feminism. XD

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

@@casbyness , Lily Orchard is just an SJW version of E;R, so even if E;R only makes alt-right jokes and isn’t an alt-right person himself Lily Orchard is definitely an SJW, and Hollywood seems to take her inspirations of stories into their films/tv series more often than KZbinrs like E;R.

[@WarpGhost92]

Legend of kora were still better. At least they did not butcher male characters and Kora did not get her power for free (she trained for years, she also had difficult times learning air bending and hard lessons from different teachers). Yes, sjw bull shit eventually leaked through. But character was not as a joke as modern Marry Sue bullshit

[@mrshmuga9]

Jinora-ex Machina. Seriously, I don’t think Korra actually beat any of the villains herself without someone else assisting or doing it for her. For the Avatar, she sure does suck at it and never learns. All that training with Tenzin doesn’t develop into anything. Wan would’ve been a better choice. That one episode was more interesting than the sum of Korra. Which is unfortunate because I initially likes the first book and had hopes for it. And I didn’t even watch the original Avatar, so it’s not like I had high stakes for it going in.

[@DeathSithe92]

@@WarpGhost92 what are you talking about, no she did not train for years, she literally just gained them one day and as a big F YOU to the fans for this she literally says when she just spawns with the powers "YOU GOTTA DEAL WITH IT!" that show was a terrible shit stain on the avatar name and just a jerk off session as bad as Revelations here is for SJW's

[@heraldofwar]

Roided out Lynn "No one knows what she had to endure!" Walks off free of any consequence. Hmmm wonder where we have heard that one before!

[@TheCimmerian6]

Evil Clinton

[@thirty3255]

1000% on point about Teela being able to leave the castle with all of her power.

[@mksmike]

Limitations! No limitations, no advancement, no advancement, culture stagnates.

[@ArynosValinir]

There is a reason the most compelling and well known character Kevin Smith ever participated in making is named "SILENT BOB"

[@kylec8015]

Heman to Skeletor mid fight: "It's not about us." That says it all perfectly (Sorry can't reply directly for some reason...) Edit: @C K I'm suggesting that the creators are deliberately using Heman as a mouth piece to make a meta comment about the series as a whole... I'm not disagreeing with Heman here, in fact I completely agree, and am simply stressing that the writers are also aware. That when they say, "This show is about Heman! Anyone who says otherwise is lying!", then proceed to have Heman tell Skeletor "this isn't about us," during an inconsequential squabble while the real thing happens elsewhere, is all too aware of the deceit happening here, and are being tongue in cheek about it to top it off. The show took the route you described because the creators intended for it, so treating the situation as if since it played out in the show, that just is how it is, doesn't make sense. Choices were made to specifically construct the dynamic of having Heman and Skeletor cast aside, as the real final confrontation happened between Teela and Evilyn (case in point, tricking Skeletor). Edit 2: @At When Pigs Fly Heman isn't a real person, yet came to the realization that "this isn't about us." Someone wrote Heman coming to that realization, and articulating it to Skeletor. There was thought and intention behind it that cannot simply be handwaved away as coincidence. The thought, the sentiment, originated with the writer. This directly contradicts the message which they were espousing initially, and lampshades the situation by calling attention to it, but through the medium of Heman himself, who the creators may think the audience will be more receptive to. A closer Star Wars analogy would be the "Let the past die. Kill it if you have to." In contrast, the Holdo maneuver was simply inept... Edit: @At When Pigs Fly I stated the obvious because you seemed to miss it, that's all. Care to address the sentence directly following the statement you considered so obvious?

[@tomasyevenes7558]

poor Hammil, first Luke is treated as a secondary character with 0 respect and now skeletor, that´s just sad

[@LegacyComics100]

He-Man: revelations: Teela: I tried calling for, but you were gone. Prince Adam: I DIED!!! Teela: Shut up, this isn’t about you! Loki: Welcome to the club pal. Sylvie: This isn’t about you. Loki: You know you were originally created from my magic in the comics, I should get all the credit. *Loki gets kicked in the nuts*

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

cant believe He-vilyn was forgiven after wiping out a bunch of ppl

[@isaiahdeleon2508]

In the words of Fisto, when he saw Skeletor: “I can’t wait to fist him!”

[@Captain_Grabby]

@C K Why do you try to justify this mess? It is a fools errand.

[@Jhayzer021]

This time I will stick with the 80's and 2002 version since those shows are action packed awesomeness with a well-written characters and of course story arcs.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

The newer CG one on Netflix is better than this garbage too.

[@hakansaribal5093]

There’s another hidden gem in Netflix, for kids, but way better 😉

[@Jhayzer021]

@@hakansaribal5093 I saw the trailer today and I will gave it ago.

[@Jhayzer021]

@@mercenaryknight5419 Agreed!.

[@ssheikh3598]

@@hakansaribal5093 ?

[@aroyals339]

I miss the days of Silent Bob. The perfect example of: "Better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

[@jrd33]

Unfortunate typo there, unless you're trying to make some really subtle point that I'm missing...

[@nihili4196]

I've actually enjoyed this show as long as Teela or Evil-Lynn weren't present. Teela is Teela, but each time I've seen Lynn, i just felt pity. First at how she was being treated by Skeletor, then by writters. Also, that ending... Will this really get another season? Can we get another season of 2002 He-man instead?

[@hiropisku1078]

Here's a tip if you want to make a strong female character. Create a character, then make them female. You need a character first that's not a walking check list of traits or some loosely disguised message that keeps trying to insist that it's not. You can't have a strong female character if they don't have character or one that only pertains to an obvious agenda.

[@proYEEThean]

Facts

[@denkerbosu3551]

But then, make sure the universe is consistent with that character. If she managed to reach a high position of power, bit spends the day nagging about how she's oppressed, you have an insufferable twat of a bad character.

[@cruzcoda]

@@denkerbosu3551 Unless that's the point of the character. In which case, kudos.

[@Tekisasubakani]

@@cruzcoda Which can work, but takes a level of subtlety and insinuation that seems to be vanishing from modern media.

[@gsofficial]

@@Tekisasubakani either that or it's a comedic character and "i'm oppressed" is the joke

[@RogueFox2185]

The fact that Evil-Lyn got the Sword of Power THAT easily from Skeletor is laughable, there is no way he would even CONSIDER leaving himself vulnerable with someone who constantly tries to backstab him for power but of course it was because the plot wanted to give us Super DIO in drag. Oh and the fact that Evil-Lyn basically gets away scot free after ALMOST destroying the universe itself isn’t even a surprise, it’s basically WandaVision’s ending but far more stupid. Btw not that anyone probably cares at this point but they completely retconned Evil-Lyn’s backstory from the Revelation comics apparently, her parents weren’t even cannibals either.

[@zacharybreen8891]

In all fairness Dio pretty much already dresses himself in drag so this is even more pointless

[@NoName......]

Skeleton's don't have dicks, this makes no sense.

[@madamefluffy4788]

Her parents weren't cannibals, and Skeletor was not her first/only mentor. Her disguise in part one was literally that of the women who took her in/taught her magic after Lynn escaped from the cannibals who kidnapped her.

[@ShinobiPXO]

Right because Skeletor, of all people, would never even touch the Villain Ball. Skeletor was an idiot even in the 80s show. It's also funny when people hate the fact the show is not "true" to the original, yet this is exactly what would happen in the original.

[@Dirge_Prime]

And she destroyed all he-mas ancestors in their "heaven" and killed Panthor and its like oh well feel sorry for me at the end.

[@yodaslovetoy]

Thank you for watching this so we don't have too. Drinker, the true hero

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

It was fantastic but I'm HONOR bound to love it

[@tomasyevenes7558]

I knew that the trailer of part 2 was too good to be true

[@Half-People]

Takin' it for the team

[@SheldonAdama17]

Let’s all pitch in for a bottle of Toilet Duck. After this, I think The Drinker needs it!

[@dougrobinson8602]

Right. Because being a true hero is about sacrifice.

[@HipHopHeadZeb]

It's hilarious that this video, after 6 hours, already has nearly 10 times the amount of likes as any of Kevin Smith's twitter posts about it and he has 3 million followers 😂

[@sarojaband4664]

There's only one 'superhero' who could have saved this disaster -- BATWOMAN.

[@cognitivedissidents4642]

Fans: “You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.” Kevin Smith: “Exactly! Wait...no...”

[@DoodleThis]

“You get respect by earning it” Totally agree. I made that same argument once and this girl got PISSED at me. Apparently people want to get rid of that motto 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@casbyness]

People who want to get rid of that motto change their mind immediately as soon as someone younger and even less respectful comes along and fails to respect them. It's like how everyone's a socialist until they receive their first decent pay check.

[@newtpondskipper]

Smash the patriarchy?

[@hebanker3372]

Because respect is a male trait and manifests among men.Same goes with honesty,honour and brotherhood.

[@Sylphord]

like grann alway said "if she was respectable she will be respected"

[@dumzee]

" The opposite of love is not hate. It's INDIFFERENCE. "

[@dbsommers1]

Yes they are. Love and hate are the opposite of one another. Passion is the opposite of apathy/ indifference. You can passionately love or hate, but you cannot be passionately apathetic.

[@maxheadroom4659]

I like how the art direction so skillfully hides all the female body parts in every character. You know, to thwart that evil male gaze.

[@TheMorbidHobo]

But they show off the musculanity of both the men and women like it's nothing. Hilarious hypocracy.

[@PolarizedMechs]

Those are females?

[@thibaldus3]

That's what hiring lesbians, gay men and cat ladies to "diversify" led to.

[@MrDwarfpitcher]

Yeah toxic masculinity is all about power and lust. And yet the part where its a children show is thrown out of the window in favor of a scene where a woman literally uses intercourse to gain power. But we do hide female body parts because that would be worse than making babies in a kids show. Who approved this script?!

[@thibaldus3]

@@MrDwarfpitcher That was actually one of the most interesting part of the show. The richest women of the world gained their money from divorce. Sex is a tool people (often women) use to gain power and/or money.

[@TheArmyOfOne100]

So they actually give Skeletor the win at the end of the season, hype him up as the obsessive, vengeful villain, and just throw him away for no reason? Sounds about right.

[@ralyman2]

Kinda sounds like what they do to Thanos in Endgame, doesn't it?

[@haraldtopfer5732]

sounds like what they did to Stormfront in The Boys

[@officiallyjan8596]

@@ralyman2 Except Thanos both literally achieved his entire endgame already so he really was done, and the "true" antagonist of Endgame is still him just from an earlier point in time. Skeletor gets shit on for being a disgusting evil manpig, loses his power immediately then gets manhandled by Lyn for a while before He-Man yeets him out of the story in the background of Teela and Lyn fighting the only battle that actually matters.

[@nicopetra2506]

"You absolute spam sandwich!" Gonna be usin that from now on, it's bloody amazing

[@louisduarte8763]

Spam, spam, spam, spam

[@thatguygreg]

My parents took me to see Clerks in the cinema when I was about 14. That was nearly 30 years ago. One of the best cinema experiences I've ever had. I was a big Kevin Smith fan for years. Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. All fucking great. When I heard about the Jay & Silent Bob reboot, I was so hyped. When it finally landed on one of the streaming services I was so hyped. I waited until I had a free evening, smoked a bowl and got comfy for what I thought would be another awesome film. Jesus, how wrong I was! I think I tapped out after about 25 minutes. I just couldn't take it anymore, just fucking terrible. Not sure wtf is wrong with Mr Smith these days but the dude is turning out to be a total douche. All this sjw bs is the stuff he would have mercilessly destroyed in his youth. But now he seems to embrace it. Now I don't give a shit what people think or believe but just don't fuck up beloved franchises just to make a statement. The only people interested in seeing a new He-Man are middle aged men who loved it when they were kids. That's it. All this did is piss off and alienate existing fans. I would bet good money that this turd burger didn't make a single new He-Man fan, male or female.

[@orionsghost9511]

You grew up, probably more than anything.

[@xminusone1]

The first movie wasn't that good to begin with. He didn't changed that much, you're just more aware of it now.

[@ColdieHU]

"She was mad at him, because he was mad at her lying to him." This is absolutely realistic and observable woman logic irl tho. So at least that is something they got right.XD

[@hilarykadiri]

Absolutely!

[@colinjudge1261]

Glad someone said it! It drives me crazy, but they should at least get points for realism… So toxic

[@ColdieHU]

@Cristina V LOOOL

[@Severindk87]

@Cristina V true. The show might have its errors but such a comment is just a justification for why shows should focus more on representing womens empowerment. Just not in this way

[@uzytkownik15]

This is not "woman logic", this is a defensive stance of a person with a low self esteem. If a woman around you behaves like this, it means that for some reason she feels inferior to you and tries to fight back.

[@MrTickleTrunk]

As Good As It Gets (1997) joke "How do you write women so well?" "I take a man and I remove reason and accountability", to show how Jack's character was a misogynist, is now a rule writers follow for Masters of the Universe (2021)... let that sink in.

[@dbsommers1]

The irony is it was supposed to be a joke, yet was mostly on target. And I hate that it is because I'd rather it was total BS.

[@chindleymuffin]

Writers? You mean writer, Kevin Smith was the only writer of this shitshow.

[@BENR8108]

All people wanted was a giant heroic muscled bound swordsman riding a green tiger fighting a evil maniacal skeleton wizard… how is this hard to do??

[@casbyness]

Yes officer. This comment right here...

[@toniotrussardi8126]

@@casbyness is the officer gonna give him a medal? bc that comment is pretty much why he man was cool

[@augustodeleon4358]

Thanks man! Amazing review! You saved a lot of us from watching this thing. I was going to watch it because I thought it couldn't be worse than the first part, but I was so wrong. What angers me the most is that they are doing this with every franchise they see profit, and the formula is as follows: - Find something that was successful years ago. - Use a marketing campaign that lures the original audience, with this move the product advertises itself. - Show the character o characters that create that 'nostalgic' feeling in a teaser or trailer. - Write a story with modern 'sensibilities', using the current template. - Bring a new cast of characters that will occupy the place of the old characters and within the story make the old characters officially and willingly mark them as 'successors', after that 'ceremony' kill the old characters or make them obsolete. - Set the story for many sequels and spinoffs so the money keeps coming. If the material is going to diverge so much from the source material then it should be an entirely different thing. Using a known franchise is easier because all the relevance gained through the time and hard work of others is inherited by default.