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An amazing group of He-Man fans have taken the challenge to watch all 130 Episodes of the 1983 Filmation Cartoon Series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe“ for 130 days straight, one episode per day. Join us!
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Today’s Episode is:
Betrayal of Stratos
| PRODUCTION NUMBER | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITERS | PREMIERE DATE | RE-WATCH-A-THON DATE |
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| MU78 | “Betrayal of Stratos” | Steve Clark | David Wise | September 26, 1984 | Feb 12 |
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| Synopsis: Stratos is exiled from Avion after being accused of sabotaging the kingdom’s defense shield. During his next attack, Skeletor manages to steal the Egg of Avion and hides it in the Demon Zone with his ally Whiplash. | |||||
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OUR REVIEW:
Skeletor wants his evil warriors to fly like birds which prompts an assault on Avion in a sometimes fun, sometimes wacky convoluted adventure where demon zones have strange rules, Orko forgets he can float away from snakes and rocks covering a demon door forget gravity applies to them. Yet somehow, it's still enjoyable. (7/10)
Comment, Review and Discuss below:
Tomorrow’s Episode is: “Disappearing Dragons”
Wait. Stratos gets his flying powers from a golden egg? What is that jetpack on his back for then?
This is a good one. Not in my favorites but near it. I like how Stratos finally gets a spotlight episode when throughout this watch-a-thon, it felt like at the beginning he was gonna be as much of a recurring character as Ram Man but then for like idk 30 episodes it felt like the showrunners forgot about him.
I don’t know if it was just to advertise his toy or the writers just really liked Whiplash or both. I ain’t complaining, I like him.
Skel, Trap, Beast and Tri-Klops are all riding Sky Sleds together makes me think of them being a mischievous quartet biker gang 😆
Question: I feel like in some MOTU media, mainly 200x Stratos and Buzz-Off are supposed to be the leaders/princes of their respective races but they’re rarely seen ever leading them or ruling their domain. I say 200x because they’re almost always with the Masters as a unit. I mean here in the Filmation series, they only show up now and again, so it makes sense they’re likely doing it offscreen but still.
Eternia’s Hells Angels 😂
As I am rewatching these, a small detail that rises to the surface for me is how when someone is in trouble or needs help, Adam doesn’t hesitate and immediately calls down the power, thus demonstrating that Adam is as much a hero as He-man.
4 stars. This is a great adventure but continuity wise is a disaster. Why is whiplash suddenly trapped in a demon zone? Why are the bird men not simian? At least Stratos finally gets some personality.