Written by TAKE the CHALLENGE!
A great group of Masters of the Universe fans have accepted a 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.
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Today’s Episode is:
Just a Little Lie
| PRODUCTION NUMBER | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITERS | PREMIERE DATE | RE-WATCH-A-THON DATE |
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| MU89 | “Just a Little Lie” | Bill Reed | J. Brynne Stephens | October 16, 1984 | Feb 23 |
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| Synopsis: Orko tries to prove to Prince Dal that the Eternia Kingdom is a magical place by telling him it is the home a special crystal that can make anyone invincible. Prince Dal hopes to use the crystal to help his father at war. | |||||
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OUR REVIEW:
Orko creating chaos continues with his lies almost getting people killed, including Teela and a King. Often when these episodes are designed to hammer home a moral, the story itself struggles, and "Just a Little Lie" is no exception. The framework is solid though, it just needed better execution. (4/10)
Comment, Review and Discuss below:
Tomorrow’s Episode is: “One for All”
I’ve always found this to be a more forgettable episode. None of the guest star heroes or villains are particularly interesting, and the story feels like it drags several times.
The one thing I give it credit for is the way they weave the moral into it. It doesn’t always work in my opinion during the episodes they really go heavy handed on it, but I feel like it does here – You clearly understand why Orko says his first lie, and then his moral struggle as it keeps going, very good acting by Lou here.
Meh episode. No comment.
Is it me or this latest stretch of episodes painful?
Season 1 > Season 2
@vintagetyler It’s a bad stretch comrade.
@gettinhighlander I thought it wasn’t me.
2 stars. The origin of the lie and doubling down was good, but the rest is dull. The king has the worst voice acting ever.
After firing on all cylinders we are definitely hitting bit of a rough patch.