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Today’s Episode is:
The Problem with Power
| PRODUCTION NUMBER | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITERS | PREMIERE DATE | RE-WATCH-A-THON DATE |
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| MU110 | The Problem with Power | Gwen Wetzler | Bob Forward, Leslie Wilson, Tom Tataranowicz | November 9 1984 | Mar 16 |
| Synopsis: Skeletor tricks He-Man into believing he accidentally killed a man. Distraught, Adam decides to give up being He-Man and throws the Powersword into Grayskull’s abyss | |||||
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OUR REVIEW:
Due to a Skeletor at his conniving best, He-Man believes he has recklessly taken an innocent life and equally recklessly throws away the power. Only later when Teela goes on a suicide mission does Adam realize the ramifications of doing so. You still have a lot to learn when Orko calls your action "foolish." The most thought provoking episode of the series. (10/10)
Comment, Review and Discuss below:
Tomorrow’s Episode is: “Double Trouble”
Classic episode but I don’t think He-Man had a right to toss the sword in the abyss. He can stop being He-Man but getting rid of the sword wasn’t his decision to make.
I believe the Sorceress would have stopped him if she had got there in time.
Adam was alone when he threw the sword. I like to think so too
I have been waiting for this one!
Arguably the best episode of the series. I have nothing to add to the episode itself, it’s the gold standard. Like several others, I don’t have specific memories of watching this one as a kid and almost thought this episode was an urban legend until I got to see it- I mean, there’s no way after all these other episodes that this could actually be a plot, right?
It’s just brilliantly done – the second Skeletor starts talking to the General about his heartbeat with the music playing you know this isn’t your average episode. I still get chills whenever I hear He-Man actually say the words “He’s dead." What a swing for the fences (and homerun) episode for an 80’s cartoon.
This is the best episode ever. This is the gold standard of episodes and its not just for He-Man but for all the 1980s cartoons ever. I watch it and I can’t believe it was made. I can’t believe He-Man said the words “he’s dead" because that just wasn’t said back then in childrens cartoons. It’s beautifully written and the end where He-Man carries Teela off to the sunset gets me everytime. The Problem with Power should have been the last episode of season 2. It’s a perfect ending. 100/10