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TAKE the CHALLENGE! A terrific group of He-Man and She-Ra fans have accepted the quest 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! Be sure to check out the RE-WATCH-A-THON celebratory memento shirts and mugs (long sleeve shirts options are available too). Today’s Episode is: The Problem with Power PRODUCTION NUMBEREPISODE TITLEDIRECTORWRITERSPREMIERE DATERE-WATCH-A-THON DATE MU110The Problem with PowerGwen WetzlerBob Forward,Leslie Wilson,Tom TataranowiczNovember 9 1984Mar 16Synopsis: Skeletor tricks He-Man into believing he accidentally killed a man. Distraught, Adam decides to give up being He-Man and throws…
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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.
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.
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
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