In which He-Man just floats around.
Gepple and Meldock report to Master Sebrien that the defensive shield is going to collapse shortly, so they need to turn it off temporarily while they fix it. To prevent the Mutants from attacking while the shield is off, they have invented a device called a reverse gravity generator, which will repel anything that attempts to approach Primus. So if I’ve understood this properly, the rubbish shield is going to be temporarily replaced with something that sounds infinitely better, but there’s no long-term plan to install the reverse gravity generator permanently?
There follows an inordinately lengthy sequence in which BH and Stackhorn are sent to Primus to steal the plans for the reverse gravity generator, a task which they surprisingly achieve. Once they return the plans to Skeletor, the Mutants’ scientists set to work building their own version of the device, which I’m sure will form the centrepiece of some grandiose and stupid scheme.
And so it proves. Skeletor decides to use the reverse gravity generator to push Primus out of its normal orbit, a surprisingly intelligent plan that rapidly begins to cause havoc on the planet’s surface. Gepple and Meldock attempt to rig up their own reverse gravity generator, but of course, it doesn’t work, so this particular crisis is up to He-Man to solve.
He-Man gathers up the troops (this week involving Sagittar, a guy called Icarus, and that Egyptian dude from last time) and takes the Starship Eternia to Denebria, where they quickly track down Skeletor’s reverse gravity generator. Unfortunately, they also find Skeletor, who puts on a party hat and does a loony little dance. I don’t know why and I suspect the episode’s writer didn’t either.
I should possibly mention at this point that there’s a tedious subplot going on at the same time, in which Caz learns that just because he’s a shepherd and not a fighter pilot, it doesn’t mean his job is any less important. It’s pretty boring and I won’t bring it up again, not least because Caz will have forgotten about it by the time he next appears.
Stackhorn is incompetent enough to fiddle with the controls of the reverse gravity generator without understanding what he’s doing, prompting a none-too-amusing sequence in which He-Man and Skeletor are alternately pinned to the floor and fly up to the ceiling. He-Man seems content to spend the rest of the episode shooting at Skeletor, but Sagittar reminds him that they actually have a job to do. After this reminder, He-Man uses the gravity generator to return Primus to its original orbit.
In today’s adventure…
Great advice from He-Man this time, who suggests that we should never get into the fridge. Obviously Boris Johnson never saw this episode.
Character checklist
The gang today consists of Prince Adam, He-Man, Master Sebrien, Mara, Sagittar, Icarus, the Egyptian dude, Gepple, Meldock, Elcon, Krax, Gleep, Caz, Skeletor, Flogg, Stackhorn and BH.
Excuse given for Prince Adam’s disappearance
No excuse today, but to compensate, we are treated to an inexplicably lengthened version of the transformation sequence, which features He-Man shouting, “I have the Power!” twice, just in case we didn’t hear him the first time.
Insults
Caz addresses no one in particular as “slimy Mutants”, which is nice for him and must have made his day go much quicker. Elsewhere, Skeletor calls Stackhorn an “imbecile”, which seems fair enough, and he also describes Flogg, Stackhorn, BH, Sagittar, Icarus and Egyptian boy as “party poopers”.
Silence, Scientists!
Meldock gets a point this week for indulging himself in a melodramatic faint when Gepple admits that Meldock was right about something. I’m pretty certain that Meldock is going to win the ultimate award for most irritating scientist, though it is a hard-fought battle.
Meldock: 20
Gepple: 12
Krax: 13
Elcon: 17
Does it have the Power?
Well, there’s nothing too much wrong with it, but it’s not overly good either. In fact, it’s almost wilfully average; the only thing you can really say in its favour is that Skeletor gets some pretty amusing dialogue. I’m still not sure about his decision to throw a party though; that just seemed weird. I’d probably skip this one, to be honest.
Masters of the Universe Review Site 
If you’ve developed a machine that can fling planets around, why not party? I’d party.
LikeLike
Well, yeah, but the scientists developed such a machine, and they didn’t party… Much as I hate to agree with them, but I think the scientists had it right this time!
LikeLike
Counterpoint, the scientists are idiots. They probably don’t even know how to hook the logic circuits of a Bambleweeny 57 Sub-Meson Brain to an atomic vector plotter suspended in a strong Brownian Motion producer in order to break the ice at a party, much less enjoy a party themselves.
LikeLiked by 1 person