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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 8352789" data-attributes="member: 1125">[ISPOILER]In the Preternia episode we learn from King Grayskull that all the Champions in Preternia get to choose their eternal forms and that Adam is the only one who has ever chosen to remain as his mundane self rather than his heroic form. It suggest that Prince Adam sees that as his ‘true self’ - and implicitly Adams relationship with best friend Teela is significant to his true identity. Also implicit is that Adam has for years had the emotional strength to endure his fathers ongoing disappointment in Him, while he has silently carried the responsibility of the He-Man role.SMith then presents Adam the choice of remianing in the Paradise of Preternia or returning to Eternia but never being able to return to paradise. The choice is made, despite Teela disowning him, Adam chooses to abandon paradise and follow her. As an audience we are teased with a heroic homecoming and a chance for a mature consideration of Who is Adam? What does his dual nature as Adam/He-Man actually mean moving forward, both in relation to Teela and the long years of disappointment carried by King Randor and the guilt that comes from realising that his son wasnt an irresponsible layabout at all.  Part 2 could actually be engaging.But nope,[/ISPOILER] Kevin Smith in the after show gloats about how cool it is that he killed Prince Adam twice! Woohoo, gotcha! like its some profound feat of genius.Really? Instead of an exploration of character relationships we now have Skeletor as a hyperpowered god-tier villain, Triclopes leading a machine cult worshiping the Sacred Motherboard (who?) and the Heroic Warriors no better off than they were in episode one.</blockquote>

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