CARTOON:  He-Man & She-Ra

EPISODE:  A Christmas Special

REVIEWED BY:  The Darksider - A Christmas In July 2007 Review
THE PLOT:  The show begins with everyone in Eternia/Etheria preparing for Prince Adam and Princess Adora�s birthday.   While this goes on Prince Adam and Man-At-Arms are hard at work on a thing called the �Sky Spy�.  The rocket ship�s purpose is to spy on Skeletor. Orko not knowing too much about the device goes inside and it blasts off. 

Unluckily for Orko, Skeletor and a few of his men are traveling in the skies.  Skeletor heads after the Sky Spy but fortunately He-Man and She-Ra arrive to knock Skeletor out of the sky.  However Orko ends up in space hurling  towards earth and crashes.

It is there he meets up with two lost children in the forest with a Christmas tree in tow.  He saves them from an avalanche and invites them to warm up in the Sky Spy.  It is there that Miguel and Alisha give Orko the low down on Christmas, something most Eternia residents don�t know anything about. 

Meanwhile back on Eternia, everyone figures out that Orko is missing and on earth.  Man-At-Arms can not transport the ship back to Eternia without a certain water crystal.  She-Ra heads off to Etheria and after confronting a swamp creature, She-ra (with the help of Mermista) obtains the crystal.  However, she quickly comes face to face with the Monstroids.  They are a huge metal creation which can transform their shape.  They trap She-Ra but she is able to escape. 

With the new crystal, Man-At-Arms transports the ship with Orko and the children back to the palace. The kids are a bit upset at first about possibly missing Christmas.  However the Queen assures them that they will be a welcome guest in Eternia.
"You see Orko, all the kids in the world needed to call this meeting to let you know you aren't entertaining.  You're not funny, you're not cool and if you're going to do a trick that works, f*cking disappear already."
Meanwhile Skeletor and Hordak meet with Horde Prime about a new feeling of happiness the children are invoking.  Skeletor and Hordak argue with each other who is going to capture the kids.  Hordaks strikes first after the kids sing a Christmas song with Bow.  However, they bump into the Monstroids who take the children hostage. 

In their cell they meet up with a Manchine by the name of Cutter.  Manchine are tiny man/machine hybrids that are the Monstroids natural enemy.  They use another Manchine named Zip to escape the prison.  He-Man and She-ra arrive and help in the cause bringing down the Monstoids.  However in the scuffle Skeletor swoops down and abducts the children and a Manchine puppy named Relay.
Skeletor: I will capture the children!
Hordak: No...snarrrrl...I will!
Skeletor:  No I will   Hordak:  No I will!
Skeletor:  Are you as turned on as I am?
Hordak: Snarrrrl...more...
During the trip, Skeletor is shot down by Hordak.  He lands with the children in a frozen wasteland.  The kids complain about being cold and Skeletor uses his magic to produce a few parkas for the kids.  Skeletor also agrees to hold the dog. 

During their trek, Skeletor defends the kids against a snow monster.  This makes him feel good which is an odd feeling for Skeletor.  Skeletor also learns about Christmas from the children.  Eventually the climax of the episode happens when Hordak arrives to abduct the children.  He-Man and She-ra fight off Hordak�s minions but Horde Prime himself arrives to take the children away.  However Skeletor, feeling the Christmas spirit, shoots Horde Prime�s tractor beam.
Skeletor's Class Of 1975 Yearbook Photo
Eternia High School
The show wraps with the kids having Christmas fun at the palace.  They say their goodbyes and get transported back to their home with new air belts just in time for Christmas.
The Anti-Houdini Award (most useless form of sorcery)
Pefuma channeling the power of Martha Stewart
The Fury Loincloth Award (most homo-erotic moment of the show)
Moment #1:  He-Man Finds Himself In Bondage Moment #3:  Bow...why...well because he's Bow thats why...
Moment #2:  Skeletor Adopts A Pocketbook Dog
Def Etermnia Jam (most unfunny line of the show)
"Why don't you keep your claws to yourself..."
He-Man To The Monstroids
The Wisdom Of GraySkull (and the moral of this story is...)
He-Man Says:  Not everybody celebrates Christmas but the spirit of the Christmas season is in us all..."

The DarkSider Says:  Indeed not everyone celebrates X-Mas.  Too bad the long awaited follow up special,
A Menorah For He-Man never came full circle.
What Santa Had To Say About This Show
"I don't think the Christmas season has been any more gay and bright..."
Now that the holiday spirit has infected you like dysentery, check out Badmovies.org and Side Order Of Ninjas Xmas In July reviews;
Andrew at Badmovies.org brings you Beast From Haunted Cave and Danny at Sider Order Of Ninjas gives you Santa Claus The Movie
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