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Much of the controversy centers around Tila. Fans expected her to be a side character who would support He-Man, given the source material. Instead, the series seems to depict her as a central figure with her own storyline and powers, effectively sidelining He-Man himself. This decision has divided the community.
Many see this as a betrayal of the franchise's original focus. The criticism is compounded by the fact that the series, from the outset, pushed the narrative that Teela would become the new Sorceress. Had the creators honestly marketed the show as a Teela-focused series, fans might have approached it differently. Instead, the marketing effort implied a continuation of the original hero’s saga, only to pivot sharply away from it.