More Power, More Problems

By Kim McFarland

Author's note

One of the best of the '80s He-Man episodes was The Problem With Power. It acknowledged the possibility of death, for one thing, and He-Man had to deal with his conscience after supposedly causing the death of an innocent bystander. This being a FCC-friendly show, they couldn't have it happen for real, although that was part of the original premise. Still for a MOTU show, this was deep stuff.

The 2000s series echoed some of the old shows, retelling some worthy story lines such as Teela's origin and adoption by Man-at-Arms, and Orko's arrival in Eternia. I think that The Problem With Power is one episode that could have been brought forward, not to be re-told as it was, but the premise to be re-explored within the parameters of the 2000s series. As that didn't happen, well, I decided to give it a try. Whether or not I did justice to the original episode is up to the reader.