Headscratchers / He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

• There's an entire episode based off Teela's inability to adapt her thinking to abnormal situations and seeing things outside her rigid point of view. Considering that she's the Badass Normal of the group, thinking outside the box and adapting to abnormal situations is pretty much her entire fighting style.
• Orko gets yelled at by Man-At-Arms for knocking down the statue they were trying to put up, despite the fact that Orko was doing a perfectly good job of it until Man-At-Arms started yelling at him.
  • Orko got yelled at and it broke his concentration but Man-At-Arms didn't want Orko around in the first place, even if he could help. It might not have been entirely Orko's fault but by the character's reasoning he shouldn't have even been there.
  • Granted, Orko maybe shouldn't have been there, but there's a good chance that it might not have been such a disaster if Man-At Arms had not physically grabbed Orko by the hands, disrupting the spell.
  • Orko's mistake was that he didn't tell anyone what he was trying to do before he did it. Granted, it does seem like he was doing it to prove to Man-At-Arms that he could be useful. so it's not unlikely he thought "When Man-At-Arms sees me doing this, he'll realize that I'm capable of helping out!" What he hadn't counted on was Man-At-Arms jumping to conclusions, assuming that Orko was going to cause a big disaster, and then made things ten times worse by interrupting the spell. Man-At-Arms definitely should have known better, and really should have taken his share of the blame, but Orko (whose self-esteem really isn't very good) immediately took all the blame on himself and didn't even think of blaming Man-At-Arms.
    • It does seem to be a common mistake for Orko; he wants to help, gets overenthusiastic, and starts using spells without so much as a "look, I'm going to try levitating this statue to make the job easier on you!" Which causes everyone else to panic and causes disaster. It makes sense when you think of how Orko was "Orko the Great" on Trolla and probably used to help people out like this all the time — and in Trolla, where everyone knows magic, this wouldn't be viewed as any different than, say, He-Man stopping by and helping to physically lift something heavy. Orko has become so used to Eternia that it seems he sometimes forgets that he isn't on Trolla, and that the general reaction to sudden magic is a little less accepting.
    • Probably, Man at arms is kind of a jerk at times, and has gotten so comfortable and used to being in charge that he just barks out any disapproval before thinking. It's just another example of authority going to someone's head and bloating their ego. However it's also fair to say that given Orko's track record for screwing things up, Man at arms was just acting on damage control instinct. Still, not quite fair for poor Orko.
• Why does Adam not have any siblings? "Heir and a spare" is standard practice in every monarchy, and some have practiced the custom of "one for the Throne, one for the Army, one for the Law, one for the Church." Randor knows this perfectly well, and Marlena ought to know it. So where's the spare? Adora doesn't count, since she resides in another dimension.
  • Although I agree with you, and this isn't the WMG page, perhaps it was their personal decision due to the risk of having a child kidnapped and held for ransom. If they had several children roaming around that could easily become a huge problem.
  • Who says they haven't been trying?
  • When one of your children gets kidnapped by an evil Horde it tends to make you nervous about having more children.
• How does Skeletor have such a nasal voice when he has no nose?
  • He has no mouth or tongue either, he's basically magic now
• So why does Prince Adam have to keep his identity as He-Man a secret exactly? Skeletor's already gunning for everyone he knows and loves and it seems a hindrance to keep the facade going. Wouldn't just coming clean save a lot of bother?
  • If they know that Adam is He-Man, then it would only be a few short steps to make the connection that the sword is needed for Adam to transform. Once any of the bad guys figure that out, it's as easy as just taking the sword while Adam's still Adam, then tossing the sword in the bottom of a lava lake so no one can get it. Bada Bing bada boom, you've taken over the world. It doesn't quite explain why he doesn't tell trustworthy folks like Teela or his parents, but it's at least a reason why he doesn't throw the fact out on a whim.
    • So why doesn't Adam transform into He-Man in public, and then remain transformed forever?
    • Because Adam doesn't want to be "on" 24/7, he needs downtime and he doesn't want to be seen as just He-Man.