7.7/10118 votes#1 - The Shadow of Skeletor
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1984
When Beast Man crashlands by Palace Eternia in one of Skeletor's shuttles, Adam, Teela, Man-At-Arms, Man-E-Faces and Ram Man discover that he was being sent to the Dark Moon of Eternia. Curious as to why Skeletor wanted to send him there, they imprison Beast Man in jail and take the ship up there themselves. Reaching Eternia's Bright Moon, they discover that Eternia's two moons are at war with one another after a resident of the Dark Moon reported seeing the people of the Bright Moon causing severe destruction on the Dark Moon. Knowing that the residents of the Bright Moon are innocent, the heroic warriors realise that Skeletor must be the real cause of the destruction, and so Man-E-Faces disguises himself with a Beast Man costume, and goes to the Dark Moon to spy on Skeletor and his warriors and foil their scheme.
Director: N/A
Writer: Larry DiTillio
7.0/10105 votes#2 - The Energy Beast
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1984
An ancient temple is found within Mount Eternia, and when investigating it, Orko accidentally unleashes The Energy Beast, a powerful electrical demon that once ruled Eternia. He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela must drill into the mountain to find the Gold Chamber, which contains the magic needed to control the Energy Beast, before it is too late. But they also face trouble from Skeletor, who is hoping to strike a deal with the Energy Beast himself.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rowby Goren
7.3/10109 votes#3 - Fisto's Forest
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/1984
Fisto tells a young boy the story of how he was once a bad guy, terrorizing the forest.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Wise
7.2/1098 votes#4 - The Gamesman
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/1984
A chess-playing nobleman called Lord Todd, from a far-off land, visits Palace Eternia and instantly charms and astounds the Royal Family with the wonderful gifts he provides them, and his incredible skill at chess. To repay King Randor for allowing him to visit, he offers to take Teela on a tour of his own home- the far-off Castle Star. The two of them depart together. However, things turn disturbing when Man-At-Arms is called to Grayskull by The Sorceress, who tells him that a great evil has arrived on Eternia from another dimension... and it has taken its base nowhere other than Castle Star.....
Director: Steve Clark
Writer: N/A
7.2/10113 votes#5 - The Rarest Gift of All
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/1984
When Orko messes up several attempts to help his friends prepare for the King and Queen's wedding anniversary, he decides he is useless and runs away from the palace with Cringer. He-Man, Teela and Man-At-Arms begin to search for him, to get him back and convince him that they love him as he is.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1099 votes#6 - To Save Skeletor
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/1984
Whiplash arrives at the Royal Palace, badly wounded, and asking for help. Skeletor has tried to summon up Sh'Gora, a dreaded creature from another dimension, only to have the being turn on him and imprison him along with Evil Lyn and Trap Jaw. Reluctantly, He-Man and his allies must rescue Skeletor and join forces to stop Sh'Gora taking over Eternia and the powers of Castle Grayskull...
Director: N/A
Writer: Brynne Chandler Reaves
6.6/1098 votes#7 - The Good Shall Survive
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/1984
A prehistoric race of Bee People know as the Tychons come back to life, and threaten to steal the food supply of Buzz-Off and his hive. And when Skeletor gets involved, the stakes are raised.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: N/A
7.6/10117 votes#8 - Day of the Machines
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/1984
Man-At-Arms almost kills the King and Queen when a device accidentally malfunctions, and fearing his skills are weakening with age, considers resigning from his position. Skeletor takes advantage of the situation by installing an energy bug called Byte into the Royal computers to make all the machinery malfunction. Can He-Man find the cause of the problem before it is too late?
Director: N/A
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
6.6/1097 votes#9 - The Cat and the Spider
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/1984
Prince Adam and Melaktha undertake an archaeological expedition of the Temple of the Cats, once occupied by an apparently extinct race of Cat People. They take from the temple an ancient statue, called the Grymalkin. But unknown to them, the Cat People still exist and dwell deep within the temple- and the Grymalkin contains an evil demon imprisoned inside. The Cat People's king sends an agile Catwoman, Kittrina, to recover the statue from the Royal Palace. But at the same time, Skeletor sends his minion Webstor after the statue, and beating Kittrina to it, Webstor takes the statue back to his master, who subsequently frees the demon.....
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10119 votes#10 - Trouble in Trolla
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1984
Dree Elle comes to Eternia to enlist Orko's help, explaining that an ambitious Trollan wizard called Snoob has defeated Uncle Montork and taken his position as head of the Academy of Magic. Since Montork claims to have felt inexplicably weak when fighting Snoob, they suspect unfair play was used. Orko and Dree Elle go to Trolla, followed by He-Man and Battle Cat, and it soon transpires that Snoob is being controlled by Whiplash, who is trying to learn magic in order to impress Skeletor. It is up to He-Man to stop his scheme, with the help of his Trollan friends!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1098 votes#11 - The Great Books Mystery
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/25/1984
Orko is searching all over the Royal Palace for a book he has bought Prince Adam for his birthday. It soon transpires that not only this book is missing, but every book in the kingdom! The books have been stolen by a villain called Batros, who has hidden them in the Temple of the Sun. As the heroes set out to recover the books, Skeletor sends Beast Man and Trap Jaw out to recruit Batros into his army.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10101 votes#12 - Origin of the Sorceress
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/26/1984
The Sorceress realizes her old enemy Morgoth is attempting to return to Eternia. She decides to make a stand and tells He-Man how her first battle against Morgoth caused her to take up the mantle of Sorceress of Grayskull.
Director: N/A
Writer: Larry DiTillio
7.0/1099 votes#13 - Betrayal of Stratos
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/27/1984
Stratos is exiled from Avion after being accused of sabotaging the kingdom's defense shield. During his next attack, Skeletor manages to steal the Egg of Avion and hides it in the Demon Zone with his ally Whiplash.
Director: Steve Clark
Writer: David Wise
7.4/10106 votes#14 - The Ice Age Cometh
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 9/28/1984
An irresponsible junior guard, Philip, fails to notice Whiplash sneaking into the palace grounds to steal the King's Ice Raider. He-Man stops Whiplash just in time, but King Randor relocates Philip to the Eternian Weather Station to improve his responsibilities. Skeletor, determined to get hold of the Ice Raider, consults his agent in the North, Icer, and orders him to take over the Weather Station. Icer has no trouble in taking over, and before long weather disasters are occurring all over Eternia.
Director: N/A
Writer: Larry DiTillio
7.1/10104 votes#15 - The Arena
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 9/29/1984
Man-At-Arms has managed to make contact with a peaceful alien being called Om, hovering above Eternia. When Om is being welcomed by the people of Eternos, Skeletor invades the city with General Tataran and the Goblin Army. A fierce battle follows, and Om is confused by the way the two sides fight against one another, as his race knows no violence. So to see which side is wiser and stronger, Om selects He-Man from the side of good, and Skeletor from the side of evil, and pits them against one another in a fight to the finish.
Director: Steve Clark
Writer: Rowby Goren
7.6/10108 votes#16 - Disappearing Dragons
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/2/1984
Once again, Granamyr asks for He-Man's help. The dragons of Eternia are mysteriously disappearing and Webstor and Kobra Khan seem to be behind it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10100 votes#17 - Island of Fear
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 10/3/1984
Man-At-Arms has built a new dam around the kingdom of Eternos, to block off the Eternian ocean and prevent flooding. However, some of his food ships have gone missing, and while flying over the ocean to investigate, Buzz-Off has noticed a strange volcanic island which is not marked on any map. Adam, Cringer, Orko, Man-At-Arms, Teela and Buzz-Off go to investigate further. It soon turns out that Skeletor is the source of the problem, using a floating island to capture the food ships, planning to starve the Eternians then smash through the dam to flood Randor's kingdom! Can the heroes stop him before he succeeds?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10126 votes#18 - Revenge Is Never Sweet
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/4/1984
As Prince Adam and Teela attempt to fix a broken-down Attak Trak in the desert, Orko stumbles upon the wizard Kothos, who was transformed into a sand slug by Evil-Lyn in the earlier episode "The Witch and the Warrior". He turns him back to his true form, but has made a mistake as Kothos captures the heroes and offers them to Skeletor in return for his second-in-command, Evil-Lyn, upon whom Kothos is determined to enact revenge.
Director: Steve Clark
Writer: N/A
6.9/10100 votes#19 - The Littlest Giant
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/5/1984
Squinch the Widget visits Snake Mountain, hoping that Skeletor may be able to help him become bigger and stronger. Evil-Lyn gives him a gift for He-Man, and tells him she will make him big if he delivers it to He-Man. But of course, when he delivers it it turns out to be a trick- the box contains soporific mist which makes He-Man and Battle Cat fall asleep, thus enabling Skeletor to capture them! Realising he has been tricked, Squinch vows to make up for his mistake. But with his small size, is he big or strong enough to rescue Eternia's hero himself?
Director: N/A
Writer: Phil Harnage
7.7/10119 votes#20 - Attack from Below
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/6/1984
Teela and Orko are returning from admiring one of the Eternian farmer's bumper crops, when strong tremors suddenly shake the ground and whole crops disappear. Teela is sucked underground with one of the tremors, where she finds herself in the tunnels of an underground community called the Belats. While Orko raises the alarm, the Belat's King, Subternias, who is determined to feed his people no matter what, holds Teela prisoner, and she finds that the Belats are not evil, but are very mistrusting, after being tricked by Skeletor years before...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10102 votes#21 - Into the Abyss
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/9/1984
Prince Adam finds his work as He-Man is tiring him out, and Teela is getting frustrated with Adam's apparent laziness, unaware of the real reason for it. After a heated argument between the two of them, Teela decides to make up for it by making Adam train in a fun way, by following her across an obstacle course with a tracking device. Teela runs way ahead of Adam, but runs headfirst into danger as she slips over the edge of Castle Grayskull's abyss and falls down into its bottomless depths. When they realise the possibly fatal situation Teela is in, Adam (as He-Man), Man-At-Arms and The Sorceress must do their best to rescue her before it's too late.
Director: Steve Clark
Writer: N/A
6.5/10101 votes#22 - Fraidy Cat
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 10/10/1984
Skeletor devises a cunning scheme to capture Queen Marlena and lead He-Man to his robot bird Screeech, and he sends Whiplash, Merman, Clawful and Kobra Khan to carry it out. Kobra Khan kidnaps Marlena after overpowering the Royal Family with his sleep gas, then he and Merman take her through the Haunted Forest back to Snake Mountain. Whiplash and Clawful, meanwhile, create visible tracks in the ground in the opposite direction. When the Royal Family awake, He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela follow Whiplash and Clawful's false trail, which will only lead them to Screech. But Cringer's sense of smell detects that Marlena was taken towards the Haunted Forest, and so he and Orko set out to follow the correct trail. Encountering many dangers along the way, this is Cringer's big chance to prove he's no Fraidy Cat!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10100 votes#23 - The Rainbow Warrior
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 10/11/1984
Skeletor captures King Randor, Prince Adam, Teela, Man-At-Arms and Orko, intending to attack the Palace and take over Eternos City. Since Adam is unable to become He-Man when in Skeletor's clutches, only one person is able to save them... Queen Marlena, as pilot of the Rainbow Explorer, the ship which brought her from Earth to Eternia. Using her amazing pilot skills she leads a fleet towards Snake ountain to rescue Skeletor's captives.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1099 votes#24 - A Trip to Morainia
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 10/12/1984
King Randor sends Adam, Cringer and Orko to the Ice Kingdom of Morainia, to collect a powerful energy crystal from his friend King Moraius. However, Skeletor wants the crystal for himself and follows them, capturing King Moraius and demanding that the Royals give him the crystal in return for their King. As He-Man, Adam teams up with the King's daughter, Princess Janis, who helps devise a scheme to rescue her father.King Randor sends Adam, Cringer and Orko to the Ice Kingdom of Morainia, to collect a powerful energy crystal from his friend King Moraius. However, Skeletor wants the crystal for himself and follows them, capturing King Moraius and demanding that the Royals give him the crystal in return for their King. As He-Man, Adam teams up with the King's daughter, Princess Janis, who helps devise a scheme to rescue her father.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: Brynne Chandler Reaves
6.9/1097 votes#25 - Things That Go Bump in the Night
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 10/13/1984
A runaway Prince called Glitch from the planet Celasia has joined Skeletor's crew at Snake Mountain, but is so weak and pitiful that he is thrown out violently by Skeletor. The Royal Family take him to the palace to look after him, but Glitch is totally consumed by fear after his ordeal at Snake Mountain. When Glitch's father turns up on Eternia to look for him, and Skeletor attempts to recapture him, He-Man helps Glitch to face his fears.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 2
Every episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 2!
When Adam, Prince of the planet Eternia, raises his magic sword he transforms into He-Man (the most powerful man in the universe). With his...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Shadow of Skeletor" is the best rated episode of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Larry DiTillio, it aired on 9/11/1984. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Energy Beast".