WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2, now streaming on Netflix.
In Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2, it seems, at first glance, like the show's biggest feminist statement is that of Teela. She's the one who returns magic to Eternia, rescues Prince Adam, brings He-Man back and leads the revolution against Skeletor by becoming the new Sorceress. However, in taking stock of what Evil-Lyn went through, she's actually the one deserving of this title.
Now, don't get us wrong, it's profound to see Teela triumph -- rising up from a soldier to become the guardian of the castle and Power of Grayskull. Lyn, however, endures tragedy, not just in terms of family like Teela, but regarding toxic masculinity, oppression and subjugation.
Flashbacks show how Lyn was orphaned, with her tenure as a street urchin leading to abuse by men. She tried to fight back, with Skeletor rescuing her, but rather than being a genuine savior, he made her a pawn. Lyn recognized this slavery, however, playing his game and hoping to one day find an opening. It wouldn't come easy, though, as she struggled to break free of her puppet master, who even made her his sex object.
All the gaslighting and conditioning made it tough for her to escape this vicious cycle, with even Beast Man pointing out Lyn doesn't need a man to be empowered -- she's had it in her all along. What acts as the catalyst for change, apart from Beast Man's words, is how Skeletor, upon dying in Part 1, attached himself to her, fed like a parasite, only for the lecherous leech to be reborn off her soul. It's akin to men raping women as he never asked for her consent, even brainwashing her along the way so she wouldn't know he's there.
He continued to remove her agency, making her his Sorceress without asking, then using her to scour the universe for answers on how to control the power. All this breaks her, which is why Lyn backstabs him by tricking him during a sexual escapade. She's preying on his weakness, all to take back pieces of herself she lost to disgusting men all her life. In her eyes, she needs to be reborn after Skeletor proved to be nothing more than a sadist, which would allow her, as a god, to scrub reality of such poisons.
It's why, as she dissects space, time and the cosmos, Lyn wants to undo creation, and burn the old world down. She doesn't even care if she fails to remake a new reality, so long as this one gets erased. It represents so much hurt and anger, all due to narcissistic men, thus she just needs things to reset.
Lyn wants to be the woman to undo this pain, as she thinks Teela's rebellion will still enable men of rage to run wild. She just can't take any more chaos and destruction, no matter if it's He-Man or Skeletor, and while we don't condone taking innocent lives, we do empathize with wanting to heal, not just herself, but a reality she felt got spat on.
The entire 10-episode first season of Masters of the Universe: Revelation is now available on Netflix.