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Leonard Starr Reviewed by: Purrsia  Here, we are introduced to the ThunderCats; the whole naked lot of them. Well, except Jaga is clothed but we didn't want to see his wrinkled ass anyhow. We see our heroes as they flee Thundera as the planet is in its death throes. They escape just in time to see their home self-destruct. But they survive! Tragedy is averted! Happily ever after!....er, no. The Mutants attack just as Jaga is explaining to Lion-O, who is but a cub, that he must lead the ThunderCats and learn to use the Sword of Omens. All of the ships around the royal flagship are destroyed, and the Mutants board the Tcats' ship in search of the Eye of Thundera.
The Mutants fail to gain the Eye, but damage the ship so badly that the Tcats must make the remainder of the trip in suspension capsules designed to slow the aging process. Unable to make it to their original destination, Jaga remains behind to pilot the ship to an unknown planet they decided to settle for. Jaga dies en route, and when they finally land on Third Earth, Lion-O finds he's full grown. Which is kinda lucky as the Mutants are close behind, ready to mop up and take the Eye of Thundera for themselves. The Tcats manage to survive the ensuing skirmish, but wonder if they will be able to survive on their adopted planet.... Fave Quote: "If you guys were as mean as you are ugly, then maybe you'd be trouble!" Panthro, to a group of jackalmen. Canon Fact of Note: Jaga claimed the Eye rested on Thundera, known only to him.... Plot Curiosity:
Lion-O ages substantially, but none of the others do, including Kit and Kat. This is never really explained in the series, but many fans of the show assume Lion-O must have gotten into the one flawed capsule....convenient fer sure. leppardra: One of my favorite episodes. This was a kid's cartoon show and they would have been thrown off the air had they shown anatomically correct characters. I can't believe that only Jaga knew of the Eye of Thundera; Claudus must have known of it as well as the other Thundercats. I wish the story had included a scene showing Wilykat and Wilykit receiving their clothes/weapons along with the adults. You could see Lion-O's flawed suspension capsule coming a mile away, but would it do to have him a kid when they reached Third Earth? They needed an adult who could lift that Sword. And as for Lion-O not remembering Lynx-O, Pumyra, and Bengali, I believe he may have swooned after seeing what he thought were their deaths, the adult 'Cats carried him to his compartment to sleep it off, and he later developed amnesia with regard to that event. His nightmares in "ThunderCats - Ho!" was his memory of that event returning. leppardra: I'm puzzled. Jaga says,"We don't know what awaits the ThunderCats in our new home, but these rainments and weapons will help protect you." He refers to them in the first, second, and third person as he talks directly to them. Why? I don't get it. Don't you think he should have said, "We don't know what awaits us in our new home, but these rainments and weapons will help protect you." It would have made far more sense to the audience, as they would have already known these beings were ThunderCats. Cougar: I gotta give props to Jaga, because he truly showed how to be noble, trustworthy, and loyal to the cause. I enjoyed his speech about: "I am by far the oldest of you..." and then he says to himself: "I wish I was as sure of their chances as I pretended to be, but there IS still a chance." Admittedly, I wept when Jaga died, but when he gave the grown-up Lion-O that moving speech, I thought that I was Lion-O: "I will always be with you Lion-O; pay heed, for it is your destiny that you hold in your hand-- the Eye of Thundera, the source of the ThunderCats' power." purrsia: testing new captcha 99: We have been an ebay power seller and paypal confirmed seller of <a href="http://www.wowgoldprice.com" title="wow gold">wow gold</a> for years. So it is securest and safest to buy wow gold from us. We are sure that you will get your desired wow gold on order, if you buy wow gold here. 5 of 17 comments (part 1) [ » ] [ * ]
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