13. Lord of the Snows
Bob Haney
Reviewed by: Purrsia



The ThunderCats discover a huge meteor has entered Third Earth's atmosphere. They are low on Thundrillium, but have just enough power to determine that the meteor is composed of pure Thundrillium and presume that it's likely a chunk of their former home planet, Thundera. They track its course to the little-explored region of Hook Mountain.

Lion-O decides that he should go to snowy Hook Mountain alone to try to make allies of the Snowmen as well as retrieve the meteor. Cheetara gives him a red cape to wear to protect against the cold, though I really don't see tha point. Anyway...

Snarf decides to follow Lion-O despite being told to park his ass at the Lair. This ends up causing a bit of an avalanche when Lion-O, thinking he's being tailed by some baddie,  scares the beejezus outta Snarf. Little did the pair know, but Jackalman was spying on them.

The cowardly dog returns to Castle Plun-Darr to report that the young Lord is up on hostile Hook Mountain alone, save for Snarf. The Mutants can't wait to seize on the opportunity. Slithe and Monkian set off with Vultureman in his Flying Machine.

Meanwhile, Lion-O meets up with Snowman astride his companion, Snowmeow. Snowman decides that alliance with the ThunderCats in exchange for the fallen meteor is laughable and he challenges Lion-O to prove his worth in deadly combat. Lion-O takes a few lumps until Jaga appears to hint around about Snowmeow. The proverbial lightbulb pops up over Lion-O's head and he decides to brazenly order the big snow cat to halt. The trick works too well, when Snowmeow freaks out and heads straight for the Bottomless Chasm. Snowman ends up in the pit.

While Lion-O shimmies down to rescue Snowman, the Mutants show up. They try to swoop down and snatch the SoO, in the hopes of causing Lion-O to fall to his death in the chasm, but Snowmeow and Snarf fight the good fight. Lion-O makes it out with the Snowman, but the Mutants are still full of fight. Luckily, the Thundertank arrives in time to save the day, thanks to Cheetara's womanly intuition.



The odd bit:

Vultureman shows up suddenly as a ranking Mutant in this ep, with no explanation. Hmmmm...


Canon Fact of Note:
Lion-O is said to have power over all cats, which is why he was able to command Snowmeow.

Other Resources:

* Dictionary of Terms
* Synopsis and Morals
* Toon Magazine
* Watch at Kids WB

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