#tc e18

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And done. Ughn, just...I remember this episode being much more exciting when I was 12.

Next episode is where I start branching from the normal episode continuity and using the CN version. Which means the next 5 is going to be the trial eps.

Also, I'm not sure at all how to explain the Sword discrepancy between attacking Panthro and attacking Tygra. I just...ughn. Will need to think on it.

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And thus Hammerhand returns to his watery grave having exacted his revenge on Mumm-ra for failing to equip Hammerhand with the means to overcome the Thundercats in order to continue his reign of destruction.

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So...just going to throw out there two things. One, considering all the other Thundercats were present in the room minus Panthro when the Sword went off...I find it a little redundant to state Panthro is in trouble. Especially after Cheetara beat us over the head with "Oh must be a thundercat in trouble."

Secondly...I just can't wrap my head around why the Sword didn't sound off when Panthro was attacked in his own room. I mean, this also goes right on back to episode 5. Both Panthro and Cheetara were drugged and abducted, but neither incident alerted Lion-o to the danger. And yet...it alerts Lion-o the moment Snarf is taken by fucking vikings...

I just...can't.

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Uh, wow.

We're almost 20 episodes in, and they felt they had to waste time/dialogue having Cheetara explain to Lion-o that when the Eye growls a Thundercat is in trouble.

Just...wow episode.

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Oh, hey, there's that.

Bottomless chasm. Again. This seems to be the default place to dump ANYTHING.

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So....the whole point of this 8 minute farce is so that Mumm-ra can ruin the Thundercats reputation, which apparently is supposed to allow Mumm-ra's evil rule to go unchallenged?

First, I have to imagine that, by now, the peoples of Third Earth would still end up thinking the cats were the lesser of the two evils in comparison to Mumm-ra.

Secondly...why Panthro?

I mean...Tygra's already been painted to be of questionable loyalty up to this point. If Mumm-ra wanted credibility to this plan, wouldn't it have served better to use everyone's favorite scapegoat?

I just...wth episode. I don't know anymore.

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Seriously, we're 8 minutes into this episode and it's literally without substance.

All it's done is show the Driller, whom really is too much like the Inflamer to warrant that much thought from me.

You had creepy drugging and abduction of a naked man--from his bedroom--which is in no means okay.

And you have an homage to making toys.

NOTHING of any value has happened this episode.

And fuck, bringing Hammerhand back? Just...this episode was really scraping the bottom of the idea barrel, it's Tower of Traps filler level boring.

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I'm beginning to feel like this entire scene is some subliminal commentary on merchandising for the show.