Sunday, January 17, 2010

Tribes: An Absurd Strategy?!

Plot Synopsis
MegaMan and Yeti Blizzard and duking it out above the city when tons of EM-Viruses are being released everywhere. The cause is their attraction to the OOPArts, which only MegaMan is trying to seal away.

Meanwhile, Hyde is having his art class in a graveyard, when Geo's mother Hope Stelar asks to sign up for the class, hearing from Luna how fun it was. As the battle between Yeti Blizzard and MegaMan rages on on the other side of the city, Hyde learns that none of the children there are interested in the art, but actually interested in Luna's baked goods.

Just as Hyde is about to leave to steal the OOPArts in despair, he overhears Luna and her friends talking. Luna wants to MegaMan to try one of her treats, so Bud suggests giving them to Geo Stelar since Geo is MegaMan, so Luna blurts out something along the lines of, "I refuse to believe Geo Stelar is MegaMan!"

Hyde suddenly realizes that he has MegaMan's mother within his grasps, and broadcasts a message to the city, that if MegaMan wants his mother back, he'll have to bring the OOPArt to Hyde! Oh shi...

Critique
Most of this episode is action oriented, which is always a good thing, but the setup for the cliffhanger is fantastic! Surprisingly, this show hasn't abused Geo's friends in direct danger too often, and certainly hasn't gone as far as having his mother taken hostage, and now that it has gone there, the shock and added tension is greatly increased. Imagine if this show was as crazy as something like 24 (premiering tonight!) where almost any character could die at any time, although it'd be pretty fucked up to kill off Geo's mom and make him an orphan.

Even though we know his mother will be okay, this is still a fun setup.

Rating: Thumbs up!

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