Thundercats 2011

[gobo]

When that birdguy said "Atticus", I immediately thought "Finch".

[Storm Eagle]

I had my buddy over on Saturday and showed him the new Thundercats episodes and he brought up a good point. One was when Addicus lay waste to that bird tribe after being rescued by Slithe. Couldn't the bird tribe just have flown away to safety?

[Hero]

I think they were too scared stiff.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Hero

I think they were too scared stiff.

I had that thought too, but I forgot what he said to that.

[gobo]

Not all birds can fly. But, this show doesn't appear to worry about details like that. They have kind of a 'logic is overrated' stance.

[Hero]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I had that thought too, but I forgot what he said to that.

I wondered at the start how they overpowered 'Monkian' to start with.

The episode really put across how threatening the new generals are.

[Storm Eagle]

Does anyone else besides me think that this show "jumped the shark" when Tygra and Cheetara hooked up? I know I didn't talk about this before, but it just feels weird to me now that I'm watching these new episodes. Maybe it's because of the way Lion-O took it and Cheetara's over-the-top "stand by your man" attitude, but I don't know.

[JakeSully]

Awesome remake of an 80s classic and who thinks it's as good as TMNT, He-man 200x, Transformers Prime and even MLP Friendship is Magic when it comes to 80s cartoon revivals?

[Raph's Girl]

Ok. I just have to say that Tygra's origin story is majorly depressing.... Yeesh... But at least we know it now. Plus I'd been wondering where Lion-O's mom was. Another sad thing

Spoiler:

Good grief. She died in childbirth! Wonder if any parents will have to explain THAT to the kids that watch the show.

[gobo]

That ep was just freaky.

[TurtleTitan97]

Man, it's no wonder Tygra didn't like Lion-O being the king. Taking the throne from him was one thing, but Lion-O being the reason his adopted mother died? I feel pretty sorry for Tygra.

[DarkLightDragon]

Yeah, today's episode was pretty heavy. Probably the heaviest one yet.

[gobo]

Keep forgetting to ask: Was it my imagination or did Friedle provide the voice for WilyDad?

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by gobo

Keep forgetting to ask: Was it my imagination or did Friedle provide the voice for WilyDad?

somebody named John Pirruccello voiced their dad.

At least we know what was going on while Tygra and Lion-O were learning Tygra's origins. Neat that they did that. But ugh... now we know at least part of the twins' origin

Spoiler:

So their dad was killed by a tornado! Ack! But did the mom and younger siblings starve to death while they were in the city??

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

somebody named John Pirruccello voiced their dad.

At least we know what was going on while Tygra and Lion-O were learning Tygra's origins. Neat that they did that. But ugh... now we know at least part of the twins' origin

Spoiler:

So their dad was killed by a tornado! Ack! But did the mom and younger siblings starve to death while they were in the city??

I hate to say it, but I kinda thought the tornado bit was sort of funny. It just had "The Wizard of Oz" parody written all over it.

My assumption about the mom and younger siblings is that W.Kit and W.Kat left so that the rest of the family would have enough food to go around for each member. Once they realized their mom wasn't even eating anymore, the two oldest realized they needed to set off to find the proverbial "Land of Milk and Honey." I guess their fate remained ambiguous.

[TheCanadiandrome]

So pissed I've yet to see this!

[gobo]

Spoiler:

Can. Not. WAIT!! ^_^

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by gobo

Spoiler:

Can. Not. WAIT!! ^_^

Yep! She shows up in Saturday's ep!

And is it just me or so far are all the character origins just down right depressing??

The entire cast seems to be made up of orphans:

Spoiler:

The twins: father killed by tornado, mother and younger siblings possibly starved to death, Tygra: biological parents died of some disease, Lion-O: Mother died giving birth to him, father killed by Mumm'ra. Cheetara: Who knows what happened to her family. But she was left without a clan at a young age. They haven't even delved into Panthro's early years really...

[gobo]

Pumyra has personality now. Good for her. ^_^

[JakeSully]

Originally Posted by gobo

Pumyra has personality now. Good for her. ^_^

I agree and i always adored her besides Cheetara, boy i tell you i blame Thundercats and Heathcliff for turning me and some kids back in the 80s into furries, LOL.

Tygra's origin was depressing but strong as it brings emotion to the viewer.