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William Overgard Reviewed by: Purrsia  Now, don't quiver with dread at the writing credits...this is actually a decent Overgard episode, heh heh. The ep starts with Tygra out in the forest in the pre-dawn hours, investigating a forest fire. Willa jumps out of the trees and attacks, because since it's her kingdom in flames, she's a tad on edge. Willa expresses her resentment of being caught in the Mutant/ThunderCat crossfire. Monkian shows up and attacks before Tygra can defend the Tcats against her argument. Figuring Monkian was a spotter for the gunners of whatever weapon was shooting the fireballs, Tygra and Willa follow the simian back to Castle Plundarr. Once there, Tygra turns invisible and swims through the Castle's moat in search of an intake pipe with which to gain access inside. Unfortunately fer stripes, Slithe noticed the blue flash when Tygra turned invisible. This prompts the Muties to check the moat, which happened to be fortified with Phosphor-R -- a substance that reveals objects within the moat. Tygra's invisible advantage therefore was flushed with the force of 10,000 Plundarrian toilets. Monkian wanted to blow Tygra up. But Slithe preferred to take the Nose Diver for a swim in hopes of grinding the cat to a pulp with the Diver's handy Roto-Grinder. Tygra tries to escape by swimming into an intake pipe. He loses his whip, turns fully visible as a result, and finds himself trapped in a cage. The Mutants reel their "ThunderCatFish" in and promptly strap his ass to a device called "The Four Winds". Looks like Tiggie really stepped in the doo this time. Of course, instead of immediately having Tygra drawn and quartered, they set the device to go off at the first ray of light at sunrise. Thank Jaga for the convenient plot contrivance. Meanwhile, Lion-O is having a restless night, his "cat sense" no doubt trying to tell him Tygra is up shit creek with a hol in the boat. Just as he and Snarf are debating whether or not Tygra can manage to take care of him self (amazingly, Snarf is supporting the "fuhgeddaboutit" side of the argument!), the SoO growls to warn of danger (in yer face, Snarf! Ha!). After seeing the fix Tygra is in through the Sword, Lion-O hastily uses the Claw Shield to shimmy down the Lair from his bedroom window. Plot contrivance number 2? Lion-O not only rushes off without getting a little help from his friends, he also leaves the Claw Shield behind... When Lion-O arrives at Castle Plundarr, Willa has just found Tygra's whip floating in the moat and informs Lion-O that he's been missing for over an hour. Lion-O is eager to scale the outside wall of the Castle but suddenly remembers he left the Claw Shield at the Lair. Oh boy! Now we get to meet Bushy, the sexless, giant tree top spider. This little critter can spin a web out its ass that can support 2 grown people. Holy Plot Contrivance, Batman!! And talk about buns of steel...little Bushy can also pull the dead weight of both Lion-O and Willa up the side of the Castle. However, the pair pause to spy on Slithe and Monkian as they pass the Mutants' control room window. By eavesdropping, they learn three things: 1) Where exactly Tygra is located, 2) that the Mutants plan on the Cats Lair being the next target of a fire bomb attack, and 3) that when you hang around sticking your face in the window of your enemy, said enemies tend to detect your presence! And don't forget the zillionth plot contrivance....which is an enemy always gives up all the vital information whenever the hero is eavesdropping... But I digress. Now the race is on to reach the top of the Castle and free Tygra before the Mutants literally pick him apart. Of course, Lion-O gets there in time. You're so shocked, I know. Before leaving the Castle, the heroic trio finds the fire-launcher, which was built from the propulsion unit of the Mutants' old spaceship. As the Mutants close in on them, Lion-O summons his pals. While they wait for the Tank to arrive, Lion-O and Tygra try to figure out a way of blowing the device up without killing themselves in the process. When the Tank finally does arrive, it solves part of their problem by shooting a rescue line right into the fuel line of the fire-launcher. And as the three of them slide to safety, the Mutants complete the task by being dumb enough to shoot flames into a room full of spilled fuel. Kaboom! heehee. "What's this? A hairy baseball?" -- Panthro, upon being introduced to Bushy. comment system disabled temporarily thanks to spam happy assholes!
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