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Episode Summary
Written
by J. Cole Weston
Overlord
is captured at last - but what will happen to the Black Widows
in his absence?
Episode
Notes
Written
by J. Cole Weston
In
depth: An airbus on the way to M.C.C. is late, having been
highjacked by Overlord. General McFarland recognizes that
Bandit has put on the wrong hat, cluing him in that something
is wrong. Bandit fires a pistol and the plane begins to take
off again. Cat stops the U.N. plane from leaving with her
freeze ray. Bandit attempts to deice the intake, and frees
the plane. Hiro launches his backpack grabber claw, which
snags Overlord while the rest escape.
At the Special Counsel of the U.N, much debate occurs at a
meeting. They decide an immediate strike on Overlord's headquarters
is in order. At Overlord's HQ, the Black Widows divide and
struggle against each other. McFarland interrogates Overlord,
who uses a hidden capsule to put into his water, knocking
him unconscious.
Riding
into the Zone, they approach the Chrysler building while Overlord
regains consciousness on a gurney and defeats his captors.
Overlord wants to take over the U.N. In the Zone meanwhile,
a fierce battle rages between Zoners and Riders. Tank destroys
Bandit's Bullwhip cannon as he calls for more Zoners to reinforce
the battle. Bandit calls all New York Zoners to his aid, while
Reaper blasts him in the back, putting him in a cell. Back
at the U.N, McFarland briefs the council on final action against
Overlord. The nations squabble over post Zone borders and
redevelopment. Overlord meanwhile starts gassing the U.N.
with sleep gas obtained from two doctors. A guard manages
to hit the alert sirens, and McFarland escapes out the front.
Overlord
calls his HQ to have the Intruder join him on the roof. Reaper
decides to lead the attack without saving Overlord. Meanwhile
Overlord goes onto the roof and McFarland jumps him, but is
opposed. Overlord breaks off an antenna to fight him with,
but McFarland uses leverage to flip Overlord over the railing.
He manages to hang on, as Duchess Dire arrives with Intruder
and blasts at the deck. McFarland then makes it inside Intruder
and takes over.
Meanwhile
a recall flare draws the Zone Riders away from HQ and back
to the U.N. Overlord reaches his HQ with Bandit and Duchess
Dire to confront the traitors Reaper and Razorback. He sends
all Black Widows to reinforce the borders, with the Zone Riders
left to fight another day.
Items
Noticed: We get our first look at M.C.C. ranks in this episode.
On Bandit's uniform is a leaf shape - the traditional symbol
of a major in army ranks. His hat has two bars - captain's
rank. General McFarland wears four diamonds, analogous to
the four stars Generals today wear. Notes:
Bandit is a master of Origami, making several sculptures in
his cell. Overlord
in the scene at his headquarters is wearing his twin missle
backpack from the toy - a rare occurrence in SPIRAL
ZONE. What
do we learn? In an earlier episode, Overlord proved to be
a bad shot inside a room while fighting Dirk. However here,
he proves to be a master of close quarters combat, disabling
an armed guard and four other men in an elevator. He's not
the leader of the Black Widows for nothing! The
U.N. launches a recall signal to the Zone Riders: three flare
combination from the roof - yellow, then two blue flares in
a row. Since there is no communication in the Zone, this is
a novel way of recalling the Zone Riders to HQ, provided they
are within visual range of the flare gun in New York mounted
on the U.N. Goof
ups: None apparent. Commentary:
An incredibly dramatic episode, and one that could have been
the final one for SPIRAL
ZONE. Why were other episodes recycled for footage,
but not this one? I begin to suspect that with the proper
amount of editing and voice work, this episode could be turned
into a satisfying conclusion to the SPIRAL
ZONE saga. Quotable
Quotes: "This could be the battle we've been waiting
for: the last one." - Commander Courage
"I know you can win Dirk. I just hope the politicians
don't take the meaning out of victory." - General McFarland
"Time to fade away, old soldier!" - Overlord to
General McFarland
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