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Episode Summary
Written
by J. Cole Weston
When
the Green Berets are Zoned, who can stop the collective might
of Overlord and the US Military?
Episode
Notes
Written
by J. Cole Weston
In
depth: As the episode opens on a military base with Eagle
parked outside, men in green fatigues fight a pitched battle
in a training scenario in Manila. They are the Green Berets,
and Overlord is watching from Intruder, and dispatches a Zone
Generator. Now the Black Widows and Green Berets are under
his control! Nearby in Los Angeles, the Zone Riders have dispatched
another generator with little resistance and no Black Widow
interference. McFarland radios the situation with the Green
Berets to Courage. They have priority one orders to free the
men and destroy the generator.
Courage
dispatches the team to check equipment, present a map of the
area and has Tank rig Eagle to be controlled remotely from
the ground. Max's old commanding officer is the commander
of the 147th. Dr. Laurence provides a solution for the ground
control of the plane, while Courage lays out the battle plan.
It will be difficult, and they may be trapped in the fort
they will invade. Courage sets all weapons to stun as they
arrive in the Zone to meet up with their deployed equipment.
They quickly find Overlord and his Black Widows. Courage withdraws,
heading for the fort as two green Black Widow tanks of a new
design attack. Overlord gives chase as they retreat. During
the chase, two Cycles are destroyed, leaving Kat and Hiro
riding with others. From Eagle, Max drops into the Zone with
his Zone Runner cycle. Kat and Dirk have to abandon Rimfire
after it is damaged.
Max
approaches the Zone Generator and starts to set a charge,
but Bandit is there with Major O'Harron and Max is surrounded.
The Major starts to remove Max's helmet but Max escapes using
hand to hand combat. Tank is setting the last charge but the
rest of the Zone Riders have to fall back to the fort. Tank's
cycle is destroyed, and the shrapnel destroys the remote control
for the plane. Having rapidly lost all their vehicles, the
Zone Riders regroup as they head into the fort. Only Max is
outside and he is kept busy eluding the Zoners. Tank begins
to fire off the charges he placed earlier, breaking up the
ranks of the men assaulting the fortress. Overlord watches
the battle, which goes badly for the Zone Riders. Dirk is
shot in the arm, which is now paralyzed. Courage radios Max
to blow the generator. Max lures Razorback into a hole with
his maneuverable Zone Runner. The Major's plane crashes nearby,
and Max makes sure he's OK, as he spots Overlord nearby.
Max
quickly steals Bull Whip as Overlord is watching the battle.
Max then uses the cannon to destroy the generator as the Major
surprises him from behind. As the Zone lifts, the Major comes
to his senses and stops choking Max. With only the Black Widows
to shoot at, the Zone Riders then overcome Overlord's forces
and they retreat. On Intruder, they confront Razorback on
his failure as they leave. Tank, having repaired the remote,
have Eagle land to pick them up. The Major and Max say their
goodbyes and salute one another as the Zone Riders leave the
Philippines.
Items
Noticed: A very tactically rich episode - if you wanted all
out action, this is the episode!
Notes:
What must the budget be for Zone Rider Cycles? Every episode
or so one is disabled or destroyed!
What
do we learn? The 147th Green Beret Marauders are an elite
fighting unit in 2007.
Major
Timothy O'Harron is an officer who always believed in Lt.
Max Jones, and provided some guidance to him in his career,
saving him from the wrath of "The Brass." He also
taught him everything he knows about hand to hand combat.
He is the commander of the 147th.
A
Warlord II fort is a standard installation used in training
maneuvers, and one is present at the Manila base.
Zone
Riders use jet powered "para packs" to descend into
the Zone.
Goof
ups: Max just JUMPS out of a plane with only the Zone Runner
backpack on?!?! Yikes! He doesn't even somersault when he
hits the ground. Tough guy or lazy animator - you be the judge.
Whoops!
In the first shot of the Zone Generator, it looks like the
feet on the left side are cut off or not drawn. Doh!
When
Tank detonates the charges, he is using the Eagle remote,
which was damaged in the last scene, and is now fine and repaired.
When did he do this?
Quotable
Quotes: "We are winning…we are WINNING!" -
Overlord (I know, I can hardly believe it myself!)
"Ask
and ye shall receive!" - Max
"Are
you sure that remote is gonna work, Tank?" - Max
"When Tank fixes something, Tank FIXES something!"
- Tank
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