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Episode Summary
Written
by J. Cole Weston
When
the Zone can't overtake a mysterious house, Overlord must
learn its secret at any cost.
Episode
Notes
Written
by J. Cole Weston
In
depth: The Zone Riders suit up to head to Eagle and leave
M.C.C.. In the northern California zone, there is a residence
called Shadow House, owned by Lewis Grayson which is unzoned,
even though surrounded. The Black Widows are already there
attacking. As the Black Widows attack, the houses automatic
defenses fend them off. Eagle lands and dispatches the Zone
Riders into battle. None of the OptaScan helmets are working
due to electrical interference. Courage then engages the Black
Widows with the full strength of the Zone Riders. The Widows
retreat from the Riders as they head to Shadow House. The
doors mysteriously open for them and they enter inside.
Overlord orders another zone pod deployed to defeat the house.
The Zone Riders wander through the house until coming to the
study of Lewis Grayson. Courage asks about his anti-zone device.
The Widows attack once more, and the Riders have to leave
the house to fight them anew. As the new pod expands, the
Zone encroaches further on the house. Tank observes Grayson's
secret: a force field that fends off the Zone, but which consumes
enormous energy to do so. Just then, Reaper attacks unexpectedly
with Dire, injuring Grayson and Tank. Kat, outside, goes to
investigate the smoke pouring from the basement. Kat saves
Tank from the fire, but Grayson has been abducted.
Intruder arrives to pickup Grayson, Dire and Reaper. Kat and
Tank investigate the power source, while Overlord interrogates
the professor who is still too confused by zoning. Later he
reveals the source to be a meteorite that the house is built
over. Overlord attempts to leave in the plane, but Hiro destroys
the landing gears hydraulics, forcing the Black Widows to
attack on the ground while Hiro sneaks aboard. He grabs the
professor and radios Courage. Grayson reveals that he has
told Overlord how to defeat the field, with a third generator.
Razorback is in charge of the third zone pod, and comes under
attack by the Zone Riders. Tank blasts off a chunk of the
meteorite and takes it along. He and Kat attempt to escape
but are befuddled by the houses size. They then blow holes
in the house to escape. The third generator overloads the
force field system and the Black Widows retreat having accomplished
their mission as the house explodes under the overload. Now
the Professor offers his help to M.C.C. to defeat Overlord
and perhaps find another zone defeating device.
Items
Noticed: Courage orders "Attack Pattern Delta" in
which the Zone Riders form a V shape with Dirk at the rear
point. This may be a Star Wars reference, as "Attack
Pattern Delta" is what Luke Skywalker orders for the
Snowspeeders to engage the AT-AT's.
Notes:
Only the second episode in which Hiro gets to use his wrist
blade weapon.
Take
careful note in that in this episode, Overlord wins completely!
An episode of utter loss for our heroes, with only a meteorite
fragment to gain.
What
do we learn? Northern and Central California are zoned heavily
apparently.
Goof
ups: None apparent here.
Quotable
Quotes: "I love hard work…I could watch it all day."
- Razorback
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