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Episode Summary
Written
by J. Cole Weston
When
Overlord divides the US and Europe with seaborne Zone Generators,
what power on earth can stop him?
Episode
Notes
Written
by J. Cole Weston
In
depth: A naval yard calls Eagle in the air to report an attack
by Overlord. Overlord sends Dire and Rawmeat out of Intruder
to board a submarine. It's surface defenses are destroyed
and Rawmeat activates a Zone Pod to prevent them from diving
and escaping. Dire notes they will need the sailors, as the
sub is not computer controlled like the carrier. Overlord
then dispatches another Zone Pod, zoning the entire area.
The base's guns then damage Eagle, which starts a crash landing,
which Ned aims for the generator. It is destroyed along with
Eagle's capability for Flight. Intruder launches missiles
at the carrier, scoring direct hits. Overlord has captured
two vessels of the United States Navy: the carrier U.S.S.
Constitution and the submarine U.S.S. Tigershark.
Eagle is towed away for repair while the Zone Riders pursue
on a hovercraft. Overlord commands to build operation "Zone
Wall" in which self defending floating Zone Generators
will block the United States from Europe. One of the generators
begins firing missiles at the hovercraft. Max decides to ride
out on cycle to distract it. It destroys Max's cycle but Tank
destroys the generator with the Zone missile launcher backpack.
Then, a torpedo is launched from the Tigershark at the hovercraft.
Courage detonates it with a needler and races overhead of
the sub. Ned swims down to the submarine and makes enough
noise to make them surface. They board the sub and confront
Dire and Rawmeat, who takes a hostage. They disarm them, and
Ben wants to take apart the mini zone generator, but it is
booby trapped and has to be thrown overboard by Tucker. As
they begin to leave in the sub, Max wants to follow in the
hovercraft, having "not signed up for submarine service."
On the bridge, Dire believes Overlord won't attack because
she is on board. Courage then proves her wrong as Intruder
drops depth charges. One more hit and they're finished, Franklin
reports. After another run, oil and debris surfaces, and in
the sub they elude the plane. On the sub meanwhile, Rawmeat
gives Dire an idea. She calls in the guard saying something's
wrong, and Rawmeat drops in from above him, knocking him out.
Dire and Rawmeat escape to a smaller submarine which they
launch from Tigershark. With no choice, the Zone Riders must
sink the Constitution. However, the torpedoes won't launch
without the firing circuitry Duchess Dire stole from the submarine.
Dirk then asks if the submarine is equipped for ramming (?!?!)
and she responds that it is, but must be above water. Courage
orders it to be taken to just below the surface and he exits
the ship via torpedo tube and grasps the periscope. He then
orders the sub to ram the aircraft carrier. It penetrates
the hull (WHAT?) and they enter the Carrier.
They then seize fire control and fire upon the Black Widows
on deck and send the Zone Riders up on the aircraft elevator.
An electrical explosion in the ammunition magazine causes
extreme damage to the hull. Kat decides to level the deck
with controlled flooding. As Ben opens a compartment, he is
swept away. Max goes below decks to rescue him, entering an
electrical conduit. Max rescues him and heads to the bridge
with O'Malley, who activates the catapults to trip up the
Black Widows. Overlord commands the Widows to retreat to Intruder
to escape while Ned is to fly the Zone Riders out of the area
aboard a jet powered transport plane. It barely makes the
takeoff but returns to shore. Tigershark needs repairs but
is OK overall once repaired. Dirk tells the General that the
Zone Riders "dealt with sub duty.
Items
Noticed: Constitutions number is given as CVN-95.
Notes:
Rawmeat makes reference to his Overhead Cam 6 automobile once
more, a nice touch of continuity with his first appearance
in the Smoky Mountains.
Note
the rifle being held by a sailor covering Duchess Dire on
the sub: it appears to be very similar to a Mospeada Legioss/Robotech
Alpha Fighter rifle. Perhaps the animator had one near by
for inspiration when drawing?
What
do we learn? Crook hope to some day rule Europe under Overlord
to settle some old scores.
Enclosed
spaces make Max nervous (claustrophobia), especially underwater.
Captain
O'Malley commands the U.S.S. Tigershark, and began her naval
career on the Constitution.
Goof ups: If they're rigged for silent running, how does Intruder
find them to drop depth charges?
Submarines
aren't equipped to ram anything but ice floes when they're
up near the North Pole. A horrible lack of realism for SPIRAL
ZONE.
What
is the possible hurry to get Ben out? He's in an airtight
suit! It's been shown before Zone Riders can survive short
bouts underwater. Ben's just a wuss.
Quotable
Quotes: " Mmm (eating a sandwich), that's good. Want
some?" - Rawmeat
"That's not fit for a pig! No, no maybe it IS fit for
a pig!" - Duchess
"Top
floor coming up: Lowlifes, scum and other assorted bad guys."
- Max Jones using the elevator.
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