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One thing sums up how horrible this new version is. Lion'O's "Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats Ho!!!", is now "Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats? Ho!" When an actor throws a statement uttered as a question into a battle cry it's really bad.
The original series contained a lot of things that didn't make sense. But that was OK because it didn't try to be realistic or serious. It was consistent in itself because it didn't try to explain everything.
The new version tries to be dark and more realistic, and by trying to do it is inconsistent in itself. It explains things, but in ways that don't make sense.
BTW, dark has become a formula. The "dark" formula dictates that each episode begins with a recap of some past episode, and that heroes experience conflict within their group. Often, and it happens in TC 2011, those conflicts suddenly disappear as if they never existed, only to reappear when needed.
The new series tries to create character depth, It tries to make the bad guys more sinister and dangerous. But after their introduction the characters become cardboard cut outs, and the danger they posed disappears. The treatment of the Jackal and Monkey are two examples. They start out by beating the Thundercats easily, but soon become just like the originals - easily defeated every time.
The pacing of this series is also strange. In the midst of a life or death rush for the stone of war, or whatever it is, the series takes time out to have a little thieving adventure with Kat and the horribly voice acted Kit.
With all the explanation and re imagining, the show falls flat with its own weight. At one point Lion'O laments that Mumra holding the Sword of Plundera changes the balance of power. But two episodes later Mumra is trying a scheme of the week, no Sword of Plundera in sight, to knock off the Thundercats. He isn't even using his vast army, which Lion'o and the Tcats couldn't face even with the sword of Plundera and the Sword of Omens.
It makes as little sense as the original. But the original never tried to make sense. Because the new version tries, it fails.
Good riddance.
score 1/10
fcabanski 2 July 2012
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25-10-2020 15:21:10