Thundercats Episode 11: Forest Of The Magi Oar saw the Thundercats stuck in a strange, seemingly living, forest. With the Sword of Omens appearing to malfunction, Lion-O must use his mind to see what is hiding in plain sight.
Read on to check out our review of Thundercats Episode 11: Forest Of The Magi Oar. The Story
After the Elephants instruct the Thundercats to seek the mystical Forest of the Magi Oar, the ‘Cats appear to be at a bit of a loss. Lion-O still cannot get the Sword of Omens to use Sight Beyond Sight. After the Wily Kittens bring back some firewood, Lion-O and Tygra start to air some potential dirty laundry. But as they throw some of the wood onto the fire, a series of bird-like spirits emerge and surround the Thundercats. When Lion-O tries to counter attack, the Sword of Omens will not extend or respond to his commands.
The cats are saved by three beings calling themselves the War Forgers. They use the power of the mystical woods, by way of the paper made from it, to defeat the spirits. They bring the Thundercats back to a paper mill (which appears to be made of paper) where they study the ways of using the powers of the forest to defend themselves against Fearagore (spelling?), a gigantic bird attempting to destroy the War Forgers and their paper mill. Suddenly, Fearagore attacks, incapacitating the War Forgers, leaving the Thundercats to defend the mill. Lion-O again attempts to use the Sword of Omens, and again, the sword fails to respond. So Lion-O uses the claw gauntlet to launch the finger ropes (for lack of a better term) and attaches himself to the giant beast.
Lion-O pulls himself to Fearagore and fights him in mid-air, forcing Fearagore to slam into a massive tree. Lion-O again tries the sword and again it fails. So he lays the sword and gauntlet down and attempts to fight without them. Fearagore grabs Lion_o and flies off into the distance. Soon Lion-O realizes that it isn’t Fearagore who is the evil one, but the War Forgers. Fearagore shows Lion-O the damage done to the forest and reveals that he is the protector of the Magi Oar and wants to stop the War forgers from harvesting the trees to make their paper. This is why the Sword of Omens wouldn’t work, as it can only be used against evil.
Lion-O returns to the mill with Fearagore and reveals to the rest of the ‘Cats what is really going on. A battle breaks out between the Thundercats and the War Forgers. Unsurprisingly, the Sword of Omens now works and the Thundercats eventually win. Now Lion-O is able to use Sight Beyond sight, as he was now able to see past he details to get at the bigger picture. He instructs the team to head back to the elephant Village.
Review
Finally, finally, the writers have addressed the slowly brewing tensions between Lion-O and Tygra. Both admit they are actively pursuing the affections of Cheetara. And right when it seems like the episode is about to delve into some deep conversation, they jump to a convenient plot device. Kind of a shame, as Lion-O and Tygra’s friction has potential to make for a great side story. For their part, the writers seem to be keeping Cheetara in the dark as to the feelings of the duo. Should make for an interesting development later on in the season.
With the War forgers, the writers tried hard to hide the fact that they were the evil ones. Giving them fancy heroic battle animations, friendly faces and a seemingly noble cause…Higher learning. The War Forgers even attempt to help Lion-O with his “Sight Beyond Sight” problem. Unfortunately, the revelation that they were the bad guys held little weight. We didn’t get to know them enough and we’re never given enough evidence that what they are doing is truly good or evil. Given just a bit more time, the revelation would definitely have carried a bit more emotional weight. But overall, I hope this isn’t the last we see of the War Forgers, as they were really unique and different characters.
The episode itself had some filler-type feel to it. However, it was a much tighter narrative than last week. It feels like some real effort was put into the War Forgers story, and made them feel like part of a larger world. It was also good to see the rivalry between Lion-O and Tygra resurface. It’s a plot device they can definitely pull out from time to time to add some more depth to the group dynamic. There’s real potential for that situation to explode, which is something that, if handled as well as the series has been, can add some real meat to the story.
Bottom Line
It’s another episode without the story getting back on track. Still not even a mention of Mumm-Ra. With only two episodes left, the writers will really have to circle back around to get the main villains involved again. But, as a stand alone episode, it was a fun watch with some good action sequences.
Overall: 8 out of 10
- The War Forgers
Thundercats Episode 11 - The Forrest of Magi Oar airs Friday, November 11 at 8:30PM EST on Cartoon Network.
Use this thread to talk about what you expect, as a live commentary thread as well as post airing discussion.
I really like the designs of the ghost/spirit things in this episode. Same goes for those magic users.
Edit: Now I understand the original title of this episode....that said the new one is less spoileriffic.
Edit 2: Ha! Cheetara got a new magic staff. I like that!
I liked this episode a lot personally. Loved the designs in it and the design of the main good guy (who's name I can't remember atm) I look forward to the next one
Really getting good imo
Better than last week, but I feel the writers are really stalling. After so much build up to an epic race to find the stones, we get another villain of the week with no relation or bearing on the initial story arc.
Good ep this week. Feel they found their stride again, brought us into an overall new world, with new ideas, without it being forced or corny. Characters that can be expanded upon later in the show, or other mediums after this ends.
I'm torn, cuz I don't mind them doing this when it's good, but because I know there's an underlying story that we need to get back to, I also want them to get to that.
I was surprised to see this ep was written by Peter Lawrence - a writer and producer for the original series. Looks like he hasn't lost his touch for writing Thundercats
Even cooler that the brought in some talent from the original then
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Enjoyed this episode, very fun! I like how they brought back the idea the sword won't attack good beings. The paper warriors were actually very cool, and Vigaro was extremely awesome. I love the whole running thing with Cheetara's staff, very funny. I only have one hangup; where did Wilkykat get that weapon of his? And why hasn't he used it until now?
The teasers had me thinking this episode would be very cringe worthy, but now that I've seen it, it's a much better episode than I would have thought. The twist was very nice, but not all that unexpected. I'm looking forward to seeing what Cheetara will be able to do with that new staff of hers.
Snarf's part was really nice. Especially since he didn't do much, if anything, after that. Should be interesting to see that Snarf-centric episode we've heard about.
Looking forward to next week's episode. Especially since it's title is "Into the Astral Plane".
That was a good and fun episode. I love all the different characters that were introduced thus far. It's making this world of theirs a lot more colorful.
I love how there's actually a mention of the supposed love triangle as well right before the spirits appear.
I kinda didnt like this1, it felt like another "add-ons" just to extend the seasons alil bit.
I know everybody likes em as they come and i look forward to them as well. but as soon as i see where its going, i lose hope. Out of the bunch that have aired only some r worth re-watching while others r not.
An another thing..Wheres mum-ra? why havnt they gone after him? why hasnt he shown up? watever happened to their new towers home? Theres so many unanwered questions and when you hope to find out who what where and when? they end up giving u a diff story. But im not here to complain lolz, i love thundercats 4life, This is a new era. Where new things can happen, its a retelling of the story, So alot of it will not be the same as the 80s version. So i shell just kick back & enjoy whats ahead.
lil question tho that i noticed on tonight.."The Forrest of Magi Oar"
When lion-o gets mad and throws his claw & sword to the ground. Right b4 the big bird is headed his way. Out of nowhere it grabs him and takes him up to the sky, This does not give him nor did it show him pick up his sword again, But sumhow he is then seen later with the claw & sword back on his pants. Any1 else noticed that?!
Yeah everyone noticed. Obviously he flew back for it......
So I thought the bad guys in this episode are awsome. I like how Mumm-Ras not being overused but agree he's got to be a bigger part of the show than he has been. The original got kind of rediculous with fighting the same enemies 100 times. As soon as the sword didn't work on the ghost I knew they were good. Kids show though so I expect some things to be obvious.
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another great episode and I like that were seeing a love triangle form between Lion-o tygra and cheetara though I think we can all agree that Lion-o is the one in her eyes lol
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Magi Oar = Anagram for Origami which is very fitting considering the content of this episode...
i totally loved it! the read or die feel, the giant owl! the environmental message shoved in our faces! lol!!! thanks ted! LOL! i loved that the kittens are getting used a lot more too. and being useful, rather then, useless. lol even if panthro said they're not useful for much, but they sure are!!!
Another great episode!
Just had a few questions...
1. When sitting around the camp fire, Lion-O and Tygra discuss the sword's decision of Lord. Then Tygra says that Cheetara believes in Lion-O and Lion-O responds with something like "you know we'll eventually have to settle this."
Was Lion-O talking about the Lordship or referencing some love triangle with himself, Cheetara and Tygra? From previous episodes I had picked up on something between Lion-O and Cheetara. But I hadn't gotten the sense that Tygra had thrown his hat in that ring.
2. If Lion-O is talking about some kind of love triangle, can anyone cite some evidence for me? It's entirely possible that I am just forgetting something or missed something. But I'd like to know!
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PS - that huge owl guy was awwwwwwwwesome. Was he from the original series? I don't remember him...
Was Lion-O talking about the Lordship or referencing some love triangle with himself, Cheetara and Tygra? From previous episodes I had picked up on something between Lion-O and Cheetara. But I hadn't gotten the sense that Tygra had thrown his hat in that ring.
2. If Lion-O is talking about some kind of love triangle, can anyone cite some evidence for me? It's entirely possible that I am just forgetting something or missed something. But I'd like to know!
That episode was great i loved the time when Tygra saved cheetara he was awesome!!!!
Raven -
Thanks, I'll have to look more deeply into those notes.
And yea, doesn't that owl just "feel" like something from the original? Great job of blending the new and the old.
Yasraina -
Tygra rules. Period ^_^
Edit: actually it'd have to be misspelled Oragami but I like it anyway
...like THIS :P
Aaaawwww snap! The Lion and the Tiger both want to mate with the Cheetah!
Gonna be a WAR ON THE SHORE BABY!!!
Great? An envirowhacko episode throwing sustainability at the viewers. They're trying to defeat Mumm-Ra, or get revenge. They don't even know (or at least haven't shown) if any of their people are still alive. But they take time out to deliver a message about how returning to the stone age would be better for us.
There is no pleasing some fans...
I loved the episode, the revelation of who the true villains were was quite shocking given the monstrous design of the owl guardian... and how Zek was even delivering the "word of wisdom of the day" to Lion-O!
The anagram for Origami... wow! Clever! Never saw that coming...
Ideally, the best stories advance plot while developing characters. Some of these eps seem to do that better than others. But for what the show is, it's not been bad in my view over all. Not perfect, but especially when you think about how inconsistent the old show could be, they do seem to try to be improving on certain aspects and I can dig that.
The episode continues from Sight Beyond Sight when they go to the Forest of Magi Oar, a tribute to Origami. The paper warriors didn't come across as evil but they wanted to stay in the forest. There was a lot of good fights and the sibling rivalry resurfaced again between Lion-O and Tygra over Cheetara. If you watched the season finale, I guess we know who the best cat for Cheetara is.
they need to halt the plot for a few episodes and spend those few episodes on the characters. For me the characters are more important than any plot from any series.