WB has sent along the preview images and clips for Thundercats Episode 17: Native Son. The episode airs Saturday, April 14 at 9:30 AM ET/PT on Cartoon Network.
While traveling through snowy mountains in search of safe passage, Tygra and Lion-O come upon a lost tiger village and in it they find Tygra’s real father. Tygra learns why his father sent him away as a baby — to save his life. But all is not as it seems in this village as the brothers learn these tigers are cursed and Tygra may be the answer to saving them — but at the cost of his own life.
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That was cute.
Tygra kind of knew things were going to change at a young age. She could've still said prince.
You have to feel for him, but that is what happens. That is why I hope tygra becomes the king of his clan.
In clip 5, isn't that the ASoE?
Tygra kind of knew things were going to change at a young age. She could've still said prince.
You have to feel for him, but that is what happens. That is why I hope tygra becomes the king of his clan.
Part of me feels like she was getting him ready for the inevitable, but a larger part of me feels like she wanted to put the spotlight on her biological son.
Like you said, she still could have called him "prince". He is still Claudus' son,even if he is no longer the heir to the throne.
Part of me feels like she was getting him ready for the inevitable, but a larger part of me feels like she wanted to put the spotlight on her biological son.
Like you said, she still could have called him "prince". He is still Claudus' son,even if he is no longer the heir to the throne.
She raised him for a while, I don't think she would change that fast. I think this is a writer thing.
Maybe they couldn't have kids then.
True, I dont see why he isnt prince or "king" maybe we'll find out later or it is what it is
Nice clips. Sadly im kinda tired of backstories, i want them to stay focus on the main story now, not something that happened yrs ago. I guess this is their way of extending the show longer, by throwing in other backstories, , I wont be suprise if they start showing us backstories of all the cats, when they were kiddies.
Nice clips. Sadly im kinda tired of backstories, i want them to stay focus on the main story now, not something that happened yrs ago. I guess this is their way of extending the show longer, by throwing in other backstories, , I wont be suprise if they start showing us backstories of all the cats, when they were kiddies.
We get to see how tygra was adopted and see how his feelings toward lion-o are developed. You could say, lion-o took away his mothers love.
I like fleshing out of the characters.
Maybe they couldn't have kids then.
I know the heir is usually the first born, but that doesn't strip the other boys of their royal title. (ex. Prince Harry and Prince William)
She still could have called him Prince. Kit called him a prince in RR, so I'm willing to be so did the other Thunderians. So why did she chose to switch it up as soon as she announced her pregnancy?
I bring up adoption, because it is why Tygra is not the crown prince.
They could have just as easily had her call Tygra a Prince. That moment represented a change in her relationship with Tygra.
She raised him for a while, I don't think she would change that fast. I think this is a writer thing.
Maybe they couldn't have kids then.
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
Nice clips. Sadly im kinda tired of backstories, i want them to stay focus on the main story now, not something that happened yrs ago. I guess this is their way of extending the show longer, by throwing in other backstories, , I wont be suprise if they start showing us backstories of all the cats, when they were kiddies.
I know the heir is usually the first born, but that doesn't strip the other boys of their royal title. (ex. Prince Harry and Prince William)
She still could have called him Prince. Kit called him a prince in RR, so I'm willing to be so did the other Thunderians. So why did she chose to switch it up as soon as she announced her pregnancy?
I bring up adoption, because it is why Tygra is not the crown prince.
They could have just as easily had her call Tygra a Prince. That moment represented a change in her relationship with Tygra.
Maybe she felt bad now that she realized that lion-o will get more love then tygra.
It is funny how things changed. Tygra was the most beloved prince of the people.
We know where it starts and it starts with their mother.
And what if the Queen dies in childbirth with Lion-O? Then Tygra not only feels like he stole her love, but blames him for her death too.
Which is the greater cruelty, to have loved a mother and lost her or to have never known her in the first place and still bear the guilt of her death?
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
I am happy we get to understand tygra more.
IMO, I think knowing her and then losing her.
Which is the greater cruelty, to have loved a mother and lost her or to have never known her in the first place and still bear the guilt of her death?
Maybe tygra will talk to lion-o about it. We still see the brothers have issues.
Wonder if lion-o saves tygra's life??
Maybe she felt bad now that she realized that lion-o will get more love then tygra.
It is funny how things changed. Tygra was the most beloved prince of the people.
We know where it starts and it starts with their mother.
If anything, I would imagine her reminding Tygra that her love for him was still intact, but why does the boy mother no longer see him as "her prince"?
If anything, I would imagine her reminding Tygra that her love for him was still intact, but why does the boy mother no longer see him as "her prince"?
Maybe she knew their relationship would change. She can't give him 100% of her love.
She raised him for a while, I don't think she would change that fast. I think this is a writer thing.
Maybe they couldn't have kids then.
That said, I would think that she COULD still say prince, because heir or not, he would still be a prince. That was why kings always attempted to have multiple sons, so if the heir died there was another.
I won't immediately jump to the 'bad writing' card (although I think that's a lot of it), my guess is they were trying to quickly illustrate what happened to kid viewers without explaining in detail how succession works. 'Tygra gets a brother, loses everything' Which is NOT how succession works.
Plus, it makes their mom look REALLY callous. At least she had the good grace to look embarrassed about it. I hope in the episode there are more scenes of her later not totally ignoring Tygra, but I have a bad feeling about this.
On an unrelated note, this has shown something I've always kind of wondered. In order to look the way they do, do the cats basically all only breed with the same cat clan? I ask because if Cheetara were to marry Lion-0, she's not a lion, so would they have spotted lion children? I always just assumed I was thinking too hard and they would never answer the question, but now, for I think the first time (correct me if I'm wrong) we've seen someone's mother, and as far as I can tell she is a lion (or a puma, hmm...), so it makes my old over-analysis relevant.
That said, I would think that she COULD still say prince, because heir or not, he would still be a prince. That was why kings always attempted to have multiple sons, so if the heir died there was another.
I won't immediately jump to the 'bad writing' card (although I think that's a lot of it), my guess is they were trying to quickly illustrate what happened to kids without explaining in detail how succession works. 'Tygra gets a brother, loses everything' WHich is NOT how succession works.
Plus, it makes their mom look REALLY callous. At least she had the good grace to look embarrassed about it. I hope in the episode there are more scenes of her later not totally ignoring Tygra, but I have a bad feeling about this.
We had to see how tygra was adopted and where the division between him and his brother came from.
She is a lioness. Color of her face and hair.
We'r pretty much 2nd-guessing out of a preview, I have no doubt that there is alot of stuff we dunno about, I mean this could go many ways, Its not the 80s anymore, alot of back stories can change, For the most part, they kept all of the characters on par, but now each of them has a diff story than what we knew about.
Hell i wont be surprise if "CHEETARA" had a twin sis, lol
I find it interesting that everyone is willing to condemn the Queen for one slip of the tongue in an out-of-context preview and Claudus was fairly blatant in his favoritism of Tygra and everyone's okay with that.
Maybe she knew their relationship would change. She can't give him 100% of her love.
Did you notice the stuff mummra toy?
That said, I would think that she COULD still say prince, because heir or not, he would still be a prince. That was why kings always attempted to have multiple sons, so if the heir died there was another.
I won't immediately jump to the 'bad writing' card (although I think that's a lot of it), my guess is they were trying to quickly illustrate what happened to kid viewers without explaining in detail how succession works. 'Tygra gets a brother, loses everything' Which is NOT how succession works.
Plus, it makes their mom look REALLY callous. At least she had the good grace to look embarrassed about it. I hope in the episode there are more scenes of her later not totally ignoring Tygra, but I have a bad feeling about this.
On an unrelated note, this has shown something I've always kind of wondered. In order to look the way they do, do the cats basically all only breed with the same cat clan? I ask because if Cheetara were to marry Lion-0, she's not a lion, so would they have spotted lion children? I always just assumed I was thinking too hard and they would never answer the question, but now, for I think the first time (correct me if I'm wrong) we've seen someone's mother, and as far as I can tell she is a lion (or a puma, hmm...), so it makes my old over-analysis relevant.
In the comic, Cheetara and Tygra's twins had spots and stripes. Real life hybrids also have features from both parents.
By the way, I'm still open to it being something else.
Claudus faved Tygra because he was the son who did things by the book. By his book. Lion-O had his own way of doing things, and the king disapproved, was vocal about it, and made the mistake of making comparisons between the two. But he did not love him any less, and he proved it before he died, he made sure he knew how proud of him he was.
The queen, on the other hand, pushed the little tiger away. I'd like to see more though.
Did you notice the stuff mummra toy?
And yes I did!! Looked pretty battered, it appears little Tygra was not nice to the bad mummy lol
I hope lion-o didn't save it.
I really wish people would stop getting all pissy about Lion-o's mom not calling Tygra Prince once. Besides, it's not like she did it to hurt him, plus she called him her "darling", And the previews are known to take things out of context. Also, this is probably little Tygra's memories, and until a certain age, some memories are false ones that your mind makes up to deal with situations.
Noboy mention the ancient spirits of evil in pic 5.
I hope lion-o didn't save it.
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
wow...so that is what liono's mother looks like. i never thought we would be shown what she looks like. i really feel for tygra after watching this preview and also im curious to know what happened to liono's mother.
Which is the greater cruelty, to have loved a mother and lost her or to have never known her in the first place and still bear the guilt of her death?
After she walked away the crown disappears from his head.
After she walked about the crown disappears from his head.
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
I wonder if they kept serving the ASoE after the crash.
Hopefully CLaudus did not go through to what Lion-O's "love life" is now.
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
I hope lion-o didn't save it.
I wonder if they kept serving the ASoE after the crash.
Hopefully CLaudus did not go through to what Lion-O's "love life" is now.
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Jelenic and crew will be forever be remembered as the man and crew that tainted the TCATS brand. Hopefully J.M. DeMatteis will remove some of the taint.
And yes I did!! Looked pretty battered, it appears little Tygra was not nice to the bad mummy lol
She did look sad though, I didn't see that the first time around.
However, the cheetah is a member of the genus Acinonyx. So neither a lion nor a tiger would be able to interbreed with a cheetah.
Not good news for both L/C and T/C shippers.
Some of the writing so far hasn’t exactly inspired confidence. Better to prepare for the worst.
If the ThunderCats world is based on real life then lions and cheetahs would not be able to interbreed. The Panthera genus contains the 4 ‘Big’ cats – tiger, lion, leopard and jaguar. They can all interbreed.
However, the cheetah is a member of the genus Acinonyx. So neither a lion nor a tiger would be able to interbreed with a cheetah.
Not good news for both L/C and T/C shippers.
She did look sad though, I didn't see that the first time around.
Still, the usual is to offer reassurances to the eldest.
We had to see how tygra was adopted and where the division between him and his brother came from.
She is a lioness. Color of her face and hair.
You're probably right, but her color does not stop her from being a puma. Pumas are almost the same color as lions, that's why we call them mountain lions.
Still I was just being facetious and it related to my curiosity about cat hybrids. I wasn't really trying to strongly suggest she wasn't a lion.