The Legend of Zelda
Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Legend of Zelda episode 13
Title- The Moblins are Revolting (1/12/1989)
At last, the finale. And it’s actually my personal favourite, but it’s not as good as ‘That Sinking Feeling’. I love the opening. Link actually made me smile with his ‘wow, I am good…’ line, a real rarity in this show. What I love most though is that Gannons forces actually wage and all out attack on Hyrule Castle, with siege towers and everything. Admittedly it all goes nowhere as they all kill themselves through their incompetence, but it makes this episode actually something it hasn’t been till now. Funny.
Overall with this episode, I’d say that they’ve finally actually made an episode, that’s really quite good. It’s a nice end to a very boring series.
And that’s it for the Zelda series in animation. If there ever was a plan for a film, it should without a doubt be animated, as something as silly as a guy dressed as a fairy killing a Giant Pig really wouldn’t translate to live action well at all in my opinion. So yeah, overall the series sucks, I’ve just been kidding myself about it not being awful to get through it sane (which didn’t work.) As such, it has ok moments, but other than that, really don’t bother, it feels like watching the same thing over and over again, and it wasn’t enjoyable to begin with.
At last, the finale. And it’s actually my personal favourite, but it’s not as good as ‘That Sinking Feeling’. I love the opening. Link actually made me smile with his ‘wow, I am good…’ line, a real rarity in this show. What I love most though is that Gannons forces actually wage and all out attack on Hyrule Castle, with siege towers and everything. Admittedly it all goes nowhere as they all kill themselves through their incompetence, but it makes this episode actually something it hasn’t been till now. Funny.
Overall with this episode, I’d say that they’ve finally actually made an episode, that’s really quite good. It’s a nice end to a very boring series.
And that’s it for the Zelda series in animation. If there ever was a plan for a film, it should without a doubt be animated, as something as silly as a guy dressed as a fairy killing a Giant Pig really wouldn’t translate to live action well at all in my opinion. So yeah, overall the series sucks, I’ve just been kidding myself about it not being awful to get through it sane (which didn’t work.) As such, it has ok moments, but other than that, really don’t bother, it feels like watching the same thing over and over again, and it wasn’t enjoyable to begin with.
The Legend of Zelda episode 12
Title- The Missing Link (24/11/1989)
A weird episode to say the least. Apart from the Link not being able to touch some things, but being able to touch Zelda, it’s not too illogical if you don’t worry too much. For once the actual love stuff was slightly humorous.
Overall an ok episode.
A weird episode to say the least. Apart from the Link not being able to touch some things, but being able to touch Zelda, it’s not too illogical if you don’t worry too much. For once the actual love stuff was slightly humorous.
Overall an ok episode.
The Legend of Zelda episode 11
Title- Fairies in the Spring (17/11/1989)
Woah. An actual episode with a plot? Say it ain’t so. This has Gannon not actually being involved, and an actual plot of the Hyrulians new water park (lame I know, but hey, at least they’re actually doing something other than ‘spring cleaning’) The fairy’s were a welcome addition, as honestly, even a load of sentient buckets or something would at least add to the drab outlook of Hyrule. I admit that the games didn’t exactly have any good races other than Hyrulians until A Link to the Past, but this is Dic, the guys who ruined Super Mario world with the Cave People. Surely they could of added something. Well anyway, they did in this episode which is a plus point.
Overall, well it’s good for an episode of this show, but that’s honestly saying very little.
Woah. An actual episode with a plot? Say it ain’t so. This has Gannon not actually being involved, and an actual plot of the Hyrulians new water park (lame I know, but hey, at least they’re actually doing something other than ‘spring cleaning’) The fairy’s were a welcome addition, as honestly, even a load of sentient buckets or something would at least add to the drab outlook of Hyrule. I admit that the games didn’t exactly have any good races other than Hyrulians until A Link to the Past, but this is Dic, the guys who ruined Super Mario world with the Cave People. Surely they could of added something. Well anyway, they did in this episode which is a plus point.
Overall, well it’s good for an episode of this show, but that’s honestly saying very little.
The Legend of Zelda episode 10
Title- A Hitch in the Works (10/11/1989)
Guess what loyal readers. Gannon kidnaps Zelda, Link beats him, Link is rewarded by having to do chores. Oh and there’s a robotic broom or something, I dunno, really, it’s episodes like this that make me glad I’m almost done with this series.
Overall, I wish I could write page upon page about this episode like I did with the SMW episode ‘A Little Learning’ but whereas that had an actual storyline, a stupid one I could pick apart, I had a lot to write. Here there’s honestly nothing to say.
Guess what loyal readers. Gannon kidnaps Zelda, Link beats him, Link is rewarded by having to do chores. Oh and there’s a robotic broom or something, I dunno, really, it’s episodes like this that make me glad I’m almost done with this series.
Overall, I wish I could write page upon page about this episode like I did with the SMW episode ‘A Little Learning’ but whereas that had an actual storyline, a stupid one I could pick apart, I had a lot to write. Here there’s honestly nothing to say.
The Legend of Zelda episode 9
Title- Stinging a Stinger (3/11/1989)
Typical episode. Dunno really what to say, there were some good points like the fact Link fights actual thugs for once, but the swindler guy didn’t make much sense. I mean I guess he wanted to Lock Zelda and Link up so they didn’t imprison him, and stole the Triforce as it was good to sell, but it still didn’t really make sense at the time.
Overall a pretty boring episode. The fact Gannon’s beaten by bees at the end should sum it up perfectly.
Typical episode. Dunno really what to say, there were some good points like the fact Link fights actual thugs for once, but the swindler guy didn’t make much sense. I mean I guess he wanted to Lock Zelda and Link up so they didn’t imprison him, and stole the Triforce as it was good to sell, but it still didn’t really make sense at the time.
Overall a pretty boring episode. The fact Gannon’s beaten by bees at the end should sum it up perfectly.
The Legend of Zelda episode 8
Title- Underworld Connections (27/10/1989)
Holy crap! Actual blood, in this show? So we can see a snake get it’s face ripped up and green blood pour out after Link kicks it, but we can’t see Link use his sword whatsoever? Do you know how badass it was when in Captain N Link sliced an enemy clean in two?
Also we see Aquamentis, who it actually makes sense given the name to be in water. Anyway, this episode is about Link and Zelda searching for pieces of the Triforce in Gannons realm, which I never realised is actually the size of Hyrule itself. The episodes ok, which means it’s pretty boring. Another typical plot of looking for the Triforce.
There are some good moments, especially how badass Gannon becomes when he controls the lava in the volcano part. Gannon is seriously powerful in this cartoon sometimes, which makes him actually better than the other two DIC villains I can think of (Koopa, and Dr Robotnik from AOSTH) as he actually fights his enemies.
Overall ok, but pretty boring. I’m really struggling in deciding whether to view these episodes quickly and get them over with, or if I need to give it a rest for my sanity’s sake. (What little of it remains.) This series isn’t absolutely awful, it’s just pretty boring, and that can sometimes be worse to sit through than a show that’s so bad, it’s laughable, as at least you can laugh.
Holy crap! Actual blood, in this show? So we can see a snake get it’s face ripped up and green blood pour out after Link kicks it, but we can’t see Link use his sword whatsoever? Do you know how badass it was when in Captain N Link sliced an enemy clean in two?
Also we see Aquamentis, who it actually makes sense given the name to be in water. Anyway, this episode is about Link and Zelda searching for pieces of the Triforce in Gannons realm, which I never realised is actually the size of Hyrule itself. The episodes ok, which means it’s pretty boring. Another typical plot of looking for the Triforce.
There are some good moments, especially how badass Gannon becomes when he controls the lava in the volcano part. Gannon is seriously powerful in this cartoon sometimes, which makes him actually better than the other two DIC villains I can think of (Koopa, and Dr Robotnik from AOSTH) as he actually fights his enemies.
Overall ok, but pretty boring. I’m really struggling in deciding whether to view these episodes quickly and get them over with, or if I need to give it a rest for my sanity’s sake. (What little of it remains.) This series isn’t absolutely awful, it’s just pretty boring, and that can sometimes be worse to sit through than a show that’s so bad, it’s laughable, as at least you can laugh.
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