"Journey To The Tower Of Omens" - Official Talkback Thread! (CONTAINS SPOILERS!)

[Carl_Rahl]

I think Tygra is going to have a shot, maybe Lion-o will want Cheetra to be his Queen but she is can’t be Queen for some reason and give an opening for Tygra, even though Cheetra might still like Lion-O. Plus Pumyra still might show up. Pumas are call Mountain Lions, they might have her show up and complicate things.

[Lee22]

@chique

+1. Im afriad they will make Tygra look like ah bad person .
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Like he’s just using Cheetara as a pawn in his struggle with Lion-O. I want to see him develop feelings for her. Weather there reciprocated or not will remain to be seen. (Regardless I already have a preference for Cheetygra )

I don’t think Tygra’s going to be the bad guy but it’s certainly isn’t going to help with his inferiority complex towards Lion-O that he seems to have.

He’s spent a lot of his life trying to prove he’s “better” than Lion-O(overcompensation because he’s adopted?) and to have Lion-O get the crown and then get the girl over him would be crushing. It would be just more proof that Lion-O has surpassed him.

[HillsHollow]

@chique

The potential to end up looking like the bad guy in a love triangle is great. In fact most love triangle have a bad guy. I dont want Tygra or Lion-O to look like selfish spoiled brats who wants let blah blah live happily ever after because of hurt feelings and jealousy.

I’m more afraid that Cheetara will be '(Insert name here) love interest and that’s all the character development she’ll get.

[HillsHollow]

@Carl Rahl

Plus Pumyra still might show up. Pumas are call Mountain Lions, they might have her show up and complicate things.

She was the doctor/healer of the group in the OS.

What are the odds are she shows up finds one of our heroes and nurses someone back to health?

[Carl_Rahl]

@HillsHollow

She was the doctor/healer of the group in the OS.

What are the odds are she shows up finds one of our heroes and nurses someone back to health?

don’t have a clue about the odds, but it chould happen.

[HillsHollow]

@Thunderandreams

But basicly, it is all Jaga’s fault. :eek:

They stuck to the orginal series in that regard.

[system]

@HillsHollow

I’m more afraid that Cheetara will be '(Insert name here) love interest and that’s all the character development she’ll get.

AGREED!!! This is why I perfer the romantic relationships be between two supporting characters. Less chance of someone getting over shadowed. If it were up to me Lion-O would fall in love with someone who is set up to be,well just his love interest. Like a royal who managed to make it out of Thunderea . Cheetara is THE thundercats female. She should be no more about romance than any other TCat.

[Lee22]

@HillsHollow

I’m more afraid that Cheetara will be '(Insert name here) love interest and that’s all the character development she’ll get.

That is a concern but I think it really depends on how long they drag the triangle out. The tension between Tygra/Lion-O can’t get resolved while that’s going on and while I like the conflict between them right now, I don’t want it to last 20+ episodes. Once the triangle is resolved I bet the romance blends into the background and all three move on as individual characters.

[catspat]

@Draphin

After watching the ep again and reading this thread and taking part in the Crew chat last night I have a few theories to share here.

First off why were the Thundercats of old working with Mumm-Ra? I am really fond of the Idea that Mumm-Ra Genetically created all the different Mutant races and his final (most powerful) version were the Thundercats. (sorry small tangent but i just realized Pikachu is a literal “Thunder” “cat” :eek::o…) These Thundercats were made with an unfortunate flaw (from Mumm-Ra’s perspective) in that they were more nobel than Mumm-Ra and after serving their “Master” and finding him to be evil they then turned on him and sealed him away. They at this point forsake Technology because it was the source of their Evil Masters Power and what drove his evil ambitions. So they therefore wanted nothing to do with it. They instead embraced an Amish-like way of life. No high-tech but some mechanical knowledge to progress their society. They did however retain some Super tech as it was to dangerous just to leave it behind. The War Stone and other Omens Artifacts were then passed off as sorcery and magic not as Super tech. This bring me to my personal theory that the Sword of omens itself is a piece of tech. Can you say Nanobots! They will respond to to brain impulses of the one who wields it. It is also encoded to only respond to those of a specific Genetic code. The Lions are the only ones that can access all the special abilities which is why they have remained the Ruling Class. The other Thundercats have nanites in their genetic make up. Which is why they “respond” to its call. This is also the reason Mumm-ra cant touch it. His DNA was coded for complete Lock out. Sight beyond sight is a combination of memory files and Satellite Tracking. Not to mention hopefully an early warning threat detection system. Furthermore the Power source for this Nanite Network (probably Mumm-Ra’s greatest Creation as it would insure his control over all his creations) is the Eye of Thundera/war stone as we saw it already being used as a power source for the Honkin Space Cannon we saw in the flashback.

From other sources their will be other Power stones that will unlock greater power of the sword. I will assume these either replenish the Eye’s actual power or provide new programing to the nanobots that make up the sword giving them more ability or greater efficiency.

Wow this is turning into one heck of a little fan-fic. I Love it!

It’s very good, too, and I agree with all of it.

[Mumm-Ra_s_Wrath]

It sounds plausible. I’m still trying to figure exactly what Mumm-Ra is in this series. I’d guess he is from a race of Bat-Mutants judging by his appearance and his aversion to bright lights.

[Nine_Tiger]

@Booyah!

Holy crap, even Nine Tiger liked this episode! Let me call Satan and see if Hell froze over last night. ;):p:D

I was always for quality.

MGP
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@Rizefall

Yey you liked it, hurray!

It was well paced, and featured everyone’s strength, plus gave a hint of back story.

MGP
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@Endorx

I almost spat out my drink :eek:

:D:thumbsup:

Hope it wasn’t good booze wasted

MGP

[MummRaOrigins]

My theory

1. TCATS enslaved by Mumm-RA
2. War stone is retrieved & used for evil purposes by said mummy
3. TCATS defeat Mumm-Ra
4. Jaga casts spell on war stone & implants it into Sword of Omens
5. Mumm-Ra is locked up into his tomb

Could also be that 4 comes before 3.

Also anybody notice that the room flooding reminded of that episode in the original series where Panthro lost his temper & chased after Mumm-Ra only to be flooded inside the pyramid & just narrowly escaping.

[Nine_Tiger]

@balgus82

Why does the Tiger have to be a traitor? There was also a Lion beside Mumm-Ra and we all know the Lions are the royal family.

Based on the foundation being set down from the past episodes we have established some possibilities for Tygra:

Displaced older son
Favored Grune
Jealousy

Besides the bad tiger had an eyepatch, perhaps a foreshadowing of Tygra being short-sighted, and soon to be tested? That’s how I would play it.

MGP
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@Lynxia

Inventory:
Whip x 01

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

What’s hilarious though is when Mumm-Ra took on his Ever-Living form and started attacking the 'Cats, I couldn’t help but think of RPGs where the boss evolves into a new form. All I was thinking was like “Oh great, now his attacks affect the whole area instead of just one person!”

But yes, it is nice to see that Tygra remembers he has a whip and knows how to use it. I was like “FINALLY!” when he used it.

Evolution of form is a constant in anime to be sure.

MGP
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@CappuccinoBird

And so the love triangle begins… pleasedon’tmakeTygrathebadguypleasedon’tmakeTygra
thebadguypleasedon’tmakeTygrathebadguy.

Good episode! I really, really enjoyed it.

In the most idea scenario, Tygra will metamorphose the most, be tested the most, to be the next vizier. That is why he should get the cleric

MGP

[Mumm-Ra_s_Wrath]

I want to know approximately how old the flashbacks of the Thundarians working for Mumm-Ra were. I mean what is the time frame of that?

[HillsHollow]

@Nine Tiger

Besides the bad tiger had an eyepatch, perhaps a foreshadowing of Tygra being short-sighted, and soon to be tested? That’s how I would play it.

MGP

Funny, I thought it mirrored Pathro. Who very well might be blind in one eye and to is a General of the army.

I’m still betting somewhere Pathro is either getting or has a mechanical eye. Actually I’m betting he already has one since it doesn’t seem he has a blind side at all.

[Nine_Tiger]

@Tygra_Rules

That might also explain why Lions are the only ones to be kings. If they freed the Cats, then maybe they are ackowledged like the heroic dinasty.

Next episode “Legacy” might give us more clues on that… or in Tygra’s origins as well. I think next episode will be about him (as Pantrho and Cheetara kind of have had theirs), and we’ll know what Tygra’s legacy is.

Fan Fiction is rife with Tiger vs Lion. It is a very common theme, and probably will be played out here too.

MGP

[system]

Chris here…

@Mumm-Ra's Wrath

I want to know approximately how old the flashbacks of the Thundarians working for Mumm-Ra were. I mean what is the time frame of that?

Well, in the pilot, Claudus stated that the ThunderCats’ “ancestors” had defeated Mumm-Ra, so that implies to me that the flashback was going back at least a few generations (i.e., further back than the main ThunderCats’ grandparents).

Take care…

[balgus82]

Also in interviews they’ve said Mumm-Ra has known about the Sword of Omens for 5000 years. And that first flashback was probably before the Sword was made considering they had just gotten the stone.

[HillsHollow]

@Nine Tiger

Fan Fiction is rife with Tiger vs Lion. It is a very common theme, and probably will be played out here too.

MGP

Which never made any sense to me.

Lion and Tigers, all though simular in size, in nature never compete for the same resources except in very some rare forest areas. Lions are overall grassland warm climate cats. Tigers either have to be near a water source dense swamps or cooler climates. They suffer miserably in the heat. Neither enviorments are ones lions really compete for.

You’d think any cats that would be fighting it out with the Lions would be Leopards. They live in the same climates and compete for the same resources. They’re natural enemies in the wild too. One reason I always figured that Pathro was a leopard in the OS. When the chain of loyalty broke he didn’t turn on his nearest Thundercat like Cheetara and Tygra did. He went directly for Lion-o.

[Mumm-Ra_s_Wrath]

[CENTER][LEFT]Tygra’s reaction to Cheetara’s exhibition of speed.
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Panthro: “Close your mouth you’re drooling.”
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