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Beastmaster Episode Review

In which Tao needs new friends. Preferably ones that don't try to uncover lost civilizations and get him killed by giant lizards.

What Happened

Tao's old mentor Solon finds one of those Lost Cities with a Doomsday Machine that could Destroy the World. Unfortunately, he gets trapped inside with his two new students stuck outside, chased by Voden's men. Yaomar drags Rico back to Voden, who is looking forward to getting hands on the Doomsday Machine.

Loriel, meanwhile, finds Tao and Dar and leads them back to the cave. She and Tao go inside, where they find Solon has been bitten by a giant lizard and lies near death. Tao and Loriel figure out how to use the Doomsday Machine to heal Solon, but Voden has arrived.

Solon decides he has to destroy the machine before Voden can get past the giant lizard. Shooing Dar, Tao and Loriel outside, Solon sets it to self-destruct. Voden and his men run in one direction, while Dar rescues Rico.

What We Learned

• Travelling through this forest is forbidden.
• When armies clash, everyone suffers.
• Curses are for strangers.
• Voden loves the ancient legends, especially when they turn out to be true.
• Lizards are attracted to movement.
• Giant lizards are never as scary as screenwriters would like them to be.
• Things that glow when you touch them probably shouldn't be touched.
• Riddles will not be solved until the hero is around to do so.
• The girl is always elected to be the one to weep, wail, scream and whimper.
• Apparently, the lizards are poisonous.
• Old mentors on the verge of accomplishing their life's work will often die in cave-ins.

What Did I Think?

The only cliche they missed was making Loriel Tao's ex-girlfriend and Rico her jealous new guy who betrayed them to Voden thinking that would win her back.