The additional new pieces of Toad tech are also welcomed so at least there’s a willingness to keep introducing new designs and models and not just re-hashing the same old thing.
The backgrounds on Warren look really nice and I enjoy the look of that world the short time we’re there. That’s not to say there isn’t some room for praise. AKOM definitely has an easier time with the spacecraft which makes sense since there are less moving parts. Which is a shame since the episode looks great in the opening moments. Running animation continues to be an issue and overall things are just very stiff. I noted many animation shortcomings throughout and this one does get rather ugly in places. That’s not to say the episode is perfect. Mimi looking rather dashing in her new uniform. Or is this just a lame joke and Jenny is acting “catty” towards another female since she is a cat? Anyways, Mimi names her new vessel, a gray frigate, The Screaming Mimi as the episode ends. Jenny is either disgusted with Mimi for her conduct of utilizing her sex appeal to woo Bucky, or does she harbor feelings for Bucky as well? Maybe she’s just ticked he recommended Mimi receive her own frigate rather than advocate for Jenny to get her own ship? That would make sense, though I doubt that’s how we’re supposed to take it. I’m not sure how we’re supposed to take that. She plants a kiss on the smitten captain while Jenny turns away in disgust. Mimi is dressed in a regal looking blue pilot ensemble and when the Secretary General suggests she thank Bucky she is more than happy to do so, in her own way. It’s captain will be none other than Mimi LaFloo, based on a recommendation from Bucky O’Hare. On Genus, the Secretary General is proud to announce that the United Animal Fleet is being expanded once again to include a third frigate. If this were some big sporting moment we’d probably dub this The Leap. As the door closes, poor Frax collides with it knocking himself unconscious. The Air Marshall and others are forced to run and seek shelter in an elevator. He hops over the guard rail and batters the lone armed guard and steals his rifle. Larry and Mimi are shocked as Bucky informs her he doesn’t do well taking orders, referring to her as “Foxy.” He bolts for the tower and with a mighty leap he’s just barely able to reach the railing. With no other choice, Larry prepares to make a leap he knows he can’t possibly make when a commanding voice from offscreen shouts “Forget it, kid, you’d never make it!” Angus emerges, and as Mimi reminds him he’s supposed to be the lookout, he removes his costume to reveal his true identity. He turns to Mimi to tell her he can’t make it, but she won’t hear it and reminds him their whole plan is dependent upon him making that jump. It’s up to Larry to make the jump, but one look and he balks.
Way up high is the command tower they need to reach if they want to shut the place down.
The other guards are now aware of their location and are firing upon them. Mimi and Larry race to the surface of the climate converter. Even though the episode focus is getting narrower, we still have time for new characters and this one will introduce a fairly important one in Mimi LaFloo (Margot Pinvidic). It’s a smart approach when your cast of characters is sizable, and it’s a strategy Fox’s X-Men would utilize the following year and even well into season two as its cast was particularly cumbersome. Eventually, characters like Dead-Eye and Bruiser will get episodes that allow them to spread their wings and even dabble in their past lives before joining Bucky’s crew. The writers and producers of this show will now take time to flesh out the supporting cast, and they’re starting with the captain himself. Our first three episodes were very much an ensemble, with perhaps Willy getting the most focus and backstory on the greater conflict between mammals and toads taking center stage. A sleekly animated intro welcomes our hero into episode four where he truly gets to shine.Ĭonsidering this episode is going to focus primarily on the hares, it should be no surprise that Bucky is front and center.