Your Time Has Just Begun
Apr. 11th, 2013 12:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrasteDue to the glories of the internet, I have now been able to watch Episodes Two, Three and Four of The Mysterious Cities of Gold Season Two on YouTube! (Episodes Three and Four are mislabelled, but that's what they are.) The first episode, alas, has been blocked by the copyright holders. Naturally I've *ahem*ed the videos as insurance against further deletions. I understand that networks don't want people posting their things hither and yon all over YouTube, but since I can't watch it on their website because of IP blocking, I don't have much alternative.
Despite missing the first episode and not speaking French, I am not having any trouble following the basic plot, although I look forward to picking up the finer details. As far as I can tell without being able to understand more than one word in twenty, it has all the stuff I love. The kids having adventures! Ancient technology! Mendoza sword-fighting! Only now they have better animation and a baby panda. My only wish is for more female characters.
(Well, Mendoza hasn't fought any dangerous animals yet, but it's early days. Given the cliffhanger of Episode Four, I have high hopes that he may do so soon.)
I was wondering after I saw the trailer why they made the local kid, Xie, a boy given the gender balance of the cast, but watching Esteban and Tao react to Zia's obvious crush on him is pretty darn adorable. (Not that she couldn't hypothetically have an obvious crush on a girl, but the chances of that being in a kid's cartoon any time soon seem sadly low.) There is a reason they were my very first OT3. I am delighted that Zia gets to fly the Golden Condor! Even if she is not super good at it yet. (Mendoza did fly it once, but all he had to do was land the thing after Esteban and Tao jumped out. He's a man of many talents, but I'm not surprised he feels unqualified to get it off the ground. Assuming it would even respond to him, which it might not.)
I got a ridiculous grin on my face every time Mendoza looked after the children. (Including Xie. He's held hands with Zia and clung to Mendoza in a crisis - that means he's part of the family, right?) I was especially pleased to see that Tao still doesn't trust him without question, and the two of them bonding over a clever plan involving a catapult was lovely.
YOU GUYS, MY SHOW IS BACK AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF HIATUS. After more than an hour of it, I can still hardly believe it.
ETA: I think I found a source for Episode One and subtitles! Bless you, 4chan! (Uh, not a sentence I use often. But credit where it's due.)
ETA2: And now I see Episode Five is available too. OMG YOU GUYS. I am going to be up all night. And I am just fine with that.
Despite missing the first episode and not speaking French, I am not having any trouble following the basic plot, although I look forward to picking up the finer details. As far as I can tell without being able to understand more than one word in twenty, it has all the stuff I love. The kids having adventures! Ancient technology! Mendoza sword-fighting! Only now they have better animation and a baby panda. My only wish is for more female characters.
(Well, Mendoza hasn't fought any dangerous animals yet, but it's early days. Given the cliffhanger of Episode Four, I have high hopes that he may do so soon.)
I was wondering after I saw the trailer why they made the local kid, Xie, a boy given the gender balance of the cast, but watching Esteban and Tao react to Zia's obvious crush on him is pretty darn adorable. (Not that she couldn't hypothetically have an obvious crush on a girl, but the chances of that being in a kid's cartoon any time soon seem sadly low.) There is a reason they were my very first OT3. I am delighted that Zia gets to fly the Golden Condor! Even if she is not super good at it yet. (Mendoza did fly it once, but all he had to do was land the thing after Esteban and Tao jumped out. He's a man of many talents, but I'm not surprised he feels unqualified to get it off the ground. Assuming it would even respond to him, which it might not.)
I got a ridiculous grin on my face every time Mendoza looked after the children. (Including Xie. He's held hands with Zia and clung to Mendoza in a crisis - that means he's part of the family, right?) I was especially pleased to see that Tao still doesn't trust him without question, and the two of them bonding over a clever plan involving a catapult was lovely.
YOU GUYS, MY SHOW IS BACK AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF HIATUS. After more than an hour of it, I can still hardly believe it.
ETA: I think I found a source for Episode One and subtitles! Bless you, 4chan! (Uh, not a sentence I use often. But credit where it's due.)
ETA2: And now I see Episode Five is available too. OMG YOU GUYS. I am going to be up all night. And I am just fine with that.