Episode 14: New Alliances

Original Air Date: March 24, 2012

Episode Written by: J.M. DeMatteis, Directed by: Yoshiharu Ashino

Article by: Purrsia

WB Summary:The Thundercats go on the offensive taking down Mumm-Ra's lizard army piece by piece. Lion-O appeals to the soldiers to turn against their overlord, but Mumm-Ra won't see his army crushed so easily. He tasks Slithe with recruiting two new and vicious Generals -- Addicus and Kaynar -- to retaliate against the cats. Meanwhile, the Robear Berbils make Panthro a new set of robotic arms and soop up the Thundertank.Purrsia's Synopsis:After a brief recap of recent events, the story opens with the kittens trying out their new space boards. It's fun until they run into a group of lizards. Eventually, Lion-O and the others (less Panthro) over-power the lizards and take them as prisoners. To the shock of both the lizards and Tygra, Lion-O decides to give the lizards the choice of uniting with them against Mumm-Ra or to go home to their families. They opt to go home. Lion-O explains that after they won the spirit stone there were mass-desertions in the lizard army. He figures this is Mumm-Ra's war, not the lizards and thinks they're wise to it as well. Tygra however, doesn't think Lion-O can win them over just by cutting them breaks. Lion-O is optimistic at the very least, if they have more successful ambushes soon the Lizards won't have anything left of their army to stop the 'Cats from finding the next stone.The crew then heads back to the Berbil village to check on Panthro, as he's there getting some new arms courtesy of the robotic bears. His first pair turn out a little too cutesy for his tastes, so the Berbils vow to make some modifications.Meanwhile, at Mumm-Ra's pyramid the old mummy is taking Slithe to task for having such a pathetic army. In response, Mumm-Ra reveals his new Generals to Slithe - the wretched Atticus and Kaynar (Monkian and Jackalman in the old series) who, he explains, are motivated only by base emotions and currently incarcerated for crimes vile even to him. Slithe scoffs, noting a lizard army will never obey a monkian or jackalman. Mumm-Ra seems to only care that they learn deserting is not an option. The second part of Mumm-Ra's plan is to use those two to help recruit the armies of their respective people. So Slithe is sent to free the new generals.When Atticus is found, he's about the be put to death by members of the bird nation for his crimes against them. The birds release him, assuming he's fallen to his death only to be shocked when he returns on the platform of Slithe's vessel. Atticus agrees to sign onto Mumm-Ra's army in exchange for his life, then presumably get the last meal he's owed from the birds - its strongly implied that he devours at least some of them.The ThunderCats are back out putting the pressure on the remaining Lizard battalions. After another battle, Lion-O and Cheetara have a heart to heart about how Lion-O misread her signals. He's dismayed to learn she'd been told by Jaga to look after him and that's why she stayed so close. He'd told her and Tygra earlier that he was okay with their relationship but now he let her know that this changes everything. While back in the Berbil village, Panthro likes the look of his modified arms, but they're a little out of control - needs more work!Kaynar is found being taken to solitary confinement in some prison, after he apparently eliminated some fellow inmates. Slithe and a few henchmen are there to free him, and its implied that Kaynar disposes of the bulldog guards that were escorting him before they leave. The new generals rounded up, they're ready to ambush Lion-O when he tries to save a group of deserting Lizards - which was against the best advices of Cheetara and Tygra to even try a rescue.Luckily, Lion-O had sent the Thunderkittens back to the Berbil village where they tipped off Panthro to the danger - and he's ready to go with new arms and a suped up ThunderTank that's more like a traveling fortress now.Panthro shows up just in time, as the fighting trio were in dire straits. Lion-O is disheartened about the new generals and probably also about Cheetara and Tygra having more unity together than to the group...