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Thundercats Season One, Book Two (2011) DVD review

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The DVD release “Thundercats Season One, Book Two” contains the second eight episodes of the 2011 revival of the 1980s action cartoon.

“Thundercats” tells the story of Lion-O, the prince of Thundera who must journey through Third Earth to find the Book of Omens and become Lord of the Thundercats.

In the revamp, Thundera is a land of feline-like humanoids who rule over other animal-like humanoids. When the evil Mumm-Ra attacks Thundera, the king is killed and the kingdom overthrown.

Lion-O and his companions Tygra, Panthro, Snarf, Cheetara, and WilyKat must journey across Third Earth to find new allies and recover powerful artifacts that will allow Lion-O to become true Lord of the Thundercats.

This DVD release begins with an episode called “Berbils,” which reintroduces the Ro-Bear Berbils from the original series.

Sort of robot Care Bears, the Berbils were kind of a tough sell in the somewhat cheesier 1980s version, though the show here plays them in a slightly tongue-in-cheek fashion.

In the next few episodes, as the Thundercats meet other denizens of Third Earth, Lion-O is taught he must always keep the bigger picture in mind.

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