If you look up ‘GI Joe’ on IMDB, you will not find the 1986 series. It is, for some arcane reason, located under ‘Action Force’. Anyway, solved that. So this also came to TubiTV and I watched it, as is my wont, only to discover that I was in the wrong order and had to go to the earlier 1983 miniseries to find out who everyone was. Anyway, here’s what I saw:
The Pyramid of Darkness: Part 1 – The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe
Zartan and Cobra seize the Delta Space Station and destroy G.I. Joe headquarters. Shipwreck and Snake Eyes are lost behind enemy lines while Cobra Commander reveals his plan to deprive the world of electricity.
Spent this quietly confused and wondering exactly how one plot point led to the next. Did enjoy how it took a failed voiceprint match to reveal that the two men wearing COBRA costumes over their regular costumes and two animal friends were not, in fact, COBRA. This is also when I realized I had the wrong series and went back to find the other so I can’t tell you what happens in the next part yet.
The Cobra Strikes
Destro builds the Mass Device, which is capable of teleporting objects and people from one location to another. In order to send its beam anywhere in the world, Cobra steals a powerful relay satellite, and captures Duke during the attack.
These Joes seem like nice boys (and girls). This Duke guy wasn’t in the other episode I saw, hope he’s okay.
Slaves of the Cobra Master
As Duke tries to escape from Cobra Temple, GI Joe constructs its own Mass Device. The two sides race for three rare elements that power the device, with Scarlett leading the Joes to an arctic mine in order to acquire radioactive crystals.
I can’t help thinking that if a teammate has been established to not speak (Snake Eyes) it’s just going to lead to frustration on both parts if you keep yelling at him to confirm he hears you on the walky talky. Or maybe it’s YOUR fault he chose death, Scarlett. You made it a hostile workplace.
Also ended up identifying a character as ‘Tripwire’ by recognizing his voice actor, looking up who that voice actor played, then playing ‘who was that most likely to be based on ‘their deal’ and their nickname’.
Speaking as having grown up on My Little Pony (1980s), you would not believe how little difference there was between it, GI Joe, and Transformers.