I like it I do feel that the Bludd and Bazooka deaths were done simply for shock value ala DDP. The creators or the writer whoever made the choice wanted to be thought of as edgy or "making their dent" and killed characters that people as opposed to characters that most people don't remember or care about. Now the flip side is if you kill a character that no one cares about then it doesn't add any weight to the story and if your trying to show that your making a shift in what is to be expected you kill someone who the audience will mourn but not make them turn the t.v. off. Unfortunatley killing Snake Eyes would make most people tune out. Killing Bazooka who some people loved and others hated (either due to his uniform or his lack of intelligence in the original cartoon) seems like a good writing choice since it's a 50/50 split.

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Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AB4b7dZ1RA

CC's such a freakin' badass now!
I think Flint's voiced by the fat SWAT Kat... T-Bone I think?

5 is up too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lik0RPsCTA

They've turned Storm Shadow into an Anakin-esque [LASER BLAST].

MORE. NOW.

Episode 4: Bludd's death makes sense to me, though I know some people are still going to see it as a cheap gimmick. I always hated how CC kept around people who had betrayed him multiple times. And FINALLY, Destro and Baroness!

Episode 5: I actually like this new SE/SS origin story. Make Storm Shadow legitimately evil instead of just the ultimate patsy. Now stop reminiscing and f'ing fight each other!

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Ep 4 YES! Bout time we saw Destro and Baroness

Ep 5 Classic kung fu movie plot right there.

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well two questions I've seen floating about have been addressed. One, is Dial Tone a fem in Resolute, and two, why the filler scenes with the crew of the Flagg. Looks like a greenshirt is getting the call now that we know her to be DT.

Edit: just watched 5. This has potential if it's the starting point for an actual series. Too much history though if they intend to resolve the whole story within the 1 hour. Certainly seems like there won't be much room for a redemption story for Stormy. Only part I didn't like was that this scene didn't allow Zartan to blend in as Storm Shadow, but instead was an open assassination, without much intrigue.

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COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

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4 & 5 are win. I personally particularly like the Hard Master scene and death, along with the muting (I assume) of Snake Eyes.

Also much enjoying the character designs for the series. Anyone want to send me 2x of those Cobra Troopers?

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4 & 5 Rock!

CC is a bad-ass, who knew? It might've helped his 08 Presidential Campaign.
I liked how they incorporated some of the comic plot into this, with Zartan wacking the Hardmaster. But you do have to wonder where the Softmaster is.
Of course SE being injured in Ninja training makes it easier for Scarlett to hook up with Duke. Now its not like he was set on fire rescuing her. So there had to be some other less demonstrative way he showed his feelings for her. Which lets Duke in. The sleaze.
Now that Stormy is set up as irredeemably evil it makes it easier to kill him. Although killing either SE or Stormy would send shockwaves.
I said it before and I'll say it again: Where are the officers? No matter how much latitude a special forces SGT. gets, he's not getting command of an Aircraft Carrier. (I really just want to see a Resolute Falcon.)
Zartan maiming SE also sets up a revenge motive for a SE vs. Zartan showdown. That would be interesting.
The references to older media is also cool, but causes questions. Do previous media provide history in the Resolute universe, and if so what? Is it like an Alternative Universe type thing? That's how I'm leaning.

Oh and where are the Resolute toys? With those designs I'm more inclined to totally skip the movie stuff.

Episode four was just fantastic. The voices for Tunnel Rat and Baroness are perfect in my eyes. The voice for who becomes female Dial Tone is incredibly annoying, though. Episode five was the weakest one yet, but there were still cool moments of it.

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I want Mister Morelli http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/86/dialtone.shtml back right now!

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I think Dial-Tone is voiced by Amy of Future-Rama.

They can call her Dial-Tone but she's not a Joe. There are so many mini episodes why give Green shirts so much attention? Nice to see Storm Shadow as Villain but that's about 2 episodes devoted to Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. We waste an entire episode on a flash back that is about Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow it has nothing to do with the Big Picture. How is a fight between SE and SS important to greater story?

Who says the shooter is Zartan? He's wearing a mask much like Cobra Commander. It could be the shooter is actually Cobra Commander and not Zartan.

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Cobra Commander on the Battlefield!? This'd be revolutionary!!!

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Well of course this would be BEFORE he started Cobra so who knows. Plus in the comics he was in the battlefield a lot.

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