ThunderCats Episode 19 "The Pit" OFFICIAL TALKBACK THREAD!

[Michael]

Originally Posted by balgus82

the other weapon she had was a bolas, not a sling.

Sorry, I meant bolas, for some reason i was thinking of the OS counterpart. Probably because I was looking through my old toys earlier and was admiring pumyra. Still one of the best LJN figures.

[WilyKatfan]

Originally Posted by Michael

Sorry, I meant bolas, for some reason i was thinking of the OS counterpart. Probably because I was looking through my old toys earlier and was admiring pumyra. Still one of the best LJN figures.

I would love to see a 6 inch Pumyra from the new series. I could not find the os Pumyra.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by WilyKatfan

I would love to see a 6 inch Pumyra from the new series. I could not find the os Pumyra.

Try ebay, the OS pumyra was a fantastic figure, one of the best in the line.

[WilyKatfan]

So the bolas wrap you up right.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by WilyKatfan

So the bolas wrap you up right.

No not quite. A bola is primarily a throwing weapon with weights or balls on the ends of a cord. It can be thrown, and will often wrap around a victim, or it can be used as a bludgeon similar in concept to a nunchucku but without the versatility.

[Sir_Sapphire]

Originally Posted by Michael

No not quite. A bola is primarily a throwing weapon with weights or balls on the ends of a cord. It can be thrown, and will often wrap around a victim, or it can be used as a bludgeon similar in concept to a nunchucku but without the versatility.

Bolas are used primarily as snares, but a skilled user could also throw them at the victim's head or neck easily crushing the skull or trachea, respectively. Pumyra uses her bolas properly as a snare in her battle with Lion-O before finishing him off with her bow.

[hammy0924]

Originally Posted by Sir_Sapphire

Bolas are used primarily as snares, but a skilled user could also throw them at the victim's head or neck easily crushing the skull or trachea, respectively. Pumyra uses her bolas properly as a snare in her battle with Lion-O before finishing him off with her bow.

Didn't really finish him off, but I see what you mean.

[Lordore]

Originally Posted by Michael

Try ebay, the OS pumyra was a fantastic figure, one of the best in the line.

Man, sorry but i disagree on that, on one of my older posts(http://www.thundercatslair.org/forum...ead.php?t=4201) where i reviewed the good Tcats figs from ljn i had named her 'Elfyra'. I think she bore very little resemblance to the cartoon image, her weapon was terrible and the overall design very poor.

Originally Posted by balgus82

The other weapon she had was a bolas, not a sling. It's a throwing weapon that's used to wrap around the opponents legs and trip them. And yeah the ammo for the bow was stones.

The bola much better and sophisticated weapon than the slingshot she originally had.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by Lordore

Man, sorry but i disagree on that, on one of my older posts(http://www.thundercatslair.org/forum...ead.php?t=4201) where i reviewed the good Tcats figs from ljn i had named her 'Elfyra'. I think she bore very little resemblance to the cartoon image, her weapon was terrible and the overall design very poor.


The bola much better and sophisticated weapon than the slingshot she originally had.

Really? Fair enough. I thought she was a great figure. To be honest I thought all the three new thundercats were great figures. I agree her weapon was poor, but so was lynxos. And I don't think accuracy comes into it if you look at some of the others like mumm ra! Haha!

[srebak]

I just realized, in a way, this episode made a lot of allusions to real life nature

1. It makes sense why the Dogs would value loyalty, since it's widely believed that dogs are naturally loyal creatures.

2. The general relationship between the Cats and the Dogs is understandable. In nature, the two species are generally enemies, but they can be made to get along when put in certain conditions (living with the same owner under the same roof)

3. Technically, Dobo had a point when he said the Cats had no sense of loyalty. In nature, cats are generally solitary and unless they're parents, the usually only do things for themselves. True, Lions are the obvious exception, but even then, male lions could care less about their cubs, and if their relationship with hyenas and jackals are any indication, they could also care less about what happens to other animals. Point is, Dobo was right, loyalty is not really a Feline quality.

4. Even Pumyra's behavior is understandable, now that i think about. I once heard somewhere that pumas tend to attack without warning