Daydream Notes

LAST TIME ZARTAN! THEY'RE DOING IT AGAIN! TONIGHT: ARE MUTT AND JUNKYARD KILLED? NO      Rock and Roll says “don't move” as he rolls up in a Joe Silver Mirage, a sport motorcycle with a sidecar, two missiles, and a big honking laser cannon. With that, RnR blasts a hole in the chain link fence, allowing Mutt and Junkyard to escape. Before they go, Mutt shakes Rock and Roll's hand in this weird way that I've seen several times in western animation, but I have no idea where it comes from.      They escape the base and run across a shallow brook. Still right next to the base, Mutt tells Junkyard “Cobra has to be behind this. But how did they turn our officers against us?” Destro steps into frame and offers to explain if Mutt will trust him. Mutt says no. Destro says 'eh', and hoses down Mutt and his dog with Cobra's Own brand strawberry daiquiri twist knockout gas. MEANWHILE      On an island that appears to be the caldera of a massive extinct vo...

Structurally, a lot of GI Joe's craziness comes out of needing to make things intelligible to children. While GI Joe targeted an older demo than Transformers, it also had to make sometimes entirely new concepts something kids could grasp, especially if it was important to the story. This will explain...well, a lot of things, especially in the opening scene. Also, this two-parter was written by Christy Marx, who wrote several good, notable episodes of the series. I forget if I've mentioned this, but GI Joe does an admirably good job at having women being able to do anything a man can; and I think part of that was having a gender balance in its writing staff.  Anyway Walt Disney Class Destroyer The [i]USS Flagg[/i] carrier is at sea, with a USN warship and three oil tankers, about to do some war games to impress the top brass. In addition to Col. Sharp and Admiral Ledger, GI Joe commanders, there's also an Army (or Marine?) General Franks and an Air Force General, Howe. Frank...