| The Tower of DRUAGA -the Aegis of URUK-, Episode 7: Dance with the One-Winged Dragon! |
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| Friday, 23 May 2008 | |
 Another week, another episode of Druaga, and still we're only getting the "bigger story" coming as little hints thrown into an episode that could really stand on its own. With the series past its half-way point, you'd maybe be expecting a bit more to be happening - but at least we still have Kaaya and Coopa to entertain up...The Uruk Army led by General Kelb is unable to move forward as a single-winged dragon is blocking their path through the Tower - and when the dragon annihilates a scouting party, the atmosphere in the army soon turns angry. Fram a safe distance, both Jil's and Neeba's parties observe the army as they prepareto take on the dragon. Jil tries to persuade Neeba that the Climbers need to work closely with the Uruk Army to defeat it - Neeba is, after all, known by some as "Dragon-Slayer Neeba", but his brother's more interested in taking the wait-and-see approach. But with the dragon killing more people as time goes by, Jil's not prepared to sit back and do nothing...   The Uruk army's quite powerful when it puts its mind to it - for most of the series, Kelb's leadership has made it seem all noise and no action. That gets turned around a little here, although they're still not powerful enough to deal with the dragon. Which is where Jil comes in. He's determined to show that Climbers are just as useful as the Army, and while his own motivational speaking isn't up to scratch, the girls are able to help him in that department and he soon has a gang of duped... er, willing volunteers to help him take on the dragon. Things to note: Neeba already carrying the "Dragon Slayer" tag (despite one of his previous parties having been wiped out by one), more cryptic interventions from the blue ghost, and the emergence of Jil as an unlikely hero after a successful dragon-slaying. He's making progress up the tower, and his own reputation is growing as they go. There are also a few pointers that greater things await - which doesn't appear to entirely please his brother. As with the rest of the series, it's perfectly enjoyable - some good action, some good comedy, and a few hints to greater things. But we're over halfway through the show's run, and while I love a lot of what I'm seeing, my old need to know the bigger picture is beginning to kick in - from the hints that the show has given out, there's something going on in the background to all this, and I'm getting impatient to find out what it's all about. Preferably sooner, rather than later. Either that, or I'd settle for them giving up and going the comedy route, which other than the first episode has worked quite well. Still an enjoyable series, though.  |
