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Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic Episode 4: Strong Medicine, Strong Magic

May 16, 2017 2 Comments

Tenko’s horse Pearl Rider eats a poisoned apple and the only one who can provide an antidote is Hawk’s grandfather.

Tenko and Pearl Rider

Tenko and Pearl Rider

Episode Summary

We begin in Tenko’s house, where Tenko turns down a game of racquetball with Ali to ride her horse, Pearl Rider. Nearby, Jana and Jason watch Tenko through binoculars like a couple creepsters. “They say if you want to stop an enemy, you should strike close to the heart,” says Jason.

Jana and Jason

Jana and Jason spy on Tenko

That night, Jana takes a page from Snow White and feeds Pearl Rider a poison apple. The horse falls ill, and the next day Tenko is beside herself not knowing what to do. Maybe, y’know, call a vet?

sick horse

Pearl Rider ain’t feelin’ so good

Going to Grandpa

Hawk suggests a visit to his grandfather, Knowing Wolf, the medicine man of his tribe. But as soon as Hawk and Tenko arrive at the reservation, they discover Knowing Wolf has gone missing – kidnapped by Jana and Jason.

Tenko and Hawk

Hawk’ grandfather is missing

Hawk follows his grandfather’s trail up a mountain, but a rockslide separates him from Tenko and he lands in Jana and Jason’s clutches. The newest addition to their hostage collection.

Knowing Wolf and Hawk

Knowing Wolf and Hawk are held hostage

Tenko soon finds them, though, and her energy bird bites Hawk free of his bonds. Knowing Wolf, on the other hand, doesn’t need any help. He breaks himself free by turning into a wolf, then disrupts one of Jana and Jason’s spells, transforming them into a pair of rats.

Jana and Jason turn into rats

Jana and Jason’s spell backfires

In the final scene, Knowing Wolf of course cures Pearl Rider just in time!

Tenko with cards

Princess Tenko teaches a card trick

Magic Trick

The magic trick Tenko teaches in this episode is how to cheat at cards. Seriously, she tells you to keep a hidden stack of cards with all Aces.

Pearl Rider with Tenko, Hawk, and Knowing Wolf

Pearl Rider feels better already

Thoughts

This episode was actually a tiny bit better (but still bad) compared to its predecessors because it focused on only two characters, Tenko and Hawk, instead of the entire cast, and there was less muddled action. However, the biggest flaw was Jana and Jason’s convoluted plan:

  1. Poison Tenko’s horse
  2. Hope that Hawk suggests a visit to his grandfather for an antidote
  3. Kidnap the grandfather before Tenko and Hawk reach him
  4. Use kidnapped grandfather as bait to lure Tenko and Hawk into a trap
  5. Beat up Tenko and Hawk and steal their Starfire gems
  6. Assume the grandfather doesn’t have any special abilities and poses no threat
Tenko in Battle Mode

Tenko in “battle mode” (or whatever it’s called)

I’d like to present an alternate, safer plan for Jana and Jason that isn’t contingent on Hawk bringing up his grandfather:

  1. Steal Tenko’s horse
  2. Lure Tenko into a trap
  3. Beat up Tenko and co. and steal their Starfire gems
Hawk and Tenko

Hawk suggests visiting his grandfather

Or, of course:

  1. Hurl magic fireballs at Tenko’s house

Because if Jana and Jason can spy on Tenko out in the open without getting noticed, they can surely launch a surprise attack and kill all the Guardians. But then the show would end 9 episodes early.

Wolf howling at moon

Knowing Wolf in wolf form

Knowing Wolf was pretty cool. Why can’t he join the Guardians? He’s way more useful than the majority of the team. Someone should have asked if he wanted to become a member. Maybe he’d say no, but then again, maybe he wants to join but is too polite to ask.

energy eagle chewing rope around Hawk's wrist

Tenko’s energy eagle frees Hawk

Have I mentioned that Tenko’s energy eagle makes the same noise as the pterodactyls in X-Men‘s Savage Land episodes? I’d rather watch X-Men. Even the Morlock Christmas episode.

Rating

1 out of 5 eggs rating

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Series: Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic Decade: 1990s Filed Under: TV Show Reviews Tagged: action, animated, fantasy

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Comments

  1. Bag of Magic Food says

    May 29, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    This series gives me hope that you’ll make it to episode 24 of Metalder.

    Reply
    • Michael says

      May 29, 2017 at 7:17 pm

      I know exactly what you’re referring to! I’ll get back to Metalder soon. I accidentally deleted what I wrote for episode 15, so I’m procrastinating the rewrite (and rewatch?).

      Reply

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