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Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic Episode 7: Night of the Dolphin

June 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Tenko frees a whale not named Willy and acquires a new Starfire Gem.

Bolt, Ali, Hawk, and Shonti

Look, it’s all your favorite characters!

Episode Summary

As the episode begins, we see Tenko and the Guardians on an airplane to Hawaii for their next show; among being a licensed magician, Tenko’s also a licensed pilot!

Ali relaxing in plane

I still haven’t forgiven Ali for the dumb stuff she’s done lately

The magic show is going to be at a marine park and include a whale (Kaylu) and dolphin (Delphy). Kaylu, however, is a baby who was separated from his mother; the park’s marine biologist, Joel, tells the manager this whale should not be in captivity, but the heartless manager does not give a shit.

manager and Joel

Asshole manager (left), Joel (right)

Tenko is sympathetic to Joel and tells the manager she’ll do the show that night for her fans, but will cancel all further appearances unless he frees Kaylu.

Ali, Hawk, and Steel

Helicopter ride

Jana and Jason (Yet Again)

Meanwhile, Ali, Steel, and Hawk fly a helicopter to check out a volcano. They’re attacked by Jana and Jason and the helicopter crashes, but they all make it out okay.

Tenko and Delphy

Tenko rides Delphy

Jana and Jason also crash Tenko’s magic show and attack the Guardians. Delphy guides Tenko underwater to the sapphire Starfire Gem, which gives her: “the ability to breathe underwater and to swim with the speed of a dolphin.”

Jana and Jason defeated

Give it a rest, you two!

Tenko uses her newfound powers and dolphin buddy to stop Jana and Jason and return Kaylu to his pod and mother.

People around tank

The tank/box

Magic Trick

In this episode, we move away from the “magic tricks you can learn at home” back to “Tenko performs something on the stage.” In this trick, Tenko gets in a tank full of water and some guys spin it around. They lower the covers for a second, and once they raise them, Tenko is nowhere to be found – where did she go? She reveals she was one of the guys spinning the tank around!

Live Action Tenko

“The magic is within you.”

This would be something more impressive to watch in person because, given all the crossfades, the skeptic in me wonders if they cheated with the power of video editing magic.

Kaylu and Joel

Free Kaylu

Thoughts

This is kinda-sorta-pretty-much the plot of Free Willy. This episode came out the same year as Free Willy II, so maybe they were trying to ride the whale popularity wave. And was the dolphin included as back-up? Dolphins are always popular, so let’s assume yes.

Tenko argues with manager

Tenko argues with the asshole manager

But yeah, the episode had a good message about how snatching animals from their mothers to put them in captivity isn’t cool. I was hoping the asshole manager would get his comeuppance by the end, like maybe the dolphin would end up murdering him, but no. Though he did say releasing the Kaylu would ruin him, so I suppose that’s good enough.

Joel

Good ole Joel

Okay, let’s talk about Joel for a second. Guy’s got his heart in the right place, and he and Tenko seem to hit it off pretty well – will we seem him again? Who knows. I also don’t know what to make of his voice. It’s very good, but doesn’t sound natural at all; it’s better suited for a radio announcer or audio book narrator.

Tenko, Bolt, and Shonti with Delphy and Kaylu

They’re mammals!

There’s a running gag in this episode where someone calls Delphy or Kaylu a fish (they’re mammals, duh). I thought it was patronizing the first time it happened, but it’s one of those gags that grows on you the more you hear it.

Rating

2 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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