This was the episode where the machines were trying to volt in to form into the robot fighter and the enemy bad guy interrupted them. He was a little frustrated because he loves the music but then it stopped. It might have been the first time I've seen the robot half volted. I think it was the three top parts put together, while the two bottom parts were still away. Or maybe I'm mixing it all up. Not sure.
We searched a little bit more and then we found these full episodes with Spanish subtitles and the Tagalog audio a little out of sync. It was a bit odd to watch, but Dusty didn't seem to mind. They were around fortyish minutes, if I remember correctly. But for me, it seemed to be a lot of filler. Scenes were being prolonged a lot, and it was awkward to watch. Kind of reminded me of those talk shows and reality shows in the early 2000s when they would keep holding on characters' faces and reactions for suspense.
The beginning was interesting in that they tried to make the character introductions similar to the cartoon. They had Jamie climbing on the trees and everything, and Big Bert was doing his fighting thing with the stick. In the cartoon, they had Little John diving underwater and fighting a shark, but in the live action show, he was just swimming with a dolphin. Close enough.
I didn't like that they introduced the bad guys first. I would have shown the lead characters doing their normal things, and then you find out they're not living normal lives because they are actually doing a lot of training, but we don't know what for. They should have an idea of how to fly the machines already, and it would be odd for a young child that Little John is being trusted to handle this. And then that's when we learn about the existence of the Boazanians. Eventually we realize that that is what they are preparing for.
It would have been cool to see what all five are actually doing when they have volted in. Is it just the main guy Steve taking full control of the robot fighter? Do they need all five moving gears and stuff together to move? If so, how do they coordinate? If one of them gets knocked out or incapacitated somehow, will someone have to take over those responsibilities? Interestingly, in the cartoon, they did have gears and handles but in the live action show, it seems to be more of just buttons.
If they are not all needed to move the robot fighter together, we should see someone monitoring their energy levels, or their shields or something like that. When they have the close up of the characters, the live action show has the image of the robot fighter super imposed, and it just kinda rotates. It would have been cool if it showed how Voltes Five was actually positioned and moving.
Also, one thing that would have been cool for me is if they had little trinkets or toys and stuff in their seating area. Just like people do in their office. Maybe a picture of their father and mother. Maybe some snacks to munch on from time to time. Or water. I mean, don't they need to hydrate?
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