Succubi: The Dawn's Early Light
"Succubi: The Dawn's Early Light" | |
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Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Alex Hardcastle |
Written by | Brad Johnson |
Original air date | April 30, 2009 |
Guest appearance | |
John Rhys-Davies | |
"Succubi: The Dawn's Early Light" is the fifth episode of the first season of the comedic sword and sorcery series Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 30, 2009. The episode was written by series co-developer Brad Johnson and directed by Alex Hardcastle. In "Succubi: The Dawn's Early Light", Kröd and his friends are tempted by evil Succubi during a quest to warn the resistance movement of danger, and Dongalor seeks the tears of a Pagan woman in order to activate his secret ancient weapon.
Plot
Freedom fighter Kröd Mändoon (
Dongalor and his advisor Barnabus (
Kröd, however, refuses to kiss his Succubus because he still misses Aneka. Kröd is attacked by the demons and his possessed friends, but he fights his way loose and kills the Succubi and Incubus, freeing Loquasto, Zezelryck and Bruce. They find the tower, but Kröd realizes he has lost the key Grimshank gave him, so he instead lights it by firing a flaming arrow at the pyre. Once it is lit, however, the group is surprised when the tower explodes and collapses. Grimshank, who watched the scene from a telescope, informs Aneka that Kröd has been killed, causing her to weep on his tunic. He leaves and places the tears in a vial. Meanwhile, Dongalor is told by Barnabus that Grimshank, actually a double agent, has succeeded in killing Kröd and retrieving the Pagan tears needed to activate the weapon.
Production
"O Biclops, Where Art Thou?" was written by series co-developer Brad Johnson and directed by Alex Hardcastle. It originally aired April 30, 2009 in the United States on Comedy Central. The episode was filmed in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Within a week of the episode's original broadcast, the official Comedy Central website included two deleted scenes from "Succubi: The Dawn's Early Light". In the first 95-second clip, Grimshank summarizes the history of the Eye of Gulga Grymna because Kröd has forgotten to read the resistance intelligence reports.[2] In the second, 20-second clip, Bruce comforts a heartbroken Kröd by saying, "The only way to get over someone is to get under someone new", then chastises Kröd for taking his advice literally.[3]
Reception
Matt Fowler of IGN said the episode had several laugh-out-loud moments, that he appreciated the Eye of Gulga Grymna story arc and liked the twist that Kröd's prudishness actually proved to be an asset in battle. But Fowler also said many of the jokes remain too obvious and juvenile and that the supporting characters are being underused; he said the fact that Aneka has spent the last few episodes having sex with Longshaft was particularly offensive.[4]
References
- ^ Ryan, Mike (2009-04-22). "Sean Maguire Of Comedy Central's "Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword"". Starpulse. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Deleted Scenes - History of the Eye". Comedy Central. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "Deleted Scenes - Dating Advice". Comedy Central. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (2009-05-02). "Krod Mandoon: "The Dawn's Early Light" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-05-11.