Tommy Lawson
07-11-2004, 05:06 PM
After reading through an old diary, and seeing a picture of a boy from her dreams, Cornelia has a plan to talk to Elyon, but Will doesn't approve of it. After talking to Irma and Hay Lin, and getting laughed at, Cornelia angrily walks off, and enters the bookstore, where she finds Vathek. She follows him into Metamoor, where she nearly drowns until she is pulled up by Caleb, who is the leader of a group of Metamoorian rebels. Cornelia realizes that Caleb is the boy from her dreams. After hearing Elyon outside being taken prisoner by Phobo's guards, Cornelia helps her, and the two use their combined powers. Unfortunately, their combined powers create another hole in the Veil. The other Guardians enter through the new portal, and enter near a palace. They enter and see pictures of royal women in the hallway before the place is flooded. Caleb explains the Light of Meridian is not dead, and presents Elyon. Elyon has a vision where she encounters the queens of Meridian, who explain that she is the rightful heir to the throne, and Elyon encounters her real mother. The rebels fight the guards of Phobos and win. Cedric arrives and tells Elyon it is time for her coronation. Cornelia says goodbye to Caleb, getting emotional since she may not see him again. Elyon goes with Cedric and meets Phobos.
This book appears to be the turning point in the first arc, with Elyon discovering she is indeed a member of the royal family in Meridian. In the cartoon, I imagine Elyon will be evil for much, much longer, with she and Cedric devising plan after plan to defeat the Guardians. This story I imagine won't take place until around episode 20 of the show, but that's just a guess. Cedric gets the standard "This is your last chance" after barely escaping punishment from Phobos. Such a speech usually indicates that the character is about to take a more permanent vacation, usually in a big battle with the heroes of the story, and Cedric is likely to share the same fate IMO. Phobos, to me, seems like your "generic, run of the mill, super evil villain that desires power more than anything" character. I remember such a character being seen in Digimon season 4- Lucemon. Not that it's bad- it's just so super-standard for these kind of stories. Also, the whole Cornelia/Caleb storyline seems too much like the plot from your typical weekday afternoon soap opera. I would have preferred something different between Cornelia and Caleb, rather than the "it's destiny that they met" storyline we got here.
This book appears to be the turning point in the first arc, with Elyon discovering she is indeed a member of the royal family in Meridian. In the cartoon, I imagine Elyon will be evil for much, much longer, with she and Cedric devising plan after plan to defeat the Guardians. This story I imagine won't take place until around episode 20 of the show, but that's just a guess. Cedric gets the standard "This is your last chance" after barely escaping punishment from Phobos. Such a speech usually indicates that the character is about to take a more permanent vacation, usually in a big battle with the heroes of the story, and Cedric is likely to share the same fate IMO. Phobos, to me, seems like your "generic, run of the mill, super evil villain that desires power more than anything" character. I remember such a character being seen in Digimon season 4- Lucemon. Not that it's bad- it's just so super-standard for these kind of stories. Also, the whole Cornelia/Caleb storyline seems too much like the plot from your typical weekday afternoon soap opera. I would have preferred something different between Cornelia and Caleb, rather than the "it's destiny that they met" storyline we got here.