DR. BELCH
07-07-2001, 12:31 PM
CARDCAPTORS: The Mysterious Painting
When Sakura and Madison visit and art museum on a class field trip, they notice two very strange things: a hauntingly beautiful woman in a painting by a famous late artist, and a boy who seems very agitated by it, claiming the woman isn't supposed to be there. Sakura begins to get strange vibes from the work and suspects a Clow card.
Sakura also tries her hand at painting and comes up with what I thought was a very good portrayal of Kero--who becomes offended by the cute nature of it. Claiming he'll do something about his "cute" perception (here I thought he was about to evolve), he later alters it in a red pen to illustrate how fierce and warriorlike he is, and Sakura is visibly upset by it.
Sakura, dressed in a much more muted-down costume than usual (Madison figures dark colors are more appropriate for a basic B&E) and finds the odd boy skulking around the museum after hours too. It turns out this is the child of the artist who painted the portrait and, angry over it being altered, schemes to put it right by removing the woman. The card is Silent, whose powers are unknown even to Kero (well, she doesn't talk much, it seems), and she hates noise. He also isn't intimidated by Sakura's attempt to get rid of him by using Kero and a flashlight to make him think there's a demon guarding the museum.
Every time Sakura, Kero, Madison, and the kid get close to the painting, somebody makes a sound, and the painting transports them outside (Sakura is relieved that's all she does to offenders--presumably a gruesome demise would be too noisy).http://www.3dpcgames.com/cwm/s/contrib/dvv/burn.gif
When the guard shows up after three unsuccessful grabs at Silent, Sakura realizes she can't use a direct approach...so she calls upon Shadow to slip through the glass to make the collar. Ingenious on two levels bcause (a) shadows are quiet and (b) it scares the blazes out of the guard.
Here's the twist: the portrait is of a young girl, and the artist's "son" is really his daughter! (This also explains his unusually high voice--a lot of boys in cartoons are voiced by women, but this one seemed obviously girly.) This was the last painting he created before he died (of natural causes, which I'm surprised is mentioned on Saturday morning), and to her it has a lot of sentimental value, which is why she was furious after Silent "defaced" it.
In the end we see Li crouched atop a nearby roof, all dark and moody and in need of a haircut, whispering "Good work, Sakura." Noting his lack of involvement and Mei-Lin's absence, this may be an early ep shown out of sequence (although that last line must be dubbed oddly, as the early Li would be far less inclined to praise his rival).
DYN how cavalier Madison is about stealing the guards' round schedule sheet? :cool: Sticky-fingered friends come in handy sometimes.
DYN now nervous Sakura got when Julian caught her sneaking out on her way to the museum? Is it because of her feelings for him or is she afraid he'll tattle? Note she frets far more over the lame excuse she gave for her being out at that hour and what he must think of her than of being caught.
Watch for Sakura and Kero doing ventriloquism. Move over, Willie Tyler and Lester.
Mojo Jojo hosted last night's Cartoon Cartoon Friday, and in honor of that here's an evil monkey smiley:http://www.contrabandent.com/pez/contrib/dvv/cwmstone.gif Though it seemed that Blossom, as well as the heroes of several other series, did most of the talking. "You will love me! I command you to love me!" The Time Squad short about Blackbeard seemed to draw some interesting parallels between animal rights people and pirates (in some of their tactics they aren't far off, actually)...and did anyone else think "Dishonest Abe" Lincoln sounded a little like John McCain? Weird.
We may be hitting a dry spell of reruns, unless Cardcaptors comes out with those revealing new eps they keep promising (they advertised one for next week, but Yahoo TV lists "Mei-Lin's Story"). In the meantime, for all the mouse lovers, my latest Pinky and the Brain FanFic "Crash on the Levee" has been up for about a week now at the Story Board, for those who haven't read it. It seems Brain has made a hotheaded new ally in his quest for global rule...
When Sakura and Madison visit and art museum on a class field trip, they notice two very strange things: a hauntingly beautiful woman in a painting by a famous late artist, and a boy who seems very agitated by it, claiming the woman isn't supposed to be there. Sakura begins to get strange vibes from the work and suspects a Clow card.
Sakura also tries her hand at painting and comes up with what I thought was a very good portrayal of Kero--who becomes offended by the cute nature of it. Claiming he'll do something about his "cute" perception (here I thought he was about to evolve), he later alters it in a red pen to illustrate how fierce and warriorlike he is, and Sakura is visibly upset by it.
Sakura, dressed in a much more muted-down costume than usual (Madison figures dark colors are more appropriate for a basic B&E) and finds the odd boy skulking around the museum after hours too. It turns out this is the child of the artist who painted the portrait and, angry over it being altered, schemes to put it right by removing the woman. The card is Silent, whose powers are unknown even to Kero (well, she doesn't talk much, it seems), and she hates noise. He also isn't intimidated by Sakura's attempt to get rid of him by using Kero and a flashlight to make him think there's a demon guarding the museum.
Every time Sakura, Kero, Madison, and the kid get close to the painting, somebody makes a sound, and the painting transports them outside (Sakura is relieved that's all she does to offenders--presumably a gruesome demise would be too noisy).http://www.3dpcgames.com/cwm/s/contrib/dvv/burn.gif
When the guard shows up after three unsuccessful grabs at Silent, Sakura realizes she can't use a direct approach...so she calls upon Shadow to slip through the glass to make the collar. Ingenious on two levels bcause (a) shadows are quiet and (b) it scares the blazes out of the guard.
Here's the twist: the portrait is of a young girl, and the artist's "son" is really his daughter! (This also explains his unusually high voice--a lot of boys in cartoons are voiced by women, but this one seemed obviously girly.) This was the last painting he created before he died (of natural causes, which I'm surprised is mentioned on Saturday morning), and to her it has a lot of sentimental value, which is why she was furious after Silent "defaced" it.
In the end we see Li crouched atop a nearby roof, all dark and moody and in need of a haircut, whispering "Good work, Sakura." Noting his lack of involvement and Mei-Lin's absence, this may be an early ep shown out of sequence (although that last line must be dubbed oddly, as the early Li would be far less inclined to praise his rival).
DYN how cavalier Madison is about stealing the guards' round schedule sheet? :cool: Sticky-fingered friends come in handy sometimes.
DYN now nervous Sakura got when Julian caught her sneaking out on her way to the museum? Is it because of her feelings for him or is she afraid he'll tattle? Note she frets far more over the lame excuse she gave for her being out at that hour and what he must think of her than of being caught.
Watch for Sakura and Kero doing ventriloquism. Move over, Willie Tyler and Lester.
Mojo Jojo hosted last night's Cartoon Cartoon Friday, and in honor of that here's an evil monkey smiley:http://www.contrabandent.com/pez/contrib/dvv/cwmstone.gif Though it seemed that Blossom, as well as the heroes of several other series, did most of the talking. "You will love me! I command you to love me!" The Time Squad short about Blackbeard seemed to draw some interesting parallels between animal rights people and pirates (in some of their tactics they aren't far off, actually)...and did anyone else think "Dishonest Abe" Lincoln sounded a little like John McCain? Weird.
We may be hitting a dry spell of reruns, unless Cardcaptors comes out with those revealing new eps they keep promising (they advertised one for next week, but Yahoo TV lists "Mei-Lin's Story"). In the meantime, for all the mouse lovers, my latest Pinky and the Brain FanFic "Crash on the Levee" has been up for about a week now at the Story Board, for those who haven't read it. It seems Brain has made a hotheaded new ally in his quest for global rule...