Then on the Cobra side, we meet Destro, Cobra Commander, Storm Shadow, Zartan and Baroness (sporting a blue outfit that doesn't hold a candle to her more accustomed black attire). Device." Here, we are introduced to the staple Joe roster: Duke, Flint, Snake Eyes (and the story of how he met Timber), Scarlett, Gung Ho and Spirit. Spread across four discs are some of the series' pioneering episodes, kicking off with the five-part miniseries "The M.A.S.S. Unlike the movie, the cartoon stands out for presenting colorful, unique characters (for the time) in a very simple, but very satisfying, good versus evil story. Yes, some of the stories are corny as all hell – thank you, "The Pyramid of Darkness" – but I feel that they will hold up better than anything the Joes' live-action movie debut has in store, if the trailers are any indication. But overall, Season 1.1 holds up surprisingly well, laying the groundwork for how future seasons of the series would unfold: Cobra develops a way-too-complicated device that requires objects from all over the world to operate, they go in search of said objects, and G.I. Joe is not easy, especially with the aforementioned nostalgia threatening to taint the perspective. You played with the toys all day long, and then watched the cartoons in the afternoon – a win-win when you're six. Growing up, childhood was made awesome by two things: G.I.
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