In
“Wild Child,” BraveStarr and Thirty-Thirty learn of a lost child in the desert.
When they find him, this so-called wild child is injured, and believes that the
Dingo Gang of bandits is his family.
Meanwhile,
the Dingos discover a lost city in the desert and find it guarded by Sarko the
Hunter, a kind of savage barbarian and evil denizen of the long-lost metropolis.
The last of his race, Sarko lives in a
constant state of rage because his only son died saving his life.
Ultimately,
Sarko is able to relate to the wild child and show compassion for the boy,
because of his own situation…
“Wild
Child” features a cool setting -- a weird, alien lost city -- and introduces an
unusual and mysterious character, Sarko.
I’d like to know more about Sarko’s people, the city, and how the
metropolis was built on New Texas, but the episode never gets that far. Very little is actually explained. The alien city and Sarko -- who is sometimes
incorporeal -- are just there, waiting to be discovered. Once more, however, the visualization of the city is amazing. I would have loved to see a few episodes devoted to its builders, or its exploration.
Instead
the episode belabors the idea that “violence is weak” and that “love is
strong.” The wild child “softens”
Sarko’s heart, and makes him an ally against the Dingo bandits. Like all Filmation entertainment, “Wild
Child” is message-heavy, and yet the story is entertaining too.
Next
week, I’m going to cap off my coverage of BraveStarr for the time being, with
the episode “Jeremiah and the Prairie People.”
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