A
non-stop storm pelts Sagar with rain, and the only way to stop the perpetual
bad weather rests in Aquaria, an undersea kingdom ruled by Neptul, an ally of
the Overlord.
Blackstar
and his friends must contend with Neptul as well as the Flame People and a
swarm of shark bats. Later, Blackstar must make a deal: the star-sword for a
captured trobbit.
This
is another largely uninspired (and uninspiring…) episode of Blackstar. The elements are all pre-packaged: a new
kingdom with new monsters (Aquaria, shark bats, Mer-People) proving the key to
undoing some disorder on Sagar (in this case an unending storm).
Meanwhile,
The Overlord and Blackstar continue to vie for possession of the star-sword,
and Blackstar never loses.
Still,
the final gimmick is kind of fun in “Kingdom of Neptul.”
When Blackstar turns over his prized sword to
the Overlord, it is actually just a shape-shifted Klone, pretending to be the
sword. Most TV shape-shifters (like Maya on Space:1999 or Odo on DS9) can’t turn into non-living objects.
Apparently Klone can.
Next
week: “Tree of Evil”
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