Godzilla the Series - S2E03 - S.C.A.L.E

Thought I'd post one of my favorite episodes of the animated series here. The video will take time to load so be patient.

-"GODZILLA: THE SERIES"-
-"The series follows the Humanitarian Environmental (or Ecological) Analysis Team (H.E.A.T.), a research team led by Dr. Nick Tatopoulos as they battle giant monsters which frequently appear in the wake of the events depicted in the 1998 SONY film. Godzilla, the only hatching of its species to survive in the movie, imprints on Nick and becomes the chief weapon summoned against the other monsters encountered by the human characters.

The series also introduces two new characters: Monique Dupre, a French secret agent assigned by Philippe Roache to keep an eye on Godzilla and H.E.A.T., and Randy Hernandez, an intern of Nick's who specializes in computer hacking."

Probably one of the best episodes of the series;

-"S.C.A.L.E."-
-"Told in a documentary style, the H.E.A.T team are called to Miami to deal with Skeetera, a giant mutated mosquito, when they come under attack from S.C.A.L.E. (Servants of Creatures Arriving Late to Earth), an eco-terrorist group who believe mutations are the next stage of evolution. After narrowly capturing the rampaging insect, H.E.A.T transports Skeetera to Monster Island so the creature can be studied by the U.S. military. But unknown to them, they have unwanted guests: Animal and Audrey have stowed away on board the 'Heat-Seeker', hoping for a good story, and S.C.A.L.E. has tracked them to Monster Island. When the terrorists take over Monster Island with plans to unleash the monsters held there on the world, the only hope lies in the combined forces of H.E.A.T, Major Hicks and his troops, Audrey and Animal."

The episode, outside of its well done story device which can be superficially compared to something like Cloverfield, also features an interesting concept in the S.C.A.L.E. group. If giant monsters existed and had run-ins with the military and so on a group like this would most likely exist. In fact, they absolutely would exist in a "real world" filled with monsters. This episode, I think, represents some of the potential for the Kaiju genre. Let's hope we see more chances being taken by other monster movie makers in the years to come.

Because the episode takes place on MONSTER ISLAND it features appearances from creatures previously seen on the series;

ZILLA; Monster star of the series and only remaining member of its species.
CRUSTACEOUS REX; A bipedal mutant sea monster.
KING COBRA; A giant Cobra.
GIANT BAT; A giant Bat monster with the ability to fire powerful sonic blasts.

It also introduces a new creature to the show, an incredibly powerful monster known as;

SKEETERA; A giant Mosquito with the ability to increase its size and absorb the powers of other mutations as it drinks their blood.

Like I said I really enjoy this episode and I hope you like it too. I'm only posting it so others can share in the joy. If you do like it, the entire series is available on Netflix and there are three volumes worth of episodes, one of which includes this very episode, available on DVD.

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