Cold Spells

Howdy. It's time once again for another episode discussion. I'm Deepthroat Ghoul, and today, I am talking about the second episode of the Legend of Zelda cartoon show, "Cold Spells" (written by Phil Harnage). Last time, we found out that Link is a moron and just wants to get some from Princess Zelda.

We begin the episode with the first day of spring in Hyrule. For Link, love is blooming. But for Princess Zelda, it's time for spring cleaning. You see, Zelda has to rely on the hero who's protecting the Triforce of Wisdom to mop the floors of North Castle instead of an entire fleet of staff. As Zelda heads off, Link hatches a plan to get out this chore: he'll pretend to be sick. As Spryte shows up, Link definately does a good job of fooling Spryte into thinking he has a cold.

Meanwhile, Zelda is disgusted at the massive pile of dirty laundry in Link's bedroom, and opens a window, only to be ambushed by a Moby. But luckily, Zelda throws the Moby beak-first into the smelly socks, causing it to fly away. Zelda then lies down on the bed, making herself look really sexy. Link enters and tries to pounce on Zelda, who easily evades and tells Link to go clean the kitchen. But Spryte intervenes, telling Zelda that Link needs to rest because of his "cold". Zelda reluctantly agrees, but reminds Spryte that she has to help out with the cleaning. You know, this scene sets up the love triangle: Link loves Zelda, Zelda loves money, and Spryte loves Link.

We then find out that the aformentioned Moby was sent by Ganon to spy on the castle. Ganon then thanks the Moby by killing it. Back to North Castle, we finally get to see the real cleaning staff helping out, as Spryte then buys an orange from an old woman, only to get zapped by Ganon. In the next scene, Link is in his bedroom, practicing his sword-fighting skills, but has to quickly jump into bed once he hears Spryte's voice. Spryte leaves the orange on the table, then leaves.

Later, Zelda orders Spryte to clean her bedroom. Spryte tries to do that, but because she was zapped by Ganon earlier, Spryte's magic powers are now screwed up, and cause a huge mess. Link and Zelda head upstairs to see what the commotion is, only to get pushed back down by a flood. Meanwhile, Ganon takes advantage of the confusion by stealing the Triforce of Wisdom.

While we're at it, since Link and Zelda have the Triforce of Wisdom, and Ganon has the Triforce of Power, there doesn't seem to be any sign of the Triforce of Courage. Also, since you get one wish when all the Triforces are brought together, why doesn't Ganon (whose wish is to conquer Hyrule) bring his Triforce with him when he's trying to steal Zelda's Triforce? Or better yet, why don't Link and Zelda go after Ganon's Triforce? So many questions, so little time!

Long story short, Link and Zelda defeat the possessed cleaning utensils, realise that Ganon stole the Triforce of Wisdom, and go after him (with Spryte following behind).

In the forest, instead of just teleporting back to his lair, Ganon is riding a beetle, only for Link and Zelda to chase after him on their horses. They and Spryte then follow Ganon into his underground lair, only for Link and Zelda to get captured in a jar and attacked by a Gohma. But luckily, Spryte uses her magic to free her friends, then blasts Ganon's lair. Link defeats the Gohma, and Zelda tries to get the Triforce of Power, but Link says that they've got to escape now.

Sometime later, back at North Castle, the Triforce of Wisdom is returned to its pedestal, and Link and Spryte both feel comfortable that they can rest for a while since Ganon will be fixing his lair for a long time (at least until the next episode). But, Zelda then orders to to clean up her bedroom. So funny.

There you have it, the second of four Zelda discussions, because I'll be back soon for the next episode.