Airdate: 3/27/80
(Originally broadcast as a two-hour episode)
A weird orb
lands outside of New Chicago, and the Directorate discovers it to be some kind
of invitation from another universe, complete with directions on how to get
there. Buck volunteers for the perilous mission, but Princess Ardala knows
something is up and, not wanting to be left out, tags along too – forcing Huer
and Wilma to go with. Now everyone together gets to find out what the deal is:
their help is needed to defend the planet Pendar from the wrath of evil War
Witch Zarina and her Zaad armies, who have captured a Pendarin scientist who
can deactivate the Pendar force field and render the planet completely
unprotected from any alien attacks. Essentially held hostage until the work is
through, the good guys, led by Buck, figure out how to fry the Zaad battle
cruiser inside the force field when it gets activated again, and once again all
is well – even if in another universe.
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First season
finale also represents the final appearances of Huer, Theopolis, Ardala and
Kane as the show gets revamped for the second season. Knowing this, the
producers gave Pamela Hensley plenty of midriff-baring screen time – and even
lets her be a good girl for a change, while Tim O’Connor gets to say goodbye to
Buck, even if not at the end of the show. Things get a little silly toward the
end, particularly when Ardala tries to negotiate a separate deal with Zarina
(whose portrayal by Julie Newmar isn’t near as fun as it should be), and the
storyline is a bit too thin to fill a two-hour episode. Still, the action is
rollicking enough, and some of the superimposed animated special effects look
so good they almost resemble CGI.
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