Underground City

Just a quick note before I go on with today's episode: I've found Space Battleship Yamato--dubbed.  So, I'm going to finish up with the second season of Starblazers, and then I'm going to do something a little weird and go back to all of the previous eps of Star Blazers and add my commentary on the SBY version of each episode.  So I can go back to my initial plan of comparing the Japanese original to the "retooled for American consumption" version.

Now. . .

Underground City

The Andromeda triumphantly lifts off as a bunch of little kids watch.  One of them reminds the others that the Star Force is stronger, having defeated Gamilon.

Wildstar is overseeing the repairs to the Argo when Venture and Nova arrive.  Sandor calls Wildstar to the message decoding room.  They have deciphered the message, and Nova realizes it originates from far in space.  They listen to the garbled message.  Ugh--that's gonna give me a headache.  Wildstar says it sounds like someone in distress.  Sandor is still analyzing the origin, and he and WIldstar speculate that the message could be garbled due to jamming.  They try to convince the Earth Defense Force council that something is up.  Um, the Council isn't swayed so easily.

Later, Sandor, Wildstar, and Venture discuss the goings on.  Sandor mentions that the power disruption was due to the destruction of an energy base on Venus.  Wildstar decides to take off--with the Star Force veterans--in the Argo.  Venture doesn't want to be an outlaw, but Sandor decides to tell the Star Force. 

Wildstar and Nova are out for a drive, and Nova notices Derek is brooding even more than usual.  Derek tells her not to worry.  She urges him not to keep secrets.  They leave the road and head out on a blasted, un-reclaimed stretch of Earth, then take a massive elevator to an underground city, a relic from the battle with the Gamilons.  They reminisce about the last series--for the sake of the viewers.  Wildstar scoffs at the EDF's thinking--do they believe Earth can never face such danger again?

Nova knows why Derek brought her down to the city, and suspects that he's gonna go rogue with the Star Force and the Argo.  Suddenly, she leaves for a moment.  Derek is left standing by himself, flummoxed.  Nova goes by herself to have a good cry--she can't bear to let Wildstar go, but she knows she can't ask him to stay.

Desslok is aboard his flagship as it enters the Magellanic cloud.  He thinks back to the time the Star Force defeated him there.  His entire remaining Gamilon fleet is meeting up with him here.  The various commanders sign in and the fleets form up.  Desslok addresses his troops and prepares them for the coming war.  He orders all ships to advance to Telezar. 

Wildstar surveys the Argo in the hangar and promises her that they'll take to the skies soon.  In the deserted bridge, he is surprised when the ship's systems come to life.  Sandor and Orion arrive, and Sandor tells him that Orion's placed his gear aboard and completed the repairs.  Homer, Dash, and Eager join them on the bridge.  But where's Venture?

Desslok's ships approach Telezar.  He plans hi ambush against the Star force.

Meanwhile the Comet Empire's comet is destroying asteroids for fuel/  Zordar and Invidia are notified that Desslok has arrived at Telezar.  Zordar then is apprised of the impending attack on the Earth's outer defenses.  He orders the attack to commence.  Crewmembers make the preparations for the comet to join the advance fleet.

The Star Force prepares for launch aboard the Argo.