The messages are still cheesy but OK K.O.

beautifully blends Captain Planet nostalgia with some shockingly on point character development.

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The whole episode from start to end does not let up on save the planet messages.

At one point Dr. Blight cackles,

The best part of climate change?

NO ONE BELIEVES ITS REAL!

Some might call it preachy.

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So basically it was an episode ofCaptain Planet, complete with awful/amazing puns.

Thankfully the team up doesnt just coast by on nostalgia alone.

It also adds some new layers to not only theCaptain Planetcharacters but also its core message.

While The Power Is Yours!

does make a few lighthearted jabs at the series stock plots (Well destroy the world!

Why would we do that?

We live on… the world.)

it actually hits you with some hard truths.

In the preview clips for this episode Kwame casually mentioned that the other Planeteers had given up.

The Planeteers broke up and got new jobs because of infighting.

Its played totally straight and it genuinely makes you wonder what that infighting was about.

Captain Planet and Kwame quietly mourn that pollution has only gotten worse since the 90s.

Saving the planet is no longer an option the people of Earth can choose to ignore.

While yeah, that sounds like your typicalCaptain Planetmoralizing moment it works because it comes from genuine emotion.

The Earth has become more polluted sinceCaptain Planetwas on air and its only going to get worse.

Kwame lost his friends because their mission failed.

That sells the message more than any pollution pun.

So you know what?

Who cares if this episode is a giant message about saving the planet?

Sometimes we need a message clearly explained to us.

KO cares so much for other people its not surprising hed also care about the planet.

Yeah, the moral might sound cheesy but coming from KO its one hundred percent sincere and rings true.

So hey, unplug your phone when you arent using it.

Pick up your trash.

Little things do go a long way.

The power is yours!

Rating:

5 out of 5