Jun 30, 2021
Very entertaining Supergirl movie clone.
First off let me be clear on one thing, I am a guy. Though I do watch Superman movies, my favorite had always been the female counterpart Supergirl. BUT not the TV series mind you, my only exposure to Supergirl is the 1984 movie starring Helen Slater.
Anyways back to review.
Knights on Debris makes itself seem like a Star Wars/Star Trek clone at first. But then things became unmistakable the mysterious Thorne people capable of using The Force to manipulate black crystals into body armors and weapons are not Jedi masters. Their facial markings are not
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anymore Jedi-ean.
This is what I love about the show, it's Kryptonians from the Superman lore set in the Star Wars/Star Trek universe!
Right off the bat, we meet several Knights of Thorne (aka Kryptonians) -- a general called Keane (he's actually general Zod from Superman, but not an evil one), and several of his followers like Morena (taken after Ursa the female Kryptonian seen in Superman II the movie). There are actually 4 Thorne Knights in total, but one of them dies off. So the latter part of the series the three left are like those 3 Kryptonians in Superman II the movie that come to cause mischief on a planet that resembles Earth once on the ground. Mischief is actually not the right word as the Thorne Knights are the good guys in this Series.
The settings of Season one is on this planet that seemed to be in a state of crumbling into pieces, akin to a Krypton that's in a state of destruction/breaking up.
Of course not the least the female lead is actually modeled after Supergirl. Her red flowing cape is cleverly split into two. But when you view her from afar that's definitely Kara Zor-El/Supergirl. What surprised me was, in Supergirl (1984) movie, the man who Supergirl kissed, he drank beer in a can laced with love potion. This is repeated in Knights on Debris. We see the male lead, Chen Mo's favorite drinks are cans of beer. There are many scenes where Chen Mo holds a can of beer to his lips.
Next, in the Supergirl (1984) movie, the main villainess is this human female who practices witchcraft and keeps a large demon for a pet. This is repeated in Knights on Debris. There is a female character with a huge monster as a sidekick. She never displayed any powers like the other Knights of Thorne and has these dark shades around her eyes to make her look like a witch. This character turned out to be the evil mastermind who orchestrated the deaths of all those other Knights.
Lastly, in the last episode, everyone got sent to the Phantom Zone where they are unable to tap into their powers as Knights of Thorne. The only movie to feature the Phantom Zone in the entire Superman lore is the Supergirl (1984) movie. So we see that the work Knights on Debris is most based on is the 1984 Supergirl movie. It's a mix match of Superman lore and STAR WARS that made me eagerly await a new episode each week!
If anyone hasn't seen Supergirl (1984) movie, I highly recommend seeing it. Not only does it have a superb soundtrack/score, but u can see how it matches closely with Knights on Debris S1 as a work of art.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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