TUGS: Warrior

Only three more episodes of TUGS to go! To start off, let's see how we're getting on with Captain Star's fifth tug, Warrior!

THE OPINIONS, THOUGHTS AND MUSINGS IN THIS BLOG POST ARE SOLELY THOSE OF ZACK WANZER, AND NO ONE ELSE'S

Warrior

Written by Robert D. Cardona
Directed by Chris Tulloch

Warrior and Big Mac are assigned to take stone to the old quayside, and as he sets off Warrior causes a bit of havoc with some shrimpers and runs into Izzy Gomez, who wants to enter port for free, even though it's illegal. Later, Warrior accidentally causes Little Ditcher to spin around, much to the amusement of Sunshine and Pearl. Wait, who? Pearl's an oyster barge, and she kinda looks like Lord Stinker, doesn't she? Maybe they're siblings? Anyway, Warrior arrives at the old quayside, where the Coast Guard tells him to drop it off. All the while, Zip and Zug laugh at Warrior's clumsiness.

Meanwhile, Big Mac hears of Izzy's plan to enter port for free, but at the quarry, as his barge is being loaded, the Z-Stacks talk negatively of Warrior, much to Big Mac's annoyance, so much so that he forgets to check his barge, and when he does so, it's overloaded - a mere wave could tip it over. Grampus shows up and offers to help Big Mac prevent it from tipping. Izzy, meanwhile, is coming in on his own, but he runs aground and gets stuck on some rocks. Ten Cents pushes against him with the help of Mighty Mo and Scuttlebutt Pete to keep Izzy from going over. Zip and Zug refuse to help.

Out at sea, Warrior rushes by Big Mac so quickly that the latter's barge ends up sinking, but promises to get a crane to clear away the mess. However, Ten Cents and the cranes are struggling to keep Izzy from going over, but Zip and Zug still refuse to help, so the Coast Guard heads off to find Big Mac. Top Hat shows up with Lord Stinker and after scolding the Zero Switchers for not helping, he goes in to help Ten Cents push against Izzy. Warrior shows up and pushes hard against Izzy - a rope snaps but Warrior refuses to give up, and with his best efforts and help from his crewmates, Izzy is back to safety, and everyone praises Warrior's heroics. The Coast Guard scolds Zip and Zug for not helping and reports Izzy for coming into port without a tow.

As Warrior heads for home, he runs into Old Rusty the tramper and apologizes. The tramper shrugs it off, thinking Bigg City wouldn't be eventful without Warrior around. Captain Star concurs with that statement.

I feel as if I'm running out of things to say about every TUGS episode, aren't I? Pretty much every episode is fantastic in it's own right! For Warrior, it's no exception. Sure, the tug himself can make mistakes from time to time, but he can get past his clumsiness to help his friends in need, and that's to be admired.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

TUGS Episode Scorecard

1. Sunshine: 9
2. Pirate: 10
3. Trapped: 10
4. Jinxed: 9.5
5. Quarantine: 9
6. High Winds: 9.5
7. Ghosts: 9
9. Warrior: 9.5
10. High Tide: 9.5
11. Munitions: 10
12. Regatta: 9.5