Ulysses 31 Episode 5 part 03/03

[joban84]

Thanks kitty!

[MultiFred50]

to love our enemys is to love ourselfs cus in the end we r all human no matter what size,color or age

[darkangel2347]

There is an Australian Region 4 DVD on 4 discs. and unlike the UK R2 DVD, this edition has the opening and ending bits for all 26 episodes.

[mxgross]

Poor Sisyphus, stuck having to perform a task that he will never be able to finish. The gods are cruel to bring such a horrible fate to a man that only wanted to learn their secrets.

[steven0seagul]

@mxgross its like morphius the immortal who gave fire to man now he must suffer ,to die and live again and die again for eternally

[indrajeet]

@steven0seagul you mean prometheus.

[roryhunter77]

man this is heavy for a kids show!

[hcvang]

@roryhunter77 You think it's heavy? These were the days when childrens programmes didnt talk down to us, the audience. Today, it's politically incorrect to show children anything that contains real drama - it's all talking flowerpots, bright red balloons and cute comedy. The 80s generation had the BEST entertainment for their childhood.

[roryhunter77]

@hcvang haha. brilliant. you could just have a point. too much goddamn flower power, happy nonsense - need to give the kids some exposure to the potential twists and turns of an average week (not to mention life!)

[hcvang]

@roryhunter77 I mean even adventure shows like Team Galaxy, Martin Mystery, Totally Spies, and whatever is in style this week... they're cutesy cutesy fun... where's the he-man who goes through hell in half an hour, and then teaches our children a moral lesson in the episodes last 15 seconds before the end credits, based on the hell he just went through? Where is that? What's wrong with that? Those shows are still great today, why cant they do it on modern shows? Instead of talking down to 'em?

[alexbaxthedarkside]

probably one of the best English translations to ajapanese Cartoon I have ever seen, next to Evangelion, ghost in the shell, etc.

brings a tear to my eye : , (

[NeutralDice]

@alexbaxthedarkside French-Japanese production and dialogue in French

[alexbaxthedarkside]

@NeutralDice thanks i knew that, its a Japanese french co production.

Insidentally, is Jayce and the wheeled warriors done by the same company, has a similar art style, any connection there?

[NeutralDice]

@alexbaxthedarkside Yes, according to Wikipedia both Ulysses 31 and Jayce and the Wheeled warriors were produced by DIC Entertainment. Jean Chalopin and Bernard Deyriès are major contributors of these 2 series.

[alexbaxthedarkside]

my guess is the point of the twist was,

THAT SYSAPHUS had free will the entire time, he could have chose to leave, when instead he chose to be a slave to the Gods. :O

also he was a king n his earlier life who lusted for immortality. So this was his punishment for wanting more than he needs and having no sense of self control.

PLAYING OUT A LIVING DEATH FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY,

LOL THE GREEK GODS DON'T FUCK ABOUT O.O

[Parsefone]

@alexbaxthedarkside

His punishment for wanting immortality was tasting what immortality is really like.

[alexbaxthedarkside]

Immortality is a curse not a Blessing.

I know, Good stuff ^_^

one of the reasons the Olympian gods were so fascinated with the human race, they only had a finite amount of time on earth to do whatever it is they were put there to do.

Am glad so many people appreciate this show :)

[steven0seagul]

@Parsefone yea true immortality is just suffer etenally as punishment in the end..

[alexbaxthedarkside]

I guess the Gods showed they had broke sysaphus's will by making him obey their will even when he thought he was rebelling from them.

is sad when he sais " SO NOW I KNOW MY DESTINY, TODAYS LABOUR IS THE NEXT DAYS, THE NEXT YEARS, THE NEXT CENTUARIES, FOR ALL ETERNITY I WILL WORK IN THIS PLACE...

reminds me of all those people I left behind from my crappy first job, they are resigned to the fate of repeating the same labour without the courage to break the cycle :D

[AbhiB]

Man I felt sad for that dude left behind

[FluffyFooFookins]

lol, I don't think I'd wish that on my worst enemy.

[grobo11]

Why diesn't he kill himself? Why not, not do the work? Why bother?

[Th3Minx]

Maybe he already has. Zeus would probably just rez him, just like he keeps repairing the machinery.

[alexbaxthedarkside]

i GUESS HE KIND OF RESIGNED HIMSELF TO HIS FATE. :)

i gained immortality at the expense of his freedom, guess the point was, was it worth all that effort if ur condemned to play out a living hell?

DEEP :O

[BggProductions]

Too late Sisyphus, too late.

Awesome.

[KragJin]

indeed that was epic quote

[SquareFeatures]

Haha yeah!

[rrrickflair]

@BggProductions lol the ending is so chilling!

[KEATON459]

Pretty grim stuff for a kids' cartoon!

[soapidelic]

I agree. Way too deep and depressing for kids.

[burlearth]

no way is it too depressing, I remember this cartoon from when I was a kid and I think I learnt more from it that anything else on telly at the time.

[anarchy3E]

i feel his pain

poor sysifus, poor us

[LoverswithCassie]

Fair dinkum, the ending is so sad not to mention sobering... if I were wondering about in outer space and came across Sisaphus together with this planet, then I would want to help him escape too!

[alexbaxthedarkside]

This is a pretty Haunting episode.

Its a shame we dont get many more cautionary cartoons anymore. scar some more kids for life ^^ lol

i love Sisaphus' last words

"Now I know my Destiny"

love that.

[Packrat1977]

Also shows a moral sense in the Gods: they are not simplistically evil as might have been assumed from their earlier actions.

[SciFiFemale]

Could you please stop the pauses?

[VideyoJunkei]

hit pause first, to let it load, then play it!

[KaceKlosed]

Like the look of that giant mechanical mantid... very cool

[Vanmorbo]

These 5 episodes were so great! I want the dvds but they're only region 2 it looks like. Has anybody seen the rest of the episodes online?

[dezzlok]

This part is definitely good to watch. I especially like the part with Sisyphus and Zeus talking to each other. The music reminds me of that used in Star Blazers.

[Divinglore]

Cool ending, a moral and cautionary tale for the antagonist. Only at the very end is the sobering answer realised by him...