Down in the Pit of Chaos, Roadblock and Flint are surrounded by Destro's strangler vines. As they move about and fighting the vines, they notice something bright and hot in one area of the pit. Mutt has his Skystriker's thruster engine revved up which prevents the vines from moving in to his position. The trio of Joes and their canine companion, Junkyard, are rejoined. Then Flint comes up with a plan to get out of the pit.
In the Cobra base, Snake-Eyes and Duke are forced to provide entertainment for Cobra by battling each other to the death. Neural controllers force them against their will but the device is nowhere near powerful and with enough concentration, they can overcome much of the urge. They overhear Cobra’s plan to strike at their nation’s capital. With some clever maneuvering, they bring down one of the power pillars which enabled Snake-Eyes to use a device from his utility belt and transmit a message to Joe HQ. Cobra catches wind of the attempt and they both get beaten up.
Fortunately, the Joe Team received Snake-Eyes' message and Washington DC is evacuated. To counter the effects of the Weather Dominator, Doc brings out an energy mirror of which its purpose is to absorb energy. The energy will then be aimed at the bigger redirection mirror and divert the collected energy elsewhere. After a demonstration of the mirror’s power, the Joe Team head to Washington DC.
Back at the Pit of Chaos, the Joes managed to construct a makeshift helicopter out of parts from a Skystriker. At that very moment, Mutt's Skystriker runs out of fuel and the engines die out, allowing the strangler vines to move in. The helicopter is operational and they board but before Roadblock could get on, the vines coil around his legs, dragging them down. To allow his team mates to get away, he sacrifices himself by committing to fight the vines. The makeshift copter flies out of the pit and out of the storm and just in time as the copter falls apart. Flint, Mutt and Junkyard work together to knock out a couple of Cobra sentries and then take their uniforms as disguise.
Roadblock continues his struggle against the vines. His strength is perhaps his only chance from being overwhelmed. Fate is finally on his side as the sun shines in and the rains stopped. He manages to outlast the vines and makes his way up the pit.
At the Cobra base, as a demonstration of the power he now wields, Cobra Commander wants Destro to use the full might of the Weather Dominator on Washington DC. Destro is concerned about using such a move and whether it was tactically wise. His concern is rebuffed by the Commander and Zartan supports the Cobra leader’s decision, another reason for Destro to hate the master of disguise. At the Commander’s behest, Destro activates the Weather Dominator throw Washington DC in a tornado storm.
The Joes arrive and converge at the Capitol. The energy mirrors are deployed but as soon as they do so, a combination of powerful winds and hailstorm destroy several of the mirrors. The moment the Joes are waiting for arrive as Cobra Commander orders Destro to unleash the full might of a lightning storm. Lightning strikes all over the Capitol. The Joes use the mirrors to collect the energy from the lightning and transfer them to redirection mirror. Doc redirects the massive collection of energy to Cobra’s base.
Mutt bites the man he's fighting.
Destro barely manages to escape the Weather Dominator as it is hit by the redirected energy. Instead of destroying the Weather Dominator, it is blown up into three parts and flung towards three different locations. While the Joes are victorious, the weather patterns around the world is still in chaos and will need the Weather Dominator to put it back to normal.
Mutt scares a dog away from Junkyard.
At the desert, Flint and Mutt reach a town and enter a Cobra Cafe. The rough locals wanted their weapons but receive a beating from the two instead. A man, who identifies himself as Shipwreck, realizes they are not Cobras. He offers them a way out of town but for a price. The two Joes are hesitant but Junkyard seems to like the fellow and the trust is sealed.
To avoid Cobra detection, Shipwreck uses a land sail since Cobra's sensors can't detect anything that does not use fuel energy. Some distance later, the group is caught in the midst of a sandstorm.
A coloring error renders Duke's American flag (on his right sleeve) uncolored throughout the episode.
"Cobra" missing its "A".
The sign on the cantina says "Cobr Cafe" when the Cobra Stinger and A.S.P. drive by. Later in the scene it's spelled correctly.
After the scene in which Flint and Mutt steal the Cobra jeep, the beginning of the next scene everything lifts a little higher than it should, as if the camera moved from being centered on the cel frame. It happens multiple times in the same scene and through the rest of the episode.
During the fight in the Cobra Cafe, Mutt's mustache isn't colored for a few frames.
Continuity Errors[]
Quotes[]
"Doc, you sure about this bit?"
"No, but don't worry; I'm wearing my asbestos underwear. Now hit it!"
--Blowtorch and Doc ready to test Doc's energy mirrors.
"We were wondering if we could trust you, but Junkyard says you're alright!"
--Flint speaking to Shipwreck after Junkyard sniffs and licks the renegade sailor, signifying a proverbial thumbs-up.
"I will not have my opinions questioned by a penny-ante quick-change artist!"
--Destro about Zartan
Miscellaneous Trivia[]
Cobra News newspaper.
Shipwreck is not yet a member of the Joe team.
In 2008, Hasbro released a "Flint in Cobra Disguise" action figure, based on the stolen outfit he (and Mutt) wore in this episode.[1]
