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| "Reflex Point" | |
| Robotech: The New Generation, Episode 83 | |
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| Air date | 26 June, 1985 |
| Written by | Steve Kramer |
| Directed by | Robert V. Barron |
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"Reflex Point" is the 83rd episode of Robotech, part of Robotech: The New Generation.
Summary[]
As the Group draws closer to Reflex Point, they come across a REF graveyard with no known survivors, the group is attacked by Invids and they shot them down, later, as the group watches how an Invid mecha bleeds green blood, an REF Scout named Sue Graham appears.
Synopsis[]
Nearing Reflex Point, the resistance unit witnesses a frightening display of orbital fire, and hear an incredible crash. Racing to the scene, they find a ship from the Expeditionary Force crashed into the earth, with seemingly no survivors.
As they begin the grim task of scavenging the wreckage for supplies, Sue Graham appears, video camera in hand. Shocked at her callous disregard for the survival of her fellow crewmates, Scott learns that she is a member of the 36th Squadron Intelligence Department, Jupiter Section, and her mission is to record everything happening for review by Admiral Hunter himself so that the REF can gain valuable intelligence on the Invid occupying Earth.
She warns the group that the Invid will be along soon, and she's right. Outnumbered, the freedom fighters overturn their mecha and hide, hoping the Invid will see their equipment as just more slag metal from the crash. While in hiding, Graham gives Scott and his team hope, and valuable information on the resources the REF will be using to attack Reflex Point: Shadow Fighters, Synchro Cannons, and more.
Guessing that the Invid may be looking for a downed Synchro Cannon even now that Sue hid nearby, the team attempts to create a distraction while Rand salvages the cannon. Unfortunately, it proves impossible, and Rand detonates the cannon to keep it out of enemy hands. Thade appears on the scene and a savage fight ensues while Sue videotapes the whole thing, especially focusing on the humanoid Thade. But when shrapnel kills Sue, it also hits Marlene, drawing blood that is the same greenish color as Thade's!
Marlene runs into the woods as the rest of the freedom fighters stand dumbstruck.
Memorable quotes[]
- Narrator: Nobody said war was pretty, and the human lives that are sacrificed in the name of peace must be given the honor and respect they deserve.
- Scott: I wanna know if you stood by and filmed the destruction of your battalion with that recorder.
Sue: I did. - Scott: Anyone as heartless as you doesn't deserve to live!
- Lancer: If she can watch that many people perish and feel absolutely no pain for any of them, then nothing we can do or say is gonna make her change.
Sue: Weak stomach! - Rand: This is like shooting clay pigeons in a carnival!
- Sue: It seems I got pictures of an Invid with the body of a Human.
Scott: Were they worth dying for? - Scott: That woman proves that what a person is made of doesn't determine their spirit or the love they possess.
- Scott: Sue Graham, you were the most dedicated woman I've ever met in my entire military career. Goodbye.
- Lancer: It seems like such a tragic waste of a human life. Just when she learned the value of sacrifice.
Background information[]
- "Reflex Point" was based on the original Japanese episode of Genesis Climber MOSPEADA entitled "Kokuhatsu no Parutīta" (Meaning "Black Hair's Partita" in English) that was aired 11 March, 1984 in Japan.
Cast[]
- Greg Snegoff as Scott Bernard
- Frank Catalano as Rand
- Susie London as Rook Bartley
- Emilie Colleen de Azevedo Brown as Annie LaBelle
- Cam Clarke as Lance Belmont
- Richard Epcar as Lunk
- Paul St. Peter as Corg
- Melanie MacQueen as Ariel
- J. Jay Smith as the Narrator
- Robin Levenson as Sue Graham
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