Anyone remember those old Digimon toys that came in Dairy Queen Kid's Meals? I don't know but I just thought about them again.
Episode 2: The Birth Of Greymon
Don't worry this is only rated TV-Y7 so don't expect anything disastrous to happen here to these kids. Our heroes are plunged into the river and Gomamon is doing something! YES! YES! YES! That looked like a fun little ride to take down the river.
As the group recuperates they learn (and we learn) vaguely more about the world it is their in called "The Digi-World" and the process of "Digivolving" They get bigger and stronger just like humans could except we have to pay the "price" for it if you know what I mean.
Our heroes explore down the beach hoping to figure out a way to get back home and...they come across payphones in the middle of the beach that were put there for no rhyme or reason. Yes you heard me right. PAYPHONES. The kids nearly hyperventilate over this discovery (in particular Joe trying all the phones out) with all these kids asking themselves too many questions and not giving themselves an answer to solve one.
*The Group Talking About The Phone Booths*
Matt: If we can find a place that delivers let's order pizza.
Mimi: Whatever you get no anchovies for me.
Sora: The question is what are these phones doing here?
Joe: So people can call their parents and take a ride home!
Gomamon: Parents....what exactly is a "parents"?
*Joe awkwardly stares at him*
Joe: .....That's it. I'm out of here. *Heads to another Phone Booth*
The kids try all of the phones out with dubbing over this situation NOT MAKING ANY SENSE at all.
Phone Booth Operator: Tomorrow's forecast calls for clear skies with occasional ice cream.
Mimi: What do you wear for that?
Moving on. The gang stops for a quick lunch break until out of nowhere Shellmon attacks and ruins the party. He easily hoses everyone down with Tai stepping in thinking he's James Sunderland and attacking the monster by himself to no avail.
Agumon: Digivolve!
Agumon then digivolves (for the first time being a Champion) to Greymon. A fight between Shellmon and Greymon is set with Greymon setting Tai free from Shellmon's clutches and then...rather then seeing the fight of the century they have more of a test of strength battle with Greymon knocking Shellmon out of his way, knocking him into the ocean with one hit of his Nova Blast attack and we never hear from him again.
The group decides to leave the beach as quickly as they can and march onwards as to hopefully finding a way to get back home or meet other people like them in this world their in sooner then later.
Verdict: 9.0/10 Aside from the disappointing showdown Greymon and Shelldown had in this episode I really liked what happened here. The phone booth scene was a real treat and good for a laugh despite how corny it was all dubbed. The storyline was branching out more then making us fill in the blanks and we saw the first time a Digimon digivolving into the Champion stage with Greymon. It was prodigious. Wait what did I just say? Don't expect every episode to be as good as this one though. Especially after Episode 7 where we fall into the filler territory. Ugh.