THE VENGEANCE OF RUMINA
Writer: Ed Naha

SUMMARY

Scratch and Rumina join forces to raise her father, Turock, from the dead. In return for his help, Rumina agrees to help Scratch steal the souls of Sinbad and the Nomad's crew.

HILARIOUS SPECIAL EFFECT MOMENTS

      
 

QUOTES

Sinbad: That’a girl Maeve! Nice shot.
Maeve: Well… I aim to please.
 

Villager: Oh, the roaring giant who descended from the sky—surely you were heaven-sent.
Doubar: Actually I was just in the neighborhood and thought I’d drop in. Guess those things aren’t used to heavy lifting.
 

Sinbad: I should have destroyed Rumina when I destroyed Turock.
Maeve: It’s not your fault. She’s slippery. I’ve been tracking her since—well, for a long time.
 

Sinbad: Then let’s take the stone and sail to Rumina’s fortress, and put an end to her.
Maeve: It’s not ours to take. Besides, if the villagers do sacrifice the stone and we fail to kill Rumina, how will they fend off evil?
Sinbad: Like the rest of the world does, Maeve. Through sheer determination.
 

Scratch: Now please, allow me to clear up any misconceptions you may have about me. I am not a demon. I am not a devil. I am THE demon. THE devil.
 

Rumina: I still don’t see where I fit in.
Scratch: Sinbad…
Rumina: I hate him.
Scratch: Me too, me too! See?! We do have a lot in common!
 

Rumina: You’re wicked and loathsome. I like that in a devil.
 

Scratch: Oh, Rumina. You’re such a vile, lying, scheming wench! Ooh, if I were just a thousand years younger… {she looks thoughtful} You’d get used to the hooves.
 

Maeve: Sinbad… say something. Say anything…
Sinbad: Well… it’s not gonna be a walk in the countryside. Rumina wants a fight… let’s give her one.
 

Sinbad: Maeve… don’t hesitate to use any sort of magic you can think of. And… be careful.
Maeve: Aye, aye, captain. {they almost kiss}
 

{Skeleton starts dancing crazily with his sword, while Rongar looks on. Finally, after his “routine” is done, Rongar shakes his head and kicks the skeleton’s helmet, knocking him over.}
 

Sinbad: I love it when you do magic!
Maeve: You’re welcome.
 

Maeve: Sinbad… Doubar, is he crazy?
Doubar: Like a fox.

Sinbad: Rumina survived, didn’t she? Maeve, I don’t know how you, Dermott, and Rumina are connected, but I swear to you, I’ll make sure we defeat her. Or die trying.
Maeve: I know you will, Sinbad. I know.

EPISODE IMAGE RECAP

POINTS TO PONDER

I don’t really consider the second season a continuation. Mainly, because so many things from the first season are disregarded and not properly tied up—and we lose some of the characters we’ve grown to love and hate. Losing Maeve was bad enough, but no resolution with Rumina? Turock’s revival, completely ignored? It’s like an independent series that borrows the name, but no longer has the heart and soul of the original series. And Bryn?! Don’t even get me started. They should have just cast her in Maeve’s role, and been done with it. If the character had continued, I could have eventually dealt with the change in actresses, though it may have taken me awhile to get used to.

I suppose I’ll have to content myself with the knowledge that at least one magnificent season of this show was created—it’s definitely better than none.

And I am really, truly grateful for fanfiction.