I honestly don't know what took me so long to watch this show. It was released back on August 1st but I kept getting distracted by other things. I finally watched it and I loved it.
Although I have enjoyed all of the Marvel Disney+ content, perhaps I was getting a little burnt out. I figured that there couldn't be much new stuff to do and it would just be a different version of what I had already seen. When it comes to Eyes of Wakanda, boy was I wrong.
Instead of just creating a cartoon set during this current timeline (which I think would have also been pretty good), they decided to do something very unique. Each of the four thirty minute episodes is a stand alone story that leads right up to the events of the original Black Panther movie.
Each episode takes place in a different time period of history (which was awesome for a World History teacher like me). The overarching theme is that throughout history, vibranium has been stolen from Wakanda and fallen into the wrong hands. War Dogs (warriors and spies) from Wakanda must get the stolen artifacts back.
The first episode takes place in Crete in 1260 B.C.E. In this episode a War Dog must confront a traitor and defector from Wakanda who has stolen tech from the isolated Wakandan kingdom. Like all of the episodes, the Wakandans have incredibly advanced tech compared to the people at the time. It is as if aliens form an advanced civilization have landed on earth. But instead they are just an isolated civilization in Africa.
The second episode takes place during the Trojan War in the 12th century B.C.E. In thsi episode a Wakandan War Dog fights along Achilles himself as they battle the Trojan who have a stolen Wakandan artifact. Of the four episodes, I think this wa smy favorite as I'm a huge fan of Greek mythology.
The third episode takes place in 15th century China. This one is very cool because the introduction of a a lot of very cool martial arts action.
The fourth episode takes place in a few time periods (but I don't want to spoil anything). The main portion is during a battle in Ethiopia in 1896. This is the one that leads directly to the Black Panther movie.
These are all must see shows for any marvel fan. Not only is the animation and music incredible, but the stories are very cool.
