Turns out General Urko really isn't so bad - like comparing Stalin to Hitler during WWII. The episode starts out great - setting up two human characters that seem a mainstay...
Michael Conrad as a farmer and his rambunctious ape-hating son, James Daughton ("Greg," head of the Deltas from ANIMAL HOUSE, in his second episode). Daughton joins with our hero-trio Virdon, Burke and Galen in battling a band of apes led by the titular villain, Aboro, ruling the town with an iron fist...
And unlike Urko, not adhering to any rules or laws. But the episode wanes when, after a tragedy, Galen is sent to Aboro's tent undercover (as Zaius's aid), tricking him into a personal battle with Urko. Despite being dialog-laden, there's a con - kind of a Planet of the Apes version of THE STING - that's somewhat involving. Although for the most part, it's like watching a bland stage play.
Michael Conrad as a farmer and his rambunctious ape-hating son, James Daughton ("Greg," head of the Deltas from ANIMAL HOUSE, in his second episode). Daughton joins with our hero-trio Virdon, Burke and Galen in battling a band of apes led by the titular villain, Aboro, ruling the town with an iron fist...
And unlike Urko, not adhering to any rules or laws. But the episode wanes when, after a tragedy, Galen is sent to Aboro's tent undercover (as Zaius's aid), tricking him into a personal battle with Urko. Despite being dialog-laden, there's a con - kind of a Planet of the Apes version of THE STING - that's somewhat involving. Although for the most part, it's like watching a bland stage play.