The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice

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Air Date: Saturday, October 10, 1992

Dean (Mathew Mackay) and his best friend, Alix (Staci Smith), are treated at school one day by a visit from a renowned archaeologist named Dr. Oliver (Emma Stevens). She teaches the class about various artifacts and the cultures tied to them, including a Babylonian staff that has the power to bring good fortune, which Dean, a slipping student, takes immediate advantage of. In exchange, he's meant to resurrect the previous owner of the staff, a powerful, bad-news sorcerer named Goth (Stephen R. Hart).

For whatever reason, this one does not click with me. It's your basic story about a person craving more than what they supposedly have, going to great lengths to get it, and ultimately finding that the power was in them all along. I also have a thing against what characters like Dean do here when they suddenly give themselves a hairstyle, put on a leather jacket, and are suddenly kinda cool. I don't know why, but that always irks me. I also think Goth is just plain goofy-lookin' and impossible to take seriously. This one is lame but may be suitable for an ironic laugh.

Final Rating: Brave