When we last left our hero, Tarzan was on his way to retrieve the gold of Opar from the depths of the jungle when he was ambushed by Numa the lion. Meanwhile, his wife Jane was seized by Achmet Zet, a slaver and Tarzan's sworn enemy.
Tarzan makes short work of Numa and issues the Tarzan yell (tm) to rally the jungle animals to his cause.
Back at Zet's camp, our villain bring forward Jane to show her the future in some mystical sands. In the vision, Tarzan takes a spear through the chest and falls from the treetops. Zet issues an ultimatum: marry me or be sold as a slave.
Tarzan arrives at the Temple of the Sun Worshippers and opens the secret passage to the treasure chamber. Unbeknownst to our hero, the duplicitous Werper is following him. Tarzan finds the gold ingots and begins preparing to take them home.
Jane is brought back before Zet to make her choice. Before she can speak, a misoon arrives, threatening to blow the camp apart.
Back in the temple, lions are entering to escape the weather, forcing Werper deeper into the building. He stumbles into a ceremony led by the High Priestess La and is captured to be offered as a sacrifice.
Tarzan has loaded up the gold and tries exit when part of the temple collapses on him. Will he survive? And what will Jane decide?
After a great first episode, this one dragged a bit. Jane's story went nowhere. She was captured in the last chapter and here she has to make a decision that is conveniently interrupted by the weather. Nothing happens here.
Tarzan's tale was characterized by a lot of things that were just too easy. He kills the lion in a second, stars in a montage where he comically screams "Yeah!" as animals react, then poof!...he's at the temple. And conveniently, he is the only one who knows where the secret treasure entrance is. Why not make him work for it a little? And why scream to a phalanx of elephants, tigers and chimps and not use them.
After a crackling initial episode, things have slowed and I'm heading into the third chapter with trepidation.
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