Television Review: Eon Kid
What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that there's plenty of violence in this
cartoon series about a boy involved in a battle between good
and evil. Since he has a powerful robotic arm, expect lots of
hand-to-hand combat (punches, kicks, hurling enemies into
walls) and occasional firepower. But it's usually the robotic
enemies who suffer the most -- human characters' injuries are
rare and short-lived. There's not much else to worry about in
this series, but it doesn't have obvious positive messages,
either.
Families can talk about violence in cartoons. Is it different
from live-action battles and fights? How? What if more of the
victims were human instead of robots? Families can also talk
about responding to change and adversity. How does Marty react
to his new role and responsibilities? How would you feel in his
place? Kids: Have you ever been put into a role or situation
you didn't expect? How did the experience change you?
EON KID follows the adventures of 11-year-old Marty (voiced by Aidan Drummond) and his companions as they work to eliminate the nefarious army trying to wrestle the Fist of Eon -- a powerful robotic arm -- from Marty's possession. Marty encountered the arm in a pile of scrap metal and tried it on out of curiosity, but the appendage wouldn't release its grip on him. The arm's ability to turn on its mystical -- and virtually incomparable -- fighting powers comes in handy against the robotic armies that are now inexplicably targeting him. And Marty learns that as the descendent of the ancient Eon clan and now the bearer of the fabled Fist, he stands as the lone hope to defeat the evil forces that plague his land.
Full of action and the inherent appeal of the unlikely-hero tale, the series is likely to entertain adventure-seeking young tweens. But don't exert much effort looking for strong lessons or impressively positive content here -- the show's plot exists more to support the flashy battle scenes than anything else. The show's frequent animated action violence -- punching, kicking, long falls, etc. -- is nothing most tweens haven't seen before, but younger kids may need a reality check about the line between fantasy and the outcome of real-life fights.
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