Cyphor Wants Doughnuts

Hope you like this picture, because it’s all you’ll see for the next five minutes.

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***Cyphor Wants Doughnuts*** is the third episode of *Bionicle*. It was released on 16th April 2017, and was also the final episode released, although at least 17 more were planned. The fourth episode, *Taking Stuff Literally*, was almost complete by the series’ cancellation, but it was ultimately unreleased as well.

## Synopsis

Cyphor, Intor, Zardok and Rahkshi enter the Sweet and Doughnut Shop intending to purchase some doughnuts. Once they arrive at the counter, however, it is revealed that Rawzak is sitting behind it, who springs a trap and has his colleagues jump down to attack. A conflict breaks out, leading to heaps of destruction within the shop. Eventually, Cyphor orders Intor to take “the shot”. Intor pays no attention to him, leading both of them to be blown out the front window by a bomb.

Outside the building, Cyphor asks Intor about his random obliviousness, who abruptly states that he’s fallen in love with Rahkshi. Cyphor offers to give him advice on the situation at a later date, and Intor agrees. He then orders Intor to rejoin the battle, apparently being too weak to do so himself.

Once arriving back inside, Intor spouts a cheesy one-liner, with one of the Toa commenting on its corniness, before activating his flamethrower. Unfortunately, he forgets how stupid it is to use a flamethrower indoors, and manages to burn the entire building down.

All of the participants of the battle lie unconscious in the wreckage of the shop, just as the real manager, Tanma, returns from his break. He understandably freaks out and begins yelling about the dire situation. Intor asks if he can still get some doughnuts, to which Tanma denies him. The credits roll, and we are treated to the exact same shot of Zardok punching the camera from *Taking Stuff Literally* repeated at least 20 times as a ‘bonus short’.

## Quotes

“Intor, take the shot!”

- **Cyphor** orders Intor to shoot at the nonexistent target in front of him.

“I’ve fallen in love with Rahkshi.”

[...]

“Well shouldn’t you be telling Rahkshi that, not me?”

“Not yet. I can’t just go up to her say that I love her, can I?”

“Hmm.”

- **Intor** and **Cyphor** share an expertly written conversation.

“WHY IS ME WINDOW SMASHED?”

- At this point, I think a broken window is the least of **Tanma**’s worries.

## Errors

- At the beginning of the episode, when Rawzak calls for the other Toa to intervene, he exclaims “Vorcan, now!” Why just Vorcan? Arvak shows up anyway and even gets a lot more screen time than him.

- Speaking of Arvak, he just seems to... be there during the fight. Rawzak doesn’t call for him, he’s the only character who we don’t see entering the building, and afterwards no one even mentions him!

- Arvak also appears to abruptly switch places near the beginning; we first see him directly opposite the counter, standing in the entrance, but in the very next shot he’s standing next to Intor on the right side of the building.

- Strangely, Zardok’s weaponry has swapped sides compared to its usual configuration, with the Missile Launcher now on his left arm and the blade on the right.

- When Cyphor orders Intor to “take the shot”, there’s nothing in front of them. What is Intor supposed to be shooting at? The wall? He also says this like ‘the shot’ was a planned move that they had discussed beforehand, when there was no prior mention of Intor ever intending to carry out sniper duties.

- Intor cites the reason he didn’t fire as being that he’s “fallen in love with Rahkshi”. ...So? Why did that prevent him from firing? The scene is set up in such a way that it seems Intor is supposed to be admiring Rahkshi and is distracted by her presence, but the effect is completely ruined by the fact that Rahkshi isn’t even in the scene!

- During the entire “take the shot” sequence, the box the camera is resting on is very clearly visible at the bottom of the frame. In the same scene, Zardok, who was incapacitated early in the fight, now has a tissue on top of him for some reason.

- Cyphor tells Intor to “go and get back into battle!”. Why couldn’t he do that as well? He very clearly hasn’t been injured by the blast. Is he just lazy?

- When Tanma returns at the end, he shouts about many different imperfections caused to his shop, but fails to mention the fact that THE ENTIRE BUILDING HAS BURNED DOWN.

Intor fires his Laser Machine GunIntor fails to take ‘the shot’The Makuta find Rawzak in place of Tanma at the shop’s counter