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"A Time to Skrill" is the eleventh episode of Season 2 of Dragons: Race to the Edge. It was released to Netflix on January 8, 2016.
Overview[]
| “ | The Frozen Skrill returns with a grudge against Hiccup and Toothless, and the Dragon Riders must choose a new course of action to stop the vicious dragon. | ” |
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Major Events[]
- The Frozen Skrill makes his first reappearance.
Plot[]
The Skrill broke free from its imprisonment in the glacier near to Outcast Island. It was furious at Hiccup and Toothless, so it went out to seek revenge on them. As the last place it saw the two was on Outcast Island, the Skrill headed over there and laid siege on Outcast Island, causing so much destruction that it forced the Outcasts to flee. The scene changes to show Hiccup and the gang on Outcast Island, trying to investigate the cause of the destruction, but they fail to find anything related to their first suspicion, a Dragon Hunter attack. The group soon came across a scorch mark which Hiccup and Fishlegs recognized, as it belonged to the Skrill. Hiccup led the Riders to the glacier where they sealed the Skrill, and they found out that it was free. Baffled on where the Skrill was headed, Fishlegs pointed out that the Skrill would gravitate towards storms, and Snotlout soon realized that the storm was headed for Berk. Soon after, the Skrill attacked Berk, and the Dragon Riders' Auxiliary tried to stop it, but they're taken down by the Skrill very quickly. Spitelout was directly hit, and he fell to the ground. Luckily, he landed on some sandbags for a soft landing. Toothless confronts the Skrill, and as their blasts impact each other, a huge electrical surge occurs.
Toothless plummeted to the ground and he also landed in some sandbags for a soft landing. Hiccup released his prototype flight suit, and he landed on Skullcrusher.
The Riders quickly established that the Skrill's seeking revenge on Hiccup and Toothless. Spitelout started to talk gibberish, similar to how Snotlout did in Defenders of Berk. Hiccup made a plan to lure the Skrill back into the glacier, and they are able to lure the in Skrill, but when Hiccup and Toothless entered the tunnel, the Skrill stopped outside, the dragon’s intelligence showing through as it recognized the trap. Fishlegs then speculated that the Skrill knew that it's a trap, and therefore, it caused Hiccup's plan to backfire, as the Skrill tries to seal them inside instead, however, due to the Skrill being distracted by the other riders, Hiccup and Toothless managed to escape. The Skrill chased Hiccup and Toothless, and soon it ended up blasting Toothless' tail fin. Luckily, they landed on a Dragon Hunter ship, and Hiccup used a sail to repair Toothless' tail fin.
Hiccup led the Skrill to the Dragon Hunters, who managed to take it down with their Dragon Root arrows. Hiccup attempted to get to it first, but the Dragon Hunters stopped him, consequently leading to the Dragon Hunters in possession of the Skrill. Hiccup flew back to Dragon's Edge, where Tuff accused Hiccup of changing sides and joining the Dragon Hunters, thanks to the symbol on Toothless' tail. Hiccup then explained the whole situation, and he came up with a plan to save the Skrill. They found the Dragon Hunters camp, where Spitelout and Snotlout acted as a distraction, while the others went to find the Skrill. Eventually, they came across a cage submerged in the water containing the Skrill; however, the Dragon Hunters captured them all. Hiccup made a break for it and ordered Toothless to knock the cage onto the land. Once the cage was out of the water, the Skrill unleashed lightning, broke free, and it destroyed the Dragon Hunters’ camp. Spitelout grabbed a dragon root arrow, and he fired it at the Skrill. The Riders took the Skrill to the glacier to trap it again. However, Hiccup stopped them and explained that if they trapped it again, they're just as bad as the Dragon Hunters, but only using a different cage. Hiccup uses Astrid's axe to set it free, after which it bowed to Hiccup and Toothless, who bowed back, and then rode a lightning bolt into the clouds, happy since it received freedom.
The Skrill then shot a lightning bolt at Spitelout, which brought his voice back, allowing him to voice his anger at Snotlout for using his muted condition to put words in his mouth.
Trivia[]
- The title of the episode is most likely a reference to a movie based on a book called A Time to Kill.
- When Tuffnut says, "The Skrill is gone," this most likely references the song "The Thrill is Gone" by B.B. King.
- Bucket and Mulch were not with the Auxiliary Riders when the Skrill attacked Berk.
- Hiccup mentions the Dragon Hunters have a new net launcher, which is similar to the ones Eret used in How to Train Your Dragon 2.
- Tuffnut is revealed to have a picture of Hiccup above his bed.
- Dagur questions if it was his birthday, much like how Alvin did in "Defiant One".
- This is the first episode where Toothless wears one of his new tail designs from "Gone Gustav Gone".
- This is the episode in which we first see the Skrill's ability to ride lightning.
- In this episode, Snotlout briefly nicknames the Skrill "Sparky" due to its electrical powers. In the episode "Dragon Club" of The Nine Realms, D'Angelo Baker refers to the Night Light Thunder by the same nickname for the same reasons.
Characters[]
People[]
- Jay Baruchel as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
- America Ferrera as Astrid Hofferson
- Nolan North as Stoick the Vast
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs Ingerman
- T.J. Miller as Tuffnut Thorston
- Andrée Vermeulen as Ruffnut Thorston
- Zack Pearlman as Snotlout Jorgenson
- David Tennant as Spitelout Jorgenson
- Lucas Grabeel as Gustav Larson
- David Faustino as Dagur the Deranged
- JB Blanc as Ryker Grimborn
Dragons[]
- Toothless
- Stormfly
- Meatlug
- Hookfang
- Barf and Belch
- Frozen Skrill
- Skullcrusher
- Fanghook
- Kingstail
- Gothi's Gronckle
- Sven's Nightmare
Dragon Species[]
- Night Fury
- Deadly Nadder
- Gronckle
- Monstrous Nightmare
- Hideous Zippleback
- Skrill
- Rumblehorn
- Terrible Terror
Locations[]
Objects[]
- Hiccup's Prosthetic Leg
- Toothless' Saddle and Tail Fin
- Astrid's Old Axe
- Astrid's Kransen
- Spyglass
- Dragon Hunter Weapons
- Dragon Hunter Ships
Events[]
References[]
- ↑ Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 2 Episode Guide. (Copyright 2017). iTunes.
