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[[File:BackToVirtualReality Jerry falls in pool.jpg|thumb|left|250px]] | [[File:BackToVirtualReality Jerry falls in pool.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cna you photoshop your life with better decisions, Jerry?]] | ||
Everyone's coming to the [[Griffin Rock Community Pool]] for the last day of the season before it turns into a skating rink. [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] calls [[Cody Burns|Cody]] to reveal that she's found an update to [[Griffin Rock Element Quest 1.0]] and ask if he wants to come over to the [[Fun Zone]] to try it out, but he doesn't want to miss the last game of "Burnso". [[Kade Burns|Kade]], who [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] soaked, asks the lifeguard to turn the water heat up; unfortunately, the lifeguard is distracted by some running kids as he goes to adjust the temperature, and he accidentally puts it into ice rink mode. The pool freezes over immediately, and [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]]'s son Timmy says that his father was under the water when it froze! | Everyone's coming to the [[Griffin Rock Community Pool]] for the last day of the season before it turns into a skating rink. [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] calls [[Cody Burns|Cody]] to reveal that she's found an update to [[Griffin Rock Element Quest 1.0]] and ask if he wants to come over to the [[Fun Zone]] to try it out, but he doesn't want to miss the last game of "Burnso". [[Kade Burns|Kade]], who [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] soaked, asks the lifeguard to turn the water heat up; unfortunately, the lifeguard is distracted by some running kids as he goes to adjust the temperature, and he accidentally puts it into ice rink mode. The pool freezes over immediately, and [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]]'s son Timmy says that his father was under the water when it froze! | ||
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In the game, Griffin Rock appears to have been transformed into [[Moropolis]]. Morocco appears and forces them into the Earth level, but with the enemies and items of the Water level, like sharks. Cody gets everyone into the boats which came with the sharks, but Morocco sends a group of [[CAT]]s after them. When Heatwave prepares to jump up and attack him, he summons a dragon, which immediately kills virtual Heatwave. Back in the real world, Heatwave attempts to reenter the game, but Frankie realizes that she can't get him back into the program; the virus has control. Blades similarly dies to the dragon. Chief and Cody take one of the boats and make a break for it, and conclude that the bots can't get back into the game. They seize upon the idea of defeating Morocco permanently. | In the game, Griffin Rock appears to have been transformed into [[Moropolis]]. Morocco appears and forces them into the Earth level, but with the enemies and items of the Water level, like sharks. Cody gets everyone into the boats which came with the sharks, but Morocco sends a group of [[CAT]]s after them. When Heatwave prepares to jump up and attack him, he summons a dragon, which immediately kills virtual Heatwave. Back in the real world, Heatwave attempts to reenter the game, but Frankie realizes that she can't get him back into the program; the virus has control. Blades similarly dies to the dragon. Chief and Cody take one of the boats and make a break for it, and conclude that the bots can't get back into the game. They seize upon the idea of defeating Morocco permanently. | ||
[[File:BackToVirtualReality Morocco virus on the loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] | [[File:BackToVirtualReality Morocco virus on the loose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You wouldn't download a supervillain.]] | ||
Cody notices a jump power boost Morocco hasn't noticed, and tells his father to go get it and try to attack. Cody distracts Morocco by throwing arrows at him long enough for Chief to get the flag, which defeats him. With the Morocco virus gone, Frankie can easily fix the Fun Zone computers, and the bank and library computers are even simpler. However, the Morocco virus prints itself into one of the prizes and makes a break for the street, only to discover that it's tiny and can't do much outside a video game. The team forces him into the pool, which has been melting and now has water at the surface, and freezes it. Frankie cuts out the block of ice containing the miniature Morocco and puts it in the frozen section of the [[Hall of Inspiration|Best Left Forgotten Room]] archives. | Cody notices a jump power boost Morocco hasn't noticed, and tells his father to go get it and try to attack. Cody distracts Morocco by throwing arrows at him long enough for Chief to get the flag, which defeats him. With the Morocco virus gone, Frankie can easily fix the Fun Zone computers, and the bank and library computers are even simpler. However, the Morocco virus prints itself into one of the prizes and makes a break for the street, only to discover that it's tiny and can't do much outside a video game. The team forces him into the pool, which has been melting and now has water at the surface, and freezes it. Frankie cuts out the block of ice containing the miniature Morocco and puts it in the frozen section of the [[Hall of Inspiration|Best Left Forgotten Room]] archives. | ||
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| "Back to Virtual Reality" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | May 14, 2016 | |||||
| Writer | Zac Atkinson | |||||
| Director | Patrick Archibald | |||||
| Animation studio | DHX Media Top Draw Animation | |||||
When Chief is convinced by Cody to try a virtual reality video game, an old nemesis is uncovered; the team must stop the villain from destroying the real Griffin Rock.
Synopsis
Everyone's coming to the Griffin Rock Community Pool for the last day of the season before it turns into a skating rink. Frankie calls Cody to reveal that she's found an update to Griffin Rock Element Quest 1.0 and ask if he wants to come over to the Fun Zone to try it out, but he doesn't want to miss the last game of "Burnso". Kade, who Heatwave soaked, asks the lifeguard to turn the water heat up; unfortunately, the lifeguard is distracted by some running kids as he goes to adjust the temperature, and he accidentally puts it into ice rink mode. The pool freezes over immediately, and Jerry's son Timmy says that his father was under the water when it froze!
Boulder breaks the ice and Chase pulls Jerry out. Blades offers to take him over to the hospital for a checkup, and Graham determines that the temperature control system is stuck on "ice rink"; fixing it is doable, but will take a while. The Burnses opt to head over to the Fun Zone, except for Boulder, who wants to get a library card, and Chief Burns and Chase, who intend to go out on patrol instead. Cody asks his father to come try out Element Quest 2.0 with them, and Chase points out that he's perfectly capable of patrolling by himself. Chief is convinced to go with the rest of his family to the Fun Zone.
At the Fun Zone, the group separates almost immediately, although Blades requests Chief's prize tickets. Heatwave, Cody, Chief, and Frankie decide to try out Element Quest's new four-player mode. Chief takes a little while to figure out the controls, but once he does he starts enjoying the game quickly. The group opts to play the new level, Air. Meanwhile, at the library, Boulder encounters trouble getting a library card due to his lack of a driver's license. Graham is busy playing pinball and can't provide his own driver's license information, and the librarian is unimpressed with his offer of a license plate number.
In the Air level, the team discovers a wooden horse that shows them how to get wings to fly up to the goal. When they reach the target, the horse splits apart to reveal a virtual Doctor Morocco, much to everyone's surprise. Chief ends the game and calls the rest of the rescue team over to explain matters. Frankie determines that the game is functioning normally and nothing's gotten into it from the outside, and the power immediately cuts out. Everything with a screen starts displaying Morocco's logo. Cody suggests that this is the effect of a virus embedded in the Element Quest 2.0 update. Boulder calls from the library; he can't check out the book of American folktales he wants to get because everything in the system is inexplicably checked out to Thaddeus Morocco. Chase reports that the bank is also showing that all the money in every account has been transferred to Thaddeus Morocco; he and Mr. Harrison have barricaded themselves inside the bank to get away from the angry mob outside demanding their money. Chief instructs him to keep everyone calm until they've got this sorted out, so he decides to try to tell a joke.
Graham shuts down the wireless so the virus can't spread, and Frankie gets a program to remove the virus from her father. When she tries to upload it, everything seems to be going back to normal for a few seconds, but the virus quickly reasserts itself. The group concludes that the virtual Morocco from Element Quest is the virus itself, and winning the game should let them delete it. Chief, Cody, Blades, and Heatwave prepare to go into the program. Dani and Kade are dispatched to help Chase at the bank and Graham is sent to work on the library, both with copies of the virus-deleting program.
In the game, Griffin Rock appears to have been transformed into Moropolis. Morocco appears and forces them into the Earth level, but with the enemies and items of the Water level, like sharks. Cody gets everyone into the boats which came with the sharks, but Morocco sends a group of CATs after them. When Heatwave prepares to jump up and attack him, he summons a dragon, which immediately kills virtual Heatwave. Back in the real world, Heatwave attempts to reenter the game, but Frankie realizes that she can't get him back into the program; the virus has control. Blades similarly dies to the dragon. Chief and Cody take one of the boats and make a break for it, and conclude that the bots can't get back into the game. They seize upon the idea of defeating Morocco permanently.
Cody notices a jump power boost Morocco hasn't noticed, and tells his father to go get it and try to attack. Cody distracts Morocco by throwing arrows at him long enough for Chief to get the flag, which defeats him. With the Morocco virus gone, Frankie can easily fix the Fun Zone computers, and the bank and library computers are even simpler. However, the Morocco virus prints itself into one of the prizes and makes a break for the street, only to discover that it's tiny and can't do much outside a video game. The team forces him into the pool, which has been melting and now has water at the surface, and freezes it. Frankie cuts out the block of ice containing the miniature Morocco and puts it in the frozen section of the Best Left Forgotten Room archives.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"I still do not understand why human children enjoy swimming but dislike baths."
- —Chase
"Age. That's in Earth years, right?"
- —Boulder filling out an application for a library card.
"but...but he's-he's in the future. In France!" [everyone looks at him] "What? I pay attention."
- —Kade
"Well, at least I lasted longer than Heatwa-"
- —Blades
Notes
Animation and technical errors
Continuity errors
Continuity notes
- Griffin Rock Element Quest was previously seen in "A Virtual Disaster". In that episode, the game was located in the Hall of Inspiration.
- The prizes available at the Fun Zone include 3D printable versions of Rayvenous (seen in The Attack of Humungado) and a lemur (like those seen in "Walk on the Wild Side"), as well as the Element Quest dragon.
- Morocco's fate was shown in "The Last of Morocco".
Transformers references
Real-world references
- The wooden horse that hides the virtual Morocco is a reference to the Trojan horse; viruses that hide themselves in benign programs are known as "Trojan horse viruses".
- "Do a barrel roll!", "the cake is a lie", and "ramming speed" are all memes, originating respectively from Nintendo's Star Fox 64, Portal and Ben-Hur.
- Boulder's suggestion to turn the computers off and on again is a common tech support solution.
- As with Element Quest's previous appearance, the game's soundtrack is a medley of 8-bit arrangements of classical music.
