The Adventures of Tintin

The Blue Lotus (2)

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired 12/13/92

Episode Summary

Tintin takes the chance of crossing the Japanese lines to have the poison analyzed even though there is a price for his head with the Japanese. Tintin passes the Japanese line in disguise and comes to Professor Fang Hsi-ying's house. While waiting there for very long time he learns that the Professor left with a gentleman called Mr. Rastapopoulos. While looking for the Professor, Tintin comes to Mr. Gibbons, who takes him to Dawson and Dawson turns him over to Mitsuhirato. But with Mr. Wang's help Tintin escapes and goes to Hukow where the ransom is to be paid for Professor Fang. On his way, he saves a orphan boy called Chang from flood water. They become friends very quickly and journey to Hukow together. There a cameraman tries to kill Tintin and Chang saves him. Tintin learns from the cameraman that the ransom letter is a false letter to send police to the wrong trail. Next Tintin goes to Mitsuhirato's house and finds out that they are going to attack Mr. Wang. Tintin goes on the trail and falls in the trap to be captured by Mitsuhirato's men. There he finds out that Mr. Rastapopoulos is the Grand Master behind all this. But thanks to Chang, he got the police force there just in time. The story ends with the whole opium smuggler gang gets captured by police, Professor Fang finds an anecdote for the poison of madness which cures Mr. Wangs son, Tintin departing from China to come back home and Chang stays with the Wang family as their younger son.moreless

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Wayne Robson

Professor Cuthbert Calculus
Colin O'Meara

Tintin
David Fox

Captain Haddock

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Nice episode

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By j19000, Aug 16, 2008 Report Abuse

This was another episode with a lot of good action, storyline and a great moral. Although, like the previous book: Cigars Of The Pharoah, this one was great, but just not as strong.

The chinese guys in Shanghai were indeed quite the criminals, and then there was Rastalopopalus everywhere Tintin turned. Also, it was great when Chang Chon Cheng appeared. He's a great kid, like he is on Tintin In Tibet which is the 20th book, (down the track). The Blue Lotus and the madness poisoning made this more intense. Sometimes while I watch this I just can't understand how Tintin can be so smart. I guess that's how he earns his large income lol.

Overall, a very intense and wonderful episode. The hunor from this episode wasn't much, but if I could add in anything: It would Thomson and Thompson, those dudes are silly.moreless

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