Loki rightfully wants to know where he comes from and Commander Gampu tries to reassure him that while the location of this place may be unknown, they wouldn't stop looking. Gampu also tells him that he should realize that just being alive is important. Meanwhile, there's a monster in the recreational area on board the planetoid Space Academy that can actually transform itself into other animals (for instance, a rabbit) to avoid threat by those scared of its appearance. Who would have guessed that in fact this being wasn't necessarily a creature at all, but a mysterious visitor called Kane claiming to be of Loki's people. Kane desires a certain compound supposedly necessary to rescue their race (MX5, an unstable compound) and planet, but if it leaks from the flask it could kill him or others that might be near it. Escaping detection by mimicking Chris, Kane is able to slip past those looking for an intruder on board and onto Seeker 3, but the MX5 needs to be in a particular environment in order to remain stable, and soon the flask tips over exploding a hole in the ship, with Gampu and his cadets needing to come to rescue.
While this episode does clarify that Loki has a people and a planet, it doesn't quite satisfy in letting us see him reunite with them; instead "No Place Like Home" focuses on trust and not stealing as Kane (Lawrence Dobkin) and his people, needing help or else face extinction, have been dealt with underhanded mistreatment in times past to such a degree that he saw no other alternative but to use his power to "convince" (turning a table into rock) Loki to take the compound from the science lab "or else" (capitalizing on Loki's love for the Space Academy, the table-rock transformation is a tool to use to force the kid to protect his friends). This episode shows that Gampu really cares for Loki; with a paternal care for the child, he has been, on his spare time, investigating where his home could possibly be. I think seeing Loki meet his people and civilization is a great story in and of itself, but the budget just wasn't there for it. So we have Loki at least getting to meet a member of his species. There's some closure to the story in that regard. The episode basically plays on the excitement and danger of Kane and the unstable compound, leading to his rescue and newfound trust in Space Academy and their people. Kane looks rather silly as a hippie version of The Emperor from Return of the Jedi. Sadly, the Abominable Snowman costume of the early monstrous form of Kane makes just a brief appearance.
While this episode does clarify that Loki has a people and a planet, it doesn't quite satisfy in letting us see him reunite with them; instead "No Place Like Home" focuses on trust and not stealing as Kane (Lawrence Dobkin) and his people, needing help or else face extinction, have been dealt with underhanded mistreatment in times past to such a degree that he saw no other alternative but to use his power to "convince" (turning a table into rock) Loki to take the compound from the science lab "or else" (capitalizing on Loki's love for the Space Academy, the table-rock transformation is a tool to use to force the kid to protect his friends). This episode shows that Gampu really cares for Loki; with a paternal care for the child, he has been, on his spare time, investigating where his home could possibly be. I think seeing Loki meet his people and civilization is a great story in and of itself, but the budget just wasn't there for it. So we have Loki at least getting to meet a member of his species. There's some closure to the story in that regard. The episode basically plays on the excitement and danger of Kane and the unstable compound, leading to his rescue and newfound trust in Space Academy and their people. Kane looks rather silly as a hippie version of The Emperor from Return of the Jedi. Sadly, the Abominable Snowman costume of the early monstrous form of Kane makes just a brief appearance.
