The Lion's Roar Thorne’s Newspaper Spring 2018 Zumbo's Just Desserts By Madison Veronelli Zumbo makes these desserts such as a cake that floats and thin stacked cakes that are very hard to make. These bakers try and make his amazing and creative desserts. Most are successful but some crack under the pressure. ​ But one dessert master will rise above all and claim the title of the next “Willy Zumbo’s Just Desserts is an Australian Wonka” of the century and win $100,000. I televised series now on Netflix. This give this show 5 out of 5 stars because of series is about a group of exquisite all the theatrical desserts and the bakers trying to make Zumbo’s desserts. creativity. Next time you’re scrolling Now you make think this would be an easy job, but Zumbo is a creative genius through Netflix, think about watching when it comes to desserts. Zumbo Zumbo’s Just Desserts. makes these desserts such as a cake By Madison Veronelli that floats and thin stacked cakes that are very hard to make. These bakers try and make his amazing and creative desserts. Most are successful but some crack under the pressure. ​ Letters of Hope: Thorne Middle School Sends Words of Comfort You may see these letters and just think We all wrote letters about love and support. of a holiday but these cards are so I know that in my Language Arts class we much more than that. We wrote letters wrote letters and quotes of hope. These to the victims of the Parkland shooting were sent to the students in Parkland by and everyone wrote letters even the Mrs. Giordano and so were are wishes of teachers. If you don’t know what hope and wellbeing as well. happened at the Parkland shooting it was a shooting where 17 students were By Madison Veronelli killed. Beauty and the Beast Jr. Review By Liam Perez Beauty And the Beast Jr is the latest Music: 10/10 production of the Thorne Drama Club. I went I don’t know if the background music to see it(which is already a step up from my was composed for this play or reused from last review), and I actually was surprised. The the movie, but I don’t really care because this special effects and background design, and is astounding in every way. The scores all did the production values overall, were a flawless job of conveying the action on astounding. I would recommend seeing it, but screen, from the dramatic organ in Beast’s the play was one-time-only, so this is really castle, to the soothing tune in the village. The just commending the drama club and songs were amazing too, with all the actors advising you to see their next play. being quite good singers. The opening song Acting/Characters: 8.5/10 is one of the highlights for me. The actors did quite well in their Visuals and Special Effects: 9.5/10 acting. Every single character was really The visuals were genuinely quite stunning. All entertaining to watch and every actor did a of the backdrops were amazing and looked great job portraying their characters. Even the like they were ripped directly from the movie, supporting characters did a good job and especially that bookcase scene. That scene actually felt like other people in the story also had good effects, because it looked like instead of just throwaways. There was only Belle took a book from the cardboard shelf. one line flub, and that was Gaston’s actor There was also an abundance of dramatic saying ‘Who does she think he is?’ which was lightning that even turned red in the scene funny and easy to miss, so I’ll excuse it. with the Beast fighting wolves. The only LeFou seems to be the most popular part of mishap was that the tower with the rose was the play from those I have talked to. visible in every single scene, but that could be easily missed Overall: 9.5/10 This play was phenomenal. Go see their next play. Story: 10/10 It’s the Beauty And The Beast movie, but retold with a couple of line changes and some edits. The edits actually cut out the unneeded parts and overall make the play better as a whole, and the lines were pretty witty at some points(it feels like they added a few jokes). Super Mario Odyssey By Ben Tooker In an era when Even though hints are provided, these shooter games will only take a player so far. I have and games with played for over 100 hours, yet I still complicated plot haven’t found all the moons. The game lines dominate isn’t truly finished per se until the player the video game has obtained all 880 moons (and another industry, 119 that can be bought in shops). Even Nintendo has yet after every moon is collected, there are again managed many mini-games, like Luigi’s Balloon to create a globally popular game without World, in which players can test their using guns or realistic graphics--Well, not skills against millions of other players. exactly. From 8-bit nostalgia to realistic Super Mario Odyssey ventures into areas ​ renderings of cities, Super Mario Odyssey other titles have stayed clear of. The most for the Nintendo Switch is fun for notable example is cities. One of the most hardcore fans and casual gamers alike. memorable parts of the game was visiting While nothing has really changed about New Donk City in the Metro Kingdom. the storyline, the intricate and addictive, Ironically, New Donk City, an ode to the yet simple gameplay makes this game a 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game that lot of fun. started it all, sports realistic graphics and people with lifelike body proportions. The Super Mario Odyssey revolves around mayor of this city is none other than exploration, much like 3d predecessors Pauline--the woman kidnapped by Super Mario 64 and Super Mario ​ ​ Donkey Kong in the original game. Sunshine. ​ Whereas previously Pauline was merely Unlike the two dimensional side scrolling another damsel in distress like Peach, her games most people associate with Mario, character is fully fleshed out in Odyssey. there are no levels. Instead, there are Despite being animated in style, Odyssey vast worlds called kingdoms filled to the is no doubt visually stunning. While the brim (no pun intended) with nooks and Seaside Kingdom may be populated by crannies to explore. Compared to Super ​ cartoon-ish snails, the kingdom Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, ​ ​ ​ nevertheless evokes the feeling of a there is one major addition to gameplay: beach. Another area Super Mario ​ Cappy. Cappy is a ghost-like hat entity Odyssey ventures into that other games ​ with the power to transfer Mario’s stayed away from previously is violence. consciousness into the bodies of other At various parts of the game, Mario can creatures. While the initial gameplay possess a tank-like entity called Sherm. revolves around Mario possessing other Sherm shoots masses of color in the the creatures by throwing Cappy onto them way a tank shoots projectiles. (capturing them), hardcore players can Additionally, the final battle with Bowser ​ ​ also benefit from the increased options of requires the player to use a hat with motion with Cappy. For instance, when boxing gloves to punch Bowser Mario throws Cappy, he can run up to him repeatedly. These factors contributed to and use him as a trampoline. Increased the game’s Everyone ten and up rating: a options of motion allow for dynamic first for the series. gameplay, making the game popular As for drawbacks, the camera is among speedrunners. the main source of friction. There were In addition to Cappy, collecting power times when the camera moved in ways moons--cleverly hidden moon-shaped which made it more difficult to play. This items scattered throughout each can be especially annoying when you are kingdom-- is a perk of the game. In order completing timed challenges. If you are a to unlock different kingdoms, the player player who enjoys a good storyline to must collect enough moons to power a accompany gameplay, don't count on hat-shaped airship called the Odyssey. Odyssey. Like previous games, the same For me, finding power moons was the storyline is recycled with a few changes. equivalent of an easter egg hunt (albeit a Despite the latter, Super Mario ​ long one); it is easy to overlook an area Odyssey is a must-have. It blends ​ and miss something important. Even after mechanics that made the franchise so you ‘beat’ the game and assume you’ve popular with newer additions like Cappy collected most of the moons, the truth perfectly. Odyssey has something in store can’t be farther; in reality, you’ve probably for everyone; While hardcore fans can only collected 15% of the 880 moons (not appreciate subtle details and nods to counting the ones you can buy in the previous titles, casual gamers alike can shop). enjoy the simple but addicting gameplay. I Even though additional moons can be highly recommend this game to anyone obtained after you finish the main game, with a Nintendo Switch. most of the power moons can be found before you finish the main game. In almost every easter egg hunt, there is always an egg that is never found. The same goes for Odyssey; as the game progresses, moons become increasingly difficult to find. Team USA’s Results from the 2018 Winter Olympics By Kristen Gallagher Team USA totally killed the 2018 Winter At age 33, she became the oldest female Olympics.