The Kart Crash

The Kart Crash is the second episode of the original Somari Adventures. It aired on the same date as the first episode and is followed by episode 3, Prison Escape. The episode follows Somari, Nick, Nash, and Jayden racing go-karts shortly after the events of the first episode.

Production
The episode features hand drawn animation by Tye Hiser (age 11 at the time), voice acting by Tye Hiser, and voice acting by Nick Moss, who portrays himself in the episode. The episode was released shortly after the release of episode one on the same day.

Plot
After disposing of Alex's remains in a dumpster (not his brother), Somari and his three friends set up a kart race in the library parking lot. After getting in their karts and whisking down the road, Nick uses a red shell to try and get ahead of Somari. Instead of innocently knocking Somari around, Somari is sent flying into a brick wall, injuring him with a bloody mess. Somari is then sent to the hospital, where the episode reassures the audience that he will be okay. (Despite this, he later dies in episode 4, but is revived.) For his deed, Nick is sent to an ambiguous prison, setting up the next episode.

Reception
The episode received positive reviews, receiving three ratings of five stars and one favorite by Adenatorgoodguy.

Trivia

 * The episode has an obvious inspiration of Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise.
 * The background music is the main theme of Mario Kart 8.
 * Many elements and art pieces of the episode made their way into Somari GO! (2001).
 * Somari's injuries from his accident caused him to have a permanent crack in his skull in some depictions of his anatomy.
 * Somari ended up turning himself in for throwing away Alex's body.
 * Due to his age and inexperience, all charges were dropped.


 * One must go to @somari_official and go to their user page in order to view the episode, as it is for some reason immune to search results.

Watch

 * Link: http://butterflyanimation.com/studio/somari_official/3515/?hb=featured&show=movies&mp=10&ms=24&sp=0&ss=24&cs=10&cp=0&ft=0&fp=0&fs=24&search=&user=7899&mo=date&tz=-5#hb=featured&show=movies&mp=0&ms=24&sp=0&ss=24&cs=10&cp=0&ft=0&fp=0&fs=24&search=&movie_id=3515