The TripodsSeason 21985 · 12 episodesEpisodes1The White Mountains - 2090 A.D.The season opens with the boys in the White Mountains, training with the free men to enter the Tripod´s games. Only the best will be selected by Julius.2TravelAll the boys have been chosen to participate in the games. Now comes a trip to Germany, to reach the games stadium.3Will Is ArrestedWill is arrested after a fight while drunk, Beanpole is missing, and Fritz may head for the games without them. Will and Beanpole end up on the run from Goetz.4Help from FriendsWith some help from Zerlina and Papagena, Will and Beanpole escape from Goetz, and make their way to the stadium just in time for the games.5City of GoldThe games are over. The Tripods take Will and Fritz to the City of Gold, leaving Beanpole behind. The city seems to be escape-proof.6Will Is Made a SlaveFritz is made a slave somewhere beneath the city, and Will is placed in the service of Master 468, an alien who belongs to the race that created the Tripods.7Hunt for EloiseWill wants to find Eloise again, and Fritz is promoted from his slave life into the Power Elite, where he makes a new friend, Pierre.8The City of GoldAs Will and Fritz become more aware of what the Masters have planned for the Earth, they are brought to the Pool of Fire, where they meet one of the most powerful creatures in the City, a Cognosc.9Blessings of the CognoscHaving read Will´s mind, the Cognosc knows why the boys have trained to infiltrate the City.10The Cognosc DepartsWill kills his master when he tries to check out Will´s cap. He tries to leave the City via an underground channel.11Escape from the City of GoldFritz chooses to stay in the City, and Beanpole saves Will from drowning during his escape. They make it to a nearby town, and hide from the black guards in a circus.12The Forest of DeathWill and Beanpole pretend to be clowns in Ali Pasha´s circus. Their goal now is to get back to the White Mountains and tell the free men about what the Masters are going to do to Earth. They are doublecrossed by Ali, though, who intends to give them all to the Tripods to finally receive their capping.Season 1