| "Rage of the Ape-Men" | |
|---|---|
| Primal episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Bryan Andrews & Genndy Tartakovsky |
| Written by | Bryan Andrews, Darrick Bachman & Genndy Tartakovsky[1] |
| Original air date | October 2, 2019[2] |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
"Rage of the Ape-Men" is the fifth episode of the American adult animated action-drama Primal, which aired on Adult Swim on October 12, 2019 as the mid-season finale of the series' first season. Directed by Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky and co-written by the two with Darrick Bachman, the episode follows Spear (Aaron LaPlante) and Fang (Joel Valentine) as they are captured by a vicious tribe of ape-men who hold a brutal tournament to the death, which they are made to partake in.
The first episode of the series to feature supernatural elements, it received critical acclaim, and was followed by "Scent of Prey",[a] releasing to home media on June 1, 2021.[3]
Genndy Tartakovsky: [Take] "Rage of the Ape-Men." I think I had a title, and I was like, "Oh my God, that's going to be such a great episode." Not even knowing what it's going to be, but he's just going to be fighting some big ape men. There's things like that where the excitement of the inception is great. That drives it. Usually if I come up with an idea, and it doesn't go anywhere, I'm like, "Oh, well, this needs longer thinking." It's not bad. So I tend to think of character first, then situations, then story, and then I circle back to what's at the heart of it, what's beneath the surface of it.
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