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DuckTales: GlomTales! (2019)
Hilarious
Guys, Della was exactly correct leaving her misbehaving son behind from a fun trip, that's the point of consequences. It's to make you stop and think the next time he's making a bad choice (like, I dunno, destroying the fabric of space and time). The mom was just being a mom, and you're likely too young to understand the need for consequences if you've taken issue with this episode.
The episode is hilarious and the gags are actually amazing. Glomgold is so funny I literally LOLed like four times. And the whole running gag with Magica is hysterical too; she's so over the top that I can only imagine the voice cast had an absolute blast playing those roles. Great episode!
Bluey: Unicorse (2021)
My OTHER favorite episode
Ok, so Sleepytime is my all-time favorite Bluey episode, because of course it is (seriously, if you haven't seen that one, go watch it. Now. It's worth every second).
Unicorse, though, is my number 2, and it's because it's just about the funniest thing I have seen since classic Simpsons episodes back when they used to be good. The voice acting, particularly by Bandit, is amazing, giving just enough of a difference to Unicorse to make it seem like a totally different person, while still being recognizable as yet another silly Bandit creation.
And Chili is every bit as hilarious as the exasperated mom trying to deal with bandit's antics. When she deadpans "oh I forgot about the catch phrase" it's just so freaking funny. And the bit with the lawyer had me absolutely rolling. Seriously, this is just funny TV, regardless of it being ostensibly for kids!
Bluey: Sleepytime (2020)
Not enough superlatives
I am at a loss for words to accurately describe how incredibly moving and beautiful this ostensibly child oriented piece of art is. From the voice acting, the animation, the writing and humor, to the ending being so poignant that the first time I watched it, I openly wept at how... perfect it was (though this may have partially been that my wife is fighting cancer and the thought of her always loving my daughter, even if she can't be there all the time, hit home in such a way that I couldn't breath the first time I watched this episode).
This is a perfect example of how this show is for all ages, truly. It's silly, when Bandit is getting roundly abused all night by his daughters (an experience I related to all too well when my kids were younger!), it's whimsical, watching Bingo "swim" through the halls of the house and in her dreams, and it's so remarkably touching when Chili comes to hug Bingo when she is cold and alone, that I seriously can't put into adequate words just how much I felt that moment. It's incredible.
I have told a few of my friends and family to watch this episode, even though their kids are grown, on their own, and they all had the same reaction. Every Bluey episode is cute and fun, some are amazing and hilarious, but this one... this one is art. It's perfect. It's worthy of the highest accolades anyone can give it, and I am glad Bluey as a whole is gaining traction as one of the best shows on TV, child oriented or not.
Big Hero 6: The Series: Legacies - Part I and II (2020)
Surprised this didn't get more buzz
Fabulous episode, great ending to the end of the season. My kids loved it and I enjoyed the end send-off to Tadashi. Great stuff!
How I Met Your Mother: Last Forever: Part Two (2014)
Truly, an awful end to a great show
So, we watch faithfully for 9 years, we get emotionally invested in each character and, more importantly, each relationship, only to have everything shoved aside so the writers could stay "true" to their stupid gimmick they filmed 8 years ago. Pathetic. The Mother, played so charmingly by Kristin Milloti, deserved better than just to have their wedding and her death be literally 1 minute of screen time and a Bob Saget voice-over.
And Barney, poor Barney. He had such growth from a reprobate charlatan in the early years to a devoted, honest man in the end (loved the P.L.E.A.S.E. explanation of his job, for example), only to turn back into a shell of a man within the first 10 minutes, after we had been invested in the Barney/Robin relationship. Sure, he wised up after having his daughter, and that was a beautiful scene mainly because NPH is such a great actor that he made it believable even though it was a cop out way to show some "growth" for Barney.
And Robin. So, she gets to abandon her marriage, travel the world, ditch her friends and all their important moments, and then all is forgiven at the end because Ted has a "one that got away" moment with a blue french horn? They are all supposed to be better than this.
I get it, people die, Ted should have moved on after 6 years, that isn't the issue. I would have been fine with that ending, HAD THEY GIVEN US MORE THAN JUST A PROLOGUE dropping all this in such rushed, awful ways. I will stick with my "revised" ending in my head, thank you very much.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Transcendent
Avatar: The Last Airbender is quite simply the best television show I have ever seen, and holds a special place in my heart. Two scenes stand out in particular, that I think encapsulate the breadth and poignancy of this amazing show (SPOILERS FOLLOW). First, the scene where Zuko, the villain in the first season and main antagonist for most of the show, finally changes reunites with Iroh, his estranged uncle that had raised him. There was so much emotion, so much story in that once scene, I readily admit I wept. Second, the scene with Aang and the Lion-turtle-we know Aang by the end, know him deeply. We know that it would kill him to take another life, even when that would be entirely justified (of course, the Fire Lord). The show itself condones the violent act as necessary-no ultra-pacifist message to beat into our heads-we just know that Aang can't bring himself to do it. The Lion-turtle's advice allows him the perfect ending to a perfect story.
I cannot being to describe my feelings for this show. I love it, and you will too.