Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-28373732-20160806211621/@comment-27624599-20160809232918

Finally got around to seeing this episode! It was really cute!

My favorite thing about it was likely the climax. I enjoyed every minute of it, Badili's lines were flawless and the brief fight scene was cool.

Additionally, Mapigano was a relatively entertaining antagonist. I liked the way his design had warmer colors, which I personally find more pleasing to the eyes. Badili's design was also well-done, but I didn't like his primary coat color as much, it looked somewhat washed-out. Also, his ears bothered me- they were even bigger and sharper than Fuli's. Regardless, he was a very sweet and endearing character; all the more engaging after the Guard boosted his confidence. I'm glad two names of previously nameless animals were revealed, as well as new lands other than the Pride Lands(I originally feared that this episode would directly contrast the information from "The Imaginary Okapi" regarding leopards).

The song was fantastic, I only wish it were a little longer. It seems plausible that we'll receive an extended version of "Find Your Roar", as we did "Trail to Hope", and I for one hope that we do. I loved the African feel to it.

As far as flaws go... I personally felt the episode was one of the, if not the, slowest ones yet. It dragged considerably in many places, in sharp contrast to the previous one. The galagos irritated me, and as Rad stated, the title makes little sense. I didn't really enjoy the episode until the song began. That aside, the lesson this episode taught was wonderful. Standing up for oneself is a very important thing, and this episode portrayed it very well. Finally, I was pleased that Kion realized it was a mistake to fight a leopard's fights for him.

So, overall(that turned out a lot longer than I initially intended), this was a good episode, but not very engaging or fast-paced until the near-ending.