Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30505072-20171209010334/@comment-88710-20171219080419

Pepperpup86 wrote: Kind of curious about what “the Little Guy” will be about. I’m kind of hoping it will revolve around bugs/insects. The Lion Guard tends to treat them like pests/objects/food, which is no better than how the hyenas and other Outlanders view the herds. Technically, bugs are a part of the circle of life as well (queue Mufasa’s respect the crawling ant speech)and they need to be respected just as much as the zebra and antelope. It would be interesting for the Guard to get to know and befriend some insect Pride Landers and help them in their time of need. Bunga and his uncles especially tend to stuff themselves and hunt bugs even when they aren’t particularly hungry but more out of pleasure for the taste. Not exactly just take what they need, which is supposed to be the philosophy of all the “good” predators.

That is a very interesting theory and would make for an interesting story, especially with (as you said) Mufasa mentioning the crawling ant in his speech about The Circle of life. So far in The Lion King universe bugs have not been portrayed as being sentient. Even Beshte mentioned not being able to talk to the Tsetse flies in "Rescue In The Outlands." I don't see how that could change.

Maybe a Mouse might help Kion ( The Lion Guard's take on the Mouse and the Lion fable).