Board Thread:Lion Guard Discussion/@comment-25400573-20190910180859/@comment-43313582-20190911054858

Westerhouse wrote: I would have had the Guard arrive at the Tree of Life at the end of Battle of the Pride Lands. I think, for how important of a character Rani was supposed to be, they waited WAY too late into the show to introduce her and start developing the relationship between her and Kion. It  had far more build-up than Simba and Nala's relationship, or especially, Kovu and Kiara's. I think Kion and Rani's relationship was actually a strength of the season.