Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25400573-20180403073810/@comment-5488183-20180403114905

I wasn't a fan of this episode. Not awful, but nothing I'll watch again after I take screenshots from it. Kongwe was an okay character, but not as endearing as, say, the broadway Lion King's Rafiki.

I did enjoy seeing Makini again. I wish they had made the episode more of a lesson for Fuli to appreciate Makini instead of 'slow down' (especially since some of Kongwe's advice was awful - stop and smell the flowers? Yes, great idea! I'm sure whatever the King wants to speak to you about isn't remotely important). And the tree? Probably wouldn't have fallen if she hadn't drawn attention to it, causing Makini to touch the tree and cause it to fall. Makini would have been crushed if Fuli didn't react fast like she did.

The slow down message would have worked wonderfully if Simba just wanted to catch up with Kongwe, but there was an urgent matter to attend to.

The song was... Honestly one of my least favourites so far. I love Fuli's voice, but this song didn't really do anything for me, and felt very forgettable. The tune was bland. And to top it off, SO MUCH REUSED ANIMATION FROM MY OWN WAY. I'm all for a bit of reused animation every now and then to save on time, but wow.

Makucha was great to see again.

Again, not the worst episode, but not really one I'll keep watching over and over again.