Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25400573-20171208130953/@comment-5488183-20171208174624

I have to admit, I enjoyed this episode much more than I thought I would.

I liked how we got the story of how it came to be, the mention of Kupatana and how Timon and Pumbaa were the ones to introduce it rather than it being an age old tradition.

Christmas in the Pride Lands wasn't my cup of tea, but I really did enjoy The Twelve Ways of Christmas. Especially seeing Mbeya trying his best to stay in the Baobab tree! Ono's voice was good, and I'm not sure why we can't hear a solo from him. The other Guard members sounded a little different (Need I say Kion?), but still a great song.

I liked the inclusion of the other characters as well. It was nice seeing the Baboon show back, considering I thought they were one off characters. I do think we could have had a couple more cameos (Big Baboon, Baby Baboon, Makuu, maybe some others).

And I'm so glad that Dandy Claws never showed up. Given how cheesy most kids shows are, I expected a 'ho ho ho' and suddenly a shadow appears dropping off gifts or something. Timon's speech at the end was heartwarming.

All in all, I loved this episode. I personally think they did a good job of introducing it to the series, without dragging it too far away from the canon.