Episode 10 - The Call of the Drongo

[Leorgathar]

Certainly not one of the best episodes out there, but I thought it was still pretty fun to watch. A drongo who could imitate other voices was a great idea for a new character, I really liked him xD

For a while I thought Tamaa would be like the jackals, promising not to cause any trouble only to later turn out to be a jerk, I'm glad that wasn't the case this time and he turned out to be good, but he gave me that trickster vibe when he acted all ashamed and got Beshte to say "poor little guy", he felt kinda fake there.
Also, is it me or Janja is getting more scared of Kion and the Lion Guard everytime? Especially when Tamaa pretended to be the Lion Guard members surrounding the hyenas, their expressions were priceless that was the best scene in the episode, I think.

There was also a cool callback from the original TLK with the gorge the hyenas led the impalas to, the place looks way too similar to the one in TLK to be a coincidence, it even has that rock formation where the hyenas peeked from!
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Nice easter egg to place on a day close to Easter (although with a trickster Drongo maybe they missed a chance to make this an April Fool's special or something )

[Azerane]

I'd noticed the rock formation and gorge similarities too! I think it's great that they've done that. Connecting the landscape back to the original.

Tamaa was a tricky to read character, I agree that I wasn't sure whether he would end up being good or being a trickster like I expected. I can't say I thought much of the song, but it was a fun episode all the same

[Kasei]

So this is a really random thing to appreciate, but I loved the warthog designs during Tamaa's song! They look so cool. xD Also, I liked the little nod to the stampede scene in TLK. Definitely intentional, I think most TLK fans would recognize that instantly.

Still, I thought it was a pretty good episode overall. I kind of think Tamaa's ability would come in handy for them, a shame this is probably the only time we will see him.

Does it bother anyone else that the herd animals are never able to fend for themselves? I mean, they have horns and hooves for a reason, predators in the wild have a hard time taking healthy animals like those in the show down. I sort of wish that the show would spotlight at least one capable herbivore.

[Azerane]

Does it bother anyone else that the herd animals are never able to fend for themselves? I mean, they have horns and hooves for a reason, predators in the wild have a hard time taking healthy animals like those in the show down. I sort of wish that the show would spotlight at least one capable herbivore.

I'm going to take a stab at this and suggest that Beshte doesn't count, right? It is silly though how none of the other animals seem to be able to think for themselves. Did none of the Impala stop to think "The Outlands... that doesn't seem right."

[Kasei]

Haha, yes, excluding Beshte. Really the hippos in the show seem pretty independent of protection needs. I meant the hoofstock. :P So far the only herdbeast able to somewhat fend for himself has been the baby zebra pretending to be in the lion guard. xD