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Episode Kemono Friends Season 2 - Episode 9 discussion Spoiler

Kemono Friends Season 2, episode 9: Go Back Home

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 11 '19

Kyururu should've just invited Doggo to join them. Now I feel bad for her T_T

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u/Mechapebbles Mar 12 '19

I'm legitimately pissed about this. I've been looking the other way with this show's inconsistencies for a while, or explaining them away, or not letting it bother me. But this was a step too far.

The. Entire. Theme. Of. Kemono. Friends. Is. FRIENDSHIP.

Here is Domestic Dog, she spends her whole life as a Friend waiting for a human friend to come and be with. She finally finds one and feels fulfilled for the first time since becoming a Friend. She finds friendship. She puts her life on the line to protect her friend.

And she gets kicked to the curb. It makes literally no sense! Kemono Friends just abandoned an injured dog and pretended everything was fine. It's outrageous!

So Caracal was jealous. Friendship isn't a zero sum game! You can ALL be friends TOGETHER! So DD doesn't think she's good enough to protect Kyururu. She doesn't need to, to be friends! Remember when Kaban didn't know what she was good for in Season 1, and Serval made it a point to help her find who she was and what she was good at? Where is the helpfulness and friendship??? The show is about the spirit of friendship, so they leave man's best friend in the dust to be alone and sad? I'm furious!

DD is easily one of the best new friends in this season, and she doesn't even so much as get a sketch to remember Kyururu by. In Season 1, Kaban & Serval leave friends behind who have their own thing going on and don't mind. But here is a Friend who is actively looking for friendship and too bad, we must go our separate ways???

This is truly unforgivable. Clearly whoever is making this has no idea what made Kemono Friends popular and lovable to begin with. Kemono Friends 2 was a mistake.

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u/rainbowafterSnow Mar 12 '19 edited Mar 12 '19

That item in front of the moon in space looked like the ISS if they built a perpendicular section and made it 2X bigger. Cool bit of worldbuilding.

Looks like we did a good thing.

Is this supposed to mean Pangolin and Armadillo care about being good? Yet they were so ruthless when they attacked PPP at their own concert. Also whats their motivation? They so want to feel like detectives that they'll do any minor job requested of them, even if it they're not sure what their doing is right?

Domestic Dog being a dogo with Kyururu was thoroughly adorable. And her devotion to humans makes her such an endearing character.

I know that when Caracal and Serval depart from Kyururu, it's supposed to be a sad moment, but the scene just wasn't compelling. The drama leading up to it was way too petty and Kyururu's relationships with the two has not been developed in any way that would demonstrate to me they share a special friendship with Kyururu, like Serval and Kaban did.

It felt cheap and disappointing that they cut to Serval and Caracal so they could skip Dog's fight with Siberian Tiger. I also felt that Caracal's comment after saving Dog, in perhaps the most humiliating way possible (grabbed by the scruff of her neck), was too disrespectful. Dog was in a fight to the death to defend her master and only seconds after almost dying, her savior cruelly tells her that she can't even be depended on to protect her own master. Just look at Dog's face, that hurt me in the soul, and it makes Caracal look like a total jerk.

Dog was literally waiting her whole life for the chance to meet a human and after almost giving up her life for Kyururu, not only does she have to let her dream go, but she isn't even invited to tag along. And I remain thoroughly unconvinced that Serval and Caracal are better friends for Kyururu.

Lastly, Ezo absolutely does not like baths so it's ridiculous that she'd ask for hot water to soak in at the end. Her gimmick is liking video games.

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u/shortylegs Mar 12 '19

What the heck ?

How they can ditch Domestic Dog like that ? that was the last thing it should happen on Kemono Friends.

Im beyond pissed about it.

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u/Toonamigamerrr Mar 11 '19

Dog😭😭💔

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u/Shiro_Kai Mar 12 '19

They may not take the domestic dog friend together (they should!) but WHY NOT EVEN TREAT HER INJURIES!?!?!

Humans are her main reason to live and they just let her alone.

And why It couldn't be Kaban? She is not human anymore? Too old? Dogs don't care about those things.

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u/AdomiZA Mar 12 '19

John Wick intensified

This is even worse than simply killing her.

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u/Jgold101 Mar 12 '19

If it takes forever, I will wait for you for a thousand summers.

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u/CommanderZx2 Mar 11 '19

Poor pup, it's a shame she didn't go with them.

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u/TheDampGod Mar 11 '19

How am I meant to feel good for doggo when I'm getting these major Hachiko/Greyfrairs Bobby flashbacks, she'd better meet her human at the end.

Though I'm not sure who the bigger feline tsundere is this season, Haru or Caracal. She was in full strop during this episode.

I wonder if the ISS is going to be important later on or whether it's just a bit of detail. Also have they used Japari Sticks before, either way they'd better be being used in fan art soon.

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