Here I am with yet another review of "The Brave Longneck Scheme".
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But I never actually posted in this episode discussion thread before (previously it was in the
Ali and
Rhett Showcase threads), so here we are now.
I am intrigued by the opening scene. We see Littlefoot and Cera by themselves, with Cera leading them to a "shortcut." But beyond that, we never find out where exactly they're going, or why. The writers probably didn't intend for it to be anything significant, but it did make me wonder what they were up to all the same.
I also love this shot of Cera riding atop Littlefoot as they're sliding down the hill. It's probably the shipper in me, but they just look cute together like that.
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And this shot is just funny.
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After the first encounter with Ali and Rhett, and then Littlefoot and Cera storm off, it's refreshing to see the normally gentle and soft-spoken Littlefoot get angry for once. Also, Ruby's line, "Well the longer you're mad, the less you're happy," is both a captain obvious statement and yet insightful at the same time.
When Ali meets Chomper and questions the Gang on why they're friends with a Sharptooth, Ducky mentions that he and Ruby live in the Secret Caverns. And then Chomper says, "It's kind of a long story," but leaves it at that. Ugh! What a tease. I really wanted to know more about this long story.
The first song, "We Need a Plan", was kinda lame
(I had to look up the title on the LBT wiki because I didn't even know what it was called, lol). But I did enjoy the "Friends for Dinner" reprise. Ironic as I've complained in the past about that being my least favourite of the songs in LBT 5. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The chase near the end is also a lot of fun. Good action scene.
and the first meeting of Ali and Chomper, which Imo deserved its own episode or pair oof episodes, was brushed off in a few seconds.
Interesting viewpoint, and in fact I agree. It ties into my earlier sentiment that this episode should've been a 2-parter or more.
Though the one from the 5th movie had funny moments, especially when one of Chomper's parents sees him gathering plants and says "Sometimes I worry about that boy."
At first I read that as "gathering
implants."
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I wish they made another LBT movie with romance with Ali and Littlefoot.
I would enjoy seeing that as well.
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Having Rhett (wonder where they picked up that name)
That is a weird name when you think about it.
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I still feel that Rhett got off a bit too lightly at the end. Also, why was Ali so nonchalant when she found out that he'd been making everything up? It annoyed me that she wasn't annoyed.
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That said, despite my complaints with this episode, it has a strong plot, it manages to be consistently entertaining, and it shows the Gang as a cohesive group. Like many others, I do feel that they could've handled Ali's character better here. But on the other hand, it was still nice just to see her again at all.