The Other Large Thing

This joke has been done to death. You can guess the entirety of the episode after the first line is being delivered. That to me means it is way too generic, predictable, and with that, has nothing to keep me invested or interested. The animation is decent, I'll give it that, but the story itself is dull to watch, if you expect something with a twist or a wow-factor. It is not horrible, but I am always expecting every episode to deliver something where I could go "wow", as in season 1, and 2, you had those, so I was always hoping - unfortunately, in vain. It never happened in this episode or the next...the one after...and so on. This one is akin to a cat meme Debbie would send you in the office.

I also loved the animations in this episode. So far the technical compartment of the series is very high, and I am really happy about that.

The story of this episode is really intriguing and kept me in suspense (literally) making me wonder what would happen next. The writing of this story was really good and the character of the cat was also well written in my opinion.

The only flaws for me were the length and pace of the episode. In fact 8 minutes was too short for me and this was reflected in the second flaw. Because of the length in fact the pace was too fast in my opinion. The conclusion for me was a bit rushed and could have been done more calmly.

In conclusion, however, it is not a bad episode, in fact it is enjoyable and beautiful to watch. It's just a shame about the duration and the pace of the story. Otherwise it is well done!

An unsettlingly realistic depiction of the future.if cats ever make an alliance with highly-advanced robots and artificial intelligencess. This episode is by far the most believable this show has ever produced. I just hope humanity takes need of the warning. Such a future is terrifyingly possible with the ever-increasing sophistication of both electronics and veterinary care. This is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a purr.

God help us all.

(These character minimums are ridiculously high. I don't need this many words to add to my already-padded post here.)

A cat is horrified when his servants -- the human family -- buy a robot and start ignoring his needs. However, the disaffected robot teams up with the cat to plot world domination.

I really disliked the other Scalzi episodes, but this one was probably the most tolerable one that I've seen yet. The art is pretty good, and there's enough cat-related humor that you can probably get through it if you're a cat person.

However, the bulk of the episode depends on pandering to cat people, who will probably say "Yeah, that's what cats would probably be thinking!" It's hardly something new or original, though the voice acting raises it up a level. The cat is so arrogant that it's at least worth a chuckle.

The biggest problem, though, is that this has been done to death. Even on LD&R, there have been "cats are evil and plotting world domination" episodes. The whole "I'm a small animal plotting world domination" thing was already made old by Pinky & The Brain back in the 90s.

I wish they had gone somewhere more interesting with this plot, but it was probably never going to appeal to me. 5/10 is better than I'd have thought I'd rate the mandatory Scalzi episode, though.

I really wish these Scalzi episodes were put into some spinoff for younger viewers.

An a-mew-sing short, definitely, but not one that stands up to much thought -- mainly regarding the attitude of the too-helpful robot; if it wasn't a well-established trope that humans should never create 'bots without a built-in failsafe against destroying their creators, it would still be close to the fur-st thought to enter the viewers' minds upon watching this cat-fancying cartoon fantasy.

On the paws-itive side, while it does feel too short and makes you ponder what a feature version might en-tail, it doesn't cross the fe-line into being an obviously kibbled-together "proof-of-concept" project.