The Other Large Thing

I wish this episode was longer. Reminded me a lot of the game "Stray" as well, cats and robots being friends and all.

As a sidenote, I really wish the animators would make longer versions of some of these episodes. Like some of the short stories are so good, I wish I got to learn more of their world and stories.

I would've never guessed it, but "The Other Large Thing" is undoubtedly one of the better episodes this season. Was it a masterpiece? No, but it was decent enough for me to like.

Animation is stellar as usual. The character designs of the human owners were ridiculously disgusting. The animators did a phenomenal job of making every single shot of them as displeasing to the eye as possible. I loved it. Aside from the humans, the other characters, especially Thumb Bringer, had designs that encapsulated their personalities perfectly.

Voice acting, which isn't usually a core factor of Love, Death & Robots, was exceptionally strong in this one. Paired with the humorous script, it makes for the only genuinely funny episode in all of Season 4.

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.)

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.

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.