The Other Large Thing

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.

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!

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.