roni_arg

I'm a generation X Star wars fan since forever. My daughter's name is Leia. She's started to take an interest in more complex cartoons like Bluey, instead of Cocomelon, so I put this on. This Padawan series I watch with her. It really FEELS like Star wars universe (unlike the new trilogy). The ships, the droids, creatures, themes, it's all there (as an example, first time the trio gets on a ship there's a game table like the one in the Millenium Falcon where Chewbacca didn't like to lose, and the kid shouts "Oh look, games!!" and turns it on). There's Yoda giving meaningful life lessons and all the episodes are about friendship, being brave and standing up for the weaker ones, all very Jedi stuff.

Of course the plots are straightforward and the good ones win. It's for preschoolers. I read all the adults' reviews rating it with 1 because it's simple, and seriously, what's wrong with those people?? Have a kid and watch it with them instead of bashing on it from a lonely couch.

I have a 5 year old daughter who loves Bluey, and a husband who travels a lot due to work. This episode helped me talk to her about it and it helped her understand better why he had to go and accept that soon he'd come back. It might sound like too dramatic to say kids are heroes for waiting out on dads to come back from a short trip, but it sure feels difficult for them when they are so young and a day in their life is like a month for an adult. The magpie arc is wonderful and used beautifully to show the passing of time. Music is the cherry that makes all the last scenes turn so emotional. I still can't believe how the show runners can pack so much in only 7 minutes, and make it so beautiful that you end up in tears. Bingo greeting her dad at the airport gets me every time. It is like the last scene in Grandpa when Chili tells her dad that it's been so long since she played there with him and he answers "it was yesterday". Those wonderful small moments of ever day life that anyone can relate to are so well executed in Bluey that they just disarm you. Tears roll down my cheek watching Bluey more than what I'd like to admit!

I'm really grateful to everyone involved in it more than you'll ever know.

As a Gen Xer, I totally love this episode. I have a 5 year old daughter and still don't get why some parents sugar coat everything as if getting frustrated was bad for kids. I feel exactly like Lucky's dad and I bet one or more of the writers are gen Xers too. All parents want to make their child's life easier, but it's reached ridiculous levels for some, with parents who don't take kids to school when it's too hot (or too cold, or too rainy), who blame school for bad grades, who prefer to give their toddler a cellphone just to avoid a tantrum, etc. Parenting should not be about doing the easy thing but about teaching kids skills that will help them throughout their adult life. This is portrayed very well with Bingo, who learns that you don't always get to win, that if the prize is good it's worth the work and the wait, and when things are easy it's generally cheap and forgettable. The kids reaction is excellent because the first time they play Lucky's dad way they all end up crying but eventually, after the grown ups persist, kids get to see the benefits. Awesome episode.