You're 100% on the money with Bluey in Surprise I think. She is clearly starting to grow up into her next stage of life, where play changes as understanding grows.
Definitely! Similarly, this may be the first time we've seen Bluey and Bingo straight-up ask to play completely different games, and I think that's also emblematic of how "Surprise" is about Bluey reaching a new stage of maturity. It's why I kind of adore that "Surprise" may end up being the series finale of the show, as it's very much about Bluey moving beyond what the show has been about up until now. She's not just a kid who plays make-believe games with her mum and dad anymore. She's engaging with the world more directly and confronting things that she wouldn't have been capable of understanding when the show began. She's moving forward, and she's moving on.
@@peteryang5056 technically there was, what was it called, Mail? Where they both wanted to play separate games too, but it still ended with them compromising.
To quote another wonderful animated series we both love: "Everything stays, but it still changes. Ever so slightly, daily and nightly, in little ways... everything stays." For all that the drama of "The Sign" and its leadup was about whether the Heelers would stay or go, the episode itself turns out to have been about something more subtle and profound. The message of "The Sign" is that, as much as we can do our best to make the best, most informed choices we can, ultimately we can't control how those choices turn out. The growing up Bluey does here isn't really about dealing with moving, but rather acceptance of the unpredictability of the future. And Bluey's not the only one - every major character in this episode goes through the same exact arc. Bandit, Chilli, Frisky, Rad - they all grapple with their inability to guarantee themselves a happy ending. It all comes back to Calypso's story and its seeming lack of payoff - which, of course, was the point all along. Nothing ends, really. Stories come to a conclusion, but life goes on. We make decisions, then we live with the consequences, good or bad, and then those consequences beget further consequences, and we live with those too. And on and on and on. What will be the next consequence? "We'll see."
Cant forget that the race Bandit was trying to watch was of Wheelchair Racing, I'm guessing in the Paralympics. In it, the Aussie Racer that Bandit is rooting for wipes out, but gets back and to eventually win the race; fully symbolizing Bandit's speech to Bingo's disabled Stubby child
I don't think them going back on the sale was really defying the setup. The story was set up to be "we'll see" from the get go, and importantly, they made it sound like that decision came with real sacrifices. It really was the Chinese parable in Bluey form, including ending on a note of "good luck" to which the farmer still only said "we'll see". So the story didn't try to ease us into the move, it tried to ease us into unpredictability. The butterfly was also symbolism to that effect: It represented chaos theory. A flap of a butterfly's wings may cause *or* undo a tornado. A well-placed coin could undo a house sale. I mean, yeah, it *is* unrealistic. Or at least *extremely* unlikely to happen like that. But it's also exactly what the story was heading for.
also not only was there lots of setup with both chili and bandit really doubting the move and even saying it might be a mistake, there was also foreshadowing with calypso saying there's too many sad endings in real life so stories have happy ones. and in the end, bluey is a story, so it makes sense they wouldn't move.
Gotta love the moment when Bandit is protecting the tennis ball child from Bluey and her toy gun, and Chilli (who couldn't put into words what having children is like earlier) just goes "Bluey, that's what having kids is like!"
Regarding the real estate logistics, it's possible that Bandit's new job (presumably in paleo-anthropology like his previous one) either provided on-campus housing as a faculty perk or offered to provide temporary housing for the Heelers until they find a permanent family home. If this was the case, they would not have had to back out of any agreement if they called off the move, and they'd have the earnest money from the sheepdog couple's offer on their house to recoup their moving expenses.
@@thethirdbill Hahahaha true, it was probably just days before closing. Is there a penalty on absconding late in the process, or is the earnest money the only forfeit at any point after an offer is made?
idk about Australia, but there's lots of factors involved depending on the agent being competent and the buyers could be liable for most of them (fines, moving expenses, inspections, any cleaning/removal services, especially if the heelers had a second pending sale) there's even a chance they owe a percentage of the pending commission too. thats all on the shaggy dog family so they could just be extremely wealthy ...or Bandit and Chili were naive enough to move their kids without a contingent listing... or like i said, its a talking dog show and overthinking it is a waste of joy.
There was 0 chance - **0** chance - that they would've actually gone through with the move. Literally the only situation that *might've* happened in was if that involved the show coming to an end altogether. The reason for that is really simple: They invested a CRAP TON into all the existing assets, characters, locations, etc. They would've had to change everything. It would've basically been like starting half from scratch
I say let them cook on that front, idc if it takes years to complete. Also, you can still have episodes with the secondaries back in Brisbane, just not with the Heelers around. As for the new setting, I welcome the change, even if it takes years to produce (idc tbh let them cook). You can still keep the same lighthearted, grounded tone the first 3 seasons utilized, just with new challenges for our main cast to face in a new city. find that balance of new city eps and Brisbane eps is what I mean to say.
@@fairlyoddenginecreations story-wise, I'm with you. But what I'm talking about here is economical in nature. It would've been financially very difficult to justify.
It's very clearly Mackenzie's kid. I googled "Border Heeler" and one of the first sites that came up had an image of a puppy of that mix that looked remarkably like a real life version of that character
Not only that, but there were two times we see them arguing in the episode. One in the background (with lines) during the wedding setup, and another during the wedding itself. Socks is playing with the wedding toppers, making them argue, while her parents argue in the background
Team Jean Luc I think the Rad/Trixie argument stemmed from Rad assuming Trixie knew was gonna go back to his oil rig job. It’s been mentioned on the show before that he’s gone for most of the year. Quitting jobs and moving are both big decisions that each of them just assumed the other was fine with it, without ever talking about it.
I only just watched "The Sign" about an hour ago, and it's still got me choking up. When I saw Brandy, I absolutely started bawling. The continuity in this show is ON POINT and it's a magnificent way to show kids that yeah... things don't just stay exactly the way you left them. Life moves on. Other people move on. Time passes. Change happens. For better or worse. I love that the throughline of the episode was "Good. Bad. We'll see." and ties into that "Everything will turn out how it's supposed to." ... and there are so many instances throughout where a seemingly "by chance" happening cascades into something bigger and more important. Getting pulled over by the cop because of Bluey being in the front seat RIGHT AFTER Chilli looked up the laws on her phone--which led to the officer telling her about Frisky's speeding ticket, which led to stopping to get juice. Bluey finding the coin at the juice shop which later gets stuck in the binoculars. The butterfly from the waterslide episode coming back to make Chilli stop the car RIGHT in front of the sign. I will confess for a hot second, I was CONVINCED that Rad and Frisky--when it was revealed that they weren't leaving to go out west--would be the ones to buy the Heeler's house. The writing in this 30 minute special was SO GOOD. It tied so many themes and ideas together. It was an OUTSTANDING piece of writing... and that moment where Bandit--ANGRILY--tears out the for sale sign, as if it was the embodiment of everything that was hurting his family... I lost it. I absolutely lost it. I broke down sobbing and laughing. I have loved this show from the very beginning, not expecting to be so enamored and charmed by it... but this special (and of course, the episode right after) secured it in the upper echelons of "Best Television of All Time" for me. And no, I'm not just saying that because only this past Wednesday did I turn in the keys for my old apartment, meaning I've finally, officially finished the move I was in the middle of for a month and a half. No, that really only adds to it. You brought up some really great points that I hadn't considered and it makes me love this special even more. If they don't move forward with a season 4, I will be grateful for what we were provided. If there IS a season four... I have a feeling we're going to see some more changes--which would tie in nicely with the lesson of the special. Whatever the case, I look forward to whatever comes next. Thanks for putting out such an insightful take on the show. I always love hearing your thoughts on things because it gives me reason to think more about it beyond what I came up with on my own.
Just a clarification Bill, I'm pretty sure Rad didn't get a job that's causing him to move like Bandit, it's just that he already lived across the country and he's moving from his Residence to Queensland where Frisky resides!
As a child i was supposed to move, but we ended up not actually moving despite the house being sold. It can happen. But as it was the shaggy dog's desicion to not continue the process to move to the heeler house, it would mean less debt and hassle for the heelers than what my parents had. Yes its more common to just move but some children like myself get the I'm moving away I've accepted it only for the awkward yeah so that plan fell through how to proceed after my friends made a big deal about the move and gave me moving away presents. It was so awkward.
Perhaps the hardest thing is the end of the classic Bluey era and the show, but the good news is that even if the show ends, it is not the end of Bluey, but it will continue in other forms according to its producers. I heard this news from Aussie Girl Margie.
I really liked this breakdown! I watched The Sign beforehand and it literally trumps every single movie/tv show I've ever seen, and the episode has so much content and meaning to it, but this video explained it so thoroughly and it just excelled my love for bluey so much. Anyways, enough about me blabbering on, thanks for making this video @thethirdbill! I absolutely LOVE IT!
My heart is begging for Jean-Luc to be the father. Just because it would reflect Bandit and Chili's, even though they don't "actually" know, meeting in Fairytale. They go camping and meet, and then later on they meet again and fall in love! I am such a sap...
naruto grew up in shippuden and boruto, it'd be neat to see a kids show get a timeskip that actually sticks for a full season or 2 like steven universe future did.
Did you notice that the aunt and uncle were arguing in the background throughout the wedding? I wonder if this is leading up to a divorce plot in the future.
@@WinterRabbit24 sorry its just there are more people that are thinking what you’re thinking and I don’t think that just 2 arguments will lead to anything. You also saw them dancing together after the 2nd argument.
In the episode Barry Boats Winton says “oooooohhhh Bliey’s gonna marry Makenzie!” And this show is all about sneaky foreshadowing but of course Jean Luc is a contender. But I vote MAKENZIE!!”
Loved the video! Also if you're looking to react to something new, if you haven't you should listen to Epic: The Musical. Its better to watch it animatics than the track itself for more context of the story
@@Kram1032could even be just bluey's actually, there r loads of ways to have kids. either way doesn't matter imo. still would be all three of their kid. poly :)
