Lackadaisy Ingenue (Mini Episode) 

Victor talking with ivy and humoring her is absolutely adorable

Mordecai being OUTRAGED and OFFENDED by the implication that he'd roller skate indoors is so perfect

*“Do we have to worry about you, getting sentimental about old times?”* Hits a lot different after watching this.

Mordecai seems like the kind of cat who would leap off the counter when the toaster went off and then act like nothing happened.

I love how indignant Mordecai is about Victor's lie. You can practically hear him thinking "I would never roller skate indoors or otherwise, and I would especially not fall if I did."

“Well… I won’t rat on ya. If you give me a quarter” - Ivy Pepper

Mordecai Heller, infamous ruthless hatchet man, terrified of making small talk with a little girl. Yeah, that sounds about right.

“I subtract numbers too” “What does that mean” 👀 “Oh no, it’s precocious”

There's something about Atlas being in greyscale, being completely silent and only ever cracking ONE small smile that's very fascinating. The Mystery Of Atlas May.

Poor Victor trying to keep Ivy away from the underworld. Thinks he secretly enjoys her company atleast

I like how losing his eye to an ice cream scoop is supposed to be less scary than losing it in the war, even though that is a HORRIFYING image.

I really love how whenever we see Mordecai and his gun, we hear a ticking clock. It's such a nice motif for his character.

That "Oh no. It's precocious" was a perfect moment of dawning horror.

Everybody gangsta until the little girl learns what "blackmail" is.

Ivy is the spitting image of her father- also I love how at this age, Rocky and Freckle were getting dislocated arms and Ivy was accidentally spying on an illegal scheme

3:30 As Ivy walks away from Viktor, she walks into the light. She’s so close to not getting caught up in this dark world. But when she spots the bullet ridden door, she steps back into the darkness. I’m so excited for this show lemme tell ya.

"It's dangerous around here. Sharp, heavy things. Tools." Himself. Victor is describing himself. Or as much as he believes people can see.

The way Viktor is with younger Ivy is so sweet though 😭

“I subtract numbers too.” *”WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?”* 👁️👁️

4:01 I just noticed Ruby's tail curls when she said the quiet part out loud.

The dialogue of Lackadaisy is awe inspiring, “I subtract numbers too” is such an awesome line

Atlas's death was so impactful to all of them that it colored all of their memories of him. They don't remember what he actually did or said, they only remember his future absence.

Miss Ivy is such an innocent and adorable little kitty! And the best part is that she appeared to not be naive because she knows what lies and wars really are!

Wholesome innocent children being slowly exposed to the Darkness of the world they live unwittingly adjacent to will never not make for great cinema.

“I’ll keep quiet for a quarter” totally something a kid like Ivy would do 😂

I love the contrast between Ivy’s innocence and her suspicions about the Lackadaisy crew. Like when she manages to deduce what they really do, and then asks for only a quarter to buy her silence.

Atlas being capable of easily intimidating his own friend with a blank stare, and then cracking a small grin to let said friend know he can go for that big warm hug, is more characterization in 10 seconds than some shows can manage with hours of runtime.

It’s ominous when she goes to look at the bullet holes in the door and you can hear ruby saying “Yeah, there were no bodies harmed in the making of the transaction, because there were no bodies” 👀

Mordecai's absolute awkwardness around children is so adorable. Also the face he makes when Victor says he fell down the stairs. Perfect.

I love Mordecai and Viktor's "Oh shit." expressions when Ivy mentions gangsters 😂

"Oh no, it's precocious!" Followed by ducking for a hiding spot is peak comedy.

One thing I really like about these films is that you can see the artist lines around their faces and movements. A loving detail and a mark of time, love and care put into the animation.

I love Ivy. She finds out her dad's friends are a bunch of dangerous criminals and jumps straight into trying to blackmail and extort them.

“I could teach ya.” “How to ice-cream scoop?” 😀 lmfao that’s adorable 😭❤️

I love how this little girl said "not right now, I'm talking to your creepy murderey henchman" and they were like okay carry on then

It’s nice hearing period accurate car models with somewhat accurate looks. The twin six is packard model that made in the teens and twenties. Jay Leno owns one, and a video on it.

This definitely explains why Mordecai didn’t shoot her in the pilot when he was chasing her, rocky, and freckle CUZ THEY KNEW EACH OTHER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER…

I love how Viktor is objectively really good with kids, he just avoids them because of his line of work

I like how you can see Ivy piecing things together with each piece of evidence. She sees Mordecai's gun and broken arm, the plate bolted to the door, victor's eyepatch and sudden mood shift, the discarded door riddled with bullet holes, and the fact that Victor is putting a new door on the car. She pokes around so easily and absorbs information like a sponge. The title is "Ingenue" which means an artless and innocent young girl, which Ivy appears to be, but you get to see just how wrong that is. Let's just hope curiosity doesn't kill this cat.

loved the adult-like sudden change of attitude presented from her point of view. Felt fully natural

Interesting how the dead guy, Atlas, is basically just grayed out as opposed to how the other alive characters have color to them; could just be how he is though

"There were no bodies harmed in the making of this transaction. Because I dealt with a bunch of nobodies" - Reuben is badass, too

Viktor taking advantage of the fact that Mordecai can't argue back is *chef's kiss*

She’s a little ball of sunshine, I hope she has many bright days ahead of her.

Viktor and Peppers interaction was so sweet

The sheer indignation on Mordecai’s face at the implication that he performs an action as undignified as roller skating 😂

1:14 This scene makes me think he doesn't handle children well 2:45 he is angy

Ivy's dad in the background speaking as Ivy sees the bullet holes? Perfect ambience for her own discovery "There were no bodies harmed in the making of this transaction"

Viktor's knee crackling when he stands up is craaazy good detail

The future of animation is not with big companies like Disney. They had their time. No, the future is with independent creators like those behind this marvellous series.

I love is this short 5 minutes, Lackadaisy managed to put so much character into everyone

2:06 Remember the time Ivy said "Im good at impersonating Viktor" in webcomic at funeral home parts

I hope Lackadaisy becomes as big as Digital Circus. This show is so beautiful and deserves the attention.

“Treat kids as equals, they’re smarter than you realize, after all, they were smart enough to catch me!”

0:23 I can never EVER escape Edward Bosco in ANY piece of media can I 😭

I love this kind of storytelling technique - where the plot is happening *around* the child instead of directly to them, and the audience has to interpret a lot based on what they are seeing peripherally. It’s excellent “show don’t tell”!

“I also subtract numbers too” is probably the hardest mathematical line I’ve ever heard!!!

The animation of these gives such “Disney Renaissance Era”, when you could feel the artist in the animation, when it felt more personal, and I’m absolutely loving it.

"I subtract numbers, too." - Mordecai. That is one of the coldest line I've ever heard.

If you haven't read the comics that this series originates from, I highly highly recommend it. The art style is gorgeously unique and the story is fantastic. The comics never actually finished because the creator went on to make the show but it's a great read.

The look Victor gave her when he said "How to Ice cream scoop?" warms my heart

I love how even if Ivy is seen as innocent and easy to fool, she really is good at knowing what are lies, what seems off and piecing things together. And of course, she's still a child so just guesses they're robbers + will try to get them to pay her to not snitch lmao

Victor has the kindest but the saddest smile so far. Atlas seems cool, but he’s stoic to the point he almost seems ghost like.

Mordecai: "..." *realization* "Oh no; it's 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴."

Oh my god the lore it’s palpable and Mordacei just exudes cat energy I love it

Legend says she still hasn't gotten that quarter.

The way Viktor and Mordecai look at each other when Ivy asked if they are gangsters or robbers is priceless.

Mordecai's expressions have been priceless from the very start, they still are

A lot of people don't get it but kids aren't dumb by default, they just happen to know less about most things. The problem arises when the older people lookdown on and neglect to teach them. Even just regular interaction does a lot for them.

I love how Atlas's color is just grayish in each shot we see of him. It perfectly symbolizes the mystery behind Atlas and his death later in the story of Lackadaisy. I also love at 4:00 Mordecai's sudden eye movements from shock to looking at Ivy then at Viktor in response to Ivy figuring out that they're gangsters.

i love how when ivy says the gangster line, victor and mordecai both react very clearly but for ruby its just his tail that curls up a bit. perhaps this is cause he's used to ivy's precociousness being her father and all. god i love this.

I find it interesting that Atlas doesn’t speak in this short. Like, at all. He was the boss of the Lackadiasy speakeasy, the place central to the entire series. His legacy is a shadow that influences the actions and future hardships of all of the central cast, and yet he’s such an enigmatic figure, even to Ivy, his goddaughter. Can’t wait to learn more about him!

This illustrates Ivy's character extremely well. Not just her interest in mechanical engineering, but the fact that she was born a quick-witted, street smart criminal with an unassuming face, and that she knows. Most children her age would not respond with "What do you need the gun for if you're just adding numbers?" after noticing that the bookkeeper has a gun. Or the fact that she sees right through Viktor's lies, which he obviously made up to not have to tell a little child about war. She even asks him "Did you lose your eye in the war?" It also took her nothing more than the suspicious atmosphere, the gun-carrying bookkeeper and the realization that Viktor was installing armor on the car door because the previous one got shot up, to deduce precisely what she needed to know, which is that they're gangsters or robbers. And then, she immediately turns that into an opportunity and seizes it by blackmailing Viktor with this knowledge. She really is a born criminal, and easily the most catlike personality in the cast.

‘I also subtract numbers’ -Mordecai Bookkeeper.

Mordecai's offended little face behind the hood is sending me!

2:16 environmental story telling! They're bolting boilerplate to the inside of the car door, and the upholstery has claw marks and bullet holes. This car has seen fights and will fight again.

AAAAAAAAAAAA, Viktor joking with Ivy is such a precious thing 😭. It makes me feel even sadder about him being far away from his family.

Young ivy slowly figuring out they're gangsters shows how clever and smart she was. I also liked how they showed her love of cars started at the young age.

There were no bodies harmed in the making of this transaction. Because I dealt with a bunch of nobodies" - Reuben is badass, too

Oh Mordecai looks so beautiful on this cover ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Anyone else notice the scratches inside the car? What an awesome detail! I also love how Atlas is like a ghost even though he's clearly alive here.

"I subtract numbers, too." 😂 I LOVE every bit of this!

3:26 so for someone who hasn’t read the comic, was this Victor being triggered by the joke (maybe something about the mom) or realizing that if someone didn’t scare Ivy off she might be pulled into their world?

I love how Viktor's interaction with Ivy is playful, since he has a daughter of his own

THE WAY VIKTOR COVERS FOR MORDECAI WITH THE MOST EMBARASSING LIE EVER😭😭😭😭

“I could teach you!” “How to Ice cream scoop?” Amazing.

Now I get why Mordecai didn’t take that shot

"You like the train!" *quietly* "I like when it's just you and me." 🥺🥺🥺🥺

Now it makes sense why Mordecai instructed Nico and Sera to disable the vehicle. He suspected Ivy would be on repair duty so he would not have to face her, though considering how the siblings are pretty eager to unalive their opposition, that likely wasn't a good call.

I love the way this whole mini-sode is framed. It’s like a faded memory, only being recalled in specific moments. I really can’t explain it good.

I don’t know what’s funnier Mordecai’s anger at Victor’s half-assed lie or little Ivy literally blackmailing gangsters without any fear of reprisal

I love her. "I won't rat on you, if you give me a quarter." Perfect delivery.

1:39 "Oh no. It's precocious" BRO I LOVE HIM 😭 HIS FACE AND THE WAY HE KEEPS RUNNING AND HIDING IS HILARIOUS

Ivy is absolutely adorable, and her dad is amazing. The way mordechai cringes from social activity as well as Victor teasing of mordecai is amazing.

4:04 Ivy's smug look combined with Mordecai and Victor's absolute shock is perfection.

Mordecai is hilarious. Acts all sophisticated but gets all weird and uncomfortable and obviously can’t interact with kids

I love that Mordecai tries to do the dramatic disappearing act like in movies, but this short decided to be realistic so all he did was dive behind the car and stayed there for a while hiding from the child XD

I like how at around 3:53 Atlas looks down at Ivy, then Mordecai notices his gaze and cleans himself. It kinda shows how much he cares about his boss

viktor's a dad. i don't know if he has literal offspring, but he has Dad Energy

Mordecai is definitely the kind of cat to not pause on. The amount of funky photos of him I have are insane 😭