Amphibia Recap, Episode 19

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Amphibia.

We’re on the penultimate episode for season one of Amphibia! Cue the multiple references to continuity, and the resolutions of minor plot points. And we acknowledge how the status quo has changed. Some frogs, however, are still working on their character development. So are some people.

“Coping with character flaws” is the theme of these two episodes. Unlike certain shows that we can mention, Amphibia is well aware that people grow in increments. We don’t improve on our natural failings all at once, and we can easily regress. Frogs are the same way, apparently. It’s learning how to cope with our flaws that help us grow for real.

Children Of The Spore

Hop Pop is trying to finish a model boat that’s been his pride and joy. The problem is that the kids’ roughhousing keep getting it damaged and are stressing him out with parking tickets. A mysterious frog named Apothecary Gary gives him a potion that Gary promises will help the kids behave. Hop Pop reluctantly tries it, only to be creeped out when everyone acts like mindless robots. When he tries it on night two, he finds out that the potion is actually moistened mushroom spores that put everyone under Gary’s mind-control, and Gary reveals in turn that a mushroom is controlling him. Hop Pop sacrifices his boat…