"Fight or Flight" is the second segment of the fifteenth episode of the third season of Amphibia, and the one hundred and second episode overall.
It premiered on April 23, 2022, alongside "Newts in Tights".[1][2]
Synopsis
Anne tries to rescue an old friend from one of King Andrias' robot camps.[2]
Plot
Anne, Sprig, and Soggy Joe trying to find out what’s taking their food.
Anne, Sprig, Soggy Joe, and Loggle, who runs away after Sprig makes a comment about eating him, are trying to figure out what's been ravaging a nearby area due to their food being stolen. When the culprit arrives and breaks into a bin of food, Anne and the others chase the creature to its nest. It turns around and is revealed to be a fully grown Domino 2, making Anne incredibly happy to see her again. However, Joe and especially Sprig are not happy to see Domino 2, and are further relieved when Andrias' drones suddenly arrive and capture her. Anne, still having fond memories of her, decides to rescue her, especially after seeing that she now has kittens. She brings them back to the base, much to everyone's disapproval, but she convinces them to look after them while she goes and rescues Domino 2. Sprig, as usual, decides to accompany her.
Anne trying to free Domino 2.
Each of the Wartwood resistance decide to take turns watching the kittens, but after One-Eyed Wally falls for them (mainly the one that bears a resemblance to him), the rest of Wartwood follows suit as well. Anne and Sprig discover that Domino 2, along with other Kill-a-moths, are being used to generate power for a battery farm for Andrias. When the Kill-a-moths fall asleep, Anne approaches Domino 2 and destroys her mind control collar. At first, it appears that Domino 2 is just as savage as when they last met, but she remembers her time with Anne and even coughs up the chew toy she gave her. However, another Kill-a-moth eats Sprig and Anne uses Domino 2 to go and rescue him. Just before they leave, Anne decides she must save the other Kill-a-moths.
Anne gives the resistance air cavalry.
Anne and Sprig manage to destroy the mind control collars and free the other Kill-a-moths, but when they all try to eat Sprig again, Domino 2 lets out a bellow that causes them all to cease chasing him. Anne realizes that Domino 2 is the Alpha Moth, and thus not only have they tamed her, but they have tamed the rest of the Kill-a-moth swarm as a result. They all fly back to Wartwood, who have now fallen in love with the Kill-a-pillars. They freak out upon seeing the Kill-a-moths until Anne arrives to inform them what happened. Sasha is impressed and announces that they now have flying artillery for the resistance, though Sprig asks that they train them better after one of them tries to eat him again.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Anna Akana as Sasha Waybright
- James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
- Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe
- Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
- Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle
- Troy Baker as Captain Grime
- Katie Crown as Ivy Sundew
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
Mentioned
Other characters
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Vuelo mortal | Deadly flight | |
 Bulgarian
|
Бий се или бягай | Fight or run away | |
 German
|
Monstermotten | Monster Moths | |
 European Spanish
|
Lucha o vuela | Fight or Flight | |
 Japanese
|
ドミノ･ツー | Domino Two | |
 Dutch
|
Vlucht Door De Lucht | Flight Through The Air | |
 European Portuguese
|
Luta ou Foge | Fight or Flee | |
 Polish
|
Walcz lub wiej | Fight or run away | |
 Thai
|
สู้หรือถอย |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Fight or Flight", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.30 viewers on its premiere.[4]
- Matt Braly considers this and "Newts in Tights" as Amphibia's last "fun" episodes, possibly referring to them being the last episodes to feature the theme song and the standard credits sequence.[5]
- This (along with "Newts in Tights") is the fifth episode following "Froggy Little Christmas," "All In," "The Hardest Thing" and "The Three Armies"/"The Beginning of the End" to have its score released.[6]
Revelations and significant events
- It is revealed that Domino 2 has given birth to 6 offspring since her last encounter with Anne, and has become the Alpha Moth of a pack of other kill-a-moths.
- Anne's revealed to have brown eyes, like Marcy.
- Grime had an uncle named Magnus who was killed by a kill-a-moth.
- Hop Pop is familiar with the works of Shakespeare.
- Domino 2 still remembers Anne and the Plantars from the last time they saw each other, even keeping the toy mouse Anne gave to her months ago in her black chest fur.
- Sasha reveals she prefers dogs to cats, which is why she is initially aversive to the cat-like kill-a-pillars.
- Domino 2 and her pack of kill-a-moths join the Resistance, after being tamed by Anne.
Continuity
- The beginning of the episode takes place where Anne and Sprig read in the Season 1 credits sequence.
- Flashbacks from "The Domino Effect" are shown.
- The events of that same episode are also mentioned.
- Hop Pop indirectly mentions Charlie Bigbottom.
- An orchestral version of the song "Flight of the Moth" from "Fiddle Me This" can be heard when Anne is flying on Domino 2.
Allusions
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - After being entranced by a kill-a-pillar, Hop Pop quotes Helena in Act I, Scene 1 of this Shakespeare comedy, "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."
Memorable quotes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Disney Animation Promos on Twitter" (Tweet) (March 10, 2022).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "April 2022 Programming Highlights". Disney General Entertainment Content (March 21, 2022).
- ↑ Disney Schedule Archive [@DisneySchedules] (Jun 16, 2022). "Here are the rest of the episode titles for "new" #Amphbia in June on Disney XD. The Series Finale airs Monday, June 27 at 11 am ET/PT.
The final four episodes will stream on June 22 on Disney+." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved on 2022-06-17. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mitch Salem (April 26, 2022). "Saturday 4.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (Apr 22, 2022). "This weekend's #amphibia segments are the last "fun" pairing of the entire show. They are also two of my favorites...full stop. Please savor them for all they're worth!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved on 2022-05-25.
- ↑ Hill, TJ [@tjhill] (Jun 24, 2022). "Score excerpts from #Amphibia S3 E15 Fight or Flight:
https://youtu.be/8Y_YfGtvj4E
I loved getting to bring back the Domino 2 themes. @Radrappy asked me to bring back the 'Flight of the Moth' melody during the action sequence, and I'm so glad he did! #ost" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved on 2022-06-24.