User blog:Gman213/The season 1 halfway mark

We're now 10 episodes in to Disney's Amphibia, and now we've only got 10 more episodes left to watch until its first season finale titled "Reunion" happening in 16 days from now. But for now, I'd say we've learned quite a bit so far about this world and the characters in it. The town of Wartwood definitely brings a country feeling to it, especially with everyone in the town having a country sort of accent and the fact that nearly every citizen there is responsible for plant and crop growing. And along the way, we got to learn quite a bit about the old and new inhabitants of this amphibian world.

Anne Boonchuy: I'll admit, I love her energy through many of these back-breaking and horrifying adventures that have come across her path. However, this series has definitely proven to us that she aint perfect. I mean she broke Hop Pop's treasured cane, she made Sprig's life a living hell for 10 days straight as roommates, she brought a dangerous cat into the house that wrecked havoc everywhere it went, she forced Polly into a atmosphere that didn't quite fit with Polly's personality, she endangered the entire family just so they would believe she's the camping material, she fibbed on being sick so she wouldn't have to work, and she nearly got a customer eaten by the meal itself.

Nevertheless, Anne's still the kind of character who means well at the end of the day, and she is willing to call out on her mistakes when she knows what they were for a fact. She definitely hasn't had much of a problem adjusting to the new world she's in, but it did take her some time to win over the town's trust before they began to treat her as one of their own. That being said, one big question still lurking around though is, why is she here? What's with that box that brought her to the world in the first place, and why is she unable to use it again to get back?

Sprig Plantar: He's quite the goofy kid, and has also proven to be an awesome companion for Anne. He definitely isn't afraid to speak his mind whenever someone calls him out on a certain matter. He attempts to convince Anne to blow of the lake idea after seeing the warning signs, he admits to Ivy about hating the idea of a ritual mating dance and decides to ditch it along side her, he admits to Anne about hating their new roommate situation, and he even decided to call out Hop Pop on his way of running the farm.

I suppose what I really enjoy about Sprig's role is that he's blindly showing Anne the true understanding of friendship. He's never willing to give up on his family or his friend in tough situations, he tries to cheer Anne up during their adventures so she doesn't constantly feel pressured or homesick, he and Anne bond over their similarities and interests, and he's willing to follow through on promises such as getting Anne back to where she came from.

Hop Pop Plantar: I already knew he was going to be one of my favorites when I heard it was Bill Farmer who was going to be voicing him. But with that aside, I feel like he tries to act as the wise compass for the family, especially with all the things he's learned over the years in the world of Amphibia. Sure he may still learn a thing or two along the way, but the orders he gives out to the family are always for the betterment of the household and everyone who lives in it. I mean he may be one of the poorest of the townsfolk in Wartwood, but even for his age, that doesn't stop him from pressing forward if it means keeping the family name strong.

One big way he keeps the family name strong is with honesty, which often times is even his family's motto. He was honest when he told Anne that all the threats he made about kicking her out was just to motivate her to behave better and help out a little more, he was eventually honest about him being the one who watched all the episodes of Suspicion Island on Anne's phone, and he was honest right in the nick of time about the Plantar's potion thing actually being made out of trash. One big thing I'm looking forward to hearing an answer for is why Hop Pop's not letting Anne in on the information he found for the supposed music box.

Polly Plantar: If anyone's got the part of the comedic relief for this show, it's Polly. I honestly have trouble remembering a time where she was saying something that wasn't funny, so I'm sure I'm going to love anything else that comes out of her mouth for the rest of the season. I've noticed 2 unique things about Polly that makes her stand out from any other character: the first being she has the most common sense out of anyone, especially considering anything that the characters think they're doing right, which in the audience's eyes is obviously not the case, she'll be the one to call it out.

The second thing being that she rarely ever makes an improper decision, which is saying something considering she's the youngest of the family. She tells her brother not to pull levers he shouldn't be pulling, she tells Anne about her open hatred for making her do girly things, she informs people of when they were or are about to do dumb things, and she tells people not to meddle with other people's relationships. I'd like to bet that by the end of the series, she'll have grown her arms out as well.

Wally: Hard to say much about Wally except that he acts like a pretty big chicken around everyone, especially with his first encounter with Anne. I'm sure we're going to learn more about him in future episodes based on the titles, but for now he really seems like the kind of guy who has unfortunate things happen to him out of the blue, and often times for no apparent reason. It wouldn't surprise me if we eventually found out what happened to his other eye.

Mayor Toadstool: The greediest of all the townsfolk in Wartwood, a guys who acts like the King John of Amphibia, and frankly I haven't seen him do anything that was actually helping the town so far. I doubt any of the townsfolk have any trust left in him after the stunt he pulled on the latest episode where he tried to hide the tax money to further fund his campaign for the upcoming election. It also just shows you how little he cares about his citizens since he was willing to have the whole town busted up if it meant he could save a few bucks. Heck I'm sure their trust was gone even before that when he publicly called them all idiots during Anne admitting to her false pimples.

Maddie Flour: probably the creepiest of the town if not Leopold Loggle. Not much to say about her except that she's probably got social problems considering she has a Sprig-styled doll which she enjoys to stab with a needle... repeatedly. It should be interesting to see how her arc turns out considering she and Sprig are technically still planned to be married.

Sadie Croaker: Wouldn't surprise me if she was the oldest of the town, which would be cool since she may have a lot of stories to tell about her early years in Amphibia. She definitely doesn't act like the usual sweet looking lady but actually turns out to be super evil sort of ladies, cause not only was she willing to give Sprig a ride back when the Plantar family snail was stuck, but she even taught Hop Pop a lesson about honesty considering she's his number one customer.

Toadie: sometimes I wonder how he can even stand being the mayor's assistant. You really can't help but pity the guy with all the errands he's probably got to run day after day while Toadstool probably sulks in his office all day worrying about the public's opinion of him. Even others like Anne don't seem to appreciate him that much, but most of those times were probably just because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. It does make me wonder though if he could end up being the next mayor of the town because of all the hard work he puts in at the end of the day.

Leopold Loggle: Sprig wasn't wrong when he said Leopold had a rather peculiar liking to wood, but he can also be pretty naïve since he was willing to dismiss the damage charges to his store after getting the new cane Anne, Sprig and Polly went to find for Hop Pop, as well as a simple clicking pen.

Grime: He definitely walks and acts like one of the toughest of the toughies, but Sasha wasn't wrong when she said it was also one of his leadership problems. He's definitely weary of strangers, and frankly I wouldn't trust him under any circumstance. As of now he doesn't really feel like the kind of "final boss" for this series, but I do worry about his future intentions for the remaining episodes of season 1.

Ivy Sundew: she really does seem like a fun and energetic kid similar to Sprig, so I am definitely excited to see more of her in future episodes. She also seems to have an interesting tomboyish personality, which is kind of ironic since her mother Felicia Sundew owns a fancy tea shop, so it wouldn't surprise me if she got it from her father's side. I'm also really interested to see how her relationship with Sprig continues, cause not only does she think of him as just a friend while Sprig is actually in love with her, but it's possible this could turn into some sort of love triangle with Maddie stepping in since she's still technically Sprig's fiancé.

Felicia Sundew: She seems like a nice lady, and she kind of reminds me of Rapunzel with her really long hair, her dress, and her personality. As much as she probably wants her daughter Ivy have a similar lady-like personality as her, it doesn't seem to be working since on the night of the ritual dance between Ivy and Sprig, she wasn't willing to go through with it and instead ran off into the forest to be like herself with Sprig. I'm sure we're bound to see more of her considering her tea shop seems to be well-known, and especially since both Anne and Polly have already visited it.

Sasha: She's a very conflicting character to me at the moment cause I can't really make heads or tails of what's really on her mind. I'm not sure what her state was before she was captured by Grime, but it doesn't seem like she's had much of a problem during her stay at Toad Tower, except for the fact that she has no idea where she is or where her friends are. She is definitely manipulative when it comes to others considering she believes all she has to do is be nice to others, and that way they'll do whatever you want them to. But even so, it does seem pretty believable that she has a genuine concern for Anne and Marcy since her intention is to find them and get home. But what will she do before then? Something tells it's not going to be very pleasant.

Marcy: Yea, I'll admit we know absolutely nothing about her yet, but that reason alone is already making me suspicious of her whereabouts considering we're now halfway into the season. I do believe she's got a big role to play in the story soon enough, but I'm also interested in seeing what she's been up to for the past month during her time in Amphibia, and why she hasn't been able to find Anne or Sasha either. There is one person I'm theorizing about who may be voicing her, but I just feel that the coincidence would just be far too unlikely.

And that's about all the characters I can talk about for now, but anyone I left out is probably because I either forgot or felt that there wasn't much character development to say much about them just yet. Anyways, enjoy watching the second half, cause I'm sure we're bound to get many questions currently revolving around the series answered real soon!