“Crime, Friendship and Teamwork”
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What You Need To Know:
A prequel series to the animated BAD GUYS movies, the first three episodes of THE BAD GUYS second season feature likeable, fun characters and well-written plotlines with surprising twists. However, the moral elements in the episodes are mitigated by the characters’ compulsion to steal things. Also, in the second episode, a character imagines himself as a boring accountant with an imaginary “husband” and an imaginary son. The first three episodes of the second season of THE BAD GUYS have some moderate cartoon violence. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.
Content:
Mixed pagan worldview with some moral elements such as a gang of thieves works to maintain their group’s friendship and work as a team, the leader often apologizes for his mistakes and works to make things right, the characters have a strong friendship and work together to find their missing friend, friendship forms with one of their enemies, the characters struggle with temptation in one episode but fail even though they learn that no one wins while they are fighting among themselves, but the characters have a compulsion to steal things and the episodes rarely push back against that compulsion, plus the shark character pretends to be an accountant to keep his mind off his lust for stealing things but his pretend character has an imaginary “husband” and an imaginary son;
No foul language, but there are some refrenecsreferences and puns about passing gas, such as “blow your butt trumpet” and “squeak between your cheeks,” and a character vomits up another character;
Moderate cartoon violence and peril throughout, including high-speed chases and reckless driving, a getaway driver speeds recklessly and leaves tire marks and hits another character and then puts him in the trunk, and leaves, characters throw statues at the museum guards’ heads, character crashes into an electrical tower, and scenes include chasing and fights, including one fight using a baguette;
No sex scenes, but there’s one reference to a male character having a “husband” in an imaginary scenario;
No nudity;
No alcohol use;
No smoking or drugs (several characters lose their memory and can’t remember the night before due to a food side effect; and,
The characters are always working on their next heist with crimes committed throughout as part of their nature so they are bad role models despite their desire to be good friends and to do right by each other when it counts, the characters still often throw each other under the bus and trick each other for their own desires, and there are also depictions of greed.
More Detail:
Episode 1 of Season 2: “The Heist-One” begins with Wolf planning the perfect heist to steal a statue. Shark arrives at the museum and distracts the receptionist. With the guard away, Webs hacks the security system, turning off the security lasers around the statue. Snake and Wolf use a pulley system to lift it out. They rendezvous with Piranha in the getaway car and head back to their lair. However, Piranha insists that something is missing.
The next morning, they wake up dazed and confused. Shark is dressed as a clown. Webs stinks for an unknown reason with flies around her. Snake looks like he’s blown up like a balloon. Disoriented, they realize they can’t remember anything from last night, and Piranha is missing!
Wolf’s cellphone suddenly rings. It’s Piranha yelling, “Get me outta here! What were you thinking,” but the call cuts off.
Shark has a tummy ache, worried that they’re the reason Piranha is in trouble. Wolf insists that they always have each other’s backs. He reexamines the plan, and they head to the museum to look for clues.
They find tire tracks outside. Shark and Snake follow them. Still blown up, Snake flies up in the air. After a run-in with a Night Owl, he spots the car. Webs and Wolf go into the museum.
Webs and Wolf meet the others at the car and find something surprising in the trunk. Will they be able to find Piranha and find out what happened?
Episode 2 of Season 2: “The Con Test” The Bad Guys call off the heist to steal the queen’s jewels. They argue about who can go longer without committing crimes. Webs announces a contest. She goes over the rules, insisting she will lead. Setting up the rules, she says that even a small misdemeanor will count. The winner will take the biggest bedroom in the lair. Whoever makes it through the day without committing a crime wins.
They last 15 minutes before the police arrest them. Back at the house, Webs suggests they use their time productively. Shark finds his salesperson attire and assumes a good guy alias: Norman P. McNormal. Wolf finds his old graphic novel, “The Grand Loup Criminal.” Snake ties himself to a rafter.
Wolf, nervous with temptation, says he needs to go for a walk. Norman P. McNormal (Shark) comes along. Temptation rises at every corner, and Wolf struggles. He hallucinates his hero, Loup, who gives him the idea to sabotage Shark. Wolf makes up a scenario to lead Shark towards a crime, but it backfires. Also, Snake can’t let Piranha win and tries to trick him.
With all the lies and infighting, they all blame each other. Can they really make it through the whole day?
Episode 3 of Season 2: “Natural Heistory” Wolf narrates over ancient cave paintings at the museum, showing a long history of the beginning of crime. Thalia was the first wolf to pull off a heist. What do they do with her now? Wolf insists that she’s their criminal predecessor and should be in the Bad Guys. Snake agrees to a trial period.
It becomes clear that she’s not a very good criminal. Wolf insists they see things from her point of view, further sabotaging the group.
Shark and Piranha keep sneaking off to meet a surprising friend in secret. Webs demands to know why they keep going AWOL when things go bad. They all agree as a group that Thalia is not working out for them. They will have to stand up to Wolf’s wishes and insist he do the right thing for the good of the team. Standing in front of Thalia’s frozen body, kept cold in a tank, Wolf is a direct descendant. The others steal a necklace from a case behind him. The power goes out, and they leave with the loot. The tank’s light turns red and starts to melt.
The next morning in the lair, a wooden trap falls on them and pulls them up. The thawed Thalia is making a fire below. Shark chomps the cage open. She sees the necklace, and Wolf realizes she wants her loot back. He calms her down, and she tells them she’s hungry.
The first three episodes of THE BAD GUYS second season feature likeable, fun characters and well-written plotlines with surprising twists. The animation sometimes is a bit choppy, but the characters and storylines make it fun to watch. However, the moral elements in the episodes are mitigated by the characters’ compulsion to steal things. Also, in the second episode, a character imagines himself as a boring accountant with an imaginary “husband” and an imaginary son. The first three episodes of the second season of THE BAD GUYS have some moderate cartoon violence. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.
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