Review: We Bare Bears “Sandcastle” ; “Bros in the City” ; “Cousin Jon” ; “Lord of the Poppies”
We finish off our season of We Bare Bears with a different kind of Final Four.
Overview (Spoilers Below)
“Sandcastle”
The baby bears build a monster sand castle because the crew is tired of being homeless. Eventually, Pan Pan becomes friends with a girl named Darla who is currently at war with her sisters and decide to drag in the bears into the conflict. That and a big wave comes and destroys their sand castle home.
“Bros in the City”
The Bears get to star in their favorite reality show with pals Griff, Tom, and Isaac. Just like every reality show, we’ve got a whole bunch of setups that lead to varying conclusions for our entertainment. Whether it’s Pan Pan meeting a chick that’s into anime only for Tom to kind of steal her, Ice Bear and Isaac trying to get a very expensive grill up the stairs, and Griff/Grizz dealing with pests in the wall that are causing damage to the house. Eventually, everyone gets into a scuffle with the bears versus the people but cooler heads prevail and everyone goes back to being friends.
“Cousin Jon”
The bears head on over to Chloe’s house for a family reunion where we meet Chloe’s cousin Jon who is a master at pranks to the point of annoyance. Eventually, the bears attempt to get at him and nearly kill him, but instead, Jon’s fine and instead offers to join forces for a prank against the rest of the family.
“Lord of the Poppies”
Grizz and the Poppies are left by themselves by Tabes while on a camping trip on an island. They soon are deserted and the kids go crazy and opt to cook Grizz over an open fire. The crew fight over Ranger’s book long enough to distract themselves from eating Grizz and for Tabes to return with piping hot pizzas.
Our Take
When we wrap up seasons of Bears, we do it in fours. For the most part, all of the episodes are funny, however, most are somewhat derivative. “Bros in the City” features the very dated “reality show premise” while “Cousin Jon” and “Lord of the Poppies” have both been done before by various series like The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc. “Sandcastle” is a little more interesting as it’s almost a Craig of the Creek episode. In any event, there are tons of goofy laughs had throughout the episodes that should do plenty to allow for a fun send-off for a while before we get more Bears episodes.
