"What if 'Woody' lost his 'Peep,' and did not know . . . "

Rating: 9/10 (16 July 2019)

" . . . where to find her?" asks TOY STORY 4. Since smooching "Jessie" would be like kissing his sister, Woody must tie a bow on it. Bo not only knows baseball and football, but she also runs a mean zip line. After suffering the ordeal of a forcible amputation (at the hands of a doll NOT named "Lorena!"), can a maimed Woody fare better than "Jake" did as twilight falls in THE SUN ALSO RISES? Or will TOY STORY 5 take a tragic turn, with a homeless Woody swearing off Bo, as unable to perform when it counts as "Papa Hemingway's" frustrated Mr. Barnes? Pixar's animated features are notorious for their dark undercurrents, and TOY STORY 4 is no deviation from this pattern. What the scissors of "Gabby's" henchmen taketh, Ms. Peep's crook will prove powerless to return. In a Perfect World, Bo and Woody might live happily ever after, raising a flock of little peeps to follow in their father's footsteps. Bo would NOT yearn for what Woody lacked, and her eyes would NEVER wander after stray Canadians. Isn't it pretty to think so?