The Lion Guard S1 E20

## Plot

Jasiri shows up in the Pridelands, and asks Kion for help. She wants him to talk to some lions who have taken over her family's watering hole. They refuse to share it. Kion and Bunga are surprised to hear about lions living in the Outlands. Kion agrees to help Jasiri, and tells Bunga to tell the others. He doesn't think he'll need backup, because it's probably just a misunderstanding. He thinks they just don't realize that there are good hyenas in the Outlands. He meets the rest of Jasiri's clan, including her sister Madoa, who is surprised that she's friends with a lion. The little ones are scared of Kion at first, because all they know are bad lions. On the way to the watering hole, Jasiri and Kion are attacked… by Nuka! And then Kovu shows up! Oh my god! That's right! This episode is about the Outsider lions, with Jason Marsden, Andy Dick, and Lacey Chabert returning as Kovu, Nuka, and young Vitani. However, Zira's VA sadly passed away in 2008 from cancer. Still, Nika Futterman is a suitable replacement, and she has an epic song. Vitani basically has no purpose here, and I don't know why they went with the adult voice for Kovu instead of trying to hire his old child actor from the film, Ryan O'Donohue, like they did with Vitani, or at least cast an actual child in the role. Nuka and Kovu learn that Kion is Simba's son. Kovu wants to go to the Pridelands so he can see Kiara again. They take Jasiri and Kion to Zira and Vitani. Zira asks Kion why he doesn't just use the Roar of the Elders to give Jasiri's family the water they need. Kion doesn't know what she's talking about, and is surprised that she knows about the Roar. She tells him to roar at a cloud, and when he does, it rains for a few seconds. She refuses to discuss the Roar in front of a hyena. Kion agrees to talk with her in private. She believes that lions are superior to all other animals and should rule over them forever, but Kion disagrees. Their den is shaped like a lion head. Back at the lair, Rafiki wonders where Kion is, and Bunga finally remembers what he was supposed to tell everyone. Rafiki says that the lions in the Outlands are the Outsiders, a pride led by a lioness named Zira. Simba banished them from the Pridelands before anyone in the Guard was born, because they were only loyal to Scar. Zira told Simba that he couldn't rule because Scar had chosen her son Kovu to be king. She attacked Simba, but he won quickly, and had no choice but to banish her family. If Zira finds out that Kion is Simba's son, there could be trouble, so the rest of the Guard heads into the Outlands. Kion tells Zira that he's on the side of the Circle of Life, and the animals who respect it. She says that if he's against her, he'll never leave the Outlands, and he's quickly surrounded by lionesses. He threatens to use the Roar on them. Zira was close with Scar, who also had the Roar, but he lost it forever when he used it against his fellow lions. She offers Kion one last chance to join her, and leaves to get her kids. She tells Jasiri that Kion sided with her, and she runs away. Kion tries to escape without using the Roar, but it's four against one. Jasiri runs into Bunga, Beshte, Fuli, and Ono, who tell her that Kion would never join Zira. They fight her family, and Bunga reminds Kion that Scar lost the Roar because he used it for evil. Kion uses the Roar to send Zira and her pride all the way to the place where they live in the sequel. Kovu was smart enough to hide from it, and runs after them. Jasiri and her clan thank Kion and the Lion Guard for getting them their watering hole back.