The Lion Guard S3 E3

## Plot

The Lion Guard and Makini are climbing a snowy mountain, which our female mandrill doesn't remember having to do the first time. Ono says that's because the path on the map goes around the mountain, but Kion thinks that going over it will be quicker. He wants to keep going, even after they almost fall off a cliff. Fuli suggests going around the mountain. Kion says he's the leader of the Lion Guard, and he says they go over it. He rubs his scar, and Fuli asks him if he's okay. He tells her that he's fine; he just wants to get to the Tree of Life as fast as possible. Makini points out some snow monkeys that might know a shortcut. Anga heads over to ask them. Ono realizes too late that snow monkeys are scared of large birds, because those are their natural predators. They throw things at Anga, and when she tells the others that they didn't want to talk, Kion harshly wonders if she even tried asking them, which hurts her feelings. Beshte says it's not her fault, because she had no idea the snow monkeys would be afraid of her. Bunga cracks jokes about her being scared of them, and Kion yells at him. Fuli asks Makini if he could use some Tuliza, but they're all out. Kion decides to use the Roar to go through the mountain, even after Fuli disagrees and reminds him that he has trouble controlling the Roar when his scar is hurting. Sure enough, he causes an avalanche, and everyone saves the snow monkeys. Their home is ruined though. Kion tells them that Anga is a nice bird. The avalanche was his fault because he roared, and they forgive him, but he decides to make it up to them by finding them a new home. They want a place with a hot spring, lots of food, and no trees, because they can be homes for large birds. Anga finds a large hot spring, but it's out of their way, and it has trees. Kion decides that it will do and ignores Fuli's objections. She points out that he doesn't make the best decisions when his scar is bugging him, but he says he's fine. The monkey family agrees to try the place with trees, but they run away when they think large birds attack them. It was actually flying squirrels that were just trying to say hi. Anga sees them running away, but then they fall through the snow. Kion tells everyone to spread out and look for them, but Fuli wants to stay with him. They can handle danger when they think first, but his scar has been bugging him all day, and without Tuliza, he hasn't been thinking clearly. He tells her that he's fine, and he's the leader of the Lion Guard, not her. He knows what he's doing. Bunga hears the snow monkeys, but doesn't see them, when he falls down the same hole. Ono realizes that they're in a tree well, loose snow under a tree that you can fall into. They can't get closer without causing more snow to fall on them, and if they try to climb out, they'll just fall in deeper. Beshte asks Kion what they should do, and he finally admits that he doesn't know. He tells Fuli that she was right, he can't trust himself right now, but he knows he can trust her. Ono could fly over the hole and pull them out, but he's not strong enough to lift them. Anga will have to do it, but the snow monkeys panic whenever they see her. The others suggest that she try smiling to show that she's a friend. The monkeys agree to trust her, but they panic when they see her sharp talons. Luckily, she was able to grab them and Bunga and carries them all out. The mother apologizes for moving, but Anga is the first giant bird they've met who's nice, and the kids hug her. Fuli decides to have her find a place with everything they want, and some Tuliza for Kion. He knows that no matter how bad it gets, Fuli is always on his side. Aw! Anga gives him some Tuliza she found, and tells them that the next moja kwa moja stone is right around the slope. Looks like they went the long way around after all. Kion and Fuli decide to let the others have some fun and stay in the hot spring, because they've earned it. According to the credits, there are sixteen landmarks in between the Pridelands and the Tree of Life, and this mountain is obstacle number four, so they're already a quarter of the way through. No, we don't see them get to all of them, just some of them. This does make me wonder what the second half of the season will be about though. I had to wait over eighteen months to finally meet Rani and her Night Pride at the Tree of Life. It was worth it. Fuli taking over for Kion and leading the Guard isn't just a one and done thing either, she takes over two more times in the first half of the season, and three more times in the second half, although it's not given as much focus there. It vaguely reminds me of Isa taking over for Elena and becoming the Crown Princess of Avalor.