I’ve heard it described an a more down to earth character segment for teen girls with common insecurities. Cassie feels awkward and overlooked because of how beautiful and popular Rachel is even though they are best friends, and getting to morph the powerful race track horse and win the competition is a big dream achievement that lets her experience true confidence. Which is definitely a less overall dire internal conflict than a lot of these books have but I’ve heard other reviewers describe it as relatable.
Everything you say about this one having a goofy and irreverent tone is completely accurate, but I have a soft spot for it anyway. When I was reading the series as a kid this was the book that let me guess accurately that it was all happening in California, because the theme park + plus zoo having a mascot parade but with the Warner Brothers characters instead of the Disney ones made it me think it had to actually be Six Flags. I also genuinely love the moment in the parade fight at the end where Visser 3 decapitates a mascot character and is surprised and frightened to find a second smaller head underneath the outer one. I also like to think that kidnapping the military officials via impersonating a FNAF jumpscape was the plan Visser 3 actually wanted to do and the whole horse thing was him half-assing compliance with the strategy made by Visser 1 that he’s supposed to be sticking to, hence his unusually sarcastic response to the failed mission and his demonstration of unusual amounts of restraint by only executing the single yeerk in charge of the mission. It’s definitely filler, but I think’s it fun filler at least, and I do actually enjoy the series just occasionally indulging in something really wacky, it keeps the tone of things unpredictable and highlights when things get really dire.
Yes, there's definitely a lot of nitpicking to be done on many of the books, but of course we come from a place of love. I never figured out it was California, by the way. I didn't really know about California or its cukrurre or anything until I was an adult, I was a very East Coast boy. I appreciate your explanation of the reasoning behind the Yeerk mission, and the part about the Visser's restraint made me laugh. And yes while it's a goofy book that I don't enjoy as much as the others, I don't think it detracts from the series as a whole.
@@marcellom Are you saying you never figured out it was California when first reading, or you didn't figure out it was California until this comment? Lol
I’m often very confused about the speed of hork-bajir. They’re arboreal, right? And come from a planet with next to no flat ground? And their feet are equally described as being “like a bird of prey” and “like a T rex” despite those two creatures having different foot structure related to, oh yes, walking on flat ground vs holding on to tree branches? Hork-bajir ground speed makes no sense to me and I will never be over it
If I remember correctly, so did it to calm down the horse she was in the stall with. (Also it was a better horse, favour to win the The Kentucky Derby.)
Good content is always more important than fast upload - if quality is there, the audience will wait for you. For me, the toilet joke overshadows everything else about this book. Even other notorious filler books (starfish Rachel, Buffahuman) have Something going on - the first time I read a buffahuman book I had an existential spiral. This one really doesn't.
One small tip from a first-time viewer; master your videos out with a slightly higher volume (an extra 8 - 10dB should do it). Your videos come out markedly quieter than the vast majority of content on YT. Also trying to work out how you pronounce "Yeerk". At the start of the video it sounds like you say it correctly ("Year-k"), but then a minute or so later you say "Yurk". Applegate confirmed with a pronunciation guide that "Yeark" is correct.
"Yurk" is what most people say, probably because of the television show. I believe even the audiobooks use it. Most podcasts use it too. At this point it's essentially an alternate accepted pronunciation :P
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Thank you for doing the thing. I always look forward to these.
Yay! I'm so happy to see this I'm dropping everything to listen.
I feel like doing a horse themed story was basically on a checklist to sell the series, we all knew the horse girl in art class
I’ve heard it described an a more down to earth character segment for teen girls with common insecurities. Cassie feels awkward and overlooked because of how beautiful and popular Rachel is even though they are best friends, and getting to morph the powerful race track horse and win the competition is a big dream achievement that lets her experience true confidence.
Which is definitely a less overall dire internal conflict than a lot of these books have but I’ve heard other reviewers describe it as relatable.
Great vid as always! Keep it up, and as far as I'm concerned, don't worry about the pace. As a fellow dad, i understand the demands.
Everything you say about this one having a goofy and irreverent tone is completely accurate, but I have a soft spot for it anyway. When I was reading the series as a kid this was the book that let me guess accurately that it was all happening in California, because the theme park + plus zoo having a mascot parade but with the Warner Brothers characters instead of the Disney ones made it me think it had to actually be Six Flags. I also genuinely love the moment in the parade fight at the end where Visser 3 decapitates a mascot character and is surprised and frightened to find a second smaller head underneath the outer one.
I also like to think that kidnapping the military officials via impersonating a FNAF jumpscape was the plan Visser 3 actually wanted to do and the whole horse thing was him half-assing compliance with the strategy made by Visser 1 that he’s supposed to be sticking to, hence his unusually sarcastic response to the failed mission and his demonstration of unusual amounts of restraint by only executing the single yeerk in charge of the mission.
It’s definitely filler, but I think’s it fun filler at least, and I do actually enjoy the series just occasionally indulging in something really wacky, it keeps the tone of things unpredictable and highlights when things get really dire.
Yes, there's definitely a lot of nitpicking to be done on many of the books, but of course we come from a place of love. I never figured out it was California, by the way. I didn't really know about California or its cukrurre or anything until I was an adult, I was a very East Coast boy.
I appreciate your explanation of the reasoning behind the Yeerk mission, and the part about the Visser's restraint made me laugh. And yes while it's a goofy book that I don't enjoy as much as the others, I don't think it detracts from the series as a whole.
@@marcellom Are you saying you never figured out it was California when first reading, or you didn't figure out it was California until this comment? Lol
Peak fiction.
This was the second Animorphs book I read. I was only 6, so I didn't really notice how goofy and weird this one was.
I’m often very confused about the speed of hork-bajir. They’re arboreal, right? And come from a planet with next to no flat ground? And their feet are equally described as being “like a bird of prey” and “like a T rex” despite those two creatures having different foot structure related to, oh yes, walking on flat ground vs holding on to tree branches? Hork-bajir ground speed makes no sense to me and I will never be over it
My one observation: why have Cassie aquire a horse morph when she already has one?
If I remember correctly, so did it to calm down the horse she was in the stall with.
(Also it was a better horse, favour to win the The Kentucky Derby.)
was crazy helen kidnapped by the skrit na or was i reading into it
Good content is always more important than fast upload - if quality is there, the audience will wait for you.
For me, the toilet joke overshadows everything else about this book. Even other notorious filler books (starfish Rachel, Buffahuman) have Something going on - the first time I read a buffahuman book I had an existential spiral. This one really doesn't.
The the Buffahuman one was great. I hate the starfish Rachel one though, it may be my least favorite Animorphs book. This one is down there as well
One small tip from a first-time viewer; master your videos out with a slightly higher volume (an extra 8 - 10dB should do it). Your videos come out markedly quieter than the vast majority of content on YT.
Also trying to work out how you pronounce "Yeerk". At the start of the video it sounds like you say it correctly ("Year-k"), but then a minute or so later you say "Yurk". Applegate confirmed with a pronunciation guide that "Yeark" is correct.
"Yurk" is what most people say, probably because of the television show. I believe even the audiobooks use it. Most podcasts use it too. At this point it's essentially an alternate accepted pronunciation :P
I never _hated_ this book but it would be on the list of the top 5 boring/non-interesting books in the series for me