I must say, I was more than just a little disappointed with both these episodes. Neither 'Shrewzle Watch' nor 'The Life You Save' is very good in particular and I just did not enjoy my experience much with either episode.
'Shrewzle Watch'--After a rare tree Shrewzle is found on Dearly property, the Main Pups must expose Cruella's sanctuary scam to save the farm.
It's not a particularly deep episode; it doesn't truly add much to the characters and the plot is ultimately more than a little predictable. Scorch suddenly being the shrewzle in disguise was predictable but enjoyable; it's always fun to see Scorch agonizing the pups.
Well, it does add something: Rolly reveals that his sense of smell is very keen, to make up for his poor hearing.
Some sloppy animation moments occur, such as Roger pulling a toaster out of mid-air (I know it's a cartoon, so it's feasible, but wierd) and Lucky chuckling before saying 'Gotcha!' when his mouth doesn't move. It's possible to say 'gotcha' without moving lips, but no true explanation is provided.
It's not without its charm; Spot's enticing chicken dance is funny and we see Patch again (yes, that IS Patch, his depiction in this show is based on his description in the book). Patch, I believe has potential, he just needs a chance in the spotlight. These are the ultimate highlights in the episode.
It's not a bad episode just not very good...
'The Life You Save'--Much to Lucky's chagrin, Dumpling starts serving him left and right after he unintenionally saves her from injury.
This episode is pretty flawed; Dumpling has no true reason to see Lucky as a hero prior to the incident and it makes her seem like an inconsistent character. Lucky I don't think would turn down a chance to be a hero. It's his dream. Rolly would modestly decline, not Lucky. After all, Dumpling had reason to care about Rolly at the end of 'Swine Song'. Shouldn't this episode be about Rolly? I don't hate Dumpling, but she would need some stronger roles (such as in the aforementioned 'Swine Song' and also 'The Maltese Chicken') before they consider her becoming a secondary character.
There are pacing problems on top of Lucky's schemes to make Dumpling leave him alone just being uncreative. Lucky is much more clever than this and it's a poor vehicle for his character. If this was a half-hour episode it might be serviceable, but it just seemed rushed and poorly done.
Dumpling finally saving Lucky was dumb luck, much like he saved her earlier. The ending also could have been better; it ends with Rolly flicking a spider off her butt and Dumpling now thinks she's indebted to him. This makes Dumpling, as I said before, seem like she's supposed to be a weak-minded character who can't think for herself.
Cadpig and Spot might as well have not been there.
I honestly don't think I would recommend either 'Shrewzle Watch' or 'The Life You Save' as 'must-see' episodes; they are poor episodes in the series and I would not initate someone into the '101 Dalmatians: the Series' with them. They both rank as some of my personal 'Tier 4's. While 'Shrewzle Watch' was somewhat better than 'The Life You Save', there is much more could have been done with both of them.
'I should've let the wagon hit me.'
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Shrewzle Watch: Cruella claims to have spotted the rare solitary tree shrewzle on Dearly property. So the Dearly's must sell the farm to Cruella for her to convert it to a shrewzle sanctuary.
The Life You Save: To Lucky's annoyance, Dumpling starts serving Lucky hand and foot when he inadvertently saves her life.moreless
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Despite the fact that Lucky may be a clever puppy, he could have played out his schemes to get Dumpling to save him a lot better. At his attempt to make it look like the wagon was going to hit him, he could have pretended to be stuck somewhere in its pathway rather than acting like an idiot and just standing around talking all weird.
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In "Shrewzle Watch", Lucky's mouth doesn't move when he says, "Ha ha ha! Gotcha!"
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Lucky: Can't we watch something besides the gravy channel? Rolly: It's my turn to watch what I want, Giblets: The Movie.
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Cruella: I want to do this as sensitively as possible. Get out!
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Roger: Now not so fast, this isn't a sanctuary yet; this is still my home. At least for the next twenty minutes or whenever Cruella gets here with the check.
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Cruella: You did keep my contract to buy the farm, Roska. Roger: Oh no! I'm not going to sign until I have a lawyer to look it over, maybe two.
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Rolly: If there was a real Shrewzle around, I would have smelled it. The Shrewzle has a very distinct odor, it's more gamey than squirrels and it's less musky than a raccoon, it's kind of like a beaver but a little less mildew.
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Roger: Wait a minute, you were taking photos on the farm? Cruella: Well, it's amazing what you can stumble across with a super telescopic antimorphic night vision lens.
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Dumpling: You saved my life again! Lucky: I should have let the wagon hit me.
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Dumpling: This is one little piggie who's not playing with Lucky's game.
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In "Shrewzle Watch", Rolly proves that while his hearing is not his best feature, his sense of smell more than makes up for it.
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The episode title: "The Life You Save", is a parody on "The Love You Save", a song by the Jackson 5.
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