Prior to this episode, Scarlemagne was a pretty one-note, routine, cackling villain. After this episode, he becomes a far more nuanced one, a villain with a very reasonable motive and a personal connection to Kipo's family.
The side plot is decent enough, and the show knows that Kipo's friends are not the main focus here, which is to its own benefit.
In a nutshell, Sympathy for the Mandril makes the audience connect to Scarlemagne with a powerful connection to Kipo's family that simultaneously answers a lot of questions while raising more.
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Sympathy for the Mandrill (2020)
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