Surpassing even The Nightmare Spirit and The Tide Mice, this may very well be the most unsettling (in a good way!) episode of this lovely, kid-friendly show.
Just to be clear the episode is excellent, this was only a bit of warning for families with smaller children.
Hilda misses her irresponsible but adventurous father Anders (whose fate will be the focus of the rest of the season), so Johanna brings her camping in the wilderness to show mom can be fun too.
Unfortunately, the two disturb a monster living in a mysterious lake and the creature begins stalking them through the forest.
The monster is a giant spider/toad/slug, it looks and sounds quite creepy and feels like something out of a Miyazaki animated movie - which is a big compliment, of course.
For most of the episode the threat posed by the creature is played straight as a legitimately scary/tense situation, and it works great. Another memorable episode.
9/10.
Just to be clear the episode is excellent, this was only a bit of warning for families with smaller children.
Hilda misses her irresponsible but adventurous father Anders (whose fate will be the focus of the rest of the season), so Johanna brings her camping in the wilderness to show mom can be fun too.
Unfortunately, the two disturb a monster living in a mysterious lake and the creature begins stalking them through the forest.
The monster is a giant spider/toad/slug, it looks and sounds quite creepy and feels like something out of a Miyazaki animated movie - which is a big compliment, of course.
For most of the episode the threat posed by the creature is played straight as a legitimately scary/tense situation, and it works great. Another memorable episode.
9/10.
