#bluey the sign spoilers

[ifwebefriends]

My thoughts during “The Sign” [SPOILERS!!!!!]

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More thoughts under the cut

So I think most of us can agree that this is the best episode of Bluey so far. It was so emotional and satisfying in ways that are kinda new for Bluey. It answered so many questions while giving us a few new ones. I’ve been waiting for this episode for months and it did not disappoint in any way.

This is just a Chekov’s firing squad of an episode. As in a lot of stuff that was set up in earlier episodes all pay off in this episode. I kinda understand why people love soap operas now lol. I will say that this episode was a tad overwhelming for me in the best way possible. As in I had to pause and rewind every 30 seconds or so so I could emotionally process what was happening before moving forward (but that’s a me thing). There was just so much going on and I’m happy about that.

Now onto individual thoughts about specific things:

The callback to Baby Race (“you took your first steps in that house!”) really got to me because Baby Race was the first episode of Bluey that I watched and it immediately made me fall in love with it so it just got to me.

When Chilli said “Frisky and I came up here as teenagers to…um…think,” my mind started racing immediately with “what the FUCK happened at the Lookout?” “Who hurt Frisky and/or Chilli?” And I’m just so curious about what made Chilli say that line like that but we’ll probably never know what happened.

So yeah that scene at the end when the music was playing and Bandit ripped the sign out of the ground and Chilli tackled him to the ground ABSOLUTELY CHANGED my brain chemistry y’all. I can’t articulate my feelings any more than that.

I know some people were upset that Brandy ended up getting pregnant but I thought it was great for her! I’m happy for her! And I think that even though she got what she wanted in the end doesn’t negate the feelings she had about her infertility earlier. But I think we’re all wondering who the father is and I don’t know if the show really needs to answer that.

The whole message of “we’ll see” in terms of if something is good or bad is such a mature message that I never really thought of like that so I will be taking that philosophy forward in life. Congratulations Bluey, you managed to teach a 22-year-old childless person something new and insightful about life that I don’t think I’ve learned from another show.

I want to know more about what Bob was going through and feeling and why he went to India, but again, we’ll probably never know.

I just love how the wedding photos were beautiful but imperfect. Like of course we’re not perfect and nothing will ever be perfect but it’s beautiful and worth remembering anyway.

So many little jokes and moments were so funny in a mature way (I.e. “are we allowed to do that?” And Nana thinking there was about to be a baby announcement) were just so funny and memorable.

I think some people would say it’s a cop-out to end up not selling the house after building it up for 2 episodes but I don’t know, I think it works. I think Bluey and Bingo learned a valuable lesson and Bandit (and Chilli kinda) learned it’s not always about making their kids lives “perfect” in their eyes. Also I’m just personally glad they didn’t end up selling the house and I also kinda like that it wasn’t entirely their choice to keep it.

On a more serious note I think this episode has some interesting commentary on like gender roles and gender relations in straight relationships. In this episode Chilli and Frisky (both women) have to deal with their male significant others pressuring them to move with them far away from what they know and love. In the end they don’t end up moving and the men didn’t seem to have like malicious or selfish intent with it, they were just kinda basing their choices off their jobs instead of what’s best emotionally for their loved ones. But I think it’s interesting to have this conflict where gender is kinda brought up in a way (“because your husband is making you”). It kinda plays into the traditional idea of like men are the breadwinners and the family has to move with them regardless of what they actually want. And this episode kinda like deconstructs that and says “no, it’s not always about the job or money, it’s also sometimes about connections and emotional attachment.” And I’m not saying that you should never move or whatever, but really weigh your options. I just thought that it was interesting that this episode kinda touched on that.

So yeah that’s kinda the main thoughts I had on this episode if you made it this far thank you for reading my rambles and have a good one!

[teartra]

Okay but Radley quitting his job at a freaking oil rig for Frisky>>>

[muffy-heeler]

One thing I disliked about the sign was Brandy's pregnancy. While it's fantastic in theory, I think they really lost an opportunity to make adoption a discussion in the show, or better yet to show her coming to terms with her infertility. In my boyfriends words "it made onesies feel pointless" and I almost agree. My hope is that she is a single mum and they can have that discussion at least. Obviously I'm not mad about a kids show but it just.. felt a little bit like a cop out. Of course I'd love to hear other opinions, that's just my two cents!

Edits to add what some other people have said:

an anon recounted a story of a woman who experienced infertility and then a miricle baby, and the person they saw was very sppreciative and loved Brandy's pregnancy, and that makes me really happy! I want Bluey to bring joy first and foremost

@this-is-a-love-story-isnt-it points out that good things happening to a person don't negate their negative experiences, which is suuper true and really shifted my perspective.

@annamalla pointed out the fraught history of adoption in Australia, which I didn't even know about and totally makes sense for why they might not touch on it in Bluey, since it's so entrenched in it's culture

@darkmasterofcupcakes raised a point that the pregnancy would have been better recieved if Brandy got her own episode again and that puts it into words better than I ever could. I wanted to see her joy at discovering she finally gets a baby. I wanted to feel the triumph with her, and I think we feel robbed of that.

lmk if you'd rather not be tagged but I wanted to give credit where credit is blue for these AMAZING points! I hope no one thinks I'm not happy for Brandy because I AM!! I'm so excited to see Bluey interact with babies too!

I'll hop off my soapbox now

[katlyntheartist]

I didn't buy enough tissues for the Bluey special 😭

[mischiefmaverick]

Just thinkin’ up there, huh?

[wolfsteax]

We'll see… 🦋

[ladymiraclewings]

Remember the green balloon from the episode "Mum School" ?

Well, he's still out there flying now....

[laterisers]

the new bluey episode was awesome

[toonsforkicks22]

Bluey “The Sign” - Wedding Crashers

They immediately get adopted after the wedding.

After my emotional breakdown from watching “The Sign” again I rewatched Ramshackle and my brain farted this comic/possible AU.

Please support indie animation just as much as you support the crew behind Bluey! @zeddyzi’s Ramshackle pilot is ���AMAZING✨

[saliosis]

we'll see.

[judacris]

BLUEY: THE SIGN SPOILERS

Kudos to the Latin American Spanish dub of Bluey who took the extra effort to dub Meg Washington's Lazarus Drug, the closing song during The Sign, in Spanish.

At time of international release on Disney+, only the LatAm Spanish dub has a variant of this song dubbed, expanding the heartfelt, enchanting ending to more audiences.

[ifwebefriends]

I am not the same person I was before seeing this scene in particular (Major Spoilers for The Sign!!!!!!)

[Video ID. A clip from the Bluey episode “The Sign,” Lazarus Drug by Megan Washington is playing which drowns out all other sounds and dialogue. Bandit looks sad as he’s about to open the drivers side door to the family car. Chilli is in the front passenger seat also looking sad. She looks at Bandit just as gets a call on his smartphone and silently excuses himself to take it. The phone conversation starts as Bandit walks around to the other side of the car from the front. He continues to the sidewalk a few yards away from the car. Chilli looks at Bandit right before the phone call ends and Bandit puts down his phone with a surprised look on his face. He slowly walks to the large “For Sale” sign in the front yard before ripping off the big yellow “Sold” sticker, which confuses Chilli and gets the attention of Bluey and Bingo in the car, Bingo with a raised brow looking confused. Then Bandit turns to look at his family in the car, contemplates for a moment, then dons a determined expression. He then turns back to look up at the “For Sale” sign with clenched fists as we see the sign tower over him, casting a shadow. After a moment, he looks level at the sign and then fiercely grabs the sides of it as Chilli, Bluey, and Bingo look on in shock. He starts to gradually pull it out of the ground with all his might with clenched teeth, a furrowed brow, and a slightly quivering lip. After he finally gets it out, Chilli, Bluey, and Bingo stare at him, eyebrows raised and mouths agape. As the lyric “as I start to break into a billion pieces” plays, Bandit looks backwards, turns a bit, hobbles backwards a bit, and then throws the sign into the middle of the cul-de-sac with what seems like a yell, looking down angrily at it. Zoomed in, Bandit pants for a moment before Chilli tackles him to the ground when the word “shatter” is sung in the song. From an aerial view, Chilli and Bandit are on the ground and Chilli seems to be crying into Bandit’s neck while he grins, putting a hand on her arm. End ID]

[teartra]

“I wish I could tell you which one it was going to be, but I don't know”

“Yeah. We’ll see”

[muffy-heeler]

I don't have experience with infertility, but I saw someone on Reddit talking about how Brandy in The Sign made her feel seen because she had a similar coming to terms and going through treatments and having a kid sort of series of events in her own life.

Wow!! I wasn't expecting anyone to see my post tbh! I love this so much, though! The idea of anyone seeing themselves or finding comfort in bluey always warms my heart, and I definitely understand the people who are so happy she's having a baby! Thank you kind anon for slipping this my way 🫶

[j-stararts]

DUDEEEEE IF HE DIDNT PLAY WIND UP BINGO THERES A LOOOOOT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 🦋

[volleypearlfan]

Did you know? The farmer and the horse story told in "The Sign" is a real Chinese parable. It promotes the Taoist views on good and bad luck.

Long ago, there was a widowed Chinese farmer. The farmer and his only son labored through the cold winds of winter and scorching rays of summer with their last remaining horse. One day, the son didn’t lock the gate of the stable properly, and the horse bolted away.  When neighbors learned what happened, they came to the farmer and said, “What a sadness this is! Without your horse, you’ll be unable to maintain the farm. What a failure that your son did not lock the gate properly! This is a great tragedy!” The farmer replied, “Maybe yes, maybe no.”