Good day fellow foolish creatures. I’m completely happy to report that we’re all nonetheless sharing the dream by which the basic Henson collection Fraggle Rock not solely received a reboot with Again to the Rock, however will, on March 29, drop an entire new season for us to take pleasure in. Whoopie!!

To be able to put together for 13 extra episodes of singing, dancing and harmonizing, right here are some things you would possibly wish to do. First, watch the season 2 trailer. Your eyes will roll as wildly as Wembley’s with the entire hints of what’s to come back. Second, hearken to the primary single from season two’s album, “The Rock Goes On.” It’ll get your toes tapping and your baloobiuses swaying. And third, rewatch the primary season of Fraggle Rock: Again to the Rock on AppleTV+.

No time for that third factor, you say? No worries. You can take the quick lower and learn all of ToughPigs’ opinions of first season episodes. Or you would hearken to ToughPigs’ protection of every episode on the podcast Fraggle Speak, that includes company who helped make the present. Or, in case your time is as quick as an Inkspot, beneath I’ve supplied highlights, a recap, and every little thing you might want to have to know to look at season 2 with confidence.

All of your favorites are again!

From the Fraggle 5, Gorgs and Doozers to each little background creature you half-remember, the showrunners have been as excited to carry the Rock to life as we have been to see it. Each episode confirmed this enthusiasm by giving us moments with the Storyteller, the World’s Oldest Fraggle and a refrain of creatures that made this interconnected world really feel simply as actual because the outer house we already reside in. And, in fact, we have now our bumbling Uncle Touring Matt again.

New favorites to fall in love with!

Whereas it’s inconceivable to see the unique Doc once more and Cantus might have lastly wandered too far to return, Again to the Rock gave us new variations of those characters to understand. Doc nonetheless has goals of doing and, fortunately, she additionally has a extra attentive angle towards the very best canine on the planet, Sprocket. The touring band of musicians is led by Jamdolin who brings a groove all his personal. Add to this Barry Blueberry, Icy Joe and Coop, in addition to voice cameos from celebrities, and there was little question that the writers and performers have been keen to indicate us they’d new tales to share.

The Music!

Similar to within the Eighties Fraggle Rock, the reboot consists of a number of songs in every episode. The songs are a combination of recent music and considerate new preparations of the basic Fraggle music. And they’re pleasant. They launched the full soundtrack to your listening pleasure. And every of them was built-in into its episode story in a considerate manner. It’s no surprise these Fraggles can dance their cares away.

The Message!

The largest defining function of Fraggle Rock is its intent. What an exquisite story to inform those who this was a present created to finish conflict. Again to the Rock carries on that legacy too, taking equally huge swings within the classes it teaches. With its concentrate on water and what that useful resource means to the entire creatures in Fraggle Rock in addition to to us people, the season illustrated our interconnectedness in each episode. It tackled foundational topics for viewers of all ages like consent, self-acceptance, and to all the time interrogate the sources of our data. Subjects that weren’t within the public consciousness within the 80s as a lot as they’re now.

The Recap!

The story arc of season one adopted the Fraggles as they stumbled right into a larger move of water to their cave. This water allowed them to create new video games. It gave the Doozers additional energy to construct with. And the Gorgs constructed an attractive water fountain. However quickly the Fraggles discovered that their elevated water provide got here at the price of depriving the Craggles (one other group of creatures dwelling within the rock) of their water supply.

The Craggles got here to reside with the Fraggles whereas they labored to get the move of water again to Craggle Lagoon, inflicting friction between their two cultures. Of their elevated productiveness, the Doozers broke by means of a plant root, releasing a goo that created a powerful new constructing materials. However that materials was not solely unappealing to Fraggle tastebuds, it additionally polluted the water. This air pollution now disrupted the Merggles’ lifestyle.

The Fraggles, Craggles and Merggles have been all caught as they tried to unravel the problems with their water and the Doozers have been at a standstill as a result of they couldn’t construct. They wanted the assistance of the Gorgs, whose fountain was holding the water from replenishing. A visit to Outer House gave Cotterpin Doozer the thought of the best way to get the goo out of the water. And Gobo dreamt that the answer to their issues concerned the Gorgs. Simply because the Fraggles, Craggles, Merggles and Doozers discovered concord, they wanted to realize the identical with the Gorgs. After being laughed at by everybody within the Rock, Gobo bravely put his dream into motion. Some harmful misunderstandings led the Fraggle 5 to almost being thumped, till lastly they satisfied Junior Gorg to revive the stability of water all through the Rock by destroying the fountain.

After that ending, the probabilities for season two are broad open. And I’m desperate to see the place the world of Fraggle Rock takes us. So let’s all flip flop skipity hop again to Fraggle Rock on March twenty ninth on Apple TV+!

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By Katilyn Miller – KTLyn@ToughPigs.com