User:DaVinci101/sandbox/Doggy Da Vinci (101 Dalmatian Street)

"Doggy Da Vinci" is the 28th episode of 101 Dalmatian Street and the second part of the fourteenth episode in the Disney+ release.

The episode originally aired on September 14, 2019.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) As the title suggests, this episode focuses on Da Vinci (the resident painter of the Dalmatian family).
 * 2) Both the main premise - Da Vinci's art becoming a sensation with the humans living in Camden Town - and the subplot of Hunter De Vil and his cat Cuddles trying to locate the Dalmatian household are really good, and blend in together perfectly as Hunter sends Cuddles to spy on Da Vinci after they see the pup's art.
 * 3) Da Vinci herself is a very relatable and likable protagonist, as she is a very sweet and sensitive artist who wants to do different things after getting tired of doing one thing. Additionally, she is completely justified in painting her "revenge mural" as she was pressured into painting her art on T-shirts and toilet roll covers against her will.
 * 4) Great character development: Dylan and Dolly, after finding Da Vinci's mural, realize that they pushed their little sister too far and save her after she falls into the water. After apologizing, Dylan and Dolly rebuild the wall and allow Da Vinci to "splat [her] heart out".
 * 5) The visuals are probably the most impressive ones in the show - Da Vinci's hallucinations are dark yet very cool-looking, while the acid sequence where Da Vinci is chased by the public suits the puppy's mood perfectly.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) There is some mean-spiritedness against Da Vinci, as she is forced to endure the following:
 * 2) * Dylan, Dolly and Snowball pressure her into painting T-shirts against her will despite Da Vinci being tired of doing the same thing over and over.
 * 3) * Hunter sends his cat Cuddles in to spy on her without her knowing, and this eventually gives the boy access to 101 Dalmatian Street.
 * 4) * Finally, some humans spot Da Vinci painting and chase after her (although she is saved by Dolly and Dylan at the end).
 * 5) Dylan, Dolly and Snowball are rather unlikable in this episode since they - as mentioned above - force Da Vinci to continue painting T-shirts despite her wanting to do something different.
 * 6) * Snowball is probably the worst of the three, as she never apologizes or shows any regret for exploiting poor Da Vinci. Not helping matters is that she disappears after she and the other dalmatiana confront Da Vinci before she runs away.