Chapter 9: The Deerfox (Hilda)

The Deerfox is the ninth episode of the second season, and the twenty-second episode of the Hilda TV series.

Summary
After Hilda's deer-fox companion Twig leaves home and runs into the wilderness, Hilda and her mum set off on a search that stirs bittersweet memories.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This episode stars Hilda's cute and loyal companion, Twig!
 * 2) The visuals and animation are very impressive here like Twig's dream and the scene where Twig enters another dimension.
 * 3) This is the most emotional, tear-jerking episode of Hilda.
 * 4) They are many beautiful and touching moments like where Twig decides to save Hilda from an eagle instead of going with his herd during a flashback, and another scene where Twig finally goes with his herd to another dimension but he starts missing Hilda and decides to come back.
 * 5) Hilda and Johanna's memory flashbacks in the wilderness is really heartwarming as we see Hilda when she was little and we see how Hilda met Twig.
 * 6) Not to mention, little Hilda is very cute!
 * 7) We learn more about deer-foxes in this episode and we even get to see more of them!
 * 8) This is the first time we've seen Hilda and her mom go on an adventure together, the second time being in "Chapter 13: The Stone Forest".
 * 9) Twig was very heroic, he fought off an eagle that was attacking Hilda in a flashback mentioned in #4 and he fought a wolf that was going after Hilda. These were very awesome to watch too.
 * 10) The ending was touching, there was one last flashback where Hilda and Twig go on their first adventure.
 * 11) Despite the emotional tone, they are still some funny moments like Hilda and her friends trying to get David's shoes back from a ghost.

Trivia

 * This is the first episode where Twig plays a major role.
 * This is the second longest episode in the entire series at 34 minutes long, the first being Chapter 13: The Stone Forest at 46 minutes long.
 * This episode was acclaimed and currently has a rating 9.8/10 on IMDb, making it one of the highest rated episodes the show on the site.