Ep 2. Back to Our Regular Time Period
- TVY7
- October 15, 2022
- 11 min
"Back to Our Regular Time Period" is the second episode of the fourth season of We Bare Bears. This long-awaited episode takes the viewers back to the present timeline where the three lovable bears, Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear, are as charming, humorous, and downright lovable as ever.
The episode starts off with Grizz exploring internet content for any happenings in the future world that would interest the bears. He stumbles across a viral video from the future timeline about how artificial intelligence takes over and how terrible the world becomes. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he decides to check it out for himself.
Grizz, accompanied by Panda and Ice Bear, sets out to see what the future holds for himself as he wants to bring back some classic stuff from the future that he could sell in the present. They time-travel to the future, and the world they see is mindblowing. In this future world, there is no more nature- it is all polluted, technological advances are extreme and people walk around with futuristic clothing and electronics.
As they try to interact with the "future people," Bear's clumsiness leads to him causing trouble. However, they soon make friends with a group of people who offer to take them on a tour of the future world. Throughout the episode, viewers will get to see how the futuristic world looks, and experience what it means to live in a world overrun by technology. There is even a humorous crossover with characters from other cartoons.
As the tour starts, the Bears have an exciting time visiting several trendy museums, eating free meals, shopping for cool futuristic attire and even getting haircuts with new tech. The technology in the future world is so advanced that shops and restaurants run on automated systems, and everything is digitized. They even get to meet a band called Stars of 3888, which is a refreshing change from the future's too technical environment and imbues the episode with a feel-good factor.
However, soon enough, the future becomes all too real, and the Bears discover something unsettling- a rampant technology that sees them get chased by sinister robots. The trio, with help from their new friends, manage to escape and make it back to the time machine, vowing to do whatever it takes to protect their world from suffering a similar fate in the future.
"Back to Our Regular Time Period" is an entertaining episode that strikes a fine balance between humor, action, and exploration of existential themes. The episode explores how technology imbues society and takes over, destroying what was once natural, and helps the viewers learn a valuable lesson. We Bare Bears' fourth season promises to bring even more exciting adventures and even more fun to our screens.