Isaac Carlson Podcast

Let’s leap into the sea! I want to discuss my thoughts on the question: is it bad Eric tried to kiss Ariel when she couldn’t speak? Is “Kiss The Girl” a controversial moment where Eric didn’t receive consent to attempt to kiss Ariel or a moving, iconic and romantic act? I want to jump into and explain my thoughts on this controversial song and scene in The Little Mermaid. I believe this is more in...

Let’s finally explain Nani and David’s relationship! Are they friends? Is there something more between them? Clearly David was interested in having something more than their friendship, but what ever happened? I’m going through everything Lilo & Stitch in hopes of finally understanding where they are at in their relationship. We are finally going to go through Nani and David’s love story!   __Join...

I want to understand the reason Master Oogway died. Why was it when it seemed like Shifu, the Dragon Warrior and the Valley of Peace needed him the most did he transcend to the Spirit Realm? What led him to let go of the mortal world when Tai Lung was fast approaching his home? How come Po, the Furious Five, and China were left without the creator of kung fu? Today I’m giving my answer to the ques...

After understanding why the warlord and spirit warrior Kai stole chi from Tai Lung and not Lord Shen, I began to wonder: who were the rest of the masters that existed as jade amulets around Kai’s chains? There were far more kung fu warriors than we had ever been introduced to in the past under Kai’s control, and I wanted to know who they were. That’s why today I’m going back to explaining Kung Fu...

Did Kai turn Shen into a jade zombie? When we are introduced to Lord Shen, we are told that he was a royal son and the heir to the Gongmen City throne. He was a brilliant peacock whose greatest invention was the creation of weaponized fireworks early into their history. Shen utilized the gunpowder as a way to create destruction instead of beauty which brings him down a dark path that leads to his...

Today I’m going to dive into the full story of King Runeard! Let’s dive into the king who appeared to be generous, understanding, and kind, but was truly a fear mongering leader. We are going to understand his rise, his mission, and eventually how his regime’s ideology was crushed by his granddaughters. Let’s explain the origin, backstory, and death of Elsa and Anna’s grandfather.   __Join our exc...

For some reason the fate of Tai lung was never addressed after Po used the Wuxi Finger Hold to defeat him in Kung Fu Panda. In a blink Tai Lung completely vanished from the world, and we later find out, when the Dragon Warrior confronts Kai, that as a mortal, Tai Lung was sent to the spirit realm using this chi-based move. While this initially completely blew my mind, I loved finding out what happ...

Through playing the VR short Myth: A Frozen Tale and experiencing Into The Unknown: The Making of Frozen 2 on Disney Plus, I have internalized I have a soft spot for Frozen 2, but I still think one change could have fixed my issues with the film. I think if there was just one song added that changed the context of Anna and Elsa’s relationship in the film, the whole story could have been so much mo...

To follow up the legendary backstory of Master Oogway, today I am going through the devastating, depressing, and just sad backstory of Master Shifu. What happened that caused Oogway’s successor, the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior’s teacher and mentor, to be so troubled, angered, and at war with himself? The answer lies in many betrayals by his father Shirong, his son Tai Lung, and the many fr...

The Walt Disney Company has officially announced that Splash Mountain will be rethemed in Walt Disney World and Disneyland to be based around Princess & The Frog! We found out today on the Disney Parks Blog that for over a year, Imagineers have been working to completely reimagine this classic attraction that will feature the characters preparing for their first ever Mardi Gras performance! So tod...

What's up Duloc? Today I’m going to be explaining what I believe caused the destruction of Duloc. Why did Lord Farquaad’s death mean his perfect world fell into ruins? Let’s dive into the Shrek saga in hopes of finally understanding the fate and downfall of Lord Farquaad’s perfect world.   __Join our exclusive family of fun people, become a producer, and help support the show! http://patreon.com/w...

Today we are going to fully explain Lewis Robinson’s wild family tree. In the Walt Disney Animated Feature, Wilbur goes through it pretty quickly, but everything kind of gets confusing when Bud keeps referring to people by different titles like aunt and uncle without grounding us with whose aunt and uncle they are and what part of the family they come from! It kind of just always became a mess in...

For my first ever Kung Fu Panda discussion, I needed to dive into my favorite character in the series: Master Oogway. He’s the creator of kung fu, the founder of the Valley of Peace, the wisest animation character the world has ever known, and the tortoise that derived the Legend of the Dragon Warrior. He’s a kung fu master that was respected by Po, Master Shifu, the Furious Five, and all of China...

Let’s venture into the epic Shrek saga to explain why I believe Fiona should have become queen of Far Far Away. After growing up a princess, getting the chance to see her as a warrior, and taking on the role of a leader, I want to understand why she would give up that responsibility. Why didn’t she rise as queen and Arthur Pendragon did instead.   __Join our exclusive family of fun people, become...

Tom Caulfield has spent decades working in animation starting as an animator on The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride and moving on to projects like The Jungle Book 2, The Three Musketeers, and Stitch Has A Glitch. Through the years he’s done everything from character design to storyboard work and even writing, but most recently he’s worked at Disney Television Animation as a director for the beloved sho...

We are venturing into the world of Shrek to discuss Donkey’s backstory! There are many theories that focus on Donkey being a human who was transformed into a human by the Coachman from Pinocchio, but from everything I see in the Shrek films and DreamWorks’ Swamp Talk that Donkey is a normal donkey who was transformed. By looking at the first Shrek film’s director commentary and all of the other Sh...

Why does Shrek have a Scottish accent in his franchise? Today I’m going through the wild production of the original Shrek film to explore how Mike Myers developed the character of Shrek with the talents of Jeffrey Katzenberg, Andrew Adamson, and Vicky Jenson. How did they come up with this voice? Why is Shrek the ogre with the accent? And how does this build Shrek as a relatable character? The in-...

We are venturing into the world of Shrek to discuss Donkey’s backstory! There are many theories that focus on Donkey being a human who was transformed into a human by the Coachman from Pinocchio, but from everything I see in the Shrek films and DreamWorks’ Swamp Talk that Donkey is a normal donkey who was transformed. By looking at the first Shrek film’s director commentary and all of the other Sh...