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Recap / Molly Of Denali S 2 E 9 Lynx To The Past Molly Of The Yukon

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Airdate: July 20, 2022 note 

"Lynx to the Past: Trini is discouraged because she can't add her own moves to the Lynx Dance.


"Lynx to the Past" contains the following tropes:

  • Damn You, Muscle Memory!: When Trini practiced the Lynx Dance at home, she added her own moves. Even after she's told that she can't add her own moves, and she tries to do it properly, she still subconsciously does the extra moves.
  • Heartbeat Soundtrack: Grandma Elizabeth uses her heartbeat to set the rhythm while explaining the Lynx Dance to Trini.
  • Performance Anxiety: Trini loses confidence in her ability to perform the Lynx Dance properly, afraid she'll disappoint Grandma Elizabeth.
  • So Proud of You: After Grandma Elizabeth tells Trini the Yup'ik origin of the Lynx Dance, Trini understands why she can't change it. She then decides to join the dance at the Spring Fling after previously dropping out, and does it perfectly. After that, Elizabeth says that the kids have made her and her ancestors proud.

"Molly of the Yukon": Molly hopes to catch a Yukon River king salmon.

"Molly of the Yukon" contains the following tropes:

  • An Aesop: If you take care of the land, the land will take care of you.
  • Big Little Brother: Cliff turns out to be taller than Nat.
  • Cool Uncle: Uncle Cliff, Nat's little brother. Cliff shares Molly's enthusiasm for fishing.
  • Fishing Episode: Molly, Layla, and Grandpa Nat head to the town of Beaver to meet up with Cliff and fish for Yukon River king salmon.
  • Foreshadowing: Cotton from cottonwood trees drift by on the wind, and Uncle Cliff says it's a sign the salmon are making their way into the Yukon River to lay their eggs. Later on, at the last opportunity to catch salmon, Molly sees more cottonwood cotton. When everyone pulls the nets up, they're full of salmon.
  • Retcon: Grandpa Nat mentions his "buddy" Cliff several times in the first season and says he lives by the lake above Qyah. He never says Cliff is related to him. Here, in Cliff's first appearance, he's now Nat's brother and lives in Beaver.
  • Self-Serving Memory: Played for Laughs. Cliff wants to show Molly the place where he caught his first dinjik (moose), but Nat say that's where he caught his first dinjik. The two of them have a good laugh about it.
  • Shout-Out: The title is one to Yvon of the Yukon. Coincidentally, both shows have Vancouver voice actors.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Nat and Cliff both share a love of dried salmon.

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