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Fridge Brilliance
- In episode 4, several events and the setting itself points to the famine in the region. The raptors' relentless attack on Spear and Fang, the scrawny nature of the Albinos and the fact one of them completely broke his leg from a pretty minor trip (suggesting they're really frail from malnourishment) and the fact the only prey animal seen on the plains is a single boar an albino managed to find. Then look at all the carcasses in the lair of the giant bats, and how many webbed up victims the giant spider has. It's very likely the bats are over-hunting the grasslands to feed both themselves and the spider's certainly massive food requirement, resulting in there being very little prey left for the other carnivores like the raptors and the cavemen. As a result, the raptors are desperate for food to the point of attacking things that shred through their numbers with ease (aka Spear and Fang and later the bats themselves), and the albinos are sickly and starving, barely able to gather enough to feed themselves. This also turns into karma for the bats at the end of the episode, as the starving raptors are quick to feast on them when they're lured into the tall grass.
- Related to the above: when the caveman who carries the boar breaks his leg, the balding caveman that runs to his rescue grabs the boar instead of his comrade. This seems like a selfish act first - until you remember this is a time of famine where food is invaluable. Though large for his kind, the big caveman is probably unable to carry both of them, and bringing back the caveman with the injured leg would lead to even more starvation, whereas taking the food back can save lives. Heck, it's possible the screams of the one with the injured leg meant: "leave me behind and take the food!"
- Episode 2 has a minor bit. Fang is seen eating fruit that she knocked down from a tree by repeatedly ramming into it. This might raise eyebrows, considering Fang is a dinosaur that's supposed to be completely carnivorous. But in fact, this could represent an incident (if an extremely rare one) where an obligate carnivore supplements its diet with plant matter for dietary or special health reasons (whatever those might be for Fang), which happens in real life (e.g. crocodilians eating fruit).
- As one youtube comment puts it about "Coven of the Damned"."Youtuber Comment'': How beautifully ironic: the episode is named "Coven of the Damned" and it ends with a witch finding redemption and ultimately salvation...
- Just like how episode 5 and 7 contrast each other, episode 7 contrasts episode 9:
- Both antagonists slaughtered other animals, but the Plague Monster only did it out of madness, while the Night Feeder did it out of sadism.
- Fang and Spear spent most of episode 7 fleeing for their lives to escape their pursuer, while at the end of episode 9 they turn the tables on their assailant.
- While the infected Argentinosaurus was seen clearly from early on, The Night Feeder was only briefly glimpsed at the very end.
- The Plague Sauropod was a humongous juggernaut that stopped at nothing until literally sinking into lava, while the Night Feeder appeared to be a Fragile Speedster that fled as soon as its intended target fought back.
- Both the Plague Sauropod and the Night Feeder die by being burned to death, but whereas Fang and Spear look at the former's demise with sadness, the latter's is only seen with what's easy to interpret as disgust/contempt.
- Spear's nightmare about the Plague shows his hands melting to the bone when he gets infected, but his finger bones appear fused together and without any joints. This actually makes a lot of sense, as while Spear knows what bone looks like, he realistically has no idea what his bones look like.
- The reactions of the different animals to the Night Feeder give an early hint as to its true nature as a dinosaur. The Smilodon stops and growls at it upon seeing it, and only shows a split-second expression of shock when it is rushed. Spear seems to know nothing about it, and even seems eager to run out and fight it. On the other hand, Fang seems absolutely terrified of the mere scent of the thing, and the ceratopsian herd seems similarly fearful, even before it starts butchering them. This hints that the scent of the Night Feeder invokes an Uncanny Valley reaction in the dinosaurs that mammals can't quite grasp ("It's one of us, but it's not quite right..."). The fact that Fang - a fellow theropod - has the strongest reaction to it seems to reinforce this.
- When Mira tries sharing her food, it's immediately obvious that Spear's not a fan of spices, but Fang gobbles it up no problem. This is Truth in Television, as birds and reptiles can't taste capsaicin.
- In "Shadow of Fate", an injured Spear wakes up in what's revealed to be a medicine-woman's hut and freaks out at everything around him, including the withered old druidess. On top of the unfamiliar surroundings, she probably reminded him of the Coven of the Damned and that's why he was so eager to get the hell out of there.
- Red's red and grey coloration is notable when compared to Fang's fairly dull green colors but (assuming he's not a distinct species) its also pretty on point for many real-life birds and reptiles, whose males have more vivid colors for attracting mates and from what we saw of Fang, it seems the female tyrannosaurs care for the young so they would naturally have colors that allow them to better blend in with the foliage.
- The Vikings are shown to be deeply feared by Mira and the other slaves but they aren't much of a threat to Spear and Fang when not in large numbers. This actually has some historical basis as despite the real-life reputation of Vikings being deadly warriors they were really just raiders and it was mostly their distinct boat designs that allowed them to stealthily travel up coasts or even rivers so they could quickly raid defenseless villages and leave before anyone could respond, when they went up against actual soldiers, they usually faired much worse.
- Another factor is the continent were Spear and Fang came from. From what we see of the Vikings' and Mira's homeland, it has some dangers but seems largely less hostile than the one where Spear and Fang came from which is why human civilization was able to advance to the point where it currently is. Spear and Fang came from a place so dangerous that humans aren't able to advance and any man or beast living there would need to have terrible strength and ferocity just to survive.
- This may also be the reason why they are so effective as fighting entire armies of more advanced civilizations, like the Persians, as even their warriors have likely spent the majority of their lives in safe cities with fertile fields, thus no need to push themselves as much as Spear and Fang have.
- Another factor is the continent were Spear and Fang came from. From what we see of the Vikings' and Mira's homeland, it has some dangers but seems largely less hostile than the one where Spear and Fang came from which is why human civilization was able to advance to the point where it currently is. Spear and Fang came from a place so dangerous that humans aren't able to advance and any man or beast living there would need to have terrible strength and ferocity just to survive.
- Most of the Vikings don't seem to have any real protective armor, barring some helmets and shields. Only Eldar and his son are seen donning body armor when they go out to hunt for Spear and Fang. This also lines up with historical fact: not all Vikings were equally well-armored, since most were not wealthy enough to buy expensive armor (e.g. mail shirts). Most likely had their armor limited to a shield and thick wool clothing.
- The theme of The Primal Theory is that culture hasn't changed what we biologically are and any human put in the right circumstances will resort to basic violence to survive. This is rather brilliantly highlighted in how effective the tactics are against the Madman. Guns, the tool of the modern man, seem intimidating but he's able to overcome them surprisingly easily. Boxing throws him off but is too bound by civilization to work for long. A sword and shield do little. A bow and arrow are the first thing to slow him down. Finally it is the broken spear that overcomes him. Each approach represents a stage of cultural development, with more modern weapons being ineffective while the more primitive the approach, the more useful it is against him.
- The episode's placement, while understandably confusing at first, actually makes a bit of sense as well. Think about the previous episode: Spear and Fang commit mass murder on an entire village of people. The reason is because they were put under duress from the Vikings' relentless attacks, even when they tried to escape. So what are a Neanderthal and a Tyrannosaurus rex to do? Get angry and kill them, no matter the extent of the brutality. But what about Lord Darlington? What is a posh, "civilized", upper class Englishman to do when he and his colleagues' lives are threatened by an insane madman? The answer is...get angry and kill him, no matter the extent of the brutality. The Primal Theory is here to remind us that the savagery we saw in The Red Mist isn't limited to just cavemen and dinosaurs.
- Furthermore, The Primal Theory serves as a justification for the continued title of the series, even though the second season sees a transition to locations based off time periods which aren't really primal, so to speak, at least in comparison to cavemen and dinosaurs. The title Primal now refers to what many of the characters are pushed towards, their primal instincts and thus the will to kill, by outside factors or requirements; for the Vikings, it's revenge. For the likes of Spear, Fang and Mira, it's to survive. For the Egyptian Queen, it's to bolster her waterborne kingdom. All in all, the series is able to demonstrate why it subverts Artifact Title.
- By a certain point in The Primal Theory, everyone stops talking, bar Charles at the very end. Lord Darlington eventually spares no words, which are eventually replaced by angry feral screams when fighting the Madman. This is more in the spirit of regular Primal episodes.
- Fang's day-old babies attacking and devouring an injured Egyptian soldier is in line with current understanding of dinosaur hatchlings being precocial, able to hunt and feed themselves at birth and only relying on their parents to lead them to food and defend them from predators.
- After all the pillaging and slave trade the Viking chief engaged in, the Valkyries still come to take his soul to Valhalla, which seems odd if you equate Valhalla with the Christian Heaven. However, to enter Valhalla, you don't need to live a sinless life - you have to die a glorious death. Dying in combat with the man who slaughtered your village and your family is indeed a glorious death. The Scorpion's interference with the Chieftain's ascension and apparently having already taken Eldar's soul to his Fire and Brimstone Hell to aid in convincing him to serve him highlights his alien existence to the setting, outside even the loose magic and religion seen thus far, as Eldar likewise died a fairly glorious death and was 'unjustly' taken to this realm, and how both he and his father have been denied their eternal rest to serve this mystic being's will.
- The ending of the finale seems to imply that Spear and Mira's daughter has bonded with Fang's red-headed offspring, likely the female of the two due to its lack of a nose horn. The two have a lot in common thematically, as both are hybrids (between a Homo sapien and a Neanderthal, and between a red and green tyrannosaur), and both of them lost their father before they were even born.
- And yes, Homo sapiens have interbred with Neanderthals and other human subspecies as well
, so Spear and Mira's daughter isn't that much of a stretch.
- And yes, Homo sapiens have interbred with Neanderthals and other human subspecies as well
- The Chieftain was dragged to hell in the end, despite only managing to kill Spear. The Scorpion (the being who made the deal with the Chieftain), only promised him he could get his revenge on Spear and Fang, which he technically did. He managed to mortally wound Spear and eventually cause Fang the anguish of losing a loved one (in her case, for the third time), and to an extent Mira as well, which Scorpion sees as his end of the bargain fulfilled, leaving the Chieftain to pay up immediately.
- Another way to interpret it is the Scorpion being mad that the Chieftain failed in his question to kill both of them and was not going to wait.
- In a bit of a sad twist, Spear made the conscious decision to push the Chieftain off the cliff because he was protecting the only family he had left. The night before, Spear made a cave painting showing that he was lonely, despite having a family in Fang, her children and Mira, however, seeing as they have those in their lives now aside from Spear, Spear had no one. When the Chieftain set Fang on fire, Spear made the decision to take the Chieftain out the way he did, because he had no other family to leave behind, Fang and Mira did, so he was the only one with nothing else to lose other than them.
- Many pointed out that Eldar being in hell was just an illusion to persuade the Chieftain into making a deal with him, and it's most likely the case. Remember, the Valkyries were taking the Chieftain to Valhalla before the Scorpion intervened. One way into being accepted into Valhalla is to die a warriors death, and Eldar died in combat against Spear and Mira. Valhalla really doesn't have moral reasons, just be a Warrior and a death befitting of one. Eldar surely earned his way into Valhalla, but the Chieftain did not, he committed suicide when he lost Eldar, letting the river take him after witnessing his only family member's lifeless body. Whether this follows any biblical reasoning for the Chieftain being in Hell, it was enough for the Scorpion to drag him away from Valhalla.
- With the knowledge that Spear and Fang come from a place that's an absolute Death World even by the standards of the setting, it puts some of the physical and behavioral traits of the various beings in much greater context.
- Most obvious are the differences between Fang and Red. Both are closely related subspecies that are comparable in strength, intelligence and durability yet they are distinct in some very major ways. First up in their behaviors: Fang overall comes off as much more aggressive than Red does as when they first meet her first response is to roar at him while he stays quite and just slightly leaves and is generally more meek than she is. Both are tough and strong but Fang comes from a place where there are a number of things capable of killing her such as the mammoths and giant horned tyrannosaurs while Red lives in a place where he is likely the most dangerous thing around so his subspecies doesn't need to be more confrontational to survive. This also explains their colors, Fang's striped green is better for camouflaging in plants to better sneak up on more skittish prey and hiding from meaner carnivores (particularly when young) while Red doesn't need to hide, especially since the most abundant prey in his ecosystem seem to be large mammals, which typically have poor color vision.
- This also likely ties into why he has no problem eating humans while Fang doesn't seem to see them as prey. Red doesn't need to be especially cautious about what he hunts since he's shown to be tough enough to shrug off most stone age human weapons so his species can afford to be more "experimental". In Fang's homeland however, the closest things to humans are beings like the Netherlands and ape men, both of which are much stronger and very aggressive when threatened in addition to their intellect and weapons, making hunting them a very risky venture and the fact that they both seem less common than humans on the other continent which makes running into them less likely.
- There's also Kamau and his tribe. They all have strength and toughness comparable to Fang yet they are very peaceful and it seem most won't even defend themselves when attacked. Being that powerful but living in a place where almost nothing can harm them means that they don't really need to get violent so it becomes a fairly foreign concept to them. If they lived in Spear and Fang's original home, then this likely would not be the case.
- Most obvious are the differences between Fang and Red. Both are closely related subspecies that are comparable in strength, intelligence and durability yet they are distinct in some very major ways. First up in their behaviors: Fang overall comes off as much more aggressive than Red does as when they first meet her first response is to roar at him while he stays quite and just slightly leaves and is generally more meek than she is. Both are tough and strong but Fang comes from a place where there are a number of things capable of killing her such as the mammoths and giant horned tyrannosaurs while Red lives in a place where he is likely the most dangerous thing around so his subspecies doesn't need to be more confrontational to survive. This also explains their colors, Fang's striped green is better for camouflaging in plants to better sneak up on more skittish prey and hiding from meaner carnivores (particularly when young) while Red doesn't need to hide, especially since the most abundant prey in his ecosystem seem to be large mammals, which typically have poor color vision.
- The appearance of Fang and Red's children (especially as adults) confirms that they are two different species or subspecies of Tyrannosaurus. The male of the two has short nasal horns, and both have a mix of red and green colouration. Except, Red didn't have those nasal horns, despite being an adult male. As in, that trait came from Fang. Also, notice how Fang is striped while Red isn't. With this in mind, it all but confirms that Fang is a female of the Horned Tyrannosaurs from the first episode. This also brings Fridge Horror to why they were attacking Fang's children, as this is often how male predators like lions force females into heat, by killing their babies. Although this does raise the question as to why one of them was so much bigger than the others?
- Reptiles never stop growing as they age. Apply this to a fictional tyrannosaur and take it to the logical conclusion, and you have the giant alpha from the first episode. He was just SUPER old.
Fridge Horror
- During episode 7 the infected hadrosaur has red glowing eyes similar to what beings under the effect of the black fluid from the last episode had. When it dies its eyes change to normal in a way similar to how Spear's did when he consumed it. The Argentinosaurus ends up with the same eyes when it becomes infected. Could this be a result of the fluid in some way given the berserker tendencies it gives?
- Based on how much smaller the hadrosaur is compared to the sauropods, it probably was a juvenile. It barely lived before it turned into a feral, zombie-like monster.
- The infected Argentinosaurus vomits a huge stream of blood into the oasis it was drinking from when the infection takes hold. If the disease is transmitted through blood, one might not want to know what would happen when other dinosaurs drink from the contaminated oasis...
- However, given Fang's reaction to the scent of the dead Argentinosaurus herd and the lack of flies around the carcasses, it's likely that other animals would be able to smell that something is wrong and avoid that area.
- While that last point soothes the fear of potential infection through the consumption of contaminated matter, it also gives another heap of Fridge Horror. Normally, flies would be all over the carcasses of the slaughtered Argentinosaurus herd, and are generally pretty resilient to disease, yet even they know something about the corpses is just wrong and they stay away from them. Which begs the question: how unnatural is the plague that even flies, which can carry diseases with little to no issue, instinctively stay away from it ?
- However, given Fang's reaction to the scent of the dead Argentinosaurus herd and the lack of flies around the carcasses, it's likely that other animals would be able to smell that something is wrong and avoid that area.
- Spear has a nightmare about being infected by the Argentinosaurus. He wouldn't be aware of the virus' exact effects unless he's witnessed the infection before.
- He saw the state of the Argentinosaurus and made an educated guess, most likely. Well, his sleeping mind made the guess, but same thing.
- Also, he got it wrong; in his dream, the virus painfully melted both himself and Fang, while in reality the Argentinosaurus did not succumb that rapidly.
- The hadrosaur who's bite created the plague monster is running alone. He probably massacred his entire herd already and God knows how he contracted the plague in a first place.
- Spear and Fang as well as the rest of the world are extremely lucky the infected sauropod attacked its herd so as to kill every one of them - otherwise, any that it had bitten would have become unstoppable monsters as well.
- Whatever kind of creature that infected the Parasaurolophus prior is either presumably dead from the disease, or is unfortunately still alive somehow running amok in the world possibly infecting other victims in the meantime. The infected Parasaurolophus obviously wasn't the first as well as the Argentinosaurus and whatever's causing the plague out there possibly has no origin of any unspecified reason. At least not yet. The Argentinosaurus that was consumed by magma was just sheer unnatural luck on Spear and Fang's behalf but that doesn't mean that they will see the last of this horrific disease. It's bad enough that this prehistoric world is insanely brutal with Everything Trying to Kill You left and right, but with this nigh unavoidable plague running around, chances are is that Spear and Fang will probably run into another plague-infected creature with no warning.
- Not just that, but considering just how incredibly fast the plague spreads and incubates, as well as the severity of its symptoms, it could potentially cause a downright catastrophic pandemic in very short order if not properly contained (and given the Stone Age setting, one shouldn't get their hopes up for containment of the virus anytime soon), possibly even leading to a mass extinction. Maybe we already know what ends up killing the dinosaurs in the Primalverse.
- In "The Plague Of Madness," even in death, the poor Argentinosaurus remains in agony up until its ashes disperse in the wind. One of the symptoms of the plague seems to be a complete override of instinctive and biological functions; If any other large animal had fallen into the lava, it probably would have gone into shock before dying. In this case, the dinosaur seems to be extra aware of what's happening to it than it should be. It's death isn't just brutal because of how it died, but in how, even in its final moments, it doesn't even get a moment of respite before finally succumbing to the lava, as its still roaring in pain for as long as it's physically capable right up until there's nothing left. The Argentinosaurus didn't just die, it had to be destroyed in order to end its suffering, because anything less wouldn't be enough.
- In Episode 8, the sight of the witches sacrificing a caveman and draining his life essence is even more disturbing when you realize this is the first time Spear encounters another member of his species since the death of his family - only to see him dying a gruesome death.
- In Episode 10, the apes capture Mira and attempt to kill Spear and Fang. No guess as to what they were planning to do to Mira.
- In The Primal Theory, Charles gets a huge bite taken out of his shoulder by the Madman. Considering that medicine was far less advanced back in 1890, there's a good chance that Charles died of infection in the aftermath of the attack.
- In the episode The Red Mist, both Spear and Fang took a lot of injuries during their battle with the Viking villagers and were almost defeated by them by getting impaled by an onslaught of countless arrows until they've reached their Rage Breaking Point and kill every single one of them. At the beginning of Vidar, Mira is seen pulling out many bloody tipped arrows from all areas of Fang's body and right after the trio disposed of the Chieftain and Eldar, (for the time being) Fang starts building her nest for her soon-to-be newborns as she begins laying eggs. While the episode Shadow of Fate clearly showed that Fang and Red were becoming a pair, they've also mated offscreen whereas right after Red was accidentally killed, the episode ends with two birds sharing a nest, which actually gave a visual clue that Fang was indeed pregnant. While it's spectacular that she'll be having a new family to take care of, the amount of physical abuse she went through as a Pregnant Badass two episodes ago quickly made things a lot more nerve-wrecking in hindsight, considering the fact that most of the Vikings had all sorts of weapons specifically designed to slice into flesh. Rikka, for example, tossed her axe right into her thigh. Imagine if she actually aimed her weapon somewhere around Fang's abdomen. A highly vulnerable area along with a fatal injury where Fang wouldn't even cover properly... She would've been done for right then and there.
- The egg that broke already contained a fairly well-developed dinosaur embryo, which probably took some time to die likely due to its undeveloped lungs. And Fang had to see that and be helpless to do anything about it.
- Spear, Fang and Mira are captured in "The Colloseaus, Part 1", with the eggs being used to coerce them in not fighting back. Later, their captors try to chain Fang and she begins killing them. The woman with the eggs returns, threatens to smash one and Spear who manages to convince Fang to stop. Why is this nightmare fuel? The woman is shocked but gleeful to see that Spear can influence Fang, which means she now has another means of controlling her.
- When the three are captured, Spear and Fang are placed in cells clearly intended for captives who will be used for fighting. Mira is separated and led to a section of the ship with only female slaves. There is an obvious and very disturbing implication as to what those slaves are destined for and what might await Mira if they can't escape.
- From the outside, Kamau's "agreement" with the queen is already horrifying—if he doesn't kill when she says "kill", his little daughter Amal will be murdered right in front of him. Now think about it from Amal's point of view: as shown with the massacre of the peaceful villagers, the queen will keep the little girl by her side to control Kamau, even when he's on a rampage. How many times has Amal been forced to watch her beloved father brutally slaughter innocents? It's bad enough to see a stranger forced to do such a thing, downright heartbreaking when it's someone you love.
- When we see Kamau's village in flashback, there are a handful of other babies and children—flash forward to the present, and only Amal is left...
- Queen Ima is dropped to her death right into Spear and Mira's ship. It's not too much of a stretch to think her mangled corpse was subsequently eaten by Fang or her babies (then again, she IS an Asshole Victim who had it coming).
- When Spear and Fang flee up the mountain, the Chieftain pursues them in the form of a snake. What's Fang afraid of? That's right, snakes (of course, not that the Chieftain would know this). Regular snakes are bad enough. Now imagine a perpetually flaming snake invulnerable to damage. Fang must have been utterly horrified.
Fridge Logic
- Given their size relative to the soon-to-be-infected Argentinosaurus, those fruits it was eating were huge.
- Could be that specific tree species prefers to/needs to have its seeds deposited by sauropods, and thus evolved to sport such large fruits that would be more appealing to them than something apple or orange-sized.
- Could also just be another example of the somewhat inconsistent scaling seen elsewhere in the series.
- There are fruits growing on trees in real life that can be pretty huge. Jackfruits, for example, grow up to around three feet long and over a hundred pounds.
- How and why is Spear clean shaven?
- Maybe he is just genetically unable to grow a beard. It's rare among men, but possible.
- The how is easy: humans really have been shaving since the Stone Age. Makeshift razors have been found from around 60,000 years ago, and some have actually theorized that Neanderthals were the first to embrace shaving. As for why, in real life it's believed early humans shaved for cleanliness, to reduce the chances of parasites and mites. Spear certainly shows enough ingenuity to have figured these things out.
- In the opening episode, why doesn't Spear's wife attempt to defend herself with any of the ninjaspeed caveman nojutsu Spear himself uses throughout the series, starting mere seconds after she gets eaten? Is Spear just a Neolithic Superhero?
- Wife was clearly not the hunter in this relationship, keeping an eye on the children and gathering food for the family by finding it near their dwelling. Spear is clearly self-taught and has developed his "style" of combat through years of trial and error. It's not like there are schools for this sort of thing in this time period. She DOES attempt to defend herself and the family by throwing rather large rocks at the dinosaurs, meaning she's probably dealt with smaller predators trying to make a meal out of the kids before. Didn't work with these ones however...
- Unless you're trying to invoke Charles Atlas Superpower, Sending a spear through a Tyrannosaur's sternum, heart, spine, and out the back isn't something a normal human can just learn.
- Chalk it up to classic cartoon exaggeration.
- Also, I seriously doubt that a family living in a life-or-death world like this really has the luxury, time, or motive to invent gender roles, so once the kids are off the teat, there's no reason mom and dad can't alternate who hunts and who guards the home front (which, btw, Spear's skills would also be useful for).
- Spear did well against a single T.rex, when its companions were distracted and he had nothing left to lose, but this woman was facing all three of them at once, and her mind was likely split between saving herself and protecting the children. Had it been Spear who stayed behind while she hunted, I doubt he'd have fared much better.
- Wife was clearly not the hunter in this relationship, keeping an eye on the children and gathering food for the family by finding it near their dwelling. Spear is clearly self-taught and has developed his "style" of combat through years of trial and error. It's not like there are schools for this sort of thing in this time period. She DOES attempt to defend herself and the family by throwing rather large rocks at the dinosaurs, meaning she's probably dealt with smaller predators trying to make a meal out of the kids before. Didn't work with these ones however...
- At the end of each episode, why does it show Spear and Fang in the Cartoon Network logo box? This show is strictly an adult swim show, it is NOT for kids and should in NO WAY EVER be shown on Cartoon Network!
- Because it's made by Cartoon Network Studios, and it's not the only adult animation made by Cartoon Network. Ever hear of The Boondocks? or The Venture Bros.?
- How have Spear and Fang not died of infection? The number of deep, bloody wounds they've gotten over the course of the series must be in triple digits.
- Both Spear and Mira are shown using clay or other substances to cover injuries, which would reduce/prevent infection. It's not hard to imagine that off-screen this is a normal thing for them.
- As for Fang, there's evidence that tyrannosaurs were fully capable of recovering from some downright ghastly injuries, so it wouldn't surprise me if she's just better at fighting off infection by nature.
- Several criticisms have been made towards the season 2 episode “The Colossaeus Part I” because the conflict is driven by the main characters deciding to leave a safe area which results in them being captured and the loss of one of Fang’s eggs. However their decision does make sense when you consider that throughout the show, Spear and Fang are used to constantly traveling and having to move on because nowhere is truly safe in the world of primal, even when it appears to be. This is especially shown in “Rage of the Ape-Men” where the pair find what seemed to be a paradise and just letting their guard down for moment resulted in Fang almost losing her life.
- Well, it turns out that leaving the river valley where Fang made her nest made sense in retrospect because the Viking Chieftain came back as a fire demon and had they not left, he would finish them off. Of course, it turns out he is tracking them down and will eventually catch up to them. So it already fits the theme that no matter what you do, you will face danger regardless.
