The Word Vomit Express

First of all, it’s cute af seeing Sam being maternal like that.

But I really love the idea that when Sam has kids, one of them is the opposite of her.

Like, her and Danny’s daughter winds up being a girly girl who loves pink and glitter and decides to be a cheerleader. And Sam embraces it. She supports it. She shows up to all the cheerleading completions and indulges her daughter in tea parties and playing princess and dressing up when she’s little. And she enjoys it. It’s not like the whole “I dislike this but I do it because I love you” situation.

When Sam’s mom sees that her granddaughter is the opposite of Sam, she gets smug and is like “let’s see how you like it”, thinking Sam is gonna be like her and want her kid to be alt. And Sam’s just like “I’m gonna be nothing like you” and she embraces and supports her for who she is.

The first one is obvious: being serenaded with “Bella Notte,” while the morse captain understandably mistakes their “anniversary” for a romantic milestone.

But I don’t see enough people talking about the second parallel that closes this mini-arc at the Marsh Market. Just like Lady and Tramp sharing spaghetti, Nick and Judy are forced into a “shared meal” moment — except theirs is significantly more cursed 👌🏻

But I think this is somehow way more telling about the depth of their feelings.

Because instead of candle-lit romance, we get mutual suffering, and a very unglamorous display of how far they’re willing to go for each other.

I don’t even know what point I’m making. I just think this is a neat little detail and I am emotionally compromised about it 😃

The Sams are complete.

My version of a bit older Sam, college age.

She keeps the ring Danny gave her on a ring holder, due to it falling off during ghost fights one too many times. The red button up on 1 and Plant Sam is Danny's. Well, it used to be Danny's, until Sam stole it. She now wears it a lot, but sometimes loans it back to Danny for a little bit so it will get his smell on it again. He is more than happy to oblige.

The Plant Sam is my design for Plant Sam aus and such I suppose. There's so many fun ways to go with her, it's hard to pick.

Lastly, I personally like to think that Sam trained a lot with Maddie at some point, and Maddie eventually gave her a hazmat suit. Sam was super touched, but did spice it up a bit.

Idk, that's it. I like side-shave Sam, I also think she deserves piercings and tattoos (the latter of which I did not do, but maybe one day).

ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025):

Another seasonal picture with Danny and Cujo (the first one being this autumn one)

I know you think Sam looks cute, Danny. Everybody knows.

Zootopia (2016) / Zootopia 2 (2025)

Bonus:

At first he looks at her like, “Ugh, do I really like this girl?”

I know we're all frothing at the mouth over Danny and Valerie's conflict and eventual resolution, as we should, because it's been a long time coming. But can we please talk about this scene between Sam and Valerie for a second?

Because as a girls' girl who was stiffed by a show that seemed to be allergic to its female characters having positive interactions, I am rabid over this kind of content!!

It was about goddamned time Sam and Valerie talked without all that cattiness and bitterness from the show, and boy did this deliver!

While brief, this scene perfectly encapsulates what must be going through their minds now that they're finally on the same page and there are no more secrets between them. With this short scene, it's clear to see they've gained some clarity on the other's motivations and behaviour and probably realised their own hand in things never really working out between them.

On Valerie's part, with the confirmation that Sam and Tucker knew all along about Danny's secret as well as her own, she's probably finally realised the true reason behind Sam's animosity towards her.

She wasn't just Danny's best friend lashing out at her out of overprotectiveness and jealousy over their mutual crush on each other. Rather, all along, Sam had legitimate grievances and concerns over Danny's safety around Valerie and what might have happened if he told her the truth and she didn't take it well. All of which Val's latest actions kind of validated and justified.

Meanwhile, as this issue has kind of been saying from beginning to end, Sam's probably realised she and the boys had a hand in things turning out the way they did, too.

Not just because Danny caused Valerie's fall from grace in the first place or couldn't muster up the courage to speak to her after the first Disasteroid. But also because Tucker and especially Sam always kept Valerie at arm's length after Shades of Gray.

A good chunk of Valerie's worst behaviour after losing her wealth is a direct result of not knowing how to navigate the new reality she found herself in, as well as extreme loneliness. And after everything that's happened, I think Sam finally sees it too. She finally sees that maybe things wouldn't have escalated like they did and they could've called Valerie an ally and friend much sooner if only they'd made a genuine effort to reach out and befriend her.

And all that is perfectly encapsulated behind that one little word: sorry.

"Sorry for not seeing you."

"Sorry for thinking the worst of you without even getting to know you."

"Sorry for all the pain you've been through."