"Civil Wart" is the first segment of the twelfth episode of Amphibia. It premiered on July 4, 2019.
Synopsis[]
When Anne exposes Wartwood to a teen romance movie, the town splits on the movie's love triangle.
Plot[]
Anne and the Plantars gather with the rest of Wartwood for theater night. While looking for a seat, Sprig finds the best one, only for Hop Pop to come and force him to give it to Polly. Sprig is upset over having to give up things to her because she is younger (Anne cannot relate because she is an only child). Mayor Toadstool informs the town that the theater troop was eaten and that theater night would have to be canceled, but Anne provides entertainment with a movie on her phone along with a giant magnifying glass. The movie is called Love Choice and focuses on a girl named Constance who has simultaneously fallen in love with a cyborg named Hunter and a Cervitaur named Alistair. The film ends on a cliffhanger where a giant bird snatched up Constance before she could make her love choice and both Hunter and Alistair, leaving the entire town of Wartwood in suspense. While Anne shared their feeling and stated that the sequel is in process, Polly believes that Constance will pick Hunter for his strength while Sprig thinks she will pick Alistair for his poetic life. This causes not just a rift between the siblings, but the entire town as well who all pick sides, neither of which backs down and declares war against each other.
The next day, the town has split between red (Hunter) and blue (Alistair), with each side vandalizing the other and retaliating against anyone from the opposite side who enters theirs. Anne and Hop Pop, the only two immune to the craze, decide to try to set things set things right. Anne approaches Sprig, asking him to simply admit defeat to Polly, but he refuses and has her removed. Hop Pop tries talking to Polly to meet with Sprig, but she also kicks him out (with his tummy graffitied supporting for her side). The two resolve to steal each other's flags with Anne grabbing the Alistair flag and Hop Pop getting the Hunter flag. Their succeed, but both sides proceed to go to war by tossing fruits and vegetables at each other (with Anne and Hop Pop additionally getting caught in the crossfire) and the Alistairs retreat while the Hunters chase them.
The Hunters get ambushed in a trap by the Alistairs and proceed to corner Polly. As Sprig tries to get her to admit defeat, the Alistairs collectively begin tossing and firing vegetables at her before she could. Overcome with remorse and remembering what Hop Pop told him about older siblings, Sprig jumps in the way and takes the entire hit. Polly cries over her brother who admits defeat while also stating that it is his job to take care of her. The mood immediately shifts with everyone happily returning to their old lives. Anne is confused by this with Hop Pop telling her that things are like this all the time, "You should have seen last year's avocados vs. almonds fiasco. We almost tire this place to the ground.". With Sprig and Polly's relationship strengthened, everyone spends the next movie night watching a "conflict-free, independent movie" called My Dinner with Anders.
Cast[]
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- James Patrick Stuart as One-Eyed Wally
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
- Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
- Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
- Jill Bartlett as Maddie Flour
- John DiMaggio as Stumpy
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- Laila Berzins as Dark Green Female Frog
- Eden Riegel as Cheering Pollywogs
- Matthew Mercer as Attacked Hunter Fan
- Chris Sullivan as Hunter
- Sam Riegel as Tad, Brown Overalls Frog, Dark Green Male Frog
- Liam O'Brien as Alastair, Mustache Frog, Pointed Hat Frog
Additional voices[]
- Stephanie Sheh
- Ashly Burch
- Trevor Devall
- Feodor Chin
- Laura Bailey
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Love Choice is clearly a nod to the Twilight film series.
- Both sides consist of as follows:
- Sprig: Sadie Croaker, Maddie Flour, Mayor Toadstool, Stumpy Stumpson
- Polly: Felicia Sundew, Toadie, Leopold Loggle, One-Eyed Wally
- Ivy Sundew is also shown arguing, but the side she chose is never shown, though she may have joined Sprig's side since the frog she argued with joined Polly's.
- Soggy Joe, Rosemary, Lavender, and Ginger were also seen at the theater, but none of them were shown when everyone is arguing.
- My Dinner with Anders is a nod to My Dinner with Andre.
- Anne is revealed to be an only child.
International premieres[]
- November 19, 2020 (Portugal)
External links[]
- Civil Wart at the Amphibia Wiki
