God and Beelzebub (who happens to be Satan’s daughter) are sent to earth (from heaven and hell, respectively) as talking cats for slacking at their jobs in Netflix’s latest animated comedy, Exploding Kittens. Assuming you were sold on the wacky premise and took the wild but quite bumpy ride with this show, there’s every chance you found Exploding Kittens‘ ending of it a bit too chaotic. In this article, we hope to clear up that chaos for you. If you’re looking for a detailed recap and our reaction to Exploding Kittens, then please click here.
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Does Godcat Manage To Save The World From An Apocalypse?
Once Godcat (gonna call him GC from here on) settles down with the Higgins family and starts caring about saving them, the show moves on to its main plot: the hell and heaven merger and picking a new CEO. It turns out, both GC and Beelzebub (BB from this point, I’m sure the devil wouldn’t mind) were tricked into going to earth to keep the news from them. However, that doesn’t matter, as they both manage to get their names in the running for CEO. It ultimately comes down to a competition, conveniently titled “God Games,” where GC, BB, and the other participants compete. It’s basically the last one standing, and as you would expect, these two are the last ones left. But for the final round, they need to team up with a human advisor of their choice. There’s no surprise in BB hiring Greta for the job, which only means GC has no choice but to depend on Travis. I believe GC and Marv would have been a better team, but sadly, Marv is busy with his own trouble at work and his dying marriage with Abbie.
Exploding Kittens may have made you believe that it’s about GC, BB, and all their heaven-hell drama; it’s quite evident that the Higgins family is equally important here. That’s why it was inevitable that Marv and Abbie would make up in the end. Not that the Higgins couple was always bickering, but they drifted apart like most long-time married couples (I’m not generalizing, but the show’s pointing at it). Marv took refuge in the world of his board games, and Abbie kept seeking some adventure and continued to live unhappily. Exploding Kittens needed something to bring these two closer, and the writers of the show clearly couldn’t think of anything other than a plot as lazy as Marv’s boss Herb trying to pin his criminal activities on Marv. Abbie gets caught in the middle of it, and Marv saves Abbie in a superheroic manner, all thanks to his skill as a board gamer. The couple are in love with each other all over again, but I couldn’t care less thanks to the shoddy writing of this godforsaken show (no pun intended).
Anyway, back to the all-important God Games. The final round is expected to be difficult, as BB has to make Greta cry, which is almost impossible. And GC needs Travis to beat his friend turned enemy, Aiden. BB fails, but GC succeeds, as Travis happens to make amends with Aiden. With their scores tied, Travis and Greta have to race each other through different obstacles on the road. Greta does her best, but Travis touches the finishing line before her, effectively making GC the CEO. But then GC gets to know that his first order of business would be wiping out mankind by hitting the apocalypse button. Now that he’s truly compassionate and actually cares for people, GC refuses to take the position. It passes on to BB, who’s pregnant with GC’s child, thanks to a drunken night and the Snow Patrol song “Chasing Cars.” With her hormones running wild, BB has had enough already, as she blasts all the board members of both heaven and hell. And then her water breaks.
As she’s still in cat form, BB immediately needs someone who has experience about delivering kittens. And who’s better than Abbie Higgins for that? So BB, GC, Travis, and Greta quickly return to their home, just when Abbie and Marv are about to get hot and heavy, if you know what I mean. But Abbie has a pressing matter at hand: delivering God’s child, who also happens to be the devil’s grandchild. She gets to work, but another huge problem arises. One of the board members, who’s survived BB’s wrath, has hit the apocalypse button, and now an asteroid is coming to earth. Travis spots it first, and he seeks help from GC. Thanks to Greta coming up with an impeccable plan, GC does an Iron Man from Avengers (2011) and flies straight at the asteroid. He survives and returns to the earth safely. Just as he does that, BB starts delivering kitten after kitten. Well, it’s more like she’s exploding kittens, justifying the title of the show. That’s where Exploding Kittens ends, with GC ironically saying “Holy Mother of God” as the kittens meow all around. You’ve got to give it to the show for at least delivering a perfect ending.
Will there be a second season?
If the writing of the show is this lazy, then I really hope they don’t come up with another season because, let’s face it, watching this show hasn’t been a rewarding experience. But if we think about it story-wise, then this premise has endless possibilities. Now that the whole heaven and hell boards are gone, BB and GC (or Beelzebub and God, if they return to their original forms) will need others to run the show. Well, what’s better than an army of kittens to do that, given they’ve got it at their doors? A bunch of kittens ruling heaven and hell; towering over humankind is definitely something I would want. Hopefully, GC and BB give the writer of their shows some sense and the ability to come up with some actually funny jokes. That also ensures better subplots and everything else. However, y’all know Netflix is no less than Satan when it comes to canceling shows after one or two seasons, and realistically speaking, I don’t see Exploding Kittens surviving the ax.