Okay since I’ve been thinking about this for a while actually I’m gonna share some ideas and theories about the coming ZP miniseries.
I’ve always thought that a series of short stories would be the best format for it, with each one being self-contained. No particular long form plot, just slices of life in a fantasy world.
That said, I have thought of some ideas for episodes that I would’ve liked to see if it were written that way:
A Spam-centered episode showing what he does when he’s not with his other friends (I like to imagine he has some big weird secret on the level of Ferb being a restaurant critic that none of his friends know about)
An episode that’s Kayla vs Baltimore drama (or anything that gives Kayla more characterization, she deserves it)
Some kind of retcon for Zill’s backstory (please) or at least a plot point that explains how his powers work
The original five characters participate in some kind of competition and Jack wins because everyone else keeps sabotaging each other
An episode that gives Jill a proper introduction (and/or a flashback episode that explores the relationships between her, Jack, and Damian)
Sahara’s magic does something weird and everyone has to help her try to reverse it
An episode that shows Cameron’s day as she helps various students with their problems (and she has to get creative about it because she’s not very familiar with Safe Haven and its people yet)
Not an episode idea but. A title sequence. I am begging to see what a ZP title sequence would look like
Now some theories:
Damian doesn’t have a crush on Kayla in this iteration of the story (I’ve had this guess ever since he set her piano on fire while she was playing it)
There is no longer any one main character, Cameron is now part of a main cast who are all important
Cameron will develop friendships with each of the original five characters
We will find out more about Vanexa’s aura
Kayla has kind of a de facto leadership role in their friend group
There’s a running gag where every time something unfortunate happens, everyone knows that Jack is about to show up
Zill’s tail isn’t a separate being, he controls it, usually on instinct (really clinging to this one)
(And if it IS its own character, I would kill for any amount of time seeing from its perspective. A character that’s attached to someone else’s spine and can’t really make decisions for themselves is SO interesting, why wouldn’t you explore that???)
Will probably be using at least some of these in fan fiction because they’re unlikely to all be correct. But I do really hope that some of them are. So stay tuned!
