Aahana Swrup
Netflix’s ‘Love Death + Robots’ is an animated anthology show that is known for its stirring storylines wrapped up in fascinating creative visuals. While each episode brings a bizarre new world, some narratives are stranger than others. In season 4, episode 5, ‘The Other Large Thing,’ takes the cake with a truly intriguing premise. It follows a vengeful housecat christened Sanchez, who is preying on the city’s downfall so that he can bring its control under his paw. Eventually, an opportunity to do just that presents itself when his human owners bring home a butler robot, whose techy ways might just be exactly what the feline needs. Consequently, a partnership between these two promises to lead only toward maximum destruction for their owners. SPOILERS AHEAD!
Sanchez Gains a New Robotic Lackey
Looking out the apartment window onto the city at large while monologuing at its inevitable demise is just one of Sanchez’s many hobbies. The housecat believes himself to be the ruler of his domain, his owner’s flat, where his subjects, humans Todd and Margie, bow down to his every demand. However, when the couple returns home this time, their attention is trained on something else. Todd and Margie have brought home a brand new butler robot who moves and works at their every whim, fetching them beers and cleaning up after their messes. Later, when the pair retire to their bed, the robot and Sanchez end up bonding as the cat realizes it can use the former’s opposable thumb to break into the expensive tuna in the pantry. Thus, he gives the robot the name Thumb Bringer and adopts it as one of his loyal subjects. As he realizes the other wonders accessible to his newest butler, the cat schemes to make his one true wish of world domination come true.
The Other Large Thing Ending: What is Sanchez’s Real Name? What is His Plan?
Sanchez, the cat, maintains his disdain for his human owners, or Large Things as he calls them, from the very start. Part of this hostility comes from his morally superior nature fostered by his position as a prized house pet whose needs are met at every beck and call. However, he has a particular bone to pick with Todd and Margie. It is evident that both are neglectful pet owners, given the way they forget to feed Sanchez on the night that they bring home Thumb Bringer. Yet, their indiscretions against the cat run even deeper. A while back, the pet owners had taken the feline to the vet and gotten him neutered, thus earning his eternal hatred.
For the same reason, Sanchez doesn’t even deign them worthy of knowing his real name. He may act as if he is the ruler of his world, but he is trapped under Todd and Margie’s control. Consequently, Thumb Bringer’s arrival in his life is a revelation. Once the robot learns to speak the cat’s language, it opens up a world of possibilities. It has the ability to tap into things like Todd’s credit card and the central electrical grid, which allows him access to power in more ways than one. This, paired with Sanchez’s cunning wits and vengeful lust for power, makes the duo unstoppable. They use Todd’s card to buy similar robots for every cat in the apartment complex, alongside a complimentary can of tuna to sweeten the deal.
As such, come morning, Sanchez and Thumb Bringer have effectively created an army under their control. From there, all they have to do is distract the humans with good food long enough to sneak out of the house, locking the door behind them. As the cat/robot pair joins up with the rest of their like-minded minions, Todd and Margie’s apartment catches on fire through the gas line. Ultimately, with their owners gone, Sanchez and Thumb Bringer can take over the city. Better yet, when the feline marches into his invasion plan, he finally reclaims his true name: Dingleberry Jones. His attachment to the uncharacteristically adorable name poses the possibility of a backstory where the cat perhaps had a more caring and loving owner. Nevertheless, all of that seems to have been washed away in light of his developed thirst for city-wide control.
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