We all know about the epic scene in the original TLK movie where Mufasa appears as a ghost/spirit in the clouds and talks to his son, Simba.
In SP (Simba`s Pride) Mufasa is shown again as a spirit, looking down on his family and his granddaughter from above, clearly a proud grandfather. His voice can be heard at the very end, saying: "Well done, my son. We are one." (There has already been a discussion on the forum regarding whether Kiara should have been given credit or praise from Mufasa too, as she was a key player in bringing the two prides back together).
There was an idea early in production of SP that Mufasa would appear to Kiara in a dream and advise her to heal the rift between the Outlanders and the Pridelanders. On the special edition DVD of SP, you can see/hear James Earl Jones recording a line talking about how the Circle of Life has broken...
Now, in The Lion Guard, Mufasa has appeared several times and talked to his grandson Kion and given him advice when the cub has felt lost and alone. That`s nice and all, but I can`t help but feel that Kiara should have been given a chance to communicate with her grandfather too. What makes Kion so special? (The Roar of the Elders probably) but my point is that Kiara is Mufasas grandchild too, and neither her nor Kion ever knew Mufasa when he was alive, so neither had the chance to actually bond with him. Still Kion is the only one who gets to have a connection? Since the idea of Mufasa showing himself to Kiara in a dream in SP was dropped, couldn`t she be given the opportunity to see and talk to her grandfather in TLG, at least once?
Will Mufasa perhaps show himself to her when she`s having doubts about becoming queen?
What are your thoughts? Are you upset on Kiaras behalf?