Elton John wrote:my main concern with this ep is no thurston / dhababu interactions.
The only thing I can think of is Simba didn't want Thurston and his herd to know about Dhahabu's visit because if he finds out a Zebra is Queen of The Back Lands. Thurston might think that he should be King of The Pride Lands and start a Zebra uprising,
It is much more likely that Thurston just forgot about Dhahabu's visit.
I liked the episode very well, but again Tiifu and Zuri are shown in a very poor light. Even with them saying how they want to help Kiara be a good Ruler, I have to doubt their sincerity. How low does it get to say that you will act as someone's guard only to basically use them as a shield when the trouble starts. Seriously Kiara would be better off to have the per-reformed Vitani as her advisor than those two. Any character growth Tiifu gained in "The Underground Adventure" was ruined by her behavior in this episode. Sadly Zuri has had no hope character development-wise from day one.
What I really liked was that neither Kion or Fuli was thrilled about the prospect of Fuli leaving The Lion Guard and potentially The Pride Lands. The way the situation was resolved was great.