The Boy's ending, however, is a new sequence, an effective and inclusive send off and a feelgood finale that pays its own tribute to spirit of the whimsical sequences within.
One of the more whimsical sequences in this astonishingly photographed program shows a newborn alligator chomping on a lubber but then spitting it out; the poisonwood-leaf diet is the insect's defense mechanism, making it taste even fouler than a grasshopper would normally taste.
It's a love story, but one with a vast scope that's announced daringly from the start, in a whimsical credit sequence that introduces the characters by category, including victims (several men), the perpetrator (the mother), and an accomplice (a meddling relative).
In other words, whimsical DNA sequencing experiments were rarely undertaken, making it even easier to justify blanket archiving of DNA sequences with no discrimination in data compression rates for different experiments.
"Up to Speed," a scripted travel show with a high-energy host and whimsical animated sequences, is often clever but doesn't have the same ambitions.
She daydreams on the job, turning the sounds of the factory equipment into whimsical musical sequences -- written and performed by Bjork -- in which her eyes have never failed her, her voice is high and strong, and all is right in her world.
But for the whimsical animated sequences and Disney golden age style dance hall numbers, the real-life cast look intentionally green screened in.
The witty writing, the whimsical animated sequences, the tonal acting and Chris Baio's mellow, yet upbeat, score come together under the conducting hand of Byington to create simple symphony of what life often feels like.
If Mr. Neil had the tonal mastery of Wes Anderson, "Goats" could have been so much more than an episodic sequence of whimsical little psychodramas.
This will allow a far greater range of scientific experiments to be carried out, but will also allow whimsical or nonsensical uses of DNA sequencing, and will generate additional pressure on storage resources.
