Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Wastes Its Biggest Cameo

Season 2 of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous wastes its biggest cameo by not having a key dinosaur interact with the kids.

In Season 1 of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, many wondered if they would see Owen's favorite velociraptor, Blue, make an appearance as the park went haywire. Unfortunately, she only appeared in minor cameos, ones that didn't add much to her character.

And for those that hoped Blue would play a bigger role in the second season, well, there's even more disappointing news because she's wasted once again.

Obviously, Blue is used as an Easter egg that is meant to service fans who love seeing her in the films. However, given that she is in her natural environment and has shown a knack for helping humans, it would have felt organic to see her interacting with the kids, even if it was just in one episode. Instead, Blue's nothing more than furniture, leaving her appearance feeling cheap and gratuitous.

Blue is first seen roaming in the underground circuit that Dr. Wu was using for experiments and illegal transportation. The second shot of her comes when she's wandering innocently around the abandoned park, surely wondering why Owen and Claire abandoned her. The final one has Blue at the watering hole where all the dinosaurs drink and coexist, sipping water from the pond.

The kids never get a chance to interact with Blue, which is unfortunate because Darius, a dino expert, keeps taking notes for when he meets Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) someday. It would have been great to have him interact with Blue and see just how intelligent and willing some dinos can be. On top of that, given that there are creatures there posing a threat, Blue could have saved them from the likes of the T-Rex or the Carnotaurus, Toro, at some point. After all, in the films, a lot of focus is on Owen and less so on the raptor.

Blue also has a similar kindred spirit to Darius and would fit right in, especially since they went around freeing dinosaurs from their pens during Season 2. This created a nice opportunity for them to have Blue defend other innocent dinosaurs from predators, which would have proven once again that raptors have more to them than just being wild hunters. Sadly, fans will just have to wait until Jurassic World: Dominion for more of Blue.

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Colin Trevorrow, Scott Kreamer and Lane Lueras, with Zack Stentz serving as a consulting producer. Seasons 1 and 2 are currently available to stream on Netflix.

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