Anne Boonchuy’s Parents Are One Of Amphibia’s Greatest Strengths
The role our parents play in our lives is a big theme across Disney’s Amphibia. The show’s three heroines - Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, and Marcy Wu - all come from vastly different backgrounds. Anne has a loving family with an enriched culture, while Marcy is dealing with the dilemma of moving away and leaving her friends behind, and Sasha is a child of divorce despite doing everything she can to keep her loved ones together.
How these characters behave around one another and react to emergent situations is reflective of their individual upbringings, whether by projecting trauma onto how certain moments are dealt with or doing all in their power to keep those close to them safe. I grew up in a time when compelling lead female characters were a rare breed in animation, but now we have three distinct characters each with their own flaws and motivations in a single show. It’s something special, with the third and final season expanding upon them like never before.
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The Calamity Trio has grown so much over the past three seasons as they’ve matured, being forced to take on the burdens of responsibility long before any of them are old enough to comprehend the weight of the losses they’ve felt. Yet here they are, ready to usher in the show’s finale as three of the most memorable heroines in Disney TVA History.
Creator Matt Braly told me in a previous interview that the original pitch for Amphibia intended for Anne, Marcy, and Sasha to be a few years older. They were aged down to 13 in order to be more appealing to a younger demographic, yet many of their personal struggles remain and feel like they belong to the souls of older teenagers. All three of them seem
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