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Re: TF:TM - Continuing the Cycle?
First, I'm a firm believer in not lying to kids. They can smell the bullshit--I know I could when I was young--and I don't think that's helpful. You could explain to him that there are some scary things in the movie that you don't think he's ready for yet. Point out what happened with the BB movie as an example. And promise him that when he's older, he can watch everything.
This way, you don't lie to him and you don't deny him anything. You're just delaying it.
Another approach could be to warn him scary stuff ahead, and when stuff happens in the movie, explain it'll be fine next episode so to speak and cue up the return episode right after, so you can let him know/see for himself that things are OK. It was just a long nap. And if he mentions any of the other characters, maybe cue up some episodes from later/different series like TF:Prime that show everyone up and about again, just with a new look.
And when you watch the other post-movie episodes, your kid will know these are just the adventures that happened between the movie and the return. Maybe that'll make things more digestible.
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