Juniper Friday! That Escalated Quickly!

Juniper, a dog, reacts to a scene in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) in which the title character’s dog (not pictured) has just been kicked off a bridge.

Juniper does not seem to have understood the events in the scene, displaying enthusiasm for whatever is going on.

Broadly speaking, Juniper’s preferred genres are sitcoms and baking shows. She likes shows that are bright, with expressive actors who have upbeat energy. Sitcoms in particular have the advantage that while the characters are over the top, the budget usually limits things to relatively simple camera moves and relatively few special effects. Also, the most intense negative emotions (blind rage, intense pain, extreme fear) are all generally off the table. Action movies, by contrast, are too high-energy, dramas are fine but a little boring, and horror movies stress her out vicariously because she keys into how stressed out the audience gets. Even so, it’s pretty clear that as much as she loves television, she’s not following the action the way we are. These photos were captured because the people watching the film knew this scene was coming and wanted to see how she would react, and the entire room had to pause the film to laugh it off because her reaction was one of unqualified and clearly non-comprehending enthusiasm.