When I first saw the kangaroo my instant reaction was, “well, that was weird.” It seemed completely out of place and didn’t make a lot of sense. My initial thoughts were that may it was meant to show us that animals didn’t lose consciousness, or that it simply escaped from a zoo during feeding time while everyone was passed out. Still, it seems obvious that this scene bears some clue or significance later in the story.
Critics have claimed that the scene is somewhat of a ripoff from Lost, with the sudden and mysterious presence of an animal that doesn’t belong there (such as polar bears on a tropical island) or perhaps it was just a shoutout to Lost (kangaroos / Australia…get it?).
David Goyer admits that originally he just added this scene in because he enjoys these weird types of unexplained things in disaster movies. But everyone has loved the kangaroo so much that they have now created a subplot that does involve some mystery with the kangaroo and we will be seeing more of that within the first 6 episodes of the season.
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I thought I’d also mention that I’ve heard that this scene came from David Goyer’s personal experience. Apparently he was mugged by a kangaroo before and that inspired him to add this scene. Great stuff.