It is a little disturbing and hard to swallow that such a happy-go-lucky princess who believes in love, peace, and the good in all people would want to try out a magical incantation that begins with the words "wither and decay," but who am I to judge?Īnother centralized theme of this special was the relationship between Rapunzel and her badass lady-in-waiting, Cassandra. The incantation turns her hair black and takes full control over her body so that she is unable to stop casting the spell of her own volition. What does come as a surprise is that as soon as Rapunzel learns the incantation for the Moonstone, she decides to try it, without even considering what it might do to the people traveling with her that she cares about so dearly.
Since the Sun Drop contains healing magic, it should come as no surprise that Moonstone's power brings death and destruction. One of the biggest revelations in this special is the Moonstone, the opposing force of Rapunzel's Sun Drop Flower that gave her hair its magical properties in the original movie.
We are now entering spoiler territory from whence there is no return. If that doesn't sound foreboding enough already, Disney also took some pretty big risks in the latest special that might make some people question if Rapunzel is really as innocent and happy-go-lucky as she appears.īrace yourselves, folks. Rapunzel and her friends are traveling to a place called the Dark Kingdom, which is where the mysterious rocks originate from. It brought back all of the things that we have been waiting since the season premiere to learn more about, such as the character of Adira, the significance of Varian's father, the meaning of the moon symbol next to the Sun Drop symbol on Adira's scroll, and the black rocks, which created the events that kicked off the series from the very beginning. Rapunzel and the Great Tree was a crucial turning point in the plot and should have been treated as such. I was surprised that this hour-long episode was not promoted as a major special at all as far as I could tell. It would be impossible for me to write this post without spoiling the latest episode, so go ahead and watch Rapunzel and the Great Tree if you haven't seen it yet before reading on.
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