History WesternAnimation / TangledBeforeEverAfter

* ForegoneConclusion: By the end of the series, Rapunzel's hair will lose its magic again, since it's unmagical by the time of ''Tangled Ever After''.

** Having spent eighteen years not knowing where his daughter was or if she was even alive can do a number on someone's psyche. King Frederic's over-protectiveness may be overkill it's not unrealistic given the circumstances.

''Tangled: Before Ever After'' (or ''Tangled: The Series'') is an American animated series based on ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. It is set after the film but before Eugene's and Rapunzel's marriage in ''Disney/TangledEverAfter''. It is set for release in Spring of 2017.

* TheStinger: The pilot film ends with [[spoiler:a first-person shot of someone going to the rock the sun flower that empowered Rapunzel originally grew]].

* DisproportionateRetribution: Ever since Rapunzel disappeared, the King cracked down on all vice and crime in the kingdom, even ''petty crooks''. This was a [[{{Understatement}} tad overkill]], and became Lady Caine's motivation.

* EvilCounterpart: Lady Caine, the villain of the opening film, has shades of this toward Rapunzel; her own father was taken from her as a result of Fredric cracking down on criminals, mirroring how Rapunzel herself was left without her father (or any of her parents) for a majority of her life, being a free spirit, and relies on the same tactic Rapunzel had in the pilot to avoid letting her parents know about her hair to disguise herself, covering her own hair with a huge wig.

* {{Interquel}}: Takes place between ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' and ''Disney/TangledEverAfter'', as the name indicates.

* DramaticIrony: Fredric decides, at the end of the pilot film, that Rapunzel is no longer allowed to leave the castle without his consent, putting her in a similar situation to when she lived back at Mother Gothel's tower. But Rapunzel knows she isn't going to quit.

* TheCameo: At Rapunzel's coronation, one of the attendees wears the uniform of a [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Weaselton]] ambassador.

* EvilCounterpart: Lady Cain, the villain of the opening film, has shades of this toward Rapunzel; her own father was taken from her as a result of Fredric cracking down on criminals, mirroring how Rapunzel herself was left without her father (or any of her parents) for a majority of her life, being a free spirit, and relies on the same tactic Rapunzel had in the pilot to avoid letting her parents know about her hair to disguise herself, covering her own hair with a huge wig.

* NighInvulnerable: A year before the series started, black rock spikes came out of the ground where the the sun flower was. When Rapunzel touched them, more shot up, and her hair regrew with the same property.

* HeadbuttingHeroes: This is the existing dynamic between Cassandra and Eugene. Cass, being the daughter of the captain of the guard, justifiably has some suspicions regarding a former rogue, especially one so close to the princess.

* CanonForeigner: One of the new characters is Cassandra, who is described as a tough handmaiden and a friend of Rapunzel's.

* HeadbuttingHeroes: This is the existing dynamic between Cassandra and Eugene.

* {{Revenge}}: Lady Cain's father was a petty thief locked up after Frederic went to town on the kingdom's criminal element, and her attack in the opening movie is based off of revenge for that.

* StrongerThanTheyLook: Lady Cain is noted as this.

* ChekovsGunman: The Duchess of Quintonia is one of the guests Rapunzel has to greet at the beginning of the pilot movie, and leaves after making a snide remark. She returns in the narrative ''much'' later, because she's the infamous Lady Caine in disguise, who was spoken of a lot, but never seen until this moment.

* CheckovsGunman: The Duchess of Quintonia is one of the guests Rapunzel has to greet at the beginning of the pilot movie, and leaves after making a snide remark. She returns in the narrative ''much'' later, because she's the infamous Lady Caine in disguise, who was spoken of a lot, but never seen until this moment.

* DrivingQuestion: Where did the indestructible spikes come from? [[spoiler:Who's the figure that's taken an interest in them?]] The mystery deepens.

* FemmeFatale: Lady Cain, the BigBad of the opening movie.

* DramaticIrony: Fredric decides, at the end of the pilot film, that Rapunzel is no longer allowed to leave the castle without his consent, putting her in a similar situation to when she lived back at Mother Gothel's tower.

* EvilCounterpart: Lady Cain, the villain of the opening film, has shades of this toward Rapunzel; her own father was taken from her as a result of Fredric cracking down on criminals, mirroring how Rapunzel herself was left without her father for a majority of her life, being a free spirit, and relies on the same tactic Rapunzel had in the pilot to avoid letting her parents know about her hair to disguise herself, covering her own hair with a huge wig.

* HairReboot: Rapunzel's hair once again qualifies as RapunzelHair despite getting a haircut during the climax of ''Tangled'', and her new hair, instead of its magnificent healing, is indestructible. Exactly how she regained it isn't known yet, though some kind of magic is involved.

* DrivingQuestion: Where did the indestructible spikes come from? Who's taken an interest in them? The mystery deepens.

* HairReboot: Rapunzel's hair once again qualifies as RapunzelHair despite getting a haircut during the climax of ''Tangled'', and her new hair is indestructible too. Exactly how she regained it isn't known yet, though some kind of magic is involved.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: A promo for the series indicates [[spoiler:Mother Gothel will return in some way]].