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Recap / Sofia The First S 3 E 24 Cauldronation Day

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Sofia attends Lucinda's Cauldronation, a special ceremony where she needs to prove that she's ready to be a Midnight Witch. But two of Lucinda's witch friends, Indigo the bad witch and Lily the good witch, cause mayhem by each desiring to be her witch of honor.

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  • An Aesop: Being a good friend means putting someone else's needs first.
  • Cute Witch: All of the young witches who attend Lucinda's ceremony are this.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Despite Sofia's good nature, Lucinda gives her a dark witch's dress. Indigo and Lily each lampshade how Sofia looks like a bad witch but acts like a good witch.
  • Evil Redhead: Indigo, Lucinda's "bad witch" friend, has red hair, though downplayed as she's not evil so much as mischievous.
  • Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Lily the "good witch" has golden hair.
  • Ironic Name: Lucinda's "bad witch" friend is named Indigo, which is a dark bluish purple color, but she has red hair and a red outfit.
  • Loophole Abuse: The cauldronation rules don't state that the Witch of Honor has to be a real witch, which is why Lucinda chooses Sofia to be her Witch of Honor, fearing how upset Lily and Indigo would've been had she picked one of them. It probably helps that Sofia by this point is herself a skilled sorceress, which is witch-adjacent.
  • Red and Black and Evil All Over: Indigo the "bad witch" has red hair and dress with a black hat. Downplayed as she's not really evil, just mischievous and troublemaking.
  • Take a Third Option: Lucinda spends the night pressured over who to pick as her witch of honor—Indigo or Lily. Fearing the reaction of whichever one she doesn't pick, Lucinda decides to pick Sofia as her witch of honor instead.

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