History Recap / SandersSidesS1E5TheDarkSideOfDisney

** Mentions are made to the movies ''{{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', ''{{Franchise/Frozen}}'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Bambi}}'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Mulan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' while Princey and Anxiety discuss about them.

* FreezeFrameBonus: While Virgil and Roman are arguing, there's a quick shot of Thomas looking at them and munching popcorn.

** Mentions are made to the movies ''{{Disney/Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', ''Disney/PeterPan'', ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''{{Disney/Bambi}}'', ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''{{Disney/Mulan}}'' and ''Disney/TheLionKing'' while Princey and Anxiety discuss about them.

'''Release date'': January 9, 2017

* UnfortunateImplications: InUniverse. For Anxiety, a prince kissing a sleeping princess, whether if it is a [[LastKiss farewell kiss]] like in ''Snow White'' or a [[TrueLovesKiss kiss to break the curse]] like in ''Sleeping Beauty'', is kissing a sleeping woman lacking her consent.

** Mentions are made to the movies ''{{Disney/Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', ''Disney/PeterPan''''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''{{Disney/Bambi}}'', ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''{{Disney/Mulan}}'' and ''Disney/TheLionKing'' while Princey and Anxiety discuss about them.

Thomas starts off the video by listing off a few facts that a lot of people don't know about him; he has a big freckle right behind his ear, he [[DoesNotLikeSpam despises carrots]], and can't sleep without making sure his closet is closed for fear of shadow demons and/or [[Series/StrangerThings the Demogorgon]] attacking him whilst he slumbers, as you do.

However, one thing many people ''do'' know about Thomas is that he is a big Disney fan. Creativity appears at the very mention of Disney, to Thomas' surprise and mild frustration at the fact that this is the [[Recap/SandersSidesS1E3TakingOnAnxiety third]] [[Recap/SandersSidesS1E4ANewYearOfLyingToMyselfInSong vlog]] in a row he's interrupted. Creativity replies that he's the Prince character and that Thomas should have expected him to appear if he's talking about Disney. Thomas says that he wanted to talk about the many messages that Disney movies provide, which Creativity thinks sounds super...[[Film/MaryPoppins califragilisticexpialidocious. Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious.]]

Anxiety appears, having heard the words "atrocious" and "Disney". Creativity expresses his frustration at Anxiety's prescence, [[HypocriticalHumor telling him it's rude to interrupt a vlog.]] Thomas asks why Anxiety is here, and Anxiety replies that he is also a Disney fan. The idea of this causes Creativity to burst out laughing. When Anxiety asks what's so funny about him enjoying Disney, Creativity tells him that Disney movies are the embodiment of goodness and purity; something [[TokenEvilTeammate Anxiety]] would know nothing about. Anxiety tells Creativity that when he watches Disney movies he can read between the lines to find very dark and sinister undertones. Anxiety tells Thomas that the latter must see the same underlying darkness as he does, and that he's only trying to make sure that Thomas is aware of all of the messages in Disney movies, whether they were intentional or not. Thomas admits that Anxiety makes an intriguing argument, to Creativity's disbelief.

Interest piqued, Thomas asks Anxiety if he thinks every movie has a darker meaning or a misleading message, and Anxiety responds affirmatively. This angers Creativity, and he tells Anxiety that the latter [[ThisIsUnforgivable has gone too far.]]

Thomas then has an idea; he'll name random disney movies and Creativity and Anxiety will tell Thomas what he's supposed to learn from each movie. Creativity says the idea is "practically perfect in every way," and Anxiety questions why Creativity is only making references to ''Film/MaryPoppins'', prompting Creativity to respond with [[SuddenlyShouting "BECAUSE JULIE ANDREWS IS A BEAUTIFUL GODDESS AND BECAUSE I CAN, OK?!"]]

Choosing to move past Creativity's outburst as quickly as possible, Thomas suggests his first movie; ''{{Disney/Cinderella}}''. Creativity claims the moral is to "believe in your dreams and one day, they will come true." Anxiety on the other hand sees a much bleaker story than what appears on the surface; a story about a girl waiting around her entire life, subjecting herself to the cruelty of her ungrateful, selfish family until a fairy comes along to save her. From his perspective, the moral is "Don't take action yourself." Creativity defends Cinderella, saying that she had mice too. Anxiety continues, explaining that the Prince doesn't recognise the face of a woman he's been dancing around with for hours, instead having to rely on the shoe. Ergo...men are idiots. This point causes Creativity to defend the Prince, saying he was very busy and would've had a lot on his mind.

Thomas decides it's time to move on to another movie, this time choosing ''Disney/SnowWhite''. Creativity says that this time, the moral is to ''not'' do what the Princess did; "Don't accept random fruit from strangers."

-->'''Thomas:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint OR, don't eat fruit!]]
-->'''Creativity:''' No!
-->'''Thomas:''' No?

Anxiety says that the bigger message in the film is to just run away from all your problems and become the housekeeper for seven men. Creativity responds that sometimes the best solution is to get out of a bad situation. Thomas agrees and says that he's a [[Literature/HarryPotter Hufflepuff]], and that he tends to run away from every situation. Anxiety is annoyed at Thomas and tells him to not make out all Hufflepuffs to be like that. Anxiety continues to make his point; he talks about the fact that a Prince comes out of nowhere and plants a kiss on a seemingly sleeping girl, meaning that [[UnfortunateImplications consent clearly isn't important.]] Creativity exclaims that the Prince thought she was dead, and that it was a [[LastKiss farewell kiss]].

Thomas decides to choose another movie that's a little more recent; ''{{Disney/Frozen}}''. Creativity declares "A sister's love triumphs over all!" while Anxiety says the moral is to not trust random Princes. Creativity is becoming more and more irritated by the second by Anxiety constantly bashing the Princes. Anxiety ignores him and makes the observation that, when Elsa dies, Olaf will melt because the magic will be gone, taking away another hidden message; "Prolong the inevitable". This development sends Thomas and Creativity ''reeling''. Anxiety can only say he warned them.

Thomas tries to lighten it back up with ''Disney/PeterPan''. Creativity says the moral is "Don't let your childhood spirit ever die!" while Anxiety says the moral is "It's totally ok to believe a random stranger when they tell you to jump out the window after they broke into your house." Anxiety then considers that that's probably how your whole being would die.

The next movie Thomas recommends is his personal favorite: ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}''. Creativity immediately shares the message he takes away from the film:

-->'''Creativity:''' The value of a person is not determined by wealth. A diamond in the rough can be found anywhere, even someone who might be considered a street rat!
-->'''Anxiety:''' And they can get what they want by lying and deceiving their way right into the castle and getting the princess.
-->'''Creativity:''' Oh, come on! He came clean in the end, he even freed the genie!
-->'''Anxiety:''' Yeah, he did. But not before ''LYING AND DECEIVING'' ('''Creativity:''' Oh, for ''crying out loud!'') ''HIS WAY RIGHT INTO THE CASTLE AND GETTING THE PRINCESS.''

Thomas throws ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'' into the mix. Creativity's message is that true friendship overcomes any boundaries set by society. Anxiety jumps off of Creativity's message to say that that friendship will also immediately be terminated ''by'' that society and the two must learn their place in the world. By this point Creativity can do nothing but be bewildered at how bleak Anxiety is being, despite Anxiety making the honest argument that that is literally what happened at the end of the movie.

Next up is ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

-->'''Creativity:''' Ok, I know what you're going to say, you're going to say--
-->'''Anxiety:''' StockholmSyndrome.
-->'''Creativity:''' --StockholmSyndrome, BUT it is more than just a prisoner falling in love with her kidnapper! It is about a love that ''transcends'' outward appearence! Even a beastly, hairy, anima-- [taking note of Anxiety's disgusted expression] You're right, that doesn't sound much better.

Creativity finally reaches the end of his rope, sadly asking if Anxiety can really look down so harshly on these movies. Anxiety clarifies that he does still like them; there are just some darker hidden messages that we don't first see. Creativity starts to list off Disney movies such as ''{{Disney/Bambi}}'', ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'' and ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''. Anxiety's response for all these respective films are "Man is dangerous," "''White'' man is dangerous," and "Once again, we're back to the lack of consent with sleeping women."

Thomas pipes back up and mentions ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', which Anxiety says is about how you shouldn't just sign a contract without having your mer-lawyer look over all the fine print and stipulations. Creativity adds on that the Princess could have learned to write, or use sign language, in order to tell the Prince that she was the one who saved him. Thomas recognises this as a hint of sarcasm towards a Disney movie that he wouldn't have expected from Creativity. The latter admits that there have always been a few things he's noticed about the films that bothers him, particularly about how hard it is for the Princes.

Ultimately, Thomas asks Creativity and Anxiety to concede that Disney movies have lots of interesting and conflicting messages within them, which Anxiety says is the point he was trying to get across in the first place; he never meant to say that Creativity was wrong. Creativity is surprised to hear this and decides that Anxiety had some good arguments as well. They slowly sink out while exchanging a few parting words.

Once Creativity and Anxiety are gone, Thomas addresses the audience and apologises for his personality being so weird before saying that he hopes the audience enjoyed the Disney debate and that they took some time to look at Disney movies that weren't covered in the video and uncover some hidden meanings for themselves.

TheStinger has Creativity and Anxiety discussing some more Disney movies.

-->'''Creativity:''' Ok, how about ''{{Disney/Mulan}}''?
-->'''Anxiety:''' There's never a wrong time to dress in drag.
-->'''Creativity:''' ''Disney/TheLionKing''!
-->'''Anxiety:''' There's never a wrong time to dress in drag--
-->'''Anxiety and Creativity simultaneously:''' --and do the hula! OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH--

-->'''Anxiety:''' Yeah, he did. But not before ''LYING AND DECEIVING'' ('''Creativity:''' Oh, for ''crying out loud!'') ''HIS WAY RIGHT INTO THE CASTLE AND GETTING THE PRINCESS.