History Recap / StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E24StormTheCastle

* ChargedAttack: After two failed attempts to breach the prison, Star's cheek markings, eyes, and wand crystal grow, she gathers a massive amount of magic, and hits the prison with a blast powerful enough to completely shatter it.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Toffee says this indirectly when Star prepares another ChargedAttack, stating the crystal is twice as strong now.

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* BalefulPolymorph: As part of her assault, Star turns three monster minions into chibi versions of themselves.

* TheReveal: The king's first name is revealed to be River.

* AdultFear:
** Marco's parents get it when they find out their son's been kidnapped by monsters; his mother even says that she and Mr. Diaz should have been more watchful of Star and Marco's activities.
** Star's parents get a whopping heap when the Diazes contact them for help. They arrive just in time to see Star's wand "cleaved".
** Buff Frog has a tiny moment when the castle's about to explode, with him and his babies inside. Fortunately he gets out in time with his newly adopted tadpoles; the other monsters may not have been so lucky.

* RealityEnsues:
** Even though Star showed sympathy to Buff Frog in "Mewnipendence Day" that doesn't mean she can trust him, especially since prior to him being fired, he worked with Ludo to steal her wand.
** Ludo's BadBoss tendencies come to bite him back again when his PetTheDog moment to Buff Frog is [[{{Subverted}} ruined]] when he admits to only doing it to use it as a way to get Buff Frog's help. So, when Ludo tries to partner up with Buff Frog to double-cross Star to steal her wand, the latter understandably brushes him off.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Star finds the Diazes downstairs in the dark, under a blanket together, giggling at a medical book.

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Since as of this episode we have no clue just how far Toffee's plans go, the end result of his actions here. He gets Star to destroy her wand...and when the dust settles, another tiny unicorn re-powers it. On the other hand, the wand is no longer complete and Toffe is last seen grinning before his [[NeverFoundTheBody apparent]] demise, suggesting he is fine with how things ended up and was planning for this exact result.

-->'''Buff-Frog:''' Ludo give me babies.
--->'''Star:''' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Okay, I'm done]].

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Since we have no clue just how far Toffee's plans go, we can assume for now that this is the case. He gets Star to destroy her wand...and when the dust settles, another tiny unicorn re-powers it. On the other hand, the wand is no longer complete and Toffe is last seen grinning before his [[NeverFoundTheBody apparent]] demise, suggesting he is fine with how things ended up.

* PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him and his allies with it. Possibly subverted, however, since his surprise at the wand quickly turns to Toffee grinning evilly, implying that even this was a minor setback, or worse AllAccordingToPlan.

* VillainousValor: Toffee actually [[IGaveMyWord keeps his word]] after Star destroys the wand, opening the door to Marco's prison and not killing him.
* WhamEpisode: Star sacrifices her wand to save Marco's life, Ludo's castle is destroyed (and Toffee and his minions seemingly destroyed with it), Ludo himself is banished to another dimension, and Star's wand is reformed, but a piece is missing, and we're left [[{{Cliffhanger}} waiting for the next season to see what happens to it]].

* WhamShot: The second half of the wand's star lying in the monster realm.