History Recap / StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E24StormTheCastle

** [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E7 Cheer Up Star Marco's ringtone "Space Unicorn" by Parry Gripp]] is hearing again.

* ContinuityNod: In the beginning of the episode, Marco looks at his arm and sees brief glimpses of [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E5MonsterArm the monster arm]], then immediately puts his arm down.

* PutOnABus: This the fate of both main villains, but the other monsters may not be so lucky.

* ReliableTraitor: Buff Frog invokes the inversion; Star may not know whether or not to trust him, but she knows that definitely ''will'' steal the wand when he gets the opportunity. Star decides to trust Buff Frog, an unknown variable.

* SlasherSmile: Toffe briefly flashes one after his WhamLine.

* IronicEcho: Just before they enter the castle, Buff Frog says that Toffee is not like Ludo. When she give Toffee the wand, he asks if she think's he's like Ludo.

*** It also resembles [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dt1AeolGWs the Arborea scene]] from ''Film/FlashGordon''.

** Buff Frog has a tiny moment when the castle's about the explode, and he says, "My babies!" Fortunately he gets out in time with his newly adopted tadpoles; the other monsters aren't so lucky.

* CerebusCallBack: The [[HamsterWheelPower tiny unicorn on a treadmill]] previously seen "Quest Buy" returns as a ghost, apparently killed by the whispering spell, that whispers something we don't get to hear to a tearful Star. It's replaced to restore the wand by a more serious looking, Italian speaking unicorn who speaks of the act as a HeroicSacrifice he's been raised to anticipate since a young age.

** After Marco somberly hugs Star to console her after the loss of her wand, a tiny Italian speaking unicorn arrives on the scene monologuing about sacrifice and then re-powers the destroyed wand in the span of minutes.

* PartingWordsRegret: Star and Marco have a fight shortly before he gets kidnapped. In fact, when Star goes to apologize, she finds Marco missing.

* 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, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this, at best, it just be a minor setback, or at worst, it was AllAccordingToPlan or even that, in something greater.

** When Star calls Marco's cell phone and hears his ringtone, she remarks [[Film/WhenAStrangerCalls "The call is coming from inside the house!"]][[Film/Thor
** Toffee using holograms to trick Marco is a direct lift from Loki's strategies]].

** When Star calls Marco's cell phone and hears his ringtone, she remarks [[Film/WhenAStrangerCalls "The call is coming from inside the house!"]]

* AdultsAreUseless: Double-subverted. At first it seems that they're going to be left behind to wait and worry, but they think to call Star's parents to call upon the Mewni army. Unfortunately, they arrive after Star's destroyed the wand and Ludo's castle.

* DoubleMeaning: Glossaryck discusses the meaning of cleave as either taking things apart of bringing them together.
* EnemyMine: Star attempts this with Ludo, but it falls apart due to his impatience and backstabbing, because he's waiting to grab the wand first chance he gets. She plays this straighter with Buff Frog, who wants to go back to the castle and give his tadpoles a home.

* ItsAllMyFault: The Diazes don't blame Star for Marco's kidnapping, she disagrees, and she's going to try and bring Marco back.

* ContinuityNod: In the beginning of the episode, Marco looks at his arm and sees brief glimpses of the monster arm, then immediately puts his arm down.

* PsychoticSmirk: While revealing that he wants Star to destroy the wand, Toffee gives a nightmarish smirk. Worse, he instantly goes back to his bored monotone afterwards, showing that he's been holding back his sadism the entire time.
* 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, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this, at best, it just be a minor setback, or at worst it was AllAccordingToPlan or even that, in something greater.

* 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, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this, at best, it just be a minor setback, or at worst it was AllAcordingThePlan or even that, in something greater.

* 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, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: Star has to give up her wand to save Marco's life. Marco tries to encourage her not to do it, but she decides to when her EnemyMine with Ludo fails.

* PoliceAreUseless: First thing they do when they find out Marco is kidnapped is call in the police. The officer doesn't believe Star's explanation and presumes she talking about stage magic, talking down to her like she's a child. The only help he really offers is bloodhounds past a certain point of time. Thankfully, they had another alternative, the Mewni Royal Guards.

* PoliceAreUseless: First thing they do when they find out Marco is kidnapped is call in the police. The officer doesn't believe Star's explanation and presumes she talking about stage magic, talking down to her like she's a child. The only help he really offers is bloodhounds past a certain point of time.

* SequelHook: Star gains a new wand but it's only at half the power and the other half that makes up the star is still in the monster realm. Also though Toffee appears to be gone, his last smile indicates he ''wanted'' this to happen. Considering we saw that he could re-grow limbs, there's a good chance he will return.

* PyrrhicVictory: Toffee gets his desire to destroy the wand fulfilled, but it self-destructs and takes him and his allies with it. [[spoiler:Possibly subverted, however, since, while seeming surprised at first at the wand melting down, the last glimpse we get of him before the explosion is his grinning evilly, implying that this may just be a minor setback, if even that, in something greater.]]