History Recap / TangledTheSeriesS1E04ChallengeOfTheBrave

* LoopholeAbuse: Cassandra invokes this rope when she tries to disqualify [[DoesNotLikeShoes Rapunzel]] from one competition, to everyone else indifference.

--> Respect? Cassandra, [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre I respect you more than you can possibly imagine]], [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee I look up to you. Why do you think I wanted to enter this thing in the first place?]] You are my friend, and, [Sighs] [[ExplainExplainOhCrap as your friend I should have realized how important this was to you]]. I'm so, so sorry.

* GenreSavvy: Cassandra knows that Rapunzel is a PrettyPrincessPowerhouse ShowyInvincibleHero who has HundredPercentAdorationRating. She lies to Rapunzel about the Challenge of the Brave sign-up, knowing that when she enters the contest, she will win it with [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond (almost)]] universal acclaim, denying Cassandra her IJustWantToBeSpecial dream. Then Cassandra tries to invoke a LoopholeAbuse only to be dismissed as an InUniverse StopHavingFunGuys and cheats in a desperate attempt to beat Rapunzel to no avail. HardWorkHardlyWorks and FailureIsTheOnlyOption.

--> A friend wouldn't be so [[InnocentlyInsensitive oblivious, Rapunzel.]]. You have no idea what this contests means to me. I mean you're a princess; you've got nothing to prove! To you this was just a fun way to blow off a Saturday, but to me it was a chance to show everyone that I am more than just your LadyInWaiting! [[HardWorkHardlyWorks And just when I thought I might get the slightest bit of respect...]] [Sighs] [[CannotSpitItOut Never mind]].

* UnreliableExpositor: Cassandra sincerely thinks that everyone despises her because she is only Rapunzel LadyInWaiting. The only people who mentioned that were the other warriors, and they were using TrashTalk on her. [[spoiler:''"Rapunzel's Return"'' at the third season will reveal that Cassandra has this as a FreudianExcuse for her poor childhood.]]

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Cassandra wants to win the Challenge of the Brave so she can finally prove to everyone that she's more than just a pretty face, but Rapunzel keeps unintentionally stealing the spotlight from her.

* StopHavingFunGuys: [[Invoked]]. A major part of Cassandra's resentment of Rapunzel comes from the fact that she's treating the Challenge of the Brave as a fun outing instead of a serious competition and still managing to beat people who have been training for ages to win this.

* UnreliableExpositor: Cassandra sincerely thinks that everyone despises her because she is only Rapunzel LadyInWaiting. The only people who mentioned that were the other warriors, and they were using TrashTalk on her. [[spoiler:''"Rapunzel's Return"'' at the third season will reveal that Cassandra has this as a FreudianExcuse for his CinderellaCircumstances childhood.]]

* FriendOrIdolDecision: Cassandra needs to choose between her frienship with Rapunzel or the respect as a warrior she had always craved in the competition.

* GenreBlind: Cassandra ignores that [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess her universe]] is based in a FairyTale adaptation that is placed in the idealist side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism. Cassandra doesn't realize that she suffers PoorCommunicationKills and [[CannotSpitItOut she only needs to ask Rapunzel]] to quit the competition to win her IJustWantToBeSpecial dream. Even worse, Cassandra will be unable to learn from this experience foreshadowing her [[{{Tragedy}} Tragedy]].
* GenreSavvy: Cassandra knows that Rapunzel is a PrettyPrincessPowerhouse ShowyInvincibleHero who has HundredPercentAdorationRating. Cassandra lies to Rapunzel about the Challenge of the Brave sing up, knowing that when Rapunzel enters the contest, she will win it with [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond (almost)]] universal acclaim, denyng Cassandra her IJustWantToBeSpecial dream. Cassandra tries to invoke a LoopholeAbuse only to be dismissed as an InUniverse StopHavingFunGuys and cheats in a desperate attempt to beat Rapunzel to no avail. HardWorkHardlyWorks and FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Ironically, there was a way to win, but Cassandra is GenreBlind to it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Rapunzel didn't know how to notch an arrow onto a bow, so she uses a guitar for a bow instead, and actually gets a bulls-eye.
* LiteralMinded: When Cassandra stated she was going to psyche out the other competitors with trash talk, Rapunzel thought she meant talk about garbage.

--> A friend wouldn't be so [[InnocentlyInsensitive oblivious, Rapunzel.]]. You have no idea what this contests means to me. I mean you're a princess you've got nothing to prove, to you this was just a fun way to blow off a Saturday, but to me it was a chance to show everyone that I am more than just your LadyInWaiting. [[HardWorkHardlyWorks And just when I thought I might get the slightest bit of respect]]. [Sights]. [[CannotSpitItOut Never mind]].

* TheResenter: Cassandra becomes this to Rapunzel, getting increasingly angry about how Rapunzel was actually advancing through the rounds rather easily.

* StopHavingFunGuys: [[invoked]] A major part of Cassandra's resentment of Rapunzel comes from the fact that she's treating the Challenge of the Brave as a fun outing instead of a serious competition and still managing to beat people who have been training to win this for ages.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Cassandra when she gets angry about Rapunzel actually being ahead of her in the contest. She even tries to sabotage Rapunzel in the last round by hiding her chosen weapon (a frying pan) for the Circle of Death match. Cassandra's anger grew when despite leaving Rapunzel weaponless, the princess still managed to eliminate most of the other competitors by tricking them into taking each other out. Not once has Cassandra even considered that her actions could have gotten Rapunzel seriously hurt or worse, all out of petty {{pride}}.
* TrashTalk: Discussed by Cassandra and Rapunzel, Cassandra explains that intimidation is a strategy to win a game and proceeds to intimidate her competitors. This explains why the warriors were demeaning Cassandra as "only Rapunzel's LadyInWaiting", they are intimidating her ''because she is obviously so good there are no better strategies against her''.
* UnreliableExpositor: Cassandra sincerely thinks that everyone despises her because she is only Rapunzel LadyInWaiting. The only people who mentioned that were the other warriors, and they were using TrashTalk on her. ''"The return of Rapunzel"'' at the third season will reveal that Cassandra has this as a FreudianExcuse for his CinderellaCircumstances childhood.

* BeeAfraid: One of the contestants is a woman who wears a beard of bees.

* GenreSavvy: Cassandra knows that Rapunzel is a PrettyPrincessPowerhouse ShowyInvincibleHero who has HundredPercentAdorationRating. Cassandra lies to Rapunzel about the Challenge of the Brave sing up, knowing that when Rapunzel enters the contest, she will win it with [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond (almost)]] universal acclaim, denyng Cassandra her IJustWantToBeSpecial dream. Cassandra tries to invoke a LoopholeAbuse only to be dismissed as a StopHavingFunGuys and cheats in a desperate attempt to beat Rapunzel to no avail. HardWorkHardlyWorks and FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Ironically, there was a way to win, but Cassandra is GenreBlind to it.