History Recap / TangledTheSeriesS1E15TheWayOfTheWillow

On Queen Arianna's birthday, her sister Willow drops by for a surprise visit and tags along on Arianna and Rapunzel's mother-daughter excursion to see a meteor shower. Willow and Rapunzel bond, which makes Arianna feel excluded and unappreciated. Meanwhile, Eugene, Lance and King Frederic go on a camping trip.

* FeudEpisode: Interestingly a two-fold one--both Arianna and Eugene end up feuding with someone they personally know who is a bit of a loose cannon (Willow for the Queen, Lance for Eugene), who also ends up making them look bad. Suffice to say, Eugene has it easy compared to the Queen.

* ShoutOut: Everything about the Umlaut--A RidiculouslyCuteCritter that turns dangerous if you don't follow [[SchmuckBait specific instructions]] to the point that it turns into an ExplosiveBreeder--''screams'' ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.

* HandyFeet: Willow and Rapunzel somehow use their bare feet to convey a conversation with gestures you would normally see on hands, indicating how they've adapted to shoeless life.

* BirthdayEpisode: Arianna's birthday is in this episode--notably the first one which she can share with her daughter Rapunzel--and her sister Willow shows up for the occasion.

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Turns out running around barefoot all the time is not so alien of a concept in Rapunzel's heritage--Aunt Willow does it too! They also both view painting as telling a story.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Arianna has her point about Willow stealing her daughter's attention away, Willow herself [[LampShading points out]] that Arianna wouldn't have missed the meteor shower if she hadn't sulked off by herself.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Arianna has her point about Willow stealing away attention from her daughter, Willow herself [[LampShading points out]] that Arianna wouldn't have missed the meteor shower if she hadn't sulked off by herself.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Queen Arianna has a bigger role than usual in this episode, since it is about her relationship with both her sister Willow and her daughter Rapunzel, about her birthday and her trip with Rapunzel.

* FeudEpisode: Interestingly a two-fold one--both Arianna and Eugene end up feuding with someone they personally know who is a bit of a loose cannon (Willow for the Queen, Lance for Eugene), who also ends up making them look bad. Suffice it to say, Eugene had it easy compared to the Queen.

* RuleOfThree: In both plots, adding a third person ended up upsetting character dynamics. For Queen Arianna, throwing Willow in their mother-daughter time ignited tensions between her and her sister, with the latter showing her up in front of her daughter. For Eugene, Lance inviting the King on their camping trip caused the duo to get in a fight. This is all because Eugene didn't want to be embarrassed in front of the king.

On Queen Arianna's birthday, her sister Willow drops by for a surprise visit and tags along on their mother-daughter excursion, but things don't go as expected...

!!Tropes in this episode
* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode is centered on Queen Arianna.

* HatesBeingAlone: It's rather evident Fredric wasn't going to be happy being alone for the night. Lance felt a little bad and let him tag along, much to Eugene's dismay, because it added the extra burden of keeping ''Lance'' under control for his future in-law.
* KillerRabbit: The Uumlaut may appear harmless, but if you take away the rattle, it will go feral, multiply by spitting out hair balls, and ZergRush an entire place.
* RuleOfThree: In both plots, adding a third person ended up upsetting character dynamics. For Queen Arianna, throwing Willow in their mother-daughter time ignited tensions between her and her sister, with the latter showing her up in front of her daughter. For Eugene, Lance inviting the King on their camping trip caused the duo to get in a fight. This is all because Eugene didn't want to be embarassed in front of the king.
* SchmuckBait: The Uumlaut MUST have its rattle at all times. Breaking that one little rule will unleash havoc.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: For someone as big and tough as Lance, he let out a high-pitched scream when the Uumlauts began to terrorize the campsite.

* ShoutOut: Everything about the Uumlaut--A RidiculouslyCuteCritter that turns dangerous if you don't follow [[SchmuckBait specific instructions]] to the point that it turns into an ExplosiveBreeder-- ''screams'' ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.

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* SharedFamilyQuirks: Turns out running around barefoot all the time is not so alien of a concept in Rapunzel's heritage--Aunt Willow does it too!

* FeudEpisode: Interestingly a two-fold one--both Arianna and Eugene end up feuding with someone they personally know who is a bit of a loose cannon (Willow for the Queen, Lance for Eugene), who also ends up making them look bad.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Arianna thinks Willow is an irresponsible AttentionWhore. Willow thinks Arianna is stuck up. Fortunately, y the end of the episode they're beginning to repair their relationship.

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Turns out running around barefoot all the time is not so alien of a concept in Rapunzel's heritage- Aunt Willow does it too!

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Willow. She and Rapunzel immediately bond over their shared disdain for footwear.

* ShoutOut: Everything about the Uumlaut--A RidiculouslyCuteCritter that turns dangerous if you don't follow [[SchmuckBait specific instructions]] to the point that it turns into an ExplosiveBreeder-- ''screams'' ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.

* FeudEpisode: Interestingly a two-fold one--both Arianna and Eugene end up feuding with someone they personally know who is a bit of a loose cannon (Willow for the Queen, Lance for Eugene), and ends up making them look bad.

* FeudEpisode: Interestingly a two-fold one--both Arianna and Eugene end up arguing with someone who is a bit of a loose cannon (Willow for the Queen, Lance for Eugene).

* SchmuckBait: Never EVER take away the Uumlaut's rattle. Breaking that one little rule will unleash havoc.

* ShoutOut: Everything about the Uumlaut--A RidiculouslyCuteCritter that turns dangerous if you don't follow [[SchmuckBait specific instructions]]-- to the point that it turns into an ExplosiveBreeder ''screams'' ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.

* ShoutOut: Everything about the Uumlaut--A RidiculouslyCuteCritter that turns dangerous if you don't follow [[SchmuckBait specific instructions]], to the point that it turns into an ExplosiveBreeder ''screams'' ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.