History Recap / TangledTheSeriesS1E16QueenForADay

* {{Foil}}: This special effectively demonstrates that Rapunzel and Varian go through very similar struggles, wanting to be the best at what they do, trying to make everyone (especially their parents) proud of them, but the way they deal with things makes them foils to each other; Rapunzel takes risks, but only with foresight, and is willing to listen to others, while Varian doesn't look before he leaps and is too stubborn to take other people's advice.
* ForegoneConclusion: As high as the stakes are this episode, Rapunzel's parents, Eugene and Pascal have to survive as they make it to Rapunzel's wedding in ''Tangled Ever After''.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Rapunzel felt this way after she was forced to turn her back on Varian because of the state of emergency Corona is in.

* NeverMyFault: Varian blames Rapunzel and the entire Kingdom for letting him down, but really, he brought it on himself by tampering with the spikes.

* RapidFireNo: Varian lets one out when Rapunzel says she cannot come to his aid because of the blizzard. He lets out another when he returns to his cottage to find Quirin encased in amber as a result of his failed attempt to stop the rocks.

* TearfulSmile: Pascal gives one to Rapunzel just before he jumps into the Demanitus Device to remove the stone jamming the gears, possibly sacrificing himself in return. Later Rapunzel has one herself when Pascal emerges, alive and well, though injured from the job.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Quirin gets frozen inside a crystal block, causing Varian to completely snap, going from geeky and smart to complete fury. When Cassandra described him as “dangerous” and “not good” in “What The Hair?!”, turns out she wasn’t completely off the mark.

* IWantSong: Varian has one, “Let Me Make You Proud”, as he is rejecting over his father’s judgment of his character and wants him to see him for what he really is.

* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: Rapunzel destroys the blizzard with the Demanitus Device, Eugene rescues Frederic and Arianna and Rapunzel reunites with them, [[spoiler: but Varian's father is frozen in amber and since Rapunzel couldn't come to his aid, he vows revenge.]]

* SadisticChoice: Rapunzel faces one. As the blizzard worsens threatening Corona and Varian comes begging for help for his father, she has to choose between abandoning her kingdom in a crisis or breaking her promise and turning her back on a friend in need. She chooses the latter.

* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: Though NeverTrustATrailer and WhamEpisode play a big part in this.

** Among the citizens, Varian is the only one who does not evacuate the island, instead going right to his cottage unnoticed to find his father frozen in amber in his absence. This is a clue that he only cares about himself.

* DeathGlare[=/=]KubrickStare[=/=]TraitorShot: The last shot of the episode is Varian, after the DarkReprise of his song, with his forehead lowered and looking directly into the camera with a rather displeased expression and his FaceFramedInShadow, when he is next to the encased form of his father.

* DeathGlare[=/=]KubrickStare[=/=]TraitorShot: The last shot of the episode is Varian, after the DarkReprise of his song, with his forehead lowered and looking directly into the camera with a rather displeased expression and his FaceFramedInShadow, when he is is next to the encased form of his father.

* RuleOfThree: During "I’ve Got This", Rapunzel encounters three of the townsfolk with issues of their own. She comes up with solutions for each of them, but they end up causing bigger problems.

* RuleOfThree: During “I’ve Got This”, Rapunzel encounters three of the townsfolk with issues of their own. She comes up with solutions for each of them, but they end up causing bigger problems.

* RapidFireNo: Varian lets one out when he returns to his cottage to find Quirin encased in amber as a result of his failed attempt to stop the rocks.

** While Varian is delivering his WhamLine, his pet raccoon Rudiger backs away under a table in complete fear, knowing what's happening isn't gonna be good.

* EndlessWinter: The blizzard that came was the result of an ancient, unworldly curse that was cast by an evil wizard named Xan Tiri. According to legend, the blizzard would strike when Corona is at it's weakest, and will last until the whole kingdom is destroyed.

** Averted by the ending credits. After the dramatic and chilling ending, rather than the usual pop music for the credits, a more somber theme plays.

When her parents go away for two days, Corona is left to Rapunzel, but then she has to contend with a destructive snow blizzard. She hears of a legend that this catastrophic weather has to do with an ancient curse, and could mean the end of Corona. Frederic and Arianna get stuck in the snow storm and are in danger. Meanwhile, the black spiked rocks are still multiplying and Varian must find a way to deal with them before they destroy all of Corona, while his father opposes him investigating it further. He reaches out to Rapunzel for help, but this happens at the worst time possible as she has to deal with the decision of whether to evacuate Corona or not.

* POVCam: The shot of Varian standing under the ceiling light and framed in shadow is from Rudiger’s perspective, looking up at him with real fear from under a bench in the previous shot.

* RealityEnsues: As Rapunzel is singing “I’ve Got This”, she quickly solves three of the townsfolk’s problems, but by the next verse, the same people return with more problems caused by her solutions.

* DarkReprise: Varian's "Let Me Make You Proud" returns in a more somber reprise at the end, with [[WhamLine it's ending]] hinting at a FaceHeelTurn.

* WhamLine: Varian's last line, cementing his StartOfDarkness.

** Frederic and Arianna putting Rapunzel in charge while they go away, who has no knowledge of ruling the kingdom in the first place, is what causes Corona to be at its weakest, thus initiating Zhan Tiri's EndlessWinter.

* BravingTheBlizzard: Eugene when he, Strongbow and most of the staff set off into the deadly blizzard to find Frederic and Arianna and rescue them, even if it means providing risk for themselves.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In the last shot after Varian delivers his WhamLine, he gives a DeathGlare to the camera while lit as a shadow by the ceiling light, almost as if he’s staring at the audience.

* KubrickStare[=/=]TraitorShot: The last shot of the episode is Varian, after the DarkReprise of his song, with his forehead lowered and looking directly into the camera with a rather displeased expression and his FaceFramedInShadow, when he is is next to the encased form of his father.

* ContinuityNod: The arc centered around the mystery of the rock spires continues in this episode. As much as explained, Rapunzel has come no close to solving it.