History Recap / TangledTheSeriesS1E16QueenForADay

* FamousLastWords: Before Quirin is fully consumed by the amber, he calls out, "No, son! Don't!"

* 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.
** Because Corona is in a state of emergency, Rapunzel is forced to tell Varian she cannot help him now. Had she left, her own parents would still be in danger and it could be at risk losing them.
** Varian is the only citizen who did not bother to evacuate the island, instead going straight for home to find his father frozen.
** And when all of this is over with, Varian's is the only problem that wasn't solved, thus leading to his StartOfDarkness.

* SuddenDownerEnding: What seems like a lighthearted ending for all ''Tangled'' fans gets more disheartening when we see that RealityEnsues and Rapunzel is still left with doubts and regrets over the events of the special, even questioning whether or not she wants to become queen for real one day. Then it suddenly turns into NightmareFuel when Varian, still devastated at his father's magical imprisonment, vows revenge on Corona.

* CrystalPrison: Quirin is frozen in translucent yellow crystals near the end, as a result of Varians alchemical experiments on the black rocks.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: It evidently didn't occur to Rapunzel that she could've just left someone else (such as Eugene, Cassandra, Nigel, and/or the Captain of the Guards) in charge of her duties regarding the snowstorm while she went with Varian. Even ''worse'', she has no possible reason not to go check on Varian and his father immediately ''after'' the snowstorm crisis is over and her parents return.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: During Zhan Tiri's snowstorm, Rapunzel declares her intention to go looking for her parents even though, as Nigel points out, she is needed at the palace to protect the people of Corona from the snowstorm, only relenting when Eugene, Lance, Maximus, and the Pub Thugs reveal to her they'll go instead.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: During the snowstorm, Rapunzel declares her intention to go looking for her parents even though, as Nigel points out, she is needed at the palace to protect the people of Corona from the snowstorm, only relenting when Eugene, Lance, Maximus, and the Pub Thugs reveal to her they'll go instead.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: It evidently didn't occur to Rapunzel that she could've just left someone else (such as Eugene, Cassandra, Nigel, and/or the Captain) in charge of her duties regarding the snowstorm while she went with Varian. Even ''worse'', she has no possible reason not to go check on Varian and his father immediately ''after'' the snowstorm crisis is over and her parents return.

* ChekovsGun: Frederic's advice to Rapunzel to "follow her heart" just before he and Arianna leave is what gives her the confidence to realize this is Zhan Tiri's blizzard curse and to find the Demanitus Device and end it forever.

* NeverTrustATrailer: As much as the trailers and DVD descriptions would tell, this special is not much of a lighthearted comedy for families, and it all goes downhill throughout the second half, becoming the darkest installment in the series to date. Varian's scenes are almost completely excluded, and the scene where he is unfairly ejected from the castle plays it out like he’s kicked out of spite, when in the actual film, Rapunzel is unable to come to his aide as she’s too focused on trying to save Corona and he is taken out as a result as she watches sadly.

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

** When Arianna and Frederic get lost during Zhan Tiri's blizzard curse in "Queen For a Day", Eugene, Lance and the Snuggly Duckling thugs form a search party to find them and save them, even if it means facing possible death themselves.
** Varian also does this by himself to reach the palace and ask Rapunzel for help [[ExtremelyProtectiveChild saving his dad]].

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

* KickTheDog:
** Rapunzel allows Varian to be dragged out into a deadly and dangerous blizzard, not checking on him (or at least organizing a search party for him) afterwards.
** Cassandra ''watches and overhears'' Varian begging Rapunzel for help saving his father and talking about the black rocks, [[AdultsAreUseless and doesn't do anything about it.]]

** Rapunzel allows Varian to be dragged out into a deadly and dangerous blizzard, never checking on him (or at least organizing a search party for him) afterwards.

* KickTheDog: When Rapunzel is unable to help Varian just then because of the blizzard and her missing parents, he does not take this well.

* 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.

* SayMyName: Varian repeatedly shouts Rapunzel’s name in anguish as he is ejected from the castle after Rapunzel is forced to refuse his help.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: It evidently didn't occur to Rapunzel that she could've just left someone else (such as Eugene, Cassandra, Nigel, and/or the Captain) while she went with Varian. Even ''worse'', she has no possible reason not to go check on Varian and his father immediately ''after'' the snowstorm crisis is over and her parents return.

* IdiotBall: Rapunzel has no possible reason not to go check on Varian and his father immediately after the snowstorm crisis is over and her parents return. The next episode explains that she's still coming down from the stressful day, but she could still send someone else to do it if she's not able to.

* BrokenAesop: Rapunzel being unable to help Varian during the blizzard is supposed to demonstrate that everyone has their own issues to deal with, but just because they can't help you at the moment, it doesn't necessarily mean they don't ''want'' to, and that Varian immaturely fails to understand this, but the fact that Rapunzel ''never'' checks on Varian after the blizzard is over, and Varian is an emotional, still-developing young teenager who lost his own father in an accident, makes this Aesop fall flat.

* CrystalPrison: Quirin is frozen in one near the end, as a result of the black rocks.

* BrokenAesop: Rapunzel being unable to help Varian during the blizzard is supposed to demonstrate that everyone has their own issues to deal with, but just because they can't help you at the moment, it doesn't necessarily mean they don't ''want'' to, and that Varian immaturely fails to understand this, but the fact that Rapunzel ''never'' checks on Varian after the blizzard is over, and Varian is an emotional, still-developing young teenager, makes this Aesop fall flat.

* BrokenAesop: Rapunzel being unable to help Varian during the blizzard is supposed to demonstrate that everyone has their own issues to deal with, but just because they can't help you at the moment, it doesn't necessarily mean they don't ''want'' to, and that Varian immaturely fails to understand this, but the fact that Rapunzel ''never'' checks on Varian after the blizzard is over, and that Varian is an emotional, still-developing young teenager, makes this Aesop fall flat.

** Everyone has their own issues to deal with, but just because they can't help you at the moment, it doesn't necessarily mean they don't ''want'' to. Varian unfortunately fails to understand this.