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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** No one in Corona wants to stand up against the Saporians because the king and queen are under their control, [[{{Irony}} so they'd be charged with treason]] if they tried to rebel.
** Gothel was abusive towards Rapunzel and only cared about the flower and its youth/immortality-bestowing properties. It's no shock that she wasn't a better mother to her biological daughter either.
** No one in Corona wants to stand up against the Saporians because the king and queen are under their control, [[{{Irony}} so they'd be charged with treason]] if they tried to rebel.
** Gothel was abusive towards Rapunzel and only cared about the flower and its youth/immortality-bestowing properties. It's no shock that she wasn't a better mother to her biological daughter either.
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** Andrew returns as one of the episode’s main antagonists.
** Varian also returns since we've last seen him in "Secret of the Sundrop".
** Varian also returns since we've last seen him in "Secret of the Sundrop".
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** Andrew returns as one of the episode’s main antagonists.
antagonists, as he was last seen in “Under Raps”.
** After being absent for a whole season, Varian also returns since we've last seen him in "Secret of the Sundrop".
** After being absent for a whole season, Varian also returns since we've last seen him in "Secret of the Sundrop".
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* WrittenByTheWinners: Discussed. Varian feels that he's done so many horrible deeds, believing people will never forgive him or be grateful if he tried to fix things. So, by making everyone forget his misdeeds, they will only remember him as a friend. Rapunzel points out what Varian will create is a society born out of lies and not out of free will. This causes Rapunzel to snap right out of it.
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* WrittenByTheWinners: Discussed. Varian feels that he's done so many horrible deeds, believing people will never forgive him or be grateful if he tried to fix things. So, by making everyone forget his misdeeds, they will only remember him as a friend. Rapunzel points out what Varian will create is a society born out of lies and not out of free will. This causes Rapunzel to snap right out of it.
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* HeroVsVillainDuet: The first part of "Crossing the Line" has Rapunzel trying to reach out to Cassandra that this is not who she's supposed to be and she's making a mistake, but Cass ignores her and takes her own path.
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** Even before pulling HeelFaceTurn, he wants everything back to the way it was, but hates himself for what he's done, feels he won't be forgiven, and tries to get everyone to forget instead.
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** Even before pulling a HeelFaceTurn, he wants everything back to the way it was, but hates himself for what he's done, feels he won't be forgiven, and tries to get everyone to forget instead.
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* BeingEvilSucks: Rapunzel tries talking Varian down only to learn he's already deeply ashamed of his misdeeds and just wants everything to go back to normal. However, he believes forgiveness is impossible and that the only way to fix things is to make everyone forget what he’s done.
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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Varian sports an entirely new outfit, and appears to be trying to look as cool as possible. He wears a dark, BadassLongCoat, red gloves with metal dials, TooManyBelts, a scarf with a fang pattern and a BeardOfEvil. However, it turns out he probably still can’t grow facial hair since the goatee is drawn on.
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* MisplacedRetribution: Gothel is the one who abandoned Cassandra; yet, she blames Rapunzel for her mother's actions, even though Rapunzel was just a baby at the time and ''kidnapped'' by Gothel. Also, she endured 18 years of emotional manipulation, was kept from her grieving parents and confined in a tower while being used for her ability to make Gothel young again. Just like Cass, Rapunzel is a victim, and she wasn't loved by Gothel either. Cassandra simply associates Rapunzel with getting everything she ever wanted, even her own mother's love.
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* MisplacedRetribution: MisplacedRetribution:
** Gothel is the one who abandoned Cassandra; yet, she blames Rapunzel for her mother's actions, even though Rapunzel was just a baby at the time and ''kidnapped'' by Gothel. Also, she endured 18 years of emotional manipulation, was kept from her grieving parents and confined in a tower while being used for her ability to make Gothel young again. Just like Cass, Rapunzel is a victim, and she wasn't loved by Gothel either. Cassandra simply associates Rapunzel with getting everything she ever wanted, even her own mother'slove.love.
** Subverted. Rapunzel assumes Varian's motivation for aiding the Saporians is to take out his anger on Corona for his inability to save his father, and he initially appears to be aiming to get the vengeance he was unable to obtain in his previous appearance. However, he reveals he's gotten over blaming the Coronans for things they didn't do and just wants to make everyone forget his crimes so everything can go back to normal.
** Gothel is the one who abandoned Cassandra; yet, she blames Rapunzel for her mother's actions, even though Rapunzel was just a baby at the time and ''kidnapped'' by Gothel. Also, she endured 18 years of emotional manipulation, was kept from her grieving parents and confined in a tower while being used for her ability to make Gothel young again. Just like Cass, Rapunzel is a victim, and she wasn't loved by Gothel either. Cassandra simply associates Rapunzel with getting everything she ever wanted, even her own mother's
** Subverted. Rapunzel assumes Varian's motivation for aiding the Saporians is to take out his anger on Corona for his inability to save his father, and he initially appears to be aiming to get the vengeance he was unable to obtain in his previous appearance. However, he reveals he's gotten over blaming the Coronans for things they didn't do and just wants to make everyone forget his crimes so everything can go back to normal.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Varian explains he has to go through with his plan to erase everyone's memories because no one in Corona will ever forgive him after everything he's done. When Rapunzel tries to tell him things don't have to be that way, Varian starts listing off the various crimes he's committed, pointing out that they're too serious for anyone to readily excuse.
-->'''Varian:''' And there- there is no way they will ever forgive me.\\
'''Rapunzel:''' How can you know if you don't give them the chance?\\
'''Varian:''' I took their queen prisoner, I-I threatened their princess, I helped these guys take over their kingdom! Do you think anyone's going to give me a second chance? I don't think so.
-->'''Varian:''' And there- there is no way they will ever forgive me.\\
'''Rapunzel:''' How can you know if you don't give them the chance?\\
'''Varian:''' I took their queen prisoner, I-I threatened their princess, I helped these guys take over their kingdom! Do you think anyone's going to give me a second chance? I don't think so.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Varian returns to the side of good after the Saporians intend to use his quirineons to hurt people instead of erasing their memories, as well as Rapunzel explaining to him that she didn't mean to break her promise to him and that he still has a chance to redeem himself to everyone.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Varian returns to the side of good after the Saporians intend to use his quirineons quirineon to hurt people instead of erasing their memories, as well as Rapunzel explaining to him that she didn't mean to break her promise to him and that he still has a chance to redeem himself to everyone.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It's hard to feel bad for King Fredrick and Queen Arianna [[spoiler:having their memories erased when King Fredrick placed Varian in a cell with an adult convict, after promising Rapunzel that Varian was going to receive help and Arianna did nothing to stop this.]]
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* TheReveal: Cassandra is Gothel's daughter, abandoned by her for Rapunzel the night she was kidnapped.
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* TheReveal: Cassandra is Gothel's daughter, abandoned by her for Rapunzel the night she was kidnapped. She was also jealous of Rapunzel always getting the attention and being in her shadow, thus she claimed Rapunzel's destiny as her own.
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* NoSympathy:Rapunzel is alarmingly apathetic towards the fact[[spoiler: that her father, Fredrick broke his promise to help Varian and instead locked him up with an adult convict, who manipulated him.]]
