History TearJerker / StarVsTheForcesOfEvil

---> '''Whispering Spell''': For all of the horrible things I’ve said and done, one more to remember me. I’m one to worship something out of nothing. You are forever determined in our hearts.\\

* One of Marco's insecurities is that he covers the mirror when he showers because he's "ashamed of his body". Poor kid…

-->'''Marco''': [[ItMakesSenseInContext Your watermelon reminds me of my biggest fear of all]], that we're all alone on this tiny blue marble, floating in the infinite expanse of the universe, ripped from the center and ejected out into a black void for no reason at all, players on the stage of the absurd…

* The prejudice against monsters is worse than we thought. The Magic High Commission and the people of Mewni are so biased that they could never accept a queen who’s half monster. They switched the real princess with a peasant girl. Keep in mind Eclipsa’s daughter, Meteora, is [[TragicVillain Miss Heinous.]]
** Makes one wonder if Eclipsa is truly evil. Yes, she wrote the dark chapter in the spell book and eloped with a monster, and yes she's definitely selfish, but did she really do anything else that’s evil? Yet the commission and Mewmans are so convinced she’s 100% evil that just being near her automatically makes one evil.

* As Star does forgive her mother, she admits the worst part of it all isn't so much the act itself while bad, but rather the severity of its consequences. Star lays out the AwfulTruth that that in their family, the consequences will always be more disastrous than the wrongdoing, no matter how big or small. It’s not just Moon who’s had to go through this, but Eclipsa and even Star herself.

---> '''Whispering Spell''': For all of the horrible things I’ve said and done, one more to remember me. I’m one to worship something out of nothing. You are forever determined in our hearts.\\

* One of Marco's insecurities is that he covers the mirror when he showers because he's "ashamed of his body". Poor kid…

-->'''Marco''': [[ItMakesSenseInContext Your watermelon reminds me of my biggest fear of all]], that we're all alone on this tiny blue marble, floating in the infinite expanse of the universe, ripped from the center and ejected out into a black void for no reason at all, players on the stage of the absurd…

* The prejudice against monsters is worse than we thought. The Magic High Commission and the people of Mewni are so biased that they could never accept a queen who’s half monster. They switched the real princess with a peasant girl. Keep in mind Eclipsa’s daughter, Meteora, is [[TragicVillain Miss Heinous.]]
** Makes one wonder if Eclipsa is truly evil. Yes, she wrote the dark chapter in the spell book and eloped with a monster, and yes she's definitely selfish, but did she really do anything else that’s evil? Yet the commission and Mewmans are so convinced she’s 100% evil that just being near her automatically makes one evil.

* As Star does forgive her mother, she admits the worst part of it all isn't so much the act itself while bad, but rather the severity of its consequences. Star lays out the AwfulTruth that that in their family, the consequences will always be more disastrous than the wrongdoing, no matter how big or small. It’s not just Moon who’s had to go through this, but Eclipsa and even Star herself.

-->'''Marco''': Okay… guys, I've said it '''so''' many times… ''so many times''. I have… barely had a chance to process any of this information… (''inhales'') and… I don't have an answer yet. I don't know. I mean, I guess I'm… [[ShipTease really glad she told me]]… anyway, I can't talk about it; I'm gonna get all… choked up.

* While Star does forgive her mother, she also lays out the AwfulTruth that mistakes made in their family will always be disastrous no matter how big or small. It’s not just Moon who’s had to go through this, but Eclipsa and even Star herself.

** On both a meta-level and an In-Universe level, the fact that both Marco ''and'' the audience saw Star leave on a forlorn note, and the fact that it would be a long time until they see her again. Although while it's only been hours for Marco, and the audience has only waited months, it still feels like an eternity since Star was last seen. The fans can easily empathize with Marco's torment just the same.

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* Butterfly Follies from Season 4 is dedicated to Hazel Hammersley, one of Aaron Hammersley's daughters who died of lung cancer in 2018.
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* Marco's parents suffering a DisneyDeath, when Marco assumes they were eaten by the hydra. After he, Star and King Butterfly kill the monster, he runs inside the slashed belly calling for them desperately, and even King Butterfly looks worried. Lots of AdultFear in losing your parents on a wild vacation where EverythingIsTryingToKillYou.

* For Angie and Rafael Diaz, they [[OOCISSeriousBusiness drop their cheerful demeanor]] when they realize that monsters have [[AdultFear kidnapped their son]] and have taken him to another dimension, and Star refuses to accept their help. She leaves them to wait and worry, after they try to call the police and say that it's their fault for not doing their jobs as parents, to have watched Star and Marco's magical antics. They follow this up with a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome by calling the Mewni Guard and arriving to the monsters' castle to save their son.

** Up until this point, Eclipsa has maintained a care-free and unfazed attitude about being imprisoned for over 300 years. But then she learns that her daughter's history has been overwritten by Festivia, and she starts to [[AdultFear worry]] more. This paints a sad picture that the ''only'' reason she was taking her predicament in stride was because she thought Moon was Meteora's descendant, giving her a comforting [[ForegoneConclusion assumption]] her daughter moved on with her life, found love, and had a family she would live on through. Her finding out about Festivia only fuels her worry that something bad happened to her poor baby girl instead.

* While Star does forgive her mother, she also describes the AwfulTruth that mistakes made in their family will always be disastrous no matter how big or small. It’s something Star wouldn’t admit to herself until now.

* Sabrina Backintosh's entire relationship with Brittney is heartbreaking. She is so anxious to go to the party that she faints in relief at receiving an invitation. When Brittney insults Sabrina's gift as "not designer" and literally throws it in her face, Sabrina only responds with a "you're welcome." As per her character trope, she ends the episode being horribly injured. As paramedics carry her away, she cheerfully exclaims "it hurts all over!" While this could be seen as comic relief, one might also interpret her persistently upbeat attitude as trying to get Brittney to like her. Sadly, Brittney only ever mistreats Sabrina.

* Sabrina Backintosh's entire relationship with Brittney is heartbreaking. She is so anxious to go to the party that she faints in relief at receiving an invitation. When Brittney insults Sabrina's gift as "not designer" and literally throws it in her face, Sabrina only responds with a "you're welcome." As per her character trope, she ends the episode with being horribly injured. As paramedics carry her away, she cheerfully exclaims "it hurts all over!" While this could be seen as comic relief, one might also interpret her persistently upbeat attitude as trying to get Brittney to like her. Sadly, Brittney only ever mistreats Sabrina.

* Sabrina Backintosh's entire relationship with Brittney is heartbreaking. She is so anxious to go to the party that she faints in relief at receiving an invitation. When Brittney insults Sabrina's gift as "not designer" and literally throws it in her face, Sabrina only responds with a "you're welcome." As per her character trope, she ends the episode with being horribly injured. As she is hauled away by paramedics, she cheerfully exclaims "it hurts all over!" While this could be seen as comic relief, one might also interpret her persistently upbeat attitude as trying to get Brittney to like her; sadly, Brittney only ever mistreats Sabrina.

* When Marco returns to Earth after spending sixteen years as an ActionSurvivor he struggles to readjust to his normal way of life. This is a case of RealityEnsues for soldiers, fighters and victims because they can have trouble readjusting from a way of life that consisted of adrenaline or fear. At worst they can also feel disconnected from people due to a lack of empathy towards their experiences.

* The ghosts of the ,previous queens, whom we all got to know and love, here and in supplementary material, are gone for good, and it's FINAL.

* The ghosts of the previous queens, whom we all got to know and love, here and in supplementary material, are gone for good, and it's FINAL.

** Meteora's apparent last words are nothing more than a fearful cry of "Mommy!". It's a lot more saddening considering this would be her actress Creator/JessicaWalter's last line she spoken in the cartoon prior to her passing in March 24th, 2021 not long after.

** Meteora's apparent last words are nothing more than a fearful cry of "Mommy!". It's a lot more saddening considering this would be her actress Creator/JessicaWalter's last line she spoken in the cartoon prior to her passing in March 25th, 2021 not long after.

** Meteora's apparent last words are nothing more than a fearful cry of "Mommy!".

* Star and Marco's kiss leaves a ''really'' foul aftertaste when you realize that they were manipulated into it and that Star probably is horrified with herself when she realizes that her feelings for Marco aside, [[YourCheatingHeart the kiss is technically cheating on Tom]], someone she clearly cares about despite her crush on Marco and someone who considers Marco his best friend.

** Up until this point, Eclipsa has maintained a care-free and unfazed attitude about being imprisoned for over 300 years. But then she learns that her daughter's history has been overwritten by Festivia, and she starts to [[AdultFear worry]] more. This paints a sad picture that the ''only'' reason she was taking her predicament in stride was because she thought Moon was Meteora's descendant. It gave her the comforting assumption that her daughter moved on with her life, found love, and had a family that would carry on her lineage.

* Star then allows Eclipsa to keep her wand out of guilt, admitting that her family wasn't even part of the royal line and it belongs to Eclipsa. If it hadn't been for her family taking the throne (or the FantasticRacism that exists in Mewni), Meteora's [[DarkAndTroubledPast suffering]] 300 years in the making might've never happened.

** A little cherry on top, when showing them Globgor, Eclipsa sullenly declares that for the sake of the kingdom that Globgor will remain imprisoned in crystal. She may have given up on freeing her true love from his prison. All for the sake of people who hate her and him. Even when she has her kingdom and her baby back, Eclipsa still can't win. Not completely.

* Reynaldo is extremely lonely because of his current job and wants more than anything to rejoin the Magic High Commission. However, Glossaryck doesn't give a fig about him as he thinks his rhyming and riddles are annoying. That isn't Reynaldo's fault, as he is still afflicted by the spell Rhina the Riddled put on him, but as previously stated, Glossaryck doesn't care.

* Star and Eclipsa finding out that Moon was responsible for the Solarian rebellion. And this was aired on ''Mother's Day''.

* As Moon and Buff Frog [[ItMakesSenseInContext play a Monster board game]] that clearly paints Mewmans as monsters, Moon comments that she used to play a similar board game, but with the roles reversed. As they continue playing, their conversation becomes more heated, until Moon angrily declares that Buff Frog has no idea what it's like to care for children [[FantasticRacism because he's a Monster]]. [[PapaWolf Buff Frog]] takes takes about as well as you'd expect and turns on Star and exposes her being about to sneak out of the house in order to prove to Moon that he's a fit parent.

** What's worse is that the "odious" nature of Miss Heinous ''isn't even her true nature'' - it's all been a false persona forced upon Meteora through brainwashing, which leads to this TomatoInTheMirror moment. And all because of the ''way she was born''.

* There's something terribly pitiable about Miss Heinous exposing herself to the school's brainwashing machine; a grown woman so desperate to be perfect that she's willing to use a device meant to be used for children.

* Hekapoo switching out Meteora's play pen for ''a cage'' as the Magical High Commission moves in to arrest Eclipsa. Even if the infant is oblivious to the situation she's in, it's highly cruel treatment for such a baby.

'''St. Olga''': You know that old rhyme, dear: Boys do not make passes at girls with ''devil tails''.\\

* Eclipsa is so desperate to free Globgor that she possesses the body of the one who sealed him in the first place: Rhombulus. She nearly succeeds, too, but Star convinces her that this is wrong. Rhombulus makes it clear he will never forget this and he thickens Globgor's crystal prison, promising the monster king will never be free.

* Dennis is genuinely hurt when Ludo yells at him for inadvertantly exacerbating his struggles to move on from his former villainous ways.

* Turns out that Eclipsa went into Star's mind to find the piece of the spellbook she had. Needless to say, Star is not amused when she finds out.

* Hekapoo switching out Meteora's play pen for ''a cage'' as the Magical High Commission moves in to arrest Eclipsa.
* Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Magical High Commission ''still'' claims that Eclipsa and Globgor are not to be trusted and that they're terrors...[[NeverMyFault despite the fact]] that it was the MHC who enforced lockdown on the stadium when Eclipsa tried to evacuate everyone, and they were planning to crystallize both Eclipsa and Globgor ''again'', for no valid reason.

* When Rhombulus was ranting about why he freed Globgor, he gestures to Eclipsa screaming she's evil. Throughout it all, Eclipsa doesn't look angry or upset. She just looks tired, because this isn't the first time people have exclaimed she's pure evil and she knows it won't be the last.

* Moon's expression as she tells Star about how their people see them speaks volumes of what it means to rule over Mewni. The people care about the queen as an ideal. Not them as people. They queen of Mewni isn't allowed to be a person with feelings and desires of their own who can make mistakes. Their supposed to be a perfect paragon without any flaws who will do everything 'for' them.