History TearJerker / TangledTheSeries

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** It's taken UpToEleven when the Cass copies start appearing, each bent on destroying Rapunzel ''and'' the father who raised them all.

** Cass' cold reunion with Rapunzel in "Rapunzeltopia" also becomes HarsherInHindsight. She recoils from Rapunzel because she believes her friend "stole" her mother from her.

* At one point, Rapunzel momentarily hallucinates that Varian is going to essentially poison her captured father. It's not just fear that her father could die or get hurt whilst she's away: she's still ''very'' guilt-ridden and afraid that [[MyGreatestFailure the promise she broke]] led, or could lead, Varian further down a road where he may ''[[MoralEventHorizon never]]'' be redeemed.

* Tying in to the above TearJerker, there's the fact that Cass' cold reunion with Rapunzel in "Rapunzeltopia" is HarsherInHindsight. She recoiled from Rapunzel because she was still absorbing the news that her friend "stole" her mother from her.

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* Rapunzel's heartbroken reaction when she discoveries Varian's father, fully enveloped by the rocks.

* Tying in to the above TearJerker, there's the fact that Cass's cold reunion with Rapunzel in "Rapunzeltopia" is HarsherInHindsight. She recoiled from Rapunzel because she was still absorbing the news that her friend "stole" her mother from her.

** The frown on Cassandra's face as a mirror reveals that Gothel went so far as to have a toddler!Cassandra [[AbusiveParents make dinner]] like a tiny slave. It's as though, deep down, Cassandra is starting to admit to herself the long-buried memories that prove her mother wasn't as affectionate as she [[SelfServingMemory remembers]].

* Tying in to the above TearJerker, there's the fact that Cass's cold reunion with Rapunzel is HarsherInHindsight. She recoiled from Rapunzel because she was still absorbing the news that her friend "stole" her mother from her.

** The frown on Cassandra's face as a mirror reveals that Gothel went so far as to have a toddler!Cassandra [[AbusiveParents make dinner]] like a tiny slave. It's as though, deep down, Cassandra is starting to remember long-buried memories that prove her mother wasn't as affectionate as she [[SelfServingMemory remembers]].

* When Rapunzel tries to talk Varian down, he proclaims that he won't stop until she's felt all the agony that he's felt. But when you think about it, Rapunzel ''has'' felt agony in her life. [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Just one year before]], she not only found out that the woman she lived with and believed was her mother for 18 years [[WickedStepmother never cared about her at all]], but she was {{Forced To Watch}} as said woman murdered the love of her life ''right in front of her.'' And now, [[HistoryRepeats here's another person who was after her hair's power]], and who is once again [[NeverMyFault blaming her for his problems.]] Even if Rapunzel still feels sympathy for Varian, that had to have struck a nerve.

* Rapunzel returning to the tower where she was imprisoned. She visibly flinches at it and struggles to even enter it, implying she has [=PTSD=] from her time there. To a lesser extent, Eugene [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness lets Rapunzel scale it alone]], heavily implying that his death there left its own mental scars.

** Just the extent of Cassandra's humiliation. If you thought she sacrificed so much for Rapunzel, she risked ''even more'' for her personal endeavors: her [[WeUsedToBeFriends friendship]] with Rapunzel, her ties with her [[HappilyAdopted adoptive father]], a place in the Corona royal guards, her home. All to either avenge a mother who never loved her or achieve a destiny that would set her apart. And what did it amount to? Zhan Tiri stealing the moonstone, leaving Cassandra with [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] [[WaxingLyrical nothing left to lose]]. Every bridge she burned was [[AllForNothing all in vain]].

** Everything about Varian is made worse when you watch ''Tangled Ever After''. He's ''not'' at Rapunzel's wedding, meaning he's ''still'' probably in prison - Eugene says (and Rapunzel doesn't correct ''that'' bit) that it was "years and years of asking and asking and asking". This means Varian is ''so'' broken that he's not been able to recover for many years. Then again, Cassandra's not in the wedding scenes either, so this may be jumping the gun... Or at least, until [[HarsherInHindsight Destinies Collide]].

* Cassandra leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the interpretation that she’s leaving because, even though she did help defeat Zhan Tiri, and Rapunzel and Eugene have forgiven her, the rest of the kingdom did not. And it's hard to blame them due to her role in the she-demon’s escape, as well as her taking over the kingdom in the episode right before this one.

* The final two minutes are heartbreaking for Rapunzel and the group. Throughout the episode, Eugene and Rapunzel have been wary of Cassandra after Eugene tells Rapunzel of Demantius' premonition of someone in the group betraying her. Multiple times in the episode, Eugene and Rapunzel don't know whether to trust Cassandra, but she ultimately proves herself trustworthy. It seems that the prophecy comes true when Eugene sides with King Edmund, revealed to be his father, about refusing to let Rapunzel get the Moonstone, for fear of her life. However, things seem well when Eugene comes to his senses and sides with Rapunzel, and King Edmund himself relents. However, just as Rapunzel is about to fulfill her destiny by taking the Moonstone, Cassandra decides to fulfill her own destiny and takes the Moonstone herself, bonding with its power and changing her appearance, the power of the moon coursing through her. It's especially heartbreaking because we were led to believe throughout the entire episode that Cassandra was trustworthy, and Rapunzel herself found no reason or possible way for Cassandra not to be trusted. Cassandra herself reminds her of this after she has taken the Moonstone, saying that she had warned Rapunzel who she could trust. The final shot, of Rapunzel seeing the absolute fall from grace her best friend has taken, tops this moment off as, most likely, the series' bleakest moment.

* '''Dear lord'''. The beginning shows us that Pascal, not unlike Rapunzel, had a DarkAndTroubledPast. The then young chameleon is carried off by his mother as they are pursued by a hungry snake. When they reach a dead-end, Pascal is nuzzled by his mother one last time before being sent down a river on a lilypad...just in time to watch helplessly as the snake delivers the finishing blow.

* Cassandra leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the interpretation that she’s leaving because, even though she did help defeat Zhan Tiri, and Rapunzel and Eugene have forgiven her, the rest of the kingdom did not. And it's hard to blame them due to her role in the she-demon’s escape.

* Cass leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the interpretation that she’s leaving because, while Rapunzel and Eugene forgave her, the rest of the kingdom did not. Even if they didn't, it's hard to blame them, even if she did help defeat Zhan Tiri.

* Cass leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the interpretation that she’s leaving because, while Rapunzel and Eugene forgave her, the rest of the kingdom did not. Even if they didn't, can you blame them?

* Cass leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the [[FridgeHorror interpretation]] that she’s leaving because, while Rapunzel and Eugene forgave her, the rest of the kingdom did not. Even if they didn't, can you blame them?

* Cass leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the interpretation that she’s leaving because, while Rapunzel and Eugene forgave her, the rest of the kingdom (understandably) did not.

* Cass leaving Corona can be rather sobering, especially if you take in the interpretation that she’s leaving because, while Rapunzel and Eugene forgave her, the rest of the kingdom did not.

* Cassandra's BreakTheHaughty moment, which has her collapse in Rapunzel's arms, break down in tears, and [[KarmicNod beg the princess to stop getting through to her]].

'''Cassandra''': I CAN'T DO ANYTHING! WHY WON'T YOU JUST GIVE UP ON ME?! CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT I'VE DONE?! Look around you! This is all my fault! (''sobbing'') I've done terrible things! All this time, I've tried so hard to prove that I was more than everyone thought, but they were right! (buries her head on Raps' shoulder'') \\

'''Cassandra''': I CAN'T DO ANYTHING! WHY WON'T YOU JUST GIVE UP ON ME?! CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT I'VE DONE?! LOOK AROUND YOU! This is all my fault! (''sobs and buries her head on Raps' shoulder'') I've done terrible things! All this time, I've tried so hard to prove that I was more than everyone thought, but they were right!\\

'''Cassandra''': I CAN'T DO ANYTHING! WHY WON'T YOU JUST GIVE UP ON ME?! CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT I'VE DONE?! LOOK AROUND YOU! THIS IS ALL MY FAULT! (''sobs and buries her head on Raps' shoulder'') I've done terrible things! All this time, I've tried so hard to prove that I was more than everyone thought, but they were right!\\