History YMMV / TangledTheSeries

* FoeYay: Stalyan definitely takes quite a bit of delight in messing with Rapunzel, and she's not hesitant to reciprocate. [[spoiler:With the "Eye Of Pincosta", where she makes a HeelFaceTurn, it's now LesYay.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: While the series is still lighthearted most of the time, especially after "Queen for a Day", the series has a lot of dark elements you would not expect in a kids show. With stuff like complex GreyAndGrayMorality with its villains, a MythArc that deals with the potential end of the world and the idea that Rapunzel could end up dying as a result. Season 3 ups this by dealing with the fallout of the betrayal of one of the main characters and, in the end, revealing the true BigBad as a villain who wants to explicitly kill everyone in Corona slowly and painfully.

** After everything she pulled throughout the season, or rather, [[spoiler:the entirety of the ''Tangled'' timeline as the GreaterScopeVillain, such as being responsible for the breaking of Rapunzel and Cassandra's bond and attempting to destroy Corona, seeing [[HateSink Zhan Tiri]] get utterly ''obliterated'' when [[KarmicDeath Rapunzel and Cassandra themselves merge the Moonstone and Sundrop, the two elements she sought for centuries]], is also incredibly satisfying.]]

** "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" brought us Hector, who immediately got positive reception basically for [[EvilIsCool two]] [[EvilIsSexy reasons]], while fans also appreciate the HiddenDepths that are suggested with him, particularly in regards to his relationship with Adira.

** Cassandra's [[spoiler:betrayal]] and [[AlwaysSecondBest her motivation]] [[ParentalAbandonment for doing it]] has netted her comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower Catra]] and [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Spinel]], who also revealed their issues around the same time as she did. The other party (Rapunzel, Adora, Steven) has also garnered comparisons because of this as well, not to mention that both Rapunzel & Cassandra and Adora & Catra have plenty of LesYay.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Uncle Monty goading Rapunzel after she comes to ask him politely what she did wrong, and later tossing tomatoes at her statue. He gives her a lollipop that he dropped on the floor, and asks if she would toss him in the dungeon for booing at her. Rapunzel doesn't want to, but as he points out, she could have done so if she wanted. Not to mention that she's nearly engaged to a former thief who's engaged in petty behavior before reforming, and her father is an OverprotectiveDad who established DisproportionateRetribution for petty crimes. Those tomatoes tossed at her statue would count as vandalism as well as lese-majeste. Can anyone think of a better way to say "Arrest me now"?
** Quirin planning to [[spoiler:lie to the royal family about the spikes]] so as to get more land and save his family's/village's livelihood. As Cassandra had explained to Rapunzel, the spikes showed up after Rapunzel disappeared and thus would hold interest. It's hard to [[spoiler:blame Varian for trying to get rid of the spikes. What's worse is that it's heavily implied, in both the scene and in Frederic's confession in the season finale, that Quirin ''isn't'' actually lying but speaking in code to Frederic so that neither of them have to publicly mention the spikes. In that case, there's absolutely no reason he couldn't have just ''told'' Varian this, instead letting his son think he lied and doesn't actually care about dealing with the spikes.]]
** King Frederic sending elite mercenaries when [[spoiler:Rapunzel finds an important {{MacGuffin}}]] rather than talking to her about the spikes. The end result is that [[spoiler:Rapunzel nearly gets killed, and her childhood home gets destroyed when she, Cassandra and Eugene try to hide.]] She also is quite furious that he would do such a thing rather than tell the truth.
** In "Queen For A Day", Rapunzel was so traumatized by [[spoiler:turning away Varian's request to help his father]], and yet she didn't send a guard or ''someone'' to check up on him after the storm blew over. Even if the efforts didn't work, at least the trauma she would've gone through would've felt more natural, and [[spoiler: Varian could've been swayed from his StartOfDarkness]].
** Where would you rather spend the night: A leaky carriage during heavy rain, or the mysterious house in the middle of nowhere where mirror duplicates just tried to replace you and all your friends? If you chose safety over comfort, congrations! You're smarter than the main characters.
** Cassandra meets a mysterious entity in a house rigged with various magical traps. You'd expect her to be at least suspicious of this entity and her motives but [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Cassandra trusts the Enchanted Girl without question]], not even asking for her ''name''. The Enchanted Girl [[spoiler:turns out to be BigBad Zhan Tiri]]. In an impressive act of idiocy, Cassanda keeps trusting her even ''after'' discovering that.
** As "Rapunzel's Return" reveals, [[spoiler:Cassandra finds out her mother was Gothel and she abandoned her in a really heartbreaking moment. You'd expect Cass to be upset and angry, but you'd expect her to resent ''Gothel'', the one who abandoned her. Instead, Cassandra betrays her friends and throws away the life she had for her deceased mother who never loved her.]]
** In "Plus Est en Vous", Cassandra is a [[spoiler:BigBadWannabe due to Zhan Tiri's intervention, but also because of her own mistakes [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain (again)]]. She leaves the Mind Trap talisman at her black rock tower, which results in Edmund destroying it. While she ''did'' have Adira and Hector there beforehand, it would've been ''much'' safer to keep it with her. When she brings Rapunzel to her room, you'd expect her to check if Zhan Tiri is still in the cage she imprisoned her in, [[FailedASpotCheck but the thought never crosses her mind]]. ''Then'', when Zhan Tiri ''jumps on her'' to get the Sundrop and Moonstone, she doesn't even ''[[ForgotAboutHerPowers try]]'' using black rocks to pull the demon off her, and more or less ''allows'' Zhan Tiri to pull the Moonstone from her chest.]]

** Cassandra/Rapunzel/Eugene picked up steam pretty quickly with fans who like Cassandra. Some like to see her animosity toward Eugene as more like BelligerentSexualTension which when added with Cassandra and Rapunzel's RomanticTwoGirlFriendship makes for a perfect tri-relationship. Some shippers may also even feel inclined to include Lance Strongbow as a fourth wheel.

** Uncle Monty. Many fans despise him for how irrational his dislike for Rapunzel is, all for reasons that Rapunzel has no power over given her traumatic childhood. Rapunzel herself is frustrated with his IrrationalHatred as well, though by the ent of the episode, she decides that getting him to like her isn't worth it. Fortunately, in his reappearances his dislike for Rapunzel is [[TookALevelInKindness drastically toned down]].

*** In "Destinies Collide," Cassandra [[spoiler:backstabs the team by taking the Moonstone for herself and taunts Rapunzel for being too trusting.]] Some feel this is an interesting and natural development and a tragedy, and for others, this comes out of the left field, and/or she loses her sympathetic qualities and puts the whole world in danger just to feed her ego. On the other hand, Cassandra's badassery goes up a few notches with [[spoiler:her becoming a PersonOfMassDestruction, so her fans think she's [[EvilIsCool cool]] and [[EvilIsSexy hot]] as a villainess. Fans are also divided over whether she is a complex and relatable TragicVillain, or a petty, selfish [[TheFarmerAndTheViper viper]].]]

* AssPull: At the end of "Destinies Collide," [[spoiler:Cassandra pulls FaceHeelTurn. Despite her anger at Rapunzel for what happened to her hand, she had resisted becoming like Varian and betraying her...only for her to still decide to betray her after learning that she was Gothel's daughter, and that Gothel abandoned her for Rapunzel (something which Rapunzel was in no way responsible for.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[Characters/TangledZhanTiri Zhan Tiri]] is a [[EvilFormerFriend former friend]] of Lord Demanitus who betrayed him during their search for the Sundrop and Moonstone to claim the power of both artifacts for herself. Freed by her followers, Zhan Tiri corrupted the Great Tree to use its powers to kill any who opposed her, and when [[SealedEvilInACan resealed]], her followers took her teachings to commit monstrous acts in her name, such as [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Mother Gothel's abuse of Rapunzel]]; and a curse of Zhan Tiri's on the land of Corona leads to another character's descent into villainy. [[TheCorrupter Playing as Cassandra's confidant]], the "Enchanted Girl", Zhan Tiri manipulates her into betraying Rapunzel, pitting them against one another while she takes the Moonstone for herself and escaping her prison. Free at last, Zhan Tiri eventually betrays Cassandra to steal the two artifacts and with her newfound power attempts to painfully drain the lives of the people of Corona.

%%** A few jokes have been made about Catalina's werewolf curse being an allegory for puberty or menstruation, given she's around pre-teen age, she transforms every month at the full moon, and her nickname is "Red".

%%** Some have viewed Catalina's werewolf curse as an allegory for puberty or menstruation, given she's around pre-teen age, she transforms every month at the full moon, and her nickname is "Red".

%%** Some have viewed Catalina's werewolf curse as an allegory for puberty or menstruation, given she's around pre-teen age, and her nickname is "Red".

** Some have viewed Catalina's werewolf curse as an allegory for puberty or menstruation, given she's around pre-teen age, and her nickname is "Red".

* FanNickname: Rapunzel's transformation when using the hurt incantation has earned the nickname "Dark Rapunzel" by older fans who have pointed out how her design looks very similar to fanarts of an evil Rapunzel. Others have jokingly called her "Emo Raps" due to all the bad emo fanarts and designs by fangirls in various fan pages who would often just badly color Raps hair black, though "Emo Raps" is more commonly used for Rapunzel's grumpy PeekABangs-having self from [[Recap/TangledTheSeriesS1E18NotInTheMood Not in the Mood]].

** In Season 3, [[spoiler: Cassandra gets this treatment. Her fall to the dark side is written to be a sympathetic one, since she spent the first two seasons feeling like she was living in Rapunzel's shadow as a servant girl standing next to royalty, and she has a depressing backstory where she was abandoned by Gothel as a toddler. As such, you'll find plenty of people excusing her actions and arguing that she isn't really a villain, her choices are everyone else's fault for not being better friends to her, and she should have zero repercussions for her actions if she ever reforms. These claims usually ignore that Cassandra chose to turn her back on everyone she's ever known and throw away her entire life to put her trust in someone she knows literally nothing about, simply because they promised her the power and status she craves. She tries to murder Rapunzel and the rest of her former friends many times over to get them out of her way. She has zero problems magically enslaving people to use them as her pawns, despite having a complex about feeling used herself, making her a major hypocrite. And she constantly insists it's '''''Rapunzel's fault''''' for stealing her mother's 'love' when she was kidnapped by Gothel as a baby, repeatedly victim-blaming Rapunzel for the eighteen years of abuse she suffered at Gothel's hands out of jealousy. Cassandra herself acknowledges in "Nothing Left To Lose" that she'll do '''anything''' to get what she wants, up to the point of murdering people, and that her choices to be this way were her own to make.]]
** Interestingly, [[spoiler:Rapunzel has this view of Cassandra InUniverse as well, repeatedly insisting she is still her friend and a good person deep down, as well as defending her motives, despite Cassandra's numerous attempts to kill her, and her plan to take over Corona, to the point of being reluctant to approve of Varian and Eugene's weapon that is meant to encase her in amber (only for the safety of Corona).]]

* RootingForTheEmpire: A fair number of people will admit to [[spoiler:being on Varian's side during his time as the ArcVillain of Season 1, due to his sheer popularity and the GrayAndGreyMorality involving him being (or at least feeling) abandoned by Rapunzel and all of Corona.]]

* DracoInLeatherPants: In Season 3, [[spoiler: Cassandra gets this treatment. Her fall to the dark side is written to be a sympathetic one, since she spent the first two seasons feeling like she was living in Rapunzel's shadow as a servant girl standing next to royalty, and she has a depressing backstory where she was abandoned by Gothel as a toddler. As such, you'll find plenty of people excusing her actions and arguing that she isn't really a villain, her choices are everyone else's fault for not being better friends to her, and she should have zero repercussions for her actions if she ever reforms. These claims usually ignore that Cassandra chose to turn her back on everyone she's ever known and throw away her entire life to put her trust in someone she knows literally nothing about, simply because they promised her the power and status she craves. She tries to murder Rapunzel and the rest of her former friends many times over to get them out of her way. She has zero problems magically enslaving people to use them as her pawns, despite having a complex about feeling used herself, making her a major hypocrite. And she constantly insists it's '''''Rapunzel's fault''''' for stealing her mother's 'love' when she was kidnapped by Gothel as a baby, repeatedly victim-blaming Rapunzel for the eighteen years of abuse she suffered at Gothel's hands out of jealousy. Cassandra herself acknowledges in "Nothing Left To Lose" that she'll do '''anything''' to get what she wants, up to the point of murdering people, and that her choices to be this way were her own to make.]]

** Uncle Monty goading Rapunzel after she comes to ask him politely what she did wrong, and later tossing tomatoes at her statue. He gives her a lollipop that he dropped on the floor, and asks if she would toss him in the dungeon for booing at her. Rapunzel doesn't want to, but as he points out, she could have done so if she wanted. Not to mention that she's nearly engaged to a former thief who's engaged in petty behavior before reforming, and her father is an OverprotectiveDad who established DisproportionateRetribution for petty crimes. Those tomatoes tossed at her statue would count as vandalism. Can anyone think of a better way to say "Arrest me now"?

*** Cassandra's decision to leave Corona. Was it because she wanted to find her own destiny, or because the people (minus Rapunzel, Eugene, and the Captain) didn't forgive her for her actions? Or both? Furthermore, was this a decision she was allowed to make herself, or had she exiled from the kingdom as punishment?

*** Cassandra's decision to leave Corona. Was it because she wanted to find her own destiny, or because the people (minus Rapunzel, Eugene, and the Captain) didn't forgive her for her actions? Or both? Furthermore, was this a decision she was allowed to make herself, or had he she exiled from the kingdom as punishment?

*** Cassandra's decision to leave the kingdom. Was it because she wanted to find her own destiny, or because the people (minus Rapunzel, Eugene, and the Captain) didn't forgive her for her actions? Or both?

* DracoInLeatherPants:
** [[spoiler:Varian]] gained a large fangirl following from the start, so when [[spoiler:he started JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and became a full-fledged villain]] by the end of the first season, many excuses began being made for him, with many refusing to call him a truly bad guy because [[spoiler:"he just wants to free his father". Though it may be true that Varian's situation was something no minor should have to go through, especially with him losing his only remaining family member and being abandoned and cast out by ''all of Corona'', including his "friends", [[NeverMyFault it was still due to his own mistakes that his father got sealed in amber in the first place]], and his ''serious'' crimes and offenses were undoubtedly unacceptable. He directs a good chunk of his wrath towards Queen Arianna, whom he threatens and abducts despite her attempting only kindness towards him, and he implies that if his plan to free Quirin had actually been a success, he intended to terrorize Corona and destroy the kingdrom anyway for revenge purposes.]] Even in his reappearance in the Season 3 premiere, it's clear that in-universe [[spoiler:''Varian himself'' does not see his past actions as excusable or forgivable, hence trying to literally wipe the slate clean with everyone. This is expanded upon in subsequent episodes like "Be Very Afraid" and "Cassandra's Revenge", where Varian further admits that his actions at the end of Season 1 - trying to murder Rapunzel, Arianna and Cassandra out of spite - were completely out of line, and he's now deeply disturbed by what he's capable of.]]
** In Season 3, [[spoiler: Cassandra gets this treatment. Her fall to the dark side is written to be a sympathetic one, since she spent the first two seasons feeling like she was living in Rapunzel's shadow as a servant girl standing next to royalty, and she has a depressing backstory where she was abandoned by Gothel as a toddler. As such, you'll find plenty of people excusing her actions and arguing that she isn't really a villain, her choices are everyone else's fault for not being better friends to her, and she should have zero repercussions for her actions if she ever reforms. These claims usually ignore that Cassandra chose to turn her back on everyone she's ever known and throw away her entire life to put her trust in someone she knows literally nothing about, simply because they promised her the power and status she craves. She tries to murder Rapunzel and the rest of her former friends many times over to get them out of her way. She has zero problems magically enslaving people to use them as her pawns, despite having a complex about feeling used herself, making her a major hypocrite. And she constantly insists it's '''''Rapunzel's fault''''' for stealing her mother's 'love' when she was kidnapped by Gothel as a baby, repeatedly victim-blaming Rapunzel for the eighteen years of abuse she suffered at Gothel's hands out of jealousy. Cassandra herself acknowledges in "Nothing Left To Lose" that she'll do '''anything''' to get what she wants, up to the point of murdering people, and that her choices to be this way were her own to make.]]

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: As shown with Rapunzel and Cassandra, even strong friends will want different things in life. If life takes your friend in a different direction, be prepared to support that friend, even if it means being apart. Of course, being apart does not mean your friend will be gone from your life.

*** Were Cassandra and Rapunzel ever really friends, or did Rapunzel just so lonely for a best friend she latched onto the first woman her own age to ever be part of her life?[[note]]She quickly decides she's in love with the first ''man'' she's ever met, though that works out well.[[/note]] Season 1 shows her forcing herself into Cassandra's life on more than one occasion. It's mentioned that when they first met, Rapunzel spent weeks trying to treat Cassandra as a friend despite Cassandra's repeated objections. Given how Rapunzel's family employs both her and her father, and King Frederic's overprotective nature, it's likely Cassandra felt pressured to go along with it despite Rapunzel not intending this. By Season 3, Rapunzel is still insisting Cassandra is her friend [[spoiler:despite Cassandra's multiple murder attempts, to the point she objects to Eugene and Varian building a ''nonlethal'' weapon to defend against Cassandra]]. The person Rapunzel believes Cassandra to be is not the same person anyone else sees.

** Cassandra meets a mysterious entity in a house rigged with various magical traps. You'd expect her to be at least suspicious of this entity and her motives but [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Cassandra trusts the Enchanted Girl without question]], not even asking for her ''name''. The Enchanted Girl [[spoiler:turns out to be [[BigBad Zhan Tiri]]. In an impressive act of idiocy, Cassanda keeps trusting her even 'after' discovering her real identity.