Eye'll Be Watching You

"Eye'll Be Watching You" is the first segment of the 2nd episode of the second season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 15th overall episode in the series. It premiered in March 9, 2018.
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Branch creates a safety monitor for the village.
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The Trolls are gearing up their bug rides for the Flyer Bug Riding event led by Queen Poppy. However, at the last second, Branch tries to dissuade the race but to no avail as the Trolls ignore his pleas. Branch advises Poppy that Flyer Bug Riding is one of numerous major hazards in his list, but Poppy tries to persuade him that he doesn't need to be so concerned about so much safety, and demonstrates it to Branch by joining the Flyer Bug Riding event herself. However, Poppy's bug collides with DJ Suki's, resulting in her to get dislodged and plummet to the ground. Luckily, Dr. Moonbloom finds that Poppy is still alive after the fall but suffers a minor sprain and she gets escorted back to her home. Branch is devastated from the accident, and decides to take up measures to prevent another disaster like that from happening again. He breaks open a distant secluded cave containing hundreds of unknown plants where Branch collects several of its seeds.
Poppy's rest at her pod is suddenly interrupted by Branch, eager to show her the seeds that would prevent another flying accident. When Branch drops the seed, it sprouts a plant with one giant eyeball, called an "Eyestalk", an active safety-monitoring plant that detects and prevents the smallest of potential dangers from happening. Poppy backs up from it and falls, but the plant catches her, puts her back in her bed and puts the blanket over her. Branch strongly suggests that it would be used all around the village. Though Poppy is amazed by the plant's capabilities, she is reluctant to allow it in the village, and asks Branch to give her time to make the decision. As Branch leaves, he becomes concerned as dozens of Trolls fly wildly all around the village. Committed in preventing another accident, Branch decides to against Poppy's wishes and plants a single Eyestalk. It immediately responds and restraints all the Trolls' bugs, despite protests from the Trolls.
As Branch traverses around the village, he continues to plant Eyestalks near vicinities where danger is most likely. When Guy Diamond and Biggie are prevented from "fencing" because of an Eyestalk, they decide to just go for a quick swim at a nearby lagoon, even though Guy just ate. The Eyestalk overhears this and tries to prevent them from venturing further, but is limited to its spot. The Eyestalk reacts by spreading more Eyestalks on its own. They quickly multiply into hundreds and surround Guy and Biggie. Meanwhile, Branch prepares to head back to Poppy to inform him of his transformation of the village, but he hears Poppy loudly screaming. He finds her being tied down in bed by the Eyestalk he left at the pod earlier, so he knocks the plant's pot over. Poppy finds that the Eyestalks are too insane to be planted in the village, but notices that Branch appears to be hiding something from her. She eventually realizes that Branch planted the Eyestalks without her approval. Branch tries to reason with her, but Poppy becomes disappointed by his actions and demands him to leave her pod. An Eyestalk witnesses the entire exchange, and angrily pinpoints Poppy as a threat to their beloved Troll, Branch.
A while later, Branch drops down and enters Troll Village, but discovers the whole place is overrun by Eyestalks. He's horrified that the plants have practically suppressed the livelihood of all the trolls, as the tiniest action could be viewed as a hazard. The Eyestalks express their gratitude to Branch and that they have done his wish of safety, but Branch never wanted them to overdo it and realizes that Poppy was right about the plants. The Eyestalks inform him that Poppy is about to be "no longer a danger" to him, showing that they are forcing her to get eaten by a wild plant. Angered by this, Branch breaks free and attempts to rescue Poppy. He hitches a ride on a bug, grabs Cooper's leftover batch of cupcakes and a sharp picket fence, and heads for Poppy. He uses the cupcakes to distract the Eyestalks and manages to save her in time, cutting her free from the Eyestalks; however, they are still surrounded by them. Branch decides to apologize for what has transpired, and Poppy happily hugs him, accepting his apology. When the Eyestalks witness this, they are torn as to what Poppy is to Branch. Branch tries to tell them that Poppy isn't dangerous and that she's right about having too much safety. Unable to tell if she's still dangerous or safe, the Eyestalks wither from mass confusion, except for a single one who seems to have changed the way its suppose to behave as it replies "Awesome". Poppy notices the surviving plant and suggests that they offer it a different opportunity.
The "Awesome"-responding Eyestalk becomes the main prevention of flying accidents as it instead guides the Trolls in their flight paths. Branch thanks Poppy for her idea to finally provide a safety plan to the Trolls. Poppy tries to tell the moral in all this, but Branch invites her instead to fly with him by offering a bug for her. They set off to have fun, with the scene ending with the Eyestalk suddenly responding "danger" again.
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;Trolls
*Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
*Skylar Astin as Branch
*Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond
*David Fynn as Biggie
*Ron Funches as Cooper
*Fryda Wolff as DJ Suki and Dr. Moonbloom
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
*Satin & Chenille (non-speaking)
*Fuzzbert (non-speaking)
*Harper (non-speaking)
;Other
*David Fynn as Mr. Dinkles
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Eyestalks
*Gary
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*"Safest Thing of All"
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This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 1-4" DVD.
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*The episode's title is a reference to "I'll Be Watching You", a line from the lyrics in the song "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.
*Smidge somehow appears in multiple scenes when the Eyestalks start restraining the Trolls. She's first seen riding a Flyer Bug, and then bouncing on a Shroom Bounce. Despite being tied up earlier, she later appears to get tied up again for not putting on sunscreen.
**This episode refers to the fact that Branch cares a lot about Poppy and was one of a number of episodes that refers to their relationship. In this case, Branch doesn't want anything bad to happen to Poppy because he cares about her.
*Another reference is when Branch shows the Eyestalk to Poppy, there is a heart-shaped frame of Troll Village on the wall by her bed. But when the Eyestalk saves her from falling off the bed, Poppy and Branch are seen in the frame holding hands. When the scene changes, the picture is changed back to Troll Village.
*The song the Eyestalk sung was an acapella (which means it has no instrumentation, and entirely uses voice).
*There’s a scene where Branch is embarrassed about the fact that he planted the eyestalks in the village despite Poppy telling him not to, so he turns red and looks away from her. She asks why is he turning red and he answers with "Must be my true colors just for you." which refers to the song True Colors that was sung by Branch and Poppy in "Trolls", the first movie in the franchise.
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