Tangled: The Series S2 E1

## Plot

Oh my gosh season 2 is here! Finally! We have a very abridged recap of season 1, including things I didn't cover, like a crime boss called the Baron that every other criminal is afraid of, especially Eugene and Lance, because they tried to double cross him once. The Baron hates Eugene for stealing his prized stallion. The actual episode starts off with a flashback. Twenty five years ago, the black rocks devastated another kingdom. King Edmund tried to destroy a magical opal that he believed caused the black rocks, but it was in some kind of meteorite, and he couldn't reach it. His advisor, who is revealed to have been Quirin, told him that he wasn't thinking clearly, because he knows the stone can't be destroyed. A blast caused a large rock to fall on him. He admits that it can't be stopped, and he tasked Quirin and his other confidant, the female warrior seen at the end of season 1, named Adira, to keep anyone from finding it. Adira's sword is indeed made of a black rock. In the present day, Rapunzel and Eugene have new outfits. They've been on the road for about a week. They brought along Pascal, obviously, Cassandra, Max, another horse that Max has a crush on called Fidella, Lance, and Hook Foot. Eugene brought along the ring box, and is planning on proposing to Rapunzel again. Their next stop is a city called Vardaros. Adira is following them. Lance and Hook Foot don't think that Eugene should propose to Rapunzel again. And even if he does, she'll say no. After all, it's her first time outside Corona in the free world, so why would she want to settle down? Maybe just have a really really long engagement period then? Rapunzel eavesdrops and sees him with the ring. He comes up with a ridiculous excuse. The two are really awkward around each other after that. It turns out that Shorty accidentally stowed away in the food trunk, and ate all the food. Luckily, they're near Vardaros, and they take the caravan into town. It's been turned into a sketchy criminal haven though. They meet a girl selling weapons named Vex. It turns out that the Baron is there, and word gets back to him that Flynn Rider is in town. Cass and Rapunzel head back to the camp while the guys get the supplies. Cass figured out that Eugene asked Rapunzel to marry him again. She didn't say anything, and she doesn't know why. Adira shows up and talks to them. Meanwhile, the guys are captured by the Baron's henchmen. Vex was paid to lead them into a trap. Adira wants to talk to Rapunzel in private, but Cass won't let her. They fight, and Adira doesn't even bother pulling out her sword. That is, until she tries using it to cut Rapunzel's hair. It doesn't work, and they both glow. Before things can continue, Hook Foot comes back, and Adira leaves, but promises to come back later. Hook Foot tells the girls that Eugene was taken. Eugene, Lance, and Shorty come face to face with the Baron. It turns out that Stalyan is his daughter, who Eugene left at the altar. She's not mad at him though, and thinks they were meant for each other. The Baron wants him to marry her, or they'll all die painfully, via a venomous spider. It bites Lance, and the Baron has the antivenom around his neck, which he'll only give to them if Eugene marries his daughter. Rapunzel, Cass, and Hook Foot hear about the news in Vardaros, and Eugene is forced to break her heart. That night at camp, she regrets not saying yes to his proposal, and he regrets asking her to marry him, since it's not fair for her to choose between her brand new freedom or a lifelong relationship. They're worried that they'll never see each other again. Cass tells Rapunzel that Eugene loves her without a doubt, and this is something he'd never do. The Rapunzel she knows would never give up, and fight back with everything she had. She's clearly jealous of Stalyan. She pays Vex to help them, and sneaks in with a disguise. She tells Eugene that she doesn't know what her future holds, but he's meant to be in it, and she loves him. Aw! She touches a black rock, but nothing happens. Now they have to fight a bunch of thugs more conventionally. They call Max. Eugene is tied up, and he tells them about Lance being poisoned, and where the antidote is. Rapunzel and Stalyan fight over Eugene. He says that he loves Rapunzel. Pascal tries to get the antidote. Adira suddenly shows up again. She says that the rocks didn't react because they found Rapunzel, the sun drop. She frees Eugene and Max. The Baron is bitten by his own spider. Pascal got the antivenom, and gave it all to Lance. Before the Baron can kill Eugene, Rapunzel knocks him out. Stalyan gets away with her father, and promises to come back once she gets more antivenom. All of the other thugs run away. Rapunzel tries to ask Eugene to marry her, but before she can, he tells her that he understands now that she needs more time before making a lifetime commitment. They kiss. Aw! Later on, Adira finally talks to Rapunzel alone. She tells her that she's a friend, and wants to make sure she gets to the end of this road. She gives her the moon half of the scroll. It shows the black rocks surrounding the castle of that earlier kingdom. You gotta love the fact the she and Quirin don't seem to have aged at all in the last quarter of a century. She tells Rapunzel to follow the rocks to the Dark Kingdom. Adira is voiced by Kelly Hu, who voiced Stacy on *Phineas and Ferb*, and Karai on *TMNT (2012)*. The Baron is voiced by Lance Henrikson, who voiced Kerchak in *Tarzan*, and General Tesler in *Tron: Uprising*. Quirin is voiced by Jonathan Banks. King Edmund is voiced by Bruce Campbell. The mark on Adira's right hand and Quirin's left is the emblem of the Dark Kingdom. I can't wait to learn more! I hope Adira shows up a lot, and that we'll find out more about everything.