Sofia the First S1 E13

## Plot

Sofia and Clover are playing hide and seek. Clover wants to play some more, but Sofia has to go. She has to help Amber choose a new tiara. And after that she has archery class, dance class, and mandolin lessons. Mia and Robin talk to Clover. Sofia has been so busy lately that she doesn't have time for him anymore. Mia and Robin remind him that she's taking him to a magic show the next day. He decides to plan the rest of the day for them after the show. The magician, Boswell, has a bunny named Mr. Cuddles. Clover thinks that it must be great to get so much applause and attention everyday. He reveals his surprise for Sofia, and she's all for it. But then Minimus stops by and reminds her that she has to leave for flying derby practice. Clover is upset. He, Mia, and Robin see Mr. Cuddles. They learn that his real name is Lawrence, and that he's quitting. Clover decides to take his place to get attention. The next day, Sofia notices that he's gone. Mia and Robin tell her what happened. He said that Sofia didn't need him anymore, and that she'd be too busy to even notice he was gone. Sofia blames herself. If he had just told her how he felt, she could've made more time for him. Mia and Robin assure her that it's not her fault that she's so busy. They decide to find Clover and ask him to come back. Crackle and Minimus also join the search. Clover loves being a star at first, but he misses Sofia. A dove who works there tells him that most people are busy sometimes, but that doesn't mean that they love you any less. Cue a heartbreaking, nostalgic duet that probably makes a lot of people sad because they're thinking about the friends they didn't keep in contact with, probably because they grew up in a time before cell phones, video chat, email, text or instant messaging, social media, etc. Or they just grew apart. Also, it proves to me that Wayne Brady can sing. In a nice continuity nod, Sofia runs into Madame Ubetcha, a fortune teller who gave her directions in the previous episode, although we didn't learn her name then. Also, she has two adorable little kids. And it turns out that her crystal ball really does work, because she uses it to find Clover. He's in Somerset village. Clover has decided to go home. Being a star is great, but having a friend like Sofia is better. However, Boswell stops him. Sofia and Clover reunite. She tells him that she may have a lot of things to do, but he means more than all of that, because she skipped them all that day to look for him. Boswell comes in and takes Clover. After all, Sofia doesn't officially own him. In a surprising show of force, she threatens to go back to the castle and get the guards, and her dad. But he's leaving the kingdom right after the show. So, is extradition a thing in this world or not? If it is, how does it work? I know this Boswell guy hasn't *technically* committed a crime, but something tells me that you don't want to upset royalty. And Sofia makes friends easily, so she could probably convince every royal person in the world to help her get Clover back. Sofia comes up with a plan to volunteer for a trick that ends with her holding Clover, then they can escape on Minimus. But Boswell knows what she looks like, so he'll never pick her. Madame Ubetcha shows up and gives her a disguise. The plan works. Boswell sees them leaving and runs after them. Mia, Robin, Minimus, and Crackle save them. Clover promises to tell Sofia how he's feeling if he has a problem next time.

## Dedication

Dedicated to all of my personal "lost friends" including but not limited to: Jacob Widlets, (backyard neighbor) Hannah Bosch, (1st friend in a long time) Kahmari Dickinson and her sister, (for sticking up for others) Jessica, (for being the coolest person I ever knew in high school) Jesse W., (for being an amazing singer) and Casey Prins, (for being inspiring) etc. And even a few of my childhood "enemies" like Regi, (rivals) Olivia and her little sister Zoe, (neighbors) etc. And then there's Bria, Ellery, and Grant Lampen, (more neighbors) who were my little brother's friends. Their family is pretty religious. They're not LGBTQ+ friendly at all, hence the apprehension to consider them real "friends." Years after she had moved away, my mom told me that Regi, who I had always had a bit of a rivalry with, had lost her little sister. I felt really bad. Remembering Jacob hurts the most, because he was the first one to leave, back when all of us neighbor kids were still friends. I used to have a picture of Jacob, my sister, and I on an old blue DSi, but I don't have it anymore. He had brown hair and glasses, and was really smart. I might have developed a minor crush on him as a kid, but I never told him, and eventually decided that we were better as just friends. His house always looked amazing during Halloween. His mom was really good at hula-hooping. They had a fire pit, and we would roast marshmallows there sometimes. He introduced us to stuff like Nintendo and Wizard101. He was an only child, at least when we were little. They had a trampoline and a sandbox outdoor playhouse thing. He once gave me a watermelon that I failed to make grow. One time, he didn't really come over during the winter, and when the weather started getting better I mentioned him to my mom, who had forgotten his name. And there was another time where my sister went over to his house without telling anyone, and our mom freaked out about her being missing. I'm still surprised she didn't call the police. I've always wondered how Jacob turned out… I know that Casey is or was on tour at some point. She was on Broadway.