Elena of Avalor S2 E20

## Plot

Some female sirenas and humans are talking on the shore when Marzel shows up and flirts with them. Elena comes by and tries to play discus with him, but every time he tries to catch it, he falls on his face. He's not used to walking yet. Elena is told that she's needed back at the palace to finalize the plans for the Royal Retreat. She tells Marzel about it, and they decide to ask his father to attend, so they can show everyone else that the sirenas are their friends now. But first, Elena has to change into her milagras dress, and change her hair too. I know, that's the only character model they have of her in that specific outfit, but still. Also, Elena has *a lot* of hair. So when she puts it in a comparatively small ponytail or bun, my complaint is the opposite of Sofia's "suddenly has more hair than she should" high ponytail, or Naomi's one episode updo: Elena has too much hair to put it all into a manageable bun or braided ponytail! Also, the ponytail. It's cute, but nowhere near the length of Elena's typical side ponytail. Anyways, Ocho tells them that King Pescoro is in trouble. He's caught in a hole in a shipwreck. He got a child out, but got stuck himself, and the mast is breaking. Ocho tells Marzel that his tail is caught between two wooden barrels. Marzel is able to move one of them, and Elena pulls King Pescoro out. They all swim away just before the whole ship falls. However, Pescoro hurt his fin, and wraps milagras around it to heal. Marisa tells him that he should rest, so he can't attend the retreat. Elena suggests that Marzel comes in his place, and he agrees. Marzel tells Cuco, who points out that the retreat is on land, and he's still not used to his legs, so he won't fit in among the kings. Marzel decides to change that by wearing fancy clothes and using large words. The next day, Joaquín, Lars, and Raja greet Elena, who tells them that Prince Marzel of Coronado will be joining them. She explains that he's a sirena, and they're friends now. Marzel shows up in ridiculous clothes and speaks with a grating accent. Elena tells him to just be himself, but he says he has to do this for his father. He insists on taking part in all of the kings' favorite hobbies, even though he doesn't know much about human culture or items, and still has trouble walking, but now he's horseback riding, playing olaball, and mountain climbing. He thinks he's just embarrassing himself and his people and decides to go home. He agrees to let Elena and the kings come with him so he can be himself. He shows them Coronado, and takes them to the milagras forest, even though it's off limits. The kings get their legs tangled in it, and turn into sirenas. They have to figure out how to undo it. They show Marisa and Pescoro what happened. Marzel admits that he wasn't thinking and was just trying to impress everyone. Marisa says there's a rare red flower that can reverse the transformation, but only if they eat it before their tails stop glowing. However, the flowers only grow on a faraway island, and they'd never make it in time. Marzel apologizes to everyone, but Elena tells him that if he wants to show the others that he can be a good future leader, then he needs to start acting like one. The island is far away, so they just need to figure out how to get there faster. He found a way to save his father the other day, not by pretending to be something he's not, but by being himself. He builds an underwater carriage, and gets giant seahorses to pull it. The flowers only grow at the top of the island, but the kings can't climb with fins, and Marzel isn't good at mountain climbing. Elena tries to get it, but she falls and twists her ankle. It's all up to Marzel now. Raja talks him through it, and he gives each of the kings a flower. They change back to normal, and they tell King Pescoro that his son was very brave to risk his life for them. Marisa and Pescoro tell Marzel that they're proud of him. The next day, he and the others play discus on the beach, and he finally catches it.

## Review

I guess this episode was okay. Yeah, yeah, be yourself, don't try to change for others to make friends, we already got this in a season 1 Isabel focus episode. I liked that Marzel got a song, and season 2 seems to be about unexpected characters getting focus episodes and arcs. I'm kidding, it's just not what I was expecting, especially after the Navidad episode had a small amount of main plot in it. After all, the finale can't be *that* far away, right?