Elena of Avalor S1 E17

## Plot

It's Carnaval time in Avalor, and the family is building a float for the parade. Even Esteban is in the holiday spirit. Riding with Elena and her mother in the parade was one of his last happy memories, before Shuriki took over. Elena notices Esteban's good mood, and decides to name him King of the Carnaval. Esteban doesn't think he deserves such an honor, but Elena tells him to think about it. Just then, an older man around Esteban's age and a girl around Elena's age show up. The older man is Victor Delgado, an old family friend. He and Esteban were best friends as kids. His father was the royal treasurer when Raul, Elena's father, was king. He and Esteban practiced their sleight of hand tricks to pickpocket people. The girl is his daughter, Carla. He says that when Shuriki invaded Avalor, his family had to flee the kingdom. He came back to show Carla where he grew up, and to celebrate Carnaval. Esteban is suspicious of them though. Victor keeps dropping various double meanings in his sentences and throwing looks at Esteban that just scream evil. Elena invites them to be their special guests at the Carnaval parade, and she gives them a tour of the palace. Carla wants to see the treasury, but it's not a part of the tour. Elena has Esteban summon the captain of the guard, who has the key. They look at Lucia's favorite tiara. Elena tells a story about it; how her mother would only wear it at Carnaval, and how she once wore the tiara as a little girl. Carla wants to get a closer look at it, but Esteban reminds Elena that they can't go any closer. The whole room is rigged with traps in case of thieves. Carla pickpockets the captain of the guards and gets the key to the room. Victor tells her to distract everyone else while he steals the jewels. Yep, they're really thieves, and they came to rob the treasury. However, Victor sets off a trap that covers his outfit in a pink powder, so if anyone sees him, they'll know that he's a thief. He's forced to clean himself up, but he missed a spot. Esteban notices this and realizes that he tried to steal the royal jewels. It's revealed that 41 years ago, both Esteban *and* Victor made a secret deal with Shuriki to help her invade Avalor. However, Shuriki kicked his family out of Avalor, and Esteban did nothing to stop it. He didn't feel like he had a choice, especially after what Shuriki did to Elena's parents, but Victor tells him that he always had a choice. Elena sees them arguing and starts trying to check it out, but Carla distracts her. Victor blackmails Esteban into helping him steal the jewels, or he'll tell his family everything. Esteban feels guilty about what he did all those years ago, and he desperately doesn't want his family to find out. He steals the royal jewels and the tiara, but Elena catches him. See, this is why you either need a bigger bag, or two bags. He claims that he brought it out to give it to her, because of that story she told about it earlier. He says that she should wear her mother's tiara today in her honor. He claims that the other things were for the rest of the family so they wouldn't feel left out. Elena tries on the tiara, and Esteban is amazed at how much she looks like her mother. She thanks him and gives him a kiss on the cheek. He tells Victor and Carla that Elena caught him. Victor creates a distraction by taking control of the float while Esteban steals the jewelry back. Elena sees the phoenix's beak coming loose again, as it had done throughout the episode, and climbs up to fix it. Esteban can't steal the tiara back, since it's on Elena's head and everyone would see him. Carla disconnects the rest of the float so no one else would see. Esteban points out that they already have enough jewels, so they should just get out of Dodge already, especially since now the rest of the family knows that they're up to no good. However, Victor cryptically says that the tiara is the only piece that matters. It becomes clear that they need it for part of a larger plan, but we don't know what it is. Esteban decides to do what he should have done in the beginning and make the right choice. He stops the float, and Victor tells Elena what happened 41 years ago. Carla steals the tiara, they lock Elena and Esteban inside the float, and try to escape on horseback. They're stopped by the Carnaval parade though. Esteban tries to explain, but Elena believes that Victor was just lying to distract them, and he goes along with her assumption. He still feels guilty about serving Shuriki for all those years, but Elena assures him that he did what he had to do to survive, and he stood up to Shuriki when the time came. She tells him to put the past behind him, because he can't change what he did then, but he can change what he does next. Oh, harsher in hindsight season 3 feelings! Esteban resolves to get out of the float and stop Victor and Carla. Elena knocks the beak loose from the inside so she can see outside. However, the hole is too big for either of them to fit through. Esteban realizes that all of the rocking is making the float move slightly. They're at the top of the hill, and after pushing the float around, gravity does most of the work for them. Elena is the navigator while Esteban helps steer the float by pushing it when it needs to make turns. Victor and Carla see them and go past the Carnaval parade. Elena tells the citizens that they're thieves, and everyone rushes to stop them. They go over a wall, and when Elena and Esteban hit it in the float, it flies over Victor and Carla and lands in front of them. This unlocks the door, allowing them to escape. It also scares the horses, who buck Victor and Carla off. They try to backtrack, only to be met by a lot of angry citizens and an angry royal family. Elena instructs some guards to escort Victor and Carla out of the kingdom, and see that they never return. However, Victor says that they will return one day. Esteban is made King of the Carnaval, since Elena believes that he's worthy to wear the crown.