Sofia the First S2 E28

## Plot

At Royal Prep, James, Amber, Sofia, Desmond, and Princess Kari are at Hildegard's going away lunch. Hildegard thanks Clio, her best friend, for planning the lunch. She'll be gone for a week on vacation. Despite undergoing some character development in an earlier episode, Hildegard still acts vain and selfish, but she doesn't realize it. Makes sense, she can't just learn one good lesson and suddenly change everything about herself. Clio misses her and normally does everything with her. In the auditorium, Sofia invites Clio to sit with her. The kids meet their new theater teacher, Miss Elodie. She's voiced by Tania Gunadi, who also voiced Sashi from Penn Zero. I loved that show, and was really upset when it ended after only 2 seasons. Sashi was my favorite character. She also played Harper Burgess in an episode of Girl Meets World. Anyways, she tells the kids that they're going to put on a play. The play, *Hello Polly*, is a musical about a young parrot searching for her runaway sister. Miss Elodie tells them that tryouts are Friday, and they can sing any song they want from the play. Amber is in charge of costumes. Desmond, Khalid, and another boy will help paint backgrounds. James is in charge of stage effects. Sofia has never been in a play before, and hopes that she does okay. Clio invites her over after school to practice a song. With Hildegard gone, she has a lot of free time. At her castle, she advises Sofia to pick either "First Flight" or "Wings of a Dream", since those would both show off her voice. Those are also the only two songs we hear during the episode. Sofia picks First Flight. There's lots of hats in Clio's room, which surprises Sofia because she's never seen her wear any of them. Clio tells her that it's because Hildegard doesn't think she looks good in any of them. I am Clio when it comes to hat obsession, and not wearing them a lot. Clio loves plays. Her parents take her to the theater whenever there's a new show. Musicals are her favorite. Sofia asks her to try out for the school play, but Clio says she couldn't do that. While Sofia gets some water, Clio starts singing First Flight. She stops when Sofia notices her, but she tells her to keep going, and that she has an amazing voice. They sing the song as a duet, and have a lot of fun. Sofia insists that Clio try out for the play. She wants to, but thinks she can't, because Hildegard doesn't like plays. If Hildegard doesn't like something, then Clio doesn't do it. It's because they do everything together, but only if Hildegard wants to do it. Sofia tells her that just because they're best friends, it doesn't mean Clio has to do whatever Hildegard wants. She's basically in a one-sided, toxic, almost abusive friendship, and she doesn't even realize it. Stockholm Syndrome. Roland has Cedric help James out with stage effects. The next day, Clio is wearing one of her hats. She still refuses to try out for the play though, since Hildegard will be back by the time it happens. Sofia helps Amber with costumes, and tells her about Clio. If Sofia can get Clio to sing in front of Miss Elodie, then she might be able to persuade Clio to try out. Sofia asks Clio to help practice her song onstage, and she agrees. She sings the first few lines, and Miss Elodie is able to get her to try out. The next day, she dresses up for the tryouts, and she looks so pretty! She's going to perform Wings of a Dream. However, Hildegard comes back. There was a sudden warm spell in North Freezenberg, so her family came back early. She admonishes Clio for wearing a hat. She asks her to hold her travel paintings so she can show them to her, but she says she can't right now. Sofia tells Hildegard that they're trying out for the school play. Hildegard says that Clio can't be in a play without her. Sofia tells her that they can still be best friends even if Clio does some things on her own. Hildegard says that it will take weeks to rehearse and perform a play, and then no one will do stuff for her. Clio thinks that she can still do all those things and be in the play, but Hildegard wants her to choose. Sofia says that she shouldn't have to choose. Clio picks Hildegard. Cedric has been getting carried away with the stage effects, since he likes getting attention from the amazed students and audience. However, Miss Elodie told him to only do the things on her list. Instead, he conjures a jungle during auditions. It ruins the backdrop. Miss Elodie admires his and James' enthusiasm, but they don't need a real jungle. They just have to make the things they do need as great as they can. Sofia tells Amber what happened. She tells her to get Hildegard into the theater, and Clio will follow. Amber tells Hildegard that they want to use her travel paintings as backdrops for the play. Meanwhile, Sofia stalls Miss Elodie until they get there. Hildegard is angry about being tricked, and starts to leave. Sofia tells Clio that she was excited about trying out for the play, because singing and dancing makes her happy, and she's really good at it. She can make her own choices. Hildegard says she can't and starts to leave again. However, Clio decides to stay and try out for the play. She finally stands up for herself. Hildegard ends their friendship and storms out. Amber goes after her. She apologizes for tricking her, but she had to do it. She asks her what's more important: Having everything her way, or having a best friend? Just a few lines into the song, Miss Elodie casts Clio as the lead, Polly. After a time skip, it's the night of the play, during the final scene. Princess Kari was cast as Polly's big sister, Molly. Hildegard enters the theater during the final number, and likes it. The performance is given a standing ovation. Clio is glad that Hildegard came, who says that she has a talented best friend. They missed each other, and hug. They don't always have to do what Hildegard wants. They decide to be best friends who don't tell each other what to do.