Sofia the First S1 E16

## Plot

Oh, I love this episode! It's finally time to meet one of my favorite villains on the show! At 3 o'clock, school gets out. Some of the kids, including Sofia and James, stay behind for an after school activity. Amber leaves, because it's about gardening, which involves dirt. Sofia, James, and Prince Desmond, who scares easily, meet Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather in the greenhouse. Wait, so, only those three chose to stay? That's a really small gardening club. They have a special guest to teach the kids about enchanted gardening. She's a fairy who was once their apprentice: The titular Miss Nettle. The headmistresses leave. Miss Nettle gives a rising rose to Sofia. Desmond hides under a table from bouncing bluebells. Sofia and James tell him that there's nothing to be afraid of, but he says that there's always something to be afraid of. Miss Nettle gives them magic flowers and magical plant food to try it for themselves. She's not very impressed by Sofia's small dancing daisy. She's all about being the best and the greatest. James starts laughing uncontrollably when he gets sprayed by a laughing lily's pollen, but it wears off. Miss Nettle is impressed by Desmond's singing sunflower. It's because he got out his measuring tools, and added the exact amount of magical plant food that she told him to add. She says that it's the best one she's seen… since the last time she grew one. She tells them to keep practicing, saying that she'll check back on their work later, and leaves. However, Sofia sees one of her gloves fall out of her bag. She follows her to give it back to her. Miss Nettle is in Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather's office, looking for a book. The three headmistresses enter, and, after not believing her story about losing a seed, ask her what she's really looking for. She's looking for their secret spell book. She thinks that they think that they're more clever and powerful than she is. She has a great villain song. During it, she takes their wands and traps them in a bubble. She also references Maleficent. Towards the end of the song, Sofia overhears her and learns that she's evil. She hides behind a statue, and after Miss Nettle leaves, she tries to free the other fairies. She can't hear what they're saying. They're able to tell her that Miss Nettle wants their spell book, but she doesn't understand anything beyond that. She promises to free them and leaves. She tells James and Desmond what happened. They have to be the ones to save the day, because no one else is still at school. Professor Popov always stays late, so they look for him. They tell him what happened, and find Miss Nettle in a room. Popov tries to stop her, but she puts him in a bubble. The kids run outside. They decide to find the spell book before Miss Nettle does. There's probably a spell in it that could free the teachers. Desmond suggests going to the library and looking at a map of the whole school. He wants to hide, but Sofia and James say that they need him. He's the smartest kid in school. He reluctantly agrees. Thanks to him, Sofia remembers what the fairies did, and deduces that they were trying to tell her that the book was in the clock tower. There's no stairs, because the fairies can just fly up. However, they can't. A flying horse wouldn't fit through the door. Sofia remembers the rising rose in her hair. Desmond uses his magic plant food to make it tall enough to reach the top of the tower. He's too scared to climb it. Sofia tells him that everyone is afraid of something. Even James is scared of ogres. She distracts him and tricks him into climbing up the rose stalk by getting him to talk about what else he's afraid of. The clock figures start moving. The figure of Flora has the spell book. Sofia and James go on the ring to try and stop it, but Desmond just grabs it when the figure comes back around on the other side. It's the spell book. Miss Nettle is in the clock tower. They won't let her have the book. She says that if they give it to her, she'll free the fairies. They reluctantly agree, and she takes the book. She lied about the deal, obviously. The kids are upset that they were tricked. However, instead of immediately leaving the school, Miss Nettle performs spells in the greenhouse. They can still get the spell book back. They can use the laughing lilies on Miss Nettle. Desmond doesn't want to face her because she's scary. Sofia and James tell him to be brave, and that it means when you're scared of something, but you face it anyways. James distracts Miss Nettle with bouncing bluebells while Sofia and Desmond grow the lilies. However, Desmond sprinkled too much plant food. Miss Nettle finds them, but the lilies sprout up. She drops the book, and Sofia gets it. They get back to the fairies, and they're able to figure out what page the spell they need is on. Sofia needs a wand to cast the spell. She finds Merryweather's, and frees them. All of them get their wands back and head back to the greenhouse. However, Miss Nettle isn't there. She surprises them from behind, and decides to trap them all in one big bubble. Before she can, Desmond tackles her. He was put in a bubble, but was able to take her wand. Flora breaks the spell and takes Miss Nettle's wand. She leaves Royal Prep. The kids are praised for their bravery, especially Desmond. They remember Professor Popov and chase after him.