Sofia the First S4 E20

## Plot

After another Protector training session, Chrysta invites Sofia over to her place for tea. Sofia notes how much she's changed since Wassalia. Chrysta says that everyone likes the friendlier her. However, when she says hi to some other fairies, they fly off screaming. She's never really fit in with the other fairies. There's a fairy sleeping on her cottage porch. His name is Snoozle. He needs her help, but then he falls asleep again. He's a Dream Fairy. Their dreams always come true. Sure enough, Sofia takes a step to the left, and catches a baby fairy. Snoozle tells them that someone is planning on stealing all the magic from the Pixie Cup. It's a magic blossom that only blooms once a year. Young fairies have to pass a test in order to get their wands from the flower, and receive their magic powers. If someone steals all the magic for themselves, no fairy will ever get a magic wand again. Snoozle didn't see the thief's face, but he did dream of blue butter. Dreams can be hard to interpret sometimes. Sofia and Chrysta have to protect the Cup, but only fairies taking the test are allowed into the Fairy Forest. They could go undercover and pretend to be fairies taking the test. Sofia uses her amulet to transform into a fairy. After all, it lets her transform into a mermaid, and into animals. I love her fairy form. Chrysta tells Sofia that she already took the Pixie Cup test once, and she failed. She may be tough and strong, but everyone told her that wasn't the fairy way. Young Chrysta looks so adorable! She's… adorably tough and strong! Sofia decides to be Chrysta's fairy trainer. Fairies are supposed to be graceful and proper, and she goes to princess school. If the young fairies are the only ones allowed into the forest, then one of them must be the thief. They meet a red headed air fairy named Etheria, a blue haired frost fairy named Flurry, and two other fairies. They also meet Bridget, the forest keeper. She's a Brownie, a fairy that doesn't have wings. I'm getting Barbie: Fairytopia flashbacks. It looks like she never earned her wand either. Also, Brownie? Is that an intentional reference to the household spirits from Scottish folklore? Like house elves in Harry Potter? In a show aimed at preschoolers? I love this show. They meet the judge for the test, the Sugar Plum Fairy. Like the Sugar Plum Princess from the Nutcracker? That ballet must be ethereal. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Anyways, she says that, contrary to her appearance, she's not nice, but she is fair. Except she totally isn't. They have to pass three stages to earn their wand. The Sugar Plum Fairy remembers Chrysta. She failed the very first stage. If they fail even one stage, they won't get their wand. The first stage is gently dabbing sunflowers with morning dew. Sofia tells Chrysta to be delicate. They notice that Flurry is missing. The Sugar Plum Fairy says that everyone passed the first stage. Flurry is back, and she has twigs on her clothes. They can't jump to conclusions. If she sneaks off again, they'll follow her. They see Snoozle. They need a deep sleeper for the next stage: The Tooth Pull. Bridget brings the tooth to the Sugar Plum Fairy, who tells her to wash her hands. She says that being forest keeper is a dirty business. Dirty indeed… I'm sorry. Again. That wasn't even a pun. Anyways, they have to pull the tooth out from under Snoozle, and replace it with a gift, all without waking him up. Flurry decides to go first. Sofia realizes that she went first so she could sneak away again, and they try to follow her. However, Chrysta is up next. Sofia reminds her how she taught her how to feather walk over the snow. So much continuity and serialization! I love it! She takes the tooth. However, she doesn't know how to make an origami swan. Sofia tells her to pick another animal, and leaves so they don't lose Flurry. She trips over a vine, and Flurry sees her. It turns out that she was just making corsages for everyone. Those look more like regular old flowers, but okay. While admiring hers, Sofia bumps into Bridget. She was coming to get her, because it's her turn. Sofia apologizes for bumping into her, thanks her, and returns her shovel to her. Bridget is surprised that she's so nice. No one has ever said sorry to her before, or thanked her, or picked up her shovel. The Sugar Plum Fairy passes everyone again… except for Chrysta. She made an origami frost dragon, but the reward was supposed to be "something nice." I officially hate the judge more than I hated Chrysta at first. She says that frost dragons are nice, as long as you wear gloves to protect against their poison fangs. Sofia says that if anyone would know that, it'd be Chrysta, because she wrangles them all the time. The Sugar Plum Fairy decides to pass her too. They have some refreshments before the third stage. The judge tells Bridget to stop snacking and start serving. She loves the scones. Flurry and Etheria compliment Chrysta. She's so excited about passing twice, and thinks she can finally fit in with the other fairies. They decide to give her a makeover. Absolutely nothing is wrong with her clothes or her hair! Sofia wants to talk to her about the thief. It wasn't Flurry, and she's out of clues. She needs her help, but she's losing sight of the mission, and herself. She says she'll help Sofia after her makeover. She takes off her Enchantlet to put on a pair of gloves. Can't she just wear it over the glove? It's time for the last stage. It's called the Fairy Frolic. If they make it all the way to the end, the Pixie Cup will appear, and they'll get their wand. Everyone else loves the delicate new Chrysta. She volunteers to go first to figure out who the thief is. Sofia notices that someone left their plate on a rock. It's a scone… with blueberry butter on it, like the blue butter from Snoozle's dream. Sofia moves a rock, which was hiding a tunnel. Someone wants to go under the trees, and get to the Pixie Cup before anyone else. A certain someone with a shovel, who loves scones. Yep, it's Bridget. Sofia goes down into the tunnel. Chrysta passes, and is excited about finally being a real fairy. When she touches the Pixie Cup with a wand though, she and the Sugar Plum Fairy are trapped in vines. Sofia exits the tunnel, and says that Bridget can come out now. She was dirty all the time because she was digging the tunnel, and she loves scones with blueberry butter. She always dreamed of being a real fairy, but when she took the test, the Sugar Plum Fairy failed her. Also, she's voiced by Liliana Mumy, who also voiced Roxy in the Nick dub of Winx Club, and Jane in an earlier episode of this very show. What is it with her and playing fairies? Anyways, the Sugar Plum Fairy says Bridget was very unfairy-like. This coming from a character voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown, who also voiced the sassy jaquin Luna on Elena of Avalor. *That's* why her voice sounded familiar! Sofia grabs the wand with her Enchantlet, but Bridget traps her in vines too. She takes all the magic, and gains a set of wings. Chrysta rips off the vines, but she doesn't have her Enchantlet. She frees Sofia and the Sugar Plum Fairy. If they can catch up to her and hold her wand in the Pixie Cup again, the blossom's magic will be restored. During the chase, Chrysta wrecks the Fairy Frolic with her insane strength, but there's no time to be delicate. Sofia returns her Enchantlet to her. I knew it! She can wear it over the glove! They catch her, and Bridget offers to share her magic with them. However, Chrysta says she's fine as is, and returns the magic to the Pixie Cup. She says that she wasn't meant to be delicate, and if that means she'll never be a real fairy or fit in with them, she understands. However, despite wrecking the Fairy Frolic, the Sugar Plum Fairy says she passed, by saving all the magic of the fairies, and offers her a wand. Sofia says that Chrysta deserves it, and so does Bridget. Yay, redemption and second chances! Also, Sofia's scene with Bridget in the woods reminded me of when she first met Cedric. There's more to being a real fairy than just being gentle and delicate. It doesn't matter if someone is different. Bridget gets her wand too, even after everything she did, and the Sugar Plum Fairy apologizes for failing her. She gets her wings back. The other fairies get their wands too. The Sugar Plum Fairy even gives one to Sofia, even though she's a human princess. She knew the whole time, somehow. It's too bad that Sofia never uses it. Chrysta is back to being her normal self, and the other fairies still like her.