Sofia the First S4 E16

## Plot

The Protectors are having their last meeting of the year, and wish each other a happy Wassalia. Sofia is a little nervous. She really wants Chrysta to like the Wassalia gift she made her, but she can be difficult sometimes. Galial is the pink elf like one, and yes, she's voiced by Kate Micucci, who also voiced Webby Vanderquack in the *DuckTales (2017)* reboot, as well as young Hool in a season 3 episode of Elena of Avalor. Chrysta comes in, and she's super happy. It's her favorite day of the year, because Wassalia in the Mystic Isles is full of surprises. Before Sofia can give Chrysta her gift, they hear about trouble on one of the isles. Chrysta volunteers to take care of it. She says that her holiday plans involve her whole family coming over to her cottage for a feast, but that's not for hours. Garish the giant tells Sofia that Chrysta always volunteers on Wassalia. The others have tried taking turns with her, but they can't argue with her. Sofia decides to come along, and surprisingly, Chrysta agrees. On the way to the Isle of Rompkins, they meet Elfalfa, the elf who delivers presents to everyone in the Mystic Isles on Wassalia. Chrysta asks him if he'll need her help again this year. He says he has another helper this year though: His daughter Elfabetty. The Rompkins tell Sofia and Chrysta that their holiday tree was stolen. Sofia starts looking for clues while Chrysta helps herself to some Slog Nog. They see the tree flying away and go after it. It stops and heads back to the ground, where the Rompkins found it in the first place. Chrysta has some Upside Down holiday cake. Sofia sees one of the ornaments turn into a creature and back. Harrumph tells her that the ornaments grow right on the tree. She shrinks down and talks to the ornaments. They're Hoodwinks. The tree is their home, and they were scared of the Rompkins. Harrumph apologizes to them, but feels bad that he and his family can't celebrate around the best Wassalia tree. The Hoodwinks agree to let the Rompkins celebrate with them. Instead of going home though, Chrysta gets Sofia to help her decorate. She says she decorates her cottage, and it's the brightest house in the village, because her brothers and sisters help her. She gets a message from Vega. Elfalfa has fallen behind in his deliveries again and needs their help. He crash lands on the isle. He has a second sleigh of gifts that he needs them to deliver. It's going to take awhile, but they'll get to see Wassalia celebrations on all of the different isles. They see Azurine's singing crystal concert. Sofia is a little worried. It's getting late, and their families will be waiting for them. Chrysta tells her not to worry and just have fun, because that's what Wassalia's for. Yay, she gets another song! At every place, she stops and does something extra, like ice skating with mermaids. They finally finish delivering all the packages. Sofia says that Chrysta was right; there was plenty of time, but now she's ready for some holiday homemade cooking. Chrysta loves homemade banana pudding. Before Sofia can give her her gift, they get another message from Vega. It's about Elfalfa and his daughter. They were delivering a package on the isle of Forever Frost, but now Elfabetty is lost in a storm. They talk to Elfalfa. He last saw her when they were delivering a gift to the Arcticonders. She must've crawled out of the sleigh when he was in their cave. Chrysta and Sofia use their Enchantlets for light, and Skye uses his horn. They guide Elfalfa to the cave entrance. The Arcticonders haven't seen her since they left. Chrysta and Sofia will search the whole isle if they have to. Sofia finds her hiding in a present though. Chrysta tells Elfalfa to take her home while they deliver the last of the gifts, but they're all for Elfabetty anyways. He says that next year, they're both getting a special delivery from him. Chrysta seems upset that there's nothing else, and leaves. Sofia realizes that she forgot to give her gift to her. She and Skye head to the isle of fairies. They see that her cottage has no lights or decorations, and she's by herself. Sofia gives her the gift, and asks where her family is. Chrysta admits that she doesn't have a family, and she spends Wassalia alone. It's why she always volunteers every year. She wants to spend Wassalia with everyone else. Sofia invites her to Enchancia to celebrate with her family, but Chrysta thinks it's only because she feels bad for her, and escorts her out. Sofia wanted to invite her because she's done so much for her, and everyone else. Chrysta opens the gift, and sees that it's an ornament with a picture of her and Sofia on it. Aw! It's so adorable! It actually makes Chrysta tear up. She hears music and heads outside. Everyone is there: Protectors, unicorns, Arcticonders, Harrumph, Hoodwinks, Elfalfa and Elfabetty, Azurine, Sofia, etc. She says they don't need to do this because she's fine, and tells them to go home and be with their families. She helps them all day, everyday, and that makes her their family too. She doesn't have anything to serve them. Luckily, Sofia suggested that they bring her favorite foods. Chrysta thanks her, and invites everyone in. I loved this episode. It had even more character development for Chrysta, who is quickly becoming my second favorite character. Apologies to Cedric. And she's only appeared in three episodes before, and was introduced after the season started. Jurnee Smollett-Bell's performance as Chrysta was even more amazing here than it was in past episodes. The score was really good too. I definitely came close to crying. So, yeah, happy holidays everyone. Just do something, anything, that makes you happy, brings a smile to your face, and warm fuzzies to your heart. Sing songs, give gifts, do charity work, make cheesy homemade cards or food. Spend time with the people you care about, because regardless of blood, they're your family, and vice versa. That being said, family or not, if someone does something wrong, they should be punished. I love people like Taraji P. Henson and Jurnee as actresses, but I disagree with their opinions on the sentencing of Jussie Smollett, one of Jurnee's brothers, who faked a hate crime against himself. If one of my brothers ever did that, I'd kick their asses myself, because I actually understand that faking a crime just makes it so much harder for the real victims of actual crimes to get justice, because no one believes them, because bullshit like this happens. Sorry to just bring this up in a plot description for a children's show aimed at preschoolers.