"Race to the Spire" is the fifteenth episode of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure of season three. It aired on February 2, 2020, to 0.33 million viewers[1] and it is the sixty-second episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Princess Rapunzel, Eugene and an old acquaintance, Calliope, race to the Spire in an attempt to stop Cassandra from acquiring a deadly weapon.[2]
Plot[]
Cassandra returns to the Spire to steal the Mind-Trap Stone from Calliope. Calliope sends a letter to Princess Rapunzel for help and she and Eugene set out by hot air balloon. They pass through the frozen tundra of Krestin Lock where they are shot down and reunite with Calliope who claims to have escaped. They battle their way through the fish like natives, but Princess Rapunzel rescues a couple as they leave. They arrive at the Spire where "Calliope" asks for the key to unlock the chest containing the Mind Trap, but Rapunzel sees through the ruse; Cassandra reveals herself and "Calliope" is Zhan Tiri in disguise.
They fight over the Moonstone-empowered Mind-Trap Stone, but when Zhan Tiri threatens Calliope again, an overly compassionate Princess Rapunzel gives the Mind Trap to Cassandra. Before leaving the Spire, the Enchanted Girl reveals herself as Zhan Tiri to Rapunzel and tells her that she has been using Cassandra and threatens Corona yet again with an inevitable eclipse. Cassandra returns to her tower and activates the Mind Trap; brainwashing Hector, Adira and Quirin, unbeknownst to the third's son Varian.
Characters[]
Main[]
Minor[]
- The Keeper (impersonated by Cassandra)
- Vladimir (cameo)
- Attila (cameo)
- Shorty (cameo)
- Big Nose (cameo)
- Varian
- Ice Vodniks
- Hector (cameo)
- Adira (cameo)
- Quirin (cameo)
Elements[]
Places[]
- Spire Vault (final appearance)
- The Snuggly Duckling
- The Dark Kingdom (mentioned)
- Corona
- Cassandra's Stronghold
- Old Corona
Objects of Immense Power[]
- Shapeshifting Cloak (first appearance & use)
- Magic Blonde Hair/The Sundrop
- Moonstone Opal
- Black Moon Rocks
- Shadow Blade
- Mind-Trap Stone (first appearance & use)
Objects[]
Quotes[]
- Zhan Tiri: "It's in her bag. I love this cloak."
- Princess Rapunzel: "It's not here? Maybe i put in my other bag?"
- Zhan Tiri: "I enjoyed our trip together, Rapunzel. it provided me with an invaluable lesson- Your weakness: Compassion! You felt entitled to help the Bodkins becasue you felt sorry for them."
- Princess Rapunzel: "Some people would say that's a strength."
- Zhan Tiri: "Strength, no. Useful, yes."
- Princess Rapunzel: "Calliope!! Let her go!!"
- Zhan Tiri: "Give Cassandra the key or Calliope becomes a permanent artifact here."
- Eugene: "How do we know she's the real Keeper of the Spire?"
- Calliope: "Actually, it's spire."
- Princess Rapunzel: "It's her."
- Zhan Tiri: Let's speed this up. Here you are, Cassandra. The Brotherhood of the Dark Kingdom is yours to command."
- Princess Rapunzel: "What do you want with the Brotherhood?"
- Cassandra: "You can't have a war without soldiers, Princess."
- Zhan Tiri: "Oh, Princess."
- Calliope: "No! Not the Lamp! It'd be trapped in Limbo for at least a thousand years!!"
- Zhan Tiri: "Give Casandra what what she wants."
- Princess Rapunzel: "Take it."
- Zhan Tiri: "Thanks for your compassion."
- Zhan Tiri: "I believe Cassandra promised us a proper introduction. But she failed to deliver, didn't she? Frankly, I'm surprised you haven't guessed who I am; seeing as we have already met. In a way. You see, over the centuries, I've taken the form of whatever suits my needs- A warlock, a demon, even a blizzard."
- Princess Rapunzel: "You're...Zhan Tiri. But that doesn't make any sense. Cass knows how evil Zhan Tiri is. Why would she team up-"
- Zhan Tiri: "Cassandra knows only what I want her to know. I'm playing her, Rapunzel. She has no idea, but she is under my complete control. Prepare yourself, Sundrop. An eclipse is coming. And when it does, Corona will become nothing more than dust."
Trivia[]
- It is revealed that the four members of the Brotherhood had actually sworn loyalty to whichever human becomes host to the mighty Moonstone via the blue Mind-Trap Stone, with the crest of the Dark Kingdom on it.
- Princess Aurora's spinning wheel can be seen on the wall of ancient artifacts inside the spire, as well as King Arthur's sword in the rock is also on the wall.