#Isabelle Flores

[bigfrozensix]

Happy 8 Year Anniversary, Elena of Avalor!

July 22, 2016 - August 23, 2020

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elena of avalor + text posts (pt 2)

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[mysticshadows13]

I love Isabel copying Elena during this song

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[elizabethsnowflake]

— tonight is the night i die.

[apupcalyptic-art]

You take requests!! How about Elena, Isa and Gabe being the precious trio they are (I believe in older brother Gabe supremacy) or the amigos finally getting that beach holiday they didn't get to go on way back in season 1? If you'd like to :>

Chose the first one cause I love those three 😊 Hope you love it!

[dittomander]

What are your thoughts on Isabel becoming Royal Inventor? I know inventing is Isabel’s hobby, but when somebody is titled as “Royal” then that implies that they work for the Royal family. But Isabel is not only part of the royal family, but she is heir presumptive. If Elena dies or abdicates without children, then the throne will pass to Isabel. Isabel’s arc was about learning to become a ruler like Elena. So why make her Royal Inventor, if she could potentially become ruler of Avalor one day?

Narratively speaking, I think it actually makes perfect sense. For starters, while there are certainly themes of leadership in some of Isabel's episodes, I'd argue that her arc is less about becoming a "ruler like Elena" and more about her becoming a leader unlike Elena.

(True to form, long-winded essay below the cut.)

Isabel starts the show as a clingy little kid - from her perspective, she just lost her parents, and she doesn't understand that her sister's new responsibilities mean that she can't spend as much time with her as she used to. A lot of her episodes involve her learning to act independently of Elena. She must develop and defend her own identity, even as she reckons with the limitations of her age.

She goes to school for the first time in "Crystal in the Rough" and struggles to make friends her own age, so she smothers her own identity and tries to just fit in instead. She has to learn to be herself and rely on her own strengths - her skills with math, science, and invention. This episode also gives Isabel her own friend group, independent from Elena and the other amigos. Later, in "Science Unfair", she has to learn to rely on those friends for help. Her sister gives her some advice, but ultimately, she and her new friends finish their project themselves.

Later still in "Class Act", Isabel has to learn to recover from her own mistakes and work with even more people outside of her family, to the point where she's able to teach Elena a lesson about working with difficult personalities in "Norberg Peace Prize". By "Shooting Stars", she's totally confident in her role as a scientist and her ability to give directions related to that role. And in Isa's final focus episode, "Heart of the Jaguar", Elena is literally taken from her, and she must learn to stand up for herself and solve her problems entirely alone.

But even as she learns to become a more independent and confident leader in her own right, she has to deal with the fact that she is still fundamentally Different from her sister. At first, this is largely framed as a function of her age. In "Blockheads" and "Three Jaquins and Princess", she is ignored and doubted because of her youth, though it's her knowledge and ingenuity that solve the problems of the day.

Still, she tries to be one of the "big kids", and in "Sister of Invention", she makes her plea again to be treated as an adult and seen as part of the team. She's ultimately allowed to join the amigos, but it's not because they see her as being like them. In fact, they explicitly say that Isabel can't do what they do... but that they can't do what she does, either. She's allowed to work with them because of her inventions and mathematical skills - that is, because of her differences.

(Arguably, "Science Unfair" has a similar conclusion. Isabel is invited to go to college - that is, invited to join a group of adults - specifically because of her skills with science. Beyond just being her hobby, those skills are at the core of her identity, and they are what tie her to being recognized as a grown-up.)

The point is hammered in further in "Team Isa", where Cristina outright tells her that "you're not Elena and you never will be." Isabel was trying to be a "leader like Elena" and failed, only succeeding when she utilized her and her friends' own unique skills instead of trying to just be like her sister. Isabel and Elena have distinct skill sets, and episodes like "A Gecko's Tale" and "The Family Treasure" emphasize this. Their differing skills allow them to complement each other and give them opportunities to learn, but throughout the show, it's made clear that they are not each other and cannot fully fill each other's roles.

Because again, it's not just that Isa can't do exactly what Elena does. It's also that Elena can't do what Isa does. She tries to handle invention plans in "Sugar Rush", but it only adds to her anxieties, and at the end of the episode, she hands the responsibility off to Isabel, the expert. Elena has to learn to delegate what she can't handle herself.

That's what the Royal Inventor title means. It's respect for Isabel's unique skills. It's an acknowledgement that she's a part of the team. And it's not an act of subordination, but rather a delegation of authority.

So the narrative comes together there. Isabel has gone from a clingy little kid that would hide her interests to fit in to a confident young lady that knows where her skills lie and can be trusted with the responsibility to use them for the kingdom's benefit.

The promotion scene at the end of "Coronation Day" exists primarily for these narrative reasons rather than for making perfect logical sense in-universe. It's meant to showcase how the character arcs have developed - most of them fall apart if you put them under the slightest bit of realistic scrutiny - but if we do want to look at them through that logical, in-universe lens, then frankly, Isabel's promotion probably makes the most sense.

There is a precedent of members of the royal family still working for the royal family. Esteban was chancellor for most of the show and both he and the abuelos were on the Grand Council. None of those three may have had a claim to the throne like Isabel could, but even her claim is pretty meaningless at this point in the timeline.

The only reason Elena had any governing authority as Crown Princess was because there was Literally No Other Ruler at the time. Current heir or not, Isabel won't actually be expected to lead the kingdom unless something happens to Elena, and if Elena ever has kids, then Isa's practically off the roster entirely. So... what's a princess to do in the meantime? Being named Royal Inventor gives her a degree of authority within Elena's court that she may never have otherwise and gives her something to do for the kingdom other than wait around until Elena dies. It's even a job that's in her wheelhouse.

Besides, if Elena does die or abdicate, it's not like being Royal Inventor now somehow cancels out Isa's ability to rule later. Presumably, she'd just ditch the title when she took the throne.

[youruinedmylifebynotbeingreal]

Three Jaquins and a Princess starts so weirdly💀 like wdym Migs disappeared for weeks, basically got married, got Dulce pregnant, AND she lays the eggs in the princess’s room. Like. My god.

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Elena of Avalor

(Screenshot I took from the first episode of season 1)

Ok, I wanted to start making post on different pieces of media. Currently, I've been flickering back and forth with different shows I've been into. I just got back into elena of avalor a little. So, I want to make a post about it now, and I did one on sofia the first last year. It only makes sense to do the spin off of that show.

Elena of avalor was a part of my childhood just like sofia the first. I rewatched it in 2020, but, I fully remember when it aired on TV. I watched it back in 2016 when it came out. I can't believe it's been that long ago, 8 years already.

The amount of love I have for sofia the first is the same for elena of avalor. I think it's a pretty good show. It may have had its complicated moments but I find it great.

In my opinion, I think the very first episode of the show was actually good. It was simple, yet nice. Elena feeling like she needs to prove she's ready to rule, by the end of the episode, she figures out that she has a lot to learn and needs to take her time with it. I remember when the first episode aired on TV, and my little self was flabbergasted when they said she was stuck in the amulet for 41 years. Not even 20.... 41! Same for her abuelo, abuela, and sister. But they were in a painting for 41 years instead. Also, the crossover with elena and sofia was nice(in elena and the secrets of avalor). I know they have the same show creator, so that's why, but still, I like the crossovers. I love when tv show creators have made multiple shows and do a crossover with the characters.

Also, I don't know, but I feel like elena just has chaotic energy. Like, she'll make the most random jokes that don't make sense, but they're funny.

And her killing shuriki(the person who caused her to be stuck in the amulet for 41 years, and even killed Elena's parents) was amazing! Especially for a kids show! Great!

While I do kind of ship some of the characters, I find it great that there aren't any sorts of romantic love interest, and it's mainly focussed on friends and family.

I didn't even mention the songs. I loved the songs. The season 1 songs are nostalgic for me. I liked the song in the first episode of the show. How her and her abuelo duet each other in the song based upon whether she's ready to rule or not.

The characters are cool. I find naomi and Elena's relationship really sweet, as well as Elena's relationship with isabel, her sister. Like, elena is such a great older sister to Isabel. It's cute.

I also find it cool that elena plays guitar.

I think she's cool for playing guitar.

All these characters are chaotic somehow in my mind(especially elena and isabel). I just think they have chaotic, silly energy. No matter what.

[bigfrozensix]

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[lucy-shining-star]

I'm still really confused by Elena naming Gabe general and Mateo master wizard in the finale cause like I frankly thoughht captain of the guard is highest military rank in Avalor? Like...Seriously does that change anything for Gabe other than title? I thought he was only subordinate to grand council? And Mateo one doesn't really seem like title Elena could give? Like it sounds like something that if someone would be able to officially give is some sort of sorcerer school?

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[mysticshadows13]

Y'know, on top of the PTSD from everything else Elena went through (lost her parents, trapped in an amulet, lost 41 years, had to throw a coup to get her own kingdom back, betrayed by multiple family members multiple times).

After almost being struck by lightning, twice, she's gotta be afraid of storms. Isabel too.

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[elizabethsnowflake]

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