#bested by gothel

[chloesimaginationthings]

Next you’re gonna tell me Vanessa was stolen as a baby

“Father knows best, listen to your father”

[rottmntrulesall]

Mother Knows Best

[berrysprouts]

some of sundrop's forest ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

[localcanadiancreature62]

Wait i had a really funny idea actually. The song "Mother knows best" from Tangled fits my Perfect World au Bill and Ford's dynamic lmaoo.

Ford: I want to see the rest of the world. I don't want to keep being stuck in Gravity Falls.

Bill: You want to go outside?. Why,Fordsy..

Bill: Look at you. As fragile as a flower. Still a little sapling,just a sprout. You know why we stay here in this town..

Ford: I know but-

Bill: That's right,to keep you safe and sound, dear. Guess i always knew this day was coming. Knew that soon you'd want to leave the nest. Soon,but not yet.

Ford: But-

Bill: Trust me,pet. Bill,knows,best.

Like bro is sooo Mother Gothel coded. The whole "keeping a person hostage to keep them 'safe' but really you're just using them" premise fits Perfect World au Bill so well. This is honesty such a crack idea but i love it.

[nerdasaurus1200]

A recent reblog from @tangledbea just made me realize I never did a masterpost of the books, so in honor of St Patrick’s Day here’s pdfs of all the Tangled books!

Lost Lagoon:

Vanishing Village:

Rise of Flynn Rider:

Mother Knows Best:

What Once Was Mine:

[kendelias]

katie’s neverending ocs 🦇   ↳ gage gothel (✗)

Gage Gothel never had any dreams of getting off the Isle. If we're honest, Gage barely had dreams of getting out of his tower. He's not like his older sister. He's not the one who got away. He's only read about her in storybooks, but he knows enough to know that he's a disappointment in comparison. She had dreams, ambitions, places to go and a prince to see. What did Gage have? An island full of villains? A mother who would make him feel like crap for abandoning her? No, thanks. He'll stick to sneaking in and out, hanging with his two best friends, and avoiding thinking about the sister he never got to have and the kingdom she calls home. But fate has a sick sense of humor - as it has it, Gage is one of the kids hand-picked by the crown prince to attend Auradon Prep. And sure, he never dreamed about leaving the Isle... but a free pass is too tempting to ignore. His mother says no, of course - she already lost one prized possession, and she won't lose another. But maybe Gage is more like his sister than he thought: he packs a bag and goes, anyway. Out from under his mother's iron rule, Gage is finally free. And sure, some things are lame here - the royal family has a collection of sticks up their asses, and he can't sneak out of a tower anymore without getting detention because he's 'a danger to himself and others.' Whatever. At least he's here, and not there. His mother can't control him anymore. He finally got away, too. (And there are some cute princes to stare at, so. Added bonus.) But then Mal does what Mal does best - starts trouble. Gage, of course, gets dragged into it headfirst, whether he wants it or not. And he really, really doesn't want it. The worst part is that Mal doesn't even know what she's doing. She's excited when she tells him about their plan to break down the barrier; she doesn't feel the chill that goes down his spine, or the bile that creeps up his throat. She doesn't know the lingering terror when he thinks of facing his mother again, of getting locked in that tower again. She doesn't know that Auradon is the only place he's ever felt alive. The Isle is where he was born. But he doesn't know if he could have ever called it his home. Now he has to decide what's more important: his people, or himself. It's a more difficult choice than it has any right to be.

[tangledbea]

Okay, off the top of my head, here are the instances of a song being in the background of a scene in the movie:

When Will My Life Begin during the Kingdom Dance when Rapunzel looks at the Lost Princess mural-

A really slow/somber I See the Light when Eugene "betrays" Raps-

I See the Light twice during the climax, once when Eugene dies (I swear I can hear the "now that I see you" notes right before Rapunzel sings the incantation 😭) and the other when he's revived-

When Will My Life Begin while Rapunzel reunites with her parents-

And I've Got A Dream in the epilogue when the thugs achieve their dreams-

Are there any I'm missing? I feel like Mother Knows Best is somewhere in there but I haven't found it. Thanks so much! 😊

Okay, friend, this took me a few days to get around to answering because I needed to sit and listen to the full score (which I have) without distractions (not an easy feat for me).

"When Will My Life Begin" and "I See the Light" are the primary song callback themes (with "When Will My Life Begin" being the absolute most prevalent), and if you know what to listen for, you can hear them everywhere. The thing with these themes is that they aren't always an identical tune. There maybe be cadence differences or key shifts, or any number of little alterations that makes it not identical to the song music, but similar enough that you can hear it there. I hesitate to call them leitmotifs, because I don't know enough about music to be sure I'm being 100% accurate in calling them that, because the musical themes aren't always associated with a specific character/situation, but often are. (For example "When Will My Life Begin" is clearly Rapunzel's theme, and the use of it in score is often when she's talking about the lanterns or her dreams or being free. In that respect, I would mostly confidently call it a leitmotif for her, and in listening carefully to the full score, I've found a few more that are not associate with the songs, so thank you for that!)

So here's what I've clocked (I'm using the official track titles, I hope they're self-explanatory):

Prologue: "When Will My Life Begin" (more than once), "Healing Incantation" (not just when it's being sung, it's used as segue music, as well)

Let Down Your Hair: "When Will My Life Begin" (right as Gothel is reaching the top of the tower and stepping inside)

Mother's Back: "Mother Knows Best" (used multiple times in a major key)

Gothel Leaves Again: "I See the Light" (you get a hint of the phrase "now that I see you" just as Gothel is leaving)

The Lantern Thing: "When Will My Life Begin" (when Rapunzel is describing the lights to Eugene) (Special note "The Smolder" is in this track XD)

A New Life: "When Will My Life Begin" (This is the whole scene with Rapunzel swinging wildly between joy and depression/fear. It's very obvious in this track.)

Break Her Heart: "When Will My Life Begin"

Scary Bunny: "Mother Knows Best" ("We'd best stay clear of ruffians and thugs then, huh?")

Water Rising: "I See the Light" ("My real name is Eugene Fitzherbert...") "Healing Incantation" (obvious when, but again, I'm talking about the score, not when she's actively singing it, and it's one of those cases of it having the proper cadence of the song without sounding exactly like the tune)

Campfire: "When Will My Life Begin" (when she's talking about never leaving the tower)

Kingdom Dance: "When Will My Life Begin"

Kiss Interrupted: "I See the Light" (throughout the whole track)

Realization and Escape: "When Will My Life Begin" (when Rapunzel is realizing that she's the Lost Princess), "I See the Light" ("Where will you go? He won't be there for you!")

Let Me Save Him (Note: On the commercial soundtrack, this track is combined with "The Tear Heals"): "When Will My Life Begin (when Eugene is climbing the tower), "Healing Incantation" (when Rapunzel is pleading with Gothel to let her heal Eugene), "I See the Light" ("I can't let you do this." "And I can't let you die."), "Healing Incantation" (as Gothel de-ages and plummets to her death)

The Tear Heals: "I See the Light" (right as he dies and right before she sings), "Healing Incantation" (right after she sings), "I See the Light" (as he's healed, and right after), "When Will My Life Begin" and "Healing Incantation" (at the hug/"Did I ever tell you I have a thing for brunettes?"/kiss), "Healing Incantation" and "When Will My Life Begin" when she meets her parents.

Kingdom Celebration: "When Will My Life Begin" (at the very beginning of the epilogue) "I've Got a Dream" (for about half of it).

I probably missed some, as I said, I'm not trained in the field of music, I just have an ear for it. But thank you for this ask! Listening to the full score is like watching the movie without dialogue! This was a fun project, and it was a good way to spend a hour and a half.

[supernightboy08]

My ALL TIME favorite Disney Villains:

1. Scar

2. King Candy/Turbo

3. Mother Gothel

4. Captain Hook

5. Gaston

6. Claude Frollo

7. Jafar

8. Maleficent

9. Evil Queen

[kateeorg]

You know how "Mother Knows Best" is peak narcissistic mother energy (as the kids say)?

I'm getting the sense "This is the Thanks I Get?" is that for narcissistic fathers.

Thoughts?

[gravitycosplays-solarflareart]

Leave room for Mother~

Rapunzel: @duodawn_cosplay

Flynn/Eugene: @fireflyxvcos

Mother Gothel: Me

Mother Gothel design by @_sunsetdragon_

Gothel costume made by Jennifer Glinzak

📷: @asteroid.abi

[sumarmz]

Feeling depressed gonna watch Tangled

[toxic-lucky]

Everything turns to dust eventually - I should know, I'm born from it and the Sweet Lady's blessings.

[nami-moittli]

No, I don’t know what the plot of a Tangled themed Twst event would be

Yes, I know that it’d be Kalim, Idia, Riddle and Malleus (SSR Kalim, SR Idia & Riddle, and R Malleus, is what I’ve decided)

[synergysilhouette]

Very few villains get a reprise song. The reprise of "Mother Knows Best" is not only better than the original, it's one of the greatest Disney villain songs!

We deserve more reprises of Disney villain songs. I feel like the only time we have a chance at that is usually when they become stage musicals, since they have more songs than their movie counterparts anyway.

[headcansxfanfictions]

Kikyo (and Illumi) gives major Mother Gothel vibes. I think they sisters😂