#chrysta the fairy

[tookishcombeferre]

Thanks for the tag @shychick-52

So, this, I've thought a lot about actually.

The whole Protector sublot both does and does not make sense to me. I've watched it all the way through twice now, and I really, really don't like it. (Personally.)

My personal issues with the Protector subplot are as follows:

I dislike the fact that it encourages secret keeping from trusted adults (Mom, Dad, Aunt Tilly, Mr. Cedric, etc.) which is something that the show actively states is wrong in the previous episode about Gnarly and the Fliegel. ("The Fliegel has Landed" is one of my top 5 episodes, right up there with "Substitute Cedric" in terms of life lessons taught and their importance.)

I dislike the fact that it makes all the adult characters feel really stupid and flat as characters. They have absolutely no, to use a DnD term, passive perception - apparently - because they never notice Sofia is missing. They're all completely incompetent, and it makes no sense.

I just have an absolute personal disdain for the way Sofia is treated by the Protectors. She is *not* a teenager. She is not a mini-adult. Sofia is 11 ... 11 and 1/2 at the most, and Chrysta treats her like she's a minimum of 15 or 16 and I hate it.

However, my primary issues, as a parent, are with points one and three.

Someone. I do not care who. From Sofia's initial trusted circle should be with her in the Mystic Isles. Mom. Dad. Cedric. Tilly. SOMEONE. (Who is not an animal.) Should be with her to supervise.

I know the show spends a lot of time establishing Minimus as a guardian of sorts. He's really protective. He's safety conscious ... HE'S A HORSE. A smart horse. But, he's a horse.

I cannot describe to you how WITH Miranda I am with every. single. word. that comes out of her mouth in the finale I am. But, I am. I am with Miranda 3,000%.

Trust me when I say Squish and I will be having a long talk in the next couple months about how Sofia made some BAD choices about not telling her family about Prisma AS SOON as she was encountered. Prisma should have been the FIRST thing Amber and Sofia were talking about at the dinner table, the first thing Sofia was talking to Cedric about the next time she visited the tower, and Baileywick should have been on HIGH ALERT for any sign of her. Period.

There is no way Sofia should have been keeping her Protector status from her parents and trusted inner circle. Nope! Nope, nope! Bad writing. Terrible writing! No thanks. Don't like it.

And, I suppose, if the Protectors actually treated Sofia like a child in school, someone who was *learning* how to adventure and not actively putting her in danger, it might not be so bad. But, the first thing Chrysta does is like basically feed Sofia to polar bears ... so like ... I don't exactly trust these people's judgement. Nor do I trust them with the life and emotional well being of an 11 to 12 year old kid.

(Again, I am speaking as a parent. Y'all are free to feel however you want about the Protectors, I just ... I hate them. I'm sorry. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that I also had a lot of responsibility heaped on me by adults who I was supposed to trust at a young age so it just hits me in a sore spot? But, oooo I just cannot *stand* them. "Get this by sunset." "Save us Sofia, you're our only hope!" "You have to help us!" "We're basically minor gods, but we're helpless!" ICK! Major ick!)

And, before anyone asks the difference between the Protectors (specifically Chrysta) and Cedric?

He's actually useful! He actually teaches Sofia useful skills! What does Chrysta do other than complain about stuff and tell Sofia to do better without showing Sofia anything? SOFIA HAS TO TEACH CHRYSTA HOW TO TEACH!??! Like, what? Excuse me???? Huh??? What are we doing here? This is a show for children! Please, please, I am begging you! Let the adults have at least one competent bone in their body. It will not detract from having the child as your main character. I promise.

Meanwhile, Cedric taught Sofia and the rest of her classmates better in one class period than the Good Fairies did in like 2 whole years! And that's while he was still "evil!" (And strapped to a chair.) Like, hello?? (Maybe the real lesson is just that fairies are just notoriously bad teachers? I dunno.)

So, like, yes, Chrysta improves as a mentor. Fine. I'll give you that. But, she still treats Sofia WELL more like a peer than a mentee. And, I'm not super comfortable with that? I don't like the dialogue between them. I don't exactly know how old Chrysta is supposed to be, but she's definitely older than Sofia is. Maybe she's supposed like an older teen? I'm not sure. But, I do not like the way that they're coded as equals. There was a clear and distinctive barrier between Cedric as Mentor and Sofia as Apprentice literally from the episode in which she was called that onward. And, while Sofia is CALLED a trainee by Chrysta. That is NOT coded into their relationship in the same way it is in other relationships Sofia has in the show.

And, I. Do. Not. Like. That.

Chrysta is dismissive. She's arrogant. She's mean. She's not likeable. She actively blames Sofia for stuff that isn't her fault. I mean, dang, I wouldn't blame Cedric for getting into a fist fight with Chrysta just for putting Sofia though more than half the crap people put him through his whole life.

And, yes. These are all things that Cedric also can be and was throughout his redemption arc, but he is also shown over and over again to be equal parts protective and caring as well as being a mean and arrogant. Chrysta is just ... not protective or helpful.

Sofia ends up saving Chrysta well more than Chrysta ever saves Sofia. For being on the side of good, Chrysta is not very willing or able to care for Sofia, emotionally OR physically, and that's something that I just ... I can't stand. If they were going for mentor foils? They failed. Epically.

Chrysta as a character is cool. I just can't stand her as someone who is supposed to look out for Sofia because she doesn't. Like, the whole episode they're in Wei Ling? Chrysta is basically gaslighting Sofia about not asking for help until Sofia tells her off! UGH! I just ... I'm sorry! This is a sore spot for me. You stepped right into one of my pet peeves in writing for children.

It all boils down to that I just don't like what message it enforces. What the writers set up with Cedric is that he's crotchety but there is good in him, and when push comes to shove, he's going to stand up and protect the people he loves. He deeply cares about Sofia. He really wants to be good more than bad. He's just a little turned around about how to get the respect he deserves as human being. Sofia is helping him get there through her child-like hope and, really, just being around him. Truly, he's kind of like Carl from Up. He just needs another human being to bring life back into his life. Cedric likes mentoring Sofia, and there's a well established distance and boundary between them. In many ways, Cedric is doing a lot of his own development behind the scenes, Sofia is just there accompanying him on the journey. (Honestly, the Carl and Russell metaphor isn't a bad one for the two of them.)

With the Protectors, by contrast? From the moment Sofia appears, that boundary just isn't there. They immediately are willing to take her on as a near adult trainee. They put her with a trainer who clearly expresses contempt for her IN FRONT of them. This trainer is actively prejudiced against Sofia as a person, and this trainer treats Sofia, not as a child, but as a peer. In many ways, Sofia acts as an ACTIVE, not passive, catalyst for Chrysta's development.

And, I'm just NOT down for that. I'm not about it. It's not in my spirit.

There is a big difference between using life experiences and wisdom to help someone process what they're living through - what Cedric does for the class with "The Sorcerer's Secret" song - and what Sofia ends up helping Chrysta to do in getting her Fairy Wand. Big Difference. HUGE.

So, again, Squish and I will be having LONG chats about why it's important to evaluate these kinds of relationships. Healthy relationships and boundaries with adults. Because, the Protectors? That's NOT it.

There should be a firm line with all the adults involved in Sofia's life telling her "NOPE. Sorry. No more. Not because of anything you did, but because this never should have happened in the first place. This is not your circus. Not your monkey. Not your problem. You are done in the cupcake war. The end."

Sorry if this was rambly and disjointed. But, darn. This hit in a place for me. I do not like this arc. I like it less each time I watch it.

If Cedric hadn't saved her in 'In Cedric We Trust', Sofia would have been seriously hurt or worse by Prisma! That's proof that she has no business being a Protector at her age, let alone the ONLY Protector of the EverRealm!! What if such a thing were to happen again post-series- bested by an enemy or even just getting injured by pure accident, with nobody around to help (well, I mean, normally she'd usually have Minimus or Skye with her, but still)??

That's why I totally think Cedric should have been her magical bodyguard, like I discussed in this post.

@tookishcombeferre @bettathanyou @fantadym

[yen-sids-tournament]

Favorite Fairies: Preliminary A

Only one can win, who do you believe in most?

[the-gayest-show]

Semi Comprehensive List Of STF: Royal Magic HCs

- cedric is sofia's mentor and gets a prominent role in this show

- sofia's dad is revealed to have been some form of magic user and this is why sofia has natural magic

- [on the flip side] sofia's mother is revealed to have had ancestors who were Sorcerers

- [the foundation of above hcs] Sofia has genetical magic and this is why she's selected for royal magic school

- [on the flip side] everyone in the everrealm has some level of magic and sofias amulet just made it bigger

- sofia gets her invitation to the magic school Harry Potter style with the owl and everything

- we finally find out if Everealm Academy is a boarding school

- we see a bit of that school before we leave it

- sofia quits her protector job somehow due to stress prolly

- the magic school is the one forcing her to quit or maybe someone else idk

- Sofia trains a new protector of the everrealm to replace her and it's some mf we've never met before

- before the job quitting we get an episode where Sofia struggles to balance her new magic school work with protector work and it's a good episode abt not overworking yourself

- cedric FINALLY goes to the mystic isles it was high time!!!

- Vivian is also transferred to this magic school

- we see literally any one of her RPA classmates in this show

- the animation doesn't look like bullshit‼️

- if the magic school IS a boarding school: magic portraits as a form of communication because it'd be so awesome, it'd be so cool

- magic school has strict rules for magical objects and their use. Sofias amulet + enchantlet goes against it somehow

- sofia has trauma from vor and it's actually addressed (i am delusional)

- amber cries so hard and so dramatically when sofia leaves Everrealm academy it's funny

- sofia gets the coolest magic wand ever.

- it's pink and/or purple and it has some dope design

- hexley hall and this magic school are revealed to be related somehow (whether it's that they collaborated at some time or one came from the other)

- or maybe the headmaster of this new school is actually a former hexley hall student

- cedric has a teacher arc somehow

- he grows his hair out (please please please pl-)

- sofia wears colors that aren't purple or pink

- a new color palette is created and she only wears that color (judging by some of s4 maybe light blue?)

- the theme song sounds something like the original but with a twist

- [on the flip side] the theme song is entirely different but it's so good that idc 💪

- we get a canon reason for why sofia literally had light coming from her heart in the finale (is that genetic magic or what???)

- new magic lore drops (i mean cmon. I'd hope this was a given)

- we learn about a career related to magic that supposedly comes out of this royal magic school (like seriously what is the purpose of teaching royals magic in depth if they're gonna remain normal princesses/princes)

- the animation style pays tribute to the original style somehow

- there's occasional mentions of ppl from the old show or events that happened

- [referencing canon announcements] there's gonna be a fairy so I'm guessing Chrysta bc mystic isles arc

- Wormwood comes back (with a new villain likely) and starts tormenting everyone including cedric

- [on the flip side] wormwood gets a redemption arc no one saw coming

- old villains will be back (I'm hoping Grimtrix)

- new villains are introduced (bonus for if they have cool designs)

- we see Ruby and Jade and their reactions to all this

- [on the flip side] they never mention the village or Ruby or Jade again and I would be devastated. Fuck them if they do that actually

- [flipping the on the flip side] the villagers are revealed to have some level of magic within them generally hence sofia and all that

- clover and the birds sneak into the carriage/transportation method (pilot reference‼️) and live with sofia in secret

- the school is super strict with stuff

- [on the flip side] they are normal except regarding student safety and that's where sofia's troubles with school start

- the headmaster is chill as fuck

- [on the flip side] the headmaster is a new villain or someone like grimtrix disguised and it's actually genius. They pretend to be nice but actually aren't. This is an overarching plot point. (I would eat this up i fear)

- we meet teachers who are cool (yipee) in combination with stricter teachers (not good for the whole protector thing)

- [literally will not happen] everyone (all the cast) gets therapy ffs

[hannahhook7744]

Descendants Background Characters Names (Redone) Part 6;

Some of the fairy characters mentioned are wonderful ocs that belong to @fairiesandbeatleslover .

Princess Roanne and Eliza/Elisa, niece of Fairy Godmother. 

Leroy Lumière, son of Lumière and one of Ben's staff members (can't remember the title he was addressed as in d3, if he was. I think he's a guard? But he could be something else).

Lancelin Potts, son of Beatrice (Mrs. Potts) and Jean Potts.

Horace Generic the school Librarian at Auradon Prep.

Nixie Fae, sister of Fairy Godmother/Renée Fae and Coach at the Magical Institute Training/M.I.T.

Mateo and Julieanna Foulfellow, son and daughter of Honest John and Gideon.

Obsessive Opaline Mim, granddaughter of Madam Mim.

Obedient Orion Mim, grandson of Madam Mim.

Foolish Floyd Mim, grandson of Madam Mim.

Jabberin' June Mim, granddaughter of Madam Mim.

Prideful Prudence Mim, granddaughter of Madam Mim.

Forgetful Fallon Mim, granddaughter of Madam Mim.

Grey Greta Mim and Envious Ebenezer Mim, grandchildren of Madam Mim.

Ecstatic Elodie Mim, granddaughter of Madam Mim.

Scaredy Cat Shellie Mim, granddaughter of Madam Mim.

Clumsy Cullen and Tough Guy Titus Mim, grandchildren of Madam Mim (note: do not call Cullen 'Clumsy Cullen' in the ear shot of any Mims unless you want to become their next lab rat).

Gaspy Gia  and Graceless Gracelyn Mim, granddaughters of Madam Mim.

Caddy, daughter of Chrysta the fairy.

Grouchy Bergmann, son of Grumpy.

Margery, daughter of Azurine. 

Lainey and Marissa Neverwings, daughters of Iredessa.

Princess Roanne. 

Colby Jenkins, son of Coach Jenkins.

Amrita, daughter of Meena. 

Mickey/Michael (guard).

Abigail (Auradon Prep Biology Teacher).

Oswald (guard).

Vika, daughter of Zhencha.

Hock, son of Lieren.

Owners of a cursed antiques shop.

Verity Daisybug, adoptive daughter of Amber Daisybug and Dunkin the cooking/baking fairy.

Al-Khayateh Never, son of Hem and Abdul.

Breena Never, daughter of Beck and Paulie.

Her boyfriend, Spiel Winger, is the son of Rani and Tor. 

Boreas Frostwings, son of Sled. 

Couture Never, daughter of Hem and Abdul.

Chiara WIng, daughter of Fira and Sanka. 

Poppy Redfairy, daughter of the Red Fairy and niece of the Blue Fairy.

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Thanks @bellalampwickrossi for the help.

[hypocriticaltypwriter]

Hiya! Got a question here! How would be boys react if they girl’s baby fangs started to fall out before their grown up fangs came in? Would they give them the tooth fairy story?

Hello hello! This is actually a rather interesting question! 🤔 I don't think the boys would feel the need to make up the story of the Tooth Fairy, maybe Chrysta would consider it just for the sake of being fun... But they also don't want a bunch of Baby Bats running into cave walls COUGH Tiff COUGH] trying to knock some teeth out for cash.

BUT to actually answer the question, the boys are pretty cool when their teeth start falling out- it's the girls and Chris who freaked out just a little bit. The only time any of the boys got surprised was when David went to sit down on his wheelchair and was met with the sharp pain of a stray baby fang directly in his left ass-cheek. He denies any accusation of a high pitched squeal coming from him. 💀

[lolotheparagon]

Sofia the First Season 4 in a Nutshell

Oh boy... Season 4. The one with the Wicked Nine story arc.

Day of the Sorcerers - 1/10

For some inexplicable reason, the writers wanted to redeem Cedric and finish off his story arc of being a villain, DESPITE 3 ENTIRE SEASONS OF HIM CHANGING PASSIVELY OVER TIME AND BECOMING A GOOD GUY AND A GOOD TEACHER TO SOFIA AND THE CHILDREN, BUT NOPE WE GOTTA HASTILY CONCLUDE THIS CHARACTER ARC. SO LETS HAVE HIM TAKE OVER THE KINGDOM AND ACTUALLY NEARLY SUCCEED ALL BECAUSE THE BILLY WEST WIZARD AND A BIRD PERSUADED HIM WITH VERY LITTLE CONVICTION. Its fucking hilarious cos at the third act, all it took to get Cedric to stop usurping the throne was Sofia giving him a glare like a child angry at her dad for not picking her up from soccer practice. And despite nearly taking over the kingdom, Cedric gets a second chance thanks to Sofia and her mum and everything just goes back like nothing happened. WOW ITS ALMOST LIKE THIS WHOLE EPISODE WAS COMPLETELY FUCKING POINTLESS.

The Secret Library: Tale of the Eternal Torch - 2/10

Remember, kids. If you have a history with invaders constantly trying to take over your home at every opportunity, befriend them! Its always good to share your land, even though its your land by right! Thank god we're dealing with dragons here not people, otherwise this wouldve been REALLY FUCKED UP. I mean this is fucked up, but still.

The Crown of Blossoms - 9/10

Finally, an episode that didnt make me wanna gouge my eyes out! A wonderful lesson about not using other people's valuable treasures for a festival and you should rightfully give it back to them. Even the boring Clover being greedy sideplot doesnt bother me.

Pin the Blame on the Genie - 0/10

Oh great, another episode about the Culturally Fucked Up Genie Police and the kid genie getting needlessly harassed and villified by the public all because of one racist wizard's opinions. Btw its established that the Genie Patrol have prison cells for misbehaving genies, WHILST THEYRE IN THEIR LAMPS. So its a prison within a prison. WTF?!

The Mystic Isles - -5/10

So, this is the famous Mystic Isles special...Honestly, for a world that's supposed to be where all magic originates, this is pretty dull. Like isn't the world of Sofia the First already magical as fuck? There are magical creatures everywhere in Enchancia, what makes this place so special? Also I really dont like the alicorn Skye, his oldtime medieval mannerisms get older after 5 minutes and it really feels like the show one-upped poor Minimus, since he was Sofia's first flying horse. Oh yeah and Sofia wants to be part of the Crystal Justice League or some shit, cos we need SOMETHING for our main character to do!

The Mystic Isles: The Princess and the Protector - 4/10

A tough fairy named Chrysta becomes Sofia's mentor into becoming a glorifed cop for the EverRealm and because she has this preconception of Sofia being this spoilt snob because she's a princess, Chrysta proceeds to not teach her anything and snark at Sofia throughout the majority of the episode. In any other series, this would be hilarious but here, I just feel sorry for poor Sof. I really grew to like Chrysta later on but this was NOT a good first impression.

The Royal Dragon - 6/10

Crackle and Sofia in Spyro form joins a dragon summit and the former fight with her egocentric rival in order to get people's attention cos her rival always steals people away from her before she can even make friends. Ngl I was expected to hate this episode but it was worth it to see that Crackle's rival is just as insecure as she is and made up half her boasting was made up so people would be friends with her. Also Sir KMR the Knight appears again to play schoolyard pranks on a bunch of dragons cos he's a petty bitch lol

The Mystic Isles: The Mare of the Mist - 6/10

Minimus is understandably pissed off that Sofia arrived with a brand new alicorn TM as her new best friend and tries to string along both of them on her new mission to find this mystery horse for a test. I dreaded this episode was gonna go with Sofia gaslighting poor Minimus into thinking Skye is the better companion and he should deal with it. But No. Sofia couldnt even finish her test cos the mystery horse she was looking for chastises her for not considering Minimus' feelings and favouring Skye over him. I like that, it really puts Sofia in a humbling position and helps her realise how important Minimus is to her.

Through the Looking Back Glass - 9/10

Its a good Cedric episode so its already a step up and we get to see Calista again, which is always fun. We find out the actual reason why Cedric has had this reputation from everyone, especially his sister Cordelia, that he was this bungler who would never amount to anything, and its revealed to be a completely accident which Cordelia forgives him for and apologises for all the teasing and petty rivalry she had with him over the years. Its a very sweet victory for Cedric and I honestly wish THIS was the final episode of his character arc than Day of Sorcerors cos it really shows how much he's improved as a person since Season 1 and that he doesnt need to take over the kingdom to prove his worth. Side note: I love how Sofia and Calista team up to clear Cedric's name and its cute to see Sofia act like a big sister to Calista.

Princess Jade - 8/10

Wasn't expecting a non character like Jade to get her own spotlight episode but here we are and its really sweet! I love how Jade was originally excited to go to Royal Prep to be with her bestie Sofia when they found out Jade's a descendant of royalty but quickly grows to hate it when she realises she'll never see Ruby or any of her village friends that much anymore, her entire life is changed upon this revelation...AND THEN WE GET A FUNNY AS HELL SIDEPLOT WITH AMBER BECOMING A MASTER ARCHITECT. Why wasnt this an entire episode alone about Amber being into architecture, that is wicked cool?!

Ivy's True Colors - 0/10

Ooo, the villain Princess Ivy's getting a redemption? Skip

Too Cute to Spook - 10/10

And we now return to our scheduled programming of serotonin-filled spookiness cos this time Sofia, Lucy and her toxic witch friends are doing trick or treating and Calista wants to join in but they dont want her to join cos she's too adorable to be scary and they're worried she'll "cramp their style." But Calista just wants to have friends and make Sofia happy. Man, I miss when Sofia the First episodes were like this.

Pirated Away - 8/10

After crashing into a pirate ship by accident, Miranda, Sofia and Amber have to help a bunch of geographically challenged pirates find a golden figurehead so Sofia and the family can see a meteor shower along the way. We get to see Miranda being a bad ass mum, Amber learning to respect her mother's word and have a heart to heart talk with her and a lesson about just fucking listening to people.

The Mystic Isles: The Falcon's Eye - 5/10

Oh goody, another Mystic Isles episode and this time, Sofia has to search for the Wicked Nine, a bunch of magical items belonging to the greatest Disney villains of the past to stop the villain from the Mystic Isles special, Prisma from gaining all their powers. Cos apparently Sofia the First really needed a daedric artifact storyline.

The Mystic Isles: The Great Pretender - 4/10

The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassalia - 7/10

Okay, the fact Chrysta has spent the whole of Christmas with Sofia doing protector tasks in order to distract herself from her incredibly lonely life cos she has no family or friends to spend the holiday is truly sad. I really felt for her when Sofia rounds up everyone in the Mystic Isles for a Christmas party. Just...awwww.

The Birthday Wish - 10/10

Sofia has a shit birthday so she wishes for a redo of her birthday and she gets it...40 times over. Yknow that segment with Huey, Dewey and Louie in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas? Its basically that but with Sofia slowly going insane. The biggest highlight is definitely Sofia getting more exasperated and pissed off with each repeat. Its so rare to see Sofia mad or even angry cos Sofia's a very grounded kid who's got a big heart so seeing her being pushed to the limit is hilarious. And as always, there's a good lesson about looking on the bright side of things, which is especially true since Sofia still had a pretty good party to begin with, despite how chaotic things got.

In Cedric We Trust - 8/10

I feel like this whole episode was an apology for Day of Sorcerors cos this ep tries to address the fact Cedric nearly usurped the throne a few episodes ago and Roland's not happy about that. But unlike a lot of kids shows where the villains make shoddy attempts to atone for their actions and the characters just immediately forgive them without any repercussions, Cedric is nowhere near the levels of vile monster levels of Starlight Glimmer or Catra so im a lot more on board with Cedric's redemption cos he's got a far better track record of being a good person than any 2010s redeemed villain combined. Also Cedric earnestly trying to restore Roland's trust not just to get everyone to trust him again, but also because the two shared a friendship together when they were children is very sweet. I kinda wish that was explored a lot more in the show earlier. I wouldve loved more Roland and Cedric bonding.

The Mystic Isles: A Hero For The Hoodwinks - 5/10

Clover wants to be a hero like Sofia so he pretends to be one after hitching a ride to the Mystic Isles and manages to garner a fanbase of flying hedgehogs. Trust me, its not as exciting as it sounds.

The Mystic Isles: Undercover Fairies - -5/10

Another boring Chrysta episode, this time its about Chrysta having a bad experience with other fairies cos they all thought she was too rough and tough and not delicate enough to be a fairy. I mean, good for Chrysta to embrace her femininity but I really dont care at this point.

A Royal Wedding - 10/10

Aunt Tilly's wedding? Okay sure, but what if there was a main plot where its revealed Amber is actually the heir to the throne, not James, causing him to have an identity crisis and immediately tries to humilate Amber in front of the whole reception but nothngs working cos James still thinks Amber is her season 1 self, not her current self who's mastering all her royal duties like a pro and not caring about getting her dress dirty. So he accidentally summons a sea monster, which causes havoc at the wedding and can only be calmed with the promise of cake. So Amber, Sofia and James work together to stop said sea monster and the twins reconcile, James makes up for his actions and Amber dubs her brother First Knight. A heartwarming episode with a dash of crazy shenanigans thrown in. Finally, James gets a good story right before the show finishes.

The Royal School Fair - 3/10

Its nearly the end of school for Sofia and the gang but the former doesnt know what school she wants to go to after finishing Royal Prep, so everyone tries to get her to join their personal fave school rather than one of them sitting down with her and actually working it through with her. Oh and for the cherry on top, Amber signs Sofia up to join a school WITHOUT HER CONSENT and despite being called out for it, Sofia decides she wants to go there anyway. OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE. WRITERS, YOU HAVE ONE JOB, DONT TEACH KIDS TO BE COMPLACENT WITH PEOPLE'S BAD BEHAVIOUR.

The Lost Pyramid - 4/10

Sofia and the gang are exploring the inside of a pyramid, where they have to rely on different senses other than their eyes to solve the pyamid's riddles? Nice! A blind princess who's also an archaeologist?? THAT IS SO FUCKING METAL I LOVE THAT AND OH MY GOD, HILDEGARDE. GO AWAY!

Return To Merroway Cove - 2/10

"Remember, kids. If your parents are infantilising you and don't think you're capable of handling more difficult tasks, prove them right! That'll show 'em! Wait..."

The Elf Situation - 8/10

Sofia encourages James and Amber that just because a peace summit is looming over them and that they're trying to prepare being future monarchs with newfound responsibilities, doesnt mean WE CANT HAVE FUN. And she's right! You guys are in your early teens, enjoy life while you can before the ! Btw i love how 3 kids managed to solve a years-long rivalry with two elf clan leaders in one afternoon when the king took years to get them to reconcile but to no avail lmao. Especially when the two elf leaders in question were mostly petty squabbling and got along the moment someone suggested to do something fun. See, Sofia's always right!

Forever Royal - -6/10

The sheer mood whiplash from an absolutely wholesome first act that wouldve been a great bookend to the series with Sofia graduating Royal Prep, Amber training to be queen, James becoming a full-fledged knight in training and everyone in Enchancia is all coming together to celebrate how much our main character has grown over the couple of years...only to spend the last two acts of the special hastily wrapping up the entire Wicked Nine story arc with a brand new villain instead of the one we've been building up over and the season, complete with higher stakes, a world-ending threat and ending with Sofia defeating said villain like a Kingdom Hearts cutscene spiritually reminds me of this

CONCLUSION

Oh boy this was a difficult season to get through. S3 had a weird story arc with the Secret Library, but at least that wasnt NEARLY as intrusive as the Wicked Nine arc, where it clearly felt like Craig Gerber tried to crowbar it into the season, especially for how out of place the usual episodes are. Craig said in one of his podcasts that the Wicked Nine was meant to be a serialised story arc for the whole season but Disney shot him down, saying that it'll be too complicated for a pre-school show. And honestly, I fully get behind Disney on that. But Craig had enough creative power to jam that shit in so we're stuck with a boring ass daedric artifact plotline that meanders until the finale, clogging up what couldve been a decent season to wrap up the series.

Still, apart from that awful last season, I really recommend Sofia the First. It's such a cute, fun show that has its problems and defnitely isnt for everyone as its very straightforward in its themes. But if you like musical numbers, silly characters and cute saccharine stuff like me, you'll like this show just fine.

Peace out, bitches

[drzone]

i think the strength of stf lies in its interesting + fun characters and i REALLY wish they would recognize this. all the best episodes are ones that focus on individual characters and their relationships with sofia- these focus episodes really let them shine in what theyre Good At, and we get so few of them in favor of rehashing of episode archetypes that they just cant seem to get right. ie the chrysta focused wassailia episode vs the fairies undercover episode. both heavily feature chrysta and her worries about having connections but where the wassailia episode has a strong emotional arc because it focuses on the Characters, fairies undercover falls completely flat with the resolution of “good job conforming chrysta we like you now” because its too focused on having an external conflict (bridget). idk just my thoughts. i like this show because theres so many ways it could be improved and when it shines it Really Shines.

i dont think stf is actually very good at being a childrens show HELPPP… like i watch a ton of kids shows bc i like predictability but also cuz im interested in dissecting what makes good childrens media and boy stf is not it bless their hearts but they fail to deliver their moral like 8 times out of 10. doesnt make it any less enjoyable for me but it is really funny unintentionally for this LOL. also theres like 8 different episodes where the plot is that clover is jealous sofia is spending time with other people and it just fascinates me that they managed to do it THAT many times. my good bad show. love it love it love it

[spookyruinsfest]

Thinking about the gay fairy from Sofia the First...

[neopuff]

carmen, nigel, chrysta // outsiders

[ambriel-angstwitch]

I headcanon Chrysta, Sofia’s Protector mentor as trans and here’s why.

First reason why is because the only other fairy we see with her dragonfly like wing type is a guy and I know it’s not a fairy race thing because she’s a Chrystal fairy and he’s a dream fairy

Second is that her whole entire arc in this episode is about how she didn’t quite fit in with the other girl fairies her age, and she gets so excited about just getting to be one of the girls. Then at the end of the episode she learns to be proud of who she is, both the rough and tumble part that made her fail her wand test the first time and the more traditional gentle, pretty and dainty part that she wanted so bad to be seen as.

(I actually wrote this post a bit ago but accidentally forgot about it oops 😅)

[laneypenn]

chrysta (/cedric) doodles from friday

[nox-in-a-box]

The fairy could also be Chrysta, but I'd love to see Miss Nettle!

GUYS GUYS!!! Somebody shared this in a StF server I'm in!! Two posts from Craig Gerber himself that all but confirm Cedric is coming back in the new show (including the hashtag in the first one)!!!

We still don't know what role he'll play or if he'll be a main or recurring character, or even if his appearance is just a cameo, but STILL!! EXCITING!!!

As for the mystery fairy from StF, I'm guessing it might be Miss Nettle. Maybe she's a teacher at Charmswell, most like about magical plants! (And maybe her and Cedric will interact- whoever the fairy is, from the sound of the second post, it sounds like Cedric might interact with her in the same episode! But how neat would it be if Miss Nettle and Cedric interacted again for the first time since 'The Enchanted Feast'?)

GUYS, I AM SQUEALING. CEDRIC!!! IT'S HAPPENING!

[chrystakay]

"Among Them"🌿I was going to keep this piece black and white, but I think color brings life to my artwork.🌿This illustration is loosely based on myself, playing and rolling around the moss and ferns on forest floors.🌿I am always curious of how other people interpret my work. So I want to know: how does this piece make you feel? What is your take on it?🌿

[ladymorganella]

The Fairy and the Sorcerer (Cedric x reader)

Cedric doesn’t know how to love and be loved feels like, he never really cared to have someone special in his life, until he met a curious fairy that would change that...

This is based on the song “La Leyenda del Hada y el Mago” by Rata Blanca.

Words: 2090

Warnings: a little bit of angst, nothing to sad tho

(This is my first time writting Cedric, I hope you liked it!) 

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"Have you ever had a girlfriend mr. Cedric?" The young princess asked out of nowhere. Her eyes opened widely in curiosity. 

The sorcerer almost choked with his own saliva "I-" he thought it a bit "I believe that's none of your business, princess" he looked away, trying to avoid her stare. 

"Is that a no?" Sofia chuckled silently. Cedric had no other choice than to admit it "Actually… yes, I haven't" he sighed looking down. 

"Have you ever been in love?" The child asked again, full of curiosity. 

"Yeah once, but she turned out to be a crazy fairy" he rolled his eyes remembering that pitiful day. 

"Oh" she simply said "Mr. Cedric do you think-"

He cutted her off, getting up from his seat "I believe that's enough questions for today, Sofia" Cedric tried his best to not sound harsh, but he couldn't hide it. Talking about his love life always kind of bothers him. The fact that everyone saw him as little more than useless and that he decided to focus on different ways to prove himself didn't help him at all. Let's just say he's not the luckiest guy. 

Cedric was convinced that he was meant to be a loner for the rest of his life, he thought no one could ever be capable to see the hopeless romantic he is deep down, he hasn't even had a chance to show it. 

He doesn't know what to love and be loved back feels like. 

Until that day…

Sofia took him on a tour to the Mystic Isles, she knew how much he desired to go there and, well, she just wanted to make her favourite sorcerer happy. Meanwhile, Cedric couldn't stop fanboying around, taking notes of everything new he found, just thinking about how lucky he is to be the first sorcerer to actually go to the Isles.

Then, they arrived to the Fairy Isle, there was nothing too interesting for him, but he still looked around in curiosity, Sofia had to go with Chrysta for "Protector stuff" so he had time to go around himself. 

The sorcerer went into the forest with the only purpose to watch the flora of the place, that's when a soft humming caught his attention. 

You were near the river edge, combing your hair and humming a sweet song to yourself, looking at your reflection on the water. Completely ignoring the fact that you were being watched by a curious sorcerer hiding poorly behind a tree.

He stared at you for a while, not knowing if he should approach you or just leave you alone. That's when you turned around and crossed glances with him, you jumped a little because you weren't expecting to be watched. 

Cedric noticed this and immediately apologized "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shall leave now" he was about to turn around, but your curiosity spoke for you "No! Wait!" He looked at you again "Who are you? I haven't seen you around" you flew towards and landed right before him, you studied his features and noticed he didn't have any wings "You are not a fairy?" 

Your curiosity kind of captivated him "No, I'm a sorcerer, Cedric the great, a pleasure" he bowed a little, that made you chuckle "And you are…?"

"You really are a sorcerer?!" You asked in awe "I've never thought I would meet one in my life. I'm Y/n, just a… fairy" you mimicked his bow. 

"Well, I never thought I would be up here in the Mystic Isles" he said in a chuckle. 

There was a silence. You were curious about him, you wanted to ask him all of your questions right away, but you didn't want to look like a freak, instead you decided to offer yourself to give him a tour around your island, and of course, Cedric accepted more than happy.

After that, you two became friends. He encouraged you to ask all the questions you had about the ever realm and he answered all of them gladly. Eventually, he warmed up and told you his story and you told him yours too. You discovered you two had a lot in common, more than you were expecting to, but most of all, you could see the great man he actually is.

Cedric would never miss an opportunity to go up there with Sofia just to see you. He didn't care if it was only for a short moment or a long walk in the woods, the sorcerer was more than happy to spend some time with you. He was falling for you, but he didn't want to admit it, he was convinced that a beautiful and lovely fairy like you was out of his league. 

You became the second true friend he ever had, and he didn't want to lose you, that's why he decided to keep those feelings locked deep down. 

One time, you decided to go to the ever realm to visit your favourite sorcerer, which gladly surprised him. Like you did with him some time ago, he showed you the kingdom, the palace and of course his workshop, where he made a quick demonstration of his magic. Even tho he was pretty nervous and afraid he would mess it all up, it went good, you liked it and that was all that mattered to him. 

"Now I see why they call you Cedric the great" you mimicked his voice tone, but in a friendly way "you are truly great"

For a moment he stood there, frozen, he still didn't know what to do when someone actually compliments him "I know, it was time someone finally noticed, don't you think?" 

"You know, I think I like it better here than the isles" you approached him. You felt like that was a good chance to tell him how you felt, but you didn't know how to.

He didn't believe what he heard and looked surprised at you "What? Why?" 

You took a step closer, making him confused "Because you are here" you smiled, and took his hand, your heart was racing and you were scared because of his answer, but there was no going back. 

By this time Cedric's mind was a mess, but that gave him a little hope. He was about to ask you something, but Baileywick entered without even knocking, looking worried and scared "Cedric, the king needs you, It's an emergency" 

Both of you looked at him "Really? Now? What happened?" He asked with an annoyed tone, still holding your hand. 

"Grimtrix escaped" Cedric's expression changed immediately, he let go of your hand and almost ran to the door, you followed him, but he stopped you before you stepped out of the workshop "Stay here" he commanded you and closed the door right before you. Of course you couldn't stay calm after that, you didn't know who this Grimtrix guy was but it sounded like someone dangerous and of course you didn't want Cedric to get hurt, so you got out of there flying through the window, looking for the man you secretly loved. 

When you arrived to what looked like the throne room, there was a tall man with a large scepter having a magical fight with Cedric and the young princess. You hide behind a column, thinking in a way to help them, when the evil sorcerer cast a spell on Cedric's wand, making it useless. 

Grimtrix, seeing Cedric was now vulnerable and incapable of counter, cast another spell, one you could recognize. It was a sleeping spell. 

You didn't think it twice, you let your feelings control you, you flew as fast as you could to try to eradicate the spell, but something went wrong and the spell hit you instead. 

Your body lose it's strength, your eyes closed slowly as you fell on the floor, the last thing you saw before closing them for what it could be forever was Cedric holding you and crying out your name.

After that, Grimtrix was defeated, but you still didn't wake up and Cedric was devastated by that. You, the most beautiful being his eyes had ever seen, his dear friend, the only one that accepted him knowing his past, his one and only true love, gave her own life to save his. And he didn't even tell her how much he loved her. 

The simple fact of thinking that he lost you forever destroyed him. 

But he knew you were alive, you just were immersed in an endless dream and Cedric decided he must find a way to wake you up. He locked himself up in his tower, spent whole days and nights looking and trying different spells on you hoping one of those would wake you. He barely slept and only ate when Sofia brought some food to him. He was desperate to wake you up and didn't care about anything else, not even himself. 

The little princess took a closer look to your sleeping face "Do you love her, mr. Cedric?" 

The sorcerer was focused on studying a spell, but he was also pretty much tired to lie "Yes Sofia, I love her" he answered without even looking at her "And I couldn't tell her, and still, she took the spell for me" he got up and approached you, he admired your face for a while and caressed your cheek gently "I wish I had told her" a single tear ran down his cheek. 

Sofia never thought to see Cedric like that, he always seemed cold and distant with others and now he was completely devastated. She wanted to give him a happy ending too, but as much as she thought nothing came to her innocent mind.

Unless…

"Have you tried true love's kiss?" That question brought Cedric back to reality, he blushed hard and wiped the single tear he shed. 

Cedric denied "No, I didn't" a slight pinch of hope invaded his system, he was willing to try it, he really, really, wanted to kiss you, but he was afraid you couldn't love him back and he would feel dirty because he took advantage of the situation, so he shook that thought out of his head "I don't think it works, I don't know if my feelings are reciprocated" 

Sofia almost glared at him "I believe she does, she took the spell for you after all, there's no greater proof of love than risking your life for the other" she smiled innocently, doing her best to encourage him. 

Cedric thought of it, he knew true love can be strong, but sadly, he never felt it before. Actually he never felt the way he felt around you before "Alright, I'll try it" he sighed with a slight dust of pink on his cheeks, Sofia smiled and clapped happily, hoping this works. 

The sorcerer leaned towards your immobile body, slowly approaching your lips, he could feel your slow but constant breathing, in addition to your natural essence that only made him want you more.  He closed his eyes and brought his lips softly to yours, parting almost instantly.

He looked at you again, but your eyes remained closed, the kiss seemed to have no effect on you "It didn't work" he said pitying himself.  Now he felt worse, he felt dirty, sad and had a broken heart "I'm sorry y/n" he leaned on the plate where your body rested "you better go, Sofia, I want to be alone"

The little princess's eyes moistened, she nodded silently and left, leaving her friend to sink into his own sadness.

Suddenly, your broken, sleepy voice echoed in the sorcerer's ears "Cedric ...?"  His name was the first thing you managed to articulate when you finally opened your eyes.

He looked at you in awe "Y/n ?!" all that bitterness he carried disappeared, when he saw you rejoin, with your beautiful eyes open and that smile that melted his interior "You are awake!" You threw yourself into his arms and this time it was you who claimed his lips, making sure the kiss was much longer and sweeter.

He was the first one to part, although, he didn't want to "I thought I had lost you forever" he cupped your face as you leaned into his touch, caressing your cheekbones gently, just admiring how beautiful you were. 

You simply chuckled, looking dearly into his dark orbs "No... you're going to need more than a spell to get rid of me"

[crisp-sweet-pink-lady]

General Thoughts on The Mystic Isles: Undercover Fairies

You know whose backstory and hangups I really don’t care about?  Chrysta’s!

That being said, I did enjoy the episode, as I liked the world building of introducing different types of fairies and all their different designs.  Especially the Sugar Plum Fairy!  I even enjoyed solving the mystery along with Sofia; the simplicity of it made it kind of fun.  Like, first I was sure that the winter fairy because blue hair and kind of butterfly wings, but then the show was making it too obvious it was her, meaning it wasn’t.  And then once Bridget said she loved scones, I knew blue butter would show up eventually and she’d be the thief.  

My main issue with this episode is that it feels like a retread of lessons we’ve already learned: you don’t have to act differently to prove you have worth, don’t take off important pieces of jewelry, and treating others like they’re inferior will eventually lead to them turning on you.  

So in the end, this was an okay episode that might have been better if it focused less on Chrysta and more on building up Bridget’s character.

[sunlit-music]

I reblogged this post from starothegonzoid’s tumblr blog. They made the lovely post and took the beautiful photo.

starothegonzoid’s photo shows her dressing up in a costume as the sweet and lovely fae character Chrysta from the animated children’s film Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest. The movie is set in Australia and is very funny and sweet.