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I’m going to say this upfront; Jackie Lynn Thomas is currently the most important character in “Star Vs. The Forces of Evil.” Why? Read all of this. I will explain why Starco is not dead, and why Jackie’s place in the show is currently more important than any other’s.
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Fantastic post that encapsulates a good part of my thought about Jackie and her importance for the show. She’s still her own character, obviously, and I want to see her more and get to know her, but she’s also undeniably a device to make all the plots progress.
So very true. This episode, as far as Starco goes, gave me this impression (SUPER personal and likely SUPER wrong or at least farfetched):
Star needs to grow up and mature to become “worthy” of loving Marco. She already is, sure, but needs to stop running away from her problems -even emotive ones- to be able to handle a stable (and hopefully lifelong) relationship with someone she can’t afford to lose.
Marco needs to grow out from his insecurities to feel “worthy” of loving Star, something that he already is. Untile then he propably would be too scared to get into a romantic relationship with an awesome magical princess, always fearing to mess things up, losing someone that he can’t afford to lose.
Heart Vs The Forces of Mind
Star, Marco, and Tom (and Starco) in Season 3
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I’m going to keep the introduction short, since the post is already going to be huge enough as it is. The third season of Star Vs The Forces Of Evil hit us with unprecedented levels of romance drama, unexpected events, and kids not knowing how to handle the full extent of their feelings. In the next several thousands words I’m going to try to put some order through what went through the minds (and hearts) of the characters, episode by episode, what motivations and feelings drove them, and what recurring themes relate to the way the show handles relationships. The point of this work is absolutely not to try and praise or condemn Star, Marco, or Tom’s as morally good or bad, as many character decisions were squarely in a grey area, but rather to take an even-handed approach to things from the perspectives of each character, to better understand them, and from the point of view of the narrative, to see where the show is leading us, beyond the temporary detours along the way. Some assumptions are going to be made, since the show is heavy on its “show don’t tell” approach and rarely spells us out everything for us, especially when it comes to the characters’ inner machinations, but I feel confident in saying that the show itself is more biased in favor of Starco than most shippers are: it’s not evident in almost any individual episode, and it’s far from being the only thing the series cares about, but it’s still the ultimate direction and goal most events seem to lead to, and the last episodes in this season confirmed it. Also I’m going to repeat the same concepts over and over and over, to drive home the point of how important or recurrent some of them are.
Huge thanks to @ngame989, who proofread and corrected this post, gave me tons of useful suggestions and prompts, and wasted several hours chatting about a dumb cartoon with me throughout the months, generating enough material, ideas and interpretations to fill three other analyses like this on.
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SVTFOE FEBRUARY SYNOPSES
Monday, February 06
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Raid the Cave”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Star tries to rescue Glossaryck and the Book of Spells from Ludo.
TV-Y7
Tuesday, February 07
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Trickstar”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Star sets out to prove that party magician Preston Change-O is a real magician.
*Al Yankovic guest stars as Preston Change-O.
TV-Y7
Wednesday, February 08
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Baby”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Star must show her fairy godmother, Baby, what she has learned about magic.
*Melissa Rauch (“The Big Bang Theory”) guest stars as Baby.
TV-Y7
Thursday, February 09
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Running with Scissors”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
When Marco abuses the Dimensional Scissors, the Scissors Enforcer, Heckapoo
gives Marco an ultimatum.
*Zosia Mamet (“Girls”) guest stars as Heckapoo.
TV-Y7
Monday, February 13
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Mathmagic”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
When Star refuses to solve a problem in math class, she learns that avoiding
her least favorite subject may have cosmic repercussions.
*Jim Gaffigan (“The Jim Gaffigan Show”) recurs as Father Time;
Carl Weathers (“Rocky”) guest stars as Omnitraxus Prime.
TV-Y7
Tuesday, February 14
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “The Bounce Lounge”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
When Star discovers that the Bounce Lounge is closing, she and Marco enlist
their old Bounce Crew to make sure the party continues.
*Constance Shulman (“Orange Is the New Black”) guest stars as
Milly and Dana Davis (“Franklin & Bash”) recurs as Kelly.
TV-Y7
Wednesday, February 15
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Crystal Clear”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Rhombulus is convinced that Star is the source of a universe-wide magical glitch
and brings them before the Chancellor of the Magical High Commission.
TV-Y7
Thursday, February 16
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “The Hard Way”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Ludo forces Glossaryck to teach him about the Book of Spells.
TV-Y7
Monday, February 20
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Heinous”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Ms. Heinous shows up at the Diaz house and Marco must make amends for all the
terrible things he has done.
TV-Y7
Tuesday, February 21
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “All Belts are Off”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Marco wants to prove to Sensei that he’s more worthy than Jeremy.
Wednesday, February 22
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Collateral Damage”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
Star must restore Echo Creek High’s spirit after destroying the Possum statue.
TV-Y7
Thursday, February 23
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Just Friends”
(7:00 – 7:15 A.M. EST)
When Star invites Jackie to a Love Sentence concert with her and Marco, she
tries to make sure Jackie doesn’t feel like a third wheel.
*Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) guest stars as Justin Towers.
TV-Y7
Monday, February 27
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Face the Music”
(7:00 – 7:30 A.M. EST)
On Star’s Song Day, Star and Marco work with principle songstrel Ruberiot to
create a ballad for the event.
*Patrick Stump (“Fall Out Boy”) guest stars as Ruberiot.
TV-Y7
Monday, February 27
Original Series – Episode
Premiere
Star vs. The Forces of Evil “Starcrushed”
(7:30 – 8:00 A.M. EST)
Hoping to help her forget about her strained friendship with Marco, Star’s
friends convince her to ditch the Diaz’ end-of-the-school-year party for a more
dangerous bash.
Anonymous asked:
The new disney show called Hailey's on it! Is very similar to SVTFOE, idk if you've seen it yet.
Haven’t checked it out yet, I wasn’t particularly drawn in by the premise, but I might eventually watch it.