"Race to the Spire:" Interesting episode. Was not expecting Calliope to return. She was kind of annoying during her last appearance, but then again I think that gives her a bit of charm. It was fun seeing her used again here (and I forgot how cute her baby bear was!). Although I saw the twist coming almost immediately, I feel like the writers did a good job not making it blatantly obvious. Fake Calliope had some suspicious dialogue but still retained some of her normal personality quirks (hiding from the ice monsters, thinking that she was the one who saved the day, etc.) Zhan Tiri is a good actor. Speaking of this complex character, I was somewhat surprised as well that she/he/it/whatever up and revealed their identity to Rapunzel. Now that Rapunzel knows that Zhan Tiri is the one manipulating Cassandra, isn't she going to have a better chance of converting Cassandra back to normal? Maybe there's some sort of special artifact or incantation that can specifically stop Zhan Tiri? I know the story's got to move along, but this scene felt almost unnecessary in a way.
Also, we're less than one month away until the series finale!
Side note: I wonder if this and all of the other Disney Princess shows are set in the same universe. Calliope did say the lamp would keep her trapped for "10,000 years," the same amount of time that Genie was trapped in the lamp in Aladdin. Maybe this was just supposed to be a fun Easter Egg, but now I'm seriously wondering if all of these movies/shows are connected canonically.
Also, we're less than one month away until the series finale!
Side note: I wonder if this and all of the other Disney Princess shows are set in the same universe. Calliope did say the lamp would keep her trapped for "10,000 years," the same amount of time that Genie was trapped in the lamp in Aladdin. Maybe this was just supposed to be a fun Easter Egg, but now I'm seriously wondering if all of these movies/shows are connected canonically.