The Right Way / Here to Help
Summon Bigger Fish
Damn, impaled. I guess glowing makes it fine for censors.
Kaiju battle armor
Damn, that nameless spell
Welp
Was worried about a Moon betrayal
SHIPPING
Marco saying he was in love with Star from the start doesn't seem right, because I definitely remember being disappointed by the lack of early shipping
Oh damn, didn't expect Mina to be working for Moon
Pizza Party / The Tavern at the End of the Multiverse
Guessing Star will be forced to team up with former villains
Ah, flashback first
I knew we were getting Solaria and Baby Eclipsa, but I didn't expect Mina backstory
Letting Moon rule for now then working behind her back seems like the best option for now... aside from Mina inevitably betraying her
Ah, the pizza party in question
Kind of weird to make a big deal about the rooster crowing but then Mina is still hanging back during all this talking
Oh, I guess it didn't actually crow earlier and that was just for drama
Wow, Moon really didn't expect Mina to betray her
Hekapoo not doing enough to redeem herself
Hitchhiker's Guide reference
Oh damn, an actual death
Was worried about Star hesitating about destroying magic due to being separated from Marco, but looks like she's fine with going through with that (though of course there will be some twist)
Toffee Was Right
Good set of episodes.
Re Marco love thing: From what I understood it wasn't the 'love' he was feeling now. Marco has always had strong feelings toward Star. It's what propelled them into being best friends so easily while already having friends groups on each other's planets. I mean he himself said he didn't believe in love at first sight. It's more like he encountered something new that only grew and got defined with time. (To be fair though, I could just be inserting my thoughts into their mouths. It was a really well done scene with some great voice acting for the both of them.)
There's a lot to unpack about these last few episodes, but what is arguably best is how it's bringing things full circle (in extremlely unexpected ways).
Mina idolizing Solaria the same way Star idolized Mina. Of course, Star was able to realize the faults of her idol, unlike Mina who, like many of the people of Mewni, was far too susceptible to the words of royalty and those in power. It's funny how Mewmans, or at least radical ones, ended up being the main antagonists of this last season. Seeing some of the villagers we grew to knew earlier on with Queen Moon and King River end up as Solarian Warriors was a bit of a shock to me. It really drives home to point on how xenophobia can twist any average person into a living monster.
I also find it fascinating how hypocritical the Magic High Commission is. Rhombulus basically confirmed they were all in on the arresting plot, something a few of us expecte previously. It's especially fucked up that, given them stripped of their titles, they'd basically be seen as monsters themselves.
Moon's betrayal of course, is the big moment of the day. I don't agree with the take that it was something entirely out of nowhere done purely for shock and awe. We've seen the building blocks of Moon's distaste with Eclipsa for 2+ seasons now. Every snide expression or comment she had on how Eclipsa ruled showed us how uncomfortable he was with her rule. Her not initiating the plan at first, but rather joining it, also feels far more natural than just hatching it all up.
This of course leads to the added stakes of these episodes, which is the fact that a huge amount of people ended up getting slashed with the Solarian swords, with the quirky dude actually dying (something I did not expect to happen). While this show hasn't shied away from death before, there's something heavier about this moment.
That of course, leads us to the Tavern at the End of the Universe. Hekapoo saving them only for her plan to be to chill there while Mewni is destroyed aligns yet again, with the mentality of council and how little they actually care for the people. Eclipsa's control over her temper and her thanking Moon for being the one to free Globgor reminded me of how great of a character they've made her (thank god they didn't just turn her into a villain).
The ending of course is a big moment. Star sees all her ancestors, who look angry at her, as well as her tapestry revealing that she will be the one to destroy the magic of Mewni. Of course, in doing so, Marco will be sent back to Earth, permanently. Now this obviously go one of two ways. One, they're playing this entirely straight and this about to have the saddest fucking ending ever. Or two, there's more than meets the eye. I don't see this ending with Star ending up with her parents. A big point of the show is how she's matured enough to not need them anymore and it'd be weird if they just stuck her with them at the ending. Also, Star honestly doesn't have much left on Mewni. I don't think it's for nothing that she came to Earth when she and Tom took a break.
To be honest though, none of us know how things are going to end up. And that's what makes this finale all the more exciting to see.
These episodes were worth it for the Toffee cameo alone.
