Talk:Cassandra (Tangled)/@comment-31282252-20200131233234/@comment-44544263-20200206155125

Well when Cassandra was first introduced in "Before Ever After", the first thought that came into mind was Gothel I mean look at her she looks like a younger version of Gothel. Plus if you've noticed in some episodes in season 1 such as "Challenge of the Brave" and Great Expectations", you also noticed that she has a little bit of her selfcenterness, and the fact of feeling overshadowed by Rapunzel. In "Eugene vs Cassandra" when they were locked up and talking to each other about their past, she mentioned that she didn't remember her parents but when Eugene asked her what she tought her parents would be like you could see the sadness in her eyes and ahe immediately brushed it off. I had a feeling she might've some memory of her childhood but the pain in remembering it prevented her from doing so.

There's also the thing that Cassandra tries to prove that she's more than just a simple handmadian. She's always striving for greatness but despite her skills and talents, she's always looked down by others. Even if she gets a little recognition she still strives for more.

In Season 2, I've noticed that Rapunzel's and Cassandra's friendship was slowly starting to become strained. It was really noticable in "Rapunzel and the Great Tree". Rapunzel was starting to make decisions of her own and doing things on her own, which threatens Cassandra's purpose. In the beginning of the series, Cassandra's role was to be Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and confident. Rapunzel started out as all new to the whole thing about being a princess and Cassandra would help her out. That gave her purpose.

But in in the final season, Cass has finally snapped and is longer waiting. I feel that the whole revalation of Gothel being her mother and abandoning her for Rapunzel was probably Cassandra's excuse to finally let out all the feelings she's kept bottled in, and now she was going to take what she feels is rightfully hers.

Now that Rapunzel no longer has Cassandra by her side, she's now doing everything on her own. This goes to show you that Rapunzel no longer needs Cassandra. Even when she does get Cassandra back, I feel like she will part ways with Rapunzel. If you've noticed in the final season, Rapunzel is no longer the person she was in the premiere. She's now a strong confident woman who is capable of taking care of herself. Like Eugene said to Frederic in "Queen for a Day" and him saying it back to Eugene in "Secret of the Sundrop", "You should know by now that Rapunzel doesn't need anyone looking after you". So in the finale once everything has finally been resolved, Cassandra will part ways with Rapunzel and her firends but on good terms. It's now Cassandra's time to fnd her own path. That's how I see this all going.