Beginnings

Tangled: The Series"Beginnings"
Season 3
Number 7
Episode information
Production code	833T-307
Written by	Leanna Dindal
Storyboards by	Sam Hood Diana Kidlaied Jenessa Warren
Directed by	Shane Zalvin
Original airdate	October 15, 2019
Tangled: The Series Episodes
Previous	"No Time Like the Past"
Next	"The King and Queen of Hearts"

"Beginnings" is the fifty-fourth episode of Tangled: The Series. It premiered on October 15, 2019 and is the seventh episode in the third season.

Plot

Rapunzel is having trouble picking a new lady-in-waiting. Eugene believes that it is because she still has not gotten over Cassandra, but she stubbornly denies this.

Two years prior, Cassandra is annoyed at having to work for Rapunzel whose perky personality clashes with her more serious demeanor. Rapunzel wants to befriend her and seizes the opportunity when her parents announce that they are hosting the Contest of Crowns in which all seven kingdoms compete in a series of games. She forces Cassandra to be her partner and she reluctantly obliges. Rapunzel's methods turn out to be disastrous, but after showing off her physical capabilities, Cassandra is offered to join her royal guard, by the Queen of Ingvarr, but she will have to win the final competition where only the top two teams are qualified. Rapunzel ends up ruining everything for her and Cassandra angrily scolds her. She has a change of heart after realizing that neither of them has had much of a history making friends.

Rapunzel and Cassandra manage to work their way back to the top until it is just them against the Princesses of Ingvarr. The Queen of Ingvarr reveals to Rapunzel Cassandra's goal, making her feel betrayed. When Cassandra argues that this is an important opportunity for her, Rapunzel agrees that they should focus on winning. They are tasked with grabbing a flag on the back of giant iron lion. After a fierce battle, Cassandra chooses to help Rapunzel over grabbing the flag, but in the process, their friendship blossoms. Back in the present, Rapunzel breaks down to Eugene that she is still thinking of Cassandra and will do anything to get her friend back.

At the ruins of the caravan, Cassandra finds a painting of her and Rapunzel and begins to feel guilty about her betrayal, then is approached by the Enchanted Girl who reveals that the moonstone is not at full power because when Rapunzel touched the black rocks, part of its protective energy went into her hair. Realising that Rapunzel is still undermining her, Cassandra angrily rips the painting of her and her former friend, symbolizing the end of their friendship as the episode ends.

Cast

• Mandy Moore as Rapunzel
• Zachary Levi as Eugene Fitzherbert
• Eden Espinosa as Cassandra
• Clancy Brown as King Frederic
• Julie Bowen as Queen Arianna
• Susanne Blakeslee as Old Lady Crowley
• Jennifer Veal as Enchanted Girl
• Peter MacNicol as Nigel
• Gina Torres as Queen of Ingvarr
• Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as additional Voices

Trivia

• The wreckage of the caravan appears in this episode.
• The names of the seven kingdoms are revealed. They are Corona, Koto, Neserdnia, Bayangor, Galcrest, Pittsford, and Ingvarr.
• It's revealed when Rapunzel first touched the Black Rocks in Tangled: Before Ever After, the Moonstone granted a part of its power to Rapunzel, causing her hair to become indestructible, unbreakable and protective to ensure she would be safe on her journey to the Dark Kingdom and reunite with the opal. It also explains why Rapunzel can no longer do the Sun-Drop's Healing Incantation, but can now do the Moonstone's Reverse Incantation.
• When Rapunzel is playing with the oysters at the end of forks, she is imitating the famous fork dance scene from Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush.
• One of the events at the Contest of Crowns is animal calling. This is of course a nod to Disney's famous trope of princesses being able to call animals to their whim.
• The trophy of the contest indicates Queen Arianna and Willow were princesses of one of the seven kingdoms.
• This episode also happens to borrow its title from the premiere episode of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock.
• This episode reveals how Cassandra and Rapunzel became friends and majority of the episode is a flashback, prior to the events of Tangled: Before Ever After.

International Premieres

• May 9, 2020 (Brazil)
• January 1, 2021 (Portugal) (Premiere on Disney+)

Gallery

Cassandra holding a painting of herself and Rapunzel

"I am not expecting her to be Cassandra."

Queen of Ingvarr.

From best friend to worst enemy

v - e - d

Media Films: Tangled (video/soundtrack/score) • Tangled Ever After • Tangled: Before Ever After Shows: A Poem Is... • Tangled: The Series (soundtrack one/two/three) • Chibi Tiny Tales Video Games: Tangled (video game) • Disney Infinity series • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Enchanted Tales • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Books: The Art of Tangled • Comic Books • Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon • Rapunzel and the Vanishing Village • Royal Weddings Cancelled projects: Rapunzel Unbraided • Varian and the Seven Kingdoms Disney Parks Fantasy Springs • Disney Animation Building • Castle of Magical Dreams • Fairy Tale Forest • Garden of the Twelve Friends • It's a Small World • Princess Pavilion • Raiponce Tangled Spin • Rapunzel's Lantern Festival • Le Pays des Contes de Fées • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto Entertainment: Believe! Sea of Dreams • Disney's Wishes • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Fantasmic! • Fantasy Festival • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire • Mickey and the Magical Map • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Royal Theatre • Tangled: The Musical • The Forest of Enchantment: A Disney Musical Adventure • The Golden Mickeys • The Starlit Princess Waltz • When You Wish Restaurants: Tangled Tree Tavern Parades: A Million Splashes of Colour • Disney Magic on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Dreaming Up! • Dreams.... And Shine Brighter! • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • Mickey and Friends Celebration • Paint the Night Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disneyland Forever • Happily Ever After • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Wondrous Journeys Spring: Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice Summer: Adventure is Out There! Halloween: Frightfully Fun Parade • Let's Get Wicked • Treat Trails Christmas: World of Color: Winter Dreams • Royal Christmas Wishes Characters Original: Rapunzel • Flynn Rider • Mother Gothel • Pascal • Maximus • Stabbington Brothers • Hook Hand • Big Nose • Vladimir • Attila • Ulf • Shorty • Pub Thugs • Captain of the Guards • King Frederic • Queen Arianna • Castle Guards TV series: Cassandra • Fidella • Owl • Pete and Stan • Lady Caine • Pocket • Hook Foot • Varian • Ruddiger • Quirin • Old Lady Crowley • Monty • Dale • Wreck Marauder • Lance Strongbow • Friedborg • Nigel • King Trevor • Fernanda Pizazzo • Andrew • Separatists of Saporia • Xavier • Feldspar • Angry and Red • The Baron • Anthony the Weasel • Ruthless Ruth • Axel • Willow • Zhan Tiri • Lord Demanitus • Sugracha the Eternal • Uumlaut • King Edmund • Adira • Stalyan • Vex • Captain Quaid • Mother and Father • Vigor • Madame Canardist • Calliope • Lorbs • Seraphina • Hector • Tromus • Hamuel • Clementine • Little Big Guy • Brock Thunderstrike Deleted characters: Bastion • Claire and Vince • Beau Episodes Shorts: "Checkmate" • "Prison Bake" • "Make Me Smile" • "Hare Peace" • "Night Bite" • "Hiccup Fever" • "Snowball" • "Hairdon't" • "Unicorny" Season One: "What the Hair?!" • "Rapunzel's Enemy" • "Fitzherbert P.I." • "Challenge of the Brave" • "Cassandra v. Eugene" • "The Return of Strongbow" • "In Like Flynn" • "Great Expotations" • "Under Raps" • "One Angry Princess" • "Pascal's Story" • "Big Brothers of Corona" • "The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth" • "Max's Enemy" • "The Way of the Willow" • "Queen for a Day" • "Painter's Block" • "Not in the Mood" • "The Quest for Varian" • "The Alchemist Returns" • "Secret of the Sun Drop" Season Two: "Beyond the Corona Walls" • "The Return of Quaid" • "Goodbye and Goodwill" • "Forest of No Return" • "Freebird" • "Vigor the Visionary" • "Keeper of the Spire" • "King Pascal" • "There's Something About Hook Foot" • "Happiness Is..." • "Max and Eugene in Peril on the High Seas" • "Curses!" • "The Eye of Pincosta" • "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" • "The Brothers Hook" • "Rapunzel: Day One" • "Mirror, Mirror" • "You're Kidding Me!" • "Rapunzeltopia" • "Lost and Found" • "Destinies Collide" Season Three: "Rapunzel's Return" • "Return of the King" • "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" • "The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sonne" • "No Time Like the Past" • "Beginnings" • "The King and Queen of Hearts" • "Day of the Animals" • "Be Very Afraid" • "Pascal's Dragon" • "Islands Apart" • "Cassandra's Revenge" • "Race to the Spire" • "A Tale of Two Sisters" • "Flynnpostor" • "Once a Handmaiden..." • "Plus Est En Vous" Locations Rapunzel's Tower • The Snuggly Duckling • Corona • Corona Castle • Old Corona • The Dark Kingdom • Vardaros • The Spire • Terapi Island • The Great Tree • The House of Yesterday's Tomorrow • Cassandra's Stronghold • Gothel's Cottage Songs Film: When Will My Life Begin • Mother Knows Best • I've Got a Dream • I See the Light • Healing Incantation • Something That I Want Musical: Flower of Gold • Wanted Man • When She Returns TV Series: Life After Happily Ever After • Wind in My Hair • More of Me • Friendship Song • Listen Up • I've Got This • Let Me Make You Proud • Set Yourself Free • Ready As I'll Ever Be • Next Stop, Anywhere • If I Could Take That Moment Back • View From Up Here • Hook Foot's Ballad • Buddy • Waiting in the Wings • Livin' the Dream • With You by My Side • Everything I Ever Thought I Knew • Crossing the Line • Stronger Than Ever Before • Bigger Than That • The Girl Who Has Everything • Nothing Left to Lose • Through It All • I'd Give Anything Deleted: What More Could I Ever Need Objects Rapunzel's Frying Pan • Sundrop Flower • Rapunzel's Magic Hair • Rapunzel's Crown • Lanterns • Rapunzel's Journal • Black Rocks • Demanitus Device • Attitude-Reversing Potion • Automaton • Rapunzel's Caravan • Idol of Vershaftsbezeigungengien • The Graphtic Scroll • Moonstone Opal See Also As Told by Emoji • Lorbs