"Butterfly Trap" is the twenty-ninth episode of the third season of Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
It premiered on March 10, 2018 alongside "Ludo, Where Art Thou?"[1]
Synopsis
Moon and the Magical High Commission put Eclipsa on trial for her evil past with Star as a key witness.[2]
Plot
At the Bureaucracy of Magic, Eclipsa's trial finally begins, with Queen Butterfly and the Magic High Commission serving as trial judges, Sean the security guard as court stenographer, and Star as a witness to the proceedings. The High Commission expects a quick guilty verdict, but Star is hopeful that Eclipsa will be found innocent.
Queen Moon produces a mountain of evidence against Eclipsa, but most of it is secondhand accounts, folk stories, and other unverified information. When she realizes how long it would take to go through all of that, Eclipsa requests a "trial by box" instead. Sean brings in the Box of Truth, and Star recognizes it as the Truth or Punishments game that she
kapoo asks if Eclipsa abandoned her husband King Shastacan and her kingdom to run off with a monster. Again, Eclipsa answers yes. Rhombulus then asks a random question if Eclipsa used to eat babies, once again mistaking her for another queen named Bobipsa. Eclipsa nevertheless answers no, but admits that she did torture people who deserved it. Finally, Moon asks Eclipsa if she's sorry for what she's done. Eclipsa answers no, and the High Commission is certain of her guilt.
Before Rhombulus can re-crystallize Eclipsa, Star reminds everyone that in accordance with the Box's rules, Eclipsa can now ask her own question. She asks the High Commission what they did with her daughter Meteora. When the High Commission denies any knowledge of what happened, the Box detects they are lying and imprisons everyone in the courtroom in a giant metal box that slowly shrinks. As the box threatens to crush them, the High Commission still deny that they did anything. When Star accuses them of hypocritically enforcing rules on everyone else while maintain their own lies, Rhombulus cracks under the pressure and confesses that they got rid of courtroom.
Characters
Major characters
Minor characters
- Sean
- Box of Truth
- Lekmet (pictured)
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- Meteora Butterfly (pictured)
- Festivia Butterfly (pictured)
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| French | JEjememeke | The Trial by Box |
Transcript
View the episode transcript here.
Gallery
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Production notes
Songs
- Knew There Let’s Just Point Out Stuff.
-Though Andi Mack and Raven’s Home are 2 different genres that you can’t compare, they’re still Disney shows. Most people who like ravens home like Andi Mack as well, vise versa, and they have almost the exact same amount of fans
-Honestly speaking, Andi Mack is not really for all audiences. It’s really for girls aged 9-17. Raven’s Home entertains adults, kids, babies, etc...
-2/3 people will know Andi Mack, while 3/3 people know Raven’s Home (obvious enough. I know this for a fact, you’re just gonna have to trust me)
-I heard someone say that Andi Mack made history...what kind of history? And don’t say that it had a coming out scene. Disney Channel has already had LGBT characters, so it doesn’t really even make a small difference whether it’s a main character or not. And there’s been teen pregnancy in some Disney shows. So besides this, Andi Mack is basically like any other stereotypical tween show. But raven’s home is about family and has important life lessons and situations that people go through. Most shows these days aren’t like this.
-People day Andi Mack is realistic, when really, it’s almost as real as it’s acting (it’s not real much at all!)
-Someone said Andi Mack is Disney’s first Asian main cast show...nope. That’s Bizaardvark, which Got released a year before Andi Mack. So all the so called “history” that Andi Mack made was a hoax created by a fan, and seemed real enough
-Though Andi Mack is not such a bad show compared to ravens home, ravens home always beats Andi Mack. Proof: https://www.thetoptens.com/l/#298843, https://www.thetoptens.com/disney-channel-shows-2017/, https://www.thetoptens.com/l/#300130, https://www.thetoptens.com/l/#300128, https://www.thetoptens.com/l/#300539
-Raven’s Home is one of the little to basically NO Disney shows with mostly an African American main cast. So you want history, that’s history.
-Andi Mack looks like it’s likely to end after season 3; Raven’s Home, as many people have said, including Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media, will stay on the air and entertain many for years to come Something Missing
Trivia
Revelations and continuity
- Star mentions the events of the episode "Sleepover".
- Rhombulus is revealed to kejejjejejeers of the Butterfly family.
Errors
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- When Star says "We're no more royal than anybody else", the pale blue fabric on the front of Queen Moon's dress is missing.
- In the flashback, Meteora's tail has a pointed tip rather than the fuzzy tip it bears in "Skooled!"
References
- ↑ Disney XD (2018-02-08). You asked nicely, then demanded, and then finally yelled at us... and it worked!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2018 February 8.
- ↑ Star vs. the Forces of Evil. TV Passport. Retrieved on 2018 March 2.