"My New Wand!" is the first episode and season premiere of the second season of Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
It premiered on July 11, 2016, alongside "Ludo in the Wild".[1]
Synopsis
Star must learn how to free Marco from a magically locked closet without using her new wand.[2]
Plot
During a video blog in which Star recounts the events of "Storm the Castle" and shows off her new magic wand, the wand begins acting strangely, moving on its own and bouncing off the walls. The wand eventually finds its way inside the Magic Instruction Book, and they launch Marco into Star's closet. Marco ends up locked inside, since the closet can only be opened with magic.
As Star struggles to free Marco from the closet, Glossaryck appears. Marco asks him how to break free from the closet, and Glossaryck gives him a vague clue about "finding Star's secret". While Marco searches for Star's "secret" in her belongings, Glossaryck tells Star to open the closet with magic. Star says she can't do magic without her wand, but Glossaryck says she can and teaches her to "dip down" and find the magic deep within.
While Marco continues searching for Star's secret and Star tries to dip down, Glossaryck inspects the magic wand. Inside the wand's face plate, he discovers the Millhorse looking crazed as it runs on its treadmill. Unable to dip down, Star calls her mother Queen Butterfly for advice. The queen, having also learned to dip down, tells her daughter to summon everything she has. However, she still has difficulty, and Marco makes no progress in finding Star's "secret".
Frustrated, Marco summons Glossaryck and asks straight out what he's supposed to look for. With Glossaryck's help, Marco discovers Star's diary. When Star realizes what Marco found, she desperately tells him not to read it. Before Marco reads the chapter that Star wrote about him, Star finally learns to dip down and uses the magic in her own body to free Marco from the closet. She also scolds him for reading her private journal.
When Glossaryck gives Star her wand back, its magic discharge coats the walls in green goo and creates a new tower in Star's loft, which Glossaryck calls dibs on.
Characters
Major characters
Minor characters
- 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
- Tom Lucitor (pictured)
- Laser puppies
- Queen Butterfly
- Millhorse
Production notes
Songs
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Mijn Nieuwe staf! | My New Staff! |
| French | Ma Nouvelle Baguette | My New Wand |
| German | Star's Geheimnis | Star's Secret |
| Hebrew | השרביט החדש שלי | My New Wand |
| Hungarian | Az Új Pálcám | My New Wand |
| Italian | La Mia Nuova Bacchetta | My New Wand |
| Indonesian | Tongkat Sihir Baruku | My New Wand |
| Japanese | 新しいステッキ | New Stick |
| Polish | Moja Nowa Różdżka! | My New Wand! |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Minha Nova Varinha | My New Wand |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | A Minha Nova Varinha | My New Wand |
| Russian | Моя новая палочка | My New Wand |
| Spanish (Latin America) | ¡Mi Nueva Varita! | My New Wand! |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mi Varita Nueva | My New Wand |
Transcript
View the episode transcript here.
Gallery
Click here to view the gallery.
Trivia
Revelations and continuity
- In this episode, Star learns to use magic without the use of her magic wand. It is also revealed that her mother learned to do the same thing when she was 19 years old.
- Multiple objects from previous episodes are seen in the closet.
- Potted hand-plants from the episode "Monster Arm".
- Hair from the episode "Marco Grows a Beard".
Allusions
- Glossaryck's "Are YOU some kinda training thing? Are you mad? Is this wolf kabob rock bandage bah bah bah..." is a reference to an interview with Charles Manson, where Manson said "Do you feel blame? Are you mad? Uh, do you feel like wolf kabob rock bandage?"
Errors
- The eyes and pupils on Star's spider brooch change shape, size, and spacing from scene to scene, also onscreen while Star is talking to her mom with the mirror.
References
- ↑ Star vs. the Forces of Evil : My New Wand!; Ludo in the Wild. Screener. Retrieved on 2017 March 5.
- ↑ My New Wand! / Ludo in the Wild. Disney XD Press. Retrieved on 2017 March 5.