#vodniks

[tangledbea]

Tangled: Between the Kisses

Act Three: Journey Towards Destiny

Chapter Thirty-One: The Bonds of Friendship

The gang are stranded on Terapi Island where they encounter the Lorbs, a Mermaid and the Vodniks…

Written by @tangledbea and @the-writer1988

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[tangledbea]

Sometimes I think about the Vodniks and the two times we see them in “There’s Something About Hook Foot” and “Race to the Spire”. These are clearly two different races or types of Vodniks: saltwater and freshwater. It makes me wonder about potential cultural differences between them.

The Vodniks in “There’s Something About Hook Foot” seem to be the law enforcers of the mer-world. Is this something that was assigned to them or something that they took upon themselves? Can any other mer-race choose to be a law enforcer, or is everything heavily segregated? For that matter, are they considered a type of mermaid?

Were the freshwater Vodniks protecting their home? Guarding a military base? Hunting? The saltwater ones can (and do) talk, and it seems that the freshwater ones understand the human language as well, but do they have a natural or learned disinclination to listen to reason when they’re on the attack?

idk, just some random thoughts about random monsters in a kid’s tv show.

[tangledbea]

Hey I noice that alot of tangles big villians are women, I don't mind this at all or think its bad in its self at all, I was just wondering if there's a way to have series with only female villains without it becoming misogynist. I have seen many series where series only have men as villians. So I guess my biggest question would be if u can have a series full or only having female villians without becoming misogynistic. Also do u think there are monster society's in tangled the series. I pretty sure it's just cause the creators thought it would be cool, lol. Have a good day!

I mean, there's also a lot of main guy villains in TTS. Andrew, The Baron, Anthony the Weasel, Varian (while he was a villain), Hector (was a villain in the episode he was in), Matthews/Tromus, King Trevor, hell, even King Frederic is considered a villain by most of the fans, even though he'd technically be an antagonist but not villainous. So, using Tangled as your example, it doesn't have only female villains.

As for your question, though, having a balance of antagonists and protagonists who are all female helps keep it from being misogynistic. And, not to say that it's 100% the case, because women can be misogynistic, too, but when it's women producing and writing something (or people who once identified as women), it's less likely to be misogynistic.

There is at least one monster society in Tangled: the Vodniks (those merpeople who were chasing down Seraphina. There was a fresh water variety at Kresten Loch).

[tangledbea]

Selections from The Art of Tangled: the Series, taken from Stephen Nicodemus’ video.

[tangledbea]

Hi

[tangledbea]

So the new episode confirms those are in fact Vodniks. So does that mean the frozen region Rapunzel and Eugene travelled through is the sea where they previously sailed to get to the island, now frozen (maybe by Zhan Tiri). Or was that frozen place a completely new area, and Vodniks just happen to live there too.

A new area, and Vodniks live there, too.

I actually like that we’ve seen two races of Vodniks now, though between that and the giant hand, I was getting some serious Legend of Zelda vibes. XD

[tangledbea]

In the scene in the promo where they are in the snowy place and Eugene tosses Rapunzel in the air, I noticed the monsters in the background looked exactly like the water guards who arrested Seraphina. Did they freeze or something?

Ooh, it is the Vodniks!! good eye!

[tangledbea]

Since the Vodniks were in the promo, do you think Seraphina might reappear? She probably won't reunite with Hook Foot but even if she doesn't meet her lost love again, I'd like for her to have a happier fate than to be indefinitely in jail. The Vodniks were her captors and since they are apparently appearing again, maybe just maybe. After all the monkey is Demanitus. ;)

Honestly, I’m hoping for the same thing! I was thinking exactly that, that if the Vodniks are present, maybe Seraphina will be too! I sure hope so!