Uwaaaa top tier cedfia ep. Features cedric being pathetic and adorable, Sofia showing her rare jealous side, and the ever fabulous miss nettle!! Once saw a post saying her Sasha disguise had Angelina Jolie cheekbones and I can never unsee that lmfao. Homo…
Addressing the elephant in the room immediately. I like how in the storyboards cedric actually seemed like he was put under a charm… makes it more in character tbh lol. Not attracted to women, especially not older ones! No hags for cedric!! Only room for Sofia in that heart of his!
Do I sound like one of those fujos that go “that guy isn’t attracted to women! Clearly that one time was them not thinking clearly!”? Of course~ the struggles of being a gay lolicon…
It’s also funny when cedric just drops the crush immediately after he’s shown up. Ego stronger than most charms it seems…
I also like how Sofia went from initially suspicious to immediately deciding death for Sasha the moment she started flirting with cedric. It’s ok, Sofia chan… nettle and Cedric clearly don’t have older women as their respective interests… I do love her moments of insecurity, so cute…
Rosey is such a funny inclusion to me. Makes it seem like she’s been an established character all along especially when she and nettle vow they’ll be back lmfao. I like when stf kinda has those weird continuity moments bc it does imply there was more going on behind the scenes. I also like how she’s based off the bitchy flowers from Alice in wonderland. She likely wilted off screen. Poor thing!
Oh that’s another thing I hope that’s carried over in Royal magic. Miss nettles little magical botany interest… it’s a bit of a shame she didn’t show up as much in the og series. I imagine she’s had some diabolical creations lol lol.
I feel it’s a bit understated how very alike nettle and Cedric are? It’s crazy how much of Cedric’s character arc really encapsulates the overall themes of Sofia the first. Similarities include: being the youngest and in the shadows of their respective families (now nettle and the three fairies aren’t related but you know what I mean), having a desperate need to be recognized for their magical talents, having a knack and a passion for teaching magic, so old and yet so young, having princess girlfriends way younger than them… there’s definitely motifs to be noticed here.
They’re such catty hags I hope there’s some bonding moments between the two in royal magic… I’m sure cedric is well and over the sasha thing. Let’s start anew, shall we?
It’s cute to have an early ep where Cedric and Sofia work together! As much as cedric is ur typical tsundere about it she really does value our little princess over everyone else lol. Also… anyone else notice that Cedric doesn’t really team up with other villains? It would seem so easy to do a typical “villains team up to try to defeat the hero” ep. Even in day of the sorcerers it’s less of cedric going against Sofia specifically and more of him reaching the zenith of his own internal struggles… hm…
The little moment where Sofia taps Cedric’s head is so cute… she’s certainly very handsy with cedric, isn’t she? She has such a crafty nature… using Cedric’s mirror spell to fool nettle… I do enjoy how observant and quick to strategize she is. She’s too op……..
Sofia is so cute wahh…

Hoo boy! Plenty of feelings to be had here! Mostly optimistic if I must be honest! Hopium!!!!

Will list the neg first…
ough cedric how they butchered our beautiful princess with a disorder… he just looks too plasticy… too smooth… the more I look at his jawline I despair…
The style overall looks a bit too plasticy which isn’t a great mix with the weird ass uncanny gen 5 mlp mouths. Makes me miss the more painterly look the old show had. While the animation is probably a big step up I will miss the awkwardly charming style the old show had.
When I’d read over blogs of the various artists of the og show it’s fairly obvious they were heavily inspired by the classic 2d animated movies. It was so cool getting to look over not just storyboards but color keys and pencil sketches. While it wasn’t all translated to the show 100 percent I certainly saw the attempt.
But hey. Current state of usmerican animation is just like that sadly. Can’t really hold it against anyone working on the show.

Now onto positives…
CEDRIC IS BACK HE MIGHT BE BUSTED IN A BAD WAY BUT HE’S BACK ERA OF CEDFIA LOLIHET SUPREMACY AHAHAHAHA CEDFIA 5EVER (Lightning strikes) oh fuck ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
It’s a good sign craig gerber is still involved in it. While he does make it clear he’s been a bit nerfed by the network I believe in him… I hope most of the other writers are still there (like Laurie Israel) as well! I think ppl despair a bit too much when it comes to the show not immediately focusing on characters/scenarios from the prev show. And ppl forget that it was going to be a spinoff with original characters. While it is Sofias show, the three new characters will definitely have their own arcs ahaha.
Disney on occasion does recognize the popularity of their tv shows (look at the Disney afternoon favs like gargoyles and darkwing duck getting comics. And more modern favs like amphibia and owl house getting the graphic novel continuation treatment). stfs pilot movie was a big hit on d+ so like… idk i can imagine a bunch of lil kids tuning in and i can imagine grown ass adults who watch cartoons for babies also tuning in. Since cgs bsky hints very strongly that more callbacks are possible in da future… billions must watch… (waggles my fingers) you will watch… I need to see wormy back
Marketable plushie puppycorn is cute (voice not so much but idk it’s just a Disney critter thing). Cuter than clover. Edgy evil opinion I am not big on clover. Not a cute bunny. All hail puppycorn.
Can’t say too much on the three new characters cuz a lil teaser can only reveal so much about them but I do think they’re very cute! Do they have magic jewels too?

Neutral/speculation section goes here
Charmswell seems like a new school created by the three fairies complete with color coded buildings! Eagle eyed viewers spotted a potential building for miss nettle… I hope she and cedric have cunt-offs…!!
I do wonder who would run royal prep in their stead… with cedric getting fancier robes and already having a knack for teaching… perhaps?
Cedric has such a cute new outfit… I like the pinkish colors muahaha. Matches Sofias amulet AND provides a funny parallel to goodwins red robes. To match with Winnifred’s and Sofias purple dresses… ahahaha. Ahahahahaha~~~~~~~~~~
To go back on Cedric and nettle I do find it very interesting how the two share similar backstories. Magic users turned evil due to being unfairly treated only to turn over a new leaf and eventually change their fates with the help of a magical princess… I wonder if they’ll help sofia change her fate in return.
Also ngl I would love to see the more magical aspects of stf. Elena was already mighty op I’d like to see sofia become the hydrogen baby. It’s funny seeing sofia rack up all these big roles at such a young age. Very wish fulfillment. Love it tho. Mightiest princess of the realm with her loving sorceress wife (craig gerber if you can hear my voice you will do the right thing. I believe in you.)

And you shall get a weird answer. No.

While I like to portray cedric and sofia as predator and prey animals, it is more as symbolism rather than something literal.

I think Cedric’s feelings towards Sofia are a bit more complicated than that. I feel I differ from a lot of the “problematic” (I kinda hate this term and even using it out of necessity kind of sucks) community because I just don’t really want to think of cedfia as pedophile/helpless child. Because it isn’t. But trying to “subvert” it as “oh but Sofia is in charge 100 percent she can order cedric around as she pleases” is also similarly tone deaf.

There’s jokes to be had, especially with season 1 cedric ofcccc… but when it comes down to it Cedric’s feelings towards Sofia come from a genuine place… she’s truly changed his heart by the end and I just don’t think it’s fair on either to boil down those feelings to pure exploitation.