"True Colors" is the twentieth and final episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the seventy-fifth overall.
It premiered on May 22, 2021.
Synopsis
The gang travels to Newtopia to say their goodbyes and finally send all three girls home. However, someone has other plans.[5]
Plot
Bill Cipher and Goliath's cameos in the book.
In a flashback, Marcy is at the library studying intently when she gets a text from Sasha reminding her about Anne's birthday and just as she is about to leave, a mysterious book falls by her from the librarian's cart. She reads the contents and after randomly flipping through pages, learns about the Calamity Box and finds its ability to transport people to other worlds. Ridiculing the nature of magical objects, she suddenly receives a text from her parents demanding that she come home immediately as they have something important to discuss. Marcy arrives home but while the conversation is not shown, she's become visibly upset and declares that her parents are ruining her life as she runs away to the sounds of crashing furniture. Distressed and very upset, Marcy runs through town, still crying, only to come across the thrift store and recognize the box from the book she was reading earlier at the library. She then receives another text from Sasha asking where she is, with Marcy replying back declaring that she has found the perfect birthday gift for Anne.
Sasha's treachery
Several Months Later, the three girls, the Plantar family, Grime, and Frobo all arrive at the gates of Newtopia on Joe Sparrow. Marcy asks Sasha and Grime to keep their hoods up until they give the music box to King Andrias so she can put in a good word for them and clear them of any crimes they've committed such as military failure at Toad Tower and refusing to surrender to General Yunan. Sprig is saddened that their adventures are over, but Anne reminds them as long as they have the music box, they can see each other any time they want. As they enter the throne room, Andrias greets them and is delighted they were successful in their mission, but just as Anne is about to hand the box over to Andrias, Sasha and Grime make their move by using Grime's tongue to steal the music box from Anne's hand. Sasha reveals her true intentions to the astonished Anne as Grime pulls out Barrel's Warhammer and smashes the ground, creating a crater and stunning the group after effortlessly defeating the royal guards. Andrias, who bellows at the duo, charges at Grime and smashes against him, throwing him into a stone pillar only to find Sasha threatening to destroy the music box by dangling it from her place at the balcony; Andrias reminds her that the music box is her only way home, but Sasha explains that she doesn't want to go home, especially when she can rule an entire kingdom instead of some middle school. With Andrias distracted with Sasha, Grime is able to incapacitate him with Barrel's Warhammer by slamming it into the newt's leg. Grime announces that if any guard were to resist then he would finish off their leader, resulting in the guards giving up their weapons to the disguised toads throughout the city who establish control. The toads pull open the gates which are now accessible for the rest of the toad army that will soon be arriving. Grime orders his toad companions to tie up Andrias and take him to a large cell while Sasha continues to act cordial and affectionate towards Anne and Marcy while mocking them without hesitation and even offers them to join her. But Anne, absolutely livid over Sasha betraying her yet again, refuses the offer, calls her insane for thinking she would ever go along with this, declares she is done listening to and trusting her, calls her a horrible person, and officially ends their friendship. Marcy tries to end the hostilities peacefully by asking them to come to an agreement, but to no avail. Put off and offended by Anne's response, Sasha tries to send Anne back to Earth to separate her from her surrogate frog family forever but can't figure out how to get the box to work as she repeatedly opens and closes the lid unsuccessfully. Instead, she orders the guards to send Anne to the dungeons, along with Marcy, the Plantars, Lady Olivia and Frobo, until she can figure out how to work the box.
Anne tells the team her plan to stop the toad rebellion.
While being escorted down the hall, an enraged Anne condemns herself for believing Sasha had truly changed for the better and furiously headbutts the toad in front of her as the rest of the toad soldiers point their weapons at them threateningly. A dark shadow is then seen crawling along the roof before plunging down and knocking out the toads in one swipe. It is revealed to be General Yunan who tries to introduce herself but is interrupted by Olivia stating they don't have time and opens a secret passage located along the hallway, as they head over to hide in Sal's old sandwich shop as the rioting continues around them. When Marcy informs them that the rest of the toad army will reach the city in less than an hour, the group becomes dejected and saddened by the turn of events, but Anne motivates them to fight back and comes up with a plan to stop Sasha and Grime. Hop Pop, Marcy and Olivia will break King Andrias out of the dungeon while Polly, Yunan and Frobo engage in a frontal assault on the toads in the city. Meanwhile, Anne herself and Sprig will close the gate to prevent the toad army from entering. King Andrias, who had been placed in his cell and is surrounded by toad guards, suddenly finds an intruder in the dungeons, revealed to be Hop Pop, who begins to put his acting skills to use and distracts the guards long enough to allow Marcy and Olivia to assist Andrias in his escape. Meanwhile, Polly, Yunan, and Frobo attack the toad guards, giving Anne and Sprig time to cross over to the tower containing the winch.
Sasha reflects on her actions.
While Sasha is lounging out in the throne room, Grime announces he had got her a gift and decided this would be the right time to offer it to her; a second sword so she can dual-wield. Sasha is overjoyed, but when she looks at her reflection in the blade, she is saddened as she begins to wonder if Anne was right about her and is not sure what she wants anymore. Grime tries to cheer her up by letting her redecorate the castle, but when they tear down a tapestry, they find a mural under it showing the king using the box to cause destruction, making Sasha and Grime realize that Andrias may not be the benevolent and kind monarch he makes himself out to be.
With Andrias freed from the dungeon, he orders the royal newt guard to round up all the toad rebels in the city.
Just then, they notice through a window that Anne and the others have escaped and have attempted to close off the gates. Sasha tries to warn Anne about her new discovery relating to Andrias, but Anne is understandably still enraged with her and prepares to duel once again with her lifelong friend. Anne rushes at Sasha and the two engage in combat with enhanced skill compared to their previous fight at Toad Tower. As Sasha dodges Anne's swings, she manages to grab her arm and Sasha again tries to get Anne to listen but she refuses to listen as she is done with all of Sasha's lies and manipulation and Sasha is pushed away. Grime, who continues to climb the tower to reach Sasha, collides with Sprig, who had thrown himself off the tower to occupy Grime. Anne manages to defeat her opponent by pulling her own cape over her face and sweeping Sasha off her feet. Meanwhile, Sprig is assaulted by Grime who swings his Warhammer, which is precariously dodged by Sprig, before pulling out his slingshot and shooting a stone at Grime's one good eye, resulting in him dropping the Warhammer upon himself and again when Sprig is flown off by the Warhammer and hits Grime again. Anne manages to close the gate just in time and as King Andrias emerges from the sewer gates accompanied by Hop Pop, Marcy, and Olivia, he orders the royal newt guards to break free and arrest the toad rebels. Anne stands victorious on the city wall as her allies look up at her with smiles, waves and thumbs ups. Anne informs Sasha she has lost; Sasha then takes her cape off with a horrified expression on her face knowing something worse was coming.
Sasha's warnings being ignored
With the toad invasion failed, Sasha and Grime are brought before the king with their hands bound in rope. Sasha once again tries to inform Anne of the king's true intentions, only for Yunan to cover her mouth with her tail. When Anne gives Andrias the box, he begins to announce an ancient tale to everyone present about a time when Newtopia was a technologically advanced and superior society, powered by the Calamity Box. However, he was betrayed by those who he thought of as friends, and the music box was stolen from him, resulting in the fall of a once-great kingdom. Andrias claims no one remembered what Amphibia was like 1,000 years ago, but now that he has the box back he will use its power to restore Newtopia to glory, revealing that his ancestors were not explorers (like he previously stated) but instead "glorious" conquerors. He puts the music box on a pedestal, which powers up his castle as the three gems' energy flows throughout the structure, activating thrusters enabling the castle to fly and reactivating ancient factories all over Amphibia that create a Frobot army which arrive at the castle within moments. Andrias informs the human girls that he can't send them home just yet because he does not want them to warn the people of Earth of the coming invasion; to everyone's horror, he reveals that he plans to finish his ancestors' work by conquering and ruling over all other worlds. When Anne and Sasha claim to the king that they'll stop him, he determines that a demonstration of his power is in order and uses the beacon-like structure located atop the castle to destroy the North Toad Tower. After witnessing such a devastating atrocity, Sasha appeals to Anne by telling her that they have to stop him together while Anne admits that Sasha had indeed been right, and regrets the fact that she and her companions couldn't see what was right in front of them all this time. The group establish that if they can recover the music box, they will have a fighting chance, but Marcy interrupts them and protests to the king by declaring this was not part of the plan he had told her, only for him to admit he had been deceiving her all this time.
Marcy's dark secret revealed.
When the bewildered Anne and Sasha ask what they're talking about, Marcy explains to them that Andrias promised to take them to other worlds so they could have even more adventures like the ones they had in Amphibia forever. When asked why she made such a deal, Andrias decides to reveal Marcy's dark secret: she got the human girls stranded in Amphibia on purpose, leaving Marcy horrified and both Anne and Sasha in shock.
King Andrias ready for a battle.
Marcy admits that she knew of the music box's power beforehand, then explains that on Anne's 13th birthday, her father got a new job out of state and her family was moving away, which resulted in her wanting to utilize the box so the three could stay together and not be separated. Sasha recoils in fury and disgust and a horrified Anne asks how Marcy could do such a thing, because of how much she missed her family and her life back on Earth, so Marcy tries to justify her actions by reminding them of the unique experiences they had, how Anne and Sasha have grown as people in Amphibia and Anne's friendship with Sprig were all because of her, only for a distraught Anne to back away as she shakes her head in disbelief. Marcy drops on her knees crying and finally admits that she just didn't want to be alone and Andrias mocks her for her naivety. Anne looks around and realizes that while she and her two human friends had made a lot of mistakes, what Andrias was doing was evil and vows to stop him.
Polly gains her legs.
Anne pulls out her sword and cuts Sasha free as the group draw their weapons against Andrias, who is amused by their resistance. He then draws out a giant laser sword and orders his mechanical minions to attack. As a result, Anne and Sasha engage in combat with the Frobot soldiers and manage to defeat a handful of them before Marcy pulls herself together and joins the fight as well. Hop Pop and Grime team up to take out some frobots. Sprig uses his slingshot to block the frobots' lasers with mud, causing them to overload and explode. Yunan protects Oliva as she slices through an incoming frobot. Frobo is destroyed while protecting Polly from the king, leaving only his head, while Polly manages to finally grow a pair of legs (the reason for her constantly scratching her butt the entire episode). She runs and manages to grab the box, but Andrias grabs Sprig and threatens to drop him out of the window if the box isn't put back. After the group complies with his demand, Anne begs him to release Sprig, calling him her best friend in this world or any other, but Andrias claims that the closer one was to their friends, the more it hurt to see them go before releasing Sprig from his grasp as he plummets to his imminent death.
Anne's power awakens and she is prepared to beat Andrias.
After a grief-stricken Anne witnesses her best friend falling to his doom, she revisits her adventures and interactions with her first friend in a series of flashbacks and falls to the floor tearing up. The second gemstone on the Calamity Box starts to flicker and Anne is surrounded by blue light, making Andrias realize she is still connected to the box and retained its power. With the king distracted by Anne, Marcy escapes through a window and summons Joe Sparrow to rescue Sprig, while everyone else is awestruck at Anne's extraordinary new power. She punches Andrias with sheer force, knocking his crown off his head, easily dodges all of her enemies' attacks, destroys the remaining frobots, breaks though Andrias' energy shield and beats the king down to the floor.
A solemn return
Unfortunately, Anne is worn down after this, and she loses her aura and collapses to the floor. In the distance, Sprig calls Anne's name as he runs up to her, thrilling the latter with the fact that he is still alive as her frog family embrace her in a hug. Seeing that she can't fully control her power, an amused and relieved Andrias manages to pull himself up, then deciding that since she's the only one left with the power to stop him, he can't afford to let Anne live. However, before he can do anything, Marcy manages to take the Calamity Box and open a portal to Earth while Sasha and Grime keep the king busy for long enough to allow Anne to enter the portal. Anne and the Plantars jump through, along with Frobo's head, but when Anne beckons Marcy to come through, Andrias impales her through the chest with his sword, while Anne and the Plantars watch in horror. Marcy manages to apologize to a heartbroken Anne for her actions before collapsing, dropping the Box and closing the portal. Anne and the Plantars awaken on the hood of a green sedan car in the middle of Los Angeles traffic. When the Plantars ask where they are, Anne solemnly comments that she is finally home.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
- Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
- Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
- Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
- Anna Akana as Sasha Waybright
- Haley Tju as Marcy Wu
- Keith David as King Andrias
- Zehra Fazal as General Yunan
- Troy Baker as Captain Grime
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Olivia
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
Additional voices
- Bill Farmer as Light Blue Toad Soldier 1, Yellow Toad Soldier 1, Knocked Out Toad Soldier, Yellow Toad Soldier 2
- Troy Baker as Balcony Singer, Light Green Toad Soldier 1, Light Green Toad Soldier 2
- Matt Braly as Frobo, Gatekeeper
- Sumalee Montano as Mrs. Wu, Blue Female Toad Soldier 1, Mohawk Toad Soldier
- Eric Bauza as Mr. Wu
Non-speaking cameo
Mentioned
Other characters
- Toad Army
- Joe Sparrow
- Frobots
- Andrias' friends (debut)
Songs
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
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La hora de la Verdad | The Moment of Truth | |
 Bulgarian
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Истинските лица | The true faces | |
 German
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Das wahre Gesicht | The true face | Originally titled "Wahre Farben" |
 European Spanish
|
La Verdad | The Truth | |
 French
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Révélations | Revelations | |
 Hungarian
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Lehullanak az álarcok | The masks fall off | |
 Hebrew
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צבעים אמיתיים | True Colors | |
 Italian
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La vera natura | The true nature | |
 Japanese
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明かされる真実 | The truth revealed | |
 Korean
|
드러나는 진실 | Truths Revealed | |
 Dutch
|
Ware Gezicht | True Colors | The proverb 'ware gezicht' means 'true colors'. |
 European Portuguese
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Verdadeiras Intenções | True Intentions | |
 Polish
|
Prawdziwe Oblicze | True Visage | |
 Thai
|
ตัวตนที่แท้จริง | ||
 Vietnamese
|
Bản Chất Thật Sự | The true nature |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "True Colors", click here. |
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.33 viewers on its premiere.[4]
- This is the final episode of the four 22-minute specials in Season 2.
- Although, if "Toad Tax" (which is 13 minutes long) and "Prison Break" (which is 11 minutes long) are put together, they make this the second 24-minute episode of the series.
- This, "Froggy Little Christmas", and "All In" are the only full-length episodes to immediately precede another full-length episode.
- According to storyboard artist Inbal Breda, Anne aimed for Sasha's vital organs (specifically her head, ribs, chest and neck) during their swordfight, showing full intention to kill Sasha.[6]
- Like in "Reunion", instead of the animation from the credits of the second season, where Anne and the Plantars are on the road in the Fwagon, the episode shows scrolling images of scenes from the second season.
- Anne and the Plantars leaving the ruins from "Fort in the Road".
- Anne reuniting with Marcy in "Marcy at the Gates".
- The group photo from the end of the previous episode.
- However, due to the sneak peak of Season 3 taking up running time, the credits are shown over the end of the episode on Disney Asia and Disney XD.
- Coincidentally, this is the last episode to premiere on Disney Channel Asia prior to its closure on October 1, 2021; as a result, the show became exclusive to Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar (depending on the region) starting with Season 3.
- Sprig and Grime fighting is a reference to the series' pilot, where Sprig's prototype, Weed, fights Grime.
- This is the first episode to get a TV-Y7-FV rating due to Marcy being impaled by King Andrias' sword, which was hinted by the warning that displayed before the episode, showing the card "This episode has some intense final scenes. It might be scary for younger viewers." This warning was also used for the second promo for this episode.
- The third season's opening sequence plays at the end of the episode in order to reveal Marcy's actual fate.
- This is the only episode to feature a content warning.
- The content warning was put in place as a compromise so Disney would let the episode air uncensored and unedited.
- The title could be a possible reference to a few things:
- The idiom "true colors" describes a person's real personality and motives, and it is usually used negatively. This is fitting because the episode reveals Andrias' evil and greedy nature, which he has hidden under a façade of peace and goodness.
- The title could also be a reference to Sasha's betrayal, and more shockingly, Marcy's betrayal.
- The title could also be a reference to Anne's transformation and the revelation of the powers given to her from the Calamity Box. These powers change the color of her hair and eyes to the blue of the heart gem.
- In the Polish version, the background lines in Los Angeles appear, which are not in the original version.
Revelations and significant events
- Marcy knew about the Calamity Box and its powers, thanks to a book she read in the library. Discovering this book is why, when she found the box in the Thrift Stop, she sent a text message to Sasha saying that it was the perfect gift for Anne's birthday. This makes Marcy responsible for sending the three girls to Amphibia in the first place.
- Grime's green eye is his good eye, which means his blue eye is his bad eye. This is apparent as the latter is the one with a scar.
- King Andrias reveals that he wanted the box to bring back the "old glory" to Newtopia and to be able to rule all worlds, and that his intention was never to send the three girls back home, but instead to rule over the multiverse.
- Marcy confesses to Anne and Sasha she facilitated their transfer to Amphibia because her family would have to move, and wanted to use the box so she could stay with Anne and Sasha forever, despite separating the three, including herself, from their lives and families. Marcy also tries to justify her actions by mentioning that the events of the past few months and that Anne and Sprig's friendship was only possible because of her, causing Anne and Sasha to leave her in disbelief. She also never thought the Calamity Box would actually work.
- King Andrias destroys Frobo by smashing the robot to pieces with his right fist, leaving only his head and a few wires intact.
- Anne siphons power from the Calamity Box and gains unique, new and inhuman powers due to the fury she feels over King Andrias dropping Sprig out of the castle to his death.
- Sasha, Captain Grime, Polly, Hop Pop, Lady Olivia, General Yunan, Frobo and King Andrias witness Anne's powers.
- Apparently, Andrias knows some Yiddish, as he uses the word chutzpah, a Yiddish word often used for courage or impudence.
- Marcy is mortally wounded by King Andrias. This results in her being put in stasis from within a rejuvenation tank, as seen in the Season 3 opening and the following episode.
- Anne returns to Earth, with the Plantars (along with Frobo's remains) getting transported with her.
Continuity
- Sasha trying to send Anne and Marcy home with the Calamity Box, but nothing happening, is a call-back to when Anne did the same thing at the end of "Anne or Beast?".
- Polly finally gets her legs, which Marcy predicted would happen during the episode "Marcy at the Gates".
- This episode takes place in October/November 2019, approximately five months after the flashback in "Best Fronds", three months after the events of "Toad Tax"/"Prison Break", two months after "Anne of the Year" and "Reunion", around one month after the events of "Marcy at the Gates", the day after the events of "Battle of the Bands", one week before the events of "Adventures in Catsitting", and two weeks before the events of "Anne-sterminator".
- Conveniently, Marcy mentions that Polly will get her legs in around two months, as mentioned in "Marcy at the Gates".
- Anne mentions the events of "A Night at the Inn", "The Domino Effect" and "Handy Anne". During her emotional remembrance, reenactments from the first season's premiere, finale, and credits sequence are shown.
- General Yunan attempts to recite her monologue from her debut episode before Lady Olivia interrupts her.
- The frog and toad seen in a torn portrait in "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers" are seen in Andrias' flashback and revealed to be former best friends of his.
- Marcy reveals that the deal King Andrias proposed to her at the end of the episode "A Day at the Aquarium" was to bring him the box with the three loaded gems to carry out his plan, and in exchange, he would take the three girls alongside him to the new worlds the box would enable him to travel to.
- Gertie, the restaurant waiter and the newt singing at the beginning of "Scavenger Hunt", can be seen in this episode.
- Sal's abandoned restaurant from "Little Frogtown" is visited again as a temporary hideout.
- Marcy lists a few more steps in her plan to stop the toad insurrection. While only one (freeing Andrias) would come to fruition in this episode, the rest would all be achieved by the end of the series:
- Defeating Sasha and Grime: Sasha would lose her will to fight her friends in "Turning Point". In that same episode, she and Grime form the Wartwood Resistance.
- Clearing her and Anne's emotional baggage with Sasha: Sasha would end her manipulation for good in "Turning Point" and would regain Anne's trust in "Commander Anne". Anne and Sasha would realize how much Marcy felt like a third wheel to them in "The Beginning of the End". After Marcy remembers in "All In" the consequences of forcing Anne and Sasha into her interests and apologizes to them, the three of them reunite with a better understanding of each other.
- Forming a more stable political system: The three political classes would get along to fight against the Frog-vasion in "The Three Armies". Grime, Olivia, and Yunan would later become delegates of the new Amphibia government afterwards.
- Hop Pop's acting skills from "A Caravan Named Desire" are put to good use to distract the toad soldiers guarding King Andrias.
- Hop Pop's monologue used to distract the toad soldiers was about Charlie Bigbottom, the Plantars' pet that Hop Pop misses dearly; this is his second mention since his first in "The Domino Effect".
- The Ruins of Despair, from the episode "Fort in the Road", can be seen producing more frog robots.
- Sprig's suspicions that Marcy might betray Anne and the others one day in "Marcy at the Gates" finally came true after King Andrias reveals the truth in front of the others.
- Andrias tells Anne, Sasha, and the audience that Marcy "knew more than she was letting on," hinting to the audience that Marcy's betrayal was not really that unexpected as one would think:
- In "The First Temple", Marcy asks Anne if the latter wants to go home, and not herself.
- In "The Second Temple", Marcy prevents Anne from revealing how they got hold of the Calamity Box.
- In "The Third Temple", she hastily scraps the idea of opening the box in the temple, saying that Andrias would know how to properly use it.
- In "The Dinner", she says that the trio is meant to be together "for life".
- In the previous episode, she never looks at Wartwood during the performance of "No Big Deal". She also sports a neutral expression when Anne thanks the townspeople at the end of the episode.
- Earlier in the episode, Marcy asks Anne if the latter would like their adventure to "last forever". Marcy is also shocked by Sasha's betrayal and tries to fix Anne and Sasha's friendship after Anne ends it.
- An instrumental remix version of the song "No Big Deal" from "Battle of the Bands" can be heard while Anne fights King Andrias.
- The track was later released by Matt Braly on his Twitter account, which was titled as "Anne's Power". It was also released by TJ Hill on his Soundcloud.
- Anne's powers coming from the Calamity Box are due to the Calamity Box being only partially recharged, thus retaining her connection with it, as shown in "The Second Temple", to which no one knew about, due to Anne blowing off the gem's charging in favor of rescuing the Plantars and Marcy.
- Marcy's cape does not burn when Andrias impales her, revealing that she did indeed use a non-flammable cloak after the events of "Marcy at the Gates".
Production notes
- Similar to "After the Rain", when the synopsis for this episode was revealed on Twitter, it was noticeably kept hidden.
- Originally, the episode was supposed to air on May 1, 2021,[7] but was replaced with a rerun of "Night Drivers"/"Return to Wartwood" only hours before it was supposed to air. Although early reports attributed the delay to a scheduling shift,[8] it was later revealed that the episode was pulled by the network at the last minute due to concerns over the violent nature of the final scene.[9] As a compromise to air the scene fully uncensored, a disclaimer warning was added in at the beginning of the episode, as well as a post-credits scene which featured the new opening sequence for the third season, revealing Marcy's actual fate.
- On May 2, 2021, the episode was accidentally released on iTunes, but it was deleted from the site hours later.
- Shortly after the delay and leak on iTunes, a surge of fans took to social media to express their resentment towards Disney's treatment of the show, with support being displayed from other showrunners and viewers alike.
- In the time between the iTunes leak and the episode's premiere, Matt Braly uploaded several videos on Twitter of characters telling fans to not watch the leak, with their voice actors in-character passing along the message. It started with Grime (Troy Baker),[10] then was succeeded by Maddie (Jill Bartlett),[11] Loggle (Brian Maillard),[12] General Yunan (Zehra Fazal),[13] Felicia (Kaitlyn Robrock),[14] Hop Pop (Bill Farmer),[15] and finally Curator Ponds (Alex Hirsch).[16]
- Curator Ponds' message references the Gravity Falls episode "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel" in which one of his characters, Stan Pines, remarks "Oh this...this is beautiful." at a painting of a clown, a quote which later achieved memetic status.
- Alex Hirsch responded to the Twitter post of the Curator Ponds video with one of Frog Soos.[17]
- On May 2, 2021, the episode was accidentally released on iTunes, but it was deleted from the site hours later.
- There was more to the fight between Anne and Sasha, shown in a Twitter post by storyboard artist Inbal Breda.[18]
- The shot where Sasha confronts Anne atop the gates of Newtopia in the Season 2B trailer is noticeably different from how it is shown in the final episode: it has improvements in the background, lighting, and overall cinematography.
- The Wilhelm scream is heard when Polly, Frobo and Yunan attack the toads.
- This episode was nominated three times for the 49th Annual Annie Awards in the categories; Best Editorial - TV/Media, Best Direction and Best TV/Media - Children on the 21st of December 2021.
- From this episode until the end of the series, all episodes in which Haley Tju has voice lines feature special credits sequences, presumably due to King Andrias ending Marcy's fantasy in this episode.
- This is the last full-length episode to not credit On Braly in its credits sequence.
Allusions
- Gravity Falls and Gargoyles - The characters Bill Cipher and Goliath appear in the book in which Marcy discovers the Calamity Box. Both characters were respectively voiced in their shows by Alex Hirsch and Keith David.
- The scene where Anne and the others that hid from Sasha and the rest of her army, is similar to the beginning scenes of "Weirdmageddon 3".
- Ironically, Dipper and Mabel live in California in Gravity Falls.
- Vitruvian Man - The page on which Goliath appears is a reference to Leonardo da Vinci's drawing, Vitruvian Man.
- Ironically, Dipper and Mabel live in California in Gravity Falls.
- The scene where Anne and the others that hid from Sasha and the rest of her army, is similar to the beginning scenes of "Weirdmageddon 3".
- Dragon Ball Z / Super - The powers Anne gains from the Calamity Box are a reference to the transformation known as Super Saiyan. It's also inspired by the first-time transformation of Gohan to Super Saiyan 2 in an anger-fueled state as Anne take down the Frobots and Andrias.
- Donald Duck - The back of Marcy's phone has an image of a duck wearing a blue hat, similar to Donald.
- Sonic the Hedgehog - On the table Marcy is sitting at in the library, there's a carving of a Chao. Also, Anne used the power of the Calamity Box to transform, which is similar to Sonic using the Chaos Emeralds to turn into Super Sonic.
- Bob Ross - One of the promos for the episode references the famous artist Bob Ross.
- Kingdom Hearts II - Another one of the promos is a reference to Kingdom Hearts II.
- Castle in the Sky - King Andrias' flying palace and his robot army reference the flying fortress and its robot sentinels from the Ghibli film, which were also going to be used for world conquest.
- Avengers: Age of Ultron - King Andrias' flying palace and his robot army could also reference the flying section of land taken from the city of Sokovia and Ultron Sentries from the Marvel film, which were also going to be used for world conquest.
- Star Wars - King Andrias has a lightsaber-like sword as his primary weapon.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion - During Anne's powered-up attack, King Andrias protects himself with a pentagonal shield that references the Absolute Terror Field (A.T. Field) used as a barrier by both Angels and Evangelions.
- Thor Ragnarok - Sasha and Grime tearing off a tapestry showing King Andrias as a benevolent ruler only to find a mural showing him as a bloodthirsty conqueror is a parallel to the scene of Hela destroying a mural portraying Odin as a benevolent ruler that covers one showing his past as a conqueror.
- Final Fantasy VII - King Andrias impaling Marcy with his sword is identical to the iconic scene where Sephiroth did the same to Aerith.
Errors
- When Marcy picks up Dr. P's Extraordinary Guide To Magic & Mystery, she has her backpack on her back. However in the previous shot, she was still holding it.
- When Marcy is in front of the Thrift Stop, the position of her reflection in the window is not right compared to her position outside.
- After Joe Sparrow crashes down, Frobo lifts him up, but Hop Pop is no longer in the pocket on Joe's chest.
- When Grime slams his hammer on the ground, his cape is on the ground, but when a Newtopian gaurd attacks him, the cape is gone.
- When the toads invade the city, the two newts that controlled the gate were replaced with generic orange guards.
- Lady Olivia appears when Sasha orders the toad guards to take everyone to the dungeon. However, she was not in the King's throne room in any scenes before this.
- When everyone makes their way to the dungeon, Polly is sitting on Frobo's right shoulder pad. However, in the previous scene, she was on his left shoulder.
- When Anne points at the Plantars and says "They may think we're just a weak little frog family", Sprig and Hop Pop are next to each other. However, in the previous scene, Marcy was between the two.
- When Anne tells about her plan to free King Andrias, a toad can be seen on top of the prison cell. The top of the cell has no wall around it, but in the next scene, the toad can be seen behind some sort of wall.
- When Polly attacks the toads while they play cards, three toads are holding 3 cards, and one toad is holding 4 cards. But in the next scene, they are all holding 3 cards.
- When Frobo and General Yunan join Polly, Frobo's left hand is an axe. But in the next scene, both of his hands are normal.
- When Anne and Sprig are trying to close the gate, Sprig's foot can be seen giving pressure to the ground. However, the tower is made of stone, so this should not be possible.
- Frobo can be seen pulling the door stop from one edge. However, in the next scene he is pulling the door stop from two sides.
- When Sprig kicks Grime to the ground, some moss can be seen on his left shoulder pad. However, the moss was not there in any of the previous scenes.
- When Anne grabs the music box before giving it to King Andrias, she is standing behind Marcy and the Plantars. But in the next scene, she is standing in front of them.
- When King Andrias is about to explain about Amphibia's former greatness, the x slash on his armor is on the left side of his body, not the right.
- When the people of Wartwood are looking at the flying castle, Lavender is on the left and Ginger on the right. But in the next scene, they swapped places.
- When the Frobots are arriving at the Newtopian castle, some lines for the shadow of Frobo's eyes can be seen.
- When King Andrias reveals his plan to rule over all worlds, the dark orange spot on Hop Pop's head is missing.
- The wrinkles around Hop Pop's mouth are missing before Marcy stops the Frobots from attacking.
- When King Andrias threatens to tell everyone Marcy's secret, the top of his head is colored dark purple instead of the usual white.
- When Marcy tells Anne and Sasha about how they could be friends forever with her plan, the background is not animated to look like the castle is flying upwards.
- When everyone is about to fight Andrias, Polly is standing next to Sprig. But in the next scene, she is sitting on Frobo's shoulder.
- When the episode was initially leaked on iTunes, a group shot during the climax showed a generic green-skinned male newt with a beret instead of Lady Olivia. This was corrected when the episode was officially aired.[20]
- After Anne destroyed the orange force field, her left sock is missing, but comes back when she got exhausted.
- After Anne defeats King Andrias, Sasha is seen holding her pink sword. However, she did not have it in any of the previous scenes.
Memorable quotes
Anne: Marcy... Marcy: I... I found the box. I had no idea it would actually work, but it did. It sent us to a place where we'd never have to grow apart, where the three of us could friends forever together! Anne: How could you?! I've been missing my parents, my life!
Marcy: But look at how much fun we've had, look at how much you've both grown, look at Sprig, I gave you this, I gave you everything! I just... Didn't want to be alone...Videos
External links
References
- ↑ Garner-Flexner, Andy. "Color design's file names". Andy Garner-Flexner's website.
- ↑ Lindsay and Alex Small-Butera [@Smallbu Animation] (May 28, 2021). Episode storyboard animatic (Tweet). X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on May 28, 2021.
- ↑ ディズニー・チャンネル公式 [@disneychanneljp] (January 25, 2022). Japan premiere announcement (Tweet) (Japanese). X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. “Special organization "New #Amphibia Frog in the House? Saturday" Saturday, January 29, 2:00 pm 🐸 Broadcast! Anne's journey finally goes to the finale 😲 First of all, from the review of the episode approaching the mystery of the music box 📚 And we will deliver two new episodes of shock with Sasha and others 🏷 As expected, Anne's fate is ...⁉”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Metcalf, Mitch (May 25, 2021). Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2021. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Amphibia". TV Passport.
- ↑ Breda, Inbal [@GreyAnnis] (May 24, 2021). "I wanted Anne and Sasha's rematch to feel really intense, Anne is swinging wildly and going for the vitals while Sasha is mostly defending or trying to knock Anne's sword away. Tried to incorporate a little grappling as well." (Tweet). X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved on April 11, 2022.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (Dec 24, 2020). "✨🎄Happy holidays #amphibia fans. You've helped me so much to get through this year and I hope you enjoy your gift. See you in 2021 and thank you so much for the constant support. Music by @tjhill and ending illustration by @wolfhard 🎄✨" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-12-24.
- ↑ Disney TVA [@DisneyTVA] (Apr 30, 2021). "Due to a scheduling shift, "True Colors" will not premiere this Saturday. Stay tuned for the new date and time! #Amphibia" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30.
- ↑ Lightfoot, Mann (June 1, 2021). Sit Down and Think With Amphibia Creator Matt Braly (Video) (English). YouTube. Sit Down and Think YouTube channel. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. “Matt Braly: 'The demographic of those watching the channel, it's been getting younger and younger over the years; and, I think that is leading to an increased sensitivity around certain ages and...in what certain scenes...that will do to them.'”
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 2, 2021). "The one and only @TroyBakerVA was kind enough to record this message for us as Grime! Please support the rest of the #amphibia crew by watching the official release of #TrueColors when it does eventually happen." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 4, 2021). "The incredible @bartlett_jilly was generous enough to record another message - this time as one of our all time favorite Wartwoodians- MADDIE. I also want to say how grateful the #amphibia crew has been to see the outpouring of love and support for the show at this time." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 6, 2021). "A NEW MESSAGE FROM #amphibia!! This time it's everyone's favorite blue axolotl - Loggle! Thank you @DuckMaillard for sending this in!!! Loggle is one of those characters I'm always so happy to see show up in scripts!! Hopefully we have #truecolors news soon...please hold on!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 7, 2021). "GENERAL YUNAN ENTERS THE FRAY! Big thanks to @ZehraFazal for sending this one in, and big thanks to you #amphibia fans out there for continuing to be patient." (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 8, 2021). "This just in from the Queen of Confections - Wartwood's Felicia Sundew! Thanks so much to @kaitlynrobrock for sending this message and being so supportive. We should hopefully have an update very soon - things are looking more positive. Enjoy, #amphibia fans!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 16, 2021). "And now a #truecolors message from the greatest pop who ever hopped! We are ALMOST THERE! Keep those spoilers locked in a safe for 6 more days. Thank you to the wonderful @GoofyBill for sending this in!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (May 19, 2021). "Mr. Pi- I mean, Mr. Ponds returns with a message from BEYOND THE GRAVE👻🪦🐸! We are SO close to the official release of #truecolors now, just avoid those spoilers for a few more days! Thanks to Mr. Mystery himself and all around sweetheart @_AlexHirsch for sending this in!!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20.
- ↑ Hirsch, Alex [@_AlexHirsch] (May 21, 2021). "Some real wisdom here, folks!" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22.
- ↑ Breda, Inbal [@GreyAnnis] (May 24, 2021). #Amphibia #TrueColors #Amphibiaspoilers Hope you all enjoyed our S2 finale!! Here's my boards for the duel scene, roughly timed. (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24.
- ↑ Lightfoot, Mann (June 1, 2021). Sit Down and Think With Amphibia Creator Matt Braly (Video) (English). YouTube. Sit Down and Think YouTube channel. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. “Matt Braly: 'It's actually very similar to true colors in in a few ways where like in the very first episode of Sonic X. There's some crazy shit going down. Eggman's doing something. Everybody's attacking him, and then, kablamo! Something happens with the chaos emeralds, and it flashes to white, right? And, Sonic wakes up in a white void, and he can only hear...car horns, distant car horns; and he's like what's going on, and then these cars come rushing towards him, and we truck out, and we reveal that he's on earth. That's very very very similar to what we do at the end of 'True Colors,' and it's 100% inspired by that moment.'”
- ↑ Owlphibia [@owlphibia] (May 23, 2021). Fun fact: In the leaked version of True Colors there's a different character in place of Lady Olivia. In the final, it's Olivia. What and who was this character? (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24.