"Turning Point" is the second segment of the second episode of the third season of Amphibia, and the seventy-eighth episode overall.
It premiered on October 9, 2021, alongside "Hop 'Til You Drop".[1]
Synopsis
Sasha and Grime escape from Andrias and hide out in Wartwood.[1]
Plot
Andrias orders his robotic minion to follow Sasha and Grime.
Some days earlier in Newtopia Castle above Newtopia during the night, Marcy is stabbed by King Andrias from the back, causing her to drop the Calamity Box, sending Anne with the Plantars to Los Angeles on Earth. Andrias is angered that Anne and the Planters made it through the portal, but isn't too worried about it because he still got the box back. Right after this, Andrias orders Lady Olivia and General Yunan (both of whom are now forced to obey their king out of fear of death) to take Marcy's body away to a rejuvenation tank. Having gotten the Calamity Box, he plans to move forward. Meanwhile, Sasha and Grime are hiding from the giant Newt; Sasha is heartbroken to see Marcy on the floor mortally wounded but is told by Grime they can't help her now. Before they can leave some Frobots surround them at gunpoint forcing Sasha and Grime to jump out the window and escape on Joe Sparrow. Unbeknownst to them, Andrias saw them and ordered a Frobot to follow them as he didn't want any loose ends. Grime notices the Toad Army getting captured by the Frobots and Sasha points out that Toad Tower wouldn't be a good place to hide, so they decide to return to Wartwood to hide.
Sasha & Grime at Plantar Farm.
The next day, Sasha and Grime arrive to the confusion of the townspeople who want to know what is happening and why the Castle is floating. Grime tells Sasha that they can't know about what happened to Anne or Marcy and he tells them this; the first half of their story is true about Andrias being a ruthless tyrant but the other half is a lie that Anne and the Plantars were on an important mission and sent him and Sasha to protect the town. The people of Wartwood are relieved to hear this, but Sasha feels guilty. The two decided to go to the Plantar Farm to rest for the night before leaving in the morning but Sasha is hesitant to sleep in the same house of the friend she betrayed yet again so she decides to sleep in the barn where she encounters MicroAngelo and Bessie and then lies down and covers her face in hay out of shame, while Grime sleeps in Hop Pop's bed. In the morning, Grime tries to cheer up Sasha with worm waffles but this fails. He then tries to tell her they need to be ready for another fight with the king when some of the townsfolk drop by to thank them again; Sasha is riddled with even more guilt when the townsfolk treat her with kindness and remind her of Anne.
A distraught Sasha sobs over her acts of selfishness that hurt her friends.
Grime informs her that some members of the Toad Army managed to elude capture and that he got word from his sister Beatrix through a messenger bat that the toads are regrouping and planning an attack. Just then the Frobot that was following them showed up to scan the area; Sasha and Grime managed to fight it and Grime destroys it with Barrel's Warhammer, though the Frobot manages to send a signal to where they are before the hammer makes contact. Grime decides to leave before Frobot reinforcements show up, but Sasha is reluctant to leave the townsfolk, now wanting nothing to do with plans and schemes because she now knows the consequences and is tired of manipulating others. As a result, Grime tells her to go into the Plantars' house so she can deal with the drama so they can go. As Sasha looks around Anne's room she finds her friend's journal; after reading it, she learns that Anne genuinely valued her friendship with her. Tears run down Sasha's face as she apologizes for her cruel deeds, and she decides to go do what she knows has to do.
The metal behemoth sent to destroy Sasha, Grime and the rest of Wartwood.
She gathers everyone in Wartwood and tells them that frobots are coming to attack them, then tells the citizens the truth about Anne being zapped to another world and it was a lie that Anne sent her to Wartwood, shocking the townsfolk. Sasha, now desiring to do the right thing for the first time in her life, vows to protect Wartwood until her last breath. Just then, a Giant Frobot shows up and Sasha engages it in battle, but the Frobot shoots out smaller Frobots that overwhelm her. Just as the Giant Frobot is about to fire a missile from the chest cannon at Sasha, Grime, who had a change of heart as well, rescues her. The villagers then join in the fight, much to Sasha and Grime's surprise, attacking the smaller Frobots, and Sasha and Grime use the Giant Frobot's 2 own missiles from its 2 arms turned into 2 cannons to blow itself up.
A truly reformed Sasha tells her new amphibian friends that she'll actually protect the town in Anne's absence.
Once again, the townsfolk thank Sasha and Grime for helping them and Sasha shows appreciation when the citizens of Wartwood tell her that she has become a much kinder person because of her honesty, and she promises to be to be their protector for real this time; as they celebrate Mrs. Croaker wonders what to do next. After getting a nod of approval from Grime, Sasha, now filled with confidence, decides to lead the citizens of Wartwood in a rebellion against King Andrias.
Cast
- Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy (voice only)
- Anna Akana as Sasha Waybright
- Troy Baker as Captain Grime
- Keith David as King Andrias
- Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
- Jack McBrayer as Toadie
- Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool
- James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Olivia
- Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew
- Katie Crown as Ivy Sundew
- Jill Bartlett as Maddie Flour
- John DiMaggio as Stumpy
Additional voices
- Troy Baker as Frobot, Giant Frobot
- Eden Riegel as Nelly, Female Purple Frog
- Zehra Fazal as General Yunan (uncredited)
Non-speaking cameo
Mentioned
Other characters
- Bessie
- MicroAngelo
- Joe Sparrow
- Archie
- Dwarf Frobots (debut)
Songs
Instrumental songs
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latin American Spanish
|
Punto de inflexión | Inflection point | |
 Bulgarian
|
Повратна Точка | Turning Point | |
 Czech
|
Rozhodující obrat | Decisive Turnover | |
 German
|
Angriff auf Wartwood | Assault on Wartwood | This is the first episode to use another voice actor for Sasha than the episodes before. |
 European Spanish
|
Momento Decisivo | Showdown | |
 French
|
Changement de Plan | Change of Plan | |
 Hungarian
|
Fordulópont | Turning Point | |
 Japanese
|
ターニングポイント | Turning Point | |
 Polish
|
Punkt zwrotny | Turning Point | |
 Thai
|
จุดเปลี่ยน |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Turning Point", click here. |
Gallery
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.32 viewers on its premiere.[2]
- A stick and a leaf similar to those in Anne's hair can be seen in her basement room.
- The main characters only appear as cameos in the "True Colors" ending flashback. Anne's voice can also be heard later in this episode while Sasha is reading her journal, similar to "Toadcatcher".
- Marcy's face is never shown in this episode, making this and "Froggy Little Christmas" the only episodes in which she is shown physically but her face is not shown.
- This is the last episode in which Sasha has her original hairstyle, excluding flashbacks in "Fixing Frobo", "If You Give a Frog a Cookie", "The Beginning of the End", and "All In".
- This is also the last episode where Sasha wears her Toad Army armor, excluding the flashback in "Fixing Frobo".
- This (along with "Hop 'Til You Drop") is the ninth episode following "Froggy Little Christmas", "All In", "The Hardest Thing", "The Three Armies"/"The Beginning of the End", "Newts in Tights"/"Fight or Flight", "Handy Anne"/"Fort in the Road", "The New Normal", and "The Ballad of Hopediah Plantar"/"Anne Hunter" to have its score released.[3]
Revelations and significant events
- Andrias ordered General Yunan and Lady Olivia to take Marcy's body away to a rejuvenation tank before Marcy would have died from her injuries.
- Sasha and Grime manage to escape from King Andrias and take refuge in Wartwood.
- Grime received the messenger bat's message from Beatrix showed that she called Grime "lil bro", which means Grime is Beatrix's younger brother.
- Sasha regrets all her actions, ending her manipulation once and for all and vowing to change her ways as well as wanting to be a better friend.
- Sasha implies that she might not be a natural blonde.
- Sasha reveals to the inhabitants of Wartwood the truth about what actually happened to Anne and Andrias.
Continuity
- This episode takes place immediately after the events of "True Colors". The events at the end of said episode are shown from the perspective of Sasha and Grime.
- Multiple references to previous episodes can be seen in Anne's basement room, as Anne seemed to have not packed all her items before leaving Amphibia:
- Her dragonfly suit from "Battle of the Bands"
- Sprig's handmade Domino stuffed animal from "The Domino Effect"
- A drink with bugs in it from "Bizarre Bazaar"
- One of her flip-flops from "Best Fronds"
- Beetle Jerky from "Toad Tax"
- A magazine called Teen from "Dating Season"
- One of her hat, jacket, and gloves from "Snow Day" and "The Second Temple"
- The Koala jigsaw puzzle from "A Caravan Named Desire"
- One of Hop Pop's IOUs from "Girl Time"
- Her ear buds from "Anne of the Year" and "Handy Anne"
- Her tennis racket put right at the boiler
- Anne is revealed to have kept a journal documenting her time in Amphibia, confirming a previous inquiry by Hop Pop in "Scavenger Hunt".
- The events of "Battle of the Bands" are mentioned in Anne's journal.
- Due to Anne not appearing physically, this episode's events are not chronicled in Marcy's Journal: A Guide to Amphibia. In its place (entry 92), Anne reflects on Sasha's controlling nature and hopes that they would work together when they reunite, citing their teamwork against Andrias in "True Colors".
Allusions
- Playboy - When Grime opens a magazine, he tilts it sideways much like the infamous centerfolds of this adult magazine.
- The Beatles - Marcy, who is the drummer of Sasha and The Sharps doing the peace sign just like Ringo Starr, who is the drummer of the Beatles, is seen once again from "Battle of the Bands", in the scene where Sasha sees Anne's journal.
Errors
- Zehra Fazal is not credited in the credits as General Yunan, although she has dialogue.
- Before the camera pans up to show Sasha crying, her glove is missing. It later reappears in the next shot.
- In "True Colors", the last time we see Grime, he doesn't have a cape, but in this episode he has one.
Memorable quotes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "October 2021 Programming Highlights". Disney General Entertainment Content (September 21, 2021).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (October 12, 2021). "Saturday 10.9.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily.
- ↑ Hill, TJ [@tjhill] (Jul 8, 2022). "...aaaand Amphibia S3, episode 2b: Turning Point. https://youtu.be/Eb1ThNILvRY Lots of cool variations and versions of Sasha's theme in this episode! #amphibia #ost" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08 – via Twitter.