History HoYay / TangledTheSeries

* Continuing with the "breakup" vibe of their relationship, "[[Recap/TangledTheSeriesS3E16OnceAHandmaiden Once a Handmaiden...]]" has the two participate in a play by Feldspar where they play each other. It quickly devolves into an {{AdLib}}bed heart-to-heart about how they both made mistakes in their relationship and should have paid more attention to each other's feelings ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, this isn't an exaggeration, it's actually what happens]].) When Monty confusedly asks who the bad guy is supposed to be, they both shout in unison "IT'S COMPLICATED!"

---> '''Rapunzel:''' I know we've grown apart. It breaks my heart in two/I miss your company, the closeness we once knew/I won't pretend to know just what you're going through/But I'd give anything for you. \\

* In ''Literature/RapunzelAndTheLostLagoon'', Cassandra and Rapunzel go on a quest to discover the treasure hidden within the titular lagoon, and after [[TwoHalvesMakeAPlot joining two tablets together]], they see this message:
"[[OppositesAttract When opposites come together]] in the name of love and goodness, despite their differences, they manifest the ultimate power." This was right after Cass and Rapunzel pulled off an extremely difficult CombinationAttack to stop a thief from finding the lagoon, and the message is actually a LoveLetter written by Shampanier to Herz der Sonne, [[RuleOfSymbolism sooooo...]] There are also several parallels with Cassandra and Rapunzel as General Shampanier and Herz der Sonne, with the 'Day of Hearts' episode showing a brash warrior woman who falls for the ruler of Corona after reading a journal containing his true feelings for her.

"[[OppositesAttract When opposites come together]] in the name of love and goodness, despite their differences, they manifest the ultimate power." This was right after Cass and Rapunzel pulled off an extremely difficult CombinationAttack to stop a thief from finding the lagoon, and the message is actually a LoveLetter written by Shampanier to Herz der Sonne, [[RuleOfSymbolism sooooo...] There are also several parallels with Cassandra and Rapunzel as General Shampanier and Herz der Sonne, with the 'Day of Hearts' episode showing a brash warrior woman who falls for the ruler of Corona after reading a journal containing his true feelings for her.

* Season 2 doubles down by having several episodes where Cass often takes the [[TheNotLoveInterest traditional love interest role.]] In the episode [[Recap/TangledTheSeriesS2E05Freebird "Free Bird"]], Rapunzel sacrifices herself for Cass, causing Cass to become [[NeverSayDie G-rated murderous with rage]] because of it. She tearfully [[HeadButtOfLove presses their foreheads together,]] whispering, "Oh, Raps, you're my best friend... please... don't leave me." When she is able to bring Rapunzel back, [[NotSoStoic Cassandra is overjoyed,]] [[MeadowRun running]] to Rapunzel and [[TwirlOfLove twirling her joyfully]] in true Disney prince fashion.

* Also from the finale, we have the song "I'd Give Anything", which is about how much Rapunzel wishes she and Cassandra could go back to the way they were.

* In ''Literature/RapunzelAndTheLostLagoon'', Cassandra and Rapunzel go on a quest to discover the treasure hidden within the titular lagoon, and after [[TwoHalvesMakeAPlot joining two tablets together]], they see this message: "[[OppositesAttract When opposites come together]] in the name of love and goodness, despite their differences, they manifest the ultimate power." This was right after Cass and Rapunzel pulled off an extremely difficult CombinationAttack to stop a thief from finding the lagoon, and the message is actually a LoveLetter written by Shampanier to Herz der Sonne, [[RuleOfSymbolism sooooo...]]

* ''Beginnings'' also shows Cass in awe of two strong-looking princesses, going "whoa" and looking them up and down.

* It's pretty easy to read this between Cassandra and Rapunzel, given that they've grown to be close friends and Cassandra serves almost a parallel role to Eugene, being an action-savvy companion with a snarky streak in contrast to the more open-hearted Rapunzel. The two of them snuck out of the castle at night, and engaged in a bit of running around together in the light of a full moon. It could be seen as [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship a date]]. Cassandra also tells Rapunzel that if anyone ever finds out about her involvement in Rapunzel's hair coming back, they'd never be able to see each other again. Given her usually stoic nature, the moment comes across as a desperate lover's plea.

* The finale is filled with more Cass/Raps ambiguous lesbian goodness, from [[spoiler:Rapunzel bringing Cassandra back to life with her tears like she did with Eugene in ''Film/{{Tangled}}'' to the two women outright telling each other "I love you" at the end.]]

* Season 3 manages to up the HoYay quotient even more despite [[spoiler: Cassandra's FaceHeelTurn]]. "I'd Give Anything" is basically just a big "[[PleaseDontLeaveMe Baby, Come Back, I Still Love You]]" song from Rapunzel to Cass. [[spoiler: On a darker note, their relationship gains more than a little abuse subtext in the final season, with Raps as the girlfriend who firmly believes [[ICanChangeMyBeloved she can change Cass for the better]] and Cass as the girlfriend who's willing to [[PsychoExGirlfriend hurt Rapunzel in any way she can if it gets the point across that she's]] ''[[PsychoExGirlfriend not]]'' [[PsychoExGirlfriend coming back]]. Their whole relationship now reads like a breakup gone bad.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Just like the movie]]

* Season 2 doubles down by having several episodes where Cass often takes the [[TheNotLoveInterest traditional love interest role.]] In the episode ''Free Bird,'' Rapunzel sacrifices herself for Cass, causing Cass to become [[NeverSayDie G-rated murderous with rage]] because of it. She tearfully [[HeadButtOfLove presses their foreheads together,]] whispering, "Oh, Raps, you're my best friend... please... don't leave me." When she is able to bring Rapunzel back, [[NotSoStoic Cassandra is overjoyed,]] [[MeadowRun running]] to Rapunzel and [[TwirlOfLove twirling her joyfully]] in true Disney prince fashion.

* Season 3 manages to up the HoYay quotient even more despite [[spoiler: Cassandra's FaceHeelTurn]]. "I'd give anything" is basically just a big "[[PleaseDontLeaveMe Baby, come back, I still love you]]" song from Rapunzel to Cass. [[spoiler: On a darker note, their relationship gains more than a little abuse subtext in the final season, with Raps as the girlfriend who firmly believes [[ICanChangeHim she can change Cass for the better]] and Cass as the girlfriend who's willing to [[PsychoExGirlfriend hurt Rapunzel in any way she can if it gets the point across that she's]] ''[[PsychoExGirlfriend not]]'' [[PsychoExGirlfriend coming back]]. Their whole relationship now reads like a breakup gone bad.]]

In the episode ''Rapunzel Day One'', where Rapunzel's memory regresses back to how it was at the start of the movie and she has her first experiences out in the world with Cass in place of Eugene. Interestingly enough, while the characters have changed, the romantic tension from the original movie still remains, with Cassandra gazing fondly at Rapunzel's boundless optimism and Rapunzel purposefully leaning up against Cassandra as they look up at the stars. This episode even ends with Eugene remarking to Lance about having "gotten them back together." The camera then pans to Rapunzel and Cassandra, staring into each other's eyes as they hold hands.

* The flashback episode in season three, ''Beginnings'', is brimming with LesYay as it shows how Rapunzel and Cassandra first became friends. Rapunzel really comes off as having a crush on Cass, making her gifts, gushing about her to Eugene, and even asking her to be her partner for the Contest of the Crowns. Eventually, Cass reciprocates and even gives up her chance to join the Ingvarr Battalion for Rapunzel. [[spoiler: Which makes the circumstances of their current relationship all the more heartbreaking.]]

* The finale is filled with more Cass/Raps ambiguous lesbian goodness, from [[spoiler:Rapunzel bringing Cassandra back to life with her tears like she did with Eugene in Film/{{Tangled}} to the two women outright telling each other "I love you" at the end.]]

* In one story from the "[[ComicBook/TangledTheSeries Hair it is]]" one-shot, Cassandra got jealous of Rapunzel's new friend Sophie and started modifying her schedule so Raps [[ClingyJealousGirl would spend time with her more]]

* Season 2 doubles down by having several episodes where Cass often takes the [[TheNotLoveInterest traditional love interest role.]] Especially in the episode ''Free Bird'' where Rapunzel sacrifices herself for Cass, causing Cass to become [[NeverSayDie G-rated murderous with rage]] because of it.
and in the episode ''Rapunzel Day One'', where Rapunzel's memory regresses back to how it was at the start of the movie and she has her first experiences out in the world with Cass in place of Eugene. Interestingly enough, while the characters have changed, the romantic tension from the original movie still remains, with Cassandra gazing fondly at Rapunzel's boundless optimism and Rapunzel purposefully leaning up against Cassandra as they look up at the stars. This episode even ends with Eugene remarking to Lance about having "gotten them back together." The camera then pans to Rapunzel and Cassandra, staring into each other's eyes as they hold hands.

* It's pretty easy to read this between Cassandra and Rapunzel, given that they've grown to be close friends and Cassandra serves almost a parallel role to Eugene, being an action-savvy companion with a snarky streak in contrast to the more open-hearted Rapunzel. The two of them snuck out of the castle at night, and engaged in a bit of running around together in the light of a full moon. It could be seen as [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship a date]]. Cassandra also tells Rapunzel that if anyone ever finds out about her involvement in Rapunzel's hair coming back, they'd never be able to see each other again. It almost comes across as a desperate lover's plea.
* Season 2 doubles down by having several episodes where Cass often takes the [[TheNotLoveInterest traditional love interest role.]] Especially in the episode ''Free Bird'' where Rapunzel sacrifices herself for Cass causing Cass to become [[NeverSayDie G-rated murderous with rage]] because of it, and in the episode ''Rapunzel Day One'', where Rapunzel's memory regresses back to how it was at the start of the movie and she has her first experiences out in the world with Cass in place of Eugene. Interestingly enough, while the characters have changed, the romantic tension from the original movie still remains, with Cassandra gazing fondly at Rapunzel's boundless optimism and Rapunzel purposefully leaning up against Cassandra as they look up at the stars. This episode even ends with Eugene remarking to Lance about having "gotten them back together" as Rapunzel and Cassandra staring into each other's eyes as they hold hands.

* Season 2 doubles down by having several episodes where Cass often takes the [[TheNotLoveInterest traditional love interest role.]] Especially in the episode ''Free Bird'' where Rapunzel sacrifices herself for Cass causing Cass to become g-rated murderous with rage because of it, and in the episode ''Rapunzel Day One'', where Rapunzel's memory regresses back to how it was at the start of the movie and she has her first experiences out in the world with Cass in place of Eugene - this episode even ends with Eugene remarking to Lance about having "gotten them back together" as Rapunzel and Cassandra intimately hold hands.

* ''Beginnings'' also shows Cass in awe of two strong-looking princesses, going "whoa" and looking them up and down.

* In one story from the "Hair it is" one-shot, Cassandra got jealous of Rapunzel's new friend Sophie and started modifying her schedule so Raps [[ClingyJealousGirl would spend time with her more]]
* In ''Rapunzel and The Lost Lagoon'', Cassandra and Rapunzel go on a quest to discover the treasure hidden within the titular lagoon, and after [[TwoHalvesMakeAPlot joining two tablets together]], they see this message: "[[OppositesAttract When opposites come together]] in the name of love and goodness, despite their differences, they manifest the ultimate power." This was right after Cass and Rapunzel pulled off an extremely difficult CombinationAttack to stop a thief from finding the lagoon, and the message is actually a LoveLetter written by Shampanier to Herz der Sonne, [[RuleOfSymbolism sooooo...]]

* Even in Season 3, the Les Yay remains strong, in spite of - or perhaps because of - Cass [[spoiler: having done a FaceHeelTurn]]. Their whole relationship now reads like a breakup gone bad.

* The finale is filled with more Cass/Raps ambigous lesbian goodness, from [[spoiler:Rapunzel bringing Cassandra back to life with her tears like she did with Eugene in Film/{{Tangled}} to the two women outright telling each other "I love you" at the end.]]

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