History Recap / JustAddMagicS1E1JustAddMagic

* HandGagging: Hannah does this to Darbie in order to shut her up.

* LighterAndSofter: The first episode has a lighter, less grim tone compared to the rest of the series. Justified considering that the first episode was originally released as pilot with a young demographic, but upon finding a good chunk of the fan response came from adults liking the show, they retooled the series to be more mature. This is exemplified in the lighting, the first episode being noticeably brighter than the rest of the series. The only scene with darker lighting in the first episode is Grandma Quinn’s birthday dinner scene, since it was filmed a year after the pilot was made to replace the original scene.

* AlphaBitch: Charlotte is a middle school variant. Though she acts more like a LovableAlphaBitch towards the end of the episode.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite the girls getting in, the basketball team (and Charlotte) are never mentioned again after this episode.

* LighterAndSofter: The first episode has a lighter, less grim tone compared to the rest of the series. Justified considering that the first episode was originally released as pilot with a young demographic, but upon finding a good chunk of the fan response came from adults liking the show, they retooled the series to be more mature. This is exemplified in the lighting, the first episode being noticeably brighter than the rest of the series. The only scene with darker lighting in the first episode is Grandma Quinn’s birthday dinner scene, since it was filmed a year after the pilot was originally made.

->''"I just feel like everything that happened was meant to happen, you know? Finding the book, cooking the recipes -- every cause had an effect. It's like... it was destiny."''

* UnexpectedlyRealMagic: In somewhat of a WhatAnIdiot moment, the girls choose to not heed all the signs that point to the cookbook being magic and bake a recipe from it anyway, not realizing the consequences.

At night, the three are gathered again at Kelly’s, Darbie finally nailing her basketball shots as Kelly reads over the cookbook. She discovers more fine print, reading that spells can be reverted back to normal by doing good and noble acts. Kelly realizes that Grandma Quinn may not have an illness at all, and that she’s [[{{Curse}} under some kind of spell]], saying that they have to keep cooking the book’s recipes to save her grandmother.

--> '''Darbie:''' Hey, guys! How's it goin' today? I'm fantastic. Woke up at 6:30 without the alarm clock, thank you very much, and I am not a morning person. Wow, you guys both look really cute today! Hey, did you bring some of that shortcake? Because I've been thinking about it all morning-

* PutOnABus: Charlotte is never seen again after this episode.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite the girls getting in, the basketball team is never mentioned again after this episode.

Three middle school-aged girls — [[TheLeader Kelly Quinn]], [[PluckyComicRelief Darbie O’Brien]] and [[BrainyBrunette Hannah Parker-Kent]] — are seen baking brownies for Kelly’s grandmother’s birthday. Her grandmother, also known as Grandma Quinn, has a [[EmptyShell mysterious illness that renders her practically brain dead]]. The girls get a phone notification from [[AlphaBitch Charlotte, their school’s supposed annoying mean girl]] reminding them about the upcoming basketball tryouts.

* TrainingMontage: A montage of the girls at basketball tryouts is set to “Rollercoaster” by Bleachers.

---> '''Darbie:''' Hey, guys! How's it goin' today? I'm fantastic. Woke up at 6:30 without the alarm clock, thank you very much, and I am not a morning person. Wow, you guys both look really cute today! Hey, did you bring some of that shortcake? Because I've been thinking about it all morning-
---> '''Hannah:''' Darbie! Stop!
---> '''Darbie:''' That's the thing, I can't! Couldn't even stop while I was brushing my teeth, swallowed a lot of toothpaste. I'm laughing right now but I'm actually really concerned that something's wrong with me!

---> '''Kelly:''' I taste chicken... mushrooms... serrano... ooh, and tarragon. No, not tarragon... it’s roasted cumin.
---> '''Jake:''' Nice.
---> '''Kelly:''' Cooking’s in my blood.

* ChekhovsGun: The dark cocoa nibs from Mama P that Jake dropped off at Kelly’s. [[spoiler: In ‘Just Add Birthdays‘, Kelly and Hannah bake them into cookies for Darbie’s birthday, subsequently finding out that these are magic cocoa nibs that cause anyone who eat them to act younger than they actually are.]]

[[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Buddy, Kelly’s younger brother]] sneaks up behind them and attempts to sneak a taste of the brownie batter. The girls reprimand him and chase him all the way up into the attic after Buddy knocks over the pan. This leads them to discover a cookbook in a box. Upon further inspection, they find out that the cookbook belonged to Grandma Quinn. Kelly takes this as a sign that she’s supposed to bake one of her grandmother’s secret recipes. They agree to bake a recipe from the cookbook instead, deciding on a strawberry shortcake oddly titled [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal ‘Shut’em Up Shortcake’]].

Kelly assumes the magic just wore off and decides to bake another recipe to heal Darbie’s leg: ‘Hazelnut Healing Tart’. Kelly says she’ll be the one to pay the price and adds in the Vanilla. Jake (with a broken wrist) comes over to visit while they bake the tart to drop off some [[ChekhovsGun dark cocoa nibs from Mama P]]. He tastes the batter and comments that his wrist feels a lot better before leaving. Darbie eats the tart and her leg heals, but now Kelly can’t move her arm at all.

* MotorMouth: What happens to those who pay the price while baking ‘Shut’em Up Shortcake’.

* TheSpeechless: ‘Shut’em Up Shortcake’ causes those who eat it to lose their voice.
* TrainingMontage: A montage of the girls at basketball tryouts is set to Bleachers’ ‘Rollercoaster’.

* TheSpeechless: ‘Shut’em Up Shortcake’ causes those who eat it to lose their voice.

The next day, Kelly finds out that Buddy is [[TheSpeechless completely unable to talk]]. She confronts Hannah about it at school, blaming his situation on the ‘Shut’em Up Shortcake’. Hannah says she ate her slice and isn’t mute. Darbie approaches them, inversely [[MotorMouth not being able to stop talking]]. Hannah falls mute shortly after. Kelly remembers the fine print written above the shortcake recipe. Since Darbie added the Vanilla, the price she had to pay was not being able to stop talking.

Kelly [[UnexpectedlyRealMagic realizes they’re dealing with actual magic]] and decides to bake another recipe to heal Darbie’s leg: ‘Hazelnut Healing Tart’. Kelly says she’ll be the one to pay the price and adds in the Vanilla. Jake (with a broken wrist) comes over to visit while they bake the tart to drop off some [[ChekhovsGun dark cocoa nibs from Mama P]]. He tastes the batter and comments that his wrist feels a lot better before leaving. Darbie eats the tart and her leg heals, but now Kelly can’t move her arm at all.

The next day, Kelly finds out that Buddy is [[TheSpeechless completely unable to talk]]. She confronts Hannah about it at school, blaming his situation on the ‘Shut’em Up Shortcake’. Hannah says she ate her slice and isn’t mute. Darbie approaches them, inversely [[MotorMouth not being able to stop talking]]. Hannah falls mute shortly after. At basketball tryouts, [[OwMyBodyPart Darbie trips and injures her knee due to her clumsy and careless nature]]. The three meet up at Kelly’s after school to go over what happened during the day. Kelly goes downstairs to apologize to Buddy about their argument over the shortcake and he regains his voice. Hannah regains her voice too, and Darbie is finally able to stop talking.

The girls remember the fine print written above the shortcake recipe. Since Darbie added the Vanilla, the price she had to pay was not being able to stop talking. Kelly [[UnexpectedlyRealMagic realizes they’re dealing with actual magic]] and decides to bake another recipe to heal Darbie’s leg: ‘Hazelnut Healing Tart’. Kelly says she’ll be the one to pay the price and adds in the Vanilla. Jake (with a broken wrist) comes over to visit while they bake the tart to drop off some [[ChekhovsGun dark cocoa nibs from Mama P]]. He tastes the batter and comments that his wrist feels a lot better before leaving. Darbie eats the tart and her leg heals, but now Kelly can’t move her arm at all.

The girls start to bake the shortcake, Darbie slacking off and practicing her basketball shots for tryouts while the other two bake. Her only contribution to the recipe is adding the Cedronian Vanilla in. Reading over the recipe again, the girls find [[ReadTheFinePrint fine print they initially glossed over]] that says [[PowerAtAPrice adding Cedronian spice comes with a price]]. Darbie and Hannah soon leave, but not before Kelly gives Hannah a slice of the shortcake to cheer her up after doubting if Darbie will make it onto the basketball team at all.