St. Olga’s
Reform School for Wayward Princesses
St. Olga’s Reform School has been built up as a place no one
would want to end up in for several instances this season. Now we’re finally seeing it, and what the
episode consists of really delivers.
Everything unfolds when Star calls her friend who was sent to the reform
school, Princess Pony Head, for her birthday, and notices how close she is to
losing her individuality. Feeling sorry
that her friend has to suffer like this, Star and Marco decide to give Pony
Head the best birthday gift they can by busting her out. The whole episode is an exciting jailbreak
plot with many things to make it a season highlight. Some of them include the many designs of the
characters, not just of the unruly and rebellious princesses whose appearances
clash with the traditional princess look the school pushes for, but also Star
and Marco’s disguises, particularly Marco wearing a dress. The biggest aspect of the school is how it
works. The headmistress, Ms. Heinous,
and her robot guards are strictly against princesses who doesn’t comply with
the traditional princesses standards, so they proceed to put them in
never-ending classes on etiquette, singing with animals, and dressing nice to
strip them of their individuality.
Really, this is one of the cruelest things anyone could be put
through. Even if some traits can cause
problems for others, they should be given better control, not stripped
entirely. It prevents people from being
who they really are which is never a good thing. With this dark setup in place, Star and Marco
go through their jailbreak their own way.
Star is overwhelmed with fear of the place and what it does, but pushes
on with great devotion to her friend.
Marco is the strongest and most confident of the duo, knowledgable on
jailbreak movies and even helps the school’s wayward princesses rebel with the
memorable chant, “It’s not criminal to be an individual!” Even then, it’s clear that some princesses
like Pony Head have some individuality in them.
You see, Pony Head has slowly lost the fun and wild traits that defined
her the more she stayed at the school, much to Star’s distress. There are some times when she reflects her
true self, but they’re not strong enough for her to snap out of what was forced
on her. Fortunately, she pulls through
when Marco needs rescuing from solitary conformant where he’s forced to watch
slides of proper behavior and helps Star rescue Marco. This scene is then capped off with a grand
finale of all the princess breaking down the gates as well as a tower
preventing the use of interdimensional scissors making the school’s entrance a
wild party area which is really rewarding for Pony Head and everyone stripped
of their true selves. Still, Pony Head
makes the noble decision to stay at the school so what happened to her doesn’t
happen to anyone else, yet is grateful for Star and Marco getting her back to
normal, leaving her in a mature, yet wayward state. We also end with some tension with Ms.
Heinous finding out that one of the rebel princesses is from Earth, showing
that this isn’t the last we’ll see of this school. The buildup to the reform school really paid
off here with a dark environment, huge stakes, and some of the absolute best
moments from the characters involved. 10/10
The Ranking
- St. Olga’s Reform School for Wayward Princesses
- Blood Moon Ball
- Mewberty
- Diaz Family Vacation
- Fortune Cookies
- Sleep Spells
- School Spirit
- Party with a Pony
- Freeze Day
- Quest Buy
- Monster Arm
- Cheer up Star
- Star Comes to Earth
- Brittney’s Party
- Matchmaker
- Lobster Claws
- Pixtopia
- Royal Pain
- The Other Exchange
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where Star realizes that monsters have feelings too on "Mewnipendence Day" and her literal-mindedness is put to hilarious effect during "The Banagic Incident."
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