r/sofiathefirst

I think Layla becoming a princess (and her Dad/Mom being king and queen) was a bit of a rolland case

I think Layla's dad had an older sibling who was the heir but died, leaving him next in line, causing the whole "crowned King last week"

It lines up with Gerber saying Layla was still nobility, but she probably didn't ever think she would be a princess

I've been watching YouTube videos of a woman named Athena P, where she talked about Sofia The First and Elena Of Avalor. She offers a very interesting take on how both shows treat the relationships between royal and non royal characters in different ways. Enchancia seems to favor more royal benefits where there isn't as much thought put into serving the community or treating castle staff members well unless Sofia is involved. Meanwhile, Avalor is much more approachable when it comes to how they're willing to help the community and their staff to make their bonds tighter.

Does anybody know if Disney will come out with new Sofia the First merch, especially backpacks?

Princess Power is a Netflix preschool show focusing on 4 princesses who help out the people in their fruitdoms. I'm wondering if the new Royal Magic series is taking cues from that show. I mean, one of that show's writers, Isabel Galupo, is a writer on this show. The new show emphasizes comedy a bit more, much like that show. One detail I think is worth talking about is with "Veggie Good Deed". You have Camila, a princess not from Enchancia, being willing to help Sofia and Amber help Ruby and Jade. It's kind of interesting given how, in this world, it's rare for royalty outside of Sofia's family to be in the village. The only other time it happened was in "Forever Royal", the series finale, with Vivian and Desmond helping Ruby and Jade help Sofia defeat Vor. When it comes to Princess Power, it's common for the princesses in that show to go to the fruitdom of the episode's featured princess to help out. That show makes princesses helping common people a regular thing, which the new show is also doing. It's most likely also a trend of modern preschool shows with royalty making relationships with non royal characters more normalized. I mean, part of what makes Amber more motivated to do the gardening is when a young village boy shows happiness over the princesses helping out. Amber and Rita from Princess Power fill the same character archetype of being focused on appearance and status while being genuinely caring people, but Rita is different in how caring for children is one of her dominant character traits. ​