Chapter 1: Replacing Raven + Ch. 1 Thoughts

I completely forgot about this episode, hence why it's not with The Day Ever After. But at least there's a review of the season! 

Raven decides to find a replacement for her in Apple's story, and a random member of the Three Little Pigs shows up

Unsurprisingly, this is the first and last time we see this character for more than ten seconds. His plan to be evil is accompanied by vocally going "DUN DUN DUN" as he does harmless things like switch condiments. There's even a failed attempt at chemical warfare by filling balloons with 'dangerous gasses' like...helium. 

Apple is disheartened to see that Raven is being nice to her again, and insists that they're supposed to be Frenemies so she can have her perfect destiny.

Now the pig has been caught in the mass of harmless balloons and decides to abandon "evil" to be a balloon enthusiast.

Raven sums up my reaction pretty well;

There's nothing here. 

But here are my thoughts on Ch. 1 as a whole...

Chapter 1: The Day Ever After

So eventually Raven did unfreeze the student body. Bummer.

Chapter 1: The Tale of Legacy Day

This one is three times as long as the regular webisodes!....which means it clocks in at slightly more than six minutes.

And much rejoicing was had in the streets.

See? She's happy.

Chapter 1: Catching Raven

Episode 12, I'm having this be a separate entry because the next one is The Tale of Legacy Day, and that's quite a big turning point in our story.

Honestly this was a pretty bad one to do a separate page on. It's not bad or good, it's just there.

Dexter wants to ask Raven to a party but is nervous, and Cupid drops hints that she'd go with him, but he's a doofus, and practices asking out other girls instead.

Briar is asleep which, same. I know it was just practice, but was he going to ask her to her own party? Also, as someone who has never gone to a party, do you need a date to go to one?

Maddie thinks he's speaking riddlish with his weak delivery of "Did you fall from heaven, because you're an angel." which, also same.

He gets kissed by a troll? Okay.

While sitting on a balcony, Raven comes up....and asks him to the party as a friend, he accepts, falls off the balcony, and kisses Cupid in thanks.

I can appreciate that Dexter wasn't "Oh woe is me, she only sees me as a friend," and is happy to go with her anyway. I also like that  Cupid doesn't try to sabotage his efforts. There's also not really any forces against him saying "You can't date a rebel!" - I don't remember any in the printed media either.

All in all, the episode simply exists.

Chapter 1: The Cat Who Cried Wolf / Cedar Wood Would Love to Lie

We get more side characters now. Weirdly, Kitty would get a doll far later than nearly anyone else.

Woosh.

Chapter 1: Here Comes Cupid / The Shoe Must Go On

For those not in the know; Charlico Agathorne (Yes, that was her given name but they never used it in either canon) Cupid was supposed to be bridging gap between Monster High and Ever After High.

Problem was, she wasn't quite an established character in the MH-verse. She debuted in Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love, got one doll that would go on to be ridiculously expensive, was maybe in two Monster High webisodes (I clearly remember one with her, Frankie, and Abbey and a school project about the weather, seriously, is this high school or not), and pushed to a brand that most parents thought was a knock-off of MH anyway.

I know there was build up to a legitimate crossover movie - you can find storyboards on youtube - but there really should have been some establishing special, with clear, established characters visiting EAH and then leaving Cupid over there. The teaser website (I distinctly remember 'Village of Book End' being one domain that lead to the site; They seem to have been taken down in every capacity) was beautiful and atmospheric, and involved Frankie, Clawdeen, and Draculaura expressing good wishes to Cupid in her new adventure.

Cupid was never a character I cared too deeply about, though I did like both outfits she wore.

Chapter 1: Maddie In Chief / Briar's Study Party

Semi-Exactly what it says on the tin.

Pictured: A girl I've always called Persephone Plum, but really gets no name or character.

Chapter 1: Stark Raven Mad / True Reflections

Technically, The Tale of Legacy Day is the second to last episode in Chapter 1. So, we can simply move on to Chapter 1 itself and work our way down there. We're going to keep doing two episodes at a time. Luckily, they're only about two minutes long.

1. Stark Raven Mad
2. True Reflections
3. Maddie-in-Chief
4. Briar's Study Party
5. Here Comes Cupid
6. The Shoe Must Go On
7. The Cat Who Cried Wolf
8. Cedar Wood Would Love to Lie
9. Catching Raven
10. The Tale of Legacy Day
11. The Day Ever After
12. Replacing Raven