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"Turning Point" is the second segment of the second episode of the third season of Amphibia, and the seventy-eighth episode overall.

It premiered on October 9, 2021, alongside "Hop 'Til You Drop".[1]

Synopsis

Sasha and Grime escape from Andrias and hide out in Wartwood.[1]

Plot

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Andrias orders his robotic minion to follow Sasha and Grime.

Some days earlier in Newtopia Castle above Newtopia during the night, Marcy is stabbed by King Andrias from the back, causing her to drop the Calamity Box, sending Anne with the Plantars to Los Angeles on Earth. Andrias is angered that Anne and the Planters made it through the portal, but isn't too worried about it because he still got the box back. Right after this, Andrias orders Lady Olivia and General Yunan (both of whom are now forced to obey their king out of fear of death) to take Marcy's body away to a rejuvenation tank. Having gotten the Calamity Box, he plans to move forward. Meanwhile, Sasha and Grime are hiding from the giant Newt; Sasha is heartbroken to see Marcy on the floor mortally wounded but is told by Grime they can't help her now. Before they can leave some Frobots surround them at gunpoint forcing Sasha and Grime to jump out the window and escape on Joe Sparrow. Unbeknownst to them, Andrias saw them and ordered a Frobot to follow them as he didn't want any loose ends. Grime notices the Toad Army getting captured by the Frobots and Sasha points out that Toad Tower wouldn't be a good place to hide, so they decide to return to Wartwood to hide.

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Sasha & Grime at Plantar Farm.

The next day, Sasha and Grime arrive to the confusion of the townspeople who want to know what is happening and why the Castle is floating. Grime tells Sasha that they can't know about what happened to Anne or Marcy and he tells them this; the first half of their story is true about Andrias being a ruthless tyrant but the other half is a lie that Anne and the Plantars were on an important mission and sent him and Sasha to protect the town. The people of Wartwood are relieved to hear this, but Sasha feels guilty. The two decided to go to the Plantar Farm to rest for the night before leaving in the morning but Sasha is hesitant to sleep in the same house of the friend she betrayed yet again so she decides to sleep in the barn where she encounters MicroAngelo and Bessie and then lies down and covers her face in hay out of shame, while Grime sleeps in Hop Pop's bed. In the morning, Grime tries to cheer up Sasha with worm waffles but this fails. He then tries to tell her they need to be ready for another fight with the king when some of the townsfolk drop by to thank them again; Sasha is riddled with even more guilt when the townsfolk treat her with kindness and remind her of Anne.

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A distraught Sasha sobs over her acts of selfishness that hurt her friends.

Grime informs her that some members of the Toad Army managed to elude capture and that he got word from his sister Beatrix through a messenger bat that the toads are regrouping and planning an attack. Just then the Frobot that was following them showed up to scan the area; Sasha and Grime managed to fight it and Grime destroys it with Barrel's Warhammer, though the Frobot manages to send a signal to where they are before the hammer makes contact. Grime decides to leave before Frobot reinforcements show up, but Sasha is reluctant to leave the townsfolk, now wanting nothing to do with plans and schemes because she now knows the consequences and is tired of manipulating others. As a result, Grime tells her to go into the Plantars' house so she can deal with the drama so they can go. As Sasha looks around Anne's room she finds her friend's journal; after reading it, she learns that Anne genuinely valued her friendship with her. Tears run down Sasha's face as she apologizes for her cruel deeds, and she decides to go do what she knows has to do.

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The metal behemoth sent to destroy Sasha, Grime and the rest of Wartwood.

She gathers everyone in Wartwood and tells them that frobots are coming to attack them, then tells the citizens the truth about Anne being zapped to another world and it was a lie that Anne sent her to Wartwood, shocking the townsfolk. Sasha, now desiring to do the right thing for the first time in her life, vows to protect Wartwood until her last breath. Just then, a Giant Frobot shows up and Sasha engages it in battle, but the Frobot shoots out smaller Frobots that overwhelm her. Just as the Giant Frobot is about to fire a missile from the chest cannon at Sasha, Grime, who had a change of heart as well, rescues her. The villagers then join in the fight, much to Sasha and Grime's surprise, attacking the smaller Frobots, and Sasha and Grime use the Giant Frobot's 2 own missiles from its 2 arms turned into 2 cannons to blow itself up.

Wartwood residents cheering on Sasha

A truly reformed Sasha tells her new amphibian friends that she'll actually protect the town in Anne's absence.

Once again, the townsfolk thank Sasha and Grime for helping them and Sasha shows appreciation when the citizens of Wartwood tell her that she has become a much kinder person because of her honesty, and she promises to be to be their protector for real this time; as they celebrate Mrs. Croaker wonders what to do next. After getting a nod of approval from Grime, Sasha, now filled with confidence, decides to lead the citizens of Wartwood in a rebellion against King Andrias.

Cast

Additional voices

Non-speaking cameo

Mentioned

Other characters

Songs

Instrumental songs

Title in other languages

Language Title Translation Notes
Argentina Latin American Spanish Punto de inflexión Inflection point
Bulgaria Bulgarian Повратна Точка Turning Point
Czech Republic Czech Rozhodující obrat Decisive Turnover
Germany German Angriff auf Wartwood Assault on Wartwood This is the first episode to use another voice actor for Sasha than the episodes before.
Spain European Spanish Momento Decisivo Showdown
France French Changement de Plan Change of Plan
Hungary Hungarian Fordulópont Turning Point
Japan Japanese ターニングポイント Turning Point
Poland Polish Punkt zwrotny Turning Point
Thailand Thai จุดเปลี่ยน

Transcript

For a full transcript of "Turning Point", click here.


Gallery

Gallery promo
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Trivia

Revelations and significant events

  • Andrias ordered General Yunan and Lady Olivia to take Marcy's body away to a rejuvenation tank before Marcy would have died from her injuries.
  • Sasha and Grime manage to escape from King Andrias and take refuge in Wartwood.
  • Grime received the messenger bat's message from Beatrix showed that she called Grime "lil bro", which means Grime is Beatrix's younger brother.
  • Sasha regrets all her actions, ending her manipulation once and for all and vowing to change her ways as well as wanting to be a better friend.
  • Sasha implies that she might not be a natural blonde.
  • Sasha reveals to the inhabitants of Wartwood the truth about what actually happened to Anne and Andrias.

Continuity

Allusions

Errors

  • Zehra Fazal is not credited in the credits as General Yunan, although she has dialogue.
  • Before the camera pans up to show Sasha crying, her glove is missing. It later reappears in the next shot.
  • In "True Colors", the last time we see Grime, he doesn't have a cape, but in this episode he has one.

Memorable quotes

Excellent work, George Sparrow.
So many loose ends, so little time.
Well I've never voted for him.
Mrs. Croaker after learning about King Andrias' tyranny
Now that is a big potato.
Oh... (points at MicroAngelo) a tiny snail. (Bessie chirps and Sasha looks at her) Aaaaand a bigger snail. Well, don't mind me. I'm gonna go sleep in the corner with the rest of the trash. (goes to a haystack and falls there) It's all someone like me deserves. (covers herself with hay)
Sasha's guilt
Who is it? Where am I? Of course this is my natural hair color.
—Sasha startled awake
(sobbing) Oh, Anne... I'm so sorry... I shouldn't have tried so hard to be in control again, in the end... where did it get me? (stops crying) Well, that ends now! I wanna be someone better. (clinches fist) Someone that deserves you. I know what I have to do.
—Sasha finely changing her ways
Listen up, everyone, I called you all here to tell you that... (takes a deep breath) (talks fast) a robot army is on its way to destroy Wartwood.(Everyone panicking)And that's not all.. I lied to you about Anne sending us to protect the town. She's been zapped to another world that was no idea I'm even here. I'm no guardian, I'm a fraud.(Eyryone gasps) Fraud or not, though, I'm gonna do the right thing for once in my life. With my last breath, (raises her sword) I'm gonna defend this town.
—Sasha
I got to thinking, Beatrix may have weapons and soldiers. But, you know what she doesn't have? You, Lieutenant.
—Grime
Thanks, you guys. You can count on me, for real this time.
—Sasha

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "October 2021 Programming Highlights". Disney General Entertainment Content (September 21, 2021).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Metcalf, Mitch (October 12, 2021). "Saturday 10.9.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily.
  3. Hill, TJ [@tjhill] (Jul 8, 2022). "...aaaand Amphibia S3, episode 2b: Turning Point. https://youtu.be/Eb1ThNILvRY Lots of cool variations and versions of Sasha's theme in this episode! #amphibia #ost" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08 – via Twitter.
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