The Swirliverse Strikes Back is the 26th episode in episode in airing order of Season 3 of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. It premiered on December 30th, 2023.
Summary[]
Strawberry needs help making strawberry shortcake, so she dives into her swirliverse, only to discover everything covered in mold.
Plot[]
The episode begins by Strawberry preparing the ingredients to make Strawberry Shortcake. After placing her lucky spoon down Strawberry tries reassuring herself. However after mentioning that she has to get it perfect she hesitates and instead decides to do a deep clean of The Extraordinary Berry. Orange, Blueberry and Raspberry appear and Raspberry asks if the two think Strawberry will follow through with baking Strawberry Shortcake. Blueberry is hopefully at first believing that Strawberry can do it before noticing Strawberry dangling upside down from her truck. Orange asks how Strawberry is doing to which Strawberry replies "great". Strawberry goes on to talk about all the things she needs to do before Raspberry pulls out scissors and cuts the rope she is attached to. After Orange catches Strawberry, Raspberry goes on to tell Strawberry to stop procrastinating. After examining Strawberry, Blueberry states that it's time to go back to the Swirliverse. Raspberry is confused about what they are talking about and Strawberry explains it to her. Saying it's a place in her head with pink skies, mountains shaped like ovens, herds of tiny food trucks, and where her lucky spoon talks to her. In a cut away Raspberry sighs and explains that it's impossible to get used to all the weird.
On top of Strawberry's truck, Raspberry is still skeptical and asks how it works. Strawberry goes on to explain that her spoon told that baking takes time and to be patient. Strawberry tries to walk out one last time before Blueberry stops her and tells her that it never hurts to try. Blueberry starts the ritual by having Strawberry stare are a mobile. After a few blinks, Strawberry appears in a dark void like before and stairs form. At first she is joyful until a stair collapses underneath her. Seconds later the rest of the stairs fall out and Strawberry lands on a pink door. The door opens and Strawberry is thrusted back into the Swirliverse. Except this time everything is covered in mold. Her spoon cries out to her and Strawberry pulls it out. She asks why everything is covered in mold to which her spoon tries to explain before being grabbed from behind. Strawberry watches in fear as something begins to form out of mold in front of her. A figure of herself forms with a distorted voice. Strawberry at first thinks she needs to learn something from her moldy counterpart before it interrupts her. The figure explains it's not going to work and demonstrates what she can do by making a cake mold.
Strawberry is stunned and asks what she did before the counterpart explains that it's her who did it. The figure starts taunting her by saying she always fails and that her desserts are disgusting. The figure grows in size and mold starts to appear on Strawberry. Blueberries voice rings in Strawberry's mind reminding her to always keep trying. Strawberry repeats what she heard out loud to which the counterpart tells her she'll always fail. Strawberry stands up for herself and tells the counterpart that the only way to succeed is to keep trying. Strawberry watches as the counterpart disintegrates and the mold disappears. After some encouraging words from her spoon she exits the Swirliverse. Blueberry welcomes Strawberry back and Raspberry asks if it worked. Strawberry explains that baking takes as long as it needs to but her fear of failing got in the way of her trying. Now confident Strawberry runs off excited to bake. The episode ends with Raspberry asking about her Swirliverse.
Cast[]
- Ana Sani as Strawberry Shortcake
- Diana Kaarina as Blueberry Muffin
- Bahia Watson as Orange Blossom
- Tabitha St. Germain as Raspberry Tart
Trivia[]
- This episode directly references the Season 2 episode Strawberry Bake Fail.
Errors[]
- TBA
Video[]
Gallery[]
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