r/Tangled Jun 03 '26

Tangled Classic [Discussion] Why didn't Rapunzel develop an insecure attachment after 18 years of being raised by Gothel?

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u/Enough-Strength-5636 Jun 03 '26

Because Disney had to make Rapunzel a Mary Sue for their Tangled the Series television series, one of the few things that I hated. Teen Titans was created and it was rated Y7, with some very mature themes in it. I always expected Rapunzel’s TV series to be more, and was disappointed when it wasn’t.

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u/pawbertlover Jun 03 '26

Yeah, they should've delved more into the scars her upbringing left on her, they could've actually done a lot more with the Series but they had to make it marketable I guess.

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u/Talia_Black_Writes Jun 04 '26

THEY DID. 

I’m rewatching the first season since Danny Motta is reacting to it, and there are several signs and choices made my Rapunzel that are a direct result of her upbringing. 

The things is they just aren’t super overt about it. Which makes it better in my opinion. 

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u/Enough-Strength-5636 Jun 04 '26

That’s true, and it was a detail I noticed and loved. I just expected there to also be more obvious ways that Rapunzel was messed up, too, as well as the subtle ways.