"Vega Swift" is the second segment of the 3rd episode of the seventh season of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and the 81st overall episode in the series. It premiered on August 27, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Satin and Chenille look after Nova Swift's baby cousin Vega Swift, who puts them through a great deal of trouble before they can impress Nova.
Plot[]
Poppy opens up a Trend Report from Nova Swift. Nova doesn't do the Trend Report and instead has her interns Satin and Chenille host it. This turns out to be a joint dream the pair were having, but they have overslept again, which means they're late for their daily intern tasks. They grab her latte, her clothes from the Glitter Cleaners and walk her Cuddlepup. This leaves them with the rehearsal for the Trend Report.
Poppy is also rehearsing that Smidge's bad writing leaves her announcing Nova Swift's name incorrectly. As Smidge leaves grumbling at her own bad spelling, the Twins arrive exhausted. Poppy tells them Nova is running late and they are fine, and questions if they are enjoying their internship, to which they say they are but are getting tired of the same tiny tasks every day; they want to do something more glamorous. Poppy disagrees with the pair and states that if they walked a mile in her hair they may change their minds.
Nova shows up followed by snaps of cameras who correct Poppy's statement on her life not being glamorous. Nova apologizes for being late, but her cousin dropped in for a visit. Nova asks if they have heard of her, "Vega Swift", but the twins have not. Nova believes her cousin is the next big thing, and the twins are excited to hang with her. Nova has the Trend Report to deal with that night, and can't entertain her cousin. The Twins volunteer to save Nova cancelling her time with Vega. Nova then presents Vega, who turns out to be a baby, leaving her in their hands.
The twins are at their pod with a guide on taking care of baby Trolls. Vega appears to be adorable, constantly wanting hugs, but the problem is that she wants to hug everything, including dangerous things of which the Twins have for making clothes in their pod. They nearly lose Vega out of their pod window when Vega sees a bug she wants, to the horror of their neighbor and her baby.
They try and get Vega to eat, but she refuses forcing Satin to eat the baby food instead. Next comes the issue of Vega losing her bonnet, which restricts her hair from getting out of control coming off, as the guide book states Troll babies don't have much control over their hair. The Twins' pod soon ends up a mess as Vega's hair wrecks it.
Satin & Chenille turn to Gia Grooves, Troll Village's best babysitter. She runs a daycare center and is more than happy to look after Vega Swift. Inside the daycare, babies are having fun, and a party is being hosted by a DJ baby. The Twins leave Vega with Gia upon finding themselves swarmed by baby Trolls all asking for hugs.
At their pod, the Twins have finished cleaning up after Vega's mess, and are hoping Nova will never know that they couldn't handle Vega. Gia comes along and alerts the Twins to a situation: Vega has escaped the daycare center. A flashback shows her escaping because she spotted Nova talking to Poppy about the Trend Report, and Vega wanted to hug Nova. The Twins go to find Vega.
Nova is going over the items for the Trend Report with Poppy, and has samples of various upcoming trends and crazes. Nova tells Poppy that she doesn't have a big opener for the nights Trend Report.
As Nova stands onstage, the twins spot her, but luckily Nova didn't see them. They spot Vega about to go onstage to their horror. They sneak round back and grab Vega. Poppy hears Vega but is unsure if she heard anything at all but Nova dismisses hearing anything at all. As they go to sneak away, Vega's bonnet comes off again and suddenly her hair goes wild and starts messing around with Nova's samples.
Nova turns up as the twins try to deal with Vega, and they hide Vega behind them quickly, but end up showing her out-of-control hair and being covered in a bunch of random clothing items from the Trend Report. They confess to not be able to handle Vega, and hoped to get more glamorous duties with taking on Vega, apologizing for letting her down. Although, Nova surprises them as she confirms her life isn't as glamorous as it seems. She isn't mad because she knows how the twins can make up for it: doing the Trend report with her. She has also figured out the opener for tonight.
At the Trend Report, the Twins' announce the hottest new trend: baby couture. Vega crawls onstage dressed in clothing items. The episode ends with Nova saying that she told the twins Vega was the next big thing.
Cast[]
- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy
- Fryda Wolff as Satin & Chenille and Gia Grooves
- Sainty Nelsen as Nova Swift
- Kari Wahlgren as Vega Swift
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge
- Other
- Cloud Guy (non-speaking)
Physical distribution[]
This episode is available on the "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Complete Seasons 5-8" DVD.
Trivia[]
- This is the third and last part of Satin and Chenille and Nova Swift's story arc.
- "Vega" has a star theme like her cousin "Nova". Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra, "Nova" is a stage in the lifecycle of a star. Both are references to the idea of a "star", being another term for a popular celebrity or someone with talent.
- Nova has a Cuddlepup for a pet. Cuddlepups are predators that hurt Trolls, which makes Nova's choice of pet a bit extreme, even for her.
- Even though, this is a reference to celebrities who buy small dog breeds like chihuahua as part of fashion accessory items for the sake of the latest trends. Instead of a small dog, Nova has gone in the opposite direction.
- Just as with adult Glitter Trolls, the baby ones are naked except for their bonnets.