>>109236909 > I think people would be WAY less angry if Starco happened in early Season 4. I can guarantee you that it'd have softened the blow significantly.
Absolutely, but it seems their vision was to save it for the climax of the show, the last 4-5 eps were likely intended to be released together like Battle for Mewni was. We know multiple episodes are story boarded simultaneously; Marco's confession in the realm of magic was probably planned far in advance and it sets up for the barn scene. Still they could have made it work.
Booth buddies could have been done a little sooner in S3 to set up for breaking the Blood Moon effect by the end of S3 or start of S4.
Star and Marco would still be best friends which makes Tom want that kind of relationship, and Tomstar breakup happens sooner. (Kelco probably should never have happened).
Marco would be shown being awkward with Star, despite the curse being broken. With the blood moon on his mind, he might have said something like, "I'm so glad we broke that Blood Moon curse, you know? Now things can just be normal, and we can be just friends" Star could replay with a "yeaaahh totally.." Noticing a bit of sadness in her tone, he might say something like "And you know, if we ever do develop feelings for each other, at least we would know they are genuine, not due to some cur-" And her expression could be changing as he is saying this, as they both come to the same realization.
Although officially a couple, they still have difficulty expressing their feelings given how long they have bottled up their feelings for one another.
A lot of the same story happens. Portals suddenly stop working, but this time coincidentally could have happened after a spat between Star and Marco.
Marco tells star he loves her in the realm and it solidifies their relationship.
I know what they were going for, but I think giving Starco more time would have added more weight to the finale. (I've go more "fixes" if anyone is interested?)
