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Trollhunters S3
s03e01 A Night Patrol
This episode opens at night. Toby says that "for weeks, Gunmar has been sending his minions"
Jim returns home in full light; Barbara is in the basement painting, when she should've been at work, and offers to drive Jim to school on her way to the hospital (until this point it was always "clinic")
After school, Jim is shown training with Strickler until dusk, when he returns to the warehouse hideout - when Claire already stole the signs
s03e02 Arcadia's Most Wanted
This episode opens at night; Bagdwella is scavenging for food and looking for a hiding spot
In the next scene, Dictatious is only just telling Usurna that he heard Morgana's voice in the record player, which happened in the last scene of the previous ep
In the next scene, Toby and AAARRRGGHH!! are looking for Glug, and Toby gets arrested. There seems to be a lot of night where in the first scene it was near sunrise, so it may be the next night.
The the before-last scene is daylight, with Mrs Nunez handing out the medal; Jim says they took out the human criminals "tonight", so it seems to be the morning after
This episode occurs over three days: night of the first, night of the second, and morning of the third
Together, these two episodes cover 5 school/work days, which is an excellent fit for Mon-Fri. The exact week on which they happen depends on two thing: the date of the Spring Fling dance, and whether 2 or 3 weeks passed since events of the S02 finale.The compiler of this timeline prefers the later date for the Spring Fling, as well as for S03 to be as compact as possible. This assigns events of these two episodes to Week 39, the weekdays of which are 22-26 May.
s03e03 Bad Cofee
In the first scene of this episode it's daylight, and the girls are practicing for the Battle of the Bands; this suggests a weekend day
In the next scene, Jim is training with Strickler; it's either still the weekend, or after school
AAARRRGGHH!!! only just reported that Gunmar has left Trollmarket, so it hasn't been long since the previous episode
In the next scene it's morning and Jim prepares for school; the bulk of this episode's events occur on this day
s03e04 So I'm Dating a Sorceress
This episode opens at 7AM and Claire wakes up apparently healthy
Two scenes later, Gunmar has returned to Trollmarket, and AAARRRGGHH!!! rescues Dictatious from him
In the next scene it's dark, and Strickler shows up at the Lake house
Morgana in Claire's body states Claire's parents to be gone for the weekend (again)
s03e05 The Exorcism of Claire Nunez
This episode opens same night; Jim and NotEnrique have sent for aid
The episode occurs all in the same night>
s03e06 Parental Guidance
This episode opens on Barbara painting Jim in his armor, then regaining her memory
At dusk, Jim, Claire and Toby return to Jim's house to find all the parents there; a Spanish final "next week" is mentioned
In the next scene, Dictatious just found Badgwella
The rest of this episode's events occur on the same night
s03e07 The Oath, s03e08 For The Glory of Merlin
Events of these two episodes occur all at the same night
s03e09 In Good Hands
In the first scene of this episode, Gunmar attempts to free Morgana and discovers the staff may only be used by human hands
In the next scene it's morning, and Jim is making breakfast for Merlin
It's dusk when Strickler can't locate Nomura by phone, and the boys attempt to catch lightning; it's after dark when they catch said lightning
s03e10 A House Divided
On the third scene of this episode it's daylight, and Nomura only just found her way to the Lake house
Jim and Merlin apparently spent the majority of the day fighting
It's dusk when Strickler and Barbara escape Trollmarket, and Jim is in the bathroom contemplating; it's still not full dark when everyone makes it to the house, and Jim is about to enter the bath itself
s03e11 Jimhunters
This episode opens on the same night that the previous episode ended on, with Jim stumbling back to the Lake house
It's dawn when Jim encounters the river trolls
It's night again when Jim attempts to have dinner with his mother, then escapes to the school
In the final scene of this episode, of Morgana beginning her sorcery, it's just turned dawn of the next day
s03e12-s03e13 The Eternal Knight pts.1-2
s03e12 The Eternal Knight pt.1 opens on the very second the previous episode ends on
Events of both these episodes occur on the same day
It's stated to be the last day of school
Either the comment about a second Spanish final "next week" or the radio anchor's statement that the day of the Battle of the Bands is the last day of school needs to discarded, because if the last day in the show's chronology is the last day of school then there isn't a next week of school for the second final to be on.The following considerations will be taken into account in dating these episodes:
s0e04 So I'm Dating A Sorceress and s03e05 The Exorcism of Claire Nunez occur on a Friday, as it's school day on the evening of which Claire's parents are already gone for the weekend
Minimal time needs to have passed between s03e05 The Exorcism of Claire Nunez on which AAARRRGGHH!!! is captured and s03e06 Parental Guidance on which Dictatious finds his way to the gang
s03e06-s03e13 occur over 5 consecutive days, the second and last days of which are school days
The last day in the show's chronology needs to be allow for a 12-week third trimester of school
3 Below S1
s01e01 Terra Incognita part 1
Events of this episode occur primarily at Akiridion 5
At the tail end of this epiosde, the Mothership lands on Earth, near down
s01e02 Terra Incognita part 2
Events of this episode follow directly after the previous one
Mother says that without the daxial array, she only has enough power to support the parents' cores for "3 parsons". Notably, events of Trollhunters s03 (and, therefore, events of 3 Below s01) take place over 3 weeks.
Events of this episode occur over approximately 12 hours
s01e03 Mind Over Matter
This episode opens on a school day, or what seems to be lunch hour
The second scene occurs after school; the light is already sunset-gold
The next scene is the next day, at school
Scene 4 is after school, on the second day of this episode; election signs are still up in people's yards
On the next (third) day of this episode, Ms. Janeth announces that Science Fair project are due "next week"
After dark, Aja and Krel sneak out; while using the glasses, Aja hears Toby thinking about asking Darci out to laser tag (in Trollhunters s03e02, Toby is seen texting Darci about lasers)
Stuart breaks for a police cruiser that seems to be driven by Toby
3 Below s01e02-s01e03 seem to overlap precisely with Trollhunters s03e01-s03e02. These episodes account for one week out of three. s01e04 Beetle Mania
This episode opens on daylight, shortly after Stuart's capture by our Akiridions, so apparently the next morning. It's a school day.
Darci says that "last week, the teachers' coffee got spiked", refering to events of Trollhunters s03e03 Bad Coffee
Events of this episode are concluded within the day
Events of A Night Patrol/Terra Incognita II occur over a night and the following day. Events of Arcadia's Most Wanted/Mind Over Matter occur over a total of 4 days and the 3 nights between them. 3 Below s01e04 Beetle Mania seems to follow directly after the preceding ep (s01e03 Mind Over Matter) - and yet, it calls for the events of Trollhunters s03e03 Bad Coffee to have already occurred and moreover, for them to have occurred last week. To underscore the importance of this placement for the overall timeline, Mind Over Matter slots the Science Fair for "next week", thus forcing Beetle Mania through s01e06 D'aja Vu to occur within a single week. There is no solution for this problem that does not neccessiates our Akiridions holding Stuart for several days. However, the duration for which they hold him may be minimized by positing that the events of Arcadia's Most Wanted and Bad Coffee overlap so that (a) the first day of Bad Coffee (either an afternoon or the weekend) is the same as the second day of Arcadia's Most Wanted (none of which is shown in-ep), and (b) the second day of Bad Coffee (on which the bulk of events happen) is the same as the third day of Arcadia's Most Wanted (on the morning of which Toby received the medal)
s01e05 Collision Course
This episode opens at night; Aja has difficulty sleeping. This night may well not occur directly before the other events of this episode
Come morning, the Zeron ship lands
At what appears to be the same time, Krel states that the ship will lose power to sustain the parents' cores in "two parsons", further supporting that a "parson" roughly equivalents a week.
Coach states "Good morning" at the opening of the car. Possibly the first night/morning of this ep is not consecutive with the day on which the bulk of its events occur.
s01e06 D'aja Vu
The opening caption declares the events of s01e02 Terra Incognita II to have occurred "Three weeks ago." Given Trollhunters canon, there is no way that is possible
The morning of the day on which the bulk of this episode's events occur is the day after s01e05 Collision Course. Therefore, it's likely that the night chase after Porgon takes place parallel with the events of the previous episode
This is the day of the science fair
s01e07 Flying the Coop
This episode begins at night. Aja is training with Varvatos, while Krel is handling the plutonium cell at Stuart's shop
Varvatos brings Birdy the paperwork the same evening; she visits their home a few hours after
The next day at school, Uhl presents them with their student IDs
Fitting the events of 3 Below s01e05-s01e07 into a single school week (as Trollhunters constraints require) would not have been a problem had this not be the week of Memorial Day, and therefor a 4-day rather than a 5-day week. Two possible solutions exist. The first is that Aja and Krel receive their student IDs on a Saturday (perhaps Uhl was supervising detention again?). The second is that they received their IDs on Monday, the day on which events of 3 Below s01e08 occur.
s01e08 Party Crashers
It's night when the Zerons attack and Zadra calls
The next day is a school day, and Steve asks Aja out
This is the night of Merlin's Tomb, as indicated by Darci stating that Jim, Toby and Claire visitng "his Uncle Merlin"
s01e09 Lightning In a Bottle
This episode opens on the same night as the previous one. However, as the Trollhunters are shown returning from Merlin's Tomb, it's most likely after midnight and therefore technically the next day
The moon is shown as a crescent. However, in Trollhunters s03e08 For the Glory of Merlin, it was shown to be full. This clinches that moon phases as presented in the show cannot be used for dating events
The episode closes on the next day, on which the math duel is taking place
s01e10 The Arcadian Job
This is the first time we see one of the Trollhunters in the same class as Aja and Krel; Toby is shown sleeping, which makes sense as he (and the other Trollhunters) seemed to only sleep every other night that week
The raid seems to take place the same night
In order to fit all events withing a single school weeks, it is necessary for the second day of Lightning In a Bottle (the math duel) to also be the day on which The Arcadian Job is taking place.
s01e11 Truth Be Told
Mother says they'll be "ready to launch in 48 horvatz"; Krel says "in two dalsons," so - presumably - in 48 hours/2 days, which roughly coincides with the established Trollhunters timeline
The moon is full again, though it's clearly not been two weeks (or even over a week) since it was shown as a crescent
s01e12 Last Night on Earth, s01e13 Bad Omen
Episode s01e12 opens where the previous episode had left
The next scene is the last day of the school year, and the day of the Battle of the Bands
Events of these two episodes overlap with events of the two Trollhunters Eternal Knight episodes
Calendar format
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
21 May Trollhunters s03e01 A Night Patrol; 3 Below s01e02 Terra Incognita II
22 May Trollhunters s03e01 A Night Patrol; 3 Below s01e02 Terra Incognita II
23 May 3 Below s01e03 Mind Over Matter
24 May Trollhunters s03e02 Arcadia's Most Wanted; 3 Below s01e03 Mind Over Matter
25 May Trollhunters s03e02 Arcadia's Most Wanted, s03e03 Bad Coffee; 3 Below s01e03 Mind Over Matter
26 May Trollhunters s03e02 Arcadia's Most Wanted, s03e03 Bad Coffee
27 May
28 May
29 May Memorial Day
30 May 3 Below s01e04 Beetle Mania
31 May 3 Below s01e05 Collision Course, s01e06 D'aja Vu
1 June 3 Below s01e06 D'aja Vu
2 June Trollhunters s03e04 So I'm Dating A Sorceress, s03e05 The Exorcism of Claire Nunez; 3 Below s01e07 Flying the Coop
3 June
4 June 3 Below s01e08 Party Crashers
5 June s03e06 Parental Guidance, s03e07 The Oath, s03e08 For The Glory of Merlin; 3 Below s01e08 Party Crashers
6 June s03e09 In Good Hands, s03e10 A House Divided; 3 Below s03e09 Lightning In A Bottle
7 June s03e10 A House Divided, s03e11 Jimhunters; 3 Below s03e09 Lightning In A Bottle, s03e10 The Arcadian Job
8 June s03e11 Jimhunters; 3 Below s03e11 Truth Be Told
9 June s03e11 Jimhunters, s02e12-s02e13 The Eternal Knight; 3 Below s03e12 Last Night On Earth, s03e13 Bad Omen
10 June