Y is for Yield

Y is for Yield
Number in series	51
Season	2
Number in season	25
Episode information
Production code	225
Air date	December 16, 2006
Written by	Samuel Bernstein
Storyboard by	Laurent Jennet and Thierry Martin
Episode guide
Previous	X is for Xanadu
Next	Z is for Zenith

Y is for Yield is the twenty-fifth episode of season 2, and the fifty-first episode overall of the TV series.

Plot

Final exams coincided with a test of cosmic strength, as the Guardians held the future of the universe in their hands. But will a snake in the grass force all to yield to a horrible new power?

In the B-story, C.H.Y.K.N., Elyon and Yan Lin's Altermere, who were trapped in the Scepter of Phobos, tried to talk to Taranee by telepathy, but they gave her a headache instead and Taranee had to deal with it to study for exams.

Behind the scenes

• Fan discussion of the original broadcasts of this episode at Anime Superhero (formerly Toon Zone). Some episode threads also feature posts by members of the crew that worked on the show, including Andrew Nicholls (Andrewjn) and Justine Cheynet (witchinsider).

Trivia

• Every second-season episode has a clear focus on one of the five main characters. This episode is one of 4 in the season to focus on character.
• A comment by Taranee in this episode implied Irma only achieves a grade of C on average on final report cards.
• Will implied that winter break is imminent, meaning this episode likely took place in mid-December.
• Matt was revealed to study trigonometry, as he compared Nerissa to it.
• Kadma is the only member of C.H.Y.K.N. to not have any speaking lines.
• This is the last episode that features Phobos as the lead villian of the series after spending the enteriety of Season 1 and 3 episodes (J is for Jewel,X is for Xanadu and this episode) of Season 2 in that role. This role is taken over by Cedric for the next episode. Phobos also loses the power of the Seal of Nerissa to Cedric at the end of the episode.

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