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Description Hey everyone. This is SofiaBlythe2014. Let's look at the next set of Owl House episodes.

1. Hooty's Moving Hassle

Writers: Charlie Feldman, John Bailey Owen, Dana Terrace, Jeff Trammell, Rachel Vine

Director: Stephen Sandoval

Date: February 21, 2020

Synopsis: "The house comes to life."

I feel like the title is a reference to an anime movie I don't know. Anyway, let's talk about this episode. This episode has Willow and Gus persuading Luz to hold a moonlight conjuring at the Owl House since the former wants to show up Amity and Boscha. Moonlight conjurings involve bringing inanimate objects to life. Since Eda and King are going out to get more elixir, she agrees. However, when they start the incantation, they accidentally bring the house to life and are hunted by demon hunters. Speaking of Eda, she and King have to get more elixir from a salesman named Tibbles during the night market, especially with her magic not working. However, he manages to con her. There are main themes present throughout the episode:

Theme 1: Have faith in your own skills.

Theme 2: Don't let your addictions control you.

Willow works well in the first plot while Eda works well in the second plot.

Willow is a character who's low in self esteem, and we see more of why near the end. She and Amity were once friends, but when the latter got her powers first, she left her thinking that she isn't great with magic. That's really sad. What helps her case is that she's great with magic, but it's more situational, mainly appealing to what she knows best. It helps that, while misguided, she acts more excitable when doing the conjuring, and is willing to take the blame so that Luz won't get in trouble with Eda .

As for Eda, let's not beat around the bush. Her plot is essentially an allegory for addiction. She's shown being obsessed with a card game called Hex'am Holdem, which gets her in trouble later. Tibbles is seemingly nice, but he's actually a sadistic con man collecting her bounty. When she challenges him to a game so she won't have to pay full price, he wipes the floor with her, and takes King. Eda then realizes she has a problem, gets him back, and runs off with the potion when the house stomps on his stand. It's good to see her realize she has a problem, and it fits with her tendency to take the easy way out.

As for Willow, Luz manages to encourage her and all of them are able to escape the demon hunters and turn the house back to normal. While Eda does punish them, she's also impressed with their skills and wants to them join them next year, since moonlight conjurings are only once a year. That's pretty cool.

Amity and Boscha: Before I go, let me talk about Amity and Boscha. While Amity is acting snobby, she does somewhat stand up for Willow. Yes, it involves mean words, but it does get Boscha and the other girls to stop. This establishes more of her standards , in contrast to Boscha who delights in making others miserable. There's also a scene at the end where Amity looks out the window in contemplation while they're surprised on seeing the story for the moving house on Penstagram. I call their satisfying.

2. Lost In Language

Writers: Zach Marcus, Dana Terrace, Rachel Vine

Director: Aminder Dwalahil

Date: February 28, 2020

Synopsis: "While checking out the library, Luz’s pranks lead to unintended consequences."

It's symbolic that this episode takes place in a library given that the show is like reading a good book at this point. Let's talk about it. This episode involves Luz returning some of Eda's books to the library when she comes across Amity, and is shown to be nice to children. She tries hiding it behind her mean facade though. Luz then meets her older siblings, Emira and Edric. They seem like nicer people right off the bat, but they're actually much worse considering their lack of empathy towards Amity and Luz. Things get worse when a monster from Amity's children's book, Otabin, comes to life.

This episode is all about how being a good friend is not about trying to force friendship or appeal to others. It's about doing the right thing and get to know them. Before I talk about this, let me talk about the subplot.

Eda and King are asked to take care of bat eggs so that the Bat Queen will give them a lot of money. They're reluctant at first, but warm up to them. While this is only a few minutes long, it is a fun little story where they shave off some edge to be more selfless and caring. They also get money.

As for the actual story, oh boy. There's a lot to like here. Let's start with Amity. The show has already established her hidden depths , but this is explored further. She's shown reading to kids quite sweetly and is a closet geek due to how she likes the same book series that Luz does. It's just that she hides this because she feels the need to have a tough exterior so as to not be seen as weak. Why? Her siblings take everything for granted. They don't feel the need to work hard, unlike her, and she feels the Blight family should be hardworking. I also like how Luz plays off of her. While she is coming on a bit too hard, it's also shown she has some boundaries. For example, she's clearly against reading her diary when they threaten to share its contents with everyone. She also at least tries not to wreck the library. This episode also shows off skewed perspective from both of them well. Luz, while well meaning, is essentially butting her heads into Amity's business and making things worse. Amity, while just trying to not show weakness, doesn't exactly take the time to improve herself or realize when she's at fault.

Speaking of Emira and Edric, I like how they're able to establish in-universe likability while still making them slimy. They're not evil, but their lack of empathy means they have no problem looking out only for themselves and throwing others under the bus. For example, they activate the book that brings things to life and leave Luz to clean up their mess. They do bring up a good point in how she does tend to act cruelly.

So , how does the message of the episode come into play? Well, Otabin ties up Luz and Amity and leaves them in the book. Luz is able to think of a strategy of luring Otabin so that he's trapped by the library books. Amity then gets a magic eraser to erase his monstrous image from the enchanted book to turn him back to normal. Later on, Luz gives Amity the fifth Azura book (since she only has the first four). Amity is touched and decides that she should become a nicer person. This episode is just great.

3. Once Upon A Swap

Writers: Charlie Feldman, Molly Knox Ostertag, John Bailey Owen, Dana Terrace, Rachel Vine

Director: Aminder Dwalahil

Date: March 6, 2020

Synopsis: "A simple disagreement leads to a complex situation when Eda, King and Luz triple-down on a wager."

Here's an episode that takes something simple, and goes crazy with it . In this episode, Luz, Eda, and King think that the other person's life is easier. As such, they switch bodies, with Eda in King's body, King in Luz's body, and Luz in Eda's body. Just from that, you can tell that this episode will be about realizing life is hard, and appreciating it more by walking in each other's shoes. The way everything is set up is where this episode really shines.

Eda In King: When Eda is in King's body, she thinks he just does nothing but get pampered. She is wrong though. She goes to a cat cafe run by two old ladies named Roselle and Dottie. They're seemingly affectionate, but they're vampires who actually have prisoners hostage. This plays out like a twisted version of Hansel and Gretel. Eda's misconception of King supposedly being lazy works since she often tends to underestimate others and act somewhat aloof and passive, so she doesn't pick up on everything.

King In Luz: When King is in Luz' body, he meets Boscha and her friends, thinking this will be a cakewalk. He plays to their teenage angst by pulling off a bunch of dangerous pranks, and they respect "her". Boscha can't stand this, and sets up a race through a dangerous mountain. When she wins, and "Luz" accidentally destroys their hangout shack, they turn on "her". King's misunderstanding of teenagers works. With his childish nature, he's somewhat prone to naivety. I mean, when Boscha jokingly made a comment on humans spitting venom, he believed her. Plus, teenagers can act like sheep, often going with the flow on whatever is seen as the better option.

Luz In Eda: Now we get to my favorite part of the episode. Luz decides to drum up more customers for Eda's business. It works a bit too well, and she gets taken away by Conformatorium guards. She then meets Lillith , who tries bailing her out if she joins The Emperor's Coven. Apparently, Eda once considered joining them, but refused. Yeah, I'm pretty sure they'll follow up on this. Anyway, Luz struggling in Eda's body works since she can attract attention, meaning more friends/allies , but also more enemies.

Naturally, everyone learns a lesson and they swap back. We do get a hilarious scene where everyone they were chased by ends up getting their bodies swapped. It's just fun.


4. Something Ventured, Someone Framed

Writers: Zach Marcus, John Bailey Owen, Dana Terrace, Rachel Vine

Director: Sabrina Cotungo

Date: March 13, 2020

Synopsis: "When Gus sneaks Luz into Hexside School to present at the Human Appreciation Society, Luz sees a side of the school she didn't expect."

The best way to describe this episode is that it's really humanizing. Jokes aside, let's talk about this episode. This episode involves Gus having a meeting of the Human Appreciation Society. The new member, Matholomule, thinks he's a fraud since he doesn't have any human evidence. He then says he knows a real human, and tries to sneak Luz into the school even though she's still banned. This episode has a nice simple message on how you don't lie about something just to be respected by others. So, let's talk about the major characters.

Gus and Luz: The dynamic that Gus and Luz have is quite well done. I should mention that when Luz goes to school with Gus, it's only when she thinks the ban is lifted. She otherwise tries her best to stay with certain parameters when she's given the opportunity to get what she wants. Even with this, Gus is still likable. He's very nice and appreciative of human culture, but he's somewhat of a pushover. When Matholomule mocks him, he's very insistent on wanting to prove that he is worthy of being a leader. This works when you consider how, as the youngest , he's not prone to thinking straight. He at least makes sure that Luz isn't hurt, and I like how there's emphasis on him being good with illusion magic.

Matholomule: You know the term "hate sink" , where a character is intentionally written to be as unlikable as possible? That describes Matholomule in a nutshell. He initially makes himself come across as the new kid who lied about human artifacts in order to not be rejected. In actuality, he wants to be president, and delights in causing misery for others. He's a really slimy character, even if he brings up a good point of Gus lying. He's also a rebel given the pride he has in getting detention.

Speaking of detention, he exposed Gus and Luz, with the former blaming him for pulling the fire alarm. They're all sent to the detention cell full of monsters and demons. Yikes.

There's also a subplot with Eda where, because of Luz wanting to have more formal magic training, she tries enrolling her at Hexside. However, the principal will only really consider her if she makes up for the mischief she pulled off when she was a student. Yeah, I can't help but laugh at all the pranks Eda pulled when she was younger. I also do like her dedication to helping Luz out.

So, how does this episode end? Well, through a combination of Luz and Gus' skills, they escape detention. Gus confesses to Principal Bump what he did. He then allows Luz to enroll next semester and him to stay if he gives up his HAS presidency to Matholomule. He's reluctant, but agrees. Wow, a lot was done, but it all ends pretty well.

5. Escape Of The Palisman

Writers: John Bailey Owen, Dana Terrace, Rachel Vine

Director: Aminder Dwalahil

Date: March 20, 2020

Synopsis: "When an adventure with Eda's staff goes awry, Luz and her friends have to earn the staff back from a mysterious forest creature or lose it forever.'

So how does the midseason finale turn out? Let's see. This episode has two plots. The main plot has Luz taking Willow and Gus to a Hexside game on Eda's staff. However, she accidentally breaks Owlbert, the Palisman on the staff. In order to repair him, she has to go through three trials held by The Bat Queen. The subplot has Eda once again turning into a monster, this time during the day. King decides to have some fun with this by being ruler of the playground.

This episode has a simple message that helps carry plenty of weight: "Do the right thing even when it's not easy.". Let's go over the three major characters.


Luz: So, the thing that makes Luz great here are with how, while impulsive, she's very loyal. Got example, she steals Eda's staff in order to go to the game. Yes, it's not exactly selfless, but it is seen as an opportunity to be more immersed with Hexside culture. Considering she's a fish out of water, it's not unbelievable. As for her behavior later on, while she doesn't want to get in trouble with Eda, she also doesn't want her to be defenseless. More priority is placed on that as well how she maneuvers through the trials. As for the trials, she's willing to put up with bat babies and cow like creatures, and even a duel, just to help Owlbert . She's certainly acting quite noble.

King: While King's plot is mostly played for laughs, it works pretty well. With his childlike mentality, he would naturally want to take advantage of some kind of power. Granted, it's over 5 year old kids, but still. While he may be pushing around Eda, he does still show care for her. When Animal Control (actually the Demon Hunters) go to capture Eda, he chooses to sacrifice this quest for power to save her, and does so with little hesitation.

Bat Queen: So, what can I say about the Bat Queen? She's certainly quite a threat, especially in combat. However, as it turns out, she was once a Palisman who was abandoned. She took in abandoned Palismans (such as Owlbert) since their owners don't care for them. She is at least shown to be honorable on her end.

With that, we have some wrap up. Luz promises to help her out in trying to become a Palisman again. As for Eda, she returns to normal, but realizes the potion's effects are wearing off. Yikes!


And that concludes the first half of The Owl House season 1. I can't wait to see how the rest of the season unfolds.


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Here is the cast.

Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda

Wendie Malick as Eda

Alex Hirsch as King, Hootie

Tati Gabrielle as Willow

Isaac Ryan Brown as Gus

Mae Whitman as Amity

Eden Riegel as Boscha, Customer, Young Otabin, Student, Animal Control Employee

Parvesh Chena as Tibbles

Shannon McKain as Morton

Kimberly Brooks as Breathing Wall, Boscha's Friend, Student

Grey DeLisle Griffin as Roselle, Girl, Student, 5 Year Old Kids

Kevin Michael Richardson as Beef Bob Action Figure, Demon Hunter, Monster, Eyepatch

Dana Terrace as Customer

Fred Tatasciore as Tom, Monster Drawer, Gary, Otabin

Isabella Rossellini as Bat Queen

Erica Lindbeck as Emira

Ryan O'Flannigan as Edric

Dee Bradley Baker as Monster Eda, Librarian, Monster Bats

Kevin Locaro as Braxes

Cissy Jones as Lillith, Dottie

Jake Green as Mr. Tuxedo

Matt Chapman as Boscha's Friend, Reptile Customer, Guards, Student

Arin Hanson as Boscha's Friend, Talking Camera, Dad

Roger Craig Smith as Guards

Jorge Diaz as Matholomule

Bumper Robinson as Principal Bump
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Comments: 3

SeyekAmme [2023-06-13 02:37:20 +0000 UTC]

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Daskarios [2020-03-27 17:10:33 +0000 UTC]

i still expecting the day luz uses magic more actively thorough tatto magic circles in her body

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Environmentalist1 [2020-03-27 14:35:17 +0000 UTC]

Yes, Hooty’s Moving Hassle is a Studio Ghibli reference. Specifically to Howl’s Moving Castle. 

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