Did The Owl House Stick The Landing?

Should I do an Eda X Raine video? Also thoughts on the finale?

Luz really pulled a “I won’t kill you, but that doesn’t mean I have to save you”. Batman would be proud

One thing that was kinda funny is how the gay ship was explicit and established early, while the straight ship (Huntlow) was something you kind of have to read between the lines for right until the end, and even then they don't get to come out and say "we're a thing." It's funny because it's typically the other way around.

Disney gave SVTFOE four whole seasons, and yet TOH managed to put together a MUCH more conclusive finale with only three specials. Let that sink in.

Considering how the rain acted and Luz having the Titan's power, I actually think she summoned the boiling rain herself to finally defeat Belos.

I just love how undignified his final death was. No cool lines, no going out in a fire of glory against the heroes strongest attack, no laughing at the face of death, no feelings of accomplishment, no any "In the end I actually won from a certain point of view afterall" BS and no sympathy. Just him getting stomped like the cocroach that he is.

When the collector hugged belos I straight up said “sweetie sweetie no A for effort but no “

I love how Odalia's just absent from the final scene

The only thing I was a little frustrated about in the finale was we got like, zero closure about why Philip was seeing Caleb, or if he was ever really there. I would’ve loved to see some ghostly revenge from Caleb and his girlfriend.

The entire Luz's "death" scene had me in tears. Especially when the Collector finally realized what death really means to mortals, and that he couldn't fix her when she "broke". You know the part where he asks "What is this stuff? Why won't it stop?" The first time seeing this, I thought he was talking about Belos' corruption blight, but I now I feel more like he was talking about his tears, as it's the first time he ever felt grief. Another example of the incredible writing on this show.

When the Collector learned about kindness and forgiveness and immediately tried to apply the lesson to Belos, I actually stood up and started shouting "No!" at my tv. What cracked me up the most was when he cried and said "What is this stuff?" It reminded me of Booster in Super Mario RPG. I also really liked the death of Belos. Of course he tried to con them with the "You saved me from the curse, which is the real reason I did all those horrible things" tactic, and none of them were buying it.

I think one of the core themes of Owl House is letting people find their own conclusions rather than imposing them, even when they are probably right. Luz might have been willing to save Belos. The problem was, even when he lost, he still tried to play himself as the vitcim and avoid accountability. Luz knew she couldnt help him until he was willing to help himself.

How this show left it's characters is just perfect, just like the end of Amphibia. I'm really going to miss this series, and this story driven era of Disney Channel, but I'm so glad that it happened, and that I got to experience it. Thank you so much Dana, and everyone else involved. I'm glad she can move on from Disney and live her life now.

I think Luz talking with the titan was not just a final hit home for forgiveness and your not a bad person. It made it clear cut that there is a difference in motive of Belos not actually wanting to save humanity despite his claim and how he's too deep in his own views and refuses to believe that he could be wrong all because he wants to be the hero in his story, while meanwhile Luz actually does want to help people and her questioning herself shows that at the end of the day she doesnt want to 'be the hero', but actually wants to what is right for everyone. Even though that distinction didnt needed to be made, I still felt it was meaningful.

Luz's "death" genuinely caught me off guard. I knew it would be a fake out because it's disney, a kids cartoon and luz's story hadn't resolved. but simultaneously it was so early on in the episode that it felt like they could genuinely subvert the trope and kill luz off. Instead letting the other characters go through the grief and take down belos. Of course luz didn't die so the point is moot but still it had me genuinely freaking out for a hot minute

Something I find interesting is that when the Collector stops listening to what King is saying, Belos almost instantly distracts him by mentioning Luz is back. This makes me think he did this specifically to stop Collector from listening to the rest of King’s plan. It is still a misunderstanding trope but it is a good way of going about it in my opinion.

I love that Belos isn’t hyped up to be this “all powerful being” like a lot of villains are (ie steven universe and gravity falls) and is just a more realistic dude who just knew how to manipulate vulnerable people. It makes it way more complex and enjoyable and relatable 😅

I gota say- I am happy to hear your take on Belos considering just how much of the fandom seemed to completely miss the mark on that one- fandom has created for themselves this idea of Belos as a complexed villain when tbh he was as straightforward as it gets and I am glad the show didn't waste any time repeating all we could just infer from the background information. That and watching the gang stomp on a racist goo puddle was very satisfying.

My only real gripes with this finale: A. Luz should've gotten to keep her Titan transformation (ala Eda's Harpy form) B. Amity should've gotten to SEE Luz's Titan transformation XD

The Collecter is an interesting antagonist, due to exactly how he described “toys being broken.” They don’t just say it is no big deal, but there is no consequences, and they can just be repaired easily. The Collector would have found out that it is not true if they ever actually killed anyone. Now of course there is the draining spell, although considering that Bellos the master manipulator is the one who got the spell from them, that is along the lines into being tricked, believing it to be effectively a harmless prank. Luz’s death mattered to The Collecter, but if they even killed anyone while doing the game they would still try to repair them and find it unsuccessful. The Collector isn’t misguided or malicious, but had a really bad assumption that was never tested.