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* AbsenteeActor: Neither Johanna, nor David appear in this episode. David does get a brief mention in this episode.

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* CallBack: Hilda remembers Matilda Pilqvist from the events of "[[Recap/HildaS1E3 The Bird Parade]]".



* ContinuityNod: Hilda remembers Matilda Pilqvist from the events of "[[Recap/HildaS1E3 The Bird Parade]]".
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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Both Hilda and Frida are surprised to learn that Matilda Pilgvist, the intimidating witch they learned about beforehand, is actually a sweet old lady.

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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Both Hilda and Frida are surprised to learn that Matilda Pilgvist, Pilqvist, the intimidating witch they learned about beforehand, is actually a sweet old lady.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Matilda Pilqvist ends up being the lady that Hilda couldn't ring and run back in "[[Recap/HildaS1E3 The Bird Parade]]" and instead complimented her flowers.

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* ChekhovsGunman: Matilda Pilqvist ends up being the lady that Hilda couldn't ring and run back in "[[Recap/HildaS1E3 The "The Bird Parade]]" Parade" and instead complimented her flowers.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Matilda Pilqvist ends up being the lady that Hilda couldn't ring and run back in "The Bird Parade" and instead complimented her flowers.

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* ChekhovsGunman: Matilda Pilqvist ends up being the lady that Hilda couldn't ring and run back in "The "[[Recap/HildaS1E3 The Bird Parade" Parade]]" and instead complimented her flowers.
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* AbsenteeActor: Neither Johanna, nor David appear in this episode. David does get a brief mention in this episode.



* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Tildy's tone becomes incredulous when she asks if 'those three fuss buckets' really had them risk their lives in her labyrinth just to get an overdue library book.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Tildy's tone becomes incredulous when she asks if 'those three fuss buckets' really had them risk their lives in her labyrinth just to get an overdue library book.book.
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'''Song at the end:''' "Witch's Wand" by Sloan
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* MythologyGag: When Frida realizes they found the legendary Witches Tower, she mentions most people believe this tower to be in the Huldrawood. In the Graphic Novels, a map of Trolberg and surrounding area indeed depicts a structure named Witches Tower in the Huldrawood outside the city (it plays no role in any of the stories though).
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* LovecraftLite: The Void of No Return is a Lovecraftian EldritchAbomination, but it can be fought by a skilled enough witch and is eventually subdued by getting another, equally dangerous creature to fight it.
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* {{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvist's new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar. Hilda is okay with that, because
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. While Hilda is more action orientated. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.

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* {{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvist's new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar. Hilda is okay with that, because
because...
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. While Hilda is more action orientated.orientated and becomes disinterested when Kaisa tells her being a witch is more about book learning than doing magic. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.
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* YouveGotToBeKiddingMe: Tildy's tone becomes incredulous when she asks if 'those three fuss buckets' really had them risk their lives in her labyrinth just to get an overdue library book.

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* YouveGotToBeKiddingMe: YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Tildy's tone becomes incredulous when she asks if 'those three fuss buckets' really had them risk their lives in her labyrinth just to get an overdue library book.

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Matilda Pilqvist states that one of the girls has the potential to become a witch, Frida and Hilda (and arguably the viewer) assume she is talking about Hilda. However, she meant Frida.

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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
** A lava monster appears outside Tildy's door, and Kaisa tells the girls to run while she handles it. We learn that the "monster" was Tildy's landscaper, and he wanted a friendly game of checkers.
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When Matilda Pilqvist states that one of the girls has the potential to become a witch, Frida and Hilda (and arguably the viewer) assume she is talking about Hilda. However, she meant Frida.



* ChekhovsGunman: Matilda Pilqvist ends up being the lady that Hilda couldn't ring and run back in "The Bird Parade" and instead complimented her flowers.



* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Tildy asks Kaisa why she didn't come earlier to get the book to avoid permanent exile. Kaisa confesses it's because she felt she wasn't good enough at magic and was disappointing her teacher. Tildy reassures her no, that she's awesome.



* {{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvist's new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar.
* Foreshadowing: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. While Hilda is more action orientated. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.

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* {{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvist's new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar.
familiar. Hilda is okay with that, because
* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. While Hilda is more action orientated. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.


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* HumanSacrifice: It's revealed the witches didn't care about the due date; they were more worried about the monster in the void and it gets hungry easily.
* KarmaHoudini: While the three witches face no consequences for bending the rules to sacrifice Kaisa and two innocent children, Tildy is giving them a DeathGlare. She says she'll be training Frida, and no interference please.
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* Foreshadowing: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.

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* Foreshadowing: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. While Hilda is more action orientated. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.
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* SummonBiggerFish: The girls eventually lure the plant creature they encountered earlier to the void to fight the EldritchAbomination there.

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* SummonBiggerFish: The girls eventually lure the plant creature they encountered earlier to the void to fight the EldritchAbomination there.there.
* YouveGotToBeKiddingMe: Tildy's tone becomes incredulous when she asks if 'those three fuss buckets' really had them risk their lives in her labyrinth just to get an overdue library book.
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* Foreshadowing: During the exploration montage, Frida is the one who keeps helping them through the rooms thanks to her reasoning and knowledge. Matilda in the end tells Frida that she's the one with the potential to become a witch, not Hilda.
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* BlackHoleBelly: Tildy's familiar, Cornelius, ate numerous objects that amount to a pile of garbage far larger than the cat-sized cloud creature that barfed it up.


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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Both Hilda and Frida are surprised to learn that Matilda Pilgvist, the intimidating witch they learned about beforehand, is actually a sweet old lady.
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* BookcasePassage: Hilda and Frida go through several book-opened secret passages to get to the witch's tower.
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* KilledOffForReal: When the creatue emerges from the void, it first gets it’s tentacles on Lloyd. After the creature is subdued, Lloyd is not seen again, implying he was indeed killed.

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* KilledOffForReal: When the creatue creature emerges from the void, it first gets it’s tentacles on Lloyd. After the creature is subdued, Lloyd is not seen again, implying he was indeed killed.
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* {{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvis’ new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar.

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* {{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvis’ Pilqvist's new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar.
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* SecretRoom: The secret room in the library that Hilda already discovered last season contains another secret room, which contains another, and another, and so on, until they lead to Witches Tower.

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* SecretRoom: The secret room in the library that Hilda already discovered last season contains another secret room, which contains another, and another, and so on, until they lead to Witches Tower.Tower.
* SummonBiggerFish: The girls eventually lure the plant creature they encountered earlier to the void to fight the EldritchAbomination there.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted; one of the witches of the Committee is named Abigail, just like the Draugen captain from the previous episode.
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* FallOfTheHouseOfCards: The three witches of the Committee are building a card house when Matilda teleports herself, Hilda, Frida and Kaisa back to Witches Tower, which causes the house to collapse.

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* SecretRoom: The secret room in the library that Hilda already discovered last season contains another secret room, which contains another, and another, and so on, until they lead to Witches Tower.

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* SecretRoom: The secret room in the library that TheRestShallPass: Kaisa stays behind to fight Eldrid, so Hilda already discovered last season contains another secret room, which contains another, and another, Frida can get to Matilda Pilqvist. However, she knew the monster was not dangerous, and only did it so on, until they lead she wouldn't have to Witches Tower.face Matilda.



* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Matilda Pilqvist is the enchanter of livelihoods, Grand Alchemist of the Dark Communion of Halgar, First Blood Sister of the order of the Black Candle, and another title that starts with “Tormentor of the”. It is implied she has even more titles.

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* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Matilda Pilqvist is the enchanter of livelihoods, Grand Alchemist of the Dark Communion of Halgar, First Blood Sister of the order of the Black Candle, and another title that starts with “Tormentor of the”. It is implied she has even more titles.titles.
* SecretRoom: The secret room in the library that Hilda already discovered last season contains another secret room, which contains another, and another, and so on, until they lead to Witches Tower.
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* ContinuityNod: Hilda remembers Matilda Pilqvist from the events of "[[Recap/HildaS1E3 The Bird Parade]]".
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* ChekhovsGun: The sword, and the plant that Hilda tried to find with it, become essential to subduing the creature from the void.

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* ChekhovsGun: The sword, sword and the plant that Hilda tried to find with it, fight become essential to subduing the creature from the void.



* RaceAgainstTheClock: Kaisa has two hours left to find the book The Skeleton Whisperer before the 30 year check out time limit expires and she will be send to The Void of No Return.

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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Kaisa has two hours left to find the book The Skeleton Whisperer before the 30 year check out time limit expires and expires. If she fails, she will be send sent to The Void of No Return.



* TheReveal: This episode reveals The Librarian is a witch, and her name is Kaisa.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Matilda Pilqvist is enchanter of livelihood,s grand alchemist of the Dark Communion of Halgar, First Blood Sister of the order of the Black Candle, and another title that starts with “tormentor of the”. It is implied she has even more titles.

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* TheReveal: This episode reveals The Librarian the librarian is a witch, and her name is Kaisa.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Matilda Pilqvist is the enchanter of livelihood,s grand alchemist livelihoods, Grand Alchemist of the Dark Communion of Halgar, First Blood Sister of the order of the Black Candle, and another title that starts with “tormentor “Tormentor of the”. It is implied she has even more titles.
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After Hilda and Frida come across a magical portal at the library, they must team up with the librarian in a race against time to find a missing book.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Kaisa, the witch librarian.


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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The Skeleton Whisperer is a romance novel, judging by its cover.
* GirlsNightOutEpisode: David is absent this episode, leaving Frida, Hilda and Kaisa to take care of the problem. {{Lampshaded}} by Hilda and Frida, who comment on David's absence.
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* SecretRoom: The secret room in the library that Hilda already discovered last season contains another secret room, which contains another, and another, and so on, until they lead to Witches Tower.
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*BaitAndSwitch: When Matilda Pilqvist states that one of the girls has the potential to become a witch, Frida and Hilda (and arguably the viewer) assume she is talking about Hilda. However, she meant Frida.
*ChekhovsGun: The sword, and the plant that Hilda tried to find with it, become essential to subduing the creature from the void.
*EldritchAbomination: The creature from the Void of No Return.
*{{Familiar}}: Various portraits of Witches and their familiars are seen in Witch Tower. When Frida becomes Matilda Pilqvis’ new student, she predicts Hilda will become Frida’s familiar.
*KilledOffForReal: When the creatue emerges from the void, it first gets it’s tentacles on Lloyd. After the creature is subdued, Lloyd is not seen again, implying he was indeed killed.
*LivingLava: Eldrid, the lava golem that works as Matilda Pilqvist’s gardener, and whom Hilda and Frida mistake for the final monster they must fight to reach Matilda Pilqvist.
*OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Hilda and Frida know something is wrong when they can’t find the librarian anywhere.
*RaceAgainstTheClock: Kaisa has two hours left to find the book The Skeleton Whisperer before the 30 year check out time limit expires and she will be send to The Void of No Return.
*TheReveal: This episode reveals The Librarian is a witch, and her name is Kaisa.
*TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Matilda Pilqvist is enchanter of livelihood,s grand alchemist of the Dark Communion of Halgar, First Blood Sister of the order of the Black Candle, and another title that starts with “tormentor of the”. It is implied she has even more titles.

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