History Recap / TheOwlHouseS1E17WingItLikeWitches

** Also aside from their initial few misunderstandings and unfortunate encounters early in the series, Luz has been nothing but kind to Amity and is implied to be the first person to show her genuine kindness in ''years'', and as a result Amity now has [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe a massive crush on Luz.]]

** Also aside from their initial few NotWhatItLooksLike encounters early in the series, Luz has been nothing but kind to Amity and is implied to be the first person to show her genuine kindness in ''years'', and as a result Amity now has [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe a massive crush on Luz.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory If you're gonna learn to be dodgeballers, then you've gotta learn the five D's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive, and]] [[ShapedLikeItself dodge!]]'']]

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->''"I will be back for you. And next time, I won't be alone."''

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Luz is banking on her team's victory based on clichéd underdog stories a la Rocky Balboa, crazy moves, and music. Willow calls her out on how impractical this is.
** While Lilith and Eda were both star Grudgby players back in their school days, that was over thirty years ago and the sisters aren't as fit as they were back then. Near the end of their match, both witches are clearly exhausted and a bit sore from all the effort they exerted on the field.

* ChewOutFakeOut: When Luz tells the teacher that Boscha is bullying them, the teacher calls out Boscha for throwing stuff at them...when she could throw stuff at him and he would do anything for the captain of the grudgby team.

* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Gus thinks a DVD is a "shiny cookie", and even tries to eat it, before Luz stops him.

* LetMeTellYouAStory: Amity tells Luz the time when she was the grudgby team captain and she quit the team after she hurt her own teammates by using a flashy move without consulting them about it. Hearing her story makes Luz realize how reckless she was to Willow and Gus and decides to take Willow's punishment to make it up to her.

* MakeWayForThePrincess: On her way to school everybody admires Boscha and cheers for her. Subverted in Hexside though as Boscha was clearly expecting to do this when she entered the school, but everyone was too busy paying attention to Willow.
* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Boscha's team win the bet to let them bully Willow and her friends even more. However, Boscha's friends come to like Luz and Willow, and Boscha sees she'll probably lose her spot as team captain if she continues to abuse them.

** Amity tells a rather emotional, dramatic story about how she used to play Grudgby, and then she’s startled when Luz’s face suddenly ends up in close proximity when she turns her direction, which causes her to fall on her back.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Boscha mocks Willow, Amity gives her a ReasonYouSuckSpeech that causes the other students to laugh at Boscha. Unsurprisingly this only riles her up.

* StealthPun: When Amity initially turns down the offer to play Grudgby with the others and instead [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere takes off running]] after [[HormoneAddledTeenager openly fantasizing about Luz]], Luz just says "Well I guess she’s [[TransparentCloset out.]]"

* VolumetricMouth: Hooty uses his ability to open his beak to an absurd degree in order to create a pitfall trap.

* GoldenSnitch: The main game turns out to be entirely pointless once the Rusty Smidge is captured, as it means that team wins the game instantly, even if the timer is already up. [[UpToEleven Apparently every magic sport on the Boiling Isles has one]]. A huge lampshade is hung on it.

* BaitTheDog: After Luz tells Boscha that they forfeit and she'll take Willow's spot as their water gopher and target practice, Boscha tells her she's a really good friend...then lights the grudgby ball on fire and calls her a perfect target and then throws it at her before lighting more balls on fire. It's only when Amity and Willow intervene that Luz is able to survive the bombardment without injury.

* EarlyBirdCameo: When Eda is showing a photo to King of her time on Hexside's grudgby team, another photo is shown with her and Raine together ([[PlotBasedPhotographObfuscation though the latter's face is covered]]).

* MakeWayForThePrincess:
** On her way to school everybody admires Boscha and cheers for her.
** Subverted in Hexside. Boscha was clearly expecting to do this when she entered the school, but everyone was too busy paying attention to Willow.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Boscha mocks Willow, Amity gives her a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that cause the other students to laugh at Boscha. Unsurprisingly this only riles her up.

** Eda is the ''younger'' sister. Also, Lilith had curly reddish-orange hair as a kid.

* StealthPun:
** When Amity initially turns down the offer to play Grudgby with the others and instead [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere takes off running]] after [[HormoneAddledTeenager openly fantasizing about Luz]], Luz just says "Well I guess she’s [[TransparentCloset out.]]"

* TakeThat: Luz exhaustively complains that the Rusty Smidge renders an entire game pointless, pretty blatantly mocking how the Snitch in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' works, as whoever catches it is pretty much guaranteed to win no matter what.

%%** When Boscha drops a trash can in surprise after Luz challenges her, it falls on Gus and you only see his legs when he stands or walks around. This pays homage to ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', when a giant berry falls on an ant, it is seen at some points in the film walking while still stuck in it.

** Amity tells a backstory about Grudgby and how she left the sport, which ends with her falling on her ''back''.

** When Boscha drops a trash can in surprise after Luz challenges her, it falls on Gus and you only see his legs when he stands or walks around. This pays homage to ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', when a giant berry falls on an ant, it is seen at some points in the film walking while still stuck in it.

* MakeWayForThePrincess: Subverted. Boscha was clearly expecting to do this when she entered the school, but everyone was too busy paying attention to Willow.

** When Boscha's team asks Willow to join them, Willow looks to see Boscha with a horrified look at possibly losing her spot as Team Captain, and politely turns them down.

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* DefacementInsult: After throwing gum on Willow's hair in class, Boscha follows Luz, Willow, and Gus around all day. By the end of the day, we see she has written on them. She writes "EWW" on Willow's forehead and gave her a mustaches, "BOSCHA" around Gus's mouth, and "ROUND EARS" on Luz's cheek. She also threw a rotten banana peel on Luz'z head, dumped neon green paint on Gus's head and put a "HEX ME!" sign on Gus's shoulder, and stuck a fork in Willow's hair and toilet paper on Willow's head. There are also pink and green paint splotches on their clothes.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Boscha mocks Willow, Amity gives her a TheReasonYouSuck speech that cause the other students to laugh at Boscha. Unsurprisingly this only riles her up.

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** Eda is the ''younger'' sister. Also, both Eda and Lilith had reddish-orange hair as kids.

* BridalCarry: After Amity injures her leg, Luz proceeds to carry her this way. Cue [[SchoolgirlLesbians Amity]] [[CrushBlush blushing]] and [[GibberishOfLove gibbering]] [[LoveMakesYouDumb like an idiot.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Luz is banking on her team's victory based on clichéd underdog stories a la Rocky Balboa, crazy moves, and music. Willow calls her out on how impractical this is.