History Recap / TheOwlHouseS2E13AnySportInAStorm

* AmericansHateTingle: In-Universe, the ''Good Witch Azura'' series is very popular in the Human Realm, with several movie adaptions. In the Boiling Isles, Amity is the only one who actually likes it. Boscha mocks the flowery language when Luz tries to sell her on it.

** Willow's old nickname of "Half-a-witch" is referred to.

* CostumeEvolution: A minor case. Willow now wears ankle-length boots with her uniform and the frames of her glasses are now gold instead of black.

* LineOfSightName: When Gus asks why he's never seen Hunter at Hexside before, Hunter hastily states he's a new transfer student from the Titan's toes, after looking at Viney's pet griffon licking its foot.

** On a lesser note, Skara's palisman is revealed to be a grasshopper while Jerbo's is a unidog.

* AmericansHateTingle: In-Universe, the ''Good Witch Azura'' series is very popular in the Human Realm with several movie adaptions. In the Boiling Isles it is rather unpopular, with at least Eda disliking its flowery language as an insult to witches.

* DullSurprise: Luz's reaction to Amity telling her that the author of ''The Good Witch Azura'' is holding a book signing at the Book Nook this afternoon is a flat "Huh?", since Luz believes the author to be human.

* DullSurprise: Luz's reaction to Amity telling her that the author of ''The Good Witch Azura'' is holding a book signing at the Book Nook this afternoon is a flat "Huh?".

* PeripheryDemographic: InUniverse. Luz says that the Good Witch Azura books are written for ages six to eleven, but she and Amity are fourteen and huge fans of the series (in fact, they seem to be the ''only'' fans of the series in the entirety of the Demon Realm). This is also RealitySubtext - ''The Owl House'' itself is aimed at ages six to eleven like the rest of Disney Channel programming, but most of the fans are teenagers and young adults, something that the show staff is very much aware of.

* AnAesop: Luz and Amity come up with wackier and wackier theories as to who the author of the Azura books really is, but eventually learn that she is just a normal human who wrote a children's book. Luz realizes she and Amity were putting undue importance on the author due to their love of the books, and ends up concluding that you don't have to be a special person to make something special.
* AntiClimax: Luz and Amity track down who they think is the writer of the Azura books, believing they may be a cross-dimensional traveler, but it's just Tibbles running another scam, using Tiny Nose to pose as the writer while having Mattholomule touch up the picture on the back to make her look like a witch. Tibbles, rather mockingly, lampshades Luz's disappointment.

* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Tiny Nose uses this along with stilts to avoid being recognized while posing as the author of the Azura series.

* HypocriticalHumor: When Luz suggests that the author of the Azura books is really Eda in disguise, Amity tells her that theory is unrealistic. She then claims that the author is Luz's mother's teenage self sent forward in time.
* ImStandingRightHere: Boscha is deeply annoyed at how Luz and Amity quickly forget about her presence while talking about the Azura books' author.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: Luz tries to defend the Azura books after Boscha disparages their covers by saying that it's the words inside that are important. Boscha proceeds to dramatically read a purple prose-laden passage, forcing Luz to concede that it is a bit overwrought.

* MissedHimByThatMuch: Luz and Amity run off to meet the author of the Azura books, who is currently doing a book signing, conveniently removing the only two people at Hexside who would have instantly recognized Hunter seconds before he arrives.

** Tibbles is the one that has been selling the Azura books on the Boiling Isles, and Amity is the only one that's ever bought one.

* ShaggyDogStory: Another in a string of episodes that ends like this; Amity and Luz's quest to find the author of the Azura books, believing she may have some way to travel between realms, turns up nothing useful. The differing author portraits on the back covers were a RedHerring; Tibbles had been altering them to hide that they were human-written books.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Luz tries to brandish the Azura books in her hand like a deck of cards. They altogether prove to be very heavy and promptly fall out after a few seconds, hurting her hand from the strain.

* TakeThatAudience: The B-plot with Luz and Amity trying to solve the puzzle of whether the author of the Azura books is a witch or human, coming up with some wild theories in the process, only to find out that it was just Tibbles altering the author photo on the back to try and make a quick buck, is one to fans who do this towards the show. Tibbles even lampshades the AntiClimax by mockingly asking if they were expecting some big discovery.

* WildMassGuessing: InUniverse, Luz and Amity come up with some wild theories to try and explain how the Azura books are sold in two different worlds.

* {{Foreshadowing}}. Possibly. When Willow asks Hunter for his name upon meeting him in disguise, he fumbles for an allies before his Red Cardinal Palisman apparently whispers the name 'Caleb' in his ear to his surprise. The rest of his jumbled name is random words off the top of his head, but given the hints from "Yesterday's Lie" that the Cardinal Palisman used to belong to Philip Whittlebaine's brother, it's possible that Caleb was actually his name.

** Tibbles reveals that the Good Witch Azura books wash up on the shore like most human junk, something that had been shown when Luz was looking up information on Philip in "Through the Looking Glass Ruins".

** The episode opens with a character giving themselves a pep talk in a mirror like in "Wing It Like Witches" (there it was Boscha while here it's her former victim Willow).

* DullSurprise: Luz's reaction to Amity telling her that the author of ''The Good Witch Azura'' is holding a book signing at the Book Nook this afternoon is a flat "Huh".

** Belos seems to ''attempt'' one by giving Hunter the opportunity to handle the Coven Head's meeting for the day, explicitly so he can prove himself, but unfortunately the Heads just decide to reschedule it themselves instead.

* EntertaininglyWrong: Hunter believes other teenagers are into authority and rules, just like him.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Although he's more misguided than truly malicious, Hunter being under the sway of Belos for most of his life and having no friends has given him an incredibly skewed view of the Emperor's Coven "greatness". He finds it strange his teammates ''don't'' like being kidnapped and forced into the coven against their will, that people ''don't'' want to abandon all their loved ones for a coven, and is repulsed when Jerbo states his ambition to change the coven system to allow for more multi-track covens rather than joining the Emperor's Coven.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Hunter has this reaction when none of the other coven heads take him seriously after Belos leaves him in charge, even implicitly rescheduling a meeting just because Belos put Hunter in charge for the day.

* SocialMediaBeforeReason: Zig-zagged. At first, it seems like Skara is more interested in her Penstagram account than Flier Derby. Soon after, it's revealed that she was actually looking up strategies for the game.

* TeleportSpam: Hunter uses his teleportation/FlashStep spell to great effect during the Flier Derby match.

* EtTuBrute: Played for laughs. Viney hisses out "Traitor!" upon seeing Jerbo on the opposing team, complete with throat-slitting gesture. Jerbo is horrified because he didn't even know she was on the other team.

** When Professor Homunculus shows a picture of himself playing Flyer Derby when he was young, a young Principal Bump is seen in the back.

** The Abomination professor's last name is revealed to be Homunculus when Willow addresses him.

** Speaking of Skara, she's the only member of the team with actual team sport experience (being a member of the Banshees), yet she's the first one eliminated during the match against Professor Homunculus.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Jerbo is very happy for being asked to play with Professor Homunculus' team as he feels they are going to have a "fun afternoon"... until the moment he sees a very angry Viney in the opposing team calling him traitor.

* BilingualBonus: Luz calls Amity "hermosa", which is Spanish for "beautiful" at one point.

'''Original air date:''' 4/02/2022

'''Production code:''' TBA

* ContrivedCoincidence: Luz and Amity run off to meet the author of the Azura books, who is currently doing a book signing, conveniently removing the only two people at Hexside who would have instantly recognized Hunter.

* MissedHimByThatMuch: Hunter shows up at Hexside mere seconds after Luz and Amity (the only two students who know what he looks like) leave to attend a book signing.