History Recap / TheOwlHouseS2E13AnySportInAStorm

* BigWhat: A shared reaction by Luz and Amity at the end of the episode, when they see the team selfie with Hunter in it. It's so big that it shakes the Boiling Isles and sends birds flying.

* AbsenteeActor: This is the second episode where Eda doesn't physically appear, and the first to not have King appear.

* GoLookAtTheDistraction: Gus conjures an illusion of the team leaping from the airship so Darius and Hunter will be distracted. By the time they realize the trick, the four have reclaimed their palismen and bring down the airship.

* {{Foreshadowing}}. Possibly. When Willow asks Hunter for his name upon meeting him in disguise, he fumbles for an alias 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 Wittebane's brother, [[RealNameAsAnAlias it's possible that Caleb was actually his name]].

* 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.

* {{Foreshadowing}}. Possibly. When Willow asks Hunter for his name upon meeting him in disguise, he fumbles for an alias 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, [[RealNameAsAnAlias it's possible that Caleb was actually his name]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}. Possibly. When Willow asks Hunter for his name upon meeting him in disguise, he fumbles for an alias 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, [[RealNameAsAlias it's possible that Caleb was actually his name]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}. Possibly. When Willow asks Hunter for his name upon meeting him in disguise, he fumbles for an alias 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.

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* 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.

** Willow's [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/780847446985015296/973436547875606548/unknown.png Flyer Derby pamphlet]] depicts palismen that strongly resemble certain Franchise/{{Digimon}}. In order from closest to farthest, clockwise, the palismen are Patamon, Gatomon, Tsunomon, Biyomon, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Diaboromon]].

* ShoutOut: In the opening scene of the episode a [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Sprig]] plushie can be seen poking out of the pillows on Hunter's bed.

** The Abominations Professor from season one returns as well.

* EvilIsPetty: The Abominations teacher tries to shut down Willow's club unless she steps down as Captain because he's ''still'' mad she switched to the Plant track. And this is despite being a skilled Flyer Derby player himself, which he rubs her face in when saying that he might change his mind if they beat his team.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: In-Universe, as Boscha points out, the cover art for the Azura books is a bit on the saccharine side, with one of them depicting Azura holding a puppy while riding a broomstick that leaves a trail of rainbows.

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Willow and Hunter, whose interactions form the A-plot. By extension, Gus, Skara, and Viney are given some much needed screentime.

* CollectiveIdentity: Played with. Mildred Featherwhyle is -as far as can be seen- a real person in the series, but Tibbles is publishing bootleg copies of the story on the Boiling Isles under her name with Mattholomule doctoring the author's photo to make her look like a witch and Tiny Nose acting as her for public appearances.

* SkySurfing: Gus's unique method of staff flight, which serves him quite well. Willow also engages in sky-surfing during the match.

* 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.

** On a milder note, Cat makes her first appearance since "Wing It Like Witches" last season. Likewise, the blonde oracle guy cameos after last being sewn in "Really Small Problems".

* PunchClockVillain: Darius has shades of this, as while he has no particular issue with doing the bidding Emperor's Belos, he doesn't see much need to take further initiative. He proves uninterested in the idea of rounding up more unwilling recruits when they don't need them and is willing ignore the issue of Hunter's Palisman. Apart from being dismissive of Hunter initially and vexed by having his ship crashed, Darius proves fairly mild-mannered.

* PunchClockVillain: Darius has shades of this, as while he has no particular issue with doing the the Emperor's Belos, he doesn't see much need to take further initiative. He proves uninterested in the idea of rounding up more unwilling recruits when they don't need them and is willing ignore the issue of Hunter's Palisman. Apart from being dismissive of Hunter initially and vexed by having his ship crashed, Darius proves fairly mild-mannered.

* Punch-ClockVillain: Darius has shades of this, as while he has no particular issue with doing the the Emperor's Belos, he doesn't see much need to take further initiative. He proves uninterested in the idea of rounding up more unwilling recruits when they don't need them and is willing ignore the issue of Hunter's Palisman. Apart from being dismissive of Hunter initially and vexed by having his ship crashed, Darius proves fairly mild-mannered.

* 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.