History Recap / TheOwlHouseS2E15ThemsTheBreaksKid

* BreatherEpisode: Although things get back into the "Day of Unity" plotline at the end, this is mainly a flashback story to how Eda and Raine first met, with heaps of ForegoneConclusion material to nullify much of the drama.

* RewatchBonus: In light of Raine's PretendToBeBrainwashed routine in this episode, the events of "Follies at the Coven Day Parade" take on a whole new meaning. Raine whistles just before drinking Terra's tea in that episode, and it also explains their tears after Eda left them at the alley.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Principal Faust dishes out detentions, suspensions and even expulsions for the tiniest of infractions.

** Raine was only pretending to be brainwashed to allow the rebellion to secretly continue and protect Eda from getting involved. They've also being given letters by a miniature Abomination, implying that Darius may also be in league with them.
* RewatchBonus: Raine's apparent amnesia becomes a lot more significant when you find out this episode they were just faking it to protect Eda. It also explains their tears after Eda left them at the alley in "Follies at the Coven Day Parade".

* AbusiveParents: One of the students at the program states that his parents told him to come back with a blue ribbon, or not come back at all.

* BrickJoke: Early on, Bump gives Eda a stress toy to play with whenever she feels the urge to cause chaos (she pops it almost immediately). Later, during the showdown, Bump is seen squeezing ''multiple'' stress toys in an attempt to calm his nerves.

* TakenForGranite: One of the glyph combinations Luz discovers is a petrifying one.

* BrilliantButLazy: As shown when the Clawthorne sisters are quizzing each other on school subjects, Eda is highly knowledgable, but prefers to goof off and have fun instead.

** After Terra refuses to hand out any ribbons due to Raine and Eda's insubordination, Vice-Principal Bump says that Eda will end up getting expelled and "probably end up selling garbage at the night market". The irony is of course that while this did end up happening, it turned out to be a completely unrelated event.

* DramaticIrony: When Terra splits up the students between coven members and wild witches, Eda and Raine are on the opposite sides of the present day.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Eda offers to tell Luz a story, Luz asks if it's a "backstory kind of story".

* RewatchBonus: Raine's apparent amnesia becomes a lot more significant when you find out this episode they were just faking it to protect Eda. It also explains their tears after Eda left them at the alley in “Follies at the Coven Day Parade”.

** Among the incomplete glyphs Luz tests out are one that turns things to stone and another that conjures monster arms, both things Belos was shown to be capable of in "Young Blood, Old Souls" (the latter through a massive statue, evidently the perfected version).

* BadBoss: Principal Faust. After Vice-Principal Bump challenges his views on the students, Faust has him go with Eda to the I.F.W.O.T. program, telling Bump he'll be fired if Eda doesn't get the school a blue ribbon.

* EvilPrincipal: Faust is obsessed with with punishing his students over educating them, and [[ItsAllAboutMe takes credit]] for the accomplishments of the few who do manage to excel. The only reason why he didn't expel Eda ages ago is because he wanted to "know evil" by studying it up close, and has used her and her mischief as a case study.

* RewatchBonus: Raine's apparent amnesia becomes a lot more significant when you find out this episode they were just faking it to protect Eda. It also explains their tears.

* WelcomeToHell: A PG-rated version After renaming the IFWOT program name with HECK, Terra tells the students, "Welcome to HECK!".

* WhamEpisode: Raine is, at least as of this episode, aware of what Terra is doing with her teas and is using their trick of altering drinks to taste better so as to trick her into thinking that it's still working, an abomination user, who is implied to be Darius, is now working with them to oppose the Day of Unity, and we see a document of what Belos is planning with a "Draining Spell", channeling the magic towards the eclipse for an unknown purpose.

* EvilPrincipal: Faust is obsessed with with punishing his students over educating them, and [[ItsAllAboutMe takes credit]] for the accomplishments of the few who do manage to excel. The only reason why he didn't expel Eda ages ago is because he wanted to "know evil" by studying it up close, and has used her and her mischief as a case study

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Downplayed. While the Clawthorne sisters, Raine, Amity's parents, Darius, and what appears to be [[https://arianod.tumblr.com/post/681677849207390208/boschas-moms Boscha's parents]] all attended Hexside at the same time, multiple other characters are shown to have attended different schools (like Willow's parents).

** Raine neutralizing Terra's tea, showing that they're faking their brainwashing.

* VocalDissonance: Raine Whispers' voice as they appear now is masculine with an effeminate tone, while young Raine's voice is more girly and feminine.

* ChekhovsSkill: Raine demonstrates the ability to alter the composition of liquid by whistling when they first meet Eda. In the present, Raine uses the same skill to neutralize Terra's mind-wiping tea.

** Speaking of the petrification spell, Luz is testing it on the Beefy Bob action figure.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Downplayed. While the Clawthorne sisters, Raine, Amity's parents, Darius, and what appears to be Boscha's mother all attended Hexside at the same time, multiple other characters are shown to have attended different schools (like Willow's parents).

* TheCameo: Multiple characters can be seen at the Covention center, including both of Willow's parents and the Eye-Eating Prisoner.

** Eda first meets Raine at the exact same spot in the Covention center where Luz would comfort Amity following their witch's duel. Both scenes also play out similarly, with the Hexside student sitting alone before the other comes along and shows them some cool magic.