History Recap / TheOwlHouseS3E1ThanksToThem

* DespairEventHorizon: In one of her videos, Luz points out that the death of her father had left Camila extremely depressed with grieving and tried to cheer her up.

-->"Hey, we're back! And we bought some... cars!"
* IRejectYourReality: Even after having spent ''months'' on the modern Earth, Belos still hasn't accepted that current-day humans don't look upon the profession of witch-hunting kindly anymore, or accepted that his successful genocide of witchkind (who are just [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman innocent civilians]]) would get him seen as anything less than a monster -- especially given [[MonstrousHumanoid his current state]]. Granted, he seems to have spent the majority of his time in the woods sustaining himself via animal hosts and hiding from humans until he was stronger, but he should have still been able to pick up modern perspectives regardless, especially since he was spying on the Hexsquad the whole time.
-->'''Belos:''' (''returning through the portal'') [[ForYourOwnGood This is for the good of your souls]]. You'll thank me later.

* ImmediateSequel: The cold open replays the climax of "King's Tide" and quickly picks up after the cliffhanger in that episode, detailing Luz and co's first night together in the human realm before the TimePassesMontage kicks in.

* LethalChef: Gus recalls making a "mustard ravioli" that brought tears to Camila's eyes... and not in a good way.

--> '''Amity:''' Hunter, I don't think the world is ready for the "brave fashion choices of the year 2008." Please change.\\
'''Willow:''' (''while HandGagging Amity'') ''Don't listen to her!''

-->"You were tricked. That's what Belos does, he tricks people. If it weren't you, it would have been someone else and then there'd be no one left to fight back."

** From a visual standpoint, when Hunter and Luz are looking out as the recently-arrived Hexsquad in Camila's house, their side-on profiles resemble the illustrations of himself and Caleb that Philip drew in his diary that Luz glimpsed in "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", reflecting how they've basically become a healthier version of the brother's old [[LikeBrotherAndSister sibling bond]].

* TheTeam: The TrueCompanions work together as a team to find a way back to the Demon Realm, and fit rather neatly into the following roles:
** TheHero: Luz, TheProtagonist and TheHeart of the group.
** TheLancer: Hunter, Luz's mutual SecretKeeper and the oldest of the kids, who has BigBrotherInstinct towards the others.
** TheSmartGuy: Gus, as per usual, as the ChildProdigy of the group, though one who also knows how to fight.
** TheBigGuy: Willow, the most powerful magic user on the team in the human realm (where Luz doesn't have access to her magic and Amity's abomination magic is limited by a lack of her usual sludge).
** TheHeart: Amity, Luz's girlfriend and best form of emotional support besides her mom, though, like Gus, she's an ActionGirl version.
** SixthRanger: Vee and, to a lesser extent, Camila, who have been in the human realm the whole time and join Luz and her friends in finding a way back to the Demon Realm. At the end, once they've succeeded, Camila continues this role by deciding to go there with them, while Vee [[IChooseToStay chooses to remain behind]] on Earth.

** When Gus introduces Hunter to "Cosmic Frontier", he mentions a story about Engineer O'Bailey being a clone. Later, as Hunter mentions about Captain Avery discovering the truth, Gus says he's pretty certain the Captain already figured it out. We later learn that Gus knew Hunter was a Grimwalker and here is trying to subtly inform him.

* When Gus introduces Hunter to "Cosmic Frontier", he mentions a story about Engineer O'Bailey being a clone. Later, as Hunter mentions about Captain Avery discovering the truth, Gus says he' pretty certain the Captain already figured it out. This is Gus trying to subtly tell Hunter he knows the latter is a Grimwalker.

** If you look closely, Jacob being fired from the Gravesfield Historical Society can be gleaned [[FiveSecondForeshadowing right before the Hexsquad walks in]] by the "Under New ''New'' Management" sign in front of the building.

* SeriesContinuityError: Masha's statement about Philip and Caleb arriving in Gravesfield in 1613. Not only does the ArtisticLicenceHistory error apply here, it also contradicts "Yesterday's Lie", which revealed that Gravesfield was founded in ''1635''.

* TheReveal: Masha's retelling of the Wittebane brothers entering the Demon Realm includes one telling detail -- that Caleb went in first after meeting a witch named Evelyn, implied to have been an ancestor of Eda, with Masha suggesting that they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

* MirrorScare: Hunter gets freaked out after seeing his reflection resembling Caleb and Belos before deciding to give himself a haircut.

* TransformationOfThePossessed: After taking over Hunter's body, Belos turns it into a warped amalgamation of the boy and his own, monstrous appearance. Hunter's arms elongate and turn into grotesque appendages which can stretch and twist unnaturally and grow sharp claws, his face gains a large line of rot that extends down his neck, with some covering part of his ear, his eyes glow bright blue and slant downwards and horns burst straight from his skull. When Belos finally goes away, there are large scars all over Hunter's body. Additionally, Hunter's hair, which had previously been cut short, grows down to his neck.