Fridge / The Owl House S2E20 "Clouds on the Horizon"

Fridge Brilliance

• As frightening as it is, Luz's plan to switch places with Hunter is actually fairly brilliant. If she had decided to just stay and fight, chances are Kikimora and Odalia would have ganged up on the group as Kikimora would have had no reason to flee early, which would at best waste time and at worst get everyone captured. Another option would have been to just have Hunter get captured to warn Eda, but given that Belos is dead set on killing him and the boy has had panic attacks at the mere thought of returning to Belos, that would be incredibly risky. Thus, on a practical level Luz's plan is the best, as it wastes the least amount of time, and has someone without the same history Hunter has with Belos executing it. Furthermore, Luz is someone Eda definitely trusts and can work with, while Eda and Hunter haven't really known each other as allies, which could be detrimental in such a critical time. Lastly, Luz is also ensuring Hunter isn't forced to confront the man who abused him.

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