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Even adventurers must come home.
The sentimental moments from all three seasons and one film of Hilda's story.

Contains unmarked spoilers. You Have Been Warned!

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    Season One 
Chapter 1: The Hidden People
  • Hilda’s Establishing Character Moment in the Cold Open. After realizing that the bell she previously put on the Troll’s nose in its rock form is causing it a lot of pain, she gently takes it off. The Troll as a thank gives her back her scrapbook she lost in the chase and leaves to go back to the mountains without harming her.
  • Hilda and Alfur's friendship. It's adorable that two members of two different species (one of which previously outright hated the other) are able to get along so well.
  • The final exchange, and Hilda's last line, in the episode. That's all.
    Alfur: Yes! I'll take you.
    Hilda: You will?
    Alfur: I will. But it's a tough journey. I'll need time to prepare. We can leave the day after tomorrow at sunrise!
    [Hilda smiles]
    Hilda: [chuckles] Thanks, Alfur.
    Alfur: Not at all. It's actually closer to home than you might think.

Chapter 2: The Midnight Giant

  • Jorgen and his friend getting together, after both thought they were abandoned by the other.
  • The King agreeing to let Hilda and her mum stay, and Hilda signing the form. Of course, it's ruined by Mood Whiplash seconds after due to Hilda's house being destroyed.
  • Hilda comforting Johanna following the destruction of their cabin.

Chapter 3: The Bird Parade

  • Hilda saving Raven from the horrible kids.

  • Johanna comforting Hilda about their move by taking her to see the parade.

  • According to Raven's own words, he goes out of his way to go to a parade so that the people of Trollberg won't feel guilty about displeasing him and he has done this for hundreds of years. That's one dedicated bird.

Chapter 4: The Sparrow Scouts

  • The final step in the initiation to welcome a new recruit is a game of stingball. It's a fun experience for new recruits especially if you come from the wilderness like Hilda. Seeing all the kids having playful fun and laughing is enough to tug at your heart strings.

Chapter 5: The Troll Rock

  • Johanna telling Hilda that she is proud of Hilda for making friends and adjusting to school.
  • Frida letting her parents talk to the teacher to buy Hilda some time.
  • Johanna refusing to send Hilda to the behavioral difficulty class and pointing out that because she has made friends it shows she is slowly adjusting to city live.
  • The teacher keeping quiet about the whole troll rock business and letting Hilda stay where she is.
  • The mama troll and her baby being brought back together for being such dangerous creatures they are awesome parents.

Chapter 6: The Nightmare Spirit

  • Hilda volunteers to take on the full force of the Maara so that David will stop having nightmares. Then David takes over for her after it's too much for her and she starts screaming.
    David: "I can't make her do this for me. If she can handle them, then so can I!"

Chapter 7: The Lost Clan

  • The lost clan being nice to David.
  • A Water Elemental gives Hilda, Frida and Alfur a ride to an island seemingly just to help, it even courteously forms steps so they can ride on its top. The travel sequence itself is picturesque as well.

Chapter 8: The Tide Mice

  • Hilda making an effort to help David and later her mom if not for stealing their souls business it won't gone so horribly.
  • Although Johanna gets angry with Hilda for casting the spell and endangering them, she quickly forgives her, knowing it was done out of goodwill, not malice.

Chapter 9: The Ghost

  • David and Hilda trying to help Frida find her missing book.
  • When Frida hurts Hilda's feelings David gets rightfully angry with her. While it doesn’t do much, it shows that just because he and Frida have been friends longer doesn't mean he won't stand up for his other friend.
    • Even better, note that back in Chapter 6, David blamed Hilda for his nightmares. Therefore, he could've joined Frida in blaming Hilda in this chapter but instead, he decided to defend the latter. Meaning that he's gotten very close to Hilda over the post chapters to the point of taking her side even.

Chapter 10: The Storm

  • While it was more for his own convenience, there's something endearing about Raven choosing Hilda's houses of all places to seek shelter. If her demeanor at the beginning of the episode was anything to go by, Hilda sorely needed the presence of someone like him.
  • Despite the fallout David and Hilda had with Frida from the previous episode, David still willingly goes with Hilda to the weather station, meaning he and Hilda are still friends.
  • Even after an Innocently Insensitive comment on Hilda's part leaves him more self-doubtful than he ever was throughout the season so far, David doesn't seem to hold anything against her for it and even goes out of his way to help uncover the secret behind Victoria's operations. Now that's loyalty.

Chapter 11: The House in the Woods

  • Twig and Alfur don't hesitate for a moment to go out of the city and look for Hilda. It really goes to show how greatly the deerfox cares for his owner, and how tight-knit the elf has become with the girl.
  • Hilda is still trying to get Frida a new copy of the book she lost despite the two of them having a falling out. And as proven by Frida's portrait in the magic house, Hilda still considers her a friend.
  • Just the fact that Raven was searching for Hilda, even if he had reason to believe that she didn't survive the weather station's collapse.
  • The Wood Man and Hilda sitting by the fire in the house, drinking hot drinks and listening to music. Wood Man even starts to play guitar. Given that Wood Man reveals he considers Hilda a close friend at the end of the episode, it comes across as him trying to make her comfortable after the night they just had.
  • The ending of the episode is this in itself. Despite not being able to keep the copy of Frida's book, Hilda realizes that Trolberg, through all the ups and downs of her adjustment process, truly is her home now.
    • The Wood Man's words for her also count, in addition to him admitting that he considers Hilda a friend:
    Wood Man: Well, obviously. For now, anyway. But that doesn't mean you leave your other homes behind. The wilderness will always be a part of who you are. That's why we're such good friends.
    Hilda (surprised): We are?
    Wood Man: Repeating myself makes me anxious. I'll stop by next time I'm in town. Make sure you do the same. Just walk on in.

Chapter 12: The Nisse

  • When David asks Hilda what she's been doing to not earn any badges, the latter responds with "hanging around with you". It seems Hilda definitely took what Wood Man said about not taking your homes for granted to heart.
  • Through the "The Reason You Suck" Speech he's given her for befriending the Marra, Frida puts up a sweet smile towards David, showing that despite their falling out in "The Ghost", she still cares about him.
  • Despite scolding Hilda after her first attempt at helping Tontu gets the house trashed, Johanna still tells her to have a good time when dropping her off at the campgrounds.
    • What makes it especially sweet is how on that note, Johanna could've very easily not let Hilda go to camp as punishment for disobeying her — and she was already shown to be getting conflicted about it anyways with all the gossip about the Black Hound spreading through the town.

Chapter 13: The Black Hound

  • Hilda and David reconciling with Frida.
  • Frida visits Kelly's house to collect donations for a rummage sale. Kelly was recently revealed to be a Marra, which have been portrayed as nasty, bullying tricksters who give people nightmares for fun. But Kelly sees that her stuffed animals is about to be given away, cries out "No! Not my Fluff-bun" and cuddles it. Upon realizing she's being watched, she puts the doll back and remarks that she doesn't care about it anymore. Only for Frida to promptly give him back to her and tell her "It's not a good idea to throw away your real friends". As soon as she leaves, Kelly cuddles her Fluff-bun again.
  • The season ends on a slightly bittersweet note. Hilda fails to earn any merit badges, but Johanna makes it clear that she doesn't care about that and is extremely proud of Hilda. She even sews a special badge for her.
  • When Hilda is saddened that no badges had been awarded, Frida and David comfort her telling her that the real award is being their friend and its worth more than earning any badge. This makes Hilda feel better and the three share a group hug...and then it gets ruined by the Black Hound attacking the Sparrow Scouts in Scout Hall.

    Season Two 
General
  • Hilda, Frida, and David's friendship had been stronger than last season. Surely, season 1 had some sweet moments with them, but season 2 showed that they got closer with one another and that after the events of season 1, they had come to an understanding and that their friendship is better than ever.

Chapter 1: The Troll Circle

  • Apparently, Tontu usually joins Hilda and Johanna for their meals. With all the trouble they went through when they first met, it's certainly a sweet sight to see.
  • Frida and David being happy for Hilda when she wins the chance to tag along with the safety patrol.
  • Alfur reassuring Hilda that he'll let the elves know about what really happened with Erik. Granted, it won't change much of anything given they're a bunch of tiny invisible people (which Hilda points out) but it's the thought that counts.

Chapter 2: The Draugen

  • Hilda coming with the Wood Man on his new boat.
    • Wood Man begrudely lets Twig on his boat.
  • Nicolas one of the Draugen reminds Abgail that there is a loophole.
  • The Draugen being reunited with their loved ones.
    • Abigail being reunited with her dad.
Chapter 3: The Witch
  • Tildy reassuring Kaisa that she's not disappointed in her.
  • Hilda being grateful for Frida when she is revealed to be the witch instead of Hilda. In fact, Hilda feels that she's better off as a familiar and is grateful to Frida for being her's.

Chapter 4: The Eternal Warriors

  • Frida and Hilda getting concerned for David when he starts acting strange.
  • Sigurd after talking to Hilda, decides not only to help her revive David but also reveal the joke hes been playing on the Vikings who find it super funny.
  • Frida and Hilda reassure David that they like him just the way he is as his fearful self.

Chapter 5: The Windmill

  • Hilda offering to save Victoria Van Gale once again as Nowhere Space begins to fall apart.
  • Towards the end of the episode, when Hilda is distraught over Victoria not changing, following her escape from Nowhere Space, David and Frida comforts her in a group hug, with Hilda returning the favor.

Chapter 7: The Beast of Cauldron Island

Chapter 8: The Fifty-Year Night

  • It's revealed that Mr. Ostenfeld and Tildy met when they were young people, and had a lovely night dancing.
  • The Alternate Timeline shows they kept dating, got married, and grew old together. When they prepare to perform a Heroic Sacrifice to save Hilda and Prime Tildy from the Time Worm, they say it was the best years of their life.

Chapter 9: The Deerfox

  • After half a season of awkward and tense relations, Hilda and Johanna remind the audience how much they mean to one another, with the latter supporting her daughter in every step to find her missing friend, and even attempts to cheer her up with memories and competition.
  • Despite possibly being the only chance Twig has at being with his kind, he chooses to go back to Hilda. Hilda cries tears of joy upon reuniting with him which really sells it, if it hadn't been for Bella Ramsey's emotional voice.
    Hilda: [crying tears of joy] I thought I'd lost you...
  • In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Twig sees another deerfox his age. To our knowledge, this is the first time he's seen another creature that looks like him.
  • And to top it off, the episode plays the full version of "Hilda's Theme" to wrap it up. This can extremely tug the heartstrings of fans who have stuck with Hilda since the beginning of the series.

Chapter 10: The Yule Lads

  • David sacrificing his tips to buy Hilda the snow globe she hoped to give to her mom as a present.
  • Hilda, Frida, and David have yet another group hug as they watch the Sonstansil tree glow. Their friendship really had come a long way.
  • Frida cuddling a frightened Twig after the latter’s been rudely chased away by Trevor’s mum.
    • Not to mention the disgusted Death Glare she gives Trevor’s mum when the latter insults Hilda by calling her a “blue-haired witch in sheep’s clothing” (not that Hilda herself didn’t notice that but still)

Chapter 11: The Jorts Incident

  • Even though the Committee of Three curse Hilda to have mouse whiskers after bringing the mice back for the rest of the day, they easily forgive Hilda for being honest with them, and Hilda expresses her gratefulness to Frida to leave it to her to do the magic from now on.
    Abigail: Now, don't go casting anymore spells.
    Hilda: I won't. [turns to Tildy, Kaisa, and Frida] I'll leave that to the professionals.
    [Frida smiles at Hilda]

Chapter 13: The Stone Forest

    Season Three 

General

  • The new intro of all things, starts with Hilda greeting Baba and Trylla instead of running away from an angry troll, and ends with Hilda and Johanna jumping together on a woff to showcase their rebuilt relationship.

Chapter 1: The Train to Tofoten

  • Hilda’s great-aunt Astrid inviting Hilda and Johanna to spend holidays in Tofoten instead of visiting them herself, like she usually does. In fact, Hilda and Johanna brought Frida, David, Tontu and Alfur with them.
  • The gang returning the woff egg back to its mother, before riding woffs.
  • At the end of the episode, Astrid tells Hilda that she always has family with her even if they do not see each other that often.

Chapter 2: The Fairy Mound

  • Johanna and Astrid spending time together, before saving Hilda, Frida and David from the Fairy Country.
  • Despite the Downer Ending, Johanna once again has a good reason to take everyone away from Tofoten: she suffered an accident with the fairy mound in her youth and didn’t want this to happen to Hilda.
    • Also, even if Astrid lied about fairy mounds still existing, she at least made sure they won’t transport people, and all she wanted was to spend more time with her family.

Chapter 3: The Giantslayer

  • The revelation that the Wood Man is a caretaker of the Forest of Nott, with the implication that his obnoxious attitude might be the result of the way humans treat trees.
  • Hilda trying to end the conflict between giants and humans after being transported thousands of years into the past.
  • Hilda sympathizing with Halvor regarding the destruction of his house and ultimately making him realize that he's the one who creates conflict on purpose.
  • Halvor frees Drib and has him save his village from the mass fire Halvor inadvertently started. Drib even give Halvor a goodbye wave before he and Kald depart for space.
  • Wood Man comforting Hilda after her failed attempt to end the conflict between giants and humans, while having no grudge towards her for causing the Faratok Tree to be burned down, instead deciding to plant a new one from the last branch, but giving Hilda a small piece of it on her request.
    Wood Man: Those giants made up their mind about leaving a long time ago. But they won't forget you, and neither will that Giantslayer.
    Hilda: What are you saying? That maybe we did make a difference?
    Wood Man: I'm saying that change takes time and we're not always around to see the outcomes of our good deeds.

Chapter 4: The Laughing Merman

  • Turns out Louise doesn't share other Sparrow Scouts’ low opinion on Hilda, Frida and David for their tendencies to get into freaky adventures, and wanted to go on one herself. When she confesses that she hid the map away to do so, the three aren't offended by this act and are instead happy that someone likes their adventures.
  • When Hilda, Frida and David fail Eugene's challenge of not laughing, Louise, the only victor, refuses to abandon them and is willing to bet her own freedom for a second chance to allow them to escape together.
  • Louise helping Eugene find his way back to the sea despite the latter kidnapping her and her friends to keep them as his audience forever.

Chapter 5: The Job

  • Hilda's father, Anders, has a pendant with a photo of baby Hilda, showcasing his love of her that he just can’t express properly.
  • Hilda and Anders gladly spending time together, with Anders revealing he plans to stick around a little longer for Hilda.
  • Hilda, Anders and Twig getting rid of a troll bell they came across.
  • Anders taking the arrived troll's attention on himself to ensure it won't attack Hilda or Johanna.
  • Johanna comforting Hilda after Anders disappears without a trace, and Hilda is made to believe that he just ran off.

Chapter 6: The Forgotten Lake

  • Johanna taking Hilda on a camping trip, presumably to cheer her up after Anders' disappearance.
  • Doubles as Tear Jerker, but Johanna allows herself to be swallowed by Spider-Frog as well, once it becomes clear it won't let go of Hilda. Fortunately, the creature spits them out.
  • In its own way, the Spider-Frog deciding to befriend Hilda and Johanna after finding out he doesn't like how they taste, even sympathizing with their status as human–fairy hybrids (though he doesn't reveal their heritage directly). It goes to show that he isn't a malicious monster, but simply a creature that thinks very differently from humans.
  • Johanna deciding to keep the magical charms her parents had used to trap the Spider-Frog despite having lost the memories of her encounter with the creature.

Chapter 7: Strange Frequencies

  • Hilda searching for her father after assuming he might be in danger because of the strange signals being emitted from her radio. While she did give up at one point, it turns out her father was indeed trying to contact her.
  • Despite failing to convince the Nisse to be nice to one another, Frida gifts her house's Nisse a new timer, after the original one was taken by other Nisse, despite the fact her Nisse previously inadvertently caused her fallout with Hilda and David in the first season.
  • Hilda and Frida, despite their fallout, not only do they reconcile quickly, but also they have finally found a way to end conflict between Nisse by creating a lending library, where they can borrow stuff without stealing it.
  • Tontu reluctantly agreeing to help transport Hilda and her friends to the train station so they can go to Tofoten to save Anders.

Chapter 8: The Fairy Isle

  • Victoria van Gale rescuing Anders and helping him survive in the Fairy Country, without asking for anything in return. She even builds him a makeshift radio transmitter in hopes of contacting Hilda.
  • Anders apologizing to Hilda for not being in her life as much as he could have been and thanking her for still coming out to look for him.
  • This exchange between Hilda and Victoria:
    Hilda: I just wanted to say thank you for saving my dad.
    Victoria: Oh, don’t mention it. I wasn’t going to let a fellow castaway drown at sea, was I?
    Hilda: I guess not. But also I can’t help but feel that you being a castaway in the first place is partly my fault.
    Victoria: My girl, coming here was the best thing that could’ve happened to me: a strange new world full of scientific mysteries to be unraveled. Nope, no, it was fate that brought me here. And no doubt fate that has brought us together again.
  • Victoria voluntarily staying behind and helping Hilda escape with her father, rationalizing that she has no place in the human world, considering what she has done.
  • Hilda returning back to the Fairy Country when Johanna is revealed to have followed her there to search for her, despite Frida being unable to maintain the portal to the Fairy Country any longer.
  • After reverting to her ten-year old self and losing her adult memories on the Fairy Isle, Johanna almost immediately accepts Hilda’s help in finding her parents, when she supposedly meets her for the first time, and two quickly become friends. This really shows how, with or without memories, Johanna's love for her daughter will never fade.
  • The origins surrounding Hilda’s family on her mother’s bloodline are finally revealed… and everything in here is heartwarming in its own way:
    • Fairies are shown to have a bad reputation among humans, and are actually forbidden to interact with them. But when Lydia encountered actual fairies in Phinium and Astrid, the three quickly became close friends, going on plenty of adventures together.
    • By the time they’ve reached adulthood, Phinium and Lydia eventually fell in love and married. Realizing human world became his home, Phinium decided to stay here for good and convinced Astrid to do the same.
    • Doubles as the Tear Jerker but the reason Phinium and Lydia abandoned Johanna is because she was deadly ill as a baby, and the Fairy Entity demanded the girl in exchange for curing her. Wanting to give their daughter a normal life, Phinium and Lydia went in her place instead, while Astrid erased most Johanna’s childhood memories to ease the pain of abandonment.
    • When Astrid restores Johanna’s memories, we’re given a montage of her childhood, which is filled with nothing but happiness.
  • Because the Fairy Isle won’t allow them to leave, Johanna tries to assure Hilda their new life will be like when they were in the wilderness, except now the family’s together again.
  • The whole family happily spend time together bonding on a picnic.
  • Anders spending entire night digging the remains of the fairy mound to save Johanna and Hilda.
  • When Twig manages to summon his herd to save Hilda and Johanna from the Fairy Country, Johanna seems to be willing to stay in the Fairy Country and be with her parents… and then returns back to Hilda, realizing she couldn’t bring herself to make her own daughter experience the pain of abandonment.
    Johanna: I found so much here. I’ve regained my past… but I’m not going to rob you of your future… our future.
  • Astrid nearly giving up her life to save Johanna from her returned sickness because of the broken bargain… until Victoria appears at last moment and offers herself as a substitute for Astrid without hesitation. While Astrid did get banished from the Fairy Country, she nevertheless reunites with her family, while Victoria begins exploring the Fairy Isle and even repaired her Nisse.
  • When Hilda felt sad over her grandparents still being trapped in the Fairy Country, Johanna assures her that they are still close, watching over them.
    Johanna: We haven’t lost anything. There was a part of me that would’ve stayed there forever. But at least we know that they are there now, watching over us.
  • Pooka comes back to Astrid's house and returns the stuff he borrowed, and Astrid happily gives him something in return. It shows that despite being outwardly annoyed by him most of the time, Astrid considers Pooka a friend.
  • Anders honoring his promise to Hilda and settling in Trolberg, while replacing his pendant’s photo of Hilda as a sign that he’ll move on to become a better parent for her.
  • The majority of the series’ characters gathering at the Bird Parade and happily spending time during the event.
    • Keep in mind that trolls can be seen participating in the parade too, showcasing how the Fantastic Racism against has declined, if they partake in Trolberg’s historical tradition.
    • Also, Tildy and Ostenfield can be seen together, indicating they got back together after all.

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