History Film / HocusPocus2

* ShoutOut: Reverand Traske could be one to ''Series/DarkShadows'', where there was a Reverand Trask, a SinisterMinister [[TheWitchHunter Witch Hunter]] with an IdenticalGrandson played by the same actor.

* PlotHole: The ingredients list for the potions calls for a petrified spider. A plush spider, despite having never been alive and couldn't be technically petrified, is used instead. Therefore, the potion the accompanying Magicae Maxima spell should have been unsuccessful.

** The sisters once again enchant a crowd of people by performing a famous song; this time, it's [[Music/{{Blondie}} "One Way or Another"]]. Winifred also incorporates the spell from "I Put a Spell on You" into this song (''"Ah say into pi, alpha maybe upendi..."'').

** They enchant a crowd of people with a wicked rendition of Music/{{Blondie}}'s "One Way or Another", which they sing to hunt down Mayor Traske.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: In the beginning of the movie, set in Salem 1653, Winnie is being forced to marry the Reverend’s son at the age of 16, which she refused. At the place and the time, this is seen as wrong by many.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Banishing the Sanderson sisters from their home and separating Winifred from her sisters after Winnifred refused an arranged marriage from Reverend Traske--and taking the Lord's name in vain (twice)--is cruel.

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:After her lengthy history of causing mischief, worshiping Satan, sucking the lives of children and invoking KickTheDog (or Kick the Cat in the case of Thackery Binx), Winnie’s final fate is getting to GoIntoTheLight with her sisters. This is a natural example, as it was Mary and Sarah’s disappearing that caused Winnie to soften up which harkens back to how she couldn't comprehend the thought of sacrificing one's self for their family in the first movie.]]

* EyeAwaken: As the girls cast their spell in the trailer, there is a shot of the eye on Winnifred's spellbook opening.
* FandomNod: A LOT. Beyond the Sanderson Sisters's crazy fame in-universe being a nod to the success of the first movie (see DracoInLeatherPants above), the sequel also makes it clear that the LGBTFanbase is acknowledged, ranging from drag-queens appearing at the Sanderson Sisters costume contest, to Winnifred spying on a same-sex couple watching the [[SelfReferentialHumor original movie]] in their living room.
* FlashMob: When the hoard of enchanted dancers find Mayor Traske, he mistakes them for one and is having fun instead of fearing for his life.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gilbert showing off the remains of the first black flame candle indicates that he is much more than an average magic shop owner [[spoiler:and was actually present for part of the events 29 years ago.]]

* HypocriticalHumor: Winnie gets herself banished from Salem for her visceral reaction to the idea of marrying John Pritchett. When she loudly proclaims she won’t do it in front of the whole town, a visibly relieved John says, “Thank God.” Winnie looks incensed at his aversion to marrying her.
* IdenticalGrandson: Mayor Traske and his ancestor, the Reverend Traske are both played by Creator/TonyHale.
* InnocentAwkwardQuestion: When a man is explaining to a crowd of people that lighting the candle to summon the [[WickedWitch Sanderson sisters]] only works [[VirginPower if you're a virgin]], a little boy asks what one is. The man is about to define it and says, "A virgin is someone who has never..." but then chickens out and finishes, "...lit a candle."

* LighterAndSofter: In comparison to the previous movie, most of the main characters are less mean spirited and the virginity plot point is mentioned in passing. Even the Sanderson sisters are painted in a more sympathetic light as opposed to just being a force of pure evil.

* MagicHarmsTechnology: Winifred casts a spell to trap Becca and Izzy in the magic shop’s cellar, making the stairs and trap door disappear. When they try to video call Cassie for help, the spell mutes their speech and blacks out the camera, making her think Becca just butt-dialed her.

-->'''Winifred''': Fluorescents... you know I think we knew her. I believe she was in the Paris Coven.

-->'''Winifred''': Oh such a lie.

* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Gilbert thinks the Sanderson Sisters were evil because they ''had'' to be. [[spoiler:He is very wrong.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As a result of the Magicae Maxima spell, Mary and Sarah not only have their powers boosted, but also their wits (in a sense). Sarah has a brief moment to stand up to Winnie by telling her that, as a powerful witch, she should be respected as so. Winnie's second order brings her down a peg. We also see the two's reactions to Winnie insulting them while she herself proclaims to be the most powerful witch of all [[BaitAndSwitch but they still remain by her side.]]
* PowerAtAPrice: The Magicae Maxima spell makes a witch all-powerful, but is such a forbidden spell that the sisters are warned by their predecessors never to use it. [[spoiler:It turns out that it claims that which the caster loves most, that being Winnie's sisters. Implicitly, the Mother Witch likely learned the same lesson the hard way.]]

-->'''Mary:''' Damn girl, we look foxy!

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with. [[spoiler:After Winifred's hunger for power ends with Sarah and Mary being erased in front of her, she begs for the girls and book to restore them. All they can do is send Winifred to where her sisters are, effectively killing her again. She ends up accepting it if it means being reunited with her sisters.]]

** According to Allison, the spell book was given to Winifred and her sisters by the Devil himself. Here, it was given to them by the Mother Witch, implied to be the "mother" mentioned by the sisters in the original as opposed to their literal birth mother.

** Billy reveals that his relationship with Winnie was a single kiss when they were children, rendering Binx's account of events moot. Turns out Winnie has been telling everyone that they were together for so long everyone just believed it.

* StealthHiBye: When Becca and Izzy think they can run as the sisters walk down the store aisle, they turn around only to find Mary standing right before them, seemingly have got there in seconds.
** Sarah pulls one off at the beginning of the film. When the Sanderson Sisters are doing their "The Witches Are Back" musical number, at one point the one of the protagonists asks "Who are they performing for?" Sarah pops up and goes ''"You!"''

** The prologue reveals Reverend Traske is the one responsible for unleashing the Sandersons upon 1653 Salem. His misogyny and attempted forced marriage of Winnifred drives the Sandersons into the Forbidden Forrest and right into the path of Mother Witch -- thereby setting off a chain of events that will culminate [[Film/HocusPocus 40 years later]].

* CanonDiscontinuity: The movie ignores ''Literature/HocusPocusAndTheAllNewSequel'' which says the Sanderson Sisters came from a family of witches, had a fourth sister and came back to Salem in 2018. It also ignores Ride/WaltDisneyWorld's annual Theatre/HocusPocusVillainSpelltacular, where the Sandersons harness the Magic Kingdom's magic to come back for one night and throw the [[ItsTheBestWhateverEver most villainous Halloween party ever]], but that was probably inevitable.

''Hocus Pocus 2'' is a 2022 UrbanFantasy HorrorComedy film and the sequel to the 1993 film ''Film/HocusPocus''. It is directed by Anne Fletcher (''Film/TheProposal'') and once again stars Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/KathyNajimy, and Creator/SarahJessicaParker as the Sanderson Sisters. Joining them are Creator/DougJones, who reprises his role as Billy Butcherson, and new cast members Whitney Peak, Lila Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, Creator/HannahWaddingham, Creator/GingerMinj, Creator/SamRichardson, and Creator/TonyHale. The film released on Creator/DisneyPlus on September 30, 2022.

* GeniusBonus: In real life, the former site of Gallows Hill in Salem, Massachusetts, where the majority of the real-life victims of the 1692 witchcraft panic were hanged is now a Walgreens. Guess where the Sanderson Sisters go immediately after being brought back?

** Due to the candy crow subplot from the first movie being axed, this is canonically the first time the witches have encountered a convenience store.

** Mary mistakes Mayor Traske's call for a "small bus" in one scene. Buses are among the few modern things that the Sanderson Sisters actually know about, since they rode a bus in the first movie.