As Hilda struggles to adapt to Trolberg and socialize with other kids, she ends up befriending a mysterious and talking black raven who has no recollection of who he is. It is up to Hilda and Alfur to try and restore the mysterious raven's memory.
Tropes:
- Adaptation Deviation: The episode is based on Hilda and the Bird Parade, but basically the only elements from the graphic novel that carry over to this episode are the basic premise (the Great Raven loses his memory on the day of the Bird Parade), the main characters, and the scenes of Hilda hanging out with Trevor and his friends. A lot of scenes from the graphic novel are left out (like Hilda and the Raven getting lost in Trolberg with Twig having to find them, and the two encountering a Salt-Lion in the harbor), while lots of new material is added (Trevor having a larger role that turns him into the antagonist of the story, the Sparrow Scouts making a guest appearance, and Alfur being added to the story).
- Accidental Misnaming: The Raven frequently mispronounces Hilda's name throughout the episode.
- All Myths Are True: Downplayed; while there is indeed a giant raven that visits the town of Trolberg every year, he admits to Hilda that he has nothing to do with bringing good fortune or being connected to the god the inhabitants of town used to worship, and that he's only going along with it because there was a bad harvest the year he didn't show up.
- Amnesia Danger: The Raven can't remember any of his powers, or even how to fly, which becomes a problem when he is accosted by cats and Trevor.
- And the Adventure Continues: The concluding episode of the "Welcome to Trolberg" trilogy shows that Hilda's adventures in Trolberg had just begun...
- Attack the Mouth: Alfur attacks Trevor in this way, jumping in his mouth and forcing it open, to give Raven a chance to escape. Because elves are Invisible to Normals, he just looks weird to his friends.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: Hilda was not having fun with the kids, but she definitely realized she didn't want to be their friends as soon as they started pelting birds with stones.
- Bookends: The first episode in the trilogy ends with the fade-in transition from the final scene to the credits. The final episode ends with the same transition as the trilogy comes to an end and Hilda's adventures in Trolberg finally begin...
- Birdcaged: Trevor keeps Raven in one after catching him and Alfur.
- Cassandra Truth: After Trevor hears Raven speak to Hilda, he spends the rest of the episode trying to prove it to his friends.
- Cats Are Mean: The alley cats that attack the raven.
- Change the Uncomfortable Subject: When Hilda sees some lightning in the sky even though it’s clear and sunny out, she tried to point this out to her mother. But Johanna THINKS she’s using this trope to distract her about her daughter making friends with human children.
- Contrived Coincidence: The Great Raven stated that this was the case with him not appearing and the bad harvest.
- Creative Closing Credits: Again, no background behind the credits but they utilized the fade-in transition to the credits again to wrap up the "Welcome to Trolberg" 3-part story arc. Surprisingly it fits the mood of the episode's end very well.
- Ding-Dong-Ditch Distraction: Trevor and his friends enjoy this prank and get Hilda to do this to Matilda Pilqvist. It doesn't go well. She doesn't seem to grasp that you have to run away after ringing the doorbell, and just ends up complimenting Tildy's flowers.
- Distressed Dude: The Raven becomes this for most of the episode, having only Alfur for help in an unfamiliar city. And that's before he gets captured by Trevor!
- Drowning Pit: Raven's bird cage becomes this when Trevor knocks it into the river.
- Early-Bird Cameo:
- Both Frida and David appear on the Sparrow Scouts' float and have a scene, before they officially become Hilda's friends and enter the main cast. Also, during the scene where Johanna tells Hilda she found the Raven in her room and put him outside, you can see David's parents in the crowd (though only seen from the rear).
- Trevor and some of his friends can also be seen alongside Frida and David on the school grounds before Hilda actually meets them a few scenes later.
- Matilda Pilqvist is the old lady who Hilda attempts (and fails) to ding-dong ditch.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: During their brief cameo in the crowd, David's parents can be seen with 2 children; a boy and a girl, both blonde. Who these kids are is anyone's guess, since they are never seen again after this cameo, and subsequent episodes that show David with his parents and/or in his house strongly suggest he's an only child.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: At first, Hilda didn't like Trolberg, but after her first adventure within the city, she began to realize she's going to have more amazing adventures than she thought. The episode ends as Hilda and Johanna watch the parade together as Hilda smiles at the fact that Trolberg isn't bad after all.
- Easy Amnesia: The Raven loses his memories because he was hit by a rock mid-flight, and recovers them just by having Hilda shout his real identity at him.
- Facepalm: Hilda earns one from Trevor when she fails to understand their games.
- Fictional Holiday: The festival that Trolberg holds to honor the Great Raven.
- Friend to All Living Things: Deconstructed here. Because Hilda has been mostly friends with animals most of her life, Johanna wants her to make human friends to be normal. That is why she didn’t want to tell her mother about the Raven, because he is another creature. But when Hilda confessed to this, Johanna explains to her that she’s proud of the fact that she can make friends with all types of creatures, she just wants her daughter to make friends with humans as well.
- Good Cannot Comprehend Evil: Though not exactly evil, but Hilda definitely has trouble understanding why Trevor and friends do what they do.
- Hope Spot: At first, Hilda seems to instantly hit it off with Trevor and his friends. But then she has some awkward fumblings which make her come off as weird, and they reveal themselves to be brats.
- Identity Amnesia: Raven can't even remember if he loves grammar or not.
- Implausible Deniability:
- When Raven speaks after being hit, Trevor happened to be within earshot and saw him speaking. When a shocked Trevor rhetorically asks if he talked, Hilda, wanting to protect the Raven, says no.
- Later, when Trevor finds the Raven again, and confirms that he indeed can talk, the Raven says no, he didn’t, to Trevor’s face.
- The Joy of First Flight: Though she has flown on woffs before, the scene in which she rides on Raven's back is treated very much like this, for the both of them. Possibly because this Giant Flyer isn't trying to throw her off.
- Multi-Part Episode: Takes place after "The Hidden People" and "The Midnight Giant" respectively as the final story in the "Welcome to Trolberg" trilogy.
- "Pan Up to the Sky" Ending: How the episode and the trilogy arc ends.
- Poor Communication Kills: Because Hilda doesn't want her mum to know she's made friends with a bird over the human children she was last seen with, so she hides him. This leads Johanna to put Raven outside and getting captured by Trevor.
- Shout-Out: One of the names The Raven yells trying to say "Hilda" is Zelda.
- You Have to Believe Me!: When Trevor is trying to convince his friends that the Raven DID talk, he tries to prove it by declaring it over and over. This, along with the fact that the Raven continues to not speak, makes Trevor look foolish to his friends, whom all laugh at him. And thanks to some antics involving Alfur, who is Invisible to Normals, his friends all laugh harder.
