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Oh, THAT'S why Amity sounds so familiar!

That was a nice duel witches...I mean, nice animation duel.

This show looks very good there.

Yeah the animation for the Lilith/Eda fight was so smooth and nice. Though I can't help but giggle every time I see a "nothing personel kid" move.

Liked the emotional chat between Amity and Luz.

The protagonist is so "quirky" and "different", and that is so in-my-face, that I will be giving this show a pass.

To each his/her own. Honestly, for me the only character who isn't quite landing the way they're supposed to is Eda. It's probably just personal preference: for these kinds of characters I prefer a slower burn, whereas here it's just episode 5 and they're already going on about her "mysterious past" and as a result it ends up being the least interesting part of the show for me.

The fight she and Lilith had was excellent, though. No arguments there.

Edited by Isaac_Heller on Feb 8th 2020 at 9:12:13 AM

Is that different in-universe or for the show?

Because she's not done much that different from say Mabel or Star so far.

Holy fuck this battle was FREAKING AWESOME!!!

I'd say she's done far less offensive than either of them, imo.

Edited by Isaac_Heller on Feb 9th 2020 at 11:47:11 AM

No kidding, Luz hasn't caused an apocalypse yet!...Thank the stars for that.

Way to spoil season 2.

....Don't. Jinx. It.

And suddenly King wanting to teach her about demons makes sense.

What KlarkKentThe3rd probably meant is that in the first episode, the aesop that "being different is okay" is very ham-fisted and Anvilicious. Fortunately, this particular aesop was not pushed so much in the later episodes, but the show so far isn't subtle with its messages.

New episode is online, and suffice to say I won't be looking at Willow and Amity's interactions in their debut episode the same way upon a rewatch. Now I just want to know what kind of awful adults are in Amity's life, because you just know that she as a child didn't make the call to ditch Willow in favor of developing her magic by herself.

I'm really convinced judging from both this episode and now rewatching episode 3 with this new info in mind that Amity is operating a misguided Cruel to Be Kind gambit toward Willow. She thinks they cannot be friends with this gap in their magical talent (which is nonsense, but Amity hasn't had the Character Development to realize this yet), and so the best she can do for her now is antagonize her and piss her off enough so that she's motivated to grow more powerful. Notice how Mae Whitman delivers "it's not her fault she was born without talent" in comparison to how she delivers "Leave her alone"; the latter clearly sounds less sincere than the former.

Kudos to Willow, though...her childhood bestie found a higher calling and left her behind, and she DIDN'T respond by trying to abolish that higher calling altogether and then screwing with the timeline and almost destroying all of reality. Funny how that works.

Edited by Isaac_Heller on Feb 21st 2020 at 3:43:11 AM

Okay, "Quick Thoughts" for "Hooty's Moving Hassle"

Really liking the Cold Open with the cards, and the Excuse Plot nature of the curse this time, rather than given so much weight. Luz taking the cards was great too! The egg bus and demon hunters were quite nice touches...though the latter feels like a good plot by itself rather than a throw away leading into the main drag...nvm the demon hunters did come back, eh still could've been a whole episode. Gus and Willow continue to not disappoint, though it was interesting to see them be the ones driving the plot and Luz trying to be the voice of reason. Great schadenfreude moment at the end toward's amity.

In the show trailer, there are scenes where Gus has some sort of class president crown on his head, so I really hope that'll be an episode that is centered around him. He's hilarious and his brand of magic shows potential, but when compared to literally every other main character he's got the least amount of focus or development. Luz, King and Eda are the core trio so they're always around, and among the school kids the development thus far has gone solely to Willow and Amity. Gus needs more time to shine as a character and not just comic relief.

Also, just caught the promo for the next episode. Lol, can the two older, apparently brother-sister duo who are calling Luz "friend" as they guide her into the library get any more Obviously Evil? My guess is that we're building up a collection of recurring baddies now: Lilith and the Emperor's Coven, Tibbles and the demon hunters, and now these two.

Edited by Isaac_Heller on Feb 22nd 2020 at 4:52:50 AM

I don't think the Demon Hunters are going to just disappear, I have a feeling they're going to come back. It feels like this episode just introduced them into the world and that they may come to be major players later on.

If Luz were a Pokémon Trainer

(From the show’s creator)

Slow Owl and not Noctowl or Hoot Hoot

booo

Hoothoot is slower, and the other two have the same Speed.

As much as I like both lines, Owl Archer is cooler especially when shiny.

The TV listing summaries for the remaining episodes before the hiatus are out. Ask and I shall receive, I guess: Gus is a focal character in "Something Ventured, Someone Framed". It looks like that's the episode w/ him in the crown, as he's president of the "human appreciation society".

Also, from available info it seems as though the ban on Luz going to the school gets lifted at the end of that same episode, since in "Escape of the Palisman" clips she's seen in school and even wearing a school cheerleading uniform. I guess her presence at the school on the ED credits was kind of a giveaway, though.

Lastly, someone uploaded Amity's intro scene as a video example for the Alpha Bitch trope and...um, forgive me if I'm splitting hairs but shouldn't it be that for Academic Alpha Bitch? Literally every word Amity says in that scene is reflecting a bitchy attitude that specifically has to do with school, studying, class projects, etc., and since we have an entire trope for that exact kind of character it seems weird not to place the video there.

Edited by Isaac_Heller on Feb 25th 2020 at 6:02:58 AM

"Lost in Language" might be my favorite episode of the show thus far..

Same. As I have said before, I like Eda just fine, but the season/series arc mystery around her curse and her sister and the Emperor's Coven just isn't grabbing me, and so my main interest in this show is twofold: Luz and Amity's Character Development (which is becoming increasingly intertwined just as I expected it to be), and more Alex Hirsch as King goodness. This episode had both in spades ("I've been sucked into your horrible fandom!")

Also, I knocked Amity's siblings as being Obviously Evil when seeing them in the promo, but I actually appreciate the ambiguity they're being portrayed with right now: are they just people whose Lack of Empathy and sense of entitlement prevent them from seeing what they do as wrong but still sincerely care about Luz and Amity? Or are they skilled manipulators who only befriended Luz after learning she humiliated Amity and just want to use her to make their sister miserable? We'll probably get a firmer answer later on, but right now I'm enjoying the uncertainty.

Edited by Isaac_Heller on Feb 28th 2020 at 6:27:50 AM

Okay, Quick Thoughts for "Lost in Language"

Okay, firstly, totes loving The Stinger with the bat baby, even if Eda's reaction felt a little predictable. Though it makes for a good B-plot. The library was also quite awesome. But sweet-to-kids Amity takes the cake! Her sibs are obviously in the wrong, it's a little bit much. The gags make it worth it though. Excellent ending.

Going to be honest, was genuinely surprised when Amity said Luz was bullying her.