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Witches Before Wizards

Witches Before Wizards

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«Witches Before Wizards» is the second episode of the first season of The Owl House, and the second episode overall.

It premiered on January 17, 2020.

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Synopsis

An ancient wizard gives Luz a map for a mystical quest.

Luz wakes up bright and cheerful, happy to see that she is still on the Boiling Isles and the previous day was not a dream. She is looking forward to her first day as a witch’s apprentice. She finds a closet full of what she claims to be witch clothes. She waits for Eda, who had just woken up. Luz is eager to get started on learning magic and getting her own staff, but Eda at the moment is focused on having her morning cup of apple blood first. She explains to Luz that becoming a witch takes time and they are awarded their staffs from school. Since Luz is under Eda’s teaching, she will be taking a different approach: She will have to work for her staff. Eda gives Luz a sack of potions to sell to the local of Bonesborough. She advises her to be careful while she is in town, as she has many competitors who would go to great lengths to put her out of business. To make sure she does not get lost or eaten, she sends King to accompany her.

While in town, Luz understands that she is the only human on the Boiling Isles, and starts to believe that there is a special reason for it. However, she learns first hand that there is nothing special about life on the Isles. Everyone lives in despair. Before heading home, they have one more package to deliver, which happens to be at a huge fantasy castle home to a wizard named Adegast. He invites them for tea and scones. Luz tells Adegast that she is Eda’s apprentice, and starts to express her honest feelings about it. When she first came to the isles she thought she was meant for something special, but instead all she does is chores while everyone on the Isles screams at her or tries to eat her. Adegast sympathies with Luz, and offers her to embark on a noble quest, which she accepts without hesitation. He gives her a map and tells her of a prophecy of a young girl who would claim the Celestial Staff and free the Isles from an ancient evil. A staff that can only be wielded as the «Chosen One».

When Luz returns to the Owl House with the map and what Adegast had predicted, both Eda and King laugh. They tell her that everything he had told her was all nonsense and the map he gave her was a fake. This burns Luz, so Eda and King give some time alone to process everything. However, when she puts the map in the light, words appear reading «The chosen one, the path will only appear to the worthy». This encourages her to believe what Adegast said was true and chooses to head out on this quest. Meanwhile, Eda asks King about Adegast and suspects something sketchy about him. When she goes to check on Luz, she finds her missing. According to Hooty, she went to the forest towards Bonesborough.

While Luz is on her «mythical» quest, seeing enchanted lands and making new mystical friends along the way, Eda and King head back to Adegast’s castle, which happens to be abandoned and in ruins. They even find many copies of the map Luz was given. All this gives Eda a bad feeling. They follow Luz’s trail to the enchanted lands she passed through, which happened to be all ruined wastelands. They find a puppet who gives them a hint that Luz is walking into a trap, and they want Eda to follow her. Meanwhile, Luz is at the end of her quest and claims that Celestial Staff, fulfilling the assumed prophecy as the Chosen One. Suddenly, everything around her dissolves and a strange tentacle creature appears with the Wizard and all her friends she had made on each tentacle. It turns out the whole thing as an illusion and the creature was a demon Puppeteer who specializes in scamming and manipulates people. He also happens to be one of Eda’s competitors in the potions’ business and has been using Luz to lure her into a trap. Eda and King arrive to her rescue, but quickly get captured while the Puppeteer sends her back into her fantasy. She almost gives in, but snaps out of it and frees Eda and King. Together, they defeat the Puppeteer and his puppets with Eda eating the shrunken Puppeteer to ensure he won’t bother them again.

Afterward, Luz is left feeling confused. She has mixed thoughts of quitting the apprenticeship and disappointed of how the Boiling Isles is not the fantasy world she had always imagined. To cheer her up, Eda takes Luz on a mystery flight to her Staff. She shows her a spectacular view of the Bones on the Isles. Eda and King tell Luz that from up close the Boils can be slimy, very stinky and gross, but looking from a different perspective it is beautiful. Luz asks Eda how she knew that wizard was lying. All she can say is instead of waiting for a prophecy to make her special, the best is to choose for herself.

• Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
• Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne
• Alex Hirsch as King and Hooty
• Robin Atkin Downes as Adegast and Centaur
• Billy Kametz as Nevareth

Additional voices

• Arin Hanson as Sea Monster, Sword, Chris, and Cat
• Eden Riegel as Princess

Title in other languages

Language	Title	Translation	Notes
Spanish (Latin America)	Brujas antes que magos	Witches Before Wizards
Portuguese (Brazil)	Bruxas Contra Feiticeiros	Witches Versus Wizards
German	Die Auserwählte	The Chosen One
Spanish	Donde esté una bruja que se quite un mago	Wherever a Witch Is, a Wizard Can Remove
French	Les Sorcières avant les enchanteurs	Witches Before Enchanters
Italian	Streghe piuttosto che stregoni	Witches Rather Than Sorcerers
Japanese	魔法使いの試練	Wizard’s Trial
Korean	마법사와 마녀	The Wizard and the Witch
Dutch	De poppenspeler	The Puppeteer
Portuguese	Bruxas Contra Feiticeiros	Witches Versus Wizards
Polish	Wiedźmy przed Czarodziejami	Witches Before Wizards
Russian	Ведьмы против волшебников	Witches vs. Wizards
Vietnamese	Phù thủy trước pháp sư	Witches Before Wizards

Transcript

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Trivia

• This is the first episode to have the episode title at the beginning.
  • This is also the first episode to be animated by Rough Draft Korea.
  • This is also the first episode that plays the theme song.
• The episode completed production on July 26, 2019. [2]
• One of the items that Eda sells is snake oil, an obvious joke at the fact that she is a «snake oil salesman» (or rather saleswoman).
• Although Luz hadn’t met her yet, she unknowingly describes Amity Blight when she says, «Or should I be like a bad girl Chosen One with black nail polish and a mysteriously withdrawn attitude? ‘I act like I don’t care, but I secretly do.'»
• When Luz and the other puppets were walking into the forest, the 2nd code was revealed on the rock, which was cracked into «W-I-C-H-I-Z» and translates into «Witches».

Revelations and significant events

• The mug Eda uses to drink her apple blood reads «30 & Flirty» on the side, indicating that Eda is either around thirty years old or drinking it ironically.
• The owl atop Eda’s staff is named Owlbert.

Continuity

• The episode occurs the day following the events of «A Lying Witch and a Warden».

Allusions

• Thor: Ragnarok — The scene where Eda calls her owl staff is similar to an scene in the film where Thor calls his hammer, Mjølnir (disguised as an umbrella), while in Doctor Strange’s Sanctom Sanctorum.
• He-Man — The toy sword Luz has is a reference to the He-Man series. It even says a line similar to He-Man’s transformation phrase «By the power of Grayskull».
• Metal Gear Solid — The question Nevareth asks about love blooming on the battlefield is an infamous line said by Otacon.
• Harry Potter — Nevareth’s cloak is similar to one of the cloaks Albus Dumbledore wears in the aforementioned franchise.

Errors

• When King says «Less talky, more nappy», Eda’s hand disappears.
• When Eda and Luz are talking, her eyes disappear in one frame.
• When Luz goes to sleep, the shirt she is wearing is white, but when she wakes up the shirt is grey.
• When Luz dropped the bag when she was with Eda, But when she was pushed out the owl house she still had the bag.
• When Luz rings the doorbell of the wizard’s house, the doors open outward. When she and King enter and the scene changes to look back at King and the doorway, the doors are opened inward before they close in the outward direction again.
• When Eda was breaking out of the pink tentacles, she didn’t have her staff. But when she fell down from the grasp, she is seen holding her staff again even though the staff was on the floor.

Edits

• The word «dumb» and «you fool» is cut in English.
• The stabbing part is cut.
• «My flawless pecs!» is cut in English.
• «He’s just a big, slimy jerk!» is cut in English.
• «Big houses always belong to big whackjobs.» was shorten to «Big house?»

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Keeping Up A-fear-ances

Keeping Up A-fear-ances

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«Keeping up A-fear-ances» is the fourth episode of the second season of The Owl House, and the twenty-third episode overall.

It premiered on July 3, 2021.

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Eda gets an unwelcome visit from a family member who puts a strain on everyone in the Owl House. [1]

Thirty years ago, Eda is telling a healer from the Healing Coven what it’s like when she is in her beast form, describing being chased by a giant owl beast in a shadowy void. The healer gives her a gem that will tell her when the beast’s energy is bubbling to the surface. Her mother isn’t too happy with this, and asks to speak with the healer outside Eda’s room. Eda eavesdrops on their conversation; she learns that none of the Healing Coven’s members had ever seen such a curse before, and they are uncertain if it can be healed. He suggests that the best they can do is to consult with the Potions Coven and find a way to keep it at bay, but Eda’s mother refuses to accept that, demanding that they «cut it out» if they have to. Horrified by this, Eda escapes out her bedroom window. Upon reaching the forest, she discovers the ruins of some building, where she trips over the portal door buried in the dirt. Upon hearing her mother shouting her name, Eda runs through the portal into the human realm to escape from her mother. Unable to find Eda, her mother becomes upset, but immediately declares that she will find a cure for her, no matter what it takes.

In the present, Eda wakes up to find Luz sleeping in the kitchen. Luz complains that she spent all night trying to find information about building a portal to the human realm, but to no avail. Eda is about to tell Luz about the portal, but they are interrupted by Lilith screaming. They find her on the living room floor, with the curse starting to flare up on her arm. As she is seconds away from transforming, Eda gives her a bottle of elixir and stops the curse. Lilith is relieved, but is horrified to find that her limbs are detaching from her body. Eda reassures her that she has hidden elixirs all over the house, and Lilith can just get those if it happens again. Lilith apologizes for what she has done to Eda, but Eda simply brushes it off, saying that at least she’s got company now.

Eda then takes Luz outside and continues what she was about to say. Eda explains how she found the portal, but she has no idea who made it, and simply kept it to herself. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blows towards Luz and Eda. It is soon revealed to be a visitation from Eda and Lilith’s mother, who Eda refers to as Gwendolyn. Lilith is surprised to see her, but Gwendolyn is more interested in talking to Eda. Gwendolyn then announces that, after thirty years, she has found a way to cure her daughter’s curse. However, instead of being grateful, Eda declines and sends her away, much to Luz and Lilith’s shock. Eda explains that Gwendolyn comes around every year toting a new cure for her curse, and none of them have ever worked, so she gave up hoping. This shocks Lilith, as she hasn’t seen her mother in years. Luz, taking pity on Gwendolyn, runs up to her and talk to her. Luz mentions that she is stuck without a way back to the human realm. Upon hearing that, Gwendolyn offers to tell Luz some information that would be useful to her, with the condition that Luz must help her cure Eda’s curse.

Luz and Gwendolyn venture deep into the woods to meet a curse expert. On the way, Gwendolyn explains that, after years of dealing with the Healing Coven, she decided to find help from other sources, eventually finding someone who promised her a cure. His name is Master Wortlop, a travelling curse expert who has perfected next level healing magic. Gwendolyn leads Luz to his cave, where they witness him healing a small gremlin-like creature’s eye infection. Gwendolyn comes forward and presents Wortlop with the sacred items he asked her to get: a copper egg from the snowy rib cage, a silver dagger from the swampy toes, and a golden chalice from the desert of palm stings. Wortlop rewards Gwendolyn with a tome that is believed to hold the cure she seeks, but she is advised not to share it with non-believers.

Meanwhile, King is excited by the prospect that Eda’s mom turning up could mean his dad could do the same. However, Lilith, who is lounging on the couch binging tubs of ice cream, tells him not to get his hopes up. She is upset because her mother only came to see Eda and not her, which is no surprise to her. All her life, she has been neglected by her mother, regardless of all her efforts and success. Her mother did not even attend her Coven initiation, and only ever paid any attention to Eda. Lilith then starts to make King believe that his long lost father never wanted him, which is why he was never there when he hatched or came looking for him. Upon hearing that, King becomes devastated.

Soon after, Luz and Gwendolyn lure Eda into the woods under the guise of free apple blood. They have Eda fall into a series of traps, which are supposed to drive the beast out of her according to the book, but they put Eda under a lot of stress instead, causing her curse to come out. Luz is worried, but Gwendolyn assures her to trust Wortlop’s tome, and soon Eda won’t have to drink any potions ever again.

Back at the Owl House, King and Lilith have gone through several tubs of ice cream, much to Hooty’s concern. King eventually declares that, if his father does care about him, he’ll have to come to him. Lilith counters by declaring that she has no mother, and states that she’ll tell that to Gwendolyn’s face. King tells her to do so, as he saw her go into to woods with Luz to try and cure Eda. The idea of her mother focusing on Eda as usual stresses Lilith out, which causes the curse to flare up. Lilith rushes to find the elixirs, but they have mysteriously vanished. Soon, the curse takes over and she transforms into a raven-like beast, frightening King and Hooty.

Back in the woods, Luz starts to doubt if Wortlop’s methods actually work. She becomes even more suspicious when Gwendolyn trades in a few family heirlooms in order to get the next volume. She takes the book from her with a plant spell and finds it to be filled with a load of nonsense, implying that Wortlop is a fraud and is scamming Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn refuses to listen, and reveals that she has ordered Hawksley to take all of Eda’s elixirs from her house. Gwendolyn tries to throw a bottle of elixir away, but Luz pounces on her trying to grab the bottle, causing both of them to fall to the ground, which grabs Eda’s attention. Eda has gone through many traps and is now all stressed out. After realizing that Luz has seemingly teamed up with her mother, she becomes even more stressed, causing her to transform into the owl beast. Gwendolyn checks the tome to find out what to do, only to realize she has to buy the next volume.

Suddenly, King runs out from a bush behind them. He tries to explain what happened to Lilith back at the Owl House, but before he can finish, Lilith lands in front of them, revealing herself to be much larger than Owl beast Eda. The two cursed sisters rush towards each other, and Lilith simply snatches Eda up and fly away. Gwendolyn is shocked that Lilith is cursed too, which causes King to yell at her, accusing her for not paying attention to Lilith. Luz and King go after them on Eda’s Owl Staff while Gwendolyn begins to doubt Wortlop. She flies to his lair, only to have her doubts confirmed when she discovers Wortlop is in fact a gang of gremlin-like creatures who scam witches of their assets. Gwendolyn becomes enraged and confronts them. She regrets not listening to Eda, and threatens to have every beast in the forest come after the gremlins if they ever returned to Bonesborough, sending them to burrow downward into the ground in terror.

Eda and Lilith’s fight leads to Bonesborough, damaging multiple buildings along the way and causing people to flee in terror. Luz rushes to Mr. Elixir to get some elixir from Morton, and attempts to pay with a drawing of Morton drawn by her. Morton becomes annoyed and close the shop panel door in front of her, which upsets Luz. Fortunately, Gwendolyn arrives just in time with a large bag of snails she took from Wortlop’s cave, and comes up with a plan. Luz, King and Gwendolyn watch as the sisters’ fight leads to rooftops. Luz and King fly off on the Owl staff while Gwendolyn confronts her daughters. She approaches Eda and is able to get through to her. She apologizes to her, stating she now understands why Eda pushed her away, as she made her think her curse was something to be ashamed of. But whether they want it or not, the curse is now a part of Eda, and she loves every part of her daughter. Gwendolyn’s words give Eda the strength to confront the owl beast in her head, causing it to shrink, resulting in her gaining control of her owl beast form. Soon, Eda partially reverts back to normal, much to Gwendolyn’s gladness. Lilith tries to attack them, but Eda pins her down instead. Gwendolyn apologizes to Lilith as well for never giving her the attention she deserved. Upon hearing that, Lilith calms down and starts sobbing. While her daughters are distracted, Gwendolyn shouts at Luz and King to act immediately. King jumps down from the Owl staff and pins Eda and Lilith down, while Luz dumps elixirs from above into their mouths. Eventually, the sisters return back to normal, and Gwendolyn hugs them in her arms. Lilith bursts into tears, apologizing for what she did as the beast, while Gwendolyn reassures her that it’s okay. The three women then hug together as Luz and King look on.

After returning to the Owl House, Gwendolyn prepares to head home. She again apologizes to Eda for everything, and she forgives her. Lilith has also decided to go home with Gwendolyn in order to make up for lost time, which surprises everyone, especially Hooty. Gwendolyn tells Eda that Lilith told her that she was the one responsible for cursing Eda, and wishes she knew sooner so they wouldn’t have to have been weighed down by such a secret. Lilith hopes to learn more about the curse while at the same time reconnect with her family. Hooty cries and stretches towards Lilith, begging her not to leave. Lilith tries to assure him that they can be pen pals, but Hooty cries even harder, as he cannot hold a pen. Before leaving, Gwendolyn thanks Luz for opening her eyes, and in return reveals to Luz that she is not the first human to have lived on the Boiling Isles. According to her, there is a rare substance called Titan’s Blood, which happens to be extremely powerful and sometimes causes leaks between the two realms. Plants, animals, and human trash had occasionally crossed through these leaks, but humans are rare. Gwendolyn’s great-grandmother told her about a human who once lived on the Isles until he mysteriously vanished one day. Rumor has it that he left something in the library, and if Luz could find out more about him, she may find out how he came to the Isles. This builds up Luz’s hopes of returning home.

After Lilith and Gwendolyn depart, Hooty continues crying on the floor while Eda decides to go inside and crash on the couch. Luz looks up to the sky and promises her mom that she will be home soon. Luz realizes that summer camp has probably ended by now, and her mother must be worried sick. Back in the human realm, at the Noceda residence, Camila is seen sitting on the couch crying. However, it is soon revealed that she is actually crying over an animal documentary. A hand passes a tissue box over to her, which turns out to be another «Luz». Unaware that the Luz sitting beside her is an impostor, Camila thanks her, remarking that she always know what do do.

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