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Okay in response to this post Iâm going to âErm Ackshully đ¤âď¸â yâallâs arguments (but really, this is for shits and giggles and I find yâallâs ideas and this conversation so interesting!!!)
(And logically, yes, I know the show wants you to believe that Hunterâs just immediately scarred/has no pain because they likely didnât want to fit a healing arc into their limited storytelling time. I get it. I do. Iâm just making the argument why it would be easy to argue that they are actually open wounds/why I feel like if they were going to do this arc, they should have considered giving a fraction of the proper weight to to the horrifying consequences of such a severe injury.)
Okay so without further ado! We have Hunter pre-Belos. When we look at him, his original scar is on the left side (his right cheek, but Iâll use left for our argument from now on for simplicityâs sake)
Next, we have Belos leaving Hunterâs body. Notice how the big goop scar on the left side overtakes the original left side scar.
In addition, the small scar on the right is shown to be caused by Belosâs goop.
Therefore, I think itâs safe to say from this double evidence that the scar on the right isnât just an animation error of his original scar being on the wrong side.
Keep this in mind for later!
Next, hereâs Hunter after Belos leaves his body. Note the size, color, and shape of his scars here:
âCalaiti,â you might say to my argument, âFlapjack healed him! Thatâs why his scars arenât open wounds and/or why they donât cause him pain!â
OBJECTION! Evidence:
Remember when I said to remember that one photo? Hereâs where that comes into play. Hunterâs scars before and after Flap reviving him have been shown several times to be the same size, shape, and color. Absolutely nothing changes!!! They look the same before and after consistently!!!
Also, notice how Flapâs magic only âhealsâ the left side of his face and neck. The small scar on the right doesnât light up at all. Then, the left side scars STILL match the âunhealedâ wound on the right after Flap dies!!! Shouldnât there be a visual difference between the healed and unhealed wounds, then?
Iâll admit, this whole section of the episode has a bunch of animation mistakes. See an example below, where the animators forgot the scars on Hunterâs ears during this scene. Therefore, you could use the argument that the animators just forgot to draw the right side lighting up during the revival sequence if you feel so inclined. Sure!!!
BUT to that, Iâll propose this thought: If the animators wanted to show that Flap was actually healing the scars, wouldnât it be visually more telling to have the scars be darker and/or bigger before Flapjack reviving him, and lighter and/or smaller after, to show there was some kind of resulting change there? Just because they lit up during the revival sequence doesnât necessarily mean that was Flap healing him. Visually, again, they look exactly the same consistently before and after Flap âhealsâ them.
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Moving on to the argument of why Hunter doesnât have any pain after all this, sure, maybe Hunter was running off adrenaline and the pain hits him later. I suppose thatâs fair! Doesnât mean I like it!!! Doesnât mean I think he shouldnât have received medical attention even though he said he was okay!!! If we have time for a whole Hexside arc, I think even if he was in shock (which would likely come with a whole host of medical issues which he is not shown to have imo! (Look up âburn shockâ)), they should have at LEAST insisted on checking him over instead of taking his word that heâs okay!!! He would have been pissed about it lol but idc, show them sitting his ass down and having a healer look at him to show as writers, youâre treating this life-changing injury with the seriousness it deserves.
And if they didnât feel like doing it before the Belos fight, I would have even accepted them making time to acknowledge the physical and psychological trauma of TTT somewhere else in the last episode. The most we get is Hunter looking sadly at Willow reuniting with her parents before Darius comes along and starts talking to him. It feels like a huge missed opportunity to skip over any negative consequences or closure for Hunter. We just skip to him being healed and happy with no further lines in the show, and thatâs a shame to me!
Anyway, thank you for coming to my TED Talk on me defending my goofy headcanon thesis and why I (seriously) think this whole scene should have been handled with a bit more care and consideration to realistic consequences of such an injury.
(This is still my favorite episode though đ¤)
#the owl house#toh#sorry if this is all over the place I have trouble putting my thoughts in order#Iâm aware this is like two separate arguments in one post but I wanted to put all my thoughts in one place#please donât come for my throat for this is just for fun okay Iâm not dying on this hill#also I really liked the idea of necrosis thatâs also a super cool headcanon yâall had!#guys help Iâve become a toh critical blog#jkjk I adore this show. nobody else is allowed to criticize it but me đ
ââď¸ /j#oh plus I forgot to mention I know they wouldnât have ACTUALLY shown open wounds on the show but they could have at least implied it#with color changes or something like I mentioned
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