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Review: “The Owl House Series Finale: “Watching and Dreaming (Somewhat Spoiler Free)”- Plus an analysis of the show, in general.

First off, I am so sorry that this is late, but you all know how life tends to get in the way of things- plus brainstorming can be a b**** and a half!

Anyway, let’s get to the review, shall we?

Here we go!

Since debuting on January 10, 2020, The Owl House has slowly- but surely-, gained a large fanbase of watchers and supporters, who have enjoyed the exploits of Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Eda Clawthorne and many more characters.

I enjoyed the finale “Watching and Dreaming” and without giving away too many spoilers, I will be giving my review on it.

Luz and the others handled dealing with the Collector, perfectly well, by appealing to his Humanity- especially after hearing his story, of how he was trapped down in the Boiling Isles.

We will never get a full story of his relationship with his siblings: “The Archivists”, but at odds are, it wasn’t the best, if they were willing to let him take the fall, for what happened to the Titan younglings.

I enjoyed how Phillip/Belos received an unceremonious death, by being reduced to a decomposing ooze humanoid and getting stomped to death, by Eda, King and Raine- all 3 of them really deserved to do that!

Phillip had built himself up so high, for centuries and in the end, he was brought down by a 14-year old girl and stomped to death, like the miserable little insect, he was!

May he burn in Hell, where he belongs!

Shame we didn’t get to see what ultimately happened to Odalia, in terms of punishment, though.

Nor did we ever see Willow and Boscha settle things once and for all or even get a backstory with Caleb and Evelyn- the Witch he fell in love with.

Was she an ancestor of the Clawthorne family? We will never know, now. :(

Nevertheless, the fight scenes and even the scene where Luz meets the Titan were great.

I also enjoyed the “Years Later” scene, where everyone is now aged up and living their best lives, as well- including Luz!

All in all, this was still a satisfying end to a great series.

I say “satisfying”, because the next series I’m about to discuss and compare The Owl House to, had a similar plot, but a very disappointing end.

The show I’m talking about:

Yeah...this show...

Just like The Owl House; Star vs. The Forces of Evil is also about a girl who who leaves her home for another world.

However...not only does The Owl House do somewhat of a reverse version of this concept...but it does it better than SVTFOE!

The Owl House is so much better than Star vs. The Forces of Evil!!!

Allow me to explain why.

1. The Characters:

Let’s start with both the main protagonists: Luz Noceda and Star Butterfly.

Yes, both are kind, caring, quirky, rebellious, adventurous and fun-loving, in their own way, and the two of them have challenged and toppled a corrupt and genocidal regime, throughout the duration of their respective series.

However, Star was way too chaotic and hellbent on doing her own thing, to listen to reason- even during times when it called for her to do so (The episode ”Trickstar”, for example.).

Star was also impatient, destructive, manic, uber-violent and stubborn.

One could argue that all of this stemmed from her upbringing of growing up as a princess, who was always being restricted and always being told by her parents- specifically her mom-, how a “proper young lady” should behave and she was tired of that.

But that is still no excuse! Mostly because sometimes, it is best to do as you’re told and follow the rules- ESPECIALLY if you’re a teenager, who still has a lot to learn about certain things pertaining to his or her life.

Case in point, being in charge of an all-powerful magical wand, that has been passed down in your family, from generation to generation.

Plus, Star was really letting her hormones take the wheel, for the 2nd half of season 2 and most of seasons 3 and 4, and it was just...incredibly messy, to put it in simple terms- more on that part, later.

Luz however, was always more or less willing to learn all that was given to her and more, from both Eda and Hexside.

Even when she successfully managed to get students to study multi-track- and saved the entire school from a Basilisk-, she never got a big head, because of it.

Luz still kept her feet planted firmly on the ground and continued her studies.

This helped her in the long run, when she offered to teach Eda and Lilith everything she had learned, when they both lost most of their magical abilities, in the Season 1 finale.

Now this isn’t to say that she is perfect. Luz has been known to make mistakes, as well- one of them being her unintentionally helping the past version of the show’s main antagonist learn Glyph Magic.

Not to mention, she struggled with finding her place- in both her world and the Boiling Isles.

This included trying to please her Mom by getting ready to become “normal”, going to a conversion camp and putting away her interests in the Azura series- which she only got really into, because her dad introduced her to it and said series served as her way of coping with his death/honoring her memory.

Which reminds me of the stuff Lilo from the Lilo and Stitch movie did, to cope with the deaths of her parents.

Nevertheless, Luz has always owned up to her mistakes, as far as I can remember, showing absolute maturity, without having her lose touch with her youthful joy and personality.

And she’s a 14-year old girl, doing this!

Star was 16-years old and throughout most of her respective series, she had acted like a 10-year old child- the spoiled type, who wants to be treated as an adult, simply to receive only the perks and rewards of being an adult- such as never being told what to do by their parents, ever again.

Which is not how life, let alone adulthood works- in both reality and fiction!

Trust me. I know.

This way of thinking never works out in the end, for anyone!

And yes, Star is a teenager and teens tend to be arrogant, careless and immature, for the most part, but not as much as she was!

But enough about Luz and Star.

It’s time to discuss their best friends-turned love interest/significant others:

Amity Blight and Marco Diaz.

Throughout the series, Amity Blight had undergone a number of major developments to her character.

From starting out as a cold and snarky “Type A” student, who was only concerned about being the best and rising to the top and who showed nothing but animosity towards Luz, Willow and Gus, to a fierce young girl who stood up to her awful mother, rekindled her relationship with her Father- in a non-incestuous way-, and became not only her own person, but also one of the most valuable allies that Luz could ever ask for- and became an awesome girlfriend to her, as well.

Seriously! The genuine care and concern she showed for Luz- and vice-versa, was beautiful.

And Amity did all of this, in a natural and fluid fashion!

By that, I mean, she slowly- but surely changed, while still retaining just a little bit of seriousness, her past self was known for, still showing some flaws and wrestling with her past misdeeds- as evidenced by her struggling to want to hang out with Willow- who was her best friend at a younger age and whom she dumped, after pressure from her parents- mostly Odalia, though.

Nevertheless, I am glad to have watched this girl grow and evolve, for the better.

As for Marco...what the heck did he really do?

Yeah, he was there to be Star’s guide to the Human Realm and to serve as the voice of reason, but judging from the amount of trouble Star often got into, he failed at that part.

Plus...looking back, he never really had that much substance, as a character.

He started out as a “Safe Kid”, who loved karate and cooking and had a crush on one of his classmates, but that’s it.

His home life was decent, as he had two loving parents and he had two best friends.

I don’t think he had any personal struggles to deal with- aside from the ones in “Red Belt” and “Naysaya”, but those were small-time.

I mean...I guess he learned to come out of his shell more, try new things and face his fears, but the execution for that was really underwhelming that I forgot what he exactly did to accomplish those goals.

Plus, he became a bit entitled, during seasons 3 and 4.

The only times he ever became interesting, was during the Blood Moon Ball, where he went all “Masked Mariachi Matador”, to save Star- and ended up dancing with her-, and the episodes with Heckapoo, where he became a buff “Mad Max-esque” version of himself.

Even when helping Star defeat foes like Ludo and Toffee, he didn’t really do much.

Not to mention, that most of the episodes often treated him as a joke character to abuse- especially the episodes with Pony Head- who I will get to, soon.

Ohhhh, do I have a lot to talk about, concerning her...

But back to Marco. Marco Ubaldo Diaz was just a bland character for a majority of the series, with only a small handful of interesting qualities that made him passable enough to end up being Star’s love interest, in the end- and even that ended up feeling hollow.

Their first kiss wasn’t all that special, I can tell you that!

Also, his name spells out “M.U.D.”, in initial form! Thank God nobody in the show realized this, otherwise he would never have lived it down!

Moving on from these two, we get to the friends and mentor-like figures of both protagonists:

These are...THE most awesome group of people that I have ever seen!

Where do I even begin?

Okay. Let’s start with Eda.

Just like with Stanley Pines/Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls, Eda also struggled with both parental and sibling issues- combine that with her dealing with her previously unresolved feelings for Raine Whispers, the Owl Curse she was affected by, the diabolical plans of Belos and the system he established and the fact that she was now in charge of a Human, for a while and Eda Clawthorne was juggling a lot, throughout the series.

Nevertheless, she handled it, like a pro and with a cocky smile on her face.

However! That isn’t to say, she’s perfect, nor is it to say that she has never had her moments of breaking down and being vulnerable- because she most certainly is not perfect and she most certainly have had episodes, where she broke down!

One episode being where she felt guilt and remorse for getting Luz involved with her battle against Belos and his empire and turning her into a child soldier.

Another episode was the one where Eda was inside of her own mind, and it showed how much she struggled with coming to terms with her curse.

This caused her to accidentally lash out and injure her father, break off a budding relationship with Raine and become more or less of recluse to the Boiling Isles- the referred to her as “The Owl Lady”, after all.

And yes, she eventually overcame this struggle and made peace with her curse- and got a sweet new Harpy form to change into, as a result-, but the journey leading up to that, was dark and traumatic.

Not to mention, her cockiness had led to her downfall on occasion.

For intense, when she kept taunting Lilith and the latter revealed that she was the one who cursed her, Eda was stunned enough for the Emperor’s Coven guards to utilize this distraction and capture her, back in season 1.

There were also times when she and Luz disagreed and even fought each other on occasion- such as in the episode “O Titan, Where Art Thou.”

Regardless of that, Eda Clawthorne overcame so much and came out on top, in the end.

Now for both her adopted son King and her sister Lilith- yes, I will be taking on two characters, in this next discussion.

Since the start of the series, King’s goal was to be seen as “big”- larger than life, even.

Which is why he did stuff to be seen, such as sign with an evil book publisher.

King had also wanted to be seen as royalty, with subjects and everything.

However, as the series went on, his goals have changed and now King no longer wants to be treated as someone “big”, but rather as a normal person.

Which I can respect, in this case- especially after seeing him find out that not only is he probably the last of his kind, but also that the people who he thought were his family were actually hunters who killed off most of his real family- more on them, in the “antagonists” section.

Also side-note, we really should have seen him react more to how people are now living on his “Mother/Father’s” corpse.

Because that...that’s a little messed up.

Plus, he was eight when he found all of that out!

And to add insult to injury, Belos has been using his species as propaganda to further his goals- again, more on that, in the “antagonists” section.

I’m just glad to see that he was doing well in the “Epilogue” scene.

Now for Lilith.

Going into the series, I thought nothing of her, when she first debuted- other than me thinking that Grey DeLilse was voicing her, which she didn’t.

However, as the series went on, I have found that underneath that “Arrogant, Cold, Stern and Uptight” exterior, she had crafted for herself, Lilith is actually the most Human character of the series- even more-so, than the actual Human characters.

One example of how Human she was, was her need to be praised/be someone’s favorite.

This stems from her mom Gwendolyn paying more attention to Eda, instead of her, growing up, which led her to join the Emperor’s Coven and stand by Belos and all of his awful plans.

As someone who suffers from being a people-pleaser who seeks validation from other people, half of the time, I know how she feels...

This is also shown more, when she was told that King was a Titan and she spent most of the day, treating him like a God, in the most awkward- yet hilarious way.

No comment on how I relate to that...

Nevertheless, Lilith overcame all of that, patched things up with Eda and their mom and became a valuable ally to the “C.A.T.S.”, in the final battle- bonus points for her punching a younger Belos, in the face and giving him that nasty scar.

Lilith: “Stay mad.”

Luz: “Cool. Aunt.”

Now for Hooty...

He was alright. I personally wasn’t that invested in him, to be honest.

He was much less annoying than Glossaryk and was more helpful than him, too.

Plus the dynamic he and Lilith had was enjoyable.

But...that’s it.

Moving on, we now go to Luz’s friends: Willow, Gus, Vee and Hunter.

Let’s start with Willow Park.

Willow, lemme just apologize for what you have endured all those years, ago.

You really didn’t deserve to get dumped as a friend, by Amity- even though you and her eventually made up and are best friends, again-, to being relentlessly bullied by Boscha, to struggling with your sense of self-worth.

But I have watched you grow into a more confident and powerful individual, as the series progress and I am so proud!

Not to mention, that you’re out here getting them GAINS!!!

Even without magic, I feel that that you would still kick Boscha’s @**, at this point.

We REALLY should have seen you done that, in an episode!

But aside from that, I am so proud of you and how far, you have come.

Same with you, Gus. Your backstory of being bullied and used by students, you thought were your friends was also painful- I had to mute some of it, to be honest...

Not to mention that you had to struggle with being away from your dad, for quite some time, during the “Day of Unity”, as well as struggle to have confidence in your abilities, as illusions are often dismissed as weak, in your realm- even though I like illusions and illusion magic.

Nevertheless, you overcame your struggles and became powerful enough to take down a coven head!

You rule, Gus!- though, I never really cared for your interest in stuff from Earth.

The writers probably did that, to make you quirky, but not too quirky that you overshadow Luz. *Shrugs*

And now for you, Vee.

Girl, you may be tied with Hunter for having the most f***ed-up upbringing.

Imagine being brought back from extinction, just to be used as part of an experiment, leading to you escaping into another realm and having to masquerade as someone else, in order to start a new life, free from your abusers.

Like...DA**!!!

That is incredibly messed up.

Thank God- or in your case, thank the “Titan” that Camilla was open-minded enough to accept you, as you are.

I’m also glad that Luz and the others accepted you, as well.

Not to mention, you finding your own identity and helping the team fight off Belos, back in the Human Realm.

I wish we could have explored your life, some more, though...

Nevertheless, I’m just glad you weren’t an evil clone of Luz sent by Belos or something.

Now for you, Hunter...

HO-LEE F********************K!!!

Dude, you...you REALLY need therapy, for all the horrible sh**, you’ve had to endure!

I mean...where do I even begin?

Seriously, do I start with how you’re creation was basically like a twisted version of Pinocchio?

Or should I talk about how you’re the the latest in a long line of “Golden Guard” clones that Belos had eventually killed- who are just clones of Belos’s brother that he also murdered?

Or how you didn’t really have a solid identity to call your own?

How about I talk about how Belos and the other coven members, treated you like dirt- enough for one of them to try and outright KILL you-, or how Belos took control of your body and killed your palisman Flapjack, while in said body?

As you can see, there is SO much about you, that I want to discuss, but I have put this review off so many times already and I really need to move on.

Just know that, I am glad you’ve overcome Belo’s influence and abuse and that you’re now doing well for yourself.

I also hope the friendship between you and “The Captain”, eventually starts blossoming, into something else~ *Wink*

Oh and thank you “tomotasauce”, for making him easy to enjoy, when he first debuted- same with Belos.

For those you who don’t know, “tomotasauce” is a YouTuber, who makes abridged/dubbed versions of shows, like The Owl House and Amphibia.

Check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUdowiR4lUSsEGzE2UM01g?app=desktop

But back to the review.

Camilla I’ll be honest...I really didn’t think much about you, in the first episode- mostly because you weren’t in in a majority of the episodes-, but since the episode “Yesterday’s Lie”, you really stepped up, as both a Mom and a character!

Plus you weren’t like most Mom’s, who found their kid’s quirks and interests embarrassing, you just wanted to protect her from suffering the same torment, you received when you were her age, for your own quirks and interests- which in this case was being a fan of Sci-Fi.

I wish we could have had a flashback of that- as well as one of you and your now dead husband, to get a good feeling of your relationship with him and his relationship with Luz.

But nevertheless, you have shown time and time again, how open-minded you are, since that episode and how supportive you’ve become- on and off the battlefield.

Plus...LA CHANCLA!!!

I’m not even Latin/Hispanic and I respect it!

In short, I am proud of you!

And now for Star’s supporting cast...

DISCLAIMER: This part contains a lot of capitalized words and a lot of strong language.

Let’s start with the obvious...

No amount of words can ever describe the UNYEILDING RAGE that I have for you!

Like...where do I even begin?

Let’s start with the fact that mere seconds into the first half of your debut episode- which was the second half of the very first episode of the series, mind you-, you have done nothing but bully and berate Marco, just because you thought he was trying to replace you, as Star’s best friend- even though he REALLY should, but more on that, later.

And then you left him behind to get arrested by a police force that was sent to retrieve you, in the first place.

Like not caring that his parents would never see him again or anything.

Just...leaving him, behind.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg of problems, I have with you!

You are selfish, loud, rambunctious, arrogant, bossy, condescending, lazy, spoiled rotten and destructive!

Next to Marco, you also contribute absolutely NOTHING to the group dynamic!

You did some damage with your horn, during the fight scenes, but take that away and you’re as useful as putting out a wild fire with single cup of ice water!

Hell! You are a complete and total mess and almost every episode, you have shown up in, I kept hoping that you’d get some kind of lasting punishment for your actions- like Star finally ending her friendship with you-, but no. Nope.

You get away with the stupid sh** you do, every time!

In one episode, you even cheered over how you got away with what you did.

And the worst part is...Star allows this. So much!

Star enables your behavior and how you treat those around you!

No matter what you do, she will always still see you as her “best friend” and will always be there to pull your figurative @** out of the f***ing fire!

Probably because you and her grew up together and you represent the “fun” lifestyle, she wants to keep, despite the previous plans that were laid out for her, as a Princess, but MY GOD, that is still no excuse, to keep you around!!!

NEWSFLASH!!! Things change!

Here is a quote from Doug Walker. AKA, “The Nostalgia Critic”, when he was giving his final review of one of the most infamous Christmas films: “Christmas with The Kranks”:

“We're not who we were. We change. Sometimes, for the better, sometimes, for the worst, but we all change.”

And Star should have shown that she was starting to change, by DUMPING YOUR NON-EXISTENT @**!!!

Because you are one of the most terrible side characters to ever come out of a Disney cartoon, since DIJONAY F***ING JONES, from “The Proud Family”- both the original series and the sequel/soft reboot!

This is why I was more than happy when Amity stopped hanging out with Boscha and reconciled with Willow.

Because she knew that Boscha was toxic and that no good could ever come from continuing to hang out with her- especially since Amity was starting to have feelings for Luz, who Boscha has constantly tormented!

She literally followed her, Willow and Gus everywhere and picked on them.

WHO DOES THAT?!!!

But back to you, Pony Head...

Tom Lucitor is a literal Demon Prince from the fiery underworld, who wanted to actively kill Marco on sight, because he saw him as a romantic rival for him, in terms of getting Star back.

AND EVEN HE TURNED OUT TO BE AN EVEN BETTER FRIEND IN GENERAL!!!

You know the saying “With friends like these, who needs enemies?”

You are why that quote exists!

You are one of the reasons, why I will probably- but hopefully not-, dread Angel Dust, once Hazbin Hotel officially debuts- especially after watching the ADDICT music video.

Because I fear he's gonna take advantage of Charlie's kindness a lot and constantly do whatever the f*** he wants at the hotel- and Charlie will probably let him, because she can't stand up for herself!

Not to mention, I fear that the fandom will go easy on him more, just because he's getting abused by Valentino!

But this rant is about you, Pony Head, so let's get back to it!

I am not even going to get into how toxic the rest of your family is, because I care about my sanity.

I am nearly convinced that Daron created you, to voice her possible hatred of Ponies, Unicorns and the “My Little Pony” franchise, as a whole- I mean, you're probably her favorite character, because of that reason!

I’m also convinced that Daron saw Jenny Slate’s performance as Mona-Lisa Saperstein from Parks and Recreation and was inspired to create you.

She even hired Jenny to voice you!

Your concept art showed you, flying around with BLOOD leaking out of your neck stump and forming a trail, every time you moved.

That should’ve been a red flag for how awful you were going to be, once you debuted.

So I am going to finish with this:

Princess Lilacia Pony Head of the Cloud Kingdom of Mewni, you are one of the absolute WORST characters, in the show and if I was in charge of writing the episodes back then, I would have had Toffee himself, turn you into glitter glue!

May the citizens of the Cloud Kingdom one day finally rebel against you and your family and turn you and said family into sparkly mystery meat.

In conclusion: F*** you, Pony Head.

F*** you, to Death! 😠😡🤬🖕🖕🦄💀

Now onto another useless character that I hated:

You shouldn’t have been created...

There was no God-given reason for you to ever have been created...

WHY were you created?!!!

You are quite literally the most useless character, in the series- more useless than both Marco and Pony Head COMBINED!!!

All you ever did was float on your lazy blue @** and stuff your face with pudding, while being snarky and condescending and then playing it off as being quirky!

I-I don’t even remember you giving any helpful advice, throughout the duration of the series!

Except maybe to Ludo- which WTF?!!!

You were no help to the protagonist, but you’re willing to help the show’s antagonist?!!!!

Just because he had control of your book?!!!!!

The movie Aladdin- 90s version-, did a MUCH better job with that concept!

And then in later seasons, you had the nerve to not only shout “GLOBGOR!”, over and over again, but when it was revealed that you never lost the ability to speak, you were now voiced by Keith David!

The same Keith David who voiced Spawn, Dr. Facilier and even the Motherf***ing PRESIDENT in Rick and Morty?!!!!

Voicing you was absolutely beneath him!

I am so glad you died, in the series finale- more on that, later.

Hooty was lightyears better, than you- and he was usually depicted as being “simple.”

That is all I’m gonna say.

Next A-Hole!

I...honestly could not vibe with you.

The show tried so hard to make you seem interesting and cool, while being aloof, at the same time and it just came off as eating a non-seasoned burger smothered in ketchup and hot sauce.

Plus you were an absolute creep, sneaking into Marco’s place and all.

I am slowly running out of steam, writing about you.

In conclusion: Meh.

OOOOH Another pair for me to take on!

And since I’m a gentleman: Ladies first!

Ohhhh Moon. They really f***ked up your character.

I mean...they REALLY f***ed you up!

There’s “fumbling the bag” and then there’s deliberately throwing said bag off of the Empire State Building!

I mean...someone in the writer’s room must’ve been going through something, when they had you go from strict parent to genocidal accomplice in 4 seasons.

And yeah, they gave you a tragic backstory with your mom getting killed, when you were a teen and all, but that was no longer valid, when they made you secretly help Meena Loveberry with her plans, in Season 4.

Like...I’m not even mad at you, for that.

The writers were to blame for your character assassination.

That’s all I have to say.

Now for your husband.

Yeah, I got nothing...

Your whole purpose in the show was to be the comic relief.

River, you’re like if Happy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves had a son, who married into royalty.

You spent a majority of the series eating.

You being portrayed as a “Viking/Barbarian”, in that “Bog Beast” episode, did nothing for me.

Sorry.

Yeah...I really thought I had something for these two.

But no.

I used up most of my steam ripping Pony Head a new one.

Let’s move on.

Who’s next on the chopping block?

Yeah...you get a pass.

Breakups are rough, buddy- Heh, Zuko reference.

And as someone who struggles with anger issues, I know how you feel.

Plus, the show had you go from “Carolina Reaper”, to you being as spicy as a bag of BBQ-flavored Potato Chips- which shouldn’t be in the category of “Spicy.”

Plus you finally matured and realized that you and Star aren’t meant to be.

Not to mention that you and Marco are friends now.

So...yeah. You’re free to go.

NEXT!

You were just a love interest/eventual girlfriend for Marco. That’s it.

Honestly, the show should have done something interesting with your character, like make you half-Mermaid or something- I mean, you were halfway there with the aesthetic.

Talk about wasted opportunities.

And speaking of wasted...step forward Oscar Greason!

Let’s go with your later look, shall we:

Much better.

What the Hell was your appeal?

I really want to know!

The only things I know about you during the very small appearances you made in the show, were that you played the keytar, you lived in your car- which was filthy, BTW-, you dropped out of school and you had a somewhat annoying chill attitude.

You were like a modern Hippie and Star wanted you, because of that.

I was hoping that there would be something freaky and paranormal about you, like you were secretly a Vampire or a Werewolf, because of your fangs- notice how I didn't say "Cyclops, because you're eyes weren't seen a lot, in the first season."

But yeah...you were just there to be Star's small crush. That's it.

Alright, bring in "Bill and Ted."

Wait! I mean "Wayne and Garth."

No! I mean "Burt and Ernie!" 😆

Hold on! I mean "Shaggy and Scooby!" 😂

Okay, okay! "Alfonso and Ferguson."

Bring in Alfonso and Ferguson- in "Part 2" of this review/rant, because I have reached my picture limit for this post, on here.

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