The Owl House "Hollow Mind" and "Them's The Breaks, Kid" Blind Reaction

[@MatthematicalReactions]

I said Wednesday one way or another and MEANT IT *passes out*

[@ratoestelar1286]

honestly though, the editing is divine, if this isn't the definition of "worth it" idk what is

[@elizabethp1772]

This is literally a worth it situation if u ask me dude

[@connorhealy3562]

Honest to god, that moment of pure, horrified quietness after seeing what Belos did to those witches on the Knee might be one of the most underrated moments in the show. I love when a piece of media knows how to utilize silence to great effect. Oftentimes, choosing to say nothing can be just as powerful, if not more so, than choosing to say something

[@First_LastName]

“This mama’s ready for trauma!”

[@kirbytheartist3318]

Hollow Mind? More like my mind has been blown completely hollow with this episode.

[@CalamityJay]

Not since Northwest Mansion Mystery has there been a straight horror episode in my opinion. This was bone-chilling! This mama’s NOT ready for trauma.

[@MatthematicalReactions]

THIS MAMA WAS DEFINITELY NOT READY FOR TRAUMA

[@raposinhadoaj]

20:19 Lilith mentioned in Echoes of The Past that the isles never followed a single entity before Belos

[@ganaroth7766]

When Belos plays Undertale, he always goes for the genocide run. Just his natural instinct. But seriously, every moment in this show that might otherwise be used to humanize him, or make him at least partially sympathetic, they instead double down on his callous, malicious, murderous nature. He is a creature of pure calculation and hate, and every time you scratch the surface, there's just another layer of the same. I've rarely seen a show so totally committed to genuinely frightening evil. Frightening because we recognize in him the face of religious extremism, the face of something we see in our own lives. 400+ years later Phillip is alive and well, not only on the boiling isles, but in our own neighborhoods, and sometimes sitting across the table from us at family gatherings. I deeply respect the show's refusal to compromise. There is no truce to be had with people like Phillip, because for them it is all or nothing. To him, the genocide of the Boiling Isles is not a side effect of a greater goal; it is the goal. The hate doesn't get purer than that. He is a legitimate contender for best Disney villain ever simply for the base, banal purity of his malice, and certainly one of the most completely, non-comedically chilling.

[@ganaroth7766]

On a lighter note, though, Raine's deception is one of the more perfect plot twists I've ever seen. It's set up well in advance, makes perfect sense, and still nobody saw it coming. When Eda was talking them up at the beginning, calling them the kick-buttiest witch of all time, it turns out that she wasn't exaggerating.

[@nalaxysketches8519]

I just love that now him wearing the opaque green-blue sweater is now a running theme of him wearing that before hell breaks loose in his reactions XD

[@irisblom9509]

*E M O T I O N A L D A M A G E .* I like how they followed up the cute episode with by far the most traumatic episode so far

[@FabbrizioPlays]

Hunter's cognitive dissonance was uncomfortably true to life

[@Zach-Reacts]

I swear, Raine is just in a league of their own! That Bard Magic is TOO Strong!!!

[@TheRealChristopherB]

The reveal of Raine's Gambit was so dang badass. And if you go back to Follies at the Coven's Day Parade, you can see Raine quietly doing the SAME whistling spell when Terra gave them the amnesia potion. They were NEVER under Terra's control! Just the Biggest of Big Brain moves. While I liked Raine pretty well before, their actions in this episode shot them up to one of my absolute favorites n this show

[@utopiaa_1775]

Matthew after TTBK: *yippee !!* Matthew after Hollow Mind: *yAAAAGH-*

[@Sabatuar]

Love rewatching Hollow Mind just to stare at the memory paintings. Some really interesting storytelling there.

[@elizabethp1772]

While Thems the breaks kids was really an episode we needed learning how Eda met Raine during her time at Hexside after watching the mental horror that was Hollow Mind Oh god Kings tides gonna be a nightmare

[@cartoonloverzxc3237]

Some people think that this was originally supposed to be the season finale because it was so dramatically disturbing and revealed so much information

[@eshix4089]

I've loved Bump ever since he allowed Luz into Hexside without telling the Emperor's Coven, and he was fair to Eda and Luz.

[@luckyowl1775]

Okay, a few things; 1. I don't think it's the Glyphs themselves, or even the fact that he tattooed them into his skin, so much as it is the MAGIC they draw in. We saw in S1E13 ("The First Day") that the Basilisk couldn't handle magic from the Glyphs. Since all magic has the same root in the Isles, the only thing I can figure is that it was too much magic, or the magic was too pure, no dilution from circulating with Witch blood (The bile sac that a Witch's magic comes from is attached to their heart, after all). And since Phil's been using magic to stay alive for somewhere around 400 years now, I can guess he's taken a lot of it in, with little time in between consumption. Palisman magic at that, grown and carved straight from the Titan. That much pure magic over that long a period of time, it's no wonder he's turning to mud. 2. Like I said, he's been alive for 400 years, and it looks like he started working on Grimwalkers relatively early on. And if he really did kill all of them? He's effectively brought back and killed his brother again and again, for over four centuries. *WARNING, KING'S TIDE SPOILERS AHEAD* And looking at a scene from King's Tide? It brings to mind that secret message from S1, "A curse of feathers and mud, a betrayal of blood." Grimwalkers are raised from a mud pit, and Phil killed his brother. And then raised him from the dead, only to kill him again, and again, and again. Philip cursed himself, AND his brother. Even if there was no scroll involved, he cursed them both.

[@zakarymoninger7845]

I also love when eclipses are used in media. I've not been lucky enough to witness a total eclipse, but there was a partial (3/4 or so) eclipse visible in Ohio when I was visiting Cedar Point a few years back, and it was absolutely surreal to see a crescent sun through the clouds, while the shadows were eerily sharp. I can understand why they so often are tied to magic!

[@ccherry.berryy]

17:37 that is the most cursed article of clothing-

[@pizzarollz8743]

Using Glyphs wasn't the thing that goop-ified Belos, it was CARVING glyphs onto himself, combined with absorbing palismen.

[@MatthematicalReactions]

yea this realization is eventually made thankfully LOL

[@namelessm0nster234]

I got the notification, read *”Hollow Mind”* in the title, nearly spat out my water, and just said: “oh no-“

[@samilikescartoon8577]

i got three things to say 1. RAINE IS THE CHARACTER EVER I LOVE THEM 2. TRAUMA 👍 3. LOVE YOUR REACTION VIDS STAY AMAZING MY DUDE!

[@mathewkariga8859]

Hollow mind is one of my favorite episodes

[@notepunk255]

Well, the Grimwalker recipe requires a "Bone of Ortet", and if I remember my anatomy lessons correctly, there are 186 bones in the adult human body. That's a lot of chances and a lot of Grimwalkers

[@brieclemens6263]

Go back and look at the paintings. Or find them online people have cleaned up screenshots. But seriously go through the background paintings. They are...enlightening

[@KitCatIsNotACat]

YES! DO THAT! u can really find out some iNteREsTinG information

[@cristaform]

18:51 YOU DID NOT-

[@caseyp5861]

9:50 I am pretty sure Raine mentioned that they are going to a private school. Though it has been a while since I watched the episode.

[@ccherry.berryy]

15:17 me who is just watching avatar now: noted-

[@garbageman366]

Pure unfiltered PAIN

[@sketchyskies8531]

Oh boy! Pain and suffering!

[@dredgenwar2375]

8:43 Thanks for the panic attack, courtesy of my PTSD from Americ Anfootball.

[@kittycheshire5099]

Someone needs to tell Raine that the whole pushing someone you love away for their own protection never works and just causes everyone misery. Also, do they seriously think anything will keep Eda from jumping into the fight? She's Eda the Owl Lady for Titan's sake! Trouble might actually be her middle name.

[@itisALWAYSR.A.]

My pet theory: in Hollow Mind when Eda received the potion flowers, because she would recognise Raine's handwriting they got Darius to write the note from the "secret admirer." Darius seethed the whole time

[@viarobixknof]

9:54 That edit almost made me inhale my drink

[@Iris-Bab6]

The "Nine Hugh's" got me bro.

[@garbageman366]

The HOODIE returns

[@cartoonloverzxc3237]

I admire how well you got through awful hollow mind that was such a very grim episode earlier in the series the creators for hyping up a random very dark episode and this was the one

[@da2001]

The trauma is just beginning, my friend

[@kirbytheartist3318]

I somehow predicted the joke used for the outro in this video =P

[@debbiewong6539]

5:40 we’re going to regret them words Laci💀☠️

[@averagecartoonfan3519]

you don’t know how long i’ve been waiting for this matt, thank you, THANK YOU

[@abranca38]

I knew that edit at the end was coming! 😂

[@ccherry.berryy]

0:19 ohhhhh! That’s why he did it in his video

[@MatthematicalReactions]

Soul for a soul

[@ccherry.berryy]

@@MatthematicalReactions lmfao

[@caseyp5861]

Next we find out who Brad is, right Matt!?

[@MatthematicalReactions]

That video is very long and is at war in some areas but I HOPE SOON

[@vintage9003]

I’ll be honest, this show isn’t my cup of tea but I’m still watching it because I didn’t want to be one of those people who says “it sucks” when they haven’t actually watched it. The other reasons I’m watching is because of Amity, and Hunter who is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters along with Gus. Hollow Mind is such a great episode.

[@kanghihihi]

its confired, belos is the mario 64 castle

[@tajalbright1147]

cool reaction also just a curious question what software do you use to record and edit your videos?

[@MatthematicalReactions]

OBS to record, Sony Vegas to edit

[@tajalbright1147]

@@MatthematicalReactions Cool

[@joaoparente1717]

Why did you had to wear the disaster hoodie, why?!

[@inigocejalara7102]

The PAIN is here

[@patriciasmith3875]

How was your react to luz react to bellos being Philip Wittenberg

[@thatbluespy366]

Yay pain

[@miloisweird]

LES GOOO

[@thisexists6010]

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