Willow's Backstory is TRAGIC - OWL HOUSE REACTION - EPISODES 1x14 - 1x15

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I love that Willow doesn't forgive Amity completely or immediately. Healing and regaining trust take time and I love it when "kids" shows like this understand that.

[@wtimmins]

It's SUCH a realistic, nuanced portrayal of something that's often just a quick bs plot turn in most other shows.

[@KBRoller]

@@wtimmins It's the difference between writing a story, and writing characters who tell their own story.

[@samanthadegroot7749]

the biggest issue i had with that though is that they wrote the entire storyline to make amity as innocent as possible, like, it felt weird that willow didn't forgive amity for that stuff because amity didn't do anything wrong. willow's future was threatened if amity kept being her friend, so she stopped being her friend. her parents made her do that. amity's line of "i wasnt strong enough to be your friend" makes no sence because she wasn't running away from getting in trouble or being ostracised, she was trying to protect willow. thats also part of the shows bigger issue they have with never wanting to let amity be morally grey or even just wrong at any point. they want her to get a redemption arc, but they're not willing to have her actually have done anything wrong to WARRANT a redemption arc.

[@wtimmins]

@@samanthadegroot7749 Except Amity didn't have to treat Willow like complete shit for years after.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

@@samanthadegroot7749 It makes perfect sense. When Amity says that, she means she should've been stronger and stood up to her parents instead of letting them tell her how to live her life. It doesn't excusewhat she did, it just means she's not entirely to blame. And even though she didn't want to hurt Willow, the fact of the matter is, she still did. Pain like that which you've been holding onto for years takes a while to get over no matter what the circumstances. And it's because Amity was manipulated, and she truly feels remorse that both can begin the healing process.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

"Dumb kids? Wait...those are MY dumb kids!" Eda grew fond of them all so fast, such a good mom.❤️ Also, glad you aren't hating on Gus this episode like so many others do.

[@jamesgiles4517]

Wait! People were hating on Gus? Why?

[@EmberQuill]

@@jamesgiles4517 Probably because of the way he baby-talked at King, given just a few episodes ago he was complaining about people not taking him seriously due to his young age. I'm not sure if people were hating on him, exactly, but it was a bit irritating to see him doing the exact thing he complained about people doing to him.

[@mariamejawara]

​@@EmberQuillI dislike him in the first season because he acted like a bully towards King. But I love him season 2 and 3.

[@AthenatheNightWing]

23:44 "This is a Disney show, so they won't go that dark, right?" Yeah. Sure. Let's go with that.

[@deamoninyourdreams7612]

Dress up for the following episode - something formal-ish PS: It's a tradition

[@Savenso]

Don't forget the sportswear for "Wing it like witches"

[@METerrell]

Crikey.

[@SunnyFroggo]

King's canon mental age is actually of an 8 year old human kid, confirmed by Dana Terrace, but his real age is a spoiler, you will discover it in season 2, when you get to the episode I will comment again what is his actual chronological age because it's not said clearly in the episode.

[@JNDReacts]

I think he was actually born 8 years before the start of the show, but it is complicated. The wiki says he’s 8+

[@SunnyFroggo]

@JNDReacts yeah I know, but that's only reveled at an episode that Weeby hasn't reacted to yet, that's why i didn't say he is actually 8.

[@sold4]

one of my favorite lines from the whole show: "You were never too weak to be my friend, I was too weak to be yours". Amity is such a good character in the sense that you could guess why she's like this (and not entirely) but damn did she worded it perfectly.

[@SteveMND]

And so we enter the real meat and potatoes of the show. And yes, as others have mentioned, dress up for Episode 16 if you can. When that episode first aired, the show's creator, Dana Terrace, suggested on Twitter that everybody wear a nice formal outfit to watch it! I'm pleased to say the tradition has been passed down by the audience letting new reacters know about that as well when they watch it for the first time.

[@Jakuri93]

I love all the relationship in this series, it doesn't feel forced, the characters are wholesome and show relatable emotions, just an overall great series. I watched it twice already, happy to be on the ride with you for the third time :)

[@wtimmins]

'Willow, you were never too weak to be my friend. I was too weak to be yours' is one of my favorite lines.

[@MAlanThomasII]

Yeah, I think the "filler" episodes are actually good character establishment or development episodes. And has been said elsewhere: Semiformal dress code for episode 16, sportswear for episode 17, assuming you haven't recorded them yet. (I don't know how this twofer format affects your recording schedule.)

[@sarafontanini7051]

I mean of course a largely episodic show is gonna have 'filler' what did people expect?

[@Jayday12345678910]

Fandom brain has turned any episode not about lore into "filler." Episodes that flesh out the characters well are still great episodes to watch and ARE important.

[@geek_angel8980]

Dress up for episode 16 Can't wait for you to see it you'll love it so much 😊❤

[@vincentmorris8431]

Funnily enough, these two actually premiered back to back on the same day.

[@sugardust]

YAY OWL HOUSE! also, important to dress up nice for episode 16!!! i think!! heard something like that from many places

[@wweirdo100]

YESS!!! FORMAL WEAR FOR EP 16!!!!

[@speepystipe6210]

YEAAAA WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT

[@connorstephens4011]

If you were excited about Willows gay dads, just wait... P.S. Dress up for episode 16

[@binguette]

🤫

[@KBRoller]

I don't know what you mean. This is Disney we're talking about; it's not like they'd let anyone in their family shows be explicitly queer. Background photos is the best they'll allow.

[@mistdoesstuff]

@@KBRoller watch the show yourself, you’ll see

[@binguette]

@@KBRoller Yeah. It's a harsh reality. ):

[@binguette]

@@mistdoesstuff shhh

[@De_my_an]

I remember in the next episode, there was a tradition of wearing something formal. What a beautiful memory.

[@melisauniverse4453]

Dress up for episode 16 it’s tradition at this point

[@Grendallmayo]

contrary to my feelings toward King in Sense and Insensibility, i wholely side with King in Really Small Problems. Gus, very out-of-character, treats King like some drooling baby despite being so scared of others doing the same to him, and King's the one who has to apologize?

[@jassychanVO]

PLUS Luz said the carnival is going to be a Luz and King day, so King had every right to claim that alone time with her and be upset that her friends try to "steal" her

[@matthewpaul6904]

One of my favorite Eda lines ever! "Oh, right, I put people in there."

[@cleanupguy3934]

Dress up for Episode 16, or else you might feel left out:

[@alexandruulesan7009]

I really hate that episode for what it makes Gus into. He just had an episode all about how he was afraid of being left behind for being smaller, and now he's doing the same to King. "This mama is ready for trauma" ... Oh Titan, how horrifyingly bad a line can age Hope you spotted the warnings and dressed up fancy for the episode 16 reaction. HOOTY IS WATCHING.

[@Grendallmayo]

especially knowing what we learn of Gus in *later* episodes, this just seems OOC for him.

[@47ratsinahoodie]

The body swap episode is genuinely the only filler episode if any in TOH. Really Small Problems and other 'filler' episodes are just character development focused episodes. The body swap episode is CharDev too but it's just an overall weaker episode

[@arabellasterwerf7980]

@@47ratsinahoodie Agreed!!^^

[@thebreakawayoperation]

YAYAYA MORE OWL HOUSE!! This is the beginning of the best part of the season. I absolutely can't wait for the next video!!

[@abthedragon4921]

Well, we all know the saying: "Blushes means crushes."

[@SakuraLuckyStar]

I want Ten-no TWENTY spin off episodes focused on Hooty, the fly and their goofy shenanigans

[@aranthur]

Gonna dress up for the next episode? It is traditional after all

[@j-trainthomason4433]

Be sure to dress to impress for Grom next episode!!

[@martinaruggirello2975]

Now you gotta dress fancy for the next episode, is one of the 1 season traditions!!

[@kiwiparfaits]

24:17 i think the first one was just like a school picture. i don't think she was meant to look sad, maybe just embarrassed/shy

[@SakuraLuckyStar]

10:29 King disrespecting Shipping seems kind of different considering this moment huh 🤔 😏

[@FlybyStardancer]

Love how much Weeby ships Amity and Luz! And adding my voice to the chorus saying you should dress up (👔 or 👗) for episode 16!

[@matthewpaul6904]

Shame they won't follow through with [laughs] 😅😅😅😅

[@Nytesplat]

You should dress up for ep 16🙏🙏

[@abthedragon4921]

2:57 You're kinda trapped in the house Hehehehe eh...

[@crimsecretxd-ex9fb]

I like that you are doing 2 episodes when there seems to be a filler episode

[@jeremybottoms7619]

Episode 14 is basically the last "filler" episode. Every episode onward is very important

[@AnimaMandala]

Oh man. From here on out it's an emotional rollercoaster. And we LIVE for it!

[@jaysea3690]

Why I keep watching: a) great show, b) great reaction and c) GREAT Hooty impressions!

[@ultimateninjaboi]

I dunno what it is about it, but "try not to make a scene," always gets me

[@gaeonx]

"You think that Gus would be more able to recognise an illusion" oh hehe he will EVENTUALLY lol

[@Jaden_tshebetso]

24:30 just a little reminder that not only are luz and eda canonically but also willo is pan ang gus is suspected to be gay

[@SunnyFroggo]

You should watch the next 4 episodes, the last 4 of the first season, as two episodes in one video each, because episode 16 and 17 complement each other very well and the last two episodes, episode 18 and 19 are finale part 1 and finale part 2 (that's not the name of the episodes, but they are literally part 1 and 2, episode 19 starts at the end of episode 18, which ends with a cliffhanger).

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

"Tibbles seems like a villain of the week." You'll be eating your words when you get to season three and it's revealed that Tibbles is actually a demon lord and the main villain of the series, and is plotting to consume Eda's soul and absorb her magic. On a more serious note...Really Small Problems is the last "filler" episode of the series. From here on out, every episode is important to develop the characters or the plot. Strap in, 'cause we've reached the good stuff. ALSO, IMPORTANT: Dress up in formal attire for the next episode!

[@Force2reckonVods]

"He's in the illusionist course too, you'd think he'd be better at figuring illusions out!" Yeah, that is weird huh? :3c

[@Giran_0]

I'm surprised she didn't say anything about them holding hands

[@jaxcraft2848]

3:24: YES! We did it, guys! 19:23: Fly-San! 😂

[@dogmonkey77]

It would be so fun if a reactor dressed up with themes relating to the episode based off the title or from the comments!

[@crimsecretxd-ex9fb]

Funfact Abt the weapons of love book it was the same book amity used for her hideout

[@sold4]

watching your reaction to "Understanding Willow" and knowing what episode comes next is making me nostalgic lol

[@milesparker557]

I think going into someone's mind is just a pretty common trope in animated shows. Happened in Harley Quinn too around the same time.

[@christophercervantes5753]

25:54 Amity is the “Melissa Green” of this school😢

[@Kkeicyy_]

WHERE'S THE NEXT EPISODE IT'S BEEN 9 DAYS

[@speepystipe6210]

I feel like I’ve been waiting FOREVER

[@milesparker557]

Just adding to the comments saying to dress up next episode!

[@bryanmoberg8408]

oh good, you combined small things with this one, it's the last kinda filler episode, starting with understanding willow the show becomes much more plot focused for pretty much the rest of it's run time, so you shouldn't have to combine them going forward. It's all excellent from understanding willow to the end.

[@marcywu5005]

Not so Fun Fact: The reason that animals hate the sound of vacuum cleaners is because they're hearing is so good that it genuinely hurts them to hear it. I used to think it was funny but after I realized that it causes them actual pain I stopped doing that. It's like the noises that any of the flat faced dogs make are because they can't breathe.

[@wweirdo100]

I love ur channel so much like.. funny commentary, and you watch toh but you ALSO played class of 09, 2 very different things that I still love very much???? dream come true????

[@BrandonJames2016]

I felt so bad for Willow but also Amity in this moment bc her parents truly were the reason why they had a falling out. However Amity wasn’t completely innocent since she was putting Willow down ever since their introduction and that wasn’t necessary especially considering they were best friends allowing her new friends to bully her. Still tho I’ll cut her some slack since it her parents especially the mother being the reason for their falling out.

[@Savenso]

Owl House Episode 15: Let the Party startet

[@myplatior]

Another amazing reaction!! I hope you’re prepared for s1e16 😉

[@BEE-oz7yd]

I find your channel again and find out how to make owl house reaction videos now?! this day is the best!!!!

[@rain6957]

I've got a Hooty neck pillow! Using it right now actually

[@NyehNyeh12]

AGHH GIRL ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS 😭

[@jaxcraft2848]

Yes! Willow's backstory! This is where the story starts to take a turn.

[@ryliedillman7391]

Loving watching you absolutely lose your MIND over Lumity! I can't wait to see your reaction to them more as the series continues!!

[@boardtoonsguy]

Gotta say, ep15 is my favourite ep in s1. It fully explains and recontextualises Willow and Amity's character. It makes perfect sense that Willow had no self-confidence at all since from her perspective she's so bad at magic that her best friend didn't even wanna be with her and teased her constantly because of this. And of course Amity would bully Willow. It's not immediatly obvious, but bullying her was probably Amity's way to convince herself that it was her decision to stop hanging out with Willow. It was wrong, but it was also a trauma response. Luz really did heal their lives by appearing in them.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

15 is one of my Favorite Episodes, for many reasons. With this, the Setup of the Road to the Finale is complete, you’re in for a ride now, Also, are you going to do Two Episodes from now on?

[@arabellasterwerf7980]

I actually really enjoy Really Small Problems as an episode. I love the development between King and Luz regarding how much closer they become after this episode. Especially because King had to admit that he loves being around Luz and that he is growing closer to her. This episode helps make so much of Season 2 and especially the Season 2 finale hit so much harder. Is it the best episode, no! Do I still love the Luz and King stuff? Yes! I especially love how this starts the bread puns between Luz and King that continues to pop up until the end of the series. Overall, I love this episode for how it grows Luz and King's familial bond! 🥹❤️

[@CandleLight129]

18:43 Forgetting that Eda straight up ate a guy in the second episode, lol

[@ThatOneCoffinGuy]

YESS WEEBY MY IDOOLLL ❤️✨🌈

[@juliasim2097]

HI Weeby, I would love to see your reaction to The Interviewd series by J-gems. Its like the best FNAF series on the whole KZbin and you are an official FNAF fan at this point. ,:D

[@skyechen2673]

Judging by your reaction to this ep. I am really excited for your reaction to the next ep...

[@cloudy_dreams99]

King is apparently 8+

[@YoutubePlaylistHub]

We need a spin-off of Hooty and Fly

[@vidarshakulasinghe4851]

Get ready for episode 16

[@Dampzy195]

Yippee a double reaction

[@ciscoralmazora289]

Jeez, kudos on your sunny attitude...you're the first reactor I ever saw who wasn't instantly hate-cursing Amity's parents forever! 😲😄😉

[@glittergirl956]

Weeby: I think you can’t leave the house, Hooty. Me: oh, just you wait girl 😅

[@Galacticstarsofthegalaxy]

Willow has two dads!

[@norulesblackbeanie]

Please dress up for episode 16. It's tradition, plus I bet you'll slay.

[@aaroncarlisle7152]

i hope you dress up for the next episode!! its kind of a tradition to dress up for it!

[@louisemagat8173]

so with this episode I wanna point out something: in her debut while amity was rude to willow, a lot of her actions and words could be read as her trying to like motivate willow beneath it all. For example her abomination painteed a little star on her forehead while saying "You're a star", which could be seen as like it acting out on Amity's hidden feelings. even when willow and luz started their ruse amity never actually singled out Willow outside like maybe one line and her focus was purely on LUz, the weird imposter she never seen before.

[@Pedrohenriqu3]

Weeby, chapter 2 of DRDT is almost finished, you're planning on whatching It soon?

[@sarafontanini7051]

look back in the episode where we first met willow and amity and you can see that AMity's bullying can seem like ehr trying to goad Willow to excel while hiding it under the guise of being mean. Hell remember how she summoned an abomination that told willow 'you're a star'? rememebr abominations only do things their creators tell them to. So yeah this reveal works cause you can actually see the groundwork even as early as then.

[@christophercervantes5753]

30:14 I was just thinking the same thing!

[@Shiny_possum]

I hope she dresses up for the next episode. That'd be great

[@marcywu5005]

We really want to expedite her right to episode 16 huh? I definitely understand the episode 16 is amazing.

[@canyouguessit]

Just so you know Disney, or at least Dana Terrace, was very open to the LGBTQ+ experience in the show. There is a lot more happiness in season 2 & 3. P.S. They retconned both of Amity's parents being bad parents and it's just the mom later.

[@arabellasterwerf7980]

@@canyouguessit I mean, Dana is Bisexual herself. So yeah, she is open to LGBTQIA+ people being on her show because she is a part of the actual community. She always intended to have LGBTQIA+ characters within her show.

[@12thLevelSithLord]

I wouldn't necessarily call it a retconning with Amity's parents. We just get more time with them and character development happens. It's not like the stuff dad says in this episode is undone or anything, just recontextualized a little with what we learn later.

[@rachelruff8029]

LUMITY!! LUMITY!!! 💜🩷💜

[@daltondoestheirbest]

Luz looked like Goo from Foster's in her little kid photo.

[@reoij]

You need to dress up for episode 16 :D

[@tyrant-den884]

if we got another season, we really needed another mind dive episode.

[@zeldaxninja3214]

CLASS OF 09 THE FLIPSIDE JUST CAME OUT I THINK ITS THE ONE ABOUT JECKA

[@gamerbear84]

42:23 Would you say there's.... amity between them? lol

[@loladuffy-c9v]

hii Weeby a new helluva short just dropped!!

[@cattievogelsong96]

See i wish the willow episodes had more agency for willow. Not that amity is a bad character but poor willow always ends up with the short stick.

[@loganrobson8624]

23:49 "This is a Disney show so they won't go that dark. lmao.

[@jirachithehedgehog7248]

Amazing episode and also Dandanronpa Despair Time is uploading again!!!!

[@Vwowtree]

Next couple episodes are awsome

[@Shizu_YT]

I love Amity but I don't think I could ever forgive her for the way she treated Willow. I understand peer pressure is absotualy a part of it and obviously parent approval and all that but at the same time amity chose to bully Willow even when no one was around, like in the 3rd episode. There was no one there and she still choose to bully her. Amity couldve just ignored her but she didn't she chose that even if it was influenced by those around her. I still love her though.

[@boardtoonsguy]

I'm going to comment on each ep individually. Let's start with ep14. I disagree with people who say it's a filler. 1st of all, I don't believe in filler at all, people abuse this term. Any ep in a good show either progresses the story directly, deals with character development or expands on worldbuilding. A prime example of that is Adventure Time (people who've seen it know what I mean). 2nd of all, even if we take the definition of a filler as most people understand it, which is that it's an ep that doesn't progress the story (isn't the right definition btw), ep14 still doesn't fit imo, because it develops King's character. And I consider character development to be the focus of any story. A story without character development is just a mix of uningaiging events. So ep14 is pretty important all things considered.

[@ChaoticbratDND]

One thing i hated about this episode is that KING wasn't really the one who needed to change. Luce totally forgot him and her new friends totally excluded him and tried him like a baby that wasnt on their level. I feel like they should have been the ones to grow up and realize that King is his own person and wants to be included. He didnt have anything to prove to them, but they should have. Pretty sure King could try and try all he wanted but they would gave just kept ignoring him. I know because I tried to earn approval from people who arent worth it. Disneywashed writing

[@mochimonika]

YIPPIE ANOTHER TOH REACTION id say something about these two episodes but... im way too excited for the next one