After months of fighting TH-cam's copyright system and facing a horde of other technical difficulties, "A Love Letter to The Owl House" is **finally** completed and released. I can't promise that Disney won't try to claim this again at some point, but know that if they do I will just appeal it once more and you'll see it pop up again soon enough. Thank you all for your patience over the last half year. I hope I've made it worth your while, and I really hope you enjoy this eight-hour behemoth I've put together. It is the equivalent of my Toy Story 4 analysis in the complete opposite direction, in that I poured every ounce of passion, heart, and soul I have in my body into this video. After a certain amount of time spent being too close to a particular project of yours, you start to hate because of how much time you spend stressing over every minor detail. But even through it all, I think I managed to communicate that passion to the best of my ability in this video, and I don't think I'll ever be able to make something of this scale with this level of intensely specific and pedantic care for the rest of my life. Maybe this'll never break 100K views. Hell, maybe it'll never even come close to reaching _50_K views. But this has been a labor of love in every sense of the phrase, and that's all I need to be content with what I've created. Just like how my Dragon's Lair 3D praise video still hasn't broken 20K views, but it will still always be one of my proudest videos. Out of every creative project I have ever been a part of throughout my life, absolutely nothing has come close to the levels of stress that A Love Letter to The Owl House put me through; I talk about this more extensively in the video itself, but basically every step of the production of this video was an absolute nightmare for one reason for another. Except, I suppose, the initial script writing process where I poured out every ounce of passion I had. Because if it wasn't already clear, I adore this show with all my heart in a way I haven't felt towards anything in a long time. And I hope that, after everything, you can feel that passion when you watch this.
there was a hunter analysis video i watched that pointed out that since belos had Hunter marked with a coven sigil it showed that he never actually expected hunter to succeed since he had already basically damned him to die once his plan was underway. he had no intention of bringing hunter with him and it was just another one of his lies
Also the fact that when he meets Luz and Eda, Belos has sent him to retrieve Selkie domus scales. As we see in that one book, it's an ingredient required for the making of grimwalkers. He was probably gonna start fresh with a new golden guard in the human world, one that wouldn't be "influenced by the treachery of witches." He would finally have his perfect brother that turned out "normal" and loyal to him.
i just wanna rant how cool hunter was with his mask besdies it being a act with him playing and being care and the mask is very cool i wish there was a character like this
Going to be working my way through the whole video, but thank you so much for making this! I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of work, time, and effort that went into an 8 hour in depth analysis on the show. So happy that you found it and that it brought you some joy. Thanks for watching!
Holy titan this completely made my day; I was not expecting anyone who worked on the show to _ever_ see this video Thank you for checking out my video, and thank you and the entire team from the bottom of my heart for bringing this show to the world :)
@@GamingMagic13 The crew loves this show and we know we got to make something special. Seeing videos like this just solidifies that feeling even more when we get to hear how much The Owl House means to people and how great fans of the show are.
I don't remember you mentioning it but I wanted to point out probably my favourite Eda moment. It's after Luz dies and King goes berserker mode, before attacking she scoots the Collector out of the way. Like, here she is, she just lost her daughter and is on the cusp of being swallowed up by more rage and grief than she's ever felt before, and her first instinct is still to make sure they're safe. It's a moment that perfectly encapsulates Eda's character.
Something I find fun about Belos is that, while he is a scarily competent manipulator and a physically imposing threat second only to the Collector, he also never stopped being a kid who was playing at being a witch-hunter. He keeps clinging onto his fantasies from childhood and you can tell he's having fun whenever he gets into a fight, using the magic powers he should be by all rights be despising with clear joy. He's stuck in the past in all respects, never able to mature beyond the point his brother abandoned him for the isles. It's why his Inner Belos him as a child, as thats all hes ever been. Once he consciously takes it over via rune-magic he morphs into adult-body, but as we can see from his further shapeshifting this is not because he was tricking them before with a false visage but because his magic allows him to freely mold his mental projection however he wants.
1:08:44 THANK. YOU!!! I was so mad when people were complaining about Hootie not diagnosing King with having titan’s blood. Like… He literally said he was testing for demon’s blood and that they were inconclusive. It’s like if you have a sore throat and go to the doctors. They test for things like strep and c-vid. What if the tests come back negative? Does that mean you’re not sick? Of course not! I just means they have to test for something else because the tests they conducted were for certain viruses.
Thank you for pointing out the stupid criticisms thrown toward Hunter. He’s a great character and there’s a reason why he’s so beloved by fans. As for said criticisms,….I think I know exactly who you’re referring to when judging them. I won’t give names but it rhymes with Wily and Torchid😒
6:52:09 Don't forget that dana confirmed that thethirdbill was correct about hooty, but she didn't say what specifically he was right about lol. the general fan assumption is that it was about his hooty hole theory video
I understand that this video probably started a bit ago, but I think I speak for most of the community to say that getting this kind of HUGE content about our favorite show even a year after it's ended is so lovely to see (especially when it's 8 hours of pure bliss, going straight into my comfort list). I'm really looking forward working through this video in a few days, and even though I haven't finished it, AMAZING work and dedication, well freaking done!
It's so weird how linked to my life The Owl House has been... When I first saw it, it was right at the end of 2020, I'd just lost my closest friend to conflicts that stemmed from both our traumas. A school friend was bringing me to a late pride walk that just so happened to be the day next to my birthday, and would also lead me to meet the rest of their queer friends. Said friends quickly told me one thing, that I HAD to watch TOH by the time the pride walk happened or else (/hj). So I did. Every day, every morning, before a school I'd drop out of a few months later, I'd watch one or two episodes... There was only season one at the time, and I don't remember a lot besides that it was really good.. I'm a die hard Gravity Falls fan and TOH very much had the same amount of love and quality put into it. Life went on tho, the pride walk turned into a simple meeting as the pride event itself was canceled, the school friend that bought me there gave me the only kiss I ever instantly regretted of my life so far. The group they had introduced me to was nice to hangout with, but as I got back with my closest friend I drifted away from them. We're now in mid 2022, me and my closest friend are back together, it's summer, and I'm pretty sure we just got off a rewatch of Gravity Falls together when I remember, "Hey Lynette, you wanna watch The Owl House?" Once again, the series wasn't done yet, and as Season 2 comes to an end and we're both watching with bated breath, completely thrown around by the twists and turns and just how good the series Still Is. I still vividly remember us theorizing about how they would handle the Collector, as I'm staring into the ceiling, the room is warm and we're both talking about how much dangerous they are being just a child... A few months later she and I would have our final conflict. I was scared about our future. She felt tied down by me, and abandoned me without a word. completely wrecking me with trust and abandonment issues i still suffer from. But that friend group I met at the pride walk, they were still here. They had also changed as some people had left, and new people were there too, but they happily welcomed me back. One fateful day, we're all in voice call, and one of them says "Are you all still good with meeting for the TOH premiere?" They had all still been talking about it since they were big fans, so I knew Thanks to Them was airing soon, but I didn't know they were meeting up to watch it together, to which I immediately perked up and said "can I . come?" So here I was. For the first time taking the train on my own, little soon to be 18 y/o me, socially anxious to death, leaving my home all alone to meet people for the second time ever all to see a cartoon. And we all screamed and cried and sat next to each other, sharing snacks and having fun. It became a thing, For the Future aired and we were all together, watching it... We'd also just meet for random things, we met to see the Mario Movie, to laugh at the Miraculous movie, and sometimes we met just to met. They were the first friends I'd ever been so close to after losing who used to be my closest friend. One of the people in this group I later started dating, and even tho my trauma makes it hard to manage properly, I wouldn't change our relationship for anything else :) I remember when Watching and Dreaming aired. We had watched all the other episodes in Season 3 beforehand, I baked marshmallows for everyone to stress eat in front of the new one... I remember crying so hard at the ending that I didn't even see that Arin Hanson was voicing Papa Titan... All I remember is seeing Darius and Hunter reunite and then melting into tears for the next few hours... My therapist notes this might just be because of my feelings of wanting to belong, and be loved by a parental figure like Hunter was. I introduced the group to Lego Monkie Kid, which is one of my favorite shows of all time, altho having been one of the other last things ever seen with my ex-closest friend, I had never finished watching the last season, and wanted to introduce them to it to all watch it together... I also saw Amphibia after seeing TOH's ending, it was under the veil of having caught a pretty bad Flu thing (I can't remember if it was the C or not) but I still enjoyed it so much, and thanked the group for introducing me to so many good cartoons It had been going well, altho me starting to date my boyfriend had caused a bit of movement in the group (He was already dating someone in it that was pretty toxic and did not like the prospect of him "cheating" on them with me) I was happy. I had friends. I had someone to love. Until they all turned on me (except my boyfriend of course that has stood besides me ever since), a few weeks after my 19th birthday, they all just turned on me. Called me disgusting words, told me I deserved to suffer from ab*sive parents, from my loneliness, from my trauma, from the physical pain I was going thru trying to diagnose what is wrong with my body. and now here I am. I haven't ever had the heart to rewatch TOH in its entirety ever since. I've rewatched Gravity Falls no problem... But this one. It's hard. How much it reminds me of friends I thought I had. People I lost that just lied to me. Of being happy and blissfully unaware. Of the girl who'd call me her sibling, then turn around to wish for me to die alone, asking if I'm ok, because I'm silently sobbing at the epilogue. Of watching my boyfriend with his ab*sive then partner, acting fakely happy when he himself told me he felt forced into the relationship. Of my old closest friend. the girl I owe my life to. and how she threw me away without a care in the world, not even a goodbye, not a sorry, nothing. I can't ever stop me from crying at Gravity Falls' ending for obvious reasons, but TOH. I don't think I can stop myself from crying at any sign of its presence, at any song from it, any heartwarming scene we'd laugh or coo at, at remembering what She or He said at that scene, how we'd all bundle up on the bed, or the couch, finding a way to all sit together properly without anyone being left out. Passing food along especially for that one person in the group that would stress eat in front of the show's twists, they'd later be the one to find my suffering "satisfying" in their own words. I wish i could enjoy the show like I do Gravity falls... As a masterpiece I'm proud of having introduced many people to... A show I come back to watch when times are hard, or just when I'm bored... Something I remember both watching with close people but also that was just playing in the background while I was playing Pokémon once. But it really had to engrain itself in the hardest part(s) of my life. This video is honestly amazing, there is some liiiiittle things I wish you'd have bought up, but I think they might just be things I saw being talked about very loudly in my slice of the fandom and as such it feels weird to not hear them bought up here, like for example the very popular ship of Gus/Mattholomule not having been even hinted at in the epilogue it all makes me wish. i could see the show like you do. a masterpiece your friends introduced you to :)
Thank you for sharing your story. I read through it all and i feel very bad for the stuff you've dealt with. Hoping for a brighter future for you! Also great to see another monkie kid enjoyer, such a good show!
Most retrospectives just recap each episode in 5 hours, this is 8 hours of pure analysis and I couldn't be happier. It's an amazing analysis and truly represents how much love was put into this show and how great the show is. Thank you
39:17 also i'd say that Flap being able to bring Hunter back like that doubly makes sense when you take into account that palisman magic comes from them being made out of palistrom wood, and grimwalkers are also partially made out of palistrom wood, and 'powered by magic' in general! just given that the way Belos snorts them up and the way Flap's magic absorbs into Hunter looks and seems a bit different, I think that may account for the difference and all.
"Please watch the show before you watch this video" bold of you to assume there are many people that would watch an 8 hour analysis about a show they haven't seen yet. On the other hand I just watched an analysis about the ending of how I met your mother, despite not having seen a single episode, so you got me there. I loved your "This will be talked about in 3 hours" comment which made me realize how long this video actually is And man, I wish I could experience this show for the first time again.
fun fact i hadnt watched the show before clicking on the video and when he said that i actually paused it watched the entire thing and damn i dont regret it at all
The Owl House was so incredibly special to me. It reached into the life of a lonely, closeted, autistic kid and told me that I would find my people. I held it so close to my heart. But as I grew and matured and did find those friends it promised, I started to grow away from the fandom. This reminded me why I loved this show. The passion you put into your videos has always been really meaningful to me, but this means more than anything. Thanks.
We already know what their problem will be... "Whaa video too long! This guy's definitely just repeating himself and yapping useless stuff for the sake of making the video longer!" And to that there's only one good response: 🤡
@@ColorlessRonin ohhh I get it now, it’s those ones that always find something to complain even tho they’d actually love this video if it wasn’t 8 hours?
I’m glad you finally made it though TH-cam’s copyright, The Owl House is one of Disney’s underrated shows they made, I just love the characters, animation, and storytelling, I love the reactions between Luz, Eda, King and Hooty it truly does not deserve to be cancelled and I’m so happy it deserves it’s praises and loves. Hopefully it’ll get so much attention it deserves.
Wooooow I had a cameo in this video!!! What a great video, I definitely think the same about The Owl House and everything It represents. h Having started a toh blog and talking to dubbing people and more was something I will never forget, as well as the interview with Rebecca Rose. Regardless of the language or the country, The Owl House changed our lives and the way we watch animated series today....
The owl house, what hasn't say, it's beautiful, it's a story masterpiece. It's heart loving show with characters that anyone can relate, understand and just made us love this show. It me personally understood luz when I loose, a family member. And how sometimes, forget about the walls between walls of reality and fiction. Or how Eda's curse made relate and understood my disability even more. I can't describe my love of how this show made me love cartoons, after steven universe ended. Even luz is the must relatable character, can understood why the actions she made. Because I would made. Some I already had. And hearing disney cancel it, just broke my heart, because a show that made never made more happier espically during covid and freshman high-school any other show. This show couldn't never be replaced how disney tries. Thank you Owl house
I think comparatively Stan and Ford from Gravity Falls did the sibling rivalry thing a bit better, and Stan giving up everything was a much better payoff than Lilith sharing Eda's curse. The difference being here, Stan was motivated by jealousy and fear, a fear of losing his best friend in his brother. That's understandable. Lilith on the other hand, from how I interpreted it, was motivated entirely by jealousy. Both Lilith and Eda were all about the Witch's Coven; they both shared the same goal, so the differential factor was on Lilith's interpretation of what that meant. It was personal. Eda knew the stakes too, but didn't let the idea of winning give her any motivation to harm her sister. I also feel like getting to sit with Stan before meeting Ford served much better for their eventual meeting over having Lilith and Eda interact. I was almost certain that Lilith was the culprit just from their interactions, it gave a lot away I felt. I just couldn't sympathize with her; it felt like to me her motivations weren't to make Eda better, but to make herself feel better. She wanted to correct her mistake because "she" felt bad about it. It was like what an episode between her being an adversary to her being a part of the crew? Imagine if your sibling purposely maimed you in someway to win a competition. I know I'd feel betrayed for life; instantly leave my presence I don't want to hear from you again vibes. I wholeheartedly think she was forgiven way too easily.
nah if my sibiling took half of my curse and i can mess with them now, its all kosher. i already have years coping with it, now i can rag on them about it
I really do love listening to your meticulous, detailed analysis of media. Your Toy Story 4 video was how I found your channel. Calling your content underrated is an insane understatement. Keep doing what you love, you're amazing at it.
70 thousand views is absolutely criminal for an 8 hour video, you deserve way way more for such a massive culmination of time and effort. Ill be watching this over the next week and sending it to everybody i know. Just reading the timestamps already lets me know this is an incredibly in depth video. Honestly this is the kind of effort youd hope to see in creators with millions of subscribers, heres to hoping you get there soon
If I didn’t know any better I’d say it’s impressive that 70,000 (now 81,000) people were willing to watch an 8 hour video in it’s entirety, but that’s now how TH-cam views work so there you go
Any fantasy story (whether book, series or films) is better than Harry Potter. I entered Harry Potter after watching Winx Club and, while the films were good (most of them), the books were messy, tonally inconsistent, gave very confused moral messages and the main character was terrible. Even Bloom was a much better protagonist, even if I feel she is overpowered and that the power dynamics between the members of the WINX CLUB should have been more balanced. Because Bloom at least tried to be a better person, while Harry is the same piece of shit from book 3 up until book 7. The only characters from Harry Potter I formed a connection with were Luna Lovegood and Draco Malfoy (whom I found a million times more interesting than Harry himself, and his parents are also much more interesting). But Rowling nulifies Draco's redemption arc by book 7 (even though that was what book 6 sort of implied, I assume out of spite that fans sympathised more with Draco than with Harry) and leaves Luna practically in the dust. Harry Potter is comparable to Miraculous Ladybug: two series with a huge potencial, but with creators with dogshit personal politics who don't know when to keep their mouths shut, who treat their main characters as surrogate son/daughter who can't do anything wrong, thus sacrificing the integrity of their story, other characters and worldbuilding.
As someone who's special interest in cartoons, mainly TOH, ty for this video. Currently at the Lunity writing segment. I love TOH and your analysis of Luz is refreshing, a lot of people trash on her, even though she is my favorite character and the one i relate most to. Love your videos and fuck the mouse
If you love this show, I promise that you’re 99.9% likely to also like Gravity Falls, Amphibia, and DuckTales 2017. A lot of the same people who worked on this show worked on them, and I watched all episodes of those shows and they’re right up there with TOH for my top favorite shows. Edit: Oh wait nevermind you’ve said so far that you’ve seen those Amphibia and GF. But I still reccomened DuckTales 2017.
I've seen both Gravity Falls and Amphibia to completion, and I'm currently in the middle of checking out Ducktales 2017 for the first time. Among many other things, The Owl House reignited my passion for discovering animated shows
@@GamingMagic13Cool. I also have a few other recommendations, those ones were just my top favorites. The Ghost and Molly McGee, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Hilda, The Amazing World of Gumball, My Life As A Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents. Not all of those are big epic stories you need to watch every episode of to get it, some of them are just funny episodic shows. But they’re all great.
@@GamingMagic13 I hope you get a chance to watch South Park,Hazbin hotel,helluva boss,Rick and Morty,Monsters at Work,The Chucky TV Series,The Ted TV series,The Goosebumps TV series (both the original and reboot),Hailey's on it,Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,BNA: Brand New Animal,And Captain Laserhawk someday
I hope GM13 watch the shows that I absolutely love like the Gremlins TV series,The Goosebumps TV series (both original and reboot),the Chucky TV series,Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,Captain Laserhawk,BNA: Brand New Animal,South Park,Rick and Morty,Monsters at Work,Hazbin Hotel,Helluva Boss,Hailey's on it,and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Getting close to that 100k! The Owl House is my favorite show ever since I discovered it half a year ago, and now, on my third rewatch I'm quite happy to have also found this gem. Excited to watch it when I'm done with this rewatch :D
I finished watching The Owl House a couple weeks ago and have been GRASPING for a video like this. Definitely one of the best vids I've watched on TH-cam, I just wish there was another show, spinoff, or whatever to just keep seeing more of this universe its so unique I just watched it all too fast 😭
This made me remember how much I loved The Owl House. This not only made me love it more than before, but has impacted me personally way more than I thought it would. Those segments about Gus and Luz almost made me cry. GamingMagic13, your videos are magnificent.
Aw, wow! You really showed me how everything worked together in the end to make the story a whole in a way that even working on the show I didn't realize! Thank you for this incredible feat of an analysis video; as a crew member, I'm just so honored the work of the crew has meant so much to so many.
This video means absolutely everything to me, this show brought me into the light when I stumbled across it last year!! 😭😭😭😭😭 thank you so much for making this beautiful video
The Owl House is one of my favourite pieces of media - and hearing you talk in such detail about it and standing up to its criticisms makes me happy! Thanks, clearly was a lot of work! I‘m still in the middle of your love letter, but I‘ve been enjoying it a lot 🌻
Yeah, I had to watch this video again Such a phenomenal video, even if I still don’t feel as highly about The Owl House as you do I will continue watching these analysis videos while dreaming that I can still be a part of them in the future HOOT HOOT!
Hey GamingMagic13, I don't know if you remember me but I'm that guy who started watching The Owl House because of your audio commentary about a year ago or so. I finished watching your video a few days ago, and I just wanted to thank you again for making this type of content. I will continue supporting you and I look forward to your next projects!
this may be mentioned later but with luzs fight with eda its important to remember its not just all of the guilt pushing her to sacrifice herself its also the fact that another mother is sending her away for her shes under all this guilt and just as it hits its boiling point eda in her mind basically sends her to the reality check summer camp
My dad's former coworker/family friend came out to us as gay a few years back. I remember discussing with him how he feels about being gay and his feelings about pride parades and pride month. He honestly said that he doesn't like it and just wants to feel normal and accepted like everyone else. There doesn't need to be a big song and dance about him being gay, he doesn't want to be celebrated for being gay and he doesn't want being gay to be a big deal. He just wants to feel normal and left alone. I feel like the Owl House does an amazing job at having representation feel normal without shoehorning it in, having it make no sense or calling attention to it just to get LGBT+ brownie points. I feel like nowadays there's a growing group of people in the LGBT+ community that just want to be seen as normal and don't want to be pointed out or used for brownie points
Im a gay man, and me personally I really like pride parades and things like that, I grew up in a space where being queer was either portrayed as disgusting or completely ignored, so seeing it being portrayed as something to be celebrated and something thats beautiful, is really healing. But I completely understand his desire to have it be completely normalized, not something to point out as out of the ordinary
i can see both sides of why a person would and wouldnt like pride month. those who have felt shunned and quieted love feeling supported by those like them, while people who grew up being bullied for being gay or even slightly more feminine/masculine would like to just be treated like the norm.
Pride isn't really a celebration of "someone is gay" tho. It's a celebration of the stonewall riots and the fact that we have the rights to say that out loud now, thanks to all the people who fought for us.
@notyou8508 so true. It s also a protest. In my country we have pride parades in june but not gay marriage or changing your gender legalised. It s a protest so we can have the same rights as non queer people. We celebrate that we re more accepted now and the people who fought and are still fighting for equal rights and safe spaces, but let's not forget that being queer is still not considered "normal", especially in countries were you can die just because you're queer. Pride parades are more than just "look at me, im gay"
it took me a couple days to watch this video all the way through, mainly due to its length and my adhd lol, but GOD is this one of the monoliths of analysis content on YT i’ve seen this show a billion times over, and even i’ve come away from this 8 hour behemoth of a video with a fresh perspective and knowledge that even i didn’t know! it goes to show the sheer level of dedication put towards the video, one of which i hope gets thoroughly noticed amidst the algorithm. the clips matching up to nearly every word in the script is just shocking, in a good way lol, like, i cant even imagine the sheer amount of time which was put into delicately picking clips from every episode for a simple phrase this is one of those videos that defines a specific subset of youtube videos, seeing you so excited and happy about something in the same way i am is always a joy, but seeing how high quality this content is, makes appreciate this even more tl:dr great! hoot hoot
I have watched many analysis videos on many different topics over the years, from games, movies, shows, etc. Yet I've found none quite as passionate as yours. The amount of love and effort poured into them, whether it be tearing Toy Story 4 a new one, or praising a game like Dragon's Lair 3D to high heavens, make them simply a joy to watch over and over. I've certainly watched many of them multiple times since finding your channel over a year ago. For a while now I've had a slight interest in The Owl House, but never really got to watching it. I'd seen clips before, and watched season 3 on TH-cam even though I didn't have full context of the show. This analysis however, has made me want to go watch through the whole thing. Of course, I now know a lot of the plot points because of this video, but I still think it'll be a great watch-through. It's somewhat inspiring to see you explain your love, or other times distaste, of certain media. I have my own interests that I'd love to explain to the world. Two games in particular: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which is notoriously a divisive title in the franchise, yet despite its admittedly big flaws, is still a game with a world and story that none other have managed to captivate me so strongly. Not to mention a gorgeous and also emotional soundtrack. The other being Wandersong, an indie game that I've not seen many people talk about, which is a shame since it released in 2018. A beautiful story of trying to be a hero, despite being constantly told you are not the hero. (and something is done masterfully with the "Hero's Theme") I want to express my love about these two games, as well as others, by making my own videos about them someday. I may have no experience with content creation, but it's something I've always been interested in, and your analysis videos really tempt me to dip my toes into it and learn. I also want to say that the commentaries are an extremely fun time to watch. Your laugh is absolutely infectious and never ceases to have me cackle alongside you, particularly at 8:09:57. I hope this doesn't come off as if I'm praising you like a god amongst other creators, putting you on a pedestal above all others, but I wanted to just state that the passion you have, and the effort you go through for your videos are noticed and very much appreciated. So thank you Trevor "GamingMagic13", and also thanks to the whole commentary squad for their continued support of your content.
This show is genuinely fantastic. Thank you for making this video, I hope the people behind it end up seeing this, I’m sure they would really appreciate it. This show will stick with me for a very long time. Thank you Dana Terrace, And your crew for bringing this piece of beautiful fiction to life.
Wow, this is incredible. You pointed out so many things I haven’t noticed and have inspired me to do a rewatch. I only found the owl house this year but it means more to me than anything I’ve ever been a fan of before. Thank you for this video!
@@caribou3552 Yes, and he had some positives about that as well (mainly that the animation was gorgeous). They just get drowned out in the sea of problems.
The god damn Hooty part of examining alleged plotholes had me literally choking like a scout on a tea party with the universe's biggest tapeworm from laughter. Like, dude, the SHADE
What you said about Hunter not being present for the final battle against Belos really resonated with me as a victim of familial abuse. Thank you, Trevor.
1:35:24 THE MUSIC THAT PLAYS IN HUNTING PALISMEN WHEN LUZ & THE PALISMEN ARE GETTING TAKEN BY HUNTER. it's such an excellent piece for no reason like oh my god. (also i forgot to mention it in my one piece comment but Everything you've praised abt the music here is present in op too. even with more magnitude and impact considering the scale of the show
Did I rewatch the show before watching this so I'd have everything fresh in mind? Yes. Am I gonna rewatch it now that I'm done so I can see it through your amazed eyes? Also yes.
MEOW MEOW It used to be only four hours!? What an incredible video though, I haven't found another youtuber who was more passionate. Really looking forward to the Halo Infinite and Toy Story 3 video.
Very well said and beautifully edited. Every clip reflects what you're saying in some way. You also introduced me to aspects of the show I didn't even realize were foreshadowed or intentional.
This series is amazing and I love it, one of the absolute greatest things from modern disney period. When people say that Disney's magic is gone, shows like this shows that there is still some sense of magic left from this company.
Excellent, if exceedingly long, video! You mentioned Luz giving Belos the light glyph a few times, something interesting is that Belos never used it past testing it for himself in the cave. None of Belo's glyph combos use the light glyph, and it's not part of his arm tattoos. Luz showing him the glyph made absolutely no difference, it was just something she could baselessly blame on herself.
Gus always came off as being Autistic coded. Struggling with socializing (including ready social cues and changes in mannerisms)? Hyper-fixation on something? More willing to be open/blunt (including about one’s own emotions)? Definitely builds an argument that he’s on the Autism spectrum. Granted, this is just speculation from someone that’s Autistic himself. This is why I’m saying he could be Autistic coded. Maybe he’s not explicitly Autistic or intended to be. But he’s someone Autistic people can relate to and see themselves in ❤️
The Owl House is definitely a show that deserves way more recognition and praise. I haven't finished watching this video yet, but I appreciate the hard work you must have gone through to edit and record this behemoth, while getting the video through Yt's copyrighting. Gonna finish the video in my own time, but thanks again for the analysis!
I think this is the longest youtube video I've ever watched clear through. Anyway, anyone who spends several hours talking about the owl house is worth an immediate follow.
the fact that you managed to avoid fucking ALL of the discourse and theories online-- ESPECIALLY the fandom collectively squealing over lumity-- is utter insanity. i literally got interested in the show because i heard it had wlw representation. the planets and stars had to have aligned in the most impossible of ways for you to hod have heard anything about it. i am genuinely impressed.
tbf it isnt as hard as it seems when you dont engage with said media. it worked for me with AoT. Didnt catch on until s4 came out and i managed to avoid all spoilers, theories, and buzz around it somehow
I love this video so much thank you for making this, the Owl House is by far my favorite piece of media ever, it has helped me through so much and through such hard times in my life, and I love it with all my heart. As someone who has dissected it as much as I have, seeing someone praise and talk about it for 8 HOURS is so gratifying and cool. You pointed out stuff that made me actually scream when I realized I never noticed, like Luz and Kings matching scars on their eyebrows, or the previous golden guard deaths. I can't thank you enough for making this video, it was such a fun watch :)
The owl house as a series has influenced allot of what kind of people I want in my life both friends and lover, seeing this wonderful love letter helped me as well adore this series more then before getting to re watching all of this series from a full pov and appreciate it even more now years later after it came out. These long videos also is a godsend it’s just awesome to get videos of full breakdowns like this, which makes me more excited for other videos to come either similar to this or over it. Owl house is a piece of media that I hope for future generations will grow up with and learn and internalise cause having this in once life any age any time in once life is such a nice thing to have and does not insult once intelligence ❤❤❤❤
The Owl House is written by fans of the genre, fans of animation, people deep into fandoms and into critics of shows. But they are also professional writers, people who know what they are doing and are able to make everything come together in some way. They have the best qualities of both aspects and that created a show that can be enjoyed by the general public, by critics, and by chronically online people. I also relate to Luz on a personal level. I would do the same things if I was in her position. I relate to her bubbly, weirdo side, as well as her trauma ridden, self hating side. Glad to know you and I are similar. I would suggest thinking about getting an autism or ADHD test if you haven’t already, but you don’t need to if you don’t want to. Thank you for giving a love piece on one of my favourite shows and something I have connected to on a deep level. Bonus: All I remember of Kikimiki- I mean Kikimora, is that she’s voiced by the same person that voices Tikki in Miraculous Ladybug
So great to see you make this video. I love The Owl House too! It's such a funny, creative, and heartfelt show, and I will always be thankful for its existence!
i just want to appreciate that your "prolog" was exactly 8:14 minutes, so when you start talking about it, it's an exact 8 hour video. Also, the cuts and scenes you put in this video so far are just PERFECT every sentence. I found your channel just now, but you already earned another subscriber. Now i have to think of a way to make my boyfriend watch this show with me 😂
I waited three days to watch this video but ill watch Owl house for the hell of it. This has the energy of a kid who thrived on this story waiting to mature to tell it.
I am honestly truly grateful that you put in the time to make this truly remarkable video. I relished every second, and it made me remember how much I truly love the masterpiece that is the owl house.
Absolutely love that youre doing love letter breakdowns now. Would love it if you could make breakdowns to some of your favorite movies like The Incredibles, Over the Hedge, Aladdin, or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
This video showed up in my youtube reccomended this morning. While I was immediately intrigued by the title and ESPECIALLY by the 8 hour runtime, I figured I'd probably end up listening to it while I'm drawing later... Thaaat didn't happen. Safe to say, this is one of the best videos I've seen on ToH in my life. And while I, unfortunately didn't have time to watch every segment and ended up skipping to certain ones after the first few (although I'll probably end up watching them later at some point), this was amazing. You talked about and elaborated on each and every point so perfectly. You show such a deep, legitimate understanding of the show's themes and ideas. You countered so many critisisms that people have had with it all so logically and well. I'm genuinely bewildered. The idea of someone having put all this time, effort, and thought into something like this is beyond me. Let alone managing to put it all into word so well... I could go more into it but I'd just end up repeating myself. The only thing I'll say is that I really appreciate how you talked about the Collector. As someone who's been incredibly attached to and obsessed with their character since Hollow Mind (and as a die-hard defender of them since O Titan Where Art Thou, lol), it means a lot to me. The fact that you were able to explain his character so simply yet so thoroughly is wonderful. It still honestly kinda shocks me how long it took so many people the LITERAL ENTIRETY OF SEASON 3 TO AIR in order to understand the point of his character and addition to the series. Hearing someone explain how and why they work so well as the story's final antigonist despite being included in such a hurry after the cancellation, is so satisfying. As silly as it sounds given how the video goes through EVERYTHING about the show, it's really comforting seeing the Collector be given as much attention and spotlight in analytical content as other characters. Despite certain issues I myself have with the ending that they gave them in W&D (as in, only getting a split moment to send off their character, him leaving on his own without anybody really caring that much about it, and the fact that we never see them again, and how kinda unfair and contradictory to his entire character that feels to me...), I absolutely loved hearing about him again. Over the past year I've gradually kinda faded out of my avid passion for ToH, so getting this in my recommended a year after the series finale felt nice! Thank you so much for making this ^^ Oh! And one last question... Did you get any sleep while you were working on this?
In the first 30 minutes of this BEAST of a video you managed to set up expectations that it maybe one of these rare occasions that a bigger scope analysis of one of my interest were I can actually not only see someone else's perspective on it but believe that all of their opinions and interpretations will be based on clues from the source material, and not on misinterpretations and lack of knowledge. It happens so often that an 'analysis' video misses some obvious things or presents common knowledge as a fun fact. I'm glad to see someone who matches my level of passion. It's very clear that you care about this show and put attention into even smallest of details, which reaches outside of just the series. I notice your lore accurate usage of wizard and Oh Geeez references. No, seriously, were you checking out how many songs you referenced on a list? (can I see it? I certainly didn't catch all of them but there were like 20 at least) This was a wonderful insight into the series, a lot of aspects were things I didn't even noticed or wouldn't think about being that meaningful
Took me three days to finish, but I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I don't normally comment on videos, but I have not seen this level of passion for a video in a long time. You did what Disney couldn't do, and did The Owl House justice with your analysis and I hope that others can discover The Owl House through this video. I know it made me want to binge the show for the 5th time since the series final. This truly was a love letter to such an amazing and impactful show. Thank you for creating this
I watched it all in one night. You somehow managed to keeo my engagement the whole time. I was pacing around my living room in excitement as you constantly found a way to articulate my exact thoughts in to words. The owl house is an amazing show if not one of my favorites but you managed to make me appreciate it even more. You managed to get me head over heels for countless characters and a ship that when I first watched the owl house I honestly didn't care much for. You explained so perfectly what made the owl house amazing. You unpacked how what happened to the characters throughout the show deeply impacted them in a way I never thought about before. Still as im about to go to sleep you left me thinking about every thing you said and it makes me want more. Every word you said mattered and managed to keep me engaged in a way I have never been when it comes to long videos. Usually I would put videos like this on in the background as I played Minecraft or something but you managed to completely capture me in to your mind and kept me focusing on your every word throughout the video. I tried to go to sleep but all I could think about was how completely mind blowing this video was on me it made me think about this on the surface fairly simplistic show in a whole new way. I could listen to you rant about the owl house for days. Thank you so much for this completely ground breaking video. ❤
Somehow I don’t think 8 hours was long enough to show the love and appreciation I have for this show. I think Luz said it best in the finale “it had helped me find my place when I had no other way. In my heart I’ll never forget it”
This has got to be my favorite video you’ve made thus far! While I do really enjoy your videos tearing down media such as Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, as you said it’s refreshing to hear you praise something. The Owl House is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen and holds a special place in my heart. Not only because of the brilliant writing, score, animation, and all of the other points you went into, but also because of it encouraging me to finally come out about my homosexuality to my family, to which (almost) all of them were very supportive of me coming out. Overall, thank you The Owl House for being an amazing show. And screw you Disney for canceling it!
I watched this video in one go. As a video essay enthusiast, this video hit the sweet spot for my preferred video essay length, and didn't overstay its welcome even by a single second. I cannot praise this video, and you yourself, enough for putting in the actually monumental effort it takes to make insanely long videos like this, and actually follow through. The Owl House is my personal favourite piece of media in general, and I cannot overstate how much I love it, and despite its flaws few and far between as they realistically are, consider it a masterpiece of writing, animation, and storytelling. I had this video up on my other monitor as I chipped away at an extremely time-consuming and long-running passion project of my own, and I actually got it completely finished at around the 6-hour mark. Thank you for making this video, GM13. And thank you FG for mentioning TOH so that GM13 would make this video in the first place. I'll definitely be sticking around and watching more of your stuff, as I absolutely adore how well-written and narrated this video is. I only recently watched TOH, so you're not alone as someone who had basically dodged all of the hype about it each time a new episode aired !! Maybe it's time that I actually try making my own video essays. I've been pretty inspired lately by the likes of not only you, but also the extremely thorough reviews by ExoParadigmGamer. Once again, thank you for making this video, it was an absolute treat to listen to and watch.
Dude im doing my makeup rn I can't be getting this emotional 😭 I always loved this show but this has given me a new found appreciation for it. Thank you
Banger video, in depth breakdowns like this just make me adore the sheer creativity and skill the team behind this show had to do due to Disney's cancelling of the show, easily one of my favorite videos you've done and one of my favorite videos in the context of explaining how to do good writing (or just a really good example of such) I've seen in a while, good job, dude!
Stumbled across this video awhile ago, I pretty much somehow had a blink and missed this show throughout its whole runtime, I'd vaguely heard of it but never sought it out until recently; the show pretty much had me at the first "Now eat this, sucka!" and I stayed for the rest, and I'm genuinely surprised it took me so long to watch this TV show because I love it. Taking the cancelation into account, I'm surprised with how well it turned out. As far as my favorite character in the show, King is an easy pick for me, for runner up I'd say either Luz or Amity but I do like the other Hexsquad members too. My favorite minor character would definitely be Darius and I wish he had a little more time on-screen. I don't really care at all for Boscha or Shikiflora, I mean Kikitiki, I mean Kikimiki, I mean Shikitora, eh actually who cares? I thank GamingMagic13 for making this video as it's what brought my attention to the show. 1:02:51 - One of the funnier moments when you know Darius is putting on a show, it's so over the top it's hilarious. 1:20:41 - Yeah, I fail to see how The Owl House doesn't fit the Disney brand. 2:48:39 - I don't know why, whether it's the delivery or what, but this made me laugh.
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After months of fighting TH-cam's copyright system and facing a horde of other technical difficulties, "A Love Letter to The Owl House" is **finally** completed and released. I can't promise that Disney won't try to claim this again at some point, but know that if they do I will just appeal it once more and you'll see it pop up again soon enough.
Thank you all for your patience over the last half year. I hope I've made it worth your while, and I really hope you enjoy this eight-hour behemoth I've put together. It is the equivalent of my Toy Story 4 analysis in the complete opposite direction, in that I poured every ounce of passion, heart, and soul I have in my body into this video. After a certain amount of time spent being too close to a particular project of yours, you start to hate because of how much time you spend stressing over every minor detail. But even through it all, I think I managed to communicate that passion to the best of my ability in this video, and I don't think I'll ever be able to make something of this scale with this level of intensely specific and pedantic care for the rest of my life.
Maybe this'll never break 100K views. Hell, maybe it'll never even come close to reaching _50_K views. But this has been a labor of love in every sense of the phrase, and that's all I need to be content with what I've created. Just like how my Dragon's Lair 3D praise video still hasn't broken 20K views, but it will still always be one of my proudest videos.
Out of every creative project I have ever been a part of throughout my life, absolutely nothing has come close to the levels of stress that A Love Letter to The Owl House put me through; I talk about this more extensively in the video itself, but basically every step of the production of this video was an absolute nightmare for one reason for another.
Except, I suppose, the initial script writing process where I poured out every ounce of passion I had.
Because if it wasn't already clear, I adore this show with all my heart in a way I haven't felt towards anything in a long time.
And I hope that, after everything, you can feel that passion when you watch this.
People talk about your 6 hour rant
Well let them learn about an 8 hour love letter
I'm still going to bet that it'll reach 100K views :D
Yoooo I'm so happy man, a true masterpiece
Please🙏 can you & your friend react to Steven universe the movie⭐️💎🎥 that will be cool okay bye💖✌️
@@BurBurGerHamCotCotCybercotleta He beat MauLer
“The essay should be a maximum of 500 words”
That one guy:
_Brings in a stack of 500 pages._
You have to Red Dwarf it, write a whole essay concealed in a microdot on some i.
Me not being able to go beyond 80 words:
500 words and each part of the essay
there was a hunter analysis video i watched that pointed out that since belos had Hunter marked with a coven sigil it showed that he never actually expected hunter to succeed since he had already basically damned him to die once his plan was underway. he had no intention of bringing hunter with him and it was just another one of his lies
Also the fact that when he meets Luz and Eda, Belos has sent him to retrieve Selkie domus scales. As we see in that one book, it's an ingredient required for the making of grimwalkers. He was probably gonna start fresh with a new golden guard in the human world, one that wouldn't be "influenced by the treachery of witches." He would finally have his perfect brother that turned out "normal" and loyal to him.
i just wanna rant how cool hunter was with his mask besdies it being a act with him playing and being care and the mask is very cool i wish there was a character like this
Going to be working my way through the whole video, but thank you so much for making this! I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of work, time, and effort that went into an 8 hour in depth analysis on the show. So happy that you found it and that it brought you some joy. Thanks for watching!
Holy titan this completely made my day; I was not expecting anyone who worked on the show to _ever_ see this video
Thank you for checking out my video, and thank you and the entire team from the bottom of my heart for bringing this show to the world :)
Can confirm he sounded like Hooty in the VC when he saw your comment
@@GamingMagic13 The crew loves this show and we know we got to make something special. Seeing videos like this just solidifies that feeling even more when we get to hear how much The Owl House means to people and how great fans of the show are.
@@AvertATHahaha, glad I have first hand account.
@@ItsRebeccaRoseWhile you’re here, I may as well ask,
what is your favourite character in The Owl House and why is it Hooty?
Fun fact, I actually got to meet the voice of Principal Bump himself Bumper Robinson last year, and I even got his autograph.
No way, that's so cool!
Oh that’s cool, good for you :)
yoo they are both called bump
I don't remember you mentioning it but I wanted to point out probably my favourite Eda moment. It's after Luz dies and King goes berserker mode, before attacking she scoots the Collector out of the way. Like, here she is, she just lost her daughter and is on the cusp of being swallowed up by more rage and grief than she's ever felt before, and her first instinct is still to make sure they're safe.
It's a moment that perfectly encapsulates Eda's character.
Yes!! I love that moment. Gives me chills Everytime I watch it!!
Something I find fun about Belos is that, while he is a scarily competent manipulator and a physically imposing threat second only to the Collector, he also never stopped being a kid who was playing at being a witch-hunter. He keeps clinging onto his fantasies from childhood and you can tell he's having fun whenever he gets into a fight, using the magic powers he should be by all rights be despising with clear joy. He's stuck in the past in all respects, never able to mature beyond the point his brother abandoned him for the isles. It's why his Inner Belos him as a child, as thats all hes ever been. Once he consciously takes it over via rune-magic he morphs into adult-body, but as we can see from his further shapeshifting this is not because he was tricking them before with a false visage but because his magic allows him to freely mold his mental projection however he wants.
Shoutout to Hooty for making this all possible
Hooty is everybody
How
@@Mychannel-s9r None of this would have been possible without Hooty
Hoot hoot!
@@AvertATbut how did hooty do all of this
Bro disappeared for a long time and dropped this banger
Because he was busy working on this video.
If he doesn’t upload in a while, it’s likely him working on a video project.
@@SonicPlayer2004 Yeah ik
1:08:44 THANK. YOU!!! I was so mad when people were complaining about Hootie not diagnosing King with having titan’s blood. Like… He literally said he was testing for demon’s blood and that they were inconclusive.
It’s like if you have a sore throat and go to the doctors. They test for things like strep and c-vid. What if the tests come back negative? Does that mean you’re not sick? Of course not! I just means they have to test for something else because the tests they conducted were for certain viruses.
Thank you for pointing out the stupid criticisms thrown toward Hunter. He’s a great character and there’s a reason why he’s so beloved by fans. As for said criticisms,….I think I know exactly who you’re referring to when judging them.
I won’t give names but it rhymes with Wily and Torchid😒
Oh yeah! I heard of her. It’s a good thing I never watch her videos. Her takes are truly idiotic.
Of course that's who it was. :(
Yep!😒
why can i never escape that woman
Of course the woman with the worst takes in all of mankind about cartoons and the person who completly lacks media litteracy is the critic.
6:52:09 Don't forget that dana confirmed that thethirdbill was correct about hooty, but she didn't say what specifically he was right about lol. the general fan assumption is that it was about his hooty hole theory video
I understand that this video probably started a bit ago, but I think I speak for most of the community to say that getting this kind of HUGE content about our favorite show even a year after it's ended is so lovely to see (especially when it's 8 hours of pure bliss, going straight into my comfort list). I'm really looking forward working through this video in a few days, and even though I haven't finished it, AMAZING work and dedication, well freaking done!
It's so weird how linked to my life The Owl House has been...
When I first saw it, it was right at the end of 2020, I'd just lost my closest friend to conflicts that stemmed from both our traumas. A school friend was bringing me to a late pride walk that just so happened to be the day next to my birthday, and would also lead me to meet the rest of their queer friends. Said friends quickly told me one thing, that I HAD to watch TOH by the time the pride walk happened or else (/hj). So I did.
Every day, every morning, before a school I'd drop out of a few months later, I'd watch one or two episodes... There was only season one at the time, and I don't remember a lot besides that it was really good.. I'm a die hard Gravity Falls fan and TOH very much had the same amount of love and quality put into it.
Life went on tho, the pride walk turned into a simple meeting as the pride event itself was canceled, the school friend that bought me there gave me the only kiss I ever instantly regretted of my life so far. The group they had introduced me to was nice to hangout with, but as I got back with my closest friend I drifted away from them.
We're now in mid 2022, me and my closest friend are back together, it's summer, and I'm pretty sure we just got off a rewatch of Gravity Falls together when I remember, "Hey Lynette, you wanna watch The Owl House?"
Once again, the series wasn't done yet, and as Season 2 comes to an end and we're both watching with bated breath, completely thrown around by the twists and turns and just how good the series Still Is. I still vividly remember us theorizing about how they would handle the Collector, as I'm staring into the ceiling, the room is warm and we're both talking about how much dangerous they are being just a child... A few months later she and I would have our final conflict. I was scared about our future. She felt tied down by me, and abandoned me without a word. completely wrecking me with trust and abandonment issues i still suffer from.
But that friend group I met at the pride walk, they were still here. They had also changed as some people had left, and new people were there too, but they happily welcomed me back.
One fateful day, we're all in voice call, and one of them says "Are you all still good with meeting for the TOH premiere?"
They had all still been talking about it since they were big fans, so I knew Thanks to Them was airing soon, but I didn't know they were meeting up to watch it together, to which I immediately perked up and said "can I . come?"
So here I was. For the first time taking the train on my own, little soon to be 18 y/o me, socially anxious to death, leaving my home all alone to meet people for the second time ever all to see a cartoon. And we all screamed and cried and sat next to each other, sharing snacks and having fun.
It became a thing, For the Future aired and we were all together, watching it... We'd also just meet for random things, we met to see the Mario Movie, to laugh at the Miraculous movie, and sometimes we met just to met. They were the first friends I'd ever been so close to after losing who used to be my closest friend. One of the people in this group I later started dating, and even tho my trauma makes it hard to manage properly, I wouldn't change our relationship for anything else :)
I remember when Watching and Dreaming aired. We had watched all the other episodes in Season 3 beforehand, I baked marshmallows for everyone to stress eat in front of the new one... I remember crying so hard at the ending that I didn't even see that Arin Hanson was voicing Papa Titan... All I remember is seeing Darius and Hunter reunite and then melting into tears for the next few hours... My therapist notes this might just be because of my feelings of wanting to belong, and be loved by a parental figure like Hunter was.
I introduced the group to Lego Monkie Kid, which is one of my favorite shows of all time, altho having been one of the other last things ever seen with my ex-closest friend, I had never finished watching the last season, and wanted to introduce them to it to all watch it together... I also saw Amphibia after seeing TOH's ending, it was under the veil of having caught a pretty bad Flu thing (I can't remember if it was the C or not) but I still enjoyed it so much, and thanked the group for introducing me to so many good cartoons
It had been going well, altho me starting to date my boyfriend had caused a bit of movement in the group (He was already dating someone in it that was pretty toxic and did not like the prospect of him "cheating" on them with me) I was happy. I had friends. I had someone to love.
Until they all turned on me (except my boyfriend of course that has stood besides me ever since), a few weeks after my 19th birthday, they all just turned on me. Called me disgusting words, told me I deserved to suffer from ab*sive parents, from my loneliness, from my trauma, from the physical pain I was going thru trying to diagnose what is wrong with my body.
and now here I am. I haven't ever had the heart to rewatch TOH in its entirety ever since. I've rewatched Gravity Falls no problem... But this one. It's hard. How much it reminds me of friends I thought I had. People I lost that just lied to me. Of being happy and blissfully unaware. Of the girl who'd call me her sibling, then turn around to wish for me to die alone, asking if I'm ok, because I'm silently sobbing at the epilogue. Of watching my boyfriend with his ab*sive then partner, acting fakely happy when he himself told me he felt forced into the relationship. Of my old closest friend. the girl I owe my life to. and how she threw me away without a care in the world, not even a goodbye, not a sorry, nothing.
I can't ever stop me from crying at Gravity Falls' ending for obvious reasons, but TOH. I don't think I can stop myself from crying at any sign of its presence, at any song from it, any heartwarming scene we'd laugh or coo at, at remembering what She or He said at that scene, how we'd all bundle up on the bed, or the couch, finding a way to all sit together properly without anyone being left out. Passing food along especially for that one person in the group that would stress eat in front of the show's twists, they'd later be the one to find my suffering "satisfying" in their own words.
I wish i could enjoy the show like I do Gravity falls... As a masterpiece I'm proud of having introduced many people to... A show I come back to watch when times are hard, or just when I'm bored... Something I remember both watching with close people but also that was just playing in the background while I was playing Pokémon once. But it really had to engrain itself in the hardest part(s) of my life.
This video is honestly amazing, there is some liiiiittle things I wish you'd have bought up, but I think they might just be things I saw being talked about very loudly in my slice of the fandom and as such it feels weird to not hear them bought up here, like for example the very popular ship of Gus/Mattholomule not having been even hinted at in the epilogue
it all makes me wish. i could see the show like you do. a masterpiece your friends introduced you to :)
Thank you for sharing your story. I read through it all and i feel very bad for the stuff you've dealt with. Hoping for a brighter future for you! Also great to see another monkie kid enjoyer, such a good show!
wow i cant believe i read that whole thing but your story seriously brought me to tears, i hope youre doing well
The little Disney jokes are EVERYTHING
hunter being humanized “for the first time in forever”
Ed’s getting “a surprise tool that’ll help her later”
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed the mystery tool joke
Funny enough, for a show that "doesn't fit the Disney brand", there are many scenes that remind me of certain classic Disney scenes.
Most retrospectives just recap each episode in 5 hours, this is 8 hours of pure analysis and I couldn't be happier. It's an amazing analysis and truly represents how much love was put into this show and how great the show is. Thank you
39:17 also i'd say that Flap being able to bring Hunter back like that doubly makes sense when you take into account that palisman magic comes from them being made out of palistrom wood, and grimwalkers are also partially made out of palistrom wood, and 'powered by magic' in general! just given that the way Belos snorts them up and the way Flap's magic absorbs into Hunter looks and seems a bit different, I think that may account for the difference and all.
"Please watch the show before you watch this video" bold of you to assume there are many people that would watch an 8 hour analysis about a show they haven't seen yet. On the other hand I just watched an analysis about the ending of how I met your mother, despite not having seen a single episode, so you got me there.
I loved your "This will be talked about in 3 hours" comment which made me realize how long this video actually is
And man, I wish I could experience this show for the first time again.
fun fact i hadnt watched the show before clicking on the video and when he said that i actually paused it watched the entire thing and damn i dont regret it at all
The fact that this is even longer than the Toy Story 4 videos, and of praise instead. Grabbing my popcorn for this one.
And we know how much toy story 4 affected him, so to make an even longer video, its because he has things to say.
The Owl House was so incredibly special to me. It reached into the life of a lonely, closeted, autistic kid and told me that I would find my people. I held it so close to my heart. But as I grew and matured and did find those friends it promised, I started to grow away from the fandom. This reminded me why I loved this show. The passion you put into your videos has always been really meaningful to me, but this means more than anything. Thanks.
YES.
8 hours long, absolute perfection.
Good luck with the Twitter folk complaining about this one somehow, they always find a way.
Not hard for them, they have a knack for being annoying losers.
We already know what their problem will be...
"Whaa video too long! This guy's definitely just repeating himself and yapping useless stuff for the sake of making the video longer!"
And to that there's only one good response:
🤡
How tf would they be complaining about it? Don’t those twitter losers love the owl house to?
@@George_Fl0yd there’s always someone
@@ColorlessRonin ohhh I get it now, it’s those ones that always find something to complain even tho they’d actually love this video if it wasn’t 8 hours?
I’m glad you finally made it though TH-cam’s copyright, The Owl House is one of Disney’s underrated shows they made, I just love the characters, animation, and storytelling, I love the reactions between Luz, Eda, King and Hooty it truly does not deserve to be cancelled and I’m so happy it deserves it’s praises and loves. Hopefully it’ll get so much attention it deserves.
i never noticed how much i relate to Gus until you started describing his character and struggles
Wooooow I had a cameo in this video!!! What a great video, I definitely think the same about The Owl House and everything It represents. h Having started a toh blog and talking to dubbing people and more was something I will never forget, as well as the interview with Rebecca Rose. Regardless of the language or the country, The Owl House changed our lives and the way we watch animated series today....
The owl house,
what hasn't say, it's beautiful, it's a story masterpiece. It's heart loving show with characters that anyone can relate, understand and just made us love this show. It me personally understood luz when I loose, a family member. And how sometimes, forget about the walls between walls of reality and fiction. Or how Eda's curse made relate and understood my disability even more. I can't describe my love of how this show made me love cartoons, after steven universe ended. Even luz is the must relatable character, can understood why the actions she made. Because I would made. Some I already had.
And hearing disney cancel it, just broke my heart, because a show that made never made more happier espically during covid and freshman high-school any other show.
This show couldn't never be replaced how disney tries.
Thank you Owl house
This was the best 8 hours of the owl house, I loved every moment
I think comparatively Stan and Ford from Gravity Falls did the sibling rivalry thing a bit better, and Stan giving up everything was a much better payoff than Lilith sharing Eda's curse. The difference being here, Stan was motivated by jealousy and fear, a fear of losing his best friend in his brother. That's understandable. Lilith on the other hand, from how I interpreted it, was motivated entirely by jealousy. Both Lilith and Eda were all about the Witch's Coven; they both shared the same goal, so the differential factor was on Lilith's interpretation of what that meant. It was personal. Eda knew the stakes too, but didn't let the idea of winning give her any motivation to harm her sister.
I also feel like getting to sit with Stan before meeting Ford served much better for their eventual meeting over having Lilith and Eda interact. I was almost certain that Lilith was the culprit just from their interactions, it gave a lot away I felt. I just couldn't sympathize with her; it felt like to me her motivations weren't to make Eda better, but to make herself feel better. She wanted to correct her mistake because "she" felt bad about it. It was like what an episode between her being an adversary to her being a part of the crew? Imagine if your sibling purposely maimed you in someway to win a competition. I know I'd feel betrayed for life; instantly leave my presence I don't want to hear from you again vibes. I wholeheartedly think she was forgiven way too easily.
nah if my sibiling took half of my curse and i can mess with them now, its all kosher. i already have years coping with it, now i can rag on them about it
I really do love listening to your meticulous, detailed analysis of media. Your Toy Story 4 video was how I found your channel. Calling your content underrated is an insane understatement. Keep doing what you love, you're amazing at it.
70 thousand views is absolutely criminal for an 8 hour video, you deserve way way more for such a massive culmination of time and effort. Ill be watching this over the next week and sending it to everybody i know. Just reading the timestamps already lets me know this is an incredibly in depth video. Honestly this is the kind of effort youd hope to see in creators with millions of subscribers, heres to hoping you get there soon
If I didn’t know any better I’d say it’s impressive that 70,000 (now 81,000) people were willing to watch an 8 hour video in it’s entirety, but that’s now how TH-cam views work so there you go
I watched the whole video, and yes, the 8 hours was necessary to say how good this show is
And this is why The Owl House is way better then Harry Potter
Definitely
Absolutely
Gravity falls reference?
@@RealK0median Not intentionally! 😂
Any fantasy story (whether book, series or films) is better than Harry Potter. I entered Harry Potter after watching Winx Club and, while the films were good (most of them), the books were messy, tonally inconsistent, gave very confused moral messages and the main character was terrible. Even Bloom was a much better protagonist, even if I feel she is overpowered and that the power dynamics between the members of the WINX CLUB should have been more balanced. Because Bloom at least tried to be a better person, while Harry is the same piece of shit from book 3 up until book 7. The only characters from Harry Potter I formed a connection with were Luna Lovegood and Draco Malfoy (whom I found a million times more interesting than Harry himself, and his parents are also much more interesting). But Rowling nulifies Draco's redemption arc by book 7 (even though that was what book 6 sort of implied, I assume out of spite that fans sympathised more with Draco than with Harry) and leaves Luna practically in the dust. Harry Potter is comparable to Miraculous Ladybug: two series with a huge potencial, but with creators with dogshit personal politics who don't know when to keep their mouths shut, who treat their main characters as surrogate son/daughter who can't do anything wrong, thus sacrificing the integrity of their story, other characters and worldbuilding.
As someone who's special interest in cartoons, mainly TOH, ty for this video. Currently at the Lunity writing segment. I love TOH and your analysis of Luz is refreshing, a lot of people trash on her, even though she is my favorite character and the one i relate most to. Love your videos and fuck the mouse
If you love this show, I promise that you’re 99.9% likely to also like Gravity Falls, Amphibia, and DuckTales 2017.
A lot of the same people who worked on this show worked on them, and I watched all episodes of those shows and they’re right up there with TOH for my top favorite shows.
Edit: Oh wait nevermind you’ve said so far that you’ve seen those Amphibia and GF. But I still reccomened DuckTales 2017.
I've seen both Gravity Falls and Amphibia to completion, and I'm currently in the middle of checking out Ducktales 2017 for the first time. Among many other things, The Owl House reignited my passion for discovering animated shows
@@GamingMagic13Cool. I also have a few other recommendations, those ones were just my top favorites.
The Ghost and Molly McGee, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Hilda, The Amazing World of Gumball, My Life As A Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents.
Not all of those are big epic stories you need to watch every episode of to get it, some of them are just funny episodic shows. But they’re all great.
@@JaceAVinson hey did you think GM13 will like the goosebumps tv series (both the 90's and the reboot),the Chucky tv series,and the Ted TV series?
@@GamingMagic13 I hope you get a chance to watch South Park,Hazbin hotel,helluva boss,Rick and Morty,Monsters at Work,The Chucky TV Series,The Ted TV series,The Goosebumps TV series (both the original and reboot),Hailey's on it,Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,BNA: Brand New Animal,And Captain Laserhawk someday
I hope GM13 watch the shows that I absolutely love like the Gremlins TV series,The Goosebumps TV series (both original and reboot),the Chucky TV series,Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,Captain Laserhawk,BNA: Brand New Animal,South Park,Rick and Morty,Monsters at Work,Hazbin Hotel,Helluva Boss,Hailey's on it,and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Woah. 8 hours?! You madman!
Will watch throughout the next few days, but I'm sure it'll be good!
Getting close to that 100k!
The Owl House is my favorite show ever since I discovered it half a year ago, and now, on my third rewatch I'm quite happy to have also found this gem. Excited to watch it when I'm done with this rewatch :D
8 hours of content
HOLY SHIT
Not to add the MONTHS of fighting copyright system
Bro's dedicated.
I finished watching The Owl House a couple weeks ago and have been GRASPING for a video like this. Definitely one of the best vids I've watched on TH-cam, I just wish there was another show, spinoff, or whatever to just keep seeing more of this universe its so unique I just watched it all too fast 😭
This made me remember how much I loved The Owl House. This not only made me love it more than before, but has impacted me personally way more than I thought it would. Those segments about Gus and Luz almost made me cry. GamingMagic13, your videos are magnificent.
40 minutes in, it feels like I’ve been watching a 20 minute video
How do you do this, I am so happy there are over 7 hours left of the video
Aw, wow! You really showed me how everything worked together in the end to make the story a whole in a way that even working on the show I didn't realize! Thank you for this incredible feat of an analysis video; as a crew member, I'm just so honored the work of the crew has meant so much to so many.
I'm honored to read messages and comments from crew members who found my video! Thank you so much for helping bring this show to life!
@@GamingMagic13 I’m so lucky it came across my feed!
This video means absolutely everything to me, this show brought me into the light when I stumbled across it last year!! 😭😭😭😭😭 thank you so much for making this beautiful video
CURSE YOU DISNEY FOR CANCELLING THIS SHOW!!!
They really didn’t deserve the show in the first place I’m at peace .
It wasn't canceled, it was shortened. 😊
@@sirraven_ Basically canceled! Got it!
@@sirraven_
So cancelled.
@@sirraven_I say butchered
i just listened to this entire video. absolutely amazing. the owl house means so much to me! thank you for making this video!
The Owl House is one of my favourite pieces of media - and hearing you talk in such detail about it and standing up to its criticisms makes me happy! Thanks, clearly was a lot of work! I‘m still in the middle of your love letter, but I‘ve been enjoying it a lot 🌻
Yeah, I had to watch this video again
Such a phenomenal video, even if I still don’t feel as highly about The Owl House as you do
I will continue watching these analysis videos while dreaming that I can still be a part of them in the future
HOOT HOOT!
What DO you think of The Owl House?
@@SonicPlayer2004 ‘Tis good
it would be pure shit without hooty tho…
When this man is passionate about something he goes on about it for a real long time with max effort in his editing honestly why i subscribed to him
This is henceforth the minimum length for an Owl House video essay.
Calling Luz and king boo boo buddies made me laugh so hard for some reason 😂
Hey GamingMagic13, I don't know if you remember me but I'm that guy who started watching The Owl House because of your audio commentary about a year ago or so. I finished watching your video a few days ago, and I just wanted to thank you again for making this type of content. I will continue supporting you and I look forward to your next projects!
Congratulations for getting this out of the copyright nightmare a year ago.
this may be mentioned later but with luzs fight with eda its important to remember its not just all of the guilt pushing her to sacrifice herself its also the fact that another mother is sending her away for her shes under all this guilt and just as it hits its boiling point eda in her mind basically sends her to the reality check summer camp
I thought I was a massive fan of the show but this guy is something else
My dad's former coworker/family friend came out to us as gay a few years back. I remember discussing with him how he feels about being gay and his feelings about pride parades and pride month. He honestly said that he doesn't like it and just wants to feel normal and accepted like everyone else. There doesn't need to be a big song and dance about him being gay, he doesn't want to be celebrated for being gay and he doesn't want being gay to be a big deal. He just wants to feel normal and left alone. I feel like the Owl House does an amazing job at having representation feel normal without shoehorning it in, having it make no sense or calling attention to it just to get LGBT+ brownie points. I feel like nowadays there's a growing group of people in the LGBT+ community that just want to be seen as normal and don't want to be pointed out or used for brownie points
Im a gay man, and me personally I really like pride parades and things like that, I grew up in a space where being queer was either portrayed as disgusting or completely ignored, so seeing it being portrayed as something to be celebrated and something thats beautiful, is really healing. But I completely understand his desire to have it be completely normalized, not something to point out as out of the ordinary
i can see both sides of why a person would and wouldnt like pride month. those who have felt shunned and quieted love feeling supported by those like them, while people who grew up being bullied for being gay or even slightly more feminine/masculine would like to just be treated like the norm.
@@Good_luck_. that does bring the interesting topic of normalizaton vs celebration tho
Pride isn't really a celebration of "someone is gay" tho. It's a celebration of the stonewall riots and the fact that we have the rights to say that out loud now, thanks to all the people who fought for us.
@notyou8508 so true. It s also a protest. In my country we have pride parades in june but not gay marriage or changing your gender legalised. It s a protest so we can have the same rights as non queer people. We celebrate that we re more accepted now and the people who fought and are still fighting for equal rights and safe spaces, but let's not forget that being queer is still not considered "normal", especially in countries were you can die just because you're queer. Pride parades are more than just "look at me, im gay"
it took me a couple days to watch this video all the way through, mainly due to its length and my adhd lol, but GOD is this one of the monoliths of analysis content on YT
i’ve seen this show a billion times over, and even i’ve come away from this 8 hour behemoth of a video with a fresh perspective and knowledge that even i didn’t know! it goes to show the sheer level of dedication put towards the video, one of which i hope gets thoroughly noticed amidst the algorithm. the clips matching up to nearly every word in the script is just shocking, in a good way lol, like, i cant even imagine the sheer amount of time which was put into delicately picking clips from every episode for a simple phrase
this is one of those videos that defines a specific subset of youtube videos, seeing you so excited and happy about something in the same way i am is always a joy, but seeing how high quality this content is, makes appreciate this even more
tl:dr great! hoot hoot
I have watched many analysis videos on many different topics over the years, from games, movies, shows, etc. Yet I've found none quite as passionate as yours.
The amount of love and effort poured into them, whether it be tearing Toy Story 4 a new one, or praising a game like Dragon's Lair 3D to high heavens, make them simply a joy to watch over and over. I've certainly watched many of them multiple times since finding your channel over a year ago.
For a while now I've had a slight interest in The Owl House, but never really got to watching it. I'd seen clips before, and watched season 3 on TH-cam even though I didn't have full context of the show. This analysis however, has made me want to go watch through the whole thing. Of course, I now know a lot of the plot points because of this video, but I still think it'll be a great watch-through.
It's somewhat inspiring to see you explain your love, or other times distaste, of certain media. I have my own interests that I'd love to explain to the world.
Two games in particular: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which is notoriously a divisive title in the franchise, yet despite its admittedly big flaws, is still a game with a world and story that none other have managed to captivate me so strongly. Not to mention a gorgeous and also emotional soundtrack.
The other being Wandersong, an indie game that I've not seen many people talk about, which is a shame since it released in 2018. A beautiful story of trying to be a hero, despite being constantly told you are not the hero. (and something is done masterfully with the "Hero's Theme")
I want to express my love about these two games, as well as others, by making my own videos about them someday. I may have no experience with content creation, but it's something I've always been interested in, and your analysis videos really tempt me to dip my toes into it and learn.
I also want to say that the commentaries are an extremely fun time to watch. Your laugh is absolutely infectious and never ceases to have me cackle alongside you, particularly at 8:09:57.
I hope this doesn't come off as if I'm praising you like a god amongst other creators, putting you on a pedestal above all others, but I wanted to just state that the passion you have, and the effort you go through for your videos are noticed and very much appreciated. So thank you Trevor "GamingMagic13", and also thanks to the whole commentary squad for their continued support of your content.
When this showed up on my Homepage and I saw the run time, I swear I had a stroke inside of a heart attack
This show is genuinely fantastic. Thank you for making this video, I hope the people behind it end up seeing this, I’m sure they would really appreciate it.
This show will stick with me for a very long time.
Thank you Dana Terrace, And your crew for bringing this piece of beautiful fiction to life.
Me: "I've finally finished all the 3 and 4 hours essay videos I wanted to watch"
*this 8 hour long video
Me: "god... damn it"
Wow, this is incredible. You pointed out so many things I haven’t noticed and have inspired me to do a rewatch. I only found the owl house this year but it means more to me than anything I’ve ever been a fan of before. Thank you for this video!
"Gamingmagic13 is always negative" my ass
Funny thing is that when he is doing Negative topics he also finds some Positives as well
@@ThegamingtrougeYou have seen his Toy Story 4 series right?
that will be reinforced even further when he makes his TS3 video :)
@@caribou3552 Yes, and he had some positives about that as well (mainly that the animation was gorgeous). They just get drowned out in the sea of problems.
He is a very misunderstood guy and I hate that.
The god damn Hooty part of examining alleged plotholes had me literally choking like a scout on a tea party with the universe's biggest tapeworm from laughter. Like, dude, the SHADE
Me screaming crying throwing up, how could this show be so good. I’m so angry at Disney for cutting it short. How could they do this to us.
What you said about Hunter not being present for the final battle against Belos really resonated with me as a victim of familial abuse. Thank you, Trevor.
Timestamp
1:35:24 THE MUSIC THAT PLAYS IN HUNTING PALISMEN WHEN LUZ & THE PALISMEN ARE GETTING TAKEN BY HUNTER. it's such an excellent piece for no reason like oh my god. (also i forgot to mention it in my one piece comment but Everything you've praised abt the music here is present in op too. even with more magnitude and impact considering the scale of the show
Did I rewatch the show before watching this so I'd have everything fresh in mind? Yes. Am I gonna rewatch it now that I'm done so I can see it through your amazed eyes? Also yes.
This being 8 hours long is so real
MEOW MEOW
It used to be only four hours!? What an incredible video though, I haven't found another youtuber who was more passionate. Really looking forward to the Halo Infinite and Toy Story 3 video.
crazy that a death of a father both: sets everything into motion, and also brings everyone peace in the end
Very well said and beautifully edited. Every clip reflects what you're saying in some way. You also introduced me to aspects of the show I didn't even realize were foreshadowed or intentional.
Thanks FG for making all of this possible
This dude made an EIGHT HOUR video for the owl house.
Bro.. I totally understand though. This show inspired me
This series is amazing and I love it, one of the absolute greatest things from modern disney period. When people say that Disney's magic is gone, shows like this shows that there is still some sense of magic left from this company.
Excellent, if exceedingly long, video! You mentioned Luz giving Belos the light glyph a few times, something interesting is that Belos never used it past testing it for himself in the cave. None of Belo's glyph combos use the light glyph, and it's not part of his arm tattoos. Luz showing him the glyph made absolutely no difference, it was just something she could baselessly blame on herself.
Gus always came off as being Autistic coded. Struggling with socializing (including ready social cues and changes in mannerisms)? Hyper-fixation on something? More willing to be open/blunt (including about one’s own emotions)? Definitely builds an argument that he’s on the Autism spectrum.
Granted, this is just speculation from someone that’s Autistic himself. This is why I’m saying he could be Autistic coded. Maybe he’s not explicitly Autistic or intended to be. But he’s someone Autistic people can relate to and see themselves in ❤️
The Owl House is definitely a show that deserves way more recognition and praise. I haven't finished watching this video yet, but I appreciate the hard work you must have gone through to edit and record this behemoth, while getting the video through Yt's copyrighting. Gonna finish the video in my own time, but thanks again for the analysis!
I think this is the longest youtube video I've ever watched clear through. Anyway, anyone who spends several hours talking about the owl house is worth an immediate follow.
the fact that you managed to avoid fucking ALL of the discourse and theories online-- ESPECIALLY the fandom collectively squealing over lumity-- is utter insanity. i literally got interested in the show because i heard it had wlw representation. the planets and stars had to have aligned in the most impossible of ways for you to hod have heard anything about it. i am genuinely impressed.
tbf it isnt as hard as it seems when you dont engage with said media. it worked for me with AoT. Didnt catch on until s4 came out and i managed to avoid all spoilers, theories, and buzz around it somehow
This isn't a love letter, it's a love novel!
I love this video so much thank you for making this, the Owl House is by far my favorite piece of media ever, it has helped me through so much and through such hard times in my life, and I love it with all my heart. As someone who has dissected it as much as I have, seeing someone praise and talk about it for 8 HOURS is so gratifying and cool. You pointed out stuff that made me actually scream when I realized I never noticed, like Luz and Kings matching scars on their eyebrows, or the previous golden guard deaths. I can't thank you enough for making this video, it was such a fun watch :)
The owl house as a series has influenced allot of what kind of people I want in my life both friends and lover, seeing this wonderful love letter helped me as well adore this series more then before getting to re watching all of this series from a full pov and appreciate it even more now years later after it came out. These long videos also is a godsend it’s just awesome to get videos of full breakdowns like this, which makes me more excited for other videos to come either similar to this or over it. Owl house is a piece of media that I hope for future generations will grow up with and learn and internalise cause having this in once life any age any time in once life is such a nice thing to have and does not insult once intelligence ❤❤❤❤
The Owl House is written by fans of the genre, fans of animation, people deep into fandoms and into critics of shows. But they are also professional writers, people who know what they are doing and are able to make everything come together in some way. They have the best qualities of both aspects and that created a show that can be enjoyed by the general public, by critics, and by chronically online people. I also relate to Luz on a personal level. I would do the same things if I was in her position. I relate to her bubbly, weirdo side, as well as her trauma ridden, self hating side. Glad to know you and I are similar. I would suggest thinking about getting an autism or ADHD test if you haven’t already, but you don’t need to if you don’t want to. Thank you for giving a love piece on one of my favourite shows and something I have connected to on a deep level.
Bonus: All I remember of Kikimiki- I mean Kikimora, is that she’s voiced by the same person that voices Tikki in Miraculous Ladybug
So great to see you make this video. I love The Owl House too! It's such a funny, creative, and heartfelt show, and I will always be thankful for its existence!
i just want to appreciate that your "prolog" was exactly 8:14 minutes, so when you start talking about it, it's an exact 8 hour video.
Also, the cuts and scenes you put in this video so far are just PERFECT every sentence.
I found your channel just now, but you already earned another subscriber.
Now i have to think of a way to make my boyfriend watch this show with me 😂
I waited three days to watch this video but ill watch Owl house for the hell of it. This has the energy of a kid who thrived on this story waiting to mature to tell it.
I am honestly truly grateful that you put in the time to make this truly remarkable video. I relished every second, and it made me remember how much I truly love the masterpiece that is the owl house.
Thank you so much for that video, it's like one the greatest thing I've ever seen on youtube
Absolutely love that youre doing love letter breakdowns now. Would love it if you could make breakdowns to some of your favorite movies like The Incredibles, Over the Hedge, Aladdin, or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
This video showed up in my youtube reccomended this morning. While I was immediately intrigued by the title and ESPECIALLY by the 8 hour runtime, I figured I'd probably end up listening to it while I'm drawing later... Thaaat didn't happen.
Safe to say, this is one of the best videos I've seen on ToH in my life. And while I, unfortunately didn't have time to watch every segment and ended up skipping to certain ones after the first few (although I'll probably end up watching them later at some point), this was amazing. You talked about and elaborated on each and every point so perfectly. You show such a deep, legitimate understanding of the show's themes and ideas. You countered so many critisisms that people have had with it all so logically and well. I'm genuinely bewildered. The idea of someone having put all this time, effort, and thought into something like this is beyond me. Let alone managing to put it all into word so well... I could go more into it but I'd just end up repeating myself.
The only thing I'll say is that I really appreciate how you talked about the Collector. As someone who's been incredibly attached to and obsessed with their character since Hollow Mind (and as a die-hard defender of them since O Titan Where Art Thou, lol), it means a lot to me. The fact that you were able to explain his character so simply yet so thoroughly is wonderful. It still honestly kinda shocks me how long it took so many people the LITERAL ENTIRETY OF SEASON 3 TO AIR in order to understand the point of his character and addition to the series. Hearing someone explain how and why they work so well as the story's final antigonist despite being included in such a hurry after the cancellation, is so satisfying.
As silly as it sounds given how the video goes through EVERYTHING about the show, it's really comforting seeing the Collector be given as much attention and spotlight in analytical content as other characters. Despite certain issues I myself have with the ending that they gave them in W&D (as in, only getting a split moment to send off their character, him leaving on his own without anybody really caring that much about it, and the fact that we never see them again, and how kinda unfair and contradictory to his entire character that feels to me...), I absolutely loved hearing about him again. Over the past year I've gradually kinda faded out of my avid passion for ToH, so getting this in my recommended a year after the series finale felt nice! Thank you so much for making this ^^
Oh! And one last question... Did you get any sleep while you were working on this?
In the first 30 minutes of this BEAST of a video you managed to set up expectations that it maybe one of these rare occasions that a bigger scope analysis of one of my interest were I can actually not only see someone else's perspective on it but believe that all of their opinions and interpretations will be based on clues from the source material, and not on misinterpretations and lack of knowledge. It happens so often that an 'analysis' video misses some obvious things or presents common knowledge as a fun fact. I'm glad to see someone who matches my level of passion. It's very clear that you care about this show and put attention into even smallest of details, which reaches outside of just the series. I notice your lore accurate usage of wizard and Oh Geeez references. No, seriously, were you checking out how many songs you referenced on a list? (can I see it? I certainly didn't catch all of them but there were like 20 at least)
This was a wonderful insight into the series, a lot of aspects were things I didn't even noticed or wouldn't think about being that meaningful
Took me three days to finish, but I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I don't normally comment on videos, but I have not seen this level of passion for a video in a long time. You did what Disney couldn't do, and did The Owl House justice with your analysis and I hope that others can discover The Owl House through this video. I know it made me want to binge the show for the 5th time since the series final. This truly was a love letter to such an amazing and impactful show. Thank you for creating this
Anddd now Im gonna spend the next several days watching The Owl House instead of getting any real work done
Belos is one of the best Disney villains there actually is in my opinion. And I'm really glad that you took your time with him in this video essay
Man i was not expecting to watch a 8 hour video today but i am so glad i did
I watched it all in one night. You somehow managed to keeo my engagement the whole time. I was pacing around my living room in excitement as you constantly found a way to articulate my exact thoughts in to words. The owl house is an amazing show if not one of my favorites but you managed to make me appreciate it even more. You managed to get me head over heels for countless characters and a ship that when I first watched the owl house I honestly didn't care much for. You explained so perfectly what made the owl house amazing. You unpacked how what happened to the characters throughout the show deeply impacted them in a way I never thought about before. Still as im about to go to sleep you left me thinking about every thing you said and it makes me want more. Every word you said mattered and managed to keep me engaged in a way I have never been when it comes to long videos. Usually I would put videos like this on in the background as I played Minecraft or something but you managed to completely capture me in to your mind and kept me focusing on your every word throughout the video. I tried to go to sleep but all I could think about was how completely mind blowing this video was on me it made me think about this on the surface fairly simplistic show in a whole new way. I could listen to you rant about the owl house for days. Thank you so much for this completely ground breaking video. ❤
I think you need to actually, you know, SLEEP next time like dang
Somehow I don’t think 8 hours was long enough to show the love and appreciation I have for this show. I think Luz said it best in the finale “it had helped me find my place when I had no other way. In my heart I’ll never forget it”
This has got to be my favorite video you’ve made thus far! While I do really enjoy your videos tearing down media such as Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, as you said it’s refreshing to hear you praise something. The Owl House is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen and holds a special place in my heart. Not only because of the brilliant writing, score, animation, and all of the other points you went into, but also because of it encouraging me to finally come out about my homosexuality to my family, to which (almost) all of them were very supportive of me coming out. Overall, thank you The Owl House for being an amazing show. And screw you Disney for canceling it!
I watched this video in one go. As a video essay enthusiast, this video hit the sweet spot for my preferred video essay length, and didn't overstay its welcome even by a single second.
I cannot praise this video, and you yourself, enough for putting in the actually monumental effort it takes to make insanely long videos like this, and actually follow through.
The Owl House is my personal favourite piece of media in general, and I cannot overstate how much I love it, and despite its flaws few and far between as they realistically are, consider it a masterpiece of writing, animation, and storytelling. I had this video up on my other monitor as I chipped away at an extremely time-consuming and long-running passion project of my own, and I actually got it completely finished at around the 6-hour mark. Thank you for making this video, GM13. And thank you FG for mentioning TOH so that GM13 would make this video in the first place.
I'll definitely be sticking around and watching more of your stuff, as I absolutely adore how well-written and narrated this video is. I only recently watched TOH, so you're not alone as someone who had basically dodged all of the hype about it each time a new episode aired !!
Maybe it's time that I actually try making my own video essays. I've been pretty inspired lately by the likes of not only you, but also the extremely thorough reviews by ExoParadigmGamer.
Once again, thank you for making this video, it was an absolute treat to listen to and watch.
Dude im doing my makeup rn I can't be getting this emotional 😭 I always loved this show but this has given me a new found appreciation for it. Thank you
Banger video, in depth breakdowns like this just make me adore the sheer creativity and skill the team behind this show had to do due to Disney's cancelling of the show, easily one of my favorite videos you've done and one of my favorite videos in the context of explaining how to do good writing (or just a really good example of such) I've seen in a while, good job, dude!
This video made me cry. Finally someone else was able to express just how I feel about this beautiful show. Thank you.
Just need to say the editing on this is superb. I can’t even imagine how long this took to get so perfect
Stumbled across this video awhile ago, I pretty much somehow had a blink and missed this show throughout its whole runtime, I'd vaguely heard of it but never sought it out until recently; the show pretty much had me at the first "Now eat this, sucka!" and I stayed for the rest, and I'm genuinely surprised it took me so long to watch this TV show because I love it. Taking the cancelation into account, I'm surprised with how well it turned out.
As far as my favorite character in the show, King is an easy pick for me, for runner up I'd say either Luz or Amity but I do like the other Hexsquad members too. My favorite minor character would definitely be Darius and I wish he had a little more time on-screen. I don't really care at all for Boscha or Shikiflora, I mean Kikitiki, I mean Kikimiki, I mean Shikitora, eh actually who cares?
I thank GamingMagic13 for making this video as it's what brought my attention to the show.
1:02:51 - One of the funnier moments when you know Darius is putting on a show, it's so over the top it's hilarious.
1:20:41 - Yeah, I fail to see how The Owl House doesn't fit the Disney brand.
2:48:39 - I don't know why, whether it's the delivery or what, but this made me laugh.