Hunter's constant denial of Belos' evil acts draws back to King's quote at the start of the episode. "No one wants to think they've wasted their life following the wrong person. You just gotta find something big to change their minds" Hunter was literally created by Belos. Hunter's been serving Belos for as long as he can remember. Hence why he defended Belos so fiercely, until the big thing that changed his mind happened which has him discovering he's a Grimwalker.
The whole discovery about Hunter being a grimwalker not only puts a lot of things in perspective, but with context hits just so much worse. That kid has gone and is going to be going through so much trauma before and after this episode.
I personally love seeing you react to these episodes out of context; I've always wondered what people would think of them on their own, but almost no one reacts to them in that format. This is really cool!
Yeah, people are critcizing this format but it's honestly an interesting way to enjoy the show. We have plenty of traditional reaction channels but not a lot that do this.
Its always so entertaining to know the backstory of a show and watch someone react to it without knowing much especially when they are this fun to watch.
Ooooh very very very bad idea to watch it without having seen the first season entirely 😂 I guess, congratulations for discovering a bunch of traumatized kids without any context!
Yessss so much context is missing. When people just do reactions to highlights and stuff, I feel like it’s just for the surprise/shock factor? Not appreciating a show truly
@@ParsureArtsthat’s literally what this channel is though. Watching things out of context, listing to the music and watching best and worst episodes. It’s not a full reaction channel like you think it is. Everything has “No context”
Palismans are the witches staffs, like Flapjack, Hunters bird. In the sigil memory Belos crushed something, it was a Palismans in it's domant state. He's been consuming them to prolong his life and power. The previous "Hunters" didn't have Palismans... Flapjacks origins are mind-blowing.
So in this word, witches can have a palisman, a sort of magical totem that sits at the top of their staff. A palisman is craved from wood and contains magical essence, and can switch between living and wooden form. A palisman can be bound to witches, humans, and demons, it's a companion that can helps them amplifying their magic.
Fun fact: Hollow mind is not only the highest rated episode, it’s also the darkest episode that somehow has funny moments that make me laugh, and unexpected moments that surprise me. And that is why this episode of the owl house is so highly rated.
The owl house is definitely my favorite show of all time, its one of the darkest yet also most beautiful shows out there. Also the contrast between much of season 1 being funny adventures with hints of overarching narrative and then the s1 finale onwards it becomes so much darker and becomes so story driven and just ah i love it so much.
Actually, blending horror and comedy is very very common in Kids' entertainment. Though ToH certainly goes further down the Horror aspect than most, building it into its very aesthetic, rather than individual storylines
Horror/comedy is a common combination in general, because they're both about an intrusion that disrupts the normal/expected flow of life. The only difference is that in horror that intrusion is perceived as a threat and in comedy it's not. So you can easily shift from one to the other just by changing the tone. (That's also why it's so easy to make horror trailers for comedy movies and vice versa.)
If you wanna watch another episode I’d suggest “Labrinth runners” because it’s shows how Hunter is like after of the events of “hollow mind” P.S I would highly recommend watching all the owl house episodes. It’s an amazing show with a mixture of horror and comedy and can really play with your emotions, but it’s up to you!
To be fair... Every episode after this one is a banger. Eddas Requiem is another amazing stand alone episode. Bring tissues. The show is a whole is really well done but this is when things start really picking up from a plot perspective. That being said if you were only going to do a limited number of reactions, I would react to all of season 3. It's basically written like a feature-length film with three 55 min long episodes. (They technically got cancelled during the pandemic so they ended up with a short season but honestly I think that pressure made them turn out something genuinely amazing.) In my opinion it's definitely the best Owl House has to offer and they did not skimp on the animation budget.
I love how much you can understand from this episode alone, some context isn't really there but you did get the Hunter being a clone right. Also, the palicemen are the staff thingies, they are like little magic animals that turn into staffs, and Belos has been basicly eatting their souls to stay alive.
There is a reason this is one of the highest rated. So much lore dropped here and so many questions answered. It's probably one of the most rewatched as well. I know you can't watch everything, but this is worth a full watch. It's completed now.
Hollow Mind is one of my favorite episodes of the Owl House and it was both fun to see you react to it in general and cool to see you be able to put pieces together without having any context whatsoever. Hunter is a huge fan favorite and this episode was incredible.
Yeah the owl house is an amazing show and it always gets better i really recommend watching it if you were interested, i mean after this video I can't imagine anyone wouldn't be interested in this freaking show
Ohh please watch the episode „Eda‘s requiem“. It’s my favorite because it seems really sweet and adventures but if you really look into it you can see how dark that episode really is.
Yess! Love that episode 💕 If you wanna watch more The Owl House I really recomment to you the eps "Entchanting Grom Fright" or "Kings Tide". It depents on if you either want cute romantic stuff with some action (Grom) or hearth breaking stakes (Kings Tide)
yeah this show really should be watched in order, even if not for a video. this episode is SO much more intense and hits SO much harder with context. also there’s so many huge spoilers in this episode that you’ve now given yourself lol
This is honestly one of my favourite episodes of Season Two and I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍👍👍 I would absolutely recommend going back and watching the first season tho, especially for context. But, two episodes that I would highly recommend: “Lost in Language” and “Understanding Willow”.
I’d love to see you react to the full show. One really cool thing about going back and watching episodes again, it’s fun to see what references and examples of foreshadowing there are for events to come
I love that you pointed out the paintings in the back at least once, if you rewatch and pay attention to them, they reveal a whole other side plot of Belos’ origin and the guy Hunter is a clone of.
You’re reaction to this episode was absolutely perfect especially since you managed to figure out some of the lore from this ep alone. If you want to watch more episodes, two episodes I can recommend are either “knock knock knockin’ on hooty’s door” or “kings tide”. Or if you want another episode focusing on Luz and Hunter you could watch “hunting palismen”. Other then that, I loved this video!
This is what makes The Owl House so beloved. The creators didn't care about just pleasing the Disney executives, but for telling a story that was both fun and thought provoking, and it is very intelligently written. Even now it feels weird thinking about how much the characters grow and change through the series, but it never comes off as forced.
Amphibia is the Owl House's sister show you should check that one out too! Most episodes are double episodes ie 1 episode is actually 2 different half episodes. I'd recommend toad tax / prison break for a random episode
Hollow Mind is definitely 100% a masterpiece. It also came out on my birthday last year 😊. No doubt, the darkest episode of The Owl House. It was like psychological horror for Luz and Hunter. I genuinely wanted to crawl through the screen and give Luz and Hunter a hug 😔. But seriously, everything in Hollow Mind form start to finish is absolutely amazing. The way they told 2 stories at the same time, the main one on screen with Luz and Hunter going through Belos's mind, and Belos's backstory with his older brother in the paintings, amazing storytelling. The way the paintings throughout the episode just get darker by the end, when you find out that Belos/Philip killed his brother. When we find out what the sigil's are really meant for/what the Day of Unity really is, and finding the hallway of all the Grimwalkers that Belos's made of his brother, then murdered when they didn't live up to his expectations/standards 😔. The way Hunter goes from being happy and feels proud about being the Golden Guard, to completely traumatized after learning the truth about his life and identity being a lie is incredibly sad 😔, then him realizing that Belos might kill him if he returns to the castle in a panic attack, which was just heartbreaking to watch, this poor boy. Luz realizing that Belos is Philip, and that she helped him by accident was also heartbreaking to watch her breakdown. This episode was really dark and intense. 10/10 episode. I also want to congratulate the voice actor's because they did an incredible job. Hunter's voice actor (Zeno Robinson) really delivered that panic attack at the end of the episode.
This episode also draws a lot of comparisons to an earlier episode called ‘Understanding Willow’. I would recommend seeing the whole show, either reacting for your channel, or just in your own time.
Explanation to the covens: The sigils on the arm restricts what kind of magic they can use for example if you have an abomination sigil you'll only use abomination magic, so you can't use any other magic like eda (Hope this helps)
for context because i need to talk about TOH to get over my sobbing that it ended: Hunter is the golen guard, belos, aka the empeors right hand man. The three people in the beginning who wanted to go in belos's mind are Darius (the tall purple one lmao-), Raine (the other one:,) ) and Eberwolf (the tiny one) they wanted to go into belos's mind because they were looking for information about the day of unity, a day where they basically drain the magic of anyone with a coven sigil. (obviously, he lied about it because no ones gonna want that to happen) Darius, Raine, and Eberwolf were trying to figure out more about it so that they can help stop it. But as shown, Hunter and Luz got trapped there in his mind. Hunter saw Belos as family, and he didn't wanna believe he had bad intentions. He also didnt know he was a grimwalker, he always thought he was just a powerless witch. grimwalkers are basically clone. Belos cloned his brother, Caleb, because i have no idea- but hes made many clones in the past, which is why theres all of those old golden guard helmets and memories of past golden guards that sound like him. And if you look in the background of his mind, you can see pictures of Belos and Caleb, but Caleb is crossed out in every photo. The reason why Belos hates witches so much is because he thought they were evil. He cloned his brother, i believe because Caleb had gotten in a relationship with a witch. he didnt like that and tried to k*ll the witch, but ended up k*lling his brother, with what looks to be no regret f*cked up, ik- i apologize if this doesn't make much sense, my brain is rotting atm edit: also, eda has been punished, but she lost all her powers so theres no point in trying to do anything because she cant even use magic anymore. She was gonna be turned to stone, but was saved and her sister shared her curse with her which got rid of both of their powers
The Owl House is one of my favorite shows ever and is totally worth you watching!! Really connects with the audience on a different level than anything I’ve ever seen.
“Any other episodes you want me to watch?” The whole show man, your reactions are so entertaining and I feel like, based of this reaction, you’d enjoy it
You should watch Knock Knock Knockin on Hooty’s Door. It seems like it would be a filler episode but actually advances a lot of different plots and has a lot of Hooty (the bird tube guy)
After watching Hollow Mind, I highly recommend watching the episode Thanks To Them The Owl House first episode of Season 3 also a masterpiece, and pretty much like the second part to this episode, that's what it felt like.
If you loved the mind stuff going on in this episode, you'd also love watching the episode called "Understanding Willow", which was one of the best episodes of season 1.
please make a series out of it like with ever after hight the owl house is amazing and i would love to see you watch it from first to 3rd season the character developments are amazing and the story is so interesting^^
I JUST Finished The Owl House like yesterday, my girlfriend discovered it and showed it to me. I HIGHLY Recommend watching it, there's 2 seaons with a long 3 Episode Finale and it's ALL so good!
If you liked the feel of this episode then I highly recommend watching Amphibia’s season 2 finale ‘True Colors’. It’s one of my favorite episodes of the entire series and has a similar feel as Hollow Mind
Best episode in the show right here in my opinion! It probably wasn’t the best idea to jump straight to this one though… I could sense your confusion through the screen. Anyways, I’m very glad that you were able to meet Hunter; he is an amazing character :) I hope you watch more episodes in the future
HOLY FRICKING CRAP!!! WHEN I SAW YOUR MLB VID WITH THIS CONCEPT I WAS LIKE “aw man, wish he got to do it for the owl house” BUT NOW MY WISH CAME TRUE *AAAAAAAAAAH-*
Hollow Mind is definitely one of the best episodes of the Owl House. You definitely miss out on a lot of whats happening and understanding the world (specifically with the palismin). But, if watching Hollow Mind is what it takes to get another Owl House fan then welcome aboard.
Hunters, life is so sad first, he’s terrified that his uncle is going to hurt him or replace him and then he finds out that he’s actually evil and that his whole life is a lie
This show is actually what taught me that a well written panic attack is enough to trigger one of my own. it wasn’t this episode specifically, it was another one, but the ending reminded me of that. this show has some pretty awesome and powerful writing.
i really wish this show wasnt cancelled because Belos' story had so much potential to be probably a whole season of its own. he was such a well-written, unique and genuinely terrifying villain but in the end we only got bits and pieces of his backstory. and while i liked the finale as a whole, the end to his character arc was somewhat disappointing. i would recommend you watch Knock Knock Knockin' on Hooty's Door, which comes before this episode actually, because it contains some of the most notable character developments and lore in this series, despite everyone thinking it was just going to be a silly filler episode. loved this video!
I'M SO GLAD YOU WATCHED THIS!!! *YES!* Also I know I've said this before, but how would you feel about watching the very last episode of this incredible and magical show, Watching and Dreaming?
Honestly, i still managed to miss some stuff when dana literally spelled it out in front of me, so I'm impressed as to how much you managed to figure out
I'd say season 1 ep 4 and 5 are what really grabbed me and got me invested in the show. Season has some filler episodes, things Disney likely pushed for them to include, but once you get to S1Ep15 it's all bangers. Entirety of season 2 is banger after banger, there's not one weak episode in season 2 and season 3 got cut short of course, but the extended episodes are all amazing.
