The Odalia Blight Roast! (The Owl House Video Essay) 

They did have they're suspects.

I never really had any bad thoughts on Alador I always thought he was misunderstood from the beginning.

My lil sister was like "he liked butterflys, he cant be bad I LOVE HIM"

Your sister is a gem

I never really thought of Alador as a bad person for one reason: his expression & body language. Take a second look at how he acts, the look on his face, his tone of voice, etc.... it all points to an attitude of "I'm so sick of this bitch, but I don't want to deal with the shitstorm she'll cause if I speak out, so I'm keeping my head down." I was in a relationship with an abusive partner once, and I've experienced what he's gone through, so i feel more than a little empathetic for him. It's better to play your role as a good little peon than to cause trouble, because it isn't worth the drama that will come if you try to go against what "they" want. Thing is, while it keeps you from getting hurt, it ultimately leaves you feeling dead inside. You know you're enabling an abuser, but you're sick of being put down (or worse) so you tolerate it anyway. (I now realize that I was lucky to break the cycle, and I'm proud Alador was able to as well) I'm also starting to realize the sheer talent of the creators here for creating a realistic acting long-term spouse of an abuser.

Yeah. The difference is that Camilla never dissuaded Luz from her interests. She actually does love her daughter’s creativity. But she also wanted her to make friends and to not put herself or anyone else in mortal danger.

Yes! Thank you!! Sure camila may at first didn't understood luz, but she was still a very caring mom who just wanted luz to socialize with others. Odalia though, she is no mother. She's a monster. She is willing to freaking let other witches DIE all so that she can become royalty. I really hope amity meant to never speak to odalia ever again. Odalia deserves no one, she deserves nothing, she deserves to be alone.

Yeah, I think it's a lot of projection going on and not actually looking at some of Luz's behavior in the human realm. They took Camila's decision to send Luz to camp in the most extreme way possible and assumed the worst of her.

Like her bringing potentially venomous snakes into school didn't cross them as a bad idea?

Wait people are still calling Camilla a bad mom?

I think she was of the same mind as the Coven Heads. I feel like they knew it was going to kill a lot of people, but thought that they were above that some how.

There is a small posibility she's actually covenless. In cloud on the horizon she seems to cast a ilusion.(Luz's wanted poster) She covers hers arms so we may never know

@@dragonico6847 i kinda like this conspiracy

So she’s a Karen

yeah dictartors don't want clever people who would betray them, they want loyality about all else, so what if the people under them are idiots, just easyiere to control

To say she’s horrible is a MASSIVE understatement… words can’t describe just how bad she is…

Odalia blight yep terrible mother very Very terrible very clearly

Thought it said ‘She is not a horrible mother 😡’ and had to re-read it

Honestly the rivalry between him and Alador seem a lot professional as both are basically the best specialist in abomination in the entire setting, but frankly Alador seem to be in his own class and if he was more inclined and have much more people skill he will be easily get the spot of head coven

Never thought of it as industry vs nature, but that idea is honestly pretty cool

I don't even think Camila deserves to be in the category of "bad parent". She's never neglected or ignored Luz, she still very much KNOWS her daughter (well, before she went through some shit in the Boiling Isles). Camila only wanted Luz to go to that camp to learn how to socialize...and stop releasing snakes in schools lol. While Alador, although he loves his children, hasn't been present enough to actually know who they are as people. But it's good he's trying to do better. Odalia, if she loves her kids, only does in the sense that they are extensions of herself. They are worthy of love only when they act how she wants...and that's beyond horrible. Not to mention her disregard for life in general.

As someone in CPTSD therapy and support groups in large part to the kinds of emotional parentification, emotional manipulations, and the physical violence that has been implied by Luz's expectations, grom monster transformation into a larger and scarier twisting of her mom when she yells "have you been lying to me" and "you're breaking my heart" as well as her casual chancla usage against an already incapacitated man that she just didn't like what he was saying at that point. Fuck camila. Fuck people that act like you have to be "the worst" to be called out for how terrible you are. And fuck the entire concept of comparing traumas oftenin a way that is less sympathetic to poc and low income children than it is to sad white rich kids (especially as that often fails to take into consideration all the trauma tht comes with poverty and/or being minority independent of any parenting)| Plus if she really knew and cared about luz and just wanted her to socialize better, she wouldn't have sent her to a tax camp and thrown out her favorite books. She would have found some camp that centers around her interests where she can make friends that enjoy the same things she does in a structured environment that showcases appropriate and inappropriate use of creativity and props. A drama camp, anime, book club, some arts and crafts camp. Something that nurtures what is good and natural about Luz, while also helping her to grow up ion helpful ways,. So no, I'm not giving credit for her knowing more than alador. I mean ffs, she's like 10. How is she getting dead birds, spiders, snakes, etc and bringing them to school so often? My mom had 5 kids and 2 jobs and often college herself. She still never overlooked when a kid would try to keep a mouse in the house or bring any kind of animal (let alone fireworks) to school. (brother once got expelled for bringing a knife, but those are pretty easy to hide) Come on now. Half of her behavior issues is about the fact that she's crying for help and attention and doing shocking things is the only option she sees to either impress her peers, or to have her mom pay attention to *herA* needs for once (instead of just relying on Luz/classic role reversal)

@@joyc.e.7511 Shes so emotionally abusive/emotionally parentifies Luz (very common after divorce or death of another parent or other traumas in the parents life.) so severely she's literally Luz's biggest fear and Luz is too preoccupied with how to emotionally take care of her mom to actually live her own life on several occasional. aNd they hint towards physical abuse as wall (mostly luz's expectations, habit of flinching, and complete fear of a violent reaction when she knows she's upset eda who only said something like "I won't trust you if you make a mess" She's a shit mom. They come in a wide variety. This one just happens to be terrible in a way that way too many identify with and try to excuse away from their own parents or even themselves. Which makes her extra important to call out, vs the one literally joining the evil team and broadcasting pure evil vibes. Most abusers are just regular people. Many child abusers are "imperfect parents who try their best". That's just reality. -Someone in long term therapy due in large part to having a mom like camila

@@foxyfox9196 My heart goes out to you and I hope things are going better for you. But Camila is NOT abusive and is the one parenting Luz, not the other way around. What about Luz's or Camila's behavior made you think differently? Luz behaves like the child she is. The whole reason Camila wants to send Luz to camp is because she believes it's best for her. and wants her to be able to socialize with people her own age. That's parenting. Camila was Luz's biggest fear because she is the closest person to her. Luz has a hard time making friends due to her eccentric personality, but her mother has never tried to limit her (till she brought live snakes to school). Based on all the things that Vee was going to throw out in episode 10, it's obvious her mother has always supported her and let her be the imaginative child she is. So lying to her, especially on this scale, would bother Luz more than anything else. I think you're reading too much into Luz's flinching as well as her and her mother's behavior. The show has never shied away from depicting abusive relationships (Hunter and Amity) and I'm certain they would have addressed it if that was how she was. I completely agree that many abusers hide behind the guise of "imperfect parents trying their best" and "tough love" but Camila LITERALLY is just trying her best. She hasn't raised Luz perfectly and maybe the camp idea came off as too drastic. But it was just a normal camp that would have been good for Luz. She probably would have made some friends, like Vee did. Everything we've seen of Camila has been kind and I believe that's how she actually is and always puts Luz first. Not emotionally manipulative. NOT a shit mother. Your basis for saying she is would put all mothers into that category. What better way could Camila have acted?

@@joyc.e.7511 The fact that Luz even has to center Camila's feelings. Weaponizing her feelings to manipulate and extort Luz into appeasing her mom's negative feelings while she was already under stress and really needed a fucking PARENT to be the one providing emotional comfort and support to her. Hell her entire reason for being upset about the aniversary of her dad's death is because she feels the need to be there for her mom, who still grieving. Implying Luz isn't really able to focus on her own feelings. She's the CHILD

Also, I think Odalia sees this as upholding the "deal" she made when Amity was five. She said that if Amity stayed friends with Willow, that she would use her influence to ensure Willow wouldn't attend Hexside, so when she discovers Amity has a bunch of unapproved friends, she does exactly that and rubs it in over the necklace.

HAHA, Helluva Boss reference!!!!

So the Dolores Umbridge effect?

@@danielasarmiento3101 Fair comparison. Tom had some reasons to be angry, and despite racism underlying his world view, he was also a snake nosed supervillain obsessed with immortality. Dolores was much more mundane as a bigoted beurocratic bish.

hmmm reading this gives me a feeling that odalia might become the main villain in season 3...

​@@bthsr7113 And that's not even getting into Tom having been conceived under a date-rape drug used by a destabilized woman. We're just after him for making his far-reaching choices to be a dangerous moron regardless. But Odalia, like Scumb*tch, is just frustrating with no real attempt at a valid excuse. And with Odalia, my favorite part is her abuse of Alador. We do NOT need abusive wives like that exploiting the system, thank you.

😂 who would have more stars? Odalia or Kikimora? I think it would be Odalia

that's what I'd thought too

She was heavy on the British snobbery accent that I didn't recognize her.

I love your profile picture

then we also have mister Ping from kung fu panda who, despite being Po's adoptive father and would like for him to inherit the restaurant one day, he truly loves Po, genuinely sees him as his son and is supportive on his kung fun dream. He never belittles him or his dream, telling him "you're a big fat panda. You can't do kung fu! Your destiny is soup!" or stuff along those lines; and when Po is feeling down and questions himself, mister Ping cheers him up and helps him understand things by revealing to him the secret to his special soup

My man

@@robby7499 😁

Darius: *smacks Alador upside the back of the head* "BOI, STOP! You and that old hag are divorced!"

@@leemorrell 😁

Darius doesn't skip Glute Day so Alador should still be happy with all that cake

I thought she was looking at her nails, like she was bored.

There's nothing to redeem, honestly.

I hope so too. It's good to give others second chances, but people like odalia??... screw her, she deserves nothing! 😠

@@joyc.e.7511 or to forgive for

I think that's what Alador's for. Odalia shows the kind of abusive parent you should cut off while Alador shows the kind of abusive parent that is worth forgiving because they legitimately try to be better and realize their errors

@@slaybutton1692 100%, their both abusers on different paths. Alador hurt amity a lot but he's trying to change.

All i hope to see is odalia being abandoned by her family. Alador deserves full custody of his kids because odalia never even saw them as her kids. I swear, i know belos is horrible but i'm sure we can agree that she is equally horrible like him.

Honestly see her trying to pull a Mr. Northwest moment and trying to become a "Horsemen of the Apocalypse" for the Collector.

@@robby7499 And then the collector turns her into a Mrs Potato head, and rearranges her toy limbs 💀

I hope she gets disgraced like the Northwest parents in Gravity Falls. She’s irredeemable.

I think there's a 70% of her staying evil/just losing her family, and then maybe a 30% or less chance that she tries to redeem, only because redemption is a major theme of this show, but in her case it would be a stretch.

If odaila is umbridge then belos is voldemort

You're damn right, he did!!! And that's on Character Development!!!💯

probably

That isn’t bad in itself, as women are often expected to do so anyway. Not defending Odalia, but I don’t think this is an example of her bad behaviour

@@shirendjorgee9320 it wasn’t necessarily referring to her toxic behavior, just that with what we’ve seen of her, it makes sense that the family name Blight came from her

But it *CAN* excuse you.

welp...... you got two more wishes. Use them wisely

@@floricel_112 I intend to. I legit cheered at that moment.

Isn't it heavily implied that Camila Noceda is neurodivergent as well? In the flashback, it was revealed that the summer camp thing wasn't even her idea- its just that so many adults criticized her for the way she took care of Luz for so long that the principal saying "if you don't do this she's going to suffer like you once did" eventually drove her to make a decision out of fear. Dunno, but that sounds like some kind of generational trauma to me.

I thought you said Coco Melon for a sec 💀

@@katie15732 Coco Melon is something very different 😅. I don't know of those guys aiding and abetting genocidal maniacs

That shouldn't have made me laugh as hard as it did thank you for this

@@lornbaker1083 No problem

Clearly no, because when see her younger self again the only face she made was a sketchy glare.

Hence me saying whether she was always sociopathic. Made me curious about what her parents were like to make her that entitled. But whatever the case, she tried to mold Amity.

I think she was always that sociopath. Her background cameos of her youth shows her smiling rather evily. And based on Eda & Alador's one interaction I think they're on the lower end of neutral (in spite Eda's dismay of using Luz as a test dummy)

Belos played her like a triangle (because it's the easiest instrument to use)

@@zacglover3345that is the sickest burn I’ve ever heard

*Through, not for, otherwise yeah.. Seen a sad amount of parents doing this and it makes me ill

I personally see it as shame, shame of her decisions, her actions and how far she went. She knows she goofed up but doesn't know what to do to fix it

Many owl house characters got the short end of the stick because of Disney

@@zacglover3345 so true like the collectors would have had more lore, and Willow and Hunter's relationship wouldnt have been rushed etc etc. it's so unfortunate cuz Disney is such a coward company

Personally, I either want him to stay single or potentially fix things with Darius and get with him. I don't think that Amity necessarily needs a mom, just female role models/motherly figures in her life. I'm certain Mrs. Noceda will be a great maternal figure and maybe even Eda at some later point.

I think Alador would wind up in a relationship with Darius, who knows he might even marry him (this could make Hunter like a stepson or something). As for motherly love, I was really hoping that Lilith would be the one to give it to her, I prayed that her redemption arc would involve her becoming a mom to Amity. I don't think I am going to get that. I feel like the best I can hope for is them burying the hatchet. Now I realize that Camila or Eda would be a better fit. Eda has already formed a bond with the twins so becoming a mom to Amity won't be a stretch. Also since Luz and Amity are dating so a relationship of sorts with Camila is inevitable.

He knows how to manipulate people, and Odalia is easier to play than a violin if you have influence she wants. She wants power and prestige, and being part of the last surviving family is such an easy pitch to her.

typical narcissistic behaviour

Rodrigo Gameiro so in other words you like abuse? wow you need therapy if you like abuse

@@eeveefennecfox Surely I didn't say that.... I'm only admiring a good writting character

Oh please don't insult Shego. Shego's got style and standards.

odalia blight terrible mother @

That doesn't mean anything when nobody on the Isles is. Except probably Belos.

It was mainly just a joke

Apparently, Odalia needed help in that department, on the inside OR out

Edit: "her mother was a jackal and her father...was a used car salesman!" I almost died.

how’s the card going

@@bethanykroemer559 I am _maybe_ half way done and I deeply regret my choice of art style, lol. I really hope he appreciates it. Thanks for asking.

I'm watching this video while finishing my essay, but I got distracted by the video too 😅

Ragyo I would contest

No, Ragyo is worse. At least Odalia didn't m*l*st her kids. This is in no way defending Odalia, just pointing out a glaring difference. The rest I agree are still better than her. Moon at least cared about Star, and I honestly think Rose Quartz didn't think that her past would come back to bite her son in the ass.

@@hithere911 Wait, she did? Man, I did not notice that since it's been a while since I watched Kill la Kill. Side note: I bet Lois Griffin from Family Guy should be roasted for being one of the worst mothers in animation.

@@wisdomcube3.019 Yeah. During a publicized fight. Just all around a terrible excuse of person.

She’s a great mom trying her best

honestly she gooped up when she didn't notice how hurt Luz was when she enrolled her to summer camp, other than that I think she actually thought she was helping Luz. Like, she didn't realize that she was pushing her daughter away but she never intended to make Luz feel so alienated that she would fit in more in the Boiling Isles.

She had good intentions

@@meepbeep2464 Honestly, Luz was lucky it was just a summer camp. She might have gotten arrested if she had actually triggered those fireworks for her book report.

The thing about her "caring" for her family, is that she still sees them as objects/part of herself. If she eventually understands that they are their own people and accepts that, then I think that eventually she'll become better. I don't like to use the word redeemed, because it makes it sound like someone has been forgiven of everything. I don't think Alador is "redeemed", it's a work in progress. Her family will probably never forgive her, but they might still interact with her, on occasion. But only if they want to.

@@joyc.e.7511 That's a good way to put it. I don't deny that she is toxic in every sense of the word, but having that barest minimum of care can sometimes pave the way for redemption, but only if she puts in the work, and it would take a LOT of work for her to even start that.

Nah, once you help a madman in attempted genocide of your own species, there is no going back. She's someone who would be hard-pressed to admit she was wrong.

And she ultimately views her family as items that she controls like her trying to mold Amity to be just like her.

She doesn’t see her family as people, she sees them as business assets. Alador needs to invent things, Amity needs to be the daughter supporting the business and the twins probably asked to stay out of the way because they don’t have any skills Odalia sees as useful to Blight Industries beyond grunt work.

Yeah that's how business works, you show the best things

@@slaybutton1692 the point I was hinting at is that Odalia was going to force the 3 of them to test the untested and potentially very dangerous items before they were reasonable safe because they were safe and though Odalia didn't want to with Luz could be called if quickly if Odalia followed through they could have been in serious danger.

@@slaybutton1692at least they have people who knew what they signed up for,Amity meanwhile wasn’t really given a choice in the matter,and you know exactly who to blame 👆