My channel got deleted briefly, and all my comments were gone along with it, so I replaced the pinned comment to just say: Thanks for all the support :) Also I know a lot of ya'll think Alador is a bad parent, and I'm just sayin... I could fix him ;)
He could be both. Who knows, perhaps this seeing him being such a relatable goofball is setup for a character arc in which he will try to make up for his past mistakes and help his daughter. Seeing as he was insistent on Odalia keeping her word and clearly has standards(keeping a promise at least), then that could be one thing that leads him to atonement.
I agree with pj pants but think it could be a combo of my daughter is in love, she is a strong witch and she is standing up to her mother ( this may be the first time one of the kids has stood up for themselves)
I know nothing about the Owl House, but isn't that obvious regarding any character from any show? But that fact you needed to write this reminder at all tells me that the opposing view is popular enough that it needs to be pushed back against, which is a somewhat worrying development.
It's funny, fans had already been predicting that Odalia was the more strict and controlling parent where Alador was the more nicer one who just follows what Odalia says.
wait the fandom though the dad was the bad one? why? when we go to how she reacts to certain things it shows more mommy issues then daddy issues (i.e calling a teacher mom can be seen as seeing your teacher as a better mother figure than yours which we are told she's done in the library epsiode. And in Willows mind trip it's her mother that's closer to her not the father showing how the father is more distant from everyone and the mother is closer to everyone. plus dana saying that odalia color codes her children's hair or something related to that.
The father is EXACTLY as bad as we thought. Even worse than we thought. He not only knows what goes on in his family, he doesn’t care one bit about it. Only focuses on the bigger picture
@@collgoff She was in the Oracle Coven. Shot in the dark, maybe she saw a bright future that involved Alador and Amity and is proceeding based on that future sight.
To be fair, we saw Amity's take on the situation. As a child, she probably figured her parents were these larger than life figures. While her mom seems like a terrible parent, her father just seems apathetic. He probably loves his kids, but he'll usually bend to his wife's whims.
First off he carried the episode Second off he seems like he doesn't really like working with Abominations, by the looks of it he looks like he's mostly into creatures witch would make sence if he was in the Beast Track growing up
Could’ve been similar to Willow’s case, who got shoved into the abomination track despite her preference in the plants track. Maybe he wanted to work with beast keeping, but his own parents dragged him into working with abominations and due to how the coven system works, he can’t do anything other than work himself into exhaustion in something he doesn’t have a particular interest at.
That makes sense considering how distracted he got by demon non principal bumps head when it's tail moved or how he chased the butterfly skull thing his distractedness is kinda like Edric too. It's also a pretty cool hint that Odalia was in the oracle tract and likely in that coven makes sense for a business woman.
Or he could want to make an abomination that looks different and more beast like.. I can picture an abomination that looks like the demon on Bump's head
Who else loves the fact they’re both not emotionless robot like displayed in the memory sequence? I love that they have greater depth than just antagonistic parents, they actually have some morals. It makes them more interesting and less predictable tbh
@@deffdefying4803 She does seem to show genuine love for her husband and values him enough to listen to him when he thinks she is going too far. He, besides doing that also believes in honouring your promises. So yes, they do have standards and decency, at least to an extent. You don't have to think they are good parents, considering they ruined one of hrr youngest daughter's most important relationships, and are controlling, unfettered(or rather Odalia is the more controlling one and Alador just follows her regardless) ,authoritarian and also are implied to pit their kids against eachother. But they have lines they won't cross..
@@Nai-qk4vp Her abomination robot thing went completely unchecked, even though Alador told Odalia that Luz “had a point”, and Odalia herself seemed completely fine with the idea that Luz could have (and probably would have) died had Amity not intervened.
Maybe this was when he had more energy. Seems to me all the abomination work he’s been doing with Odalia is turning Alador into the precious Insomniac he is now
I don’t know why but the relationship between amity’s parents look like an evil version of what amity and Luz’s possible romance might be. Amity would be the ambitious type like her mom and luz would be the easily distracted but still lovable type like amity’s dad.
1:31 makes a lot more sense in his demeanor after the latest episode (S2 EP20) Actually all his behavior is explained alot better now because of it. Alador is so adorable too!
That's a pretty interesting, when were kids our perception of our parents is completely different to how they are because we don't really acknowledge ours parents as being people
That might be why he comes off as similar to Amity's mother in the memories as he is pretty much an extension of her and lets her speak for him as he is too tired and uninterested from work to bother until his daughter stands up for herself and he feels he needs to take action upon realizing Amity is her own person. Plus as other people are saying to children parents are percieved very differently to them than others.
2:28 this is actually a 10,000IQ move from alador, there are two was it could be interpreted based on if his intent is in odalias interest or amitys interest. if he is working for odalias goals making sure that amity can get personal "wins" through using traits they want to encourage "besides she's getting stronger" it both reinforces the use of that trait for solving problems creating a feedback loop where the trait gets stronger and in turn gets used more, but it also increases the weight and thus bargaining power of "a blight always holds up their end of the deal" by stopping odalia from going back on the deal it stops her from making a hypocritical move which would only stoke amitys animosity towards her. while if he is working in amitys interest stepping in here gives the most wiggle room for amity while both keeping up appearances to odalia that he is on side with her and gives the least likelihood of odialia retaliating, by using the phrase "a blight always upholds their end of the deal" which she has been using to hold amity to her word. in using her own words to justify his objection to her both makes it difficult to argue with and pits her against her own ego, i can easy imagine odalia as someone who would do things in a more roundabout way to show up her opponent and really dive home the defeat, its the idea of handicapping your self if you think you can still beat your opponent to make their defeat more embarrassing, pushing odalia to take riskier stargates that amity might stand a better chance of thwarting.
I feel like he would just say something like "Oh yeah. I remember you from Hexide. I saw you turn into that beast that one time. That was interesting."
Aren't Alador and Odalia in the background when Eda forfeits her right to be in the emperors coven? They are literally the only ones in the stands that aren't black silhouettes.
I feel though he seems nicer than the mom, he might be more of an absent father than outright abusive, still bad trait for a father but doesn’t seem like he genuinely wants to cause harm. And that bit where he says “she’s becoming more powerful, maybe powerful enough to become a Coven Head someday,” could be interpreted in two ways, either one he sees Amity as more of a means to an end and is the more “long term” kind of planner while the mom is more “short term,” or he’s just saying that so she’ll calm down and stop complaining, basically “this could be beneficial to you, so please just calm down.” Those are my thoughts on him atm, but I’ll so far I like him, also he does get bonus points for warning Luz about what was going to happen.
Going forward in Amity's life, there is a better chance of her building a better relationship with her dad than her mum, if they choose so. I think she could forgive him with time.
@@bessieburnet9816 Honestly, I really like the idea of Amity and Alador having a reconciliation like that at some point in the future, probably when Amity is an adult.
yall are crazy for thinking alador's a great parent or whatever. Even if he doesn't directly take part, by not actively going against Odalia, he's being a bad parent. And when he's excited about Amity in the end, it's just cuz she seems magically gifted, not cuz she's standing up to her mom, or cuz she's gay or whatever.
People are just excited he seems more relatable than we thought he would be, and not as horrible as that memory made him appear. It does seem like his wife is the one in charge and he kind of has to do what she wants of him. But yea this doesn’t really show him as being a good father aside from making his wife keep the promise she made Amity, which should be a given. I do believe he isn’t the assertive type from what we saw, it might simply be easier to go with what Odalia wants than fight with her. He might be the kind of dad more attentive to his work than his kids even if he would prefer a different coven than the one Odalia made him join. Yet I think if he had a different, kinder wife, he would probably be kinder as well.
A lot of times what happens is one parent will be passive and not stick up for their children for fear of their shared abuser. However, being a victim of domestic abuse doesn't absolve someone of their failure as a parent. Edit: neglect IS a type of abuse btw
I think that he has 2 sides to him, you saw how he talked to Odalia about Amity's potential at the end there, he's clearly also a bit rhetorical and persuasive like Odalia, but he's also more laid back and less uptight.
It's been 8 years so he might have changed a bit. And we know nothing about his relationship with Odalia. For all we know he's being abused by his wife or he's just neglectful of Amity and let's his wife take control over everything.
That may be because we only know Amity’s perspective of that day. We were scared or put off from Alador because she was scared, as any child would be when their parents are expressing their disappointment plainly. But, as they say, there are two sides to every story.
Odalia, a perfectionist. Married a burned out, talented yet flawed man... Like think about it. She married a man who's the polar opposite of her and had 3 Kids with him. Is there... Something you're not telling us Mrs. Blight? 👀 Are blight women attracted to their opposites is that it?
I mean if it's done right then it's really cute, it's a little bit like Luz and Amity if you think about it, but including the irresponsible parent part
@@ohohoho249 it's not really irresponsible it's more overly strict and arrogant parents. You can tell the mom calls the shots. Its cute but half the time it doesn't workout. No matter how adorable the relationship is.
@@jaysilverhood1264 yea... though I really do hope that if Luz and Amity ever got themselves a relationship it won't end up as a disaster Also agree with you on the parent's thingy I didn't really put thought into how I describe them, though by what we know for now the Brights are irresponsible with their children's mental wellbeing
"You think I should go to Grom with ALADOR? The abomination boy? Don't be silly, he's a slob. That sludge covered shirt, that scraggly and unkempt beard, those... weathered, yet piercing amber eyes... I... I MUST HAVE HIM."
Everyone is speaking about Alador, but nobody about the fact that Amity is reeeally like Odalia. The way they both act _and_ speak... *Just wow.* /and there was a moment with Odalia's small laugh that sounds *exactly* like Amity's/ Really good job our dear writers and actors! P.S. Of course I'm not speaking about their personalities. They definitely have different values in life
She's basically what the bullying Amity would have become in a couple of decades without a Luz in her life. Also, I wonder if a young Odalia was just as dorky as Amity when it came to love. "Oh, wow, abominations!"
He may enable her actions but I feel like he just enjoys the curiosities of life. Like he knows his wife won’t get off his case Until the product is done so he can have more time for his own interests
Whilst watching this episode Alador gave me so many vibes of being somewhere on the autism spectrum which makes me feel more interested in his character as someone on the spectrum myself. He clearly has a few special interests like creatures and abominations that he hyperfixates on, so strongly that he tunes out everything else. When his interest is piqued he stims by placing his hands on his chin and when upset he instead holds them together. And he clearly doesn’t understand social cues all that well, shown when the Golden Guard arrives and he doesn’t kneel until Odalia makes him. Despite only having him for one episode, I am really loving Alador and am interested to see what he does in later episodes.
Man, this guy was such a great surprise. Like, I know he's probably still a classist jerk and all but him being a dirty, chilled out goof with ADHD who's nursing 3 different headaches and just wants to go home at any given second at least makes him somewhat endearing.
@@fernandod4046 well not necessarily abusive but I would say absent. Heck he might be a great dad and just has an emotionally abusive wife who gas lights him
I can imagine highschool uptight odelia studying in the library when alador causes a bookshelf to fall beside odelia's desk because he was climbing the bookshelf to grab a book-
Everybody has their favorite kind of characters... *But my favorite characters are awkward and quite middle age men that would do anything to just go back to bed and study stuff-*
Also in that scene when they threatened to never let willow into hexside it seems like he was about to say something else but got interrupted by the mother.
0:14 this is this kind of situation like when you're unsocial nerd who made the whole school project but you're too shy and introverted to present it in front of class so your extrovert pal makes the whole presentation for you
There's something nice about him being able to watch his daughter and appreciate how talented she is when it comes to breaking the abominations of others. The dude was able to see every flaw in his design because he had genuine feedback from a live fire testing against a skilled witch and his improved variant took two witches one of them being a Abominations track witch. It's no surprise that he could apply the same mindset to his daughter's growth as a witch and seeing that she not only has the potential to do great things, but is able to stand up against his wife because he believes in the potential of one of his greatest creations.
I think it’s interesting that Amity is just like her dad, she has the same coloring & magical talent, but her mother makes her dye her hair to match her siblings. Why not keep the kids that match each parent, just match each parent ?
0:50 I love this scene so much because you know exactly everything he's doing, he's kinda bored and looking around for something to look at, then notices the Principal who I forgot the name of's weird head tail, and is fascinated by it, pokes it and whatever, he's like then he's just thinking about how it works, amazing character.
We see Alador smiling at Amity fighting the abomination to save Luz, but is it because he’s happy for her to have found a friend? Or because she’s displaying far greater magical prowess? Back in Season 1, he’s the one who tells Amity that they only associate with the strongest of witchlings. Alador seems to be very concerned with strength.
Friendly reminder that he is as Bad as Odalia. He enables her actions by his inaction and only goes against her 'for the family' and is just as abusive and that doesnt Change because he 'acts cute'.
Ok i just saw someone defending there behavior saying they aren’t that bad and they have lines the “wont cross” but like that doesn’t make them any less abusive i swear people in these comments will gaslight not only them selves but fictional characters into thinking there life isnt “that bad”
True, but now we don't know his true intentions or personality since it been years. Dana also said he was an interesting character to write, so we will have to wait to see who he really is
But what if he is a victim of Odalia's abuse himself? She doesn't seem to respect him at all, yanking him around and digging through his pockets without acknowledging his presence or existence, aside from how it benefits her. To say that his inaction against Odalia's abuse is his fault would be victim blaming
Just because he's not AS bad as Odalia (not difficult to do!), doesn't mean he should get a pass for his inaction. He's a grown man dude, don't let his neglect slide.
