#Escaping Expulsion

[novelist-becca]

One thing I’ll always love Luz for is how empathetic she was towards Amity after getting expelled by her parents.

“Sorry, I was a coward in there. But my mom—!”

“Hey, I get it. You’re scared of her.”

They could’ve easily gone down the route of Luz blaming and getting pissed that Amity didn’t stand up for her, but no. Instead Luz understood why.

I think part of it is because she saw how Odalia and Alador acted in Willow’s mind, but still.

#the owl house #toh #owl house #luz noceda #amity blight #Odalia blight #lumity #escaping expulsion #Luz was so good for this #she’s not one to blame others for her problems (to a fault)

[braveblackbutterfly]

Two more colored version of my most lumity redraws

As promised, here are the other two colored version of my lumity redraws.

Next I will make a new redraw soon...ish. If I don't make one next weekend, then probably sometime next month.

Please check out my “leeann art” tag to see all of my redraws and other creative projects!

#leeann art #lumity #luz noceda #amity blight #the owl house #toh #toh fanart #fanart #escaping expulsion #enchanting grom fright

[garseeyart]

One thing I’ve been thinking about is how I’ve seen it said that Amity kept some of her hair brown to be closer to/reminder her of her father since it’s his hair color. This is seemingly said to parallel her dying it to distance herself from her mother.

But like, idk, that school of thought has just never sat right with me because like, it’s not JUST Alador’s natural hair color. It’s AMITY’s natural color. Like truly, I don’t see why her leaving some brown is attributed to/associated with him at all. If anything, leaving some seems more representative of her embracing a part of her she was forced to change/hide.

Changing her look was such a deeply personal and symbolic undertaking. From cutting/dying it to make it look less like her mom, to picking a color that was meaningful to her because it represented something she loves and is passionate about, to reaching a point where she could trust her siblings to help her with the change despite their past turmoil… It was something for and about her, including leaving some brown as a reflection of who she was before she was forced to change and who she always will be regardless of everything that happened to her.

Idk it just really doesn’t feel like its something that has anything to do with him, especially considering at that point, they still weren’t even on “it’s a start” terms. If anything, he was still engaging/complicit in Amity’s abuse so like, why would it make sense that in such a personal, powerful, symbolic moment of change for her, she’d be like, “but lets just keep a touch of brown for dear ol’ dad who’s not only directly engaged in my trauma (see Understanding Willow & Escaping Expulsion), but has done nothing to stop it at this point!”

It just makes no sense to me and honestly, I high key just hate seeing something so personal and transformative in CHOOSING to leave a trace of what she was forced to hide, be made to be about one of her abusers.

Like nah, baby is out here taking steps to reclaim the power and autonomy BOTH her parents stripped from her - her new look ain’t about him like that 😤

#amity blight #the owl house #toh #understanding willow #escaping expulsion #through the looking glass ruins #alador blight #odalia blight #the blight family #tw: abuse #emira blight #edric blight #lumity

[blehblarghblah]

okay but considering what you've gone off about with Lilith, Bump, and Gus and Willow, I GOTTA know what you think about Alador now???

Alador Blight was such a good highlight to this episode. Fan theory can spout off as much as they want about abusive elements, manipulation, arranged marriage, Alador/Darius, etc. A lot of those notions hit on the money, some are just speculation. In the end, I appreciate the journey. I wanna talk about his characterization and portrayal. I'd like to preface with that this is just me talking, no fact or fiction, just interpretation from a nerd.

In Escaping Expulsion, he stops Odalia because he recognizes Amity's growth. Her power and strength, and he notes that that type of drive is what the Emperor's Coven looks for. Because he thinks that's what she wants, and he sees the silver lining for both their sakes.

He looks back on his childhood with fondness, but also has a sense of pride/embarrassment at how openly in awe Amity is of his past. She states that she wants to be like him, and how she finds excitement in that. He downplays it for her sake because he wants better for her (or at the very least, in the way Odalia does). Thinking for as fun as it was, that's not what Amity---the Amity he knew as a child---would've wanted.

But the important takeaway in the end is that he's out of touch. He's realizing he doesn't know a thing about his kids. He feels confused. Like he wasn't sure how or when it all changed. His youngest daughter has a girlfriend, she's complaining about her hair colour and not wanting to join a coven anymore. But mainly? She's complaining that he doesn't know anything.

But he admits something he observed. Something he knows. For everything he doesn't know, for all that he's out of the loop in, he breaches a topic he knows for certain and it happens to be the very thing Amity can be glad about.

But when he goes for a hug and she responds with a boundary, he's disappointed. He respects it, but is disappointed and surprised. He's out of touch with his kids and the closest display of physical affection him---a father---is allowed to breach, is a handshake. And she says it's a start. Him confronting his wife, her mother, is a step closer to redemption in his daughter's eyes.

Stress, confusion, and doubt wracking his brain, he vents. He confesses to be overworked. That he's built off a life's work toward project like this, the very thing his family strived toward, but he still feels torn (heh bc the bag). His pride and joy was achieved, right? Yet he feels like nothing makes sense, nothing is right anymore.

But then when he hears King never met his dad, he realizes his substitution for his kids. Have they really met him? Has he really met them? In how long? How long have they spent "never really meeting" their dad despite his proximity? His absence created a rift between his true greatest creations and---

---he feels regret. So he declares a change. That he's gonna do something.

He confronts Odalia, he challenges her at every notion and every opportunity. (side note, it's cute that Amity gets her red angry face from her dad). And even stands against what Odalia thinks is best for the Blights, and resolutely destroy's his life's work. Without hesitation, he destroys his entire factory. Within seconds.

They're finished. Their "marriage", their "work relationship", their "co-parenting"---in every sense it's done. He stood up to her, even admitting how terrifying it was, for the sake of his daughters and son. He's done with being distracted. Done with being forced to be distracted. A new chapter, if you will. (Also this shot is so freaking cool).

Here, it's minor, but him openly stating something like this, it's just a neat way of showing he's paying attention. Setting aside what he knows is at stake and all the dangers, it's a way of showing he's valuing what his daughter sees important. It's not just that he can stop all the Abomatons at the head. But that he knows they're after "Hunter". He knows Amity's intentions, and all her friends' intentions, and states it. He's proclaiming a boundary, "You're going to do this. And I am aware of it. And I'm coming with you."

Knowing that in Reaching Out, the mere action of confronting Odalia outright or simply on her own stances is something Amity appreciates. So Alador makes a point to confront "Luz" outright and disregards whatever Odalia said (even though this is Hunter). As if to breach another boundary for Amity, that though he's been slow on catching up, he's willing to let Amity feel more comfortable and safe in her home. The sentiment is what matters here.

This is such a good telling of a father working out of---for the simplest of terms---a toxic relationship for the sake of his family. He recognizes his faults, the faults that led him to where he was, and the priorities of his kids. In the end, he's willing to throw it all down in one instant for their sake. Even if it's terrifying for him. Even if he doesn't know or understand everything. Even if he dedicated countless hours to build everything that brought them where they were today.

He does it for Amity, Edric, and Emira.

And that's all that matters.

(oh and I guess for the sake of the Isles because all Hell is about to break loose).

#ask bleh #anon asks #asks #toh #the owl house #toh spoilers #the owl house spoilers #escaping expulsion #reaching out #reaching out toh #clouds on the horizon #alador blight #lumity #amity blight #luz noceda #odalia blight #edric blight #emira blight #toh analysis #he's trying #and that's what matters

[rulersreachf4n]

Hunter is only in 14 episodes?!

He's in (2 non-speaking appearances in season 1, 9 episodes in season 2, all 3 specials).

(15 if you include him dm-ing Luz over penstagram in Reaching Out.)

#hunter #toh hunter #it’s crazy to me that he’s only in 13 out of 43 episodes #separate tides #escaping expulsion #hunting palisman #eclipse lake #any sport in a storm #toh season 2 #toh season 3

[me-and-my-hyperfixations]

❤️ Protective Girlfriends ❤️

#the owl house #amity blight #luz noceda #toh luz #toh amity #luz x amity #lesbian #bisexual #gif set #an enchanting grom fright #escaping expulsion

[spinaroos-47]

Moonlit Escapade - @color-palettes

Escaping Expulsion! I love the rest of season 2 but I do really miss 2A. Peak vibes, peak toh for me. 

It’s also still weird to draw Amity’s old hair. Not only because of her new hair(s) but also I just never drew much of it since a lot of it was before I figured out how to draw swept back hair/a widow’s peak

#toh #the owl house #amity blight #escaping expulsion #my art #color palette art #s3 countdown

[bigbeanbear]

Amity’s Hand Strength Appreciation

The strength of Amity’s hands is funny to me at this point. I mean, look at her hand muscles in Andy’s promo art (full size)! I won’t be surprised if she strangled Belos barehandedly for hurting Luz in the finale lol

#amity blight #amity #the owl house #escaping expulsion #eclipse lake #clouds on the horizon #toh screenshots #king's tide #toh promo #toh season 2 finale #lumity #my posts

[pra370r1an]

Sometime after Escaping Expulsion,

Amity: I defied our mother and let her know she’ll never control me or my friends again.

Amity: Jealous?

Emira: You know, Mittens, you can just say our mom is a bitch.

Edric: Yeah, we say it all the time.

Amity, smugly: Yeah, you’re jealous.

#The Owl House #amity blight #Emira Blight #Edric Blight #odalia blight #escaping expulsion #toh incorrect quotes

[yahoo201027]

Day in Fandom History: June 19…

When Amity's parents get Luz, Willow, and Gus expelled from Hexside for accusations thrown against them of "distracting" Amity, Luz strikes a dangerous deal with the Blights to get them to be reinstated to school. “Escaping Expulsion” premiered on this day, 2 Years Ago.

#Day in Fandom History #2 Years Ago #The Owl House #Season 2 #Episode 2 #Escaping Expulsion #Cartoon #Animation

[your-very-rude-neighborhood-ace]

ok but i was rewatching the owl house and i noticed that during Escaping Expulsion, when alador yawns while amity is presenting for blight industries, there are tears of exhaustion in his eyes like holy shit

#alador blight #the owl house #odalia blight #fuck odalia #escaping expulsion #owl house #toh

[braveblackbutterfly]

Today’s redraw is Lumity from “Escaping Expulsion”

New month, new redraw!

This took me longer to finish than my previous redraw. I kept making mistakes and had to start over on certain parts. I might fix it up a little more another day. Maybe before I color it.

I will get to coloring my recent redraws eventually.

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#leeann art #lumity #luz noceda #amity blight #the owl house #toh #toh fanart #escaping expulsion

[skybson]

100 Days of Owl House 47/100

#do you think love can bloom even on a battlefield #tohedit #the owl house #toh #luz noceda #amity blight #escaping expulsion #100oh* #originalposts*

[animerunner]

Also me actively cheering on Alador for freaking standing up to Odalia was definitely not on the list of things I expected to ever happen. Especially after Escaping Expulsion aired almost a year ago.

#the owl house #the owl house spoilers #alador blight #escaping expulsion #don't get me wrong still not happy about the other shit #but seeing him do that made me surprisingly happy?

[rulersreachf4n]

ESCAPING EXPULSION ART

DANA TERRACE

BO COBURN

#production art #dana terrace #bo coburn #promo art #escaping expulsion

[drachenfalter]

Alador: "Besides. She's getting stronger. Strong enough to become a Coven Head some day."

Hey, anyone remember when Alador had his own agency and motives? Anyone?

Because I still don't get how we get from here to the "I guess I forgot about my children because Odalia overworked me" Alador we see in season 2B.

#the owl house #alador blight #toh season 2 #escaping expulsion #Really they seem like two completely different characters