"Enchanting Grom Fright" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of The Owl House, and the sixteenth episode overall.
It premiered on August 8, 2020.
Synopsis
Luz experiences Grom, Hexside's version of Prom, and it's not what she expects.
Plot
At the Owl House, Luz is perfecting the Plant Glyph after learning it while King watches cat videos on her phone. She freezes up when she sees her mother texting her, asking her about camp, and nervously texts back with a wordless thumbs up. Luz explains to King how poorly her mother might react to her ditching camp to stay in the Demon Realm for the summer, in addition to the existence of magic in general, but King convinces her that not telling her mom is the safer option. Willow and Gus soon arrive, and the kids head to school.
At Hexside, Luz hears about an upcoming event known as Grom, with Amity being chosen as this year's “Grom Queen”. Luz is happy for her at first, assuming Grom to be equivalent to human prom. However, Amity explains that "Grom" actually refers to Grometheus the Fear Bringer, a monster that has the ability to transform into a person's worst fears and lives below the school, which a chosen student must fight every year. As Grom Queen, Amity must battle Grometheus, and thus let her worst fear be revealed to everyone at school. Luz, wanting to help Amity, decides to take her place as Grom Queen.
At the Owl House, Amity has Edric and Emira conjure illusions of the fears Luz has written down while training her. Although most of her fears aren't as big of a deal, such as cats with human faces and Eda treating her weakly, Luz still shows she is afraid. Nonetheless, since they are literally out of time as Grom is about to start, Luz pushes forward on facing Grometheus.
Everyone gathers at Hexside where Grom is taking place. Despite the pressure, Amity confides in Luz to give it her best try. Soon, Luz faces Grom, easily defeating many of Grom's transformations at first. But while she fights the Grom, she realizes that her worst fear was actually something she was not expecting: her mother finding out about the Boiling Isles. The Grom, while partially transformed into her mother, chases her out to a cliff with Eda and Amity following them. When Amity tries to stop the monster, it reveals that she wanted to go to Grom with someone but being rejected by them was her biggest fear. Luz ends up offering to attend Grom with her as her friend and together, they dance and defeat the Grom by using Amity's abomination and Luz's plant glyph. King also overcomes his fear of public speaking with Gus' help and the three of them are carried back by the cheering crowd of students. Luz asks Amity who she wanted to invite to the Grom but Amity tells her that it's not important, but then it is revealed that Amity wanted to invite Luz and that she likes her.
Once the party's over, Luz goes back to the Owl House and texts her real mother, saying that she has been having a good time at "camp". Unbeknownst to her, someone has been sending fake letters to Camila in her handwriting.
Cast
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
- Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne
- Alex Hirsch as King and Hooty
- Tati Gabrielle as Willow Park
- Issac Ryan Brown as Gus Porter
- Mae Whitman as Amity Blight
- Ryan O'Flanagan as Edric Blight
- Erica Lindbeck as Emira Blight
- Elizabeth Grullon as Camila/"Gromila"
- Bumper Robinson as Principal Bump
- Kimberly Brooks as Skara
Additional voices
- Dee Bradley Baker as Doctor
- Matt Chapman as Bird Student, Spiked Headed Student, and Cats
- Arin Hanson as Snaggleback and Skara's Grom Date
- Eden Riegel as Spider Teacher and Mouth Head Girl
Mentioned
- Vee (indirectly)
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spanish (Latin America)
|
Un baile aterrador | A Terrifying Dance | |
 Portuguese (Brazil)
|
Enfentando Os Medos | Confronting Fears | |
 Mandarin
|
心驚驚武會 | Frightful Grom | |
 Czech
|
Strach ze Slizu | Fear of the Slime | |
 German
|
Die Grom-Königin | The Grom Queen | |
 Danish
|
Fortryllende Grumbal | Enchanting Grumbal | |
 Arabic
|
حفلة غروم | Grom Party | |
 French
|
Le bal de promo | The Prom | |
 Indonesian
|
Pesta Dansa Memesona | Enchanting Dance Party | |
 Hebrew
|
בהלת נשף הגרום | Grom Party Panic | |
 Italian
|
Il Ballo Spaventesco di Grom | The Frightful Dance Party of Grom | |
 Japanese
|
グロム・パーティー | Grom party | |
 Korean
|
두려움과 마주하기 | Facing Fear | |
 Malay
|
Ketakutan Grom Ajaib | Frightful Magical Grom | |
 Dutch
|
Gruwelijk Grala | Horrifying Grom | |
 Norwegian
|
Fortryllende Skole-Skrall | Enchanting School Gossip | |
 Portuguese
|
O Baile Pavoroso do Grom | Grom's Dreadful Prom | |
 Polish
|
Najsilniejszy Lęk | The Strongest Fear | |
 Romanian
|
Un bal înfricoșător | A Scary Dance Party |
Transcript
| For a full transcript of "Enchanting Grom Fright", click here. |
Gallery
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Trivia
- Viewership: This episode was watched by 0.35 million viewers on its premiere.[3]
- During Amity's explanation of Grom to Luz, the sixteenth rune code of the season is visible at the end of the cutaway:
, which translates to "mud". - Luz, along with the illusion of her mother, speaks in her native language for the third time in this episode, following "A Lying Witch and a Warden" and "Hooty's Moving Hassle".
- "Espérate un momento." translates to "Wait a moment."
- "Te extraño también, mami." translates to "I miss you too, mommy."
- Dana Terrace stated in an Instagram post after the episode that Edric and Emira got stood up by their Grom dates.[5]
- An additional Grom photo, which was cut from the end of the episode for time, shows Luz in an otter onesie, with Amity looking at her lovingly.[6]
- According to Dana Terrace, her main motivation for doing a prom-themed episode was to "make up for [her] own experiences".[7]
- In early concepts, Grom was referred to as Prom, with Prom being an anagram for "Perennial Ritual Offering Maiden".[7]
Revelations and significant events
- When Eda's portal is open, it allows for the transmission of WiFi signals into the Boiling Isles.
- Through Grometheus, and by other means, several of the characters' fears are revealed in this episode:
- Luz - Her mom finding out about her staying on the Boiling Isles.
- Amity - Being rejected by Luz.
- Willow - Ladybugs.
- Gus - Clowns.
- Edric - Being alone forever.
- Emira - Being stuck with Edric forever.
- King - Public speaking.
- Luz learns her third spell in this episode, the Plant Glyph.
- Luz is lactose intolerant.
- Amity is revealed to have a crush on Luz.
- It is revealed that someone has been sending Camila letters in Luz's handwriting.
Production notes
- Prior to being replaced with TJ Hill's score, the track "Veo Lu Sluice" from the video game Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers was used as temp music during Luz and Amity's dance.
Allusions
- Final Fantasy VII - A sword on the weapon rack closely resembles the Buster Sword seen in the game.
- Devil May Cry - A sword on the weapon rack closely resembles the sword Alastor from the game.
- Dark Souls - Numerous weapons from this series appear in the armory, like the claymore, the Lifehunt Scythe, Valorheart, and Ricard's rapier.
- YouTube - "MewTube" is a parody of YouTube.
- Camel Spider - The "horrifying spider" on the back of Luz's head closely resembles this real-life arachnid.
- M'lady meme - One of Luz's fears is debating with jerks on the internet, with the jerks portrayed by a neck-bearded man tipping his fedora, similar to the meme format.
- Prometheus the Fire-Bringer - Grom's full name and title, "Grometheus The Fear Bringer" is likely based on the title of this ancient Greek play.
Edits
- Southeast Asia
- Words such as "dum-dum", "nitwit", and the like were cut in Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam. Though these were not cut in the Indonesian, Malay, and Thai dubs.
- "We're gonna turn this bloodbath into a fun bath." was shortened to "We're gonna turn this into a fun bath." This edit isn't in the Indonesian, Malay, and Thai dubs.
- The scene where two boys dance was cut. However, Luz and Amity's dance, the letter, and Amity's blush were kept intact.
Memorable quotes
Videos
External links
References
- ↑ Disney+ Channel UK [@DCUK_NEWS] (August 9, 2020). "Don't miss out BRAND NEW Show The Owl House starts tomorrow at 9:30pm! Monday to Fridays at 9:30pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Disney Channel UK HD, Monday, Aug 31, 2020". TV24.co.uk. Retrieved on January 8, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Metcalf, Mitch (August 11, 2020). Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.8.2020. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12.
- ↑ "The Owl House, "Enchanting Grom Fright" - DANCE SEQUENCE". YouTube (April 1, 2022).
- ↑ Terrace, Dana (August 9, 2020). "They were stood up while their sister had a fairy tale dance sequence? :/ #TheOwlHouse". Twitter.
- ↑ Drawing Cartoons to Save Democracy (September 16, 2020). Archived from the original on September 17, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Terrace, Dana (August 8, 2020). When I was first developing Owl House I always wanted to do a prom episode to make up for my own experiences. Back then PROM was an anagram for "Perennial Ritual Offering Maiden". I'm so INCREDIBLY grateful for the crew working to make this episode so badass. Twitter. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020.