"Understanding Willow" is the fifteenth episode in the first season of The Owl House.
Synopsis
Luz, Willow, and Amity take a trip down Memory Lane.[1]
Plot
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Transcript
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Cast
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
- Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne
- Alex Hirsch as King and Hooty
- Tati Gabrielle as Willow
- Issac Ryan Brown as Gus
- Mae Whitman as Amity Blight
- Rachael Macfarlane as Mrs. Blight
Additional Voices
- Eden Riegel as Boscha
- Kimberly D. Brooks as Skara (uncredited)
- Grey DeLisle as Photo Class Teacher
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
 French
| Comprendre Willow | Understanding Willow |
 Vietnamese
| Thấu Hiểu Willow | Understand Willow |
Allusions
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Luz's bad hair photo references Mac's friend Goo Goo Goo Ga Ga.
- Gravity Falls: The episode: Dreamscaperers is referenced throughout the episode as both episodes involve individuals entering picture frames/doors that manifest movie-like viewings of memories.
- Super Mario 64: Luz putting her hand in a painting and then her head is what Mario did in the classic Nintendo 64 game.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Lake Lacuna references Lacuna, Inc., the company that offers to erase unwanted memories.
- Psychonauts: The concept of entering someone's mind and trying to fix it/exploring it is a common theme in Psychonauts, not to mention discovering memories and a world based on anybody's mind and meeting their inner mind-selves.
Errors
- Skara's nose disappears in a single frame during Boscha's imitation of Willow.
- When the fire monster first appears behind Amity and Luz in the beach memory, its frame is transposed above Luz's head.
- Although Skara speaks in the episode, her voice actress is not listed in the credits.
Edits
- In Southeast Asia, Willow's dads are blurred out.
Trivia
- Christmas, or an analog of it, is celebrated on the Boiling Isles.
- Skara is officially named in this episode.
- Mr. and Mrs. Blight make their first appearance, albeit as silhouettes.
- Amity visits the Owl House for the first time in this episode.
- The secret code is translated to "And"
- This is the first episode where Luz is not seen wearing her signature outfit besides the intro.
- This is the first episode to air on the same date as it's prior episode.
Character revelations
- It is seen that Willow has two dads.
- It is shown that Amity used to have brown hair as a child.
- It is revealed that the reason Amity and Willow stopped being friends is because Amity's parents forced her to.
Memorable quotes
| “ |
Teamwork, baby! | ” |
| —Luz | ||
| “ |
There's levels to me kid, levels I say! | ” |
| —Eda | ||
| “ |
Must I turn to forbidden sources? | ” |
| —Gus | ||
| “ |
Willow, you were never too weak to be my friend. I was too weak to be yours. | ” |
| —Amity | ||
| “ |
I remember what you did too. What you did in there. I can’t say we’re friends, but it’s a start. | ” |
| —Willow | ||
Gallery
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Videos
Fixing Willow's Memory The Owl House Disney Channel
The Owl House "Understanding Willow" promo (PAL) (Item Age Era) (9 11 2020)
Southeast Asia promo
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "August 2020 Programming Highlights". Walt Disney Television Press.
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