Just finished episode 7 of The Owl House. Absolutely loved it.
First off, I love the scene where Amity reads a book to children. It instantly humanizes her and makes her endearing. It reminded me of the scene in Toradora where Taiga, who for the bulk of the series is grumpy and agitated, is shown that every year she does something nice to orphans. It is such a great way to make jerk characters likable. Whoever came up with that scene with Amity deserves a gold star.
Second, I like the introduction of Amity’s siblings. I was wondering how they were gonna develop Amity’s character because even though I haven’t seen the show, I know what ends up happening with her, which is why I started watching the show to begin with. And the way they go about is pretty clever. Again, it reminds me of Toradora in that Taiga is antagonistic and as we go on we learn it’s because of her difficult family life. It’s a great way to sympathize with those type of characters while not making their previous behavior out of character.
So far, I will say my favorite has probably been episode 5, as I thought that had the perfect balance of world building, furthering the plot, character advancement, and comedic moments. However, if that is my favorite episode of the first seven I watched, episode seven is my second favorite.
And yeah, no surprise here. Amity is my favorite. I love jerk with a heart of gold characters. Hell, I even wrote two books each 100,000 words entirely revolving around those characters. They are my jam, and Amity is amazing.