And did they explain how she can be decapitated and can put herself back together? I really hated that ability right from the first ep.
At the time, I thought it was because of the Owl Curse, but I don't think that really fits anymore, so...
Okay, being serious...the Owl House was always just "okay" with it's world-building. Some parts are really well thought out and fleshed out...and other parts were clearly just there because the crew was having fun. And that's fine, because the characters were SO well done. But, like I said in my spoilers, they did leave a lot of things up to "interpretation".
Still disappointed that we didn't get a clear cut explanation on Hunter and Belos's relationship, or closure to it. Who was the mother and all that.
Well, Hunter's a clone of Belos' brother Caleb. I...guess because Belos just had some lingering affection for his brother and this was his attempt to "save" him from his "corruption". I did think Caleb's wife Evelyn or his descendants might end up playing a bigger part in the story, though. And, yeah, it would've been nice if Hunter got a chance to stomp on Belos at the end, too.
Like the Owl curse was never cured. But with the curse being shared between sisters, would it be some sort of parallel to a genetic disorder or sickness that people have to live with? Was that a statement?
I feel like the creators REALLY want the Owl Curse to be a metaphor for some disability. Any and all disability, whether it's mental or physical. It's not something you can "fix" just live with and learn to accept about yourself.
....The problem being this IS NOT what it started out as. I'm pretty sure they changed their minds about what they wanted to do with the curse halfway through the show. Maybe I'm wrong, but it just comes across that way.
The biggest thing on my mind is...why a owl? But that kind of dovetails into...
I'm more curious why Titan had a Hootie in one of his eyes.
My headcanon is that Hooty is basically a friendly cosmic parasite. Think along the lines of... Fry's gut worms from that gas-station egg-salad sandwich which makes him smarter in the Futurama episode "Parasites Lost". Or maybe, Odin giving up his eye for knowledge in Norse Mythology. I think it's something like that. Hooty was probably connected to, but distinct from, the Titan. They kept calling King's species a "dog", maybe this is some sort of symbiotic ringworm or something.
But, Hooty is probably why owls are so important in the show. One way or another. When you're attached to the Titans which are most powerful beings in existence, even more powerful than The Archivists/Collectors, you probably end up with some crazy powers yourself. Hooty's probably depowered since his host was only mostly dead.
Symbolically....both Owls and Dogs are sometimes associated with the underworld in mythology. And given the horror-bent this show has...maybe that's the connection?
It's also worth noting the Titans skull-heads and Hooty's long appearance mirroring a snake of sorts. A snake winding it's way through a bull's skull is actually a fairly common tattoo. And it actually has some basis in mythology.
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All this being said, it leads us to believe this tattoo has a double meaning. In one sense, these symbols combined in a tattoo represent death and decay. Passing through this world and onto the next journey. However, we also believe it goes back to the skull meaning and being aware of our mortality and making the most of the time we have on this Earth.
The Celtic Cernunnos, the Greek Dionysus, the Slavic Veles and Vedic Shiva have snake and bull among their symbols. Why do these two symbols tend to come together? It looks to me as though these
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In many cultures the world over, snakes are symbols of more than just rebirth, but also great wisdom/awakening (kundalini) - believed to be a creature that could traverse the underworld just as easily as the world of the living. In addition to this, we see mythologies worldwide with stories of the serpent who encompassed the earth...As for the bull, the horn symbolism is most significant, as it was a representation of enlightened consciousness. Much like the halos depicted on the images of Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, and many others, the horns were seen as evidence of enlightenment or divinity. In the Hebrew language (which has striking similarities with many proto-Indo-European languages, despite being classified as a Semitic language) the word for horn - qeren (קרנ) is often used allegorically to indicate great power of divinity or wisdom.
So, it's possible the Titans are actually some sort of chimeras, combining aspects of Dogs, Owls, Bulls, and Snakes and probably other animals. Most of which can be traced back to some mythological tie to the underworld and magic. If the Titans represent "death" then I guess Hooty represents...rebirth? I'm reaching pretty far, here.
It's possible they wanted to leave some of this stuff open to explore in a possible sequel. Crazier things have happened. Disney's bringing back Phineas and Ferb. The crew might have some small hope that Disney pulls a Steven Universe and orders a epilogue mini-series or three.
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