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You Don’t Have to Hocus-Focus: How The First Day Changed Principal Bump and The Owl House

Principal Bump had a great story arc through the first two seasons of The Owl House, but what was the single greatest moment on that arc? It had to be The First Day, when Luz convinced him to allow multi-track studies at Hexside—that would end up putting him quite clearly on the side of The …

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Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 415: Wing It Like Witches (from The Owl House)

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GC13 and Soren discuss Wing It Like Witches from The Owl House.

If this is the obligatory sports episode, don’t you regret that we never got the obligatory beach episode? Luz is so good at breaking down tropes. …

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The HBO Max Purge: The Losses of Summer Camp Island, Infinity Train, Mao Mao, and OK KO

I don’t normally do news, but I couldn’t keep quiet about this. HBO Max has purged a lot of their animated shows, including fan favorites like Summer Camp Island, Infinity Train, Mao Mao, and OK KO. They’re gone now, apparently headed for a tax write off. Maybe they’ll stay available on Prime Video, maybe they …

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Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 414: Family Fishing Trip and Bizarre Bazaar (from Amphibia)

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GC13 and David discuss Family Fishing Trip and Bizarre Bazaar from Amphibia.

A family-building episode, and a plot-advancing episode. Oh so slowly, anyway. Maybe as slowly as Anne is picking up parasailing. At least she has Sprig to show …

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There Was No Pearl Swap: One of Steven Universe’s Most Popular Theories

You can’t be blamed for watching Steven Universe and thinking that, just maybe, Pearl used to belong to White Diamond. A white-skinned Gem with her gem in her forehead? What does Steven Universe want you to think, anyway?

Well, White Diamond doesn’t need a Pearl to feel superior to; the only reason she ended up …

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Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 413: Enchanting Grom Fright (from The Owl House)

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GC13, Soren, and David return to season one of The Owl House to discuss Enchanting Grom Fright.

Well, here it was: accidental Lumity. Accidental on Luz’s part, anyway—Amity enjoyed what she got. Luz even got to bring out …

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Cartoon Network July 2022 Ratings Report

July was a rare month for modern Cartoon Network, because we got the premiers of not two but THREE cartoons! Craig of the Creek, We Baby Bears, and Total Dramarama all premiered new episodes, and we also got a re-run rating for Craig of the Creek.

That’s not all though: we got the ratings for …

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Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 412: Escaping Expulsion (from The Owl House)

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GC13 and Soren discuss Escaping Expulsion, continuing with The Owl House’s second season.

Well, we’ve officially met Odalia, and she’s just as wonderful as we thought she was. At least she’s no liar: the Abomaton really won’t stop going until …

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From Rule Ghoul to Rebel: Principal Bump Learns a Lesson From The Owl House

The Owl House gave Principal Bump a… Let’s say memorable introduction. Starting out wanting to dissect Luz for pretending to be an abomination, The Owl House revealed him to be a surprisingly merciful principal—provided a witch was willing to hocus-focus, of course.

Then, in season two, he goes all-in. Oh sure, it starts with multi-track …

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Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 411: Separate Tides (from The Owl House)

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GC13 and Soren discuss Separate Tides from The Owl House.

No, don’t adjust your browsing device, we have skipped ahead four episodes to the start of The Owl House’s second season. We want to discuss the last episodes …

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