The Owl House’s Luz Noceda And The Fear Of Disappointing Those You Love
Luz Noceda is stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. The human witchling is desperate to find a way back home while clinging onto the friends she’s made in The Boiling Isles, praying there will be a way to keep them in her life even when responsibility dictates she leaves them behind. But she’s just a teenager, learning about herself, magic, and those around her amidst an environment that embraces weirdos who need to stick together.
So when the ultimatum of that security being taken away stands in front of you, it can be far too easy to avoid it entirely, or make excuses so those who care about you aren’t hurt once the truth finally comes out. This is a rather heavy theme for a show like The Owl House to deal with, but much like its exploration of queer rebellion and behavioral consequences in the past, Follies At The Coven Day Parade is a nuanced dissection of Luz’s character arc in a way that will help her grow and accept help in the episodes to come.
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The latest episode begins right where Yesterday’s Lie left off. Luz has returned to the demon realm, and is rocked with the consequences of her actions now her mother is aware of where she’s been these past few months. She chose to leave, running away from family in favour of a place that welcomes her eccentricities. Instead of working through her issues in the human world she opts to throw them aside, a decision that is both understandable and immature. The show often paints how Luz depicts the situation in an almost neurodivergent way compared to those around her and you can’t help but feel for them.
While Luz hopes to keep her recent return to the human world a secret, it doesn’t take long for her
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