THE OWL HOUSE IS BACK THIS OCTOBER 15TH LET'S GOOOOO
@stellocchia @alwerakoo @ladycatland I don't watch it but i know oyu guys do so here
Don’t hate me, but I honestly think Amity Blight is a better rival character than Pacifica. Don’t get me wrong, I ended up loving her later but Amity is definitely more three-dimensional and serves more to the plot than just being a stuck up jerk to the protagonists. She’s also actually a good person at heart and does nice things like reading to little kids, tries to play fair, and being grateful to those who help her. But she’s is so caught up with her pressuring and competitive life trying to be the best witch she can is persistently bullied by her older siblings that she’s become outwardly cold and bitter to hide her vulnerability so as to not get hurt.
Pacifica’s problems may be relatable to some sure, what with incredibly overbearing parents and all. However, most of her character’s screentime was just being a jerk, the characters hating her for it, and then her being punished for it. These plot points are generic, shallow, repetitive, and are ultimately just there to make Mabel and Dipper look better and set off a revenge scheme than actually getting somewhere important or trying to understand her like Luz did. After the Northwest Manor, she had an enormous leap forward in likeability and humanity seeming like it would be setting up for more significance in the story, nope had to wait for the follow-up comics for that.
The Owl House promotes good communication and empathy early on rather than just feeding the fire with more toxicity. Please don’t hate me for this, Gravity Falls has been and still is one of my favorite shows. It’s okay to look back on it years later and spot things that you didn’t notice earlier and consider how it could’ve been done better. Alex Hirsch’s name wouldn’t be slandered for this as he’s also working on The Owl House too and has a close relationship with the director. (If that wasn’t obvious)
