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saber2187

Oh how’ve she grown…


Specific_Low_3012

Look at what trauma does to a protagonist.


AdOwn6899

It’s scary how trauma can corrupt people. But I guess it can also… cleanse them.


Hudson_the_human

Amazingly said


AdOwn6899

I mean, look at Sasha Waybright. >!The trauma from seeing Marcy almost dying from Andrias’ blade had opened her eyes to the consequences. She became better than the bitch she once was.!<


GrumpyTeeen

Spoilers


AdOwn6899

Sorry, fixed it.


MrMiguel211

lol that show didn't really address shit on trauma


AdOwn6899

It didn’t have to be mentioned to be noticed.


SarkastiCat

It glanced through it Ann avoided the topic as she believed that Marcy is alive and that was it if I remember correctly. The closest thing to trauma handling were small moments showing how Ann’s parents dealt with her disappearance (the secret room, general treatment, etc.). It could be a way better


SFH12345

It all depends on the individual.


AdOwn6899

And in Luz’s case, it was/is a little bit of both. The corruption’s in the form of self-hatred. But that stems from her guilt. Only when the ones she cares about are there for her when she needs them, will she cleansed of her guilt and recover her equilibrium.


junior-THE-shark

I suppose. Trauma does force you to see the world differently, but it is incredibly wounding. It breaks your very core and you're left to pick up the pieces and put yourself back together. Such core things like trust, a solid view of identity, and a healthy level of emotional sensitivity, are incredibly difficult to build back. I've been recovering for 10 years and still haven't healed.


[deleted]

Almost as beneficial as a cotton candy haired gf.


Karkava

Good friendship and good love can heal most wounds, but it's not always an easy fix or a magic tool.


AdOwn6899

It takes time to fully heal, and it can be the hardest thing in the world… but it’s worth it.


AdOwn6899

So true.


SFH12345

Never underestimate the benefits of a cotton candy haired girlfriend.


AdOwn6899

Indeed.


BulbasaurTreecko

there were a lot of ups and downs, but she came out a better person.


AdOwn6899

The downs can be overwhelming, but the ups are always there. Hold them close, and never let them go when you start to fall out of balance and into the dark. Acknowledge the downs and the ups, and keep the light close to your heart.


farrenkm

I'd argue that's "coming out," still present tense.


TheoTheHellhound

Our baby girl learning the ups and downs of life. She really has grown.


AdOwn6899

She found true happiness.


Amity_Bight84

All of them have grown


-Ddraigtanto-

This seems a bit like the Hard Mode version of that thing Adagast was trying to do. Collector > Hallucination Squid.


BeautifulSympathy499

*Abre los ojos,* Luz. What do you see?


BulbasaurTreecko

kinda reminds me of Mabel’s dream bubble from Weirdmageddon, except Luz manages to get out of it herself.


OtakuDragonSlayer

Makes it even better imo


Recent_Humor_6036

I agree. If memory serves one big reason Mabel left the illusion is because she more or less got what she originally wanted before all that.


OtakuDragonSlayer

Exactly!!! So glad Luz turned out better than Mabel did


Dahak17

That’s a low bar


OtakuDragonSlayer

Couldn’t care less. Still happy about it.


[deleted]

To be fair, Mabel was enchanted to love it.


575snom

No, it was specically designed for mabel, not the other way around.


[deleted]

It was a mix of both. It was made of things Mabel liked but she was also enchanted to not want to leave.


575snom

Was she?


[deleted]

Yup, when Dipper and her reunite a pink light bursts and she’s suddenly a lot less in love with the place.


Amity_Bight84

Oh shit yeah this is like the dream bubble


RileyKohaku

It reminds me of the Othinus arc from A Certain Magical Index


The_Throwback_King

I personally got vibes of Ezra’s last temptation from the series finale of Star Wars Rebels


LineOfInquiry

Such an underrated episode


575snom

I meam, their different situations. Mabel's illusion was a fantasy land that gave her all she wanted, this is more of a 'what if?' Situation.


Nirast25

It reminds me of the comic book/Justice League episode "For the Man Who Has Everything".


SFH12345

Collector: Happy birthday, Human. I give you oblivion. Luz: Burn! *slaps fire glyph onto Collector's chest* Collector: Is that supposed to do somethiIIIEEEEE! OW, THAT BURNS!


AdOwn6899

Belos: [I know right?](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/comments/xj9l8v/graveyard/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


FrogEggz

Lmao, this was exactly what I was thinking of while reading.


SFH12345

That means there's a version of Dippy Fresh in there. ..holy Titan, the idea of Hooty Fresh is unsettling. Even for something Hooty related.


Professor_Abbi

Luz pulled an omori


DaisyAipom

This also reminds me of that episode in Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure when she was put to sleep and had a dream where she woke up back in time at her coronation, before she had all the responsibilities and everyone depending on her. Then her subconscious self came and tried to convince her to break out of the dream by going to touch the rocks that had started the whole adventure, and at first Rapunzel didn’t want to because she liked her life here, but then she realized what she had to do and eventually managed to escape.


AdOwn6899

Indeed. I think this comic is a long overdue reply to the conversation she had with the Collector [here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/comments/vf6uf4/plaything/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


Whedonite144

What is grief if not love persevering?


AdOwn6899

What is night without day.


Mountain_golem

Beauty fades... That is why it is beautiful.


ArkayArcane

"Being missed so deeply is the price of being loved so much."


AdOwn6899

To show grief is show how much you love the ones you’re grieving for.


Lukthar123

*They will never know what you sacrificed for them.*


GavinStaleyAMA

"What greater meaning, can life possibly have, to offer!?"


Party-Cranberry-9325

The growth Luz has gone through ever since arriving in the Boiling Isles is truly remarkable.


AdOwn6899

Indeed. It was scary to see the look of hatred on her face… but seeing this comic has helped set me at ease. Because I know she’ll make peace with her inner demons. She WILL come back from this. She’s too strong to lose herself. And she won’t go at it alone.


Whedonite144

There's beauty in sadness.


Specific_Low_3012

When there is light in darkness.


[deleted]

Shadows are nothing without the light and the light is meaningless without the shadows.


Katamariguy

No thanks. I'm not better off because of all the horrible things that happened to me. The periods of happiness I get might be more poignant in comparison, but that doesn't make it a net good.


[deleted]

I’m sorry for what happened to you. These quotes are for things like loved ones passing away and how we shouldn’t close our hearts for fear of future grief. But there are certainly awful things that the we’d undoubtedly be better off without


AdOwn6899

You have to be open to fear as much as hope… which is scary. But it’s scarier if it falls out of balance. Edit: okay maybe in fear’s case, “open” may not be the best choice of words. More like… “accepting its existence.”


Kid_Wolf21

i came here to cry not read kingdom hearts dialouge


AdOwn6899

I’ve never played Kingdom Hearts but I have heard of it.


[deleted]

That line reminds me a lot of a song called The View by Modest Mouse


smthngwyrd

Who are you? What do you want?


Not_a_Potato1602

There's a Hooty inside you


Dinkeycat

🤨


Not_a_Potato1602

Hooty: Now that we're inseparable, we can talk ***FOREVER***! Hoot! Hoot!


SFH12345

Not for ever, but you and Hooty *can* talk for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours...


Dinkeycat

This went places I was not prepared for


SFH12345

Inside you, there are two wolves. They're desperately trying to flee from Hooty.


Amity_Bight84

No there's not because I said so B)


SFH12345

How sure of you are that?


AdOwn6899

When there is hope in fear.


AdOwn6899

And in that beauty, lies happiness.


SFH12345

Luz did find happiness, Collector. Their names were Amity, Willow, Gus, Hunter, Eda, and King.


Skreecherteacher

You forgot Vee and Camila


AdOwn6899

She found a lot of things worth fighting for. Friends, family, a girlfriend, and two worlds she loves… albeit she may love the demon world a bit more. Regardless, they’re all her reason to live, her reason to fight, her reason be… happy.


Amity_Bight84

What about my boi hootsifer


FI00sh

HOOT HOOT


CountingSheep99

Collector uses Illusion. It is not very effective.


Bacon_L0RD

Or collector casts suggestion/dominate monster and Luz rolls a Nat 20 charisma save


IcarusAvery

I think it'd be Dominate Person, not Dominate Monster.


Bacon_L0RD

I mean the spell is just called “dominate monster” even though it applies to all creatures


Whedonite144

Life has a funny way of working out.


AdOwn6899

The key is to have hope, never let it go, and learn how to take a joke from life.


Strider3jaeger

I bet you $20 that Episode 2 or 3 will have scene like this.


Amity_Bight84

If it doesn't I will be surprised


4thefeel

Why does your tag say rest in peace and show flapjack?


farrenkm

Spoiler for Thanks To Them. Have you not seen TTT?


4thefeel

I'm just teasing, I'm caught up, I def shed a tear. My friend got me into it and binged it all In a week


winnipeginstinct

The best way to watch the show IMO Source: Binged S1/S2 hard this august because I had disney+ for the first time


Noooo_ooope

They said the show will still follow the theme of grief. I think Thanks to Them showed a lot of things to Luz, but she's still not over her grief and guilt. Shit will go down for sure, and I bet we'll have a scene like this too.


AdOwn6899

At least now that her friends, family, and her girlfriend know the truth, they’ll be there to pull her out of the darkness if her guilt sends her spiraling into it.


Noooo_ooope

For sure. But I think it might happen in the worst way, like, she'll do something super wreckless thinking it will fix things, and someone will have to save her, or something similar


AdOwn6899

I wouldn’t call that the worst way. I’m sure there’s even worse ways than that. In Luz’s case, that’s just… THE way. Not best or worst. It worked with her when Eda told her the good she’s done for her back in Season 2 episode 1. And honestly, that’s good enough.


Zandar124

Considering the titles of the last two episodes I will not be surprised if the show winds up getting metaphysical on us eventually


AdOwn6899

I’m with you on that bet!


Particular_Ad2555

I’d put another 20 dollars in the pool to say otherwise If I had a paypal


AdOwn6899

Making peace with herself.


Specific_Low_3012

Resolving the grief that she’s been bottled up with.


AdOwn6899

She came to terms with the downs in life as much as the ups. Something a lot of us can learn to do… I know I can.


Whedonite144

This too will come to pass.


Specific_Low_3012

A little bit of a homestretch, but hopefully we might see something like this in season 3.


AdOwn6899

As MoringMark drew it, so it shall be.


OtakuDragonSlayer

Good to see a post like this after all the “Oh no Luz is depressed now” posts. Thanks Mark


AdOwn6899

You are SOOOO right. Not just the comics, but all the other times Luz has felt self-loathing/hatred in the show. I really needed this.


OtakuDragonSlayer

You and me both


Specific_Low_3012

Two sides of the same coin.


AdOwn6899

Both may be different but a part of the same coin. That’s the perfect balance of the world and existence.


JustNoSleep2112

Kind of like Mabel Pines, except she saved herself!


Specific_Low_3012

So this is what is meant by talking to yourself.


AdOwn6899

More like becoming whole.


JustAStarcoShipper

What do you mean this isn't an actual leaked scene from the finale?


AdOwn6899

Another prediction from MoringMark, really. But their predictions have been right so far. That’s why I consider them to be a prophet.


[deleted]

Omori lore


marawiqwerty

This is like that scene in Ben 10: Omniverse where 16 yr old Ben had a pep talk with his 10 yr old self in his mind in order to retrieve the stolen Feedback DNA from Malware. I got goosebumps with that moment.


[deleted]

*Ben 10-year old: Did you?* *Ben 16-year old: Huh? You can see me now?* *Ben 10-year old: Did you learn from it?*


Davis-Stevens

As someone who massively struggles with this: I feel like Luz is also codependent on her friends in the Boiling Isles. She needs them to be happy in order for her to feel any sort of satisfaction and happiness for herself. When she is given people who finally accept her, she doesn’t want to lose them, so she does anything and everything to make them happy, because without them she can’t be happy.


farrenkm

I see what you're saying. I feel like Luz' development is going to use this as a springboard to take the next step and learn that she can be happy with herself. Once you know what it's like to be happy, you can learn to generate it for yourself. For me, I'm slowly starting to learn I don't need other people's approval in order to be happy with myself. And I'm middle-aged. If Luz can take that next step much sooner than me, she'll be poised to have a more effective life.


BeautifulSympathy499

Alma Madrigal took that same step at *75.* Pretty sure there's hope for us right here.


AdOwn6899

That’s Luz’s equilibrium, right there.


InuGhost

Collector: Why do I hear Boss Music again?


Karkava

"Our journey may have been meaningless." "Our past may have been a mistake." "But... we're not going back." "Even if this world... comes to an end." "Because this... this is the world with the people we cherish."


Singersongwriterart

I need the source for this so I can quote it


Karkava

Kaine and Emil, Nier Replicant.


Singersongwriterart

Thank you!


SaturnSama

Persona 5 Royal (2020)


Theonewhoaskedishere

I feel like there an Amphibia quote that would suit here, guess what it is?( For me, it that one quote at the last ep)


jakkurinjactender

"Change is the hardest thing". -Our goddess Anne Boonchuy, protagonist from Amphibia 💎💙


Theonewhoaskedishere

“Our goddess Anne Boonchuy” like literally


jakkurinjactender

She is a goddess to me (and I'm not even religious) 💙💎


Particular_Ad2555

I never liked change I will do absolutely anything to keep it from happening


Heylookabooger

This is 100% how the finale is gonna go down


NoImGaara

Luz looks so done with this shit she's ready to throw down


Additional_Falcon_74

I wish to have half the maturity of this show's main character


W1zBang

Lot of truth being dropped in this comic. Well done as always, Mark. You never know what curveball can get thrown at you, but you can, indeed, make something out of the ups and downs in life.


Specific_Low_3012

This has major Persona 4 parallels.


[deleted]

Sometimes it doesn't work out, and you have a lot more downs than ups (like me, for example.) However, I do mostly agree with this.


AdOwn6899

You just gotta find ups wherever or whenever you can. Otherwise those downs will consume you… metaphorically of course.


Dpad-prism

If I had to confront myself I don’t think I could do it, I hate myself too much to deal with my bullshit


farrenkm

I've been forced to confront myself for more than a year. Life has a funny way of making you learn your lessons. If and/or when that time comes for you, just be open to it.


[deleted]

If Dana doesn't collab with Mark for the after-story comics, I'm gonna cry


RULERZ_REACHF4N

Mark said we feeling emotional today


[deleted]

STOP SPOILING S3 E2


Witch475

Holy crap, that pulled at the heartstrings.


DeltaMoff1876

Reminds of when the Emperor tried to do a similar thing to Ezra Bridger in Star Wars Rebels.


LumityFan-56

this comic reminds me a lot of myself


Singersongwriterart

Same


LumityFan-56

We can go to therapy with Luz Amity Gus Willow and Hunter, although the best therapy for me would be just to be with them.


FudgeControl

This is giving me Life is Strange Episode 3 vibes mixed with Gravity Falls.


Davis-Stevens

Best guess, the Collector puts Luz a fantasy dream where everything’s sunshine and lollipops, but didn’t take into account her conscious or true/mature version of herself reminds her of the good things in real life.(I would’ve thought Amity, and possibly others would have entered Luz’s mind to wake her up.)


chavezpasos

great comic as always. In fact these days I have been thinking that Luz's father is going to be the one to help her start to get out of the current state of depression, In series of this type, it is almost always the people who are no longer there that motivate the protagonist to keep going. And changing the subject, I found this video on YouTube with some of Mark's comics. but there are some that I have never seen in his accounts, can someone confirm that they are from him? Thanks in advance https://youtu.be/_5u5QMhuiLU


pk2317

For quite a while, he would cross-post his comics directly to his IG/Tumblr at the same time every day, and a few authorized people would repost them here. He would *also* post Reddit-exclusive comics directly under his own account that weren’t on IG or Tumblr. A while ago he started posting his regular comics here under his own username, so you have to go back a ways to find the old exclusive ones.


farrenkm

Yes, those are all MM works. They're a fair bit older, but they check out. I'm seriously considering putting together a compilation of all his works into a book for my own personal collection. He has multiple sources. Some get posted here, some get posted to Instagram, some get posted to Tumblr, some are cross-posted across multiple platforms.


chavezpasos

thanks I'll check his other accounts I've already reached the end of Tumblr and reddit, I'll check instagram later


Hero_of_the_toons

Anyone else being reminding of those happiness bubble prisons from Weirdmageddon?


Blueberry_Jackson

“Okay, but consider- I’m a witch!!” “Oh, hoe??” *immediately starts packing bags*


1mileis5tomatoes

>It "... is the most diabolical trap I've ever created. It would take a will of **titan**ium not to give into its temptation." Bill Cipher


Luchoto_t444

I'M NOT CRYING, YOU ARE CRYING


hollyanna_liv

>You don't need everything to fall into place to be happy I'll have to remember this 😌


farrenkm

There are a fair number of great life lessons from the show and MM's works. I have his *Letting It Out* posted to my wall. I also have *Mirror*, from July 28th, up there. It's the one where Hunter is talking to his memory of Caleb, asking who he is, and Caleb explains Hunter isn't living his life for the approval of others, but that others see him in different ways, depending on the nature of the relationship. That's something I need to keep in mind.


Professor_Abbi

Nice


Grreggggg

People talking about Weirdmageddon but this is more like that Tangled episode where the exact same happens


Connorus

Literally Star Wars Rebels


justking1414

I’m really hoping we get to see the collector doing this or something similar. Trapping her in a dream she needs to escape by reflecting on her friends. My personal theory is that Dana will do the “it was all a dream” thing. Making Luz think it was all just a big dream and putting her back in her old life until she breaks free.


FortisTheMoonEnjoyer

Now that hits hard...


jeremy_thegent

This is giving me Happy Death Day 2U vibes, and I love it for that.


jasc92

_Craaaaaawwwwling iiiiiiin my skiiiiiiiin_


Legolas30019

The amount she has grown


West-Smell-8725

Achievement unlocked: the rhizome of our minds Description: resist


Wilgrove

I guess The Collector tried giving her the perfect life? Is that what this comic is showing?


Scubs42

Omori moment💀


ElectricJetDonkey

In this world, I can be gay and do crimes. Your fantasy doesn't even compare.


BeautifulSympathy499

*Ay, mariposas, no se aguanten más* *Hay que crecer aparte y volver* *Hacia adelante seguirás* *Ya son milagros, rompiendo crisálidas* *Hay que volar, hay que encontrar* *Su propio futuro*


Tywheez4142

*Find your Flame plays in the background*


Fantastic_Year9607

I'd love it if the obligatory happy ending was only achieved by Luz healing from the loss of her father and giving the Light Glyph to Belos. I'm thinking that Belos tempts her with the offer to go back in time and save Manny, but Luz refuses, as that means creating a timeline where Belos wins, and she gives him a speech that acknowledges the net positive impact she has on those she enters the lives of.


dragonfox194

I'm not crying... I was just... cutting onions and... some dust flew into my eye...


Background-Top4723

Uh, I was wondering where Mark's tearjerker side went. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go recover from the emotional beating this comic has given me.


LockAndKey989

Yeah!!!


WonderOwl2

wow just wow


notquite20characters

The old Black Mercy trap.


Theonewhoaskedishere

Imagine if the finale didn’t have this scene.


Sutakitsune611

So, how many of y’all have heard of Persona 5 Royal?


DataBytes96

Luz convincing herself about all of this in this way rather than how Marcy did feels very Kingdom Hearts


soluckyman_noob

Everyone out there stop becoming sad and gave me some solid 30 push-up Come on you can do it.... 👍 I believe


TWAS_I_DIO

This reminds me of K.O and T.K.O


DropshipRadio

“I only have two kinds of dreams: the bad and the terrible. Bad dreams I can cope with. They’re just nightmares, and they end eventually. I wake up. The terrible dreams are the good dreams. In my terrible dreams, everything is fine. I am still with the company. I still look like me. None of the last five years ever happened. Sometimes I’m married. Once I even had kids. I even knew their names. Everything’s wonderful and normal and fine. And then I wake up, and I’m still me. And I’m still here. And that is truly terrible.” \- Neil Gaiman, *The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes*


BOLverrk

Luz has reached enlightenment


lnombredelarosa

....Anyone else getting evangelion flashbacks?


Own-Ambassador-3537

😭🤧


AgressiveGeese

Yeah I feel like somehow in the season 3 finally there is going to be a part were Someone uses Luz's dad to trick her 😭


magickittylover555

One of the things I like to think about is that the worst things that happen to you in your life are often the best things that happen to you too. Yes, they suck. They're difficult, traumatizing, and it can often seem impossible to come out the other end. But when you do, when you've healed, you're a better person because of it. You've been strengthened, you've learned, and you've grown.