Forgiveness and kindness in the finale of Owl House
One of the things I loved about the finale was showing that forgiveness and kindness are good things, that they can change people for better and that keeping an open hand for somebody to grab on is a beautiful and sometimes very healing thing. That it can change so much to just keep an open heart and try giving people another chance. Try forgiving them.
Like Luz and Eda and King did with Collector. They choose to be kind to them, to reach out and to try showing them a better way even when they didn’t need to. When they had every reason to be mad at him. And it changed everything for the Collector, who was hurt so much by everybody in their life, who didn’t understand the reality of his actions. It made all the difference in the world for him that somebody was willing to listen. To try forgiving and offering kindness even thought they did so much damage to everyone.
But.
They also showed the reality of it. That sometimes it just doesn’t work. Sometimes the person that we turn our kindness and our forgiveness towards isn’t willing to accept it and isn’t willing to work to better themselves. Isn’t willing to look at themselves and realize that what they’re doing is wrong. That they made a mistake. That they hurt others. They aren’t willing to work towards the better future.
Just like Belos.
Belos who refused to change. Belos, who looked at the kid he used and discarded, who was now offering him a hand in forgiveness, offering him kindness he was just taught to give and decided to not give a fuck about it. Who decided to take that kindness and destroy it. Belos, who to the bitter end was unwilling to look at himself and see what sort of person, what sort of monster he became. Belos, who refused the hand reaching out to him again and again.
And thats the beautiful and painful reality of forgiveness and kindness. It doesn’t work every time. Sometimes it backfires, like it did when Collector offered it to Belos. Sometimes it gets you or people you care about hurt. Like it did with Luz. And for it to work the person on the receiving end has to be willing to accept it. To work towards the betterment, towards being a better person, towards not making the same mistakes.
Sometimes when you give a chance to people, they will disappoint you. They will take your kindness and throw it back at your face. But does this mean we shouldn’t offer second chances to people? Does it mean that we shouldn’t forgive or be kind?
No.
Because there is always a chance that it can save people, just like it did with Collector, just like it did with so many characters in the series like Amity, Lilith or even Hunter. Because there is just as many people who will take the hand you offered and it will mean the world to them. It will change everything for them.
And I think thats beautiful.
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Posting another (slightly rushed) Belos piece I made in the same style as this post.
He eepy.
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"I'll do anything to save humanity from evil"
That is the most whiteness thing I've ever heard from belos
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There’s a beast in the woods.
so the fact Belos literally consumes likely living animals and acts like an actual parasite is kind of insane. PLUS GIVING ANIMALS EXTRA LIMBS AND FUCKING THEIR ANATOMY???? (the double limbs reference is under the cut)
THE LINE BETWEEN THOSE TWO JOINTS WOULD BE CROSSING OVER IF IT WAS TWO SEPARATE LEGS BUT IT’S NOT THAT’S ONE LEG-
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Anyone remember bad end friends? Well looks like we have another member joining today.
And what are we gonna call this version of hunter? Belos hunter? Bunter? Helos? I need answers damn it!
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Sorry for not posting personal art in a very long time.
Here's me experimenting with my personal style (Belos is always a good test subject for that).
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These two meet, who’s gonna backstab the other first and how?
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IT'S THE WEEK OF MY BIRTHDAY!
Thank goodness, because as a gift to myself (and you) it seems my Emperor Belos charms are back in stock.
ALSO everything is on sale for 25% Off!
Hope to see ya'll over at my store!
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