Covention

"**Covention**" is the fifth episode of the first season of *The Owl House*, and the fifth episode overall.

It premiered on February 7, 2020.

## Synopsis

*Luz's lesson about witch covens goes awry when she finds herself thrust into a witch’s duel.*

## Plot

Luz, Eda, and King are in the market selling human treasures, only to realize there are no customers and even no other market stalls around. They soon find out why when Willow and Gus show up with a poster for the Annual Covention at the Convention Center where witches get to see all types of covens before they get placed into one; there is also going to be a mystery guest attending. Luz thinks it looks exciting and asks Eda if they can go, but she says no. Eda considers covens as a way of depriving everyone of their magical independence for a "crooked system". Luz again urges Eda to go, but she firmly stands her ground. However, she reluctantly gives in when Luz and King torment her by reading aloud the "flowery" and "awful" tales of *The Good Witch Azura*.

Since Eda is a wanted criminal, she puts on a cowl to keep a low profile. At the covention, there are all sorts of covens that witches can join. Luz learns from Eda that she never joined a coven because witches have their magic restricted to the specific coven they join. Since she is covenless, she can do every kind of magic. They eventually stumble upon the Emperor's Coven, which happens to be the most popular. Witches who join this coven become elite forces handpicked to help usher in a new age of controlled magic. Unlike the other covens, members of the Emperor's Coven have access to all forms of magic. However, only the best can ascend to these ranks.

During the covention, Eda discovers that the mystery guest is none other than her sister, Lilith, who happens to be leader of the Emperor's Coven. She despises everything her sister stands for, and after a while of watching her go on about her goal of enforcing the emperor's will, Eda decides to go home.

Exiting the theater, Luz bumps into Amity. She tries to be friendly and apologize for what happened before at Hexside, but Amity gives her the cold shoulder, blaming Luz for getting her into trouble with Principal Bump despite Luz pointing out she got Bump involved to begin with. She even tells Luz that humans cannot be witches, and bullies King by squashing his cupcake. This makes Luz so angry that she challenges Amity to a Witch's Duel, which the latter gladly accepts. If Luz wins, Amity must apologize to King, and concede that humans can be witches. But if Amity wins, Luz not only has to tell the covention that she is not a witch, but she has to stop training forever. The two seal their agreement with an everlasting oath and promise to meet back inside the theater in one hour. It doesn't take long for Luz to begin having doubts about her duel against Amity.

Meanwhile, Eda crosses paths with her sister, and a conflicting reunion arises. Lilith does not hesitate to criticize Eda's life choices of being covenless and a fugitive, while she is mentoring the next generation of powerful witches. Eda tells Lilith about her own student and bets that Luz is better than any of Lilith's students. Just then, a worried Luz shows up to inform Eda about her challenge with Amity, and she does not know what to do. Since Amity is Lilith's star student, Lilith sees this as an opportunity to prove how much of a failure her sister is.

Since Eda hasn't taught Luz many spells, she improvises with a cunning plan. Gathered in the Emperor's Coven theater, it is time for the Witch's Duel between Luz and Amity. To help Luz, Eda had secretly placed magic traps all over the arena. All she has to do is get Amity to step on them, and it will look like Luz is performing magic.

The Witch's Duel begins. Amity summons an enormous Abomination (the size of which even surprises Amity) to attack Luz. Luz runs and cowers, but with Eda's traps she stands a fighting chance. All goes well and no one, except Amity, suspects a thing until King accidentally gives away a trap when he falls into the arena. Luz and Eda have been exposed as cheaters, but it later turns out so have Lilith and Amity. Lilith secretly placed a power glyph from the Construction Coven on the back of Amity's neck without her knowledge, boosting her powers. Amity is distraught that her reputation is once again ruined, and that her mentor didn't believe in her own talent. She runs away while Luz chases after her.

Eda goes on childishly mocking Lilith for cheating, enraging Lilith until she finally snaps and challenges Eda to an intense Witch's Duel. Both witches are equally matched as they cast aggressive spells that cause everyone to flee the theater. Despite everything Eda throws at Lilith, she beats her. Lilith prepares to finish her off, only for Eda to plead for mercy. She goes on telling her how much worse the curse on her has become and is afraid she will not be able to handle it for long. She says she just wanted to see her sister for possibly the last time. Lilith is touched by this, and admits she is delighted to see her after so many years. However, the whole thing is an act to distract Lilith and buy Eda enough time to escape.

Meanwhile, Luz finds Amity sulking in the corner, wanting to be left alone. Luz tries to apologize, but Amity becomes frustrated and doesn't want to hear it. She's worked hard and longed all her life to have a future in the Emperor's Coven, only to be made a fool because of Luz. She demands that she confess that she is not a witch, which she does. But then, Luz casts the Light Spell, showing her that she, too, is training hard to become one. Amity scoffs, saying that a child could cast a Light Spell, yet is still amazed as she's never seen it cast that way before. Luz explains that since she cannot do magic naturally, she had to improvise. Having reached an understanding with her, Amity calls off the everlasting oath to let her continue learning magic.

Luz reunites with Eda and King. On the way out, Luz asks Eda if she will ever become a true witch. Eda cannot say for sure but tells her that she has got to be her own witch just like her. Meanwhile, Lilith receives a call from Kikimora, Emperor Belos' assistant. She is unimpressed with her actions at the covention, and reminds her that she needs to focus in order to receive her reward. Lilith promises that she will.

## Cast

* Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
* Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne
* Alex Hirsch as King
* Tati Gabrielle as Willow Park
* Issac Ryan Brown as Gus Porter
* Mae Whitman as Amity Blight
* Cissy Jones as Lilith Clawthorne
* Mela Lee as Kikimora

### Additional voices

* JB Blanc as male construction coven witch
* Jorge Diaz as Mattholomule
* Keith Ferguson as bald man and bird student
* Grey Griffin as Usurper, fortune teller witch, baker, and pig student
* Bumper Robinson as Principal Bump and Fan
* Dana Terrace as Tinella Nosa and blond Hexside baby

## Trivia

* **Viewership:** This episode was watched by 0.51 viewers on its premiere.
* Eda and King are seen entering the Human Realm for the first time in the series, albeit briefly.
* In addition to the nine main covens and the Emperor's Coven the following lesser covens had a presence at the covention: Succulent Coven, Pottery Coven, Cat Coven, Stylist Coven, Flower Coven, Menders Coven, Artist Coven, Big Dog Coven, Small Cat Coven, Tiniest Cat Coven, Grumpy Coven, Debate Coven, History Coven, Cantrip Coven, Fashion Coven, Meditation Coven, Carnivorous Plant Coven, Chef's Coven, Scrying Coven, Prose Coven, Bakers Coven, Oculus Coven, Reaction Coven, Incidental Coven.
* When Lilith signs autographs for students, the fifth code is revealed on the green book. It gets cracked into "N-OW" and translated into "Now".
* The episode completed production on September 6, 2019.
* This is the first episode to not feature the Owl House itself.
	+ This is also the first episode where Hooty doesn't appear at all, although he is imagined as Eda's secret weapon during the witch's duel between her and Lilith.
* This episode marks the debut of Mason, the head witch of the Construction Coven.
	+ It also marks that of the bespectacled librarian working as a cameo for the Cat Coven making a frozen gesture in the background. He would later appear to have a prominent role in "Lost in Language".

### Revelations and significant events

* This episode reveals that Eda has a sister named Lilith.
* Eda reveals that, despite her reputation as a petty thief, her most serious so-called crime was deciding to never join a coven.
* Lilith wants Eda to be a part of the Emperor's Coven.

### Continuity

* This episode occurs during the week following the events of "I Was a Teenage Abomination".

## Allusions

* **Cinnabon** - The "Sin-a-bun" pastry stand in the covention is a play on the real-life baked-goods chain.
* ***Dragon Ball*** - The pose Tiny Nose makes, alongside the blazing effects that appear behind her, when the power glyph is applied to her resembles Goku going Super Saiyan in the *Dragon Ball* franchise.

## Errors

* Luz briefly and very unnaturally changes position as Gus and Willow run into the Emperor's Coven theater.
* During Lilith's introduction, when Eda's face is shown, her golden fang is colored white.
* In reruns of this episode on Disney XD and Disney Channel, the captions misinterpret Luz's line "A sense of belonging? Covens sound incredible!" as "Accentable longing? Covens sound incredible!".
* When Amity first casts the Everlasting Oath, the color of her spell circle changes from pink, to green, then back to pink between shots.
* The Construction Coven Power Glyph was originally not visible on the back of Amity's neck in two shots, even after her Abomination grew in size.
* King somehow disappears from the field of spikes even when they are in full view in a few shots.
* At the corner Amity sits in before Luz finds her and comes up to tell her, the length of the wall behind her change's multiple times between shots.
	+ When Luz first finds Amity, there is a wall behind her. When Amity starts walking away, the wall disappears and is now a wide-open space with exhibition stands.

## Edits

* In the Southeast Asia broadcast, "Hot dang" is cut in the English audio track. "These suckers?" and “Welcome to my level!” were also cut.

## Memorable quotes

“
But I will know in my heart! Even if I win now, I lose.
”

—Luz

“
You think it's so easy to be a witch. I have been working my whole life to get to the top! You lost! You cheated! Say it! Say you're not a witch!
”

—Amity Blight

“
I'm not a witch. But I'm training hard to be one.
”

—Luz

“
Humans have no magical ability. But I doubt that'll stop you.
”

—Amity Blight

“
You were defeated, don't get heated, get yer stank face treated!
”

—Eda

“
Rhyme one more thing! I DARE YOU!
”

—Lilith, to Eda

“
Oh, it's okay, I'm done. BECAUSE MY RHYMES ARE DEPLETED!
”

—Eda, to Lilith

“
Your days are numbered, Edalyn!
”

—Lilith

## Video

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## References

1. ↑ "Tiny Nose victory".
2. ↑ Disney+ Channel UK [@DCUK\_NEWS] (August 9, 2020). "Don't miss out BRAND NEW Show The Owl House starts tomorrow at 9:30pm! Monday to Fridays at 9:30pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. ↑ "Disney Channel UK HD, Monday, Aug 14, 2020". *TV24.co.uk*. Retrieved on January 8, 2023.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Metcalf, Mitch. SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2020. *Showbuzz Daily*. Archived from the original on 2020-07-23.
5. ↑ "Covention (2020)". IMDb.
6. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/xckK0ff

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