"Thanks to Them" is the Halloween episode of the Disney Channel animated series The Owl House. It is the first of the three hour-length episodes that make up the show's third and final season, and the forty-first overall.
Synopsis
As King forces Luz, Amity, Gus, Willow, and Hunter through the portal, it closes on the five, leaving them cut off from the Demon Realm. Luz takes her friends to her house and tearfully greets her mother. As Gus, Willow, and Amity help Camila clean up and give her some tea, Luz and Hunter speak privately about Luz's fear of the others learning she helped Philip in bringing forth the Day of Unity as Hunter expresses his fear of how they will react to learning he is a clone of Philip's witch hunting partner. They agree to withhold the information for the time being as the others explain current events to Vee and Camila. Camila sets the boys up in the basement and places two extra beds in Luz's room for Willow and Amity. She finds Luz looking at pictures in the hall as Luz apologizes to her mother for leaving in the first place and says while she is finally home, her friends are not.
In the following weeks, Luz and her friends make multiple failed attempts to create another portal. Luz comes out as bisexual to her mom and reveals she is dating Amity, which Camila is supportive of. Vee adopts a new human form. They also enjoy being in the Human Realm, as they take great joy in going in the rain that does not hurt them.
Near late October, Luz goes off to school as her friends struggle to learn Spanish. Camila comes in to check on them before picking up Luz from school. After leaving, they notice how Flapjack is still pecking at the floor of the old house. When Amity suggests they do more, the others suggest helping around the house. Amity says she wants to explore the town for answers while Luz is in school. Gus backs her up, believing that others could have arrived in Gravesfield before them and Eda. After Amity's foot gets caught in a hole that Flapjack pecked, she finds a small box containing a map that they believe could lead to something related to the portal and decide to keep it from Luz as she feels responsible for the failed attempts.
At school, Luz's teacher is discussing The Plight of the Mariner and, seeing the similarities between herself and the novel's hero, Luz lashes out on her failures with her friends veiled as criticism for the hero's naivety. After class, Luz is approached by two new students, and they praise her for her words as they invite her to the Halloween festival. Luz walks away, past the art room as the teacher glares at her, and heads to her mom's car. As they drive, Camila thinks of things their house guests could eat, while Luz points out police investigating a car crash. As they leave, the woman behind the wheel says she almost hit a deer, while her daughter says it was a monster. In the woods nearby, a deer skeleton lies by the trees as green goo leaves it.
That night, as Gus is going to bed, Hunter is sewing and accidentally cuts himself. Gus patches him up and as Hunter shows him a wolf shirt he made, Gus is glad that Hunter is happy and asks him about being in the Emperor's Coven. Hunter describes his life in the coven and promises Gus they will get back. Gus shows Hunter a science fiction book he is reading, Cosmic Frontier, and unknowingly describes a character in a situation similar to Hunter. Upstairs, Luz is unable to sleep and leaves the room and takes her palisman egg, waking Amity, who notices a flyer for the Halloween festival. As Camila thinks of things for their guests to eat, she falls asleep and sees different events involving Luz, first seeing Luz showing other kids a snake skin as they run away. Although she thinks it is cute, nearby mothers say Luz was raised by wolves, and she defends Luz before ending up in the audience of the production of Romeo and Juliet Luz is in. She laughs when Luz pretends to gut herself, but gets angry when people behind her say her daughter ruined the show. She then appears in the principal's office as he tries to convince Camila to control Luz's tendencies by sending her to Reality Check Summer Camp. Camila wakes up to find Luz in her doorway and allows her to sleep with her. Unknown to them, skeletons rest outside and a figure morphs into a horned rabbit.
The following day, Amity, Vee, Willow, and Hunter, who cosplays as a character from Cosmic Frontier, get ready to explore the town as Luz and her mom are at the vet clinic. Hunter decides to stay behind as they would miss the bus if he changes, and after they leave, he finds a small piece of green goo and realizes Belos is with them. As the four explore town, they ask about the map they found and inadvertently cause mischief in a magic shop, with Gus and Willow unknowingly harassing other customers, and the library, where Amity freaks out upon seeing a child open a card catalog. At the zoo, they face a giraffe and are terrified by its true appearance, with Gus understanding why they were banished from the Demon Realm. As a last resort, Vee takes them to the Gravesfield Historical Society. Upon arriving, they see Masha, a friend of Vee's from the time she posed as Luz, who informs them Jacob Hopkins was fired, and gives them a pamphlet. They tell the visitors their map is actually a rebus. The group looks around and after decoding the rebus they realize it shows where Titan's Blood is hidden. Vee compliments their friendship, and they reveal they have only become friends a few months ago. The four take a picture in front of a framed map of Old Gravesfield and Vee realizes it matches the rebus, and they decide to tell Luz on Halloween. At the clinic, Camila is finishing up and Luz taps a plant glyph she drew and after moving her hand she realized there was a slight reaction.
Back in the basement, Hunter is fearful that Belos might be back and inadvertently scolds Flapjack. He apologizes before promising the bird he will protect him. After Luz and Camila return, he tells the former about Belos. The two go to the house and, after Luz gives Hunter a pep talk, they search the house. After only finding a possum, they think they are in the clear, but Hunter's shadow sprouts antlers unbeknownst to them. When they return to the house, the others are working on their Halloween costumes. Gus decides he and Hunter will go as their favorite Cosmic Frontier characters, with Camila being shocked they found the books, and Amity decides she and Luz will go as Hecate and Azura respectively. Amity plays one of the movies where Azura gets betrayed by a character who greatly resembles Luz, causing Luz to feel guilt. After everyone goes to bed, Luz takes her laptop and heads to the kitchen to record a diary entry. She explains how living her greatest desire ruined the lives of her friends, and makes a decision.
On Halloween, Camila drops everyone off with Vee staying behind to handle trick or treaters. Luz speaks with her mother as everyone else goes over the plan to reveal the blood to Luz. Hunter hears something in the distance but dismisses it, unaware of the green path growing on his neck. As they explore the festival, they come across a mock witch trial and Gus joins in, saying the prosecutor is the guilty one and uses an illusion to give him cloven hooves and a tail. The actor runs away, and the other actors and crowd applaud Gus. However, Jacob arrives and says Gus is a real witch who wants their teeth. He pulls off the boy's ear covering and is subdued by security. At the haunted hayride, Masha explains the story of the Wittebane brothers, Philip and his older brother Caleb, surprising the group. They explain how the brothers came to Gravesfield in 1613 and became witch hunters to fit in. One day, Caleb met a real witch named Evelyn who spirited him away to another world, with Philip vanishing looking for his brother.
This sets Luz and Hunter on edge. After the ride, Hunter reveals the plan about the rebus and the Titan's blood. Luz is skeptical, and Hunter requests Flapjack to retrieve the rebus. When Flapjack is hesitant, Hunter's voice turns distorted and his eyes turn blue, and he repeats his request angrily. Meanwhile, Camilla cleans up the house, and finds the laptop. She sees Luz's entries from when she was very young up to Luz's most recent one, discovering her decision to stay in the human realm permanently. Hunter and Luz are running through the woods, when Hunter suddenly winces in pain, and runs off into a swamp. Amity then realizes Luz and Hunter are missing and go searching for Luz, as Camila and Vee show up and join them.
Meanwhile, Luz notices her glyphs are working and realizes it's because of the titan's blood and sets off several glyph combos, and finds Hunter at the center of the graveyard. She notices the ripped up rebus, and Hunter asks Luz to find Flapjack. As Luz finds Flapjack shaking behind a tombstone, Hunter reveals himself to be possessed by Belos, and they begin to fight. Belos then discovers a vial of Titan blood, and Luz knocks it out of his hand. Amity, Willow, Gus, Camila, and Vee then find Luz, and Belos reveals that Luz helped him meet the Collector, and they begin an all-out battle, but Belos gains the upper hand. Flapjack desperately tries to get through to Hunter, but Belos grabs Flapjack and severely wounds him. Before making any sudden movements, Hunter starts to fight back and declares that he no longer accepts the Emperor's coven, and to ensure he never harms anyone again. He throws the vial of Titan Blood into the lake; Belos dives in to retrieve it, and Hunter loses consciousness. Camila saves Hunter, and Belos separates from Hunter, taking on the monstrous form he had before. He smashes the vial against an arch, a portal opens to the Demon realm, and he vanishes through the portal, leaving the others to tend to Hunter. Willow tearfully says that Hunter won't wake up, and Luz also reveals the secret about Hunter being a Grimwalker.
Flapjack settles on an unconscious Hunter and gives a few tearful chirps. Using his life force, Flapjack gives his life to save Hunter's, and leaves everyone crying. Hunter wakes up, with his red eyes becoming brown, and says he knows about Flapjack, and becomes very upset. Then Luz tells them about her encounter with Philip, and starts to announce her decision. Camila quickly interrupts and announces that she will also join them in the Demon realm. Luz's friends comfort her, and they travel to the Demon realm. The others say they do not blame her, as she was manipulated by Belos. Vee stays back to keep up appearances, and Camila gives Vee a quick rundown of what to do. Assuring Luz she's ready for what comes next, Camila takes her daughter's hand, and they go through the portal together right before it closes. Vee then prepares to leave, and realizes that Camila has the car keys.