I started watching the pilot live during the premiere. I finished watching the pilot half an hour after the after the premiere ended. I turned around and immediately started watching again, but even slower this time. It took me 2 hours to watch a 26-minute video twice.

(Admittedly I did get called for a few minutes in the middle there but) that’s all just pausing, rewinding, and taking in the art on screen. Examining the motion frame-by-frame. Looking at all the easter eggs in the claw machine. Staring at everyone’s eyes looking for some significance (like in the start of The Owl House S03E03). Reading everything on screen.

I found two hidden URLs, and only one of them was a Rick Roll! The other one goes to a secret page on ParkPlanet.net with some more art.

There are some small nits I could pick with the animation, but nothing major. The only thing that was really missing was a reference to Dana’s cat Ghost, seen also as Amity’s palisman in TOH.

Well done to Dana Terrace, Zach Marcus, John Bailey Owen, and the entire team working on this! I can’t wait to watch episode 2!