another purpose), or having Eda suffer. Luz gives up the portal, but burns it upon leaving. Luz manages to rescue Eda, King, and Lilith, while Belos informs the citizens that Eda will be spared. After escaping, Lilith uses her magic to share Eda's curse, resulting in Eda returning to normal, but both her and Lilith's magic are weakened. Later, Luz makes a video message for her mother, promising that she will find a way back home. Meanwhile, Belos sends a masked figure to spy on the residents of the Owl House while using the remains of the portal to construct another one, saying it will be needed for an event called the "Day of Unity". Production Writing The first letters of the episode titles for season one spell out "A WITCH LOSES A TRUE WAY," this episode being the "Y." It was revealed in this episode to be in reference to Luz losing her one "true way" home when she destroys the portal. Casting Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, and Alex Hirsch star as the voices of Luz Noceda, Edalyn "Eda" Clawthorne, and King respectively. Guest stars in the episode include Issac Ryan Brown as the voice of Augustus "Gus" Porter, Tati Gabrielle as the voice of Willow Park, Cissy Jones as the voice of Lilith Clawthorne, Mela Lee as the voice of Kikimora, Bumper Robinson as the voice of Hieronymus Bump, and Matthew Rhys as the voice of Emperor Belos, all recurring roles returning from previous episodes in the season. Additional voices included Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Chapman, Arin Hanson, Abigail Zoe Lewis, Shannon McKain, Natalie Palamides, Lily Sanfelippo, Roger Craig Smith, Fred Tatasciore and Gary Anthony Williams. Design End credits sequence This episode featured an update to the end credits sequence with Eda's gem and left eye having changed colour, matching her appearance in this episode after Lilith shared Eda's curse. Release "Young Blood, Old Souls" was first released on DisneyNow and video on demand on August 29, 2020 and first aired later that same day on Disney Channel. Reception The A.V. Club's Kevin Johnson gave the episode a "B", stating the episode was an "enjoyable, tense, and intriguing finale" which also "inadvertently exposes the overall flaws" of the show. One such flaw Johnson felt was highlighted in this episode was the show's consistency with its depiction of magic, contrasting it to shows like Steven Universe and Gravity Falls