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Dive into the enchanting world of “Practical Magic 2” as we uncover the most spellbinding Easter eggs and callbacks to the original film. From Maria Owens’ haunting curse to the iconic roof jump finale, discover how these magical nods deepen the story and celebrate the Owens family legacy. Whether it’s a self-stirring spoon or deathwatch beetles, these hidden gems bring extra charm and mystery to the sequel!
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00:00That's right, I'm back.
00:02Woo!
00:02Hang on to your husband's girl.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today, we're counting down our picks for the most magical nods to the original film in Practical Magic 2.
00:13This entails a few spoilers.
00:15I've waited such a long time for this.
00:18She has.
00:22Number 10. Maria Owens.
00:25This story all began with Maria Owens, an ancestor who survived a hanging during the witch trials.
00:31A broken neck would have been one thing, but Maria struggled to get past her broken heart.
00:36She was banished to this very island, with her unborn child growing inside her belly.
00:43She waited for her lover to rescue her.
00:45When the father of her unborn baby failed to show, Maria cast a spell that has a ripple effect throughout
00:51generations.
00:51Condemning every man an Owens woman loves to death.
00:55The curse still looms over the Owens family, along with Maria's portrait in their house.
01:00We're Owens women.
01:01Love is our undoing.
01:03What if you guys were all just a little bit dramatic?
01:06In addition to recapping Maria's backstory, the sequel delves deeper into the Owens family history.
01:12Maria wasn't the only one from this bloodline who faced an execution.
01:15She's also far from the only one who dealt with loss and abandonment, leading some down darker paths than others.
01:22So it's true when everyone says that we're witches.
01:27It's true. It's true.
01:30We're witches in the curses room.
01:33Number 9. Gary and Michael.
01:35Despite her knowledge of the curse, Sally Owens takes a chance on love twice.
01:40She has two daughters with her husband, Michael.
01:42I wish he could see us.
01:45No more stones being thrown, no taunts cried out.
01:49Everything is just so blissfully normal.
01:55Life is perfect.
01:58Although a love spell helped bring them together, it couldn't prevent the curse from taking Michael's life.
02:03Sally later meets Gary, who embodies all of the traits she thought would be impossible to find in one man.
02:09I asked for qualities in a man that I knew couldn't possibly exist.
02:15A little greener, a little blue.
02:22But you do.
02:23Sally hesitates to fall in love again, but Gary argues that curses are only real if you believe in them.
02:29He may have spoken too soon.
02:31While it seemed the curse might have been broken at the first film's end, the sequel opens with Sally at
02:37Gary's grave.
02:38Wherever Gary is, he's eating crow.
02:41Or Raven.
02:42But hey, third time may be the charm for Sally and Ian.
02:47I love this.
02:49You're scared.
02:51She's scared.
02:52You're afraid of your power.
02:53Well, I've seen what my power can do.
02:56Number 8.
02:57Self-Stirring Spoon
02:58These movies are called practical magic for a reason.
03:02While magic is occasionally used for higher-stake situations, the Owens generally employ magic for everyday tasks.
03:09A spoon stirring your beverage is one of the most memorable examples from the original film.
03:14The product doesn't work.
03:16Well, that's because it doesn't go on your head.
03:19If I don't put it on my head, where the hell else would it go?
03:22After losing the second love of her life, Sally doesn't just give up on settling down with a man.
03:28She denounces magic altogether, hoping that this may prevent the curse from affecting her daughters.
03:33I have my family, and I'm not receiving texts with photos that I did not ask for.
03:38Oh, let me tell you about Chad.
03:40Oh, we know plenty about Chad.
03:42Of course, Sally can't completely repress the witch within.
03:45Even as she loses the magic touch over the years, her bewitching instincts can still kick in.
03:51Early on, Sally notices a spoon stirring itself in a mug.
03:55She intervenes, but giving up magic just isn't practical for the Owens.
04:00All I want is a normal life.
04:02My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal is not necessarily a virtue?
04:07I'd rather denose a lack of courage.
04:09Number 7.
04:10Death Watch Beetles
04:11In the Owens family, nothing conjures dread like the clicking of a beetle.
04:15When these insects surface, it's an omen that the clock is ticking for someone close to the family.
04:21Where are you?
04:22Where are you?
04:23Don't do this to me.
04:26Come on.
04:27Come on.
04:28This primarily applies to the men they love in the first movie.
04:32But as we see in the sequel, the beetles come for the Owens women as well.
04:36When Jillian hears the beetles, she pieces together that Aunt Jett will soon leave this world.
04:41I think a brownie for breakfast would fix you right up.
04:44A brownie?
04:45A brownie.
04:46You're still doing that?
04:47Of course.
04:47Of course you're still doing that.
04:48What do you mean, you've been away too long.
04:50Something's never changed in this house.
04:52Having repressed magic, Sally didn't hear the beetles.
04:56Although her daughters pick up on the sound, it isn't the last we see of the beetles.
05:00While it appears the beetles have returned for Kylie's love Gideon, Aunt Frances ultimately makes a sacrifice, ensuring her girls
05:08can finally find happiness.
05:09No magic is stronger than sister heart.
05:14Cast by fate, tested by time, and never broken.
05:18Number 6.
05:19A car accident.
05:20Here's a sneaky connection.
05:22Xolamari Duenya plays Gideon.
05:24So the beetles tease the demise of Blue Beetle.
05:28It has to choose you.
05:30So I'm guessing it's chosen you.
05:33No more blind dates.
05:35Okay.
05:36So how do we get it to unchoose me?
05:38These are both Warner Brothers productions.
05:41They must have known what they were doing, right?
05:43While Gideon survives, he almost meets the same fate as Sally's first husband.
05:48What's that?
05:50I know you're in the car.
05:54Michael, look out!
05:56At first, it seemed Michael would get run over by a group of bikers.
06:00Michael narrowly avoided the bicycles, but he missed the truck headed right for him.
06:04In Practical Magic 2, Gideon is the one on a bike.
06:08Instead of apples, he's delivering flowers.
06:11He doesn't make it back to Kylie, as a car comes out of nowhere.
06:15Gideon doesn't die on impact like Michael, although he winds up in a coma.
06:19Just like Miguel in Cobra Kai.
06:22If you can hear me, kid, I know you got it in you to pull through.
06:29You just gotta keep fighting.
06:30You just gotta keep fighting.
06:32Number 5.
06:33Bonding in bed.
06:34The bonds of sisterhood and motherhood are the true magic in these movies.
06:38After Michael's death, Sally was so depressed that she couldn't even get out of bed.
06:43Mom?
06:47It's time for us to go to school.
06:51Mommy?
06:54The same time as yesterday.
06:56Cuddling up with a young Kylie brought a smile back to her face.
07:00Sally started coming out of her shell with Jillian's return, catching up under the covers.
07:05Well, you'll never forgive yourself unless you get up and you get dressed.
07:11And you brush your goddamn teeth because your breath stinks.
07:16Kylie and Antonia also shared a bed, which hasn't entirely changed years later.
07:22When they come home for a celebration, Kylie and Antonia gossip in bed like old times.
07:27I remember when Mom would tell stories where everyone who fell in love died.
07:32Sally and Jillian still have a habit of crawling into bed together as well.
07:36Even when they get a hotel room with two separate beds, they wind up only needing one.
07:41These women are each each other's security blankets.
07:43I want you to know if anything happens to me, Jillian.
07:46It's you.
07:46You're my person.
07:51On a train ride, Jillian tries to keep everyone calm.
07:54But the Owen sisters' barometer for crisis is a little skewed.
07:59Everything's gonna be okay.
08:00Everything's gonna be okay?
08:01Just like it was when we had to bury a corpse under a rosebush?
08:04That kind of thing?
08:05Or different?
08:06This naturally confuses and alarms Ian.
08:09It's exactly what it sounds like.
08:11In the original, Jillian got involved with a bad man named Jimmy, who the sisters... took care of.
08:17Did you or your sister kill James Angelo?
08:22Oh, yeah.
08:23A couple of times.
08:24The first time was kind of an accident, but after trying to resurrect Jimmy, they make his demise more permanent.
08:31They bury his body in the yard and call it a night.
08:34Despite taking care of the corpse, Jimmy comes back to haunt the sisters in more ways than one.
08:39Terrible exes have that effect, even in death.
08:43I wonder if that would work on my ex-husband.
08:46Come on, ladies.
08:48Let's clean house!
08:51Number 3.
08:52My blood, your blood, our blood.
08:54Before initially departing in the first film, Jillian swore to Sally that she'd be back and they'd grow old together.
09:00The sisters made a blood oath, leading to one of the movie's most quotable exchanges.
09:05Ow, my blood.
09:08Your blood.
09:13Our blood.
09:15Jillian returned as promised, although it appeared she might die before her sister.
09:20Sally and several others saved Jillian with an exorcism, showing Jimmy that blood is thicker than wine.
09:26My blood.
09:28Your blood.
09:29Our blood.
09:30Maria's blood.
09:31Now!
09:31Hurry!
09:34While Sally and Jillian find themselves at odds with each other in the sequel, it doesn't take long for them
09:40to reconcile, repeating a familiar oath.
09:42The blood bond extends to Kylie during a crucial moment.
09:46Kylie may not be Jillian's daughter, but as they share the same blood, the Owens women will be eternally connected.
09:53Don't be sad, Aunt Jillian.
09:57I won't let you fall down.
09:59Number 2.
10:00Margaritas.
10:01In this house, we have chocolate cake for breakfast.
10:04And we never bother with silly little things like bedtime or brushing our teeth.
10:08The Owens have chocolate for breakfast, but margaritas are their go-to midnight snack.
10:13Aunt Jet reminds Sally that she loves a margarita at the beginning of the sequel.
10:18The good news is that Jillian got a margarita mixer.
10:20The bad news is that Jet won't be around long enough to get much use out of it.
10:25At Kylie's wedding, the Owens drink in honor of their aunts.
10:28Such a ritual wouldn't be complete without Harry Nilsson's novelty song, Coconut.
10:33Put the lime in the coconut, you drink the water, just say, ooh, to relieve your belly aches, you say,
10:40ooh, if there's nothing I can take.
10:43As Jillian points out, lime juice mixed with coconut milk doesn't constitute a margarita, per se.
10:49For those who forever associate the song with midnight margaritas, though, it doesn't matter.
10:54The ladies will soon be too tipsy to care about technicalities anyway.
10:58Come on! Jillian has her own magic!
11:01We all know what it is!
11:05Number 1. Roof Jump
11:07You should come around here on Halloween. You'd really see something then.
11:11Oh, yeah?
11:12Yeah, we all jump off the roof and fly.
11:14Practical Magic 2 ends just like the first film.
11:17Sally and Jillian climb to the roof, this time accompanied by Kylie and Antonia, as spectators below watch.
11:24While they leave the pointy black hats behind, those Wicked Witch of the East striped socks are still in style.
11:30The four prepare to jump with umbrellas, which we always assumed was a nod to Mary Poppins, who'd likely be
11:36considered a witch during the Salem Trials.
11:38I beg your pardon?
11:40Will you be good enough to explain all this?
11:43First of all, I would like to make one thing quite clear.
11:45Yes?
11:48I never explain anything.
11:49In any case, Practical Magic made its own iconic image out of this jump.
11:54They couldn't make a legacy sequel without recreating it.
11:5828 years later, this ritual remains a symbol of family ties, women's liberation, and sharing what makes you unique with
12:05the world.
12:06Once I was halfway across town, my daughter had a nightmare, and I swear to God, I could hear her
12:10crying.
12:11We used to be a little witch in all of this.
12:13What did you think of Practical Magic 2? Let us know in the comments.
12:20By the way, consults forocdens
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