Reservation Dogs: Let's Break Down the Meaning of These Blurry Owl Scenes
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“Reservation Dogs” is officially back for the second season, as are the fuzzy-eyed owls. We first saw the owls in episode three of the first season when Elora (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs) visits Uncle Brownie (Gary Farmer) in the hopes that he will teach the Rez Dogs how to fight so that they can defend themselves against their new rival gang. As Elora, Bear (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), and Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) arrive at Uncle Brownie's house, an owl statue is shown hanging outside with blurry eyes. "Ah, fuck! Shit no, not an owl. Yo, that's not a good sign," Willie Jack exclaims as the group quickly cover their eyes and look away.
In the two-episode premiere of the second season on August 3, we see the owls appear several times, and like their previous appearances, their eyes are still blurry. Even though the series is full of pop culture references, the owl is actually a nod to native culture. In an interview with NPR, Indigenous journalist and Rotten Tomatoes critic Vincent Schilling explained that the owl is known as "a harbinger of evil" in many Indigenous cultures and most people don't know it. wouldn't know unless they were part of the native community, which is why the group immediately freaks out whenever they see the owls.
"Reservation Dogs" is the first TV show to feature an all-Indigenous team of writers, directors, and series regulars. In an August 2021 interview with People, Jacobs praised Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi for creating a show that shines a light on an often marginalized community. “It is high time that indigenous peoples were represented on this scale,” she said. "Rarely have we had the opportunity to tell our own stories. It's so perfect it's a comedy because our communities are actually so funny. And no one in Western culture really thinks Indigenous people are what let it be [except] that idea of the stoic Indian that was shot in old westerns."
New episodes of "Reservation Dogs" air weekly on Hulu on Wednesdays.
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“Reservation Dogs” is officially back for the second season, as are the fuzzy-eyed owls. We first saw the owls in episode three of the first season when Elora (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs) visits Uncle Brownie (Gary Farmer) in the hopes that he will teach the Rez Dogs how to fight so that they can defend themselves against their new rival gang. As Elora, Bear (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), and Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) arrive at Uncle Brownie's house, an owl statue is shown hanging outside with blurry eyes. "Ah, fuck! Shit no, not an owl. Yo, that's not a good sign," Willie Jack exclaims as the group quickly cover their eyes and look away.
In the two-episode premiere of the second season on August 3, we see the owls appear several times, and like their previous appearances, their eyes are still blurry. Even though the series is full of pop culture references, the owl is actually a nod to native culture. In an interview with NPR, Indigenous journalist and Rotten Tomatoes critic Vincent Schilling explained that the owl is known as "a harbinger of evil" in many Indigenous cultures and most people don't know it. wouldn't know unless they were part of the native community, which is why the group immediately freaks out whenever they see the owls.
"Reservation Dogs" is the first TV show to feature an all-Indigenous team of writers, directors, and series regulars. In an August 2021 interview with People, Jacobs praised Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi for creating a show that shines a light on an often marginalized community. “It is high time that indigenous peoples were represented on this scale,” she said. "Rarely have we had the opportunity to tell our own stories. It's so perfect it's a comedy because our communities are actually so funny. And no one in Western culture really thinks Indigenous people are what let it be [except] that idea of the stoic Indian that was shot in old westerns."
New episodes of "Reservation Dogs" air weekly on Hulu on Wednesdays.
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