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* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: While Hilda and Johanna are very different on the surface, they do have some things in common, as they're both socially awkward, talented artists, and very resourceful and quick thinking in tight or dangerous scenarios.

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* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: While the show first aired in the 2010s, the show itself seems to be set in the late 80s or at the very latest the early 90s. Cellphones are non-existent (in "The Storm", Johanna had to call Hilda from a phonebooth), Frida has a computer in her room, but she is the only one and the internet doesn't seem to be a thing since the protagonists always go to the library when they need information. In "The Eternal Warriors," David is shown listening to music using a portable cassette player, rather than an [=MP3=] player or other digital device more common to the 21st century.



* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: While the show first aired in the 2010s, the show itself seems to be set in the late 80s or at the very latest the early 90s. Cellphones are non-existent (in "The Storm", Johanna had to call Hilda from a phonebooth), Frida has a computer in her room, but she is the only one and the internet doesn't seem to be a thing since the protagonists always go to the library when they need information. In "The Eternal Warriors," David is shown listening to music using a portable cassette player, rather than an [=MP3=] player or other digital device more common to the 21st century.
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* DeusExMachina: In "The Stone Forest" Hilda gets saved just in time by a white woff flying under a cliff when she's running away from a rolling troll rock.
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* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: After Mum and Hilda have an argument and Hilda tries to sneak out of the house using the Nowhere Space with Tontu, Mum catches her just in time and tries pull her back. This causes a rift in the Nowhere Space and both Mum and Hilda get transported inside a magical mountain. Being far away from home, they have to work together to get out, and this saves their relationship.
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* ForcedTransformation: In "The Stone Forest", after being invaded by trolls, Frida wants to use an invisbility spell. She accidentally uses the wrong spell and turns Ahlberg into a bug.
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''Hilda'' is an animated {{fantasy}} {{adventure}} series distributed by Creator/{{Netflix}}. It was adapted from the Eisner-award nominated [[ComicBook/{{Hilda}} graphic novel series of the same name]] and produced by Britain's Silvergate Media and Canada's Creator/MercuryFilmworks, with original author Luke Pearson as showrunner. The series marks the first production by Silvergate Media to be targeted for older audiences.

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''Hilda'' is an animated {{fantasy}} {{adventure}} series distributed by Creator/{{Netflix}}. It was adapted from the Eisner-award nominated [[ComicBook/{{Hilda}} graphic novel series of the same name]] and produced by Britain's Silvergate Media (later known as [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Sony Pictures Television – Kids]]) and Canada's Creator/MercuryFilmworks, with original author Luke Pearson as showrunner. The series marks the first production by Silvergate Media to be targeted for older audiences.
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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King". It is set for release on Netflix on December 7th, 2023, with the first two episodes premiering at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on September 21st, 2023 (the fifth anniversary of the show's premiere). The final season is [[https://deadline.com/2023/09/hilda-netflix-final-season-launch-date-ottawa-animation-festival-1235547896/ planned to consist of 7 episodes (as opposed to 13 like the other two seasons) and a 70-minute film]]. It's also planned to have an more focused and ongoing narrative unlike the previous two seasons (which were mostly episodic in nature) according to [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/12/creative-team-behind-hilda-and-the-mountain-king-discuss-her-next-big-adventure/ Luke Pearson]].

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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King". It is set for release on Netflix on December 7th, 2023, with the first two episodes premiering at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on September 21st, 2023 (the fifth anniversary of the show's premiere). The final season is [[https://deadline.com/2023/09/hilda-netflix-final-season-launch-date-ottawa-animation-festival-1235547896/ planned to consist of 7 episodes (as opposed to 13 like the other two seasons) and a 70-minute film]]. It's also planned to have an a more focused and ongoing narrative unlike the previous two seasons (which were mostly episodic in nature) according to [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/12/creative-team-behind-hilda-and-the-mountain-king-discuss-her-next-big-adventure/ Luke Pearson]].
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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King". It is set for release on Netflix on December 7th, 2023, with the first two episodes premiering at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on September 21st, 2023 (the fifth anniversary of the show's premiere). The final season is [[https://deadline.com/2023/09/hilda-netflix-final-season-launch-date-ottawa-animation-festival-1235547896/ planned to consist of 7 episodes (as opposed to 13 like the other two seasons) and a 70-minute film]]. It's also planned to have a more ongoing and focused narrative compared to the previous two seasons according to [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/12/creative-team-behind-hilda-and-the-mountain-king-discuss-her-next-big-adventure/ Luke Pearson]].

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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King". It is set for release on Netflix on December 7th, 2023, with the first two episodes premiering at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on September 21st, 2023 (the fifth anniversary of the show's premiere). The final season is [[https://deadline.com/2023/09/hilda-netflix-final-season-launch-date-ottawa-animation-festival-1235547896/ planned to consist of 7 episodes (as opposed to 13 like the other two seasons) and a 70-minute film]]. It's also planned to have a an more focused and ongoing and focused narrative compared to unlike the previous two seasons (which were mostly episodic in nature) according to [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/12/creative-team-behind-hilda-and-the-mountain-king-discuss-her-next-big-adventure/ Luke Pearson]].
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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King". It is set for release on December 7th, 2023.

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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King". It is set for release on Netflix on December 7th, 2023.
2023, with the first two episodes premiering at the Ottawa International Animation Festival on September 21st, 2023 (the fifth anniversary of the show's premiere). The final season is [[https://deadline.com/2023/09/hilda-netflix-final-season-launch-date-ottawa-animation-festival-1235547896/ planned to consist of 7 episodes (as opposed to 13 like the other two seasons) and a 70-minute film]]. It's also planned to have a more ongoing and focused narrative compared to the previous two seasons according to [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/12/creative-team-behind-hilda-and-the-mountain-king-discuss-her-next-big-adventure/ Luke Pearson]].
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-->-- '''Hilda''', "[[https://youtu.be/CC5J6sd6cb8?feature=shared Life of Hilda]]"

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-->-- '''Hilda''', "[[https://youtu.be/CC5J6sd6cb8?feature=shared The Life of Hilda]]"
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* ClockRoaches: When Hilda [[spoiler: plays matchmaker with Mr.Ostfeld and Tildy in the past, which causes them to get together and grow old in the future]], a Time Worm appears, who wants to eradicate everyone from the "old" timeline.
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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King".

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Despite the graphic novel series coming to an end with a total of 6 books, as well as "The Mountain King" being the last book to be adapted, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8RwtJJdhy Luke Pearson expressed a desire to continue the series]]. A third and final season, as announced by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609192112/https://twitter.com/AkoMitchell/status/1402684799127539716 Ako Mitchell on Twitter]] and officially by [[https://silvergatemedia.com/silvergate-makes-three-key-promotions-within-hildas-production-team/ Silvergate Media]] is currently in production, taking place after "The Mountain King".
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* BatmanGambit: In "The Draugen" Hilda knows that provocating the weather spirit will cause it to rain heavily, which would summon the Draugen.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: David gives one to the marra in "The Nisse" right as the [[spoiler: not-so-imaginary beast circles in on them]].
-->'''David:''' What's scary about a sad bunch of creeps with nothing better to do than sit around being nasty about people behind their back?
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* GirlsHaveCooties: In "The Nisse", there's this dialogue:
-->'''Willy:''' I heard it's a demon who only eats girls.
-->'''Girl:''' What kind of demon only eats girls?
-->'''Willy:''' Someone with terrible taste, it seems.
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* LearningToRideABike: In "The Nightmare Spirit" it is revealed that Hilda never learnt how to ride a bike. She tells this secret to the Rat King, who tells her that the mysterious girl they have been seeing has been causing the nightmares of David. When Hilda challenges the girl, the marra to see if she could get scared by her nightmares, the Marra uses the previous secret to her advantage, and implements Hilda not knowing how to ride a bike in her nightmare. This scares Hilda, and the next morning, she asks her friends to teach her how to ride a bike.
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* KidnappedForExperimentation: MadScientist Victoria [[spoiler: kidnaps a baby weather spirit]] in an attempt to the control the weather. This lures the other weather spirits there, and wreaks havoc over Trolberg.

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* ActorAllusion: In "The Fifty Year Night", Hilda investigates a mystery involving her neighbor Mr. Ostenfeld, who is voiced by ''Series/PlaySchool'' legend Derek Griffiths. In a scene in Mr. Ostenfeld's flat, there is a cuddly toy of Humpty, one of the toys from ''Series/PlaySchool'', sitting on the sofa.

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In "The Fifty Year Night", Hilda investigates a mystery involving her neighbor Mr. Ostenfeld, who is voiced by ''Series/PlaySchool'' legend Derek Griffiths. In a scene in Mr. Ostenfeld's flat, there is a cuddly toy of Humpty, one of the toys from ''Series/PlaySchool'', sitting on the sofa.sofa.
** In "The Witch", after being accused of trespassing, Hilda tries (and fails) to claim to The Committee of Three that she is a witch based on her use of magic in "The Tide Mouse". Hilda is voiced by Creator/BellaRamsey, who had previously played the witch student Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch''.


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* NiceMeanAndInbetween: David is a reserved kid who is meek and cowardly, but also kind and fiercely loyal to his friends (nice), Frida is a bossy perfectionist who, while caring, can be aggressive when her perfectionism is called into question (mean), and Hilda is a well-meaning and caring AllLovingHero, but prone to being unwillingly inconsiderate to others and bratty when things don't go her way (in-between).
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* BlessedWithSuck: In "The Tide Mice", Hilda uses an echantment from a magic book to summon magical mice to help David sing well and Johanna get a job she loves. This turns out amazing but goes awry when [[spoiler: David and Johanna begin showing side-effects of the enchanment, such as their eyes turning white or mysterious steam releasing from their head. These both mean that their soul will be taken over, unless Hilda completes a disenchantment ritual]].
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* CoolOldLady: In "The Lost Clan" Agnes, and old elf Bragga lady is a fierce [[LilliputianWarriors rabbit warrior]].
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* LilliputianWarriors: The titular elves in "The Lost Clan" can easily defeat David and tie him down.
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* WithAFriendAndAStranger: David and Frida were already friends for some time before Hilda came along, as they attended the same school and were both in Sparrow Scouts together.

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* ActorAllusion:
** In "The Fifty Year Night", Hilda investigates a mystery involving her neighbor Mr. Ostenfeld, who is voiced by ''Series/PlaySchool'' legend Derek Griffiths. In a scene in Mr. Ostenfeld's flat, there is a cuddly toy of Humpty, one of the toys from ''Series/PlaySchool'', sitting on the sofa.
** In "The Witch", Hilda claims to The Committee of Three that she is a witch. Hilda is voiced by Creator/BellaRamsey, who had previously played fellow witch Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch''.

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** In "The Witch", Hilda claims to The Committee of Three that she is a witch. Hilda is voiced by Creator/BellaRamsey, who had previously played fellow witch Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch''.
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* ActorAllusion: In "The Fifty Year Night", Hilda investigates a mystery involving her neighbor Mr. Ostenfeld, who is voiced by ''Series/PlaySchool'' legend Derek Griffiths. In a scene in Mr. Ostenfeld's flat, there is a cuddly toy of Humpty, one of the toys from ''Series/PlaySchool'', sitting on the sofa.

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In "The Fifty Year Night", Hilda investigates a mystery involving her neighbor Mr. Ostenfeld, who is voiced by ''Series/PlaySchool'' legend Derek Griffiths. In a scene in Mr. Ostenfeld's flat, there is a cuddly toy of Humpty, one of the toys from ''Series/PlaySchool'', sitting on the sofa.sofa.
** In "The Witch", Hilda claims to The Committee of Three that she is a witch. Hilda is voiced by Creator/BellaRamsey, who had previously played fellow witch Mildred Hubble in CBBC's adaptation of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch''.
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The novelization of the series has [[Literature/{{Hilda}} its own page]].

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The novelization of the series has [[Literature/{{Hilda}} [[Literature/HildaTieInSeries its own page]].
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* SpottingTheThread: When Hilda and David switch places in "The Nightmare Spirit", Johanna notices that it's not Hilda sleeping in Hilda's bed, since David is snoring, which Hilda doesn't do.
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* DisguisedInDrag/SweetPollyOliver: In "The Nightmare Spirit", Hilda and David disguise themselves as the other, so Hilda can sleep in David's bed to confront [[spoiler: the marra]].

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* DisguisedInDrag/SweetPollyOliver: DisguisedInDrag / SweetPollyOliver: In "The Nightmare Spirit", Hilda and David disguise themselves as the other, so Hilda can sleep in David's bed to confront [[spoiler: the marra]].
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* DisguisedInDrag/SweetPollyOliver: In "The Nightmare Spirit", Hilda and David disguise themselves as the other, so Hilda can sleep in David's bed to confront [[spoiler: the marra]].
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: In "The Nightmare Spirit", when Hilda and Frida catch up the the mysterious girl, Frida tells Hilda to stop while she's tying a knot on a rope to climb down a wall. Hilda inteprets this as Frida telling her to stop tracking the mysterious girl, but it turns out she just wanted to recommend a different way to tie the rope.
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* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: In "The Sparrow Scouts", Hilda leaves a trail of sandwich crumbs in the cavern while looking for Frida, lest she gets lost herself.

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