A House Divided

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A House Divided
Season: 3
Episode: 10
Information
Air date	May 25th, 2018
Written by	Unknown
Directed by	Unknown
Episode Guide
Previous	"In Good Hands"
Next	"Jimhunters"

A House Divided is the tenth episode of Part Three of Trollhunters and the forty-ninth episode of the series.

Official Synopsis

Merlin has a plan to go to war, but it's Jim's choice to make. Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! search for allies. Gunmar uses Barbara to get what he wants.

Summary

To help Jim prepare for the upcoming battle against Gunmar, Morgana, and Angor Rot, Merlin creates a special potion that will transform Jim into a half-troll to strength his abilities. However, when he tells him that there will be no going back, Jim is face to whether he should keep half of his humanity for not. Meanwhile, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! search for allies and Gunmar kidnaps Barbara in order to force Strickler into releasing Morgana.

Plot

With everyone debating with Merlin about his goal for killing Morgana, Jim is still in mourning about the destruction of his vespa. Merlin states that the only way to guarantee the defeat of Gunmar is to release Morgana. As long as he has the Staff of Avalon, her release is indeed imminent. This is when they will strike, before she has a chance to bring forth the Eternal Night. However, everyone is debating about going up against not only a troll army, but a troll warlord, a troll assassin, and a troll-using sorceress. But, if Jim does defeat Morgana once and for all, Merlin gets his magic back as well. The only two people who agrees with the old wizard's reasoning are Claire and AAARRRGGHH!!!, as everyone else think he only cares about getting his magic back. Merlin settles with leaving Jim the choice of going to battle or to war up to him as he is the protector of the world of humans and trolls, but Jim decides he must think. Whatever he decides, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! decide to assemble and army of reinforcements.

Gunmar's forces have captured Strickler and Barbara and dragged them down to the chamber in Trollmarket where Morgana is. Strickler refuses to align himself with a monster like Gunmar, but begins to reconsider when he sees Barbara unscathed. All Gunmar asks is that he unlocks the Heartstone with the staff. Barbara says to do exactly what he says, and nobody in Arcadia will be hurt. But Strickler notes that Barbara always called her "Walter", and reveals that it was really Usurna with a glamour mask. With Angor Rot disappointed with how he knew that wouldn't work, Strickler once again demands to see Barbara.

Back at Jim's house, him, Claire and Toby are trying to reach her by phone, to no avail, and nobody has seen her anywhere. When Toby tries calling anyone at the school if they've seen her, Nomura bursts through the front door, with a dislocated shoulder and bleeding. She tells everyone about her attack at the Museum, saying that Gunmar needs a changeling to activate the staff of Avalon. Merlin spitefully says that Gunmar found a way around his safeguard: The incantation to activate it must be spoken by a human, and Jim realizes that Gunmar has Strickler since he didn't get Nomura, meaning he also has his mother. Nomura gets ready to fight while Claire and Toby search for her. Merlin halts Jim back, saying that he cannot let him intervene, despite knowing Jim's mother is with Gunmar. He claims that it's best if Strickler activates the staff now so they can end this war with Morgana once and for all. But Jim protests, prioritizing about saving his mother over Merlin's desire for his magic back. He then fires a beam out of the amulet at Jim's phone when he tries texting Toby to meet at the canals for a rescue mission to Trollmarket. Jim's anger over Merlin unwilling to cooperate reaches a boiling point, and he summons his armor. Merlin then summons a broad sword of his own, and they battle each other.

Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! continue with assembling the comrades, their first stop being Gatto's Keep. However he's (as usual) unwilling to cooperate.

Back in Trollmarket, the Gumm-Gumms have brought forth Barbara in a cage. Gunmar is prepared to release her and only her so long as Strickler activates the Staff of Avalon, to which he reluctantly agrees (despite Barbara's pleads). Back at Jim's house, Jim is losing the swordfight to Merlin. Jim recalls he had a choice, but Merlin corrects, saying that the choice was never about whether to fight, but how to fight. Her further claims that Jim's humanity or the eclipse blade will not be enough to vanquish Gunmar.

Cast

• Kelsey Grammer as Blinky
• Emile Hirsch as Jim Lake Jr.
• Charlie Saxton as Toby Domzalski
• Lexi Medrano as Claire Nuñez
• Jonathan Hyde as Mr. Strickler
• Fred Tatasciore as AAARRRGGHH!!!
• Ike Amadi as Angor Rot
• David Bradley as Merlin
• Clancy Brown as Gunmar
• Grey Griffin as Queen Wumpa
• Mark Hamill as Dictatious
• Lena Headey as Morgana
• Anjelica Huston as Queen Usurna
• Amy Landecker as Barbara Lake
• Lauren Tom as Nomura
• Laraine Newman as Nana
• Matthew Waterson as Draal

Trivia

• Morgana is set free in this episode.
• This is the last episode of Trollhunters to feature Jim as a human. After this, he will remain a troll/human hybrid forever.
• The music that is heard at the beginning of the episode is "The Flower Duet" from the opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes.
• While trying to decide on whether or not to give up his humanity, Jim has a flashback that recaps the entire series.
  • Anton Yelchin is credited in this episode, as he provides the majority of Jim's dialogue during the flashback montage near the end of the episode.

Gallery

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