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>entrusted his son with a spellbook
>son grows up to be a total fag and screws things up so royally (lol) he loses his right to the book along with his powers and becomes a commoner
>doesn't show up at any point to scold or make fun of him for failing this hard
>might as well not even have been in the season opener at all
It cannot be emphasized enough just how much damage the flashback prelude did to this show, regardless of the incompetence involved.