Oh Blitz, I want this to ruin you. I want it to mess you UP! | "MASTERMIND" Helluva Boss

[@obinator3486]

There's something disarmingly charming about a dude who just kinda goes apeshit bonkers over an owl doing a little spinny twirly doodly doo.

[@Citrus.onpawz]

😭

[@rayclay3249]

When I was watching the episode, I was thinking "Skyen is gonna go crazy about the Spinning scene" and Skyen, as usual, delivers

[@yaelr4154]

right? i was thinking the same thing

[@Waffle-fq4xp]

And he's not even pregnant, he always conceive and delivers.

[@oyuloavaznav]

Literally my thoughts AS I was watching the episode lmaooo

[@nekovannox]

Me too!

[@ell4450]

Literally my thoughts

[@Kellan__they-them]

Around 42 minutes, Skyen starts going off on how if this becomes a class commentary thing he will unleash the yapping, and at that moment I double-checked the run time of the video and started cackling.

[@LexaByteNV]

I came down here looking to make this EXACT comment. Three hours...

[@sai4353]

@@LexaByteNV Same. Viv cooked so Skyen can eat. And i can already tell he ATE.

[@thebeardedbrony9586]

On a whim, i checked at 2:20. This is a (belated) thanksgiving feast!

[@Chasetor22]

The best part I'm pretty sure he still yapps for Another hour after recording to discord chat. Cuz the discord event lasted for About 4 hours 😂

[@magleo_br]

I'm at this minute as well and came here to comment the same thing lol

[@15P3R14]

I love how in Vivzies universe, people just casually break out in song irl and the musical numbers aren't just a delivery device.

[@helenanilsson5666]

No wonder the denizens of Hell were down to join Charlie in her Disney protagonist song at a moment's notice in episode 1.

[@liamwhite3522]

@@helenanilsson5666 I mean, canonically musical numbers is a form of power in Hell, granted to them by Lillith.

[@zachtheraven5007]

When you expect a story reaction but you get a commentary on animation and and design for characters for almost three hours you know your in the right place

[@seesaw41]

Local man spends 30 minutes fawning over a single 3d camera movement ...again

[@Diamanrouge]

And we're here for it

[@GraveRobbinJake]

Psychiatric team on standby, man denies allegations of being "Rotation Junkie". Local hand pervert declined to comment. More at eleven.

[@HeroOfTheHolySword]

I love how Stolas legitimately looked like one of those handsome anime princes after he was kicked out of court and especially after he fell asleep

[@SavagePassion666]

Based.

[@gearguts7259]

I love how Striker claims to hate royals but won't hesitate working with them if it means getting rid of Blitz, he is not beating the "he's just mad he isn't at the top of the hirearchy" allegations, I love him. ALSO HE HAS A SCAR NOW! SKYEN YOU FORGOT TO POINT OUT THE SCAR!!

[@gokbay3057]

Honestly, I also entirely missed his scar when watching the episode.

[@AmbarGriss]

​@@gokbay3057 The lighting kinda hides it

[@darkeather2]

There could also be the "The noble class has given me what i needed to be their lapdog, and while I would gladly betray if given the chance, the fact that they keep me afloat means I never feel like I'm in a good enough position to call anything a chance, effectively separating me from the people" angle. He could be selfish, he could be biding his time, or he could just be trapped. (Or maybe all 3 who knows) Yayyyy politics

[@millgiass]

He was very likely paid handsomely.

[@rosenrot234]

Yall think Stryker went thru with the trial because immunity meant he could afford to take his horse to the vet? Court costs ain't cheap. Yes yes I know he likely super did it because he wanted Blitzo gone ( Which makes Blitz being a new class hero DELICIOUS when it comes to karma ) I could just totally see Blitz going "..........okay that was still fucked up but fair" if it was for Bombproof's benefit

[@michi4066]

TBSkyen calling me out as a hand pervert was not on my bingo card for today, but so be it

[@palomaroggeri8680]

We actually have a bingo card for his reactions on the server lol

[@michi4066]

@palomaroggeri8680 I have to check that out

[@palomaroggeri8680]

@@michi4066 I made them, I post them on the channel every time there is a new reaction to helluva 😅

[@michi4066]

@@palomaroggeri8680 That's fantastic

[@A.C_B.]

Skyen's reaction to the "IN SONG!" is definitely one of the reasons I watch these ^^

[@Sigart]

Something that ought to be included in this is Stolas' complete blindness to the class thing. It was one of the things he completely failed to see as a factor in his relationship with Blitzø and you see it here again, except in the best way possibly; Stolas fully thought he would die. He fully thought the law was equal to him and Blitzø and he went in there thinking he'd be putting his own head on the block.

[@NoDontb3lieve2o]

But.. Blitzø thought the exact same thing?

[@Sigart]

@@NoDontb3lieve2o Well, yeah. Huh. Hadn't thought of that...

[@NoDontb3lieve2o]

@@Sigart Ofcourse.. Blitzø wasnt precisely in a clear state of mind at the moment either... But still

[@totallynotmarlon]

The character designs in this show makes so incredibly happy

[@Squishy_Seal]

Same. I love Bel and Satan so much. Am super glad we got to see all the 7 sins. And Vasago is so cool !

[@orewaren8549]

Yup the charscter designs are good everything else is wasted on scamziepop

[@themustardman219]

Leviathans is kinda mid. At least, it shouldn't be for someone named leviathan. Give Envy a fitting name if it's gonna look like an emo teen

[@gearguts7259]

​@@themustardman219I get your point but you kinda have to call them Leviathan cuz Literally Everyone Else is named after a demon ykwim?

[@themustardman219]

@@gearguts7259 Could give them a demon name other than Leviathan

[@jrm48220]

The "hand pervert" section of this video reveals how criminal it is that we can only like a video once.

[@Daemonworks]

Just got hit by some fridge-logic. Stolas has just burned down his entire life due to his feelings for Blitzo. This is his circus-fire.

[@zachgerber2645]

I'm fully convinced that Satan was just in his "giant demon" form the whole time. I'm almost completely sure that the other sins could also become that large or of comparable size if they chose. I'm guessing that for Satan's "normal demon" form his horns would be a little smaller

[@PepicWalrus]

We've seen Bee and Mammon go into their large Demon Form. So yeah

[@happypepper9326]

Probably not. This is his base form. Satan seems to be on higher level compared to the other sins, and only Lucifer seems stronger than him.

[@gearguts7259]

​@@happypepper9326 I am unsure if its a matter of demon strenght or just mere need to flex it. All the deadly sins are considered equal in power besides pride, I genuinely believe they are all in the same power level. The reason why they are all obeying Satan is because Satan is the one responsible for demon law, its his area of expertice, I imagine if it was an issue of health they would all bow heads to Belphegor.

[@FlintsForge6931]

He can grow bigger , he has a stronger form , we see him grow when he gets pissed off and his lil guy comes in

[@kaygirl10101]

He is always in beast mode, in my opinion. Even when he was angry, he didn't go through a change like we've seen the others do. He is always in angry big mode, fitting for the Wrath sin.

[@MetisRose95]

When I watched the episode I saw that rotation and went "Oh Skyen is gonna talk about that." You're in my head now lol

[@Waffle-fq4xp]

Ikr! Immediately after I saw that the episode was up I was so excited to see if Father Skyen posted the analysis (I don't know how to call it) since I saw the ep kind of late.

[@jayc7559]

I am all of a sudden realizing that if they do really decide to go deep into and explore the class inequality theme with this show, the company being called I.M.P. gains so much more meaning than just a pun

[@donovanmarks1865]

They stole his hat. The sign of him losing everything was that they took away his hat.

[@jasenjacobs1365]

Well it is both a hat and a CROWN aftyer all.

[@Merviking]

"but what of my fuckass hat??"

[@gearguts7259]

The fuckass hat (affectionate)

[@jayc7559]

The thing with Striker is that he believes himself to be better than other imps. He has no interest in uplifting his people, he just want to uplift himself. He saw Blitz as an equal when they met because he saw he had the ambition, craftiness, and dedication to rise above his station and make a place for himself in this world, start IMP and work for himself. Ironically, he sees Blitz, or at least saw him at some point, as better than other imps as well. But Blitz doesn’t see himself as better than other imps. He sees himself as just any other imp, it’s just that he looks around at the way his people get treated, and he believes that they *all* deserve better. He’s not actively fighting for imp and hellhound rights or anything, but he’s passively fighting the system by carving a place for himself and his family, uplifting them alongside him. He kind of accidentally stumbled into (or was dragged into, more like) the position of class hero. If this becomes that kind of story that’s going to be so freaking interesting.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

That cheek kiss caught me by surprise and I’m glad Stolas was asleep for it. Obviously these two broken bois are endgame but I dunno if I want them to immediately be in a relationship when he wakes up in the morning. Theatrical court confessions aside, they left things in a weird place with both of them, and they need to do a LOT of communication. At the very least, Blitzø never quite managed to get the apology out during the Halloween party.

[@NameFirst-fb6km]

I’d rather see them date and struggle to grow with each other

[@helenanilsson5666]

Yeah, I had hoped that they'd get a little more time apart to grow and settle in their individual developments, but we'll see what happens. Knowing how absolutely absurdly bad they both are at communicating (in wildly different but equally intense ways) I wouldn't be surprised if they manage to fumble the relationship ball for another season even while living as roommates.

[@RaptieFeathers]

Stolas being forced to break Octavia's heart by not being able to be there for her anymore just... It's what so totally ruins him. She's the only thing he was worried about with the punishment. D:

[@s.p.d.c4168]

Can't help but think Stella covets Octavia for the simple reason that she's important in Stolas's eyes. She is, as you said at the beginning of the video, a child. Petty, emotive, quick to anger. Getting back to Stolas is the first objective. I doubt she loves her daughter, as she is never pictured as happy, and clearly states that she's glad she poped an egg quickly early in the show.

[@ravyncerio3309]

45:54 SO! About who did the spinny shot: According to what I could find on socials, Aven Heard, one of the Lead Animators at Spindlehorse, did the Rough Animation for that amazing Stolas turn and Sidney Gale did the Clean Up Animation and Color!

[@ravyncerio3309]

Funfact: Aven also animated the spin with Stolas and the moon in Look My Way, the spin with the kiss at the end of Crooked and Bee twirling in the air during Cotton Candy. They're really good at spinning characters!

[@GrahamChapman]

The way I interpreted Stella's smirk when she took Octavia into her arms was "This is it. This is my prize. Taking THIS GIRL for my own will, above absolutely _all else,_ hurt Stolas more deeply than anything else I could possibly do." Ergo, I'm ready to hate her _deeply._

[@Waffle-fq4xp]

Ah yes, I remember when Father Skyen said he'll never get videos like this over an hour. Ahhh Good ol' days.

[@3BSkyen]

SHHHH

[@Waffle-fq4xp]

We gonna get a five hours special next then, ​@@3BSkyen?

[@Waffle-fq4xp]

Does this mean we get a five hours video next then, ​@@3BSkyen?

[@karolinask_cz]

​@@3BSkyenFinally it is confirmed that of the seven deadly sins, only Lucifer is originally a fallen "golden" angel. Lucifer (Fallen Angel of Pride), Satan (Devil of Wrath), Leviathan (Dragon of Envy), Asmodeus (Nephil of Lust), Mammon (Demon of Greed), Belphegor (Demon of Sloth), Beelzebub (Fallen Angel of Gluttony) Satan concludes the song by stating he is the original mastermind, ruling Hell before the "golden angel"'s fall. Satan is revealed as being the leader of the Sins that rule over the hellborn kind, having created imp-kind and also being the judge to those that break Hell's laws, making him second to Lucifer and his family in the hierarchy of Hell. Satan claims in his part of the song that he reigned over Hell prior to Lucifer's exile from Heaven. Though with Lucifer's actions being the event that spawned the creation of Hell, it's unclear just how accurate this claim is. Due to Lucifer being an absent leader and acting more like a figurehead, Lilith being away from Hell for years, and Charlie being more focused in helping sinners make it to Heaven, Satan has taken over of all the affairs of Hell as a stand-in ruler.

[@datzfatz2368]

@@Waffle-fq4xp we can only hope and dream of such a future^^

[@KalaamNozalys]

I think Leviathan's white face looks into mammon 'cause she is litteraly two faced, one is the nice looking facade and the other is the true emotions. (or maybe i'm reading too much into it)

[@dan_mnght]

I think you're right on it, we can only guess what's the honest and the liar in each situation, but since Mammon is an unlikeable pos we all know the humanoid face was trying to be nice about it and not the real feeling 😂

[@CptApplestrudl]

Yeah, for all we know, Envy could be a worse b**** than Mammon XD

[@nectarinn3]

@@dan_mnght I mean, you never know what Levi's into... ;)

[@sarmaangel]

I think it’s to show the two types of envy. One side of where you look up to a person and enter people pleaser mode and the other where you dislike the people who have what you wish you had.

[@onetwothistledew]

⁠​⁠@@sarmaangel Which, to be honest, kind of seem like benign envy and malicious envy!

[@thejestor9378]

Andrelphus is aggressively blue blooded. Every royalty stereotype fits that peacocking ice princess. (I know what I typed and I know his gender.)

[@maryamtara2934]

Aggressively blue blooded is soo funny

[@GedanJ]

His blue blood is so aggressive it stains his fashion choice

[@novanettle7497]

He is a peacock and I think it suits his personality. Knew someone who kept peacocks as pets and their rooster kept escaping and going over to the neighbors almost half a mile away. They figured out that they had basement windows and the vain bastard was only going there to look at his own reflection! Like, he had 3 hens at home! But nooo, he needed to bask in his own beauty so bad that he risked leaving his home just for a glance. They fixed it by painting a pane of glass and lean it against a barn wall so he could look at himself at home. Andrealphus channels that level of narcissism perfectly, I think 😆

[@thejestor9378]

@@novanettle7497 we have feral peacocks in my state. They are the exact opposite and are very good at hiding.

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

Princess is 100% gender neutral here

[@KalaamNozalys]

Stolas going full theater kid will never not be funny

[@CadoxD]

So basically. Stolas lost everything. While blitzø won EVERYTHING (biggest W being called dad) so While blitzø is living his best life. Stolas is at its very worse. And possibly it might cause conflict between the two

[@Alucard15423]

42:23 "Listen Helluva Boss, I love you but if you're actually going here, if you're actually gonna deal with the class thing. You have no idea how long I'm gonna sit here blabbing on. " Pauses and looks at the time line.... OH GOD IT'S A 3 HOUR VIDEO!

[@alchemicpink2392]

Listen, you don't need to be a hand pervert (affectionate) to enjoy drawing hands.

[@MonoFlax]

Skyen summarizing the entire plot and emotional development of this episode in the first 3 minutes of this video without having seen it while also somehow finding the time to plug his merchandise store, i’m impressed!

[@BCYoshi]

I love that its apparently endemic that the Goetia can't just call it a Grimoire. It _has_ to be a Grimoooooiiiiiireeeeeee

[@nb_shopnb_shop]

Striker has emphasized multiple times that he sees himself as above the normal imps. Like Imp royalty. And he's salty that the big wigs don't recognize that. This is different from Bliz who want to show that the normal Imp is more than the higher up see. So their actions look similar but the motivations are very different.

[@MelvaCross]

Regarding the eyes on everything, Vivzie said that when a sinner or a demon dies, their soul/energy doesn't leave hell. They become part of hell, hence the eyes. Like any DM would say: "It wasn't part of the world building before, but it sure is now!"

[@rakaydosdraj8405]

Loose threads: Stolas has survived, but misses his daughter. Octavia has reason to believe her father is dead, and her guardians will no doubt encourage that belief. But Valleho realizes some injustice has occoured, is explicitly kindhearted, AND has an aspect of finding lost objects. Blitz has connections to the court of two sins, through Loona and Tex, and through Fizzaroli, should Stolas try to reach out, and those connections work in reverse, should Val want to reach out to Stolas or Blitz. Also, having secured Stolas's power for the next 100 years, Andy needs to kill confirm to assure his power in perpetuity. Also, forshadowing- "You hire ME? I hope I'm qualified!" "Without my grimoire, my powers are just a tad limited in the human world" And I would take it as a personal validation if the "Carmine crafted blessing tipped rifle" that vanished in IMP's posession after Harvest Moon ended up in Stolas's hands.

[@MarcMagma]

Before going into the lore behind the Vassago from demonological lore, a fun fact about his design: His design first appeared way back in the Hazbin Hotel pilot among the Overlords when Vaggie was saying the line "Many have speculated what unimaginable forces enabled him to rival our world's most ancient and destructive evils". Speaking of design: The most common depiction of him I've seen is a humanoid riding a crocodile. But since he isn't depicted in the Ars Goetia and the Goetia demons are mostly birds, I think his design in the show makes sense. Speaking of "Ars Goetia": He is listed in both the Liber Officiorum Spirituum and, of course, the Ars Goetia itself: In the Liber, he is named "Usagoo". Here, he appears as an angel who can make women fall in love with you and reveal hidden treasure. He commands only 20 legions in this version. In the Ars Goetia, meanwhile, he is the third spirit and the first of the seven Princes of Hell (Stolas is listed as the 5th btw) said to be of a good nature and the same nature as Agares, the second spirit who is depicted as an old man riding a crocodile. Vassago is said to rule 26 legions of demons and is able to find lost objects as well as tell wizards the past and future. He is said to be the opposing force to the angel Sitael.

[@gearguts7259]

Just to clarify: In the Lesser Key Of Solomon, where Vassago is the third demon mentioned, demons are listed not by power but by order in which Solomon summoned them. Is why Paimon isnt the first demon mentioned despite being the most powerful of the Kings and Lucifer's right hand.

[@KingsBard]

To keep the crocodile rider aspect he could be one of those birds that clean crocodile teeth

[@SenorVilla]

​@@KingsBard I think it's like a pirate's parrot, since finding treasure seems to be his most constant trait. Could also be why he's hispanic if he's from the Caribbean.

[@GregPrice-ep2dk]

Vivzie has publicly said that she wants a crossover, but there are legal issues with Amazon. Thus no Luci...yet. Also, there is one more ep for this season, and its a rough one.

[@ilikespaghetti4458]

Not really spoilers but it's titled "Sinsmas"

[@helenanilsson5666]

@@ilikespaghetti4458 Ngl, I was so prepared for Sinsmas to be the episode with new sins reveal (esp. Satan) just because of the name. Now I'm half-tempted to comb through the trailer for this part of the season just to see what the heck we have left in there that could indicate what's gonna happen.

[@XGrandireX]

@@helenanilsson5666 My bet is that Sinsmas will actually be a Christmas themed episode where we'll get Stolas trying to reconcile with Octavia and spend the holiday with her even though he's stripped of his power, with Andrealphus attacking them in response. We're missing the shot in the trailer where Octavia's holding a purple flame up alone in the dark, and we're missing Blitzø protecting Stolas from what looks to be an ice attack in the frozen version of Stolas' palace. In addition, i forgot where but somewhere in season 2, Octavia is supposed to have a song, and next episode is the last of this season.

[@len2122]

Signing with Amazon was probably a mistake for her not enough production control.

[@GregPrice-ep2dk]

@@helenanilsson5666 There's on particular line from Octavia that pertains. won't say what for spoilers.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

20:27 He rules the Wrath ring as creator of the Imps. The place that’s more or less the American South.

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

The devil went down to Georgia

[@DeviantMoonLove]

The first time we see Stella and Octavia interact and it's just manipulation. That says a lot about their realtionship. Stella reminds me of Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones. They love their children as extensions of themselves.

[@novanettle7497]

Look. The longwinded yapping about the class issues of fictional characters in hell, fawning over smear frames and animation for 2 hours+ may not be for everyone. But it is the absolute reason why I'm a subscriber and eagerly await Skyen's reaction almost as much as the episode itself! I catch myself watching a newly released episode and can go "that frame of animation was fantastic! Skyen is gonna be so happy!" Do your thing! I enjoy wathing you analyse and enjoy this fantastic creation that is Helluva Boss!

[@Croakamancer]

1:12:39 "You can't tease this, and then not finish me." Now, *there's* a slip I wasn't expecting from Skyen. ^^

[@averyplaysthegame]

Patrick Page was also Hades in Hadestown from 2016-2019, but for some reason it's not on his IMDB page unless I'm blind and missed it. I recognized him by voice right away, but had to check to be sure.

[@zacharygregg2841]

"Theyre gonna dress up in the interns and send them out instead." Maybe not perfect, but I don't know how Skyen keeps calling these gags, it's great 😂

[@YasugoLiehu]

2:15:13 It's actually not uncommon in Abrahamic mythology to depict Satan as the “Adjudicator of God”, especially when regarding Satan and Lucifer as separate entities. Basically, if Lucifer is God's rival, Satan is the judge appointed by God to keep Lucifer in check and to mete out judgment on the sinners of the world. There's actually a great scene in Shin Megami Tensei II showcasing this where God commands Satan to eradicate a city of people he claims to be standing in his way, which Satan questions the actual justice/morality of. God responds to Satan's questioning by nuking Satan _and_ the city.

[@MarcMagma]

Here's a bit of background on the two Sins with no lines: In demonology, Levy, aka Leviathan, is mostly described as a giant sea serpent or another sea monster such as a whale or a giant crocodile. He/She/It (I've literally seen all pronouns being used for Leviathan about the same amount) is sometimes paired up with Behemoth, a giant land monster, and Ziz, a giant air monster. In those depictions, like in this show, Leviathan is usually female (or at least she appears female; we'll have to wait and see for the exact pronouns). Originally considered the embodiment of chaos, she has been the go-to Sin of Envy since the 13th Century (at least for Christians). In the Dictionnaire Infernal, she is also a member of the Order of the Fly, a group of high ranking demons hand-picked by Beelzebub to help him run Hell. Here, she is a he and the Minister of the Office with the positions of Grand Admiral of Hell and Knight of the Fly. Lastly, she is often compared with giant serpents and monsters from other mythologies like Jörmungandr from Norse Mythology, Tiamat from Mesopotamien Mythology or Vrtra from Hinduism. Like with Bee-lzebub, Belphegor, the Sin sleeping next to Bee, is most often portrayed as a male. Belphegor is also known as "Baal-Peor" which comes from the Hebrew "Ba'al-Pe'gor" and means "Lord of the Gap" (which, as a side note, is quite the nice parallel to Beelzebub whose title is „Lord of [the] Fly“). He is usually portrayed as an old man with horns, a beard, long nails and a devil's tail. But honestly, I do like the show's design, too. Originally seducing people by helping them make discoveries and inventions that would make them rich, he is considered the Deadly Sin of Sloth nowadays due to the Binsfeld's Classification of Demons by real life witch hunter Peter Binsfeld (though it goes without saying that the "witches" he hunted weren't actually magical). Also, according to the Dictionnaire Infernal, he is also a member of the Order of the Fly, serving as the ambassador to France. Lastly, he has a book about him by Machiavelli (the guy who wrote the political satire "The Prince") which was adopted into an opera in 1923. Also, in-universe fun fact, as seen in S1E5 of Hazbin Hotel, Belphegor is listed in Charlie’s contact list. So despite the Sins seeming to not have a high opinion of their king (granted, he is an absent king, so it's not exactly a surprise), at least a few seem to be on speaking terms with his hellborn daughter.

[@astralaegis6283]

Thank you for the background information!

[@lobaetoile8440]

This show is so self-indulgent!! But I'm not complaining

[@Ekami-chan]

Satan being prosecutor because he's "the accuser" is so fun! :'D then I learned Satan is literally called "heavenly prosecutor" in hebrew bible.

[@Fairygoblet]

I think stolas will find his place eventually, but I'm interested in the fact that in the previous episode blitz got rid of about 10 to 15% of his baggage and it's already drastically positively affecting his life. Dude took that tiny bit of progress and ran with it. Good for him.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

47:38 You just made some animators cry uncontrollable happy tears of validation

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

Stella doesn't necessarily need to have any power. Her brother Andrealphus is a demon of the Ars Goetia (in the show and irl). Stella is not a parallel to any real world Ars Goetia demon. She could simply be higher demon by association. It's also probably why Andre keeps mentioning that 'she's lucky for her looks'. She doesn't have any powers, she's royal by association (and/or marriage), she's really single minded when it comes to things she wants (and doesn't consider consequences) and her personality is less than stellar. Really her looks are the only thing going for her. That and the fact she's not afraid to speak her mind and stand up for herself (though that quality is less positive combined with her attitude).

[@pie1o1morris46]

22:34 yep and if you look at the end of the Ozzie's episode when Blitz is scrolling on his phone there's a Satan workout app. In fact each of the sins have an app, it seems. Leviathan (envy) has what looks like a tiktok-type thing? Bee's seems to be like an uber eats, Mammon's is a banking app, etc

[@Lanoira13]

Skyen: Threatening Yap. **checks timestamp** Checks out....

[@MattRob1c]

I literally just watched this episode and I started watching some other reactions. After a little bit I said "It would be funny if a 2+ hour video popped up to pass the time" and then I got this notification.

[@dai7v7]

2:57:00 Fuck man, that's true I lost someone I loved very dearly but they didn't love themselves and it's sweet to see love conquering all in fiction, it takes me to another world where love is enough and it helps

[@Smokescale]

I came for the in depth animation analysis. I stayed for the lecture about class warfare and solidarity. Absolutely fantastic.

[@viralay8316]

Im so happy this video is 3 hours long

[@borrowedcolt1108]

1:15:00 Important to point that during the Hollywood episode, Blitzø got a glimpse of this fame and adoration

[@borrowedcolt1108]

Also I'm sure Vassago will be an ally to help stolas get his powers again

[@EatingThoseBeans]

Love how they got Kesha again just for like one line

[@RorianSparkle]

Apprantly Satan was hyping himself up when he said he was hells ruler before Lucifer, which is why Bee and Ozzie looked unimpressed during that part of the song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHbXqHmofNdsmcU

[@JS06-h5d]

Imagine the anticipated crossover is one singular frame of loopty in hazbin hotel

[@CuratrixBriar]

My concern with octavia still seeking comfort from her mother when from what we've seen in most other cases, stella is a petulant brat, is will stella be the kind of toxic mother that knows how to kill their child's instinct to run from them? In dynamics like that the child tends to somewhat intuitively feel they should but the parent knows how to perform affection when it suits them so any time their child voices feeling hurt by their actions, they play the victim leaving the child in a position of "my mother can't possibly be at fault for my hurt feelings because I hurt her when I suggest that, so it must be me. I can't think my feelings are real, she's too fragile to hear that, i have to protect her from that or it's gonna be my problem" So yeah basically mother Gothel because i could totally see that happening and that would suck for Octavia

[@jonathanrussell6525]

I was raised by a Mother Gothel, so I will be angry if it does go that way lol

[@YaraUwU]

Andrealphus/Andy/Andre. Is canonically gay and tries to appear heteronormative the reason he calls his sister attractive is because it's the only redeeming quality he thinks he can use as leverage when using her in an argument.

[@derekc.6155]

I don't think it's a sexism thing that Stella wouldn't get the power, my money would be on she doesn't want the responsibility and work that goes along with it. She just wants to be rich, throw parties, and live in luxury, at least from what we've seen of her. Andrealphus wants that power for the power, and Stella is likely happy to let him have it as long as she can just do whatever she wants.

[@hadrianhexe9603]

Exactly

[@neonavaro25]

That 360° shot of Stolas was so clean, I wonder if it wasn't a 3D shot with a 2D layer on top. They have the 2D animation talent to do such a thing and it would be probably easier. 🤔

[@ChoKiba]

I think Stella is powerless because of the comment her brother makes. At least you're hot. It's not because he is atteacted to her but because he can use her looks to his advantage.

[@4dragons632]

punishment by fine = legal for a price

[@KingsBard]

I think the episode was a bit fast, but other than that another solid chapter. LOVE Hadestown's Hades as Satan, it's perfect since the Wrath ring and Hadestown is the same "Goldrush southwest America" framing.

[@julietaduarte8922]

Hi! Loved the vid, thank you for your work. I just wanted to say I didn't know Stella's inspo came from Beatrice Horseman but now that I do I'm far more actively worried for Via than I was when I thought she just wanted custody of Via to screw over Stolas. And to clarify I didn't really watched BoJack but everything I absorbed through osmosis shows the main reason she's so hated is her being honestly poisonous to everyone around her and prone to blame all of her unhappiness on her disastrous husband and back then innocent child even tho it's always her choices that lead them to where she's at. And yes, those choices tend to be informed by trauma but everyone has baggage :/ I think you may like "The Controversial "Decline" Of Stella" by Sarcastic Chorus and "Does Stella Even Need a Reason?" by Kitty Monk. We got more than enough clues of her not being a fit parent but it does make sense Via would feel like she's all she's got left after her dad was willing to die for Blitz after promising he wouldn't go where she can't find him just to follow the dude. So yeah, concerned =__=

[@ucalove10]

I'll make my own comments here because it's my second watch and I can: 1) Stealla and her brother talk shit about Imps (not even calling Blitz by his name because why bother? It's an imP!) in front and earshot of an Imp! Because why bother? It's an imp). Fucking rude elitists. 2) The smoke animations are good! Both from the tea and when he uses his ice powers. I like it! Also, the not-an-eagle cry when he peacocks at Stella 3) The Butler Imp REMAINS frozen, and starts to slide off, in the of the scene. You can hear it! 4) I love their Mugshots (specially Millie's), and I love the "YES, YOU!!!" above their Mugshots 5) OH! Luna wasn't panicking because she was wearing Headphones! The small, plug type! 6) Graffitti on the bathroom said "BLITZO SUKED UR MOM HERE". HA! And u know it was him, because misspeled 7) Where arresting cops in Hell always from Sloth? They are so... colorful I could keep watching and see what else I glimpse, but I'm actually done for now =D. Uuuuh. Ok, bye!

[@katchii93]

i was waiting for his reaction to stolas' turnaround LMFAO i sensed it coming a millennia away

[@electro_kitten2062]

3:27 if I’m remembering correctly, I think Vivian medrano said in an interview that we are going to get Stella backstory at some point later in the show. :)

[@PurpleLugia]

6:21 (if I find a reveal of the artist who did this shot, I'll come back and edit their credit in) 28:30 1:46:15 "Back" probably isn't the right word. I can almost guarantee that the voice actors likely record their lines for an entire season in the same session. Bee's character spans different seasons, but since she's a rare appearance (this being only her second episode) she has few enough lines they probably had Kesha record all her lines in the same session. 39:13 Songwriter Sam Haft revealed that he and Andrew Underberg did use "Bourree in E minor" by Bach, which "Jack's Lament" and other songs use as their melody. 44:02 45:52 [Credits for Stolas in the revolving long shot: Animated by lead animator Aven Heard, and cleaned up and colored by Sidney Gale.](Rest of the magic would probably be from the background artists) 1:00:51 Rather than anything else, it's a matter that Lucifer is a part of the Hellaverse IP that is now partially owned by a big corporation, and thus Viv would need licensing clearance to bring him into Helluva. The big hints about him in this episode were probably only a way to make him feel "present" as the Sin of Pride without having him available to actually appear. 1:06:23 [I couldn't find the rough animator for this shot between Stolas and Andrealphus, but cleanup was done by David Toons] 1:13:21 [This shot was also animated by Aven Heard!] 1:33:57 I thought the same thing! I'm so curious who put that in (and of course a Skeksis like Goetia would be in Andrealphus's circle) 1:37:48 [Credit for the fire and smoke effect in this snort goes to Caracan Draco]

[@silverdust4197]

I Like how Stolas theatrics both helped sell this "Mastermind" but also made him go way too far and claim to be said "mastermind" If we song , but instead of saying "I AM THE MASTERMIND" he went "But , the mastermind is somewhere out there" and stopped , he could have gotten both himself and Blitso scot free .

[@clemnthyme8700]

Interesting point but I think I disagree. The whole trial was a sham with the goal to get it over with as quickly as possible and no concern about dispensing any kind of real justice. If they didn’t have an easy scapegoat to blame and punish, the court would’ve had to draw it out and actually listen to the “hours of testimony”, something that the majority of them were clearly unwilling to do. If Stolas left the identity of the “mastermind” ambiguous and didn’t provide evidence/testimony that was more compelling than Striker’s testimony, then there’s a good chance that they would have just executed Blitz and called it a day. To ensure Blitz walked free, Stolas had to put on a show and convince them beyond a doubt that Blitz was just following orders. Andrealphus took advantage of a deeply corrupt justice system to blindside Stolas and use Blitz as bait.

[@chimy1999]

1:24:48 making an appearance on one of your video was not on my bingo card. Thanks, I’m 100% right, that scene is just a masterpiece. I’m glad my tweet provided the names of the artists that worked on it! I didn’t expect that tweet to reach so many people 😂 I was just amazed by the shot

[@jonathanrussell6525]

…You know, I’m just remembering In episode 2 Octavia asks if Stolas is going to leave her and run off with Blitzo somewhere she can’t find him. From what we see, there’s a good chance that she has no idea where he is now, and he’s off with Blitzo… …actually nvm in S2 E1 she literally sneaks* into IMP, it’s not Blitzo’s house but she can just go there at least. *Walks past the secretary who currently does not give a fuck

[@tictac2102]

My main and only real gripe about this episode was the pacing- it was very breakneck, and I would’ve enjoyed spending more time enjoying and wallowing in the atmosphere of the episode. I think the 22 minute length of this episode is what holds it back, personally I think the episode should’ve been 40+ minutes or even a two parter.

[@Chasodey]

The last time we had a two-parter it took them several episodes of season 2 to release the second part after the first one. I know why but it's best not to test faith again. So I'm opt for 40+ min episode

[@Kurikurikara]

30:05 Just noticed Ozzie's suit is the pansexual flag colors! Cool!

[@happypepper9326]

3 HOURS FOR A 22 MINUTES EPISODE!?!?!?!?!?!? 02:44 perfect prediction, at least the first part. 11:36: Again perfect prediction. 24:52 : Of course Don Bluth is known 36:30: Again... 37:55 again ... 42:55 It it that a menace? 43:18 Finally a wrong prediction 49:26 Secret TB Skyen script 50:24 Ventriloquism 57:26 Oddly specific insult ... or a compliment ... hard to tell. -

[@kailaslynwood]

I have a feeling that Satan lies about history when Lucifer isn't there, to exercise some sort of control over and reverence from the hellborns and sinners that don't know better, to prop himself up.

[@gearguts7259]

He does, thats why Oz and Bee roll their eyes, this was confirmed by Viv

[@darkeather2]

As for the before and after animation, I can usually tell the difference by the way the lighting is handled. The moment the trial scene starts, the colors are more saturated, shadows are stronger, there's a shine to more surfaces, and anything that glows pops more. Though, I think they MIGHT do that to have like a more subtle but defined difference between when we're dealing with the everyday imp slums, and when we're in the "world" of the nobility. Though that could just be speculation on my part.

[@Caitsaysthings]

I got so genuinely excited seeing he has a merch store oh my gods, this man is going to get so much of my money

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

I am the mastermind and here I am the law. The law says you should get the Skyen socks /j

[@Caitsaysthings]

@EtamirTheDemiDeer Welp hear that guys? The law said so! Nothing I can do there!

[@Zamtrios245]

That title is the kind of sentence that would be said by Striker only for him to get made fun of 3:18 My American ass finding the word "cunt" funny because it's considered so crass here 8:41 Knowing that he's canonically gay, this bit they have between them is so fucking funny. Although, it does reveal that Andrealphus and presumably the other Goetia are incredibly shallow 9:16 Moxxie's dad, Maxxie 11:14 Heh. Satan reading a bible and praising jesus 25:47 Yooooooo Victim's Rights in hell. I was not expecting that to be a plot point

[@spoopyvirgil4944]

On Stella, because you mentioning that's she's more or less like a child mentally, I remember reading somewhere that Vivzie said that she's going to be a Beatrice Horseman situation. And we all know how Beatrice's childhood was. Edit: I know you were wondering who Vasago was but WHO IS THE LIL CROW NEXT TO HIM??? I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT LITTLE GUY! I NEED A WHOLE EPISODE JUST DEDICATED TO HIM!!

[@umbreonic766]

i didn’t notice the lil crow guy when watching but when skyen paused on him i GASPED bc it brought back such vivid memories of playing monument valley as a kid

[@brianstout8585]

Just a guess, but Malphas/ Malthus/ Halphas.

[@spoopyvirgil4944]

@@brianstout8585 Oooo yes, those would definitely make sense.. I'm personally leaning more towards Malphas since he's corvid.

[@iselwyr5411]

I love bells design and bee was just as genuine as in her premiere

[@wolfsangelsden]

Stella basically is a "no body" in the Goetia hierarchy, her brother is a royal Goetia, and actually named demon, which knowing how royalty works, she is the little sister, meaning if she had been born first, she would have been the inheritor to whatever line she is from(instead her brother got it). Andy(easier to type than his actual name) is just doing a power grab, because Stolas technically HIGHER up the chain than he is, and has more power/stuff.

[@KalaamNozalys]

Stolas' song pulled out the lamp, rubbed it and wished for the genie to be free 3 times just to be sure it wouldn't go back in that bottle

[@somerandomgamer8504]

Wowie 3 hours; this is gonna take all day xD

[@connerrose6116]

30:59 Love Ozzy and Bee high-fiving and Satan covering his face, embarrassed by his fellow Sins' petty squabbling

[@ShadowErus]

it is midnight… it is midnight right now so i will not watch… but tomorrow afternoon… im coming for you

[@MelvaCross]

If I wanted to make Stella sympathetic without downplaying her selfish cunti-ness, I'd focus on her inability to achieve lasting happiness. Nothing is ever enough, and no matter how many lives she is willing to ruin to get there, she can never be at peace, content.

[@JaserJas]

That could be interesting! I think I would also add that since she's so immature she should atleast whine once about how she didn't want to lay an egg in the first place but had to in front of Octavia now that they may be spending more time together. So you can (depending on the person) feel bad that she was basically forced to be an incubator but also see she's still a selfish asshole who's complaining in front of her child that she never wanted her lmao

[@gearguts7259]

If they ever want to make Mammon sympathetic this is how too, greed is a terrible curse to have; always craving more and never having enough

[@3BSkyen]

if you want to join the next live recording session, this discord invite link will work for 24 hours: discord.gg/rFpNrvqx

[@JS06-h5d]

Loopty

[@matt-oo6fu]

oh i'm so excited for this. there's so many little things that i saw that I knew you'd love, like the way andrealphus' mouth is animated when he says "grimoire"!!

[@nevermind9835]

Can’t wait to see your reaction! Missed the discord stream, as I had to work on a course work, but now that I’ve finished it… yeah, let’s go, I adore your videos! Thank you for your content

[@jonasmad3391]

The axe at 35:50 is another cult of the lamb refrence, its practically identical to a weapon from the game.

[@chilliicecream5456]

One thing… I wish, for the love of all that is unholy, the character design team would decide whether Moxxie has shoulders or not. I kid you not in this episode one moment he has the broadest shoulders, the next he has the build of a stick figure. One or the other guys, not both

[@WhiteScorpio2]

All these year and I still have no idea what the Goetia is supposed to do and why they exist. Something, something, stars and planets is about all that I've got.

[@BingusTingus-ls4mf]

I am not the most well read on demonology but i assume they do the exact things they are said to do in the respective texts in which they are spoken of. They make contracts with humans by getting summoned by them and take part in rituals like Stolas with the harvest moon festival. The association with the stars is a trait unique to Stolas, but all of them have their unique fields with which they work. Beside that they do regular aristocratic socialite stuff, like going to formal parties and meetings with on another. I imagine they probably own land and enact policies on said land.

[@jrm48220]

15:50 Technically, that's a cross. A crucifix has Jesus on the cross. The mnemonic trick I use to remember that is "a crucifix has Jesus affixed to it."

[@Chasodey]

Or that you have to have someone crucified to call it a crucifix

[@Dormant_Chrysalis]

So I think there absolutely is a strong sexism in the upper class of demons. Because in the shots we get from the ranks with the people watching, I don't remember a single one who seemed to me like they were "coded" female. There were lots of suits, which, granted, Charlie also wears a suit in Hazbin Hotel, but to me, the audience of upperclass demons seems to be largely male. Stella not being present might also be an indicator that she's not allowed in there, it might also just have been Andy wisely keeping her away because she can't keep her mouth shut.

[@BingusTingus-ls4mf]

I checked right now and that doesn't seem to be the case. There are female coded silhouettes and fully visible characters present. It could of course be that specifically wife's of male aristocrats aren't allowed, while female single or i guess queer aristocrats are permitted. I don't personally think that's the case though, the implication read to me as if Stella was kept home so she wouldn't fall to her impulsive and mess something up. Helluva and Hazbin haven't really given indication that gender is a characteristic under which systemic oppresion takes place under, i think? Besides the patriarchal structure of Moxie's family home, and remnants of human culture present in Sinners and those otherwise born human, like Adam.

[@Dormant_Chrysalis]

@@BingusTingus-ls4mf Okay, I've gone back and counted. And you're right. So I only counted the three balconies' worth of people that are used for reaction shots, with fully fleshed out character designs on them - not the silhouettes in the background. There's the winged person to the left of Andy on his balcony. I would read the horse person to the right as ambiguous, but they might also potentially be female, it's not as clear though. On Vasago's balcony there's the bird person with the puffy sleeves and hat which looks to be coded femme. On the third balcony with the flaming penguin, I don't see anyone who's explicitly coded female. Unless pink equals female on the short bird. If we read the horse as female and the pink bird, too, then we have a quota of 4 of 20 characters being female, which is not exactly much. All of that is to be taken with a grain of salt because it absolutely excludes anything that is not within the gender binary and any ambiguous designs which happen a lot in Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss (such as Andy's, who, to me, looks female until he opens his mouth).

[@JaserJas]

​@@BingusTingus-ls4mf I feel like those examples you gave may be indications instead of exemptions. Especially since you can add that Stolas's mother was barely ever mentioned even though she was also royalty, only Stolas the heir mattered. Seems like it's the case for Stella too. I feel like Octavia is only spared from this misogynistic tendency cause she's the heir, inherited Stolas's magic and those two definitely were not willing to have another child together.

[@muserweaver]

Bro going from Book of Mormon animated to voicing Satan is pretty funny