A Helluva Review of Helluva Boss

[@FactFace]

So the infamous Episode 8 is about to be released tomorrow, and we have some teasers for Season 2 Episode 5. I will talk about them, but I think I’ll wait until there are enough new episodes to do another video like this one instead of making a bunch of 5-10 minute videos.

[@cakefrosting6451]

And apparently Vivzie has this to say about infamous s1e8… “Just a reminder 8 is very much spectacle.✨It was meant to be a big visual BANG with a simple story as a direct follow up to another episode. I REALLY hope everyone likes it but at this point that really is what it is. Be mindful of expectations, please❤️” But why label it “Part 2 of the Finale” at first if it’s not going to follow-up on the conflict of interests between Stolas and Blitzo? It actually makes Stolas and Blitzo flirting in s2 e2 even more jarring to watch.

[@mariohoehlein8011]

To the show runners, Millie is like a glass cannon. She can fight really well. But is easily defeated if she gets hit.

[@ashy_inking1476]

Accurate comparison

[@nox7638]

Sans 2.0

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

Say that to the latest episode where she is hit with a giant boulder the size of her body.

[@mariohoehlein8011]

@@AzraelSoulHunter their starting to make her more though. Thankfully.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

@@mariohoehlein8011 Still doesn't make sense that a one bottle to the face tuckered her out.

[@avivastudios2311]

The writers seem to be dead set on NOT developing the female characters. We could have had long conversations between Millie and Loona but we don't. We could have had conversations between Stella and Octavia but we don't. And we could have had Millie interact with Stolas for the first time in the last episode but nope. Why have Stolas talk to anyone else in IMP but Blizto? We can't have that!! That would be too interesting.

[@cakefrosting6451]

Oh the funny part is that Vivzie claiming Millie will have character development in season 2 ep 4 but nah it was just another episode where the new season 2 writers, not the season 1 ones, destroy the continuity for some lame adult jokes, wattpad romance, and caricatures of characters that actually worked well as they are in season 1.

[@Dr.Oofers]

@@cakefrosting6451 I doubt they have the plot “locked in”, they probably said that for damage control if I’m being completely honest.

[@localsnek]

The funny part is that is the EXACT mindset they have. Viv herself said in a tweet that "Hazbin Hotel will focus more on the females and Helluva Boss will focus more on the males." Like... what??? So you're gonna just throw half your main cast under the bus so you can have a bigger divide between Hazbin and Helluva??

[@cakefrosting6451]

@@localsnek no no no, here’s the confusing part “HH is focusing more on females while HB focuses more on males” then please explain Vivziepop, why the main cast is 50/50 MALE AND FEMALE for BOTH shows????? She could’ve made an all female cast for HH and all male cast for HB on the get go, and there will be almost MINIMAL issues about why certain characters, ESPECIALLY the female MAIN CHARACTERS, are just mere stereotypes? (other than Blitzo and Moxxie, and debatably Stolas)

[@crazycatzg3481]

@@cakefrosting6451 i dont think the adult jokes are entirely from them. Most of the humor in season 2 look similar to the humor in Hazbin Hotel pilot so I think it could Viv taking charge of those. I doubt Adam would write jokes that amateurly edgy and forced considering he’s been working with Brandon on his sketches for a while now

[@lepreking]

They shouldve had season one full of episodes like Cherubs and Murder Family. Then have episodes like the Striker one and the finale break that pattern/distinguish them as plot driven episodes. The finale could establish that the IMP gang loses access to the Grimoire. The next season would be them moving back to assassinations in Hell, leading to the plot of Exes and Oohs

[@-Yep000-]

I agree but i dont think Vivzipop thought they would get that far with a Hazbin hotel spin off with a whole new cast of characters😆

[@lxmesoda]

that sounds super lame ngl

[@uxydra6403]

​@@lxmesodayeah but people dont like shows going in interesting directions i guess.

[@ThanosDestroyeryearsago]

@@lxmesodano, not really 😭

[@egg_bun_]

SAME. LIKE WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THAT.

[@sharpwater4804]

Nice to see someone who actually liked the cherub episode, not my favorite but I think it’s a lot better than most people give it credit for

[@Prince_Gator]

I liked it too, one it has my favorite character. Two it makes me laugh when I feel down, 3 I have something special because of it

[@colindowden2182]

Yeah shit.

[@GemstoneButterfly]

I liked it too it was funny

[@Pablo.673]

That one is decent, which makes it above the average of season 1 already. Season 1 was weak imo but I kinda like season 2 so far.

[@Dr.Oofers]

@@Prince_Gator Who is this favorite character you speak of?

[@ember2.031]

The whole "Actually Stolis is a good father and Stella is evil!!" retcon, is really the only truly disgusting thing in this show. The writers, no matter how many fans delude themselves into thinking so, are not good at complex character relationships. I'm pretty sure that Viv just got attached to Stolis and rather than having him be in the wrong for cheating, she just made Stella an irredeemable villain. So that way it's okay that he cheated! And it's okay that he acted selfishly, oh and Octavia just forgives him because all those years of trauma disappeared when her Dad says "Uuhhhhh Idk lol" after she breaks down and admits he really hurt her. Sure, that's not insulting at all! Yup, that's definitely a mature betrayal of a broken household. Also, Stolis keeps cheating, right after he "apologized" he keeps on cheating, and later we see he's more upset about Blitz not calling him back THAN HIS BROKEN HOUSEHOLD. He's selfish and has always been selfish. To act like Stella is solely in the wrong by retconing her into the Final Boss of abusers and never developing the mother daughter relationship is just childish. And we get absolutely ZERO hints that Octavia is projecting onto one parent, because up to the Loo Loo land episode, Stolis is only one who's done anything. We have no reason to think she has a motive to blame Stella for anything, because we never see the mother daughter relationship. And don't even get me started on how this show has so many plot holes in it you'd think the writers had short-term memory loss. And that's before we get to the middle school humor and tonal whiplash. All in all, this show calls itself mature, but it's not, and honestly, that's really disappointing.

[@lxmesoda]

why does nobody catch onto the fact that stolas is GAY you're all stupid

[@cakefrosting6451]

(Some particular fans like those who like to delete their comments after they’ve posted them about how to excuse Stolas’ actions, really like to use sexuality as the excuse to brush away any accountability on Stolas’ part. I find that absolutely shameful to stigmatise that just because the character is LGBTQ+ means they’re allowed to cheat.) Gay or not, cheating remains universally inexcusable. That’s one of the facts that makes Stolas unlikeable. The other is that he’s in reality a neglectful parent, and a neglectful parent is no better than a screaming parent. He isn’t a good father, so actually Stolas has no redeeming qualities. He’s basically Velma but an original character by which you’re suppose to side with them despite all the horrible things they’ve been doing thus far. With original character being his ONLY saving grace.

[@ember2.031]

@@cakefrosting6451 Well said.

[@cakefrosting6451]

@@ember2.031 haha, it’s really matter of facts for me. Of course I may be guilty of projecting but, ironically or unironically, my parents’ dynamic are pretty much an irl Stella and Stolas minus the cheating issue and they have 3 kids. They are loyal to one another, but they are honestly no different from Stolas and Stella in season 1. The weirdest part is the fact that they have told many stories about them being genuinely in love, but the behaviour they’ve shown over the years says otherwise. Surprisingly they’ve come to the conclusion that they’ll never divorce, even if they argue until the house is filled with only their screaming. So technically, I happen to know firsthand what Stolas is doing as a father who actually had to learn what empathy is only at a late stage or merely as a social tactic, instead of actually having genuine empathy.

[@ember2.031]

@@cakefrosting6451 Honestly, you could say that about almost all of the cast. I'd say Octavia is the only person I like because she's just a normal teen. Striker was cool till they ruined him, because his attitude and motives are understandable and relatable, while still being evil. So he was actually kind of well written. To be honest it's ironic we're supposed to see him as a villain considering he's not viciously maiming and murdering defenceless humans, and ruining the families of random mortals. Unlike """heroes""" of this show. The only reason I care he's going after Stolas is because it would effect Octavia. Other than that he's really not any worse than everyone else.

[@VenusRompecorazones]

It's a very pleasant surprise to find someone who rates C.H.E.R.U.B. so high. I loved the design of the cherubs and the fact that it wasn't another 'introducing new character from Blitz's past'. But, overall, it was a return to what the pilot made us think the show was going to be about.

[@zed9256]

I liked C.H.E.R.U.B the best as well. Sure, the cherubs were made to be annoying (by the writers) because they were the antithesis of the I.M.P. organization. I just like rivals. I think HB would flow better with the rival plot between the imps and cherubs while Stolas remains a support character.

[@toxicbonbons]

I feel like not all HB episodes need a subplot. Like cherub did good without it. The shot plot is really distracting. and the moxxie buying cds while their is a comedy subplot was too much. Alot of the times removing the subplot would give the main story time to flourish.

[@enegizedadam]

I know right but the showrunners and writers are too stubborn

[@stephcake1112]

BTW, striker was most likely on millie's parents' farm because stella may have told him stolas would be at the festival near the farm, so striker getting a job there makes sense.

[@kamatari1220]

Yeah, it completely makes sense why Striker would be there. He's an assassin, of course he's going to try to find a way to blend in with the town and scope out the best spots to shoot someone. The only thing he messed up was telling everyone his real name.

[@gabriellegoodwin4422]

Okay there’s this THING that happens when something in your story doesn’t make sense; you can either go back and rewrite the entire episode so that one plot hole is fixed, or you can throw in a dumb explanation so people at least think it was intentional. I don’t care about plot holes that much. Unless they make the story and characters worse it doesn’t matter. But Helluva Boss continuously has moments like this and it’s annoying that when people point them out, someone goes “while obviously they intended for (insert incredibly awkward explanation that no one would assume upon first viewing” so it’s not actually a plot hole”. It’s okay that there’s a plot hole and that it’s not explained. Yeah ideally it would have an explanation, but plot holes don’t make a show bad. Defending them is a waste of time.

[@stephcake1112]

@@gabriellegoodwin4422 I'm not defending the plot holes, though. I hate them just as much as the next person. I'm just providing a possible explanation here.

[@CarolSbeitMC]

Striker's voice in his first appearance was literally Normal Reedus. I think they probably didn't plan on having Striker return or something, but when they wanted him to return they didn't want to pay a shitton of money for the VA role so they just hired another guy LOL

[@kirin1230]

I actually really like the new voice. Norman was amazing, but the new guy sounds a bit different, while still being great. I wouldn't mind either of them voicing Striker in future. They both did excellently imo.

[@whitefang2312]

The real reason is Norman had scheduling conflicts. Viv tweeted about it. It's likely he would've been brought back as Striker if he could, but Helluva Boss is inconsistent compared to mainstream shows so it makes sense Norman couldn't make it

[@cakefrosting6451]

The new guy is just Edward Bosco I think

[@Phobie_2000]

Actually, Norman Reedus was too busy to reprise the role, according to Vivziepop herself.

[@jurassicsmackdown6359]

Literally tho. Same shit happened with Nicki Minaj voicing Sugilite in Steven Universe

[@KittToonz]

About Moxxie killing people, he's only upset about killing children! He specified it being a family (children) and he was upset in the pilot for shooting a seemingly innocent kid.

[@louiswright8282]

And now he was hell bent to kill a kid in the latest episode, who didn't even look evil, just manipulated... Great character cohesiveness Vivziepop.

[@shannonwilliams295]

@@louiswright8282 what episode was that? Cause I genuinely don’t know when he did that except for the camp scene, and in that case the dude literally killed someone without anyone telling him to do that. He just didn’t want to get caught. Not trying to be whatever I just don’t know what episode you’re referring to.

[@louiswright8282]

@@shannonwilliams295 Unhappy Campers. What happened to the Moxxie we knew who was against killing people who weren't irredeemable psychopathic murderers or soulless individuals who are self aware to what they're causing. The Kid who was Helping Barbie was clearly not knowing what he was doing most of the time or didnt know what he was fully involved with. and was manipulated, groomed by Barbie to do her bidding. He only drilled those holes in the boat out of fear more than actually being 'evil.' Hope you understand.

[@Jacy-dx6dx]

​@@louiswright8282 Moxxie used to have a moral standard. Untill you realize he became blitzo jr.

[@louiswright8282]

@@Jacy-dx6dx also called bad and inconsistent writing

[@mariohoehlein8011]

The reason Moxie has no problem with killing people. Is because he doesn’t know if they have a family or not. The reason he was hesitant in the first episode was because he knew that Martha had a family.

[@sofm-v2164]

I also think that his mom has a part in why he is hesitant to kill a family

[@avivastudios2311]

It's interesting to see what people enjoy about this show. I personally can't stand it because of all the things it's lacking. Some of the characterisation is really good. I like how it shows that Blizto feels alone and unlovable by having his face crossed out and crying after looking at all those pictures. I like that it shows Loona's inability to make friends when she's talking to Tex (which is retconned when she has a flawless conversation with Via) and I like how Stolas is set up in episodes 1 and 2. But then... nothing interesting is done with any of this. Okay, so Blizto feels alone. So why did we have an episode dedicated to a flashback when we should have had a conversation about that? So Loona doesn't have friends and lacks social skills why don't we have more time with her and Tex instead of devoting an episode to the useless CHERUBS. The story doesn't feel like it's progressing at all and the characters don't do anything new. There's moments of development and information thrown at you piece by piece but it doesn't lead to anything.

[@Corrector1]

In fairness, episode 8 was supposed to focus on Loona going to the party that Vortex invited her too, so we might have gotten more interaction between the two there. Although Viv claimed that the episode wasn't important to the story, so there's no telling if Loona's character would have actually been developed. Then again, maybe the episode _would_ have fleshed out Loona, but to Viv, Loona's character development is "unimportant".

[@bigclitenergy]

I think the shows biggest problems is creating something good and not knowing what to do with it so they either forget about it or destroy it when they don't know what to do from there

[@BigWaves-r2c]

If you can't stand this show then why are you hear?

[@avivastudios2311]

@@Corrector1 I'm curious about what other people think. And I CAN stand it btw. I even said some nice things about it in my comment.

[@bigclitenergy]

@@BigWaves-r2c to talk shit about it duhh 🤦‍♀️

[@mellisha9773]

Great video! A lot of your opinions are unique compared to the many other helluva boss videos I've seen (liking the cherub video and thinking Striker got better in season 2 than season 1 for example) so the video is definitely interesting. Will definitely go through and watch some more of your videos. Great work!

[@kamatari1220]

I laughed watching this video while thinking, "How does it feel to be one of the few people who likes the 2 episodes everyone dislikes the most?". The video creator's opinions are perfectly valid but I thought it was funny.

[@Toast_for_you]

The reason moxxie is in hell is because he is hell born not a sinner

[@sonicfanboy3375]

Yeah, and?

[@artistanthony1007]

You could fool someone getting into it that he is a Sinner and they wouldnt tell the difference.

[@boogerbeans]

I loved the fun cartoony vibe helluva started with . It was fun and got my attention but now it went downhill because it got all emotional.

[@fnaf6491]

Finally someone who actually likes cherub

[@BaobhanloreArt]

Honestly, i think the shot plot might have been better if Blitz set Loona up with Moxxie and the side plot was just Moxxie biting his tongue through all the bullshit until he eventually stands up to Loona and gets her cured. Meanwhile Millie and Blitz try to rescue Stolas allowing for us to see more of their dynamic and put the focus on Millie in the Striker fight while Blitz tries to help Stolas. Also, Stella recalling the assassination attempt was a terrible move. It actively cheapened the stakes. I didnt like Striker in S2 E4, largely because he lacked the charisma and intimidation he previously had. Let him triumph in his theme song, actually enjoy seeing Stolas attempt to resist him, and lessen his comedic elements. Oddly enough I didn't have much a problem with him in S1 E5 because having a good set up and room to kill Stolas by working for Millie's parents does kind of make sense. Though again I'd prefer if the focus was on her being jealous of the attention Striker gets too. Like she wishes she got as much praise as him and believes deep down she could defeat him if she could only compete. Maybe entering Moxxie into the competition to try and live vicariously through him but realosing her mistake when he gets hurt, taking him to the basement to her house to get bandages anf in the process getting knocked out. Then Moxxie is the one stuck injured in the basement, allowing for her to scare Striker off with Blitz. That would be a character moment! I'm thinking of doing a concept rewrite of the series lol.

[@shannonwilliams295]

Do it! That was a great idea and addresses almost everything wrong in the episodes

[@Doodlands]

I would love this show so much more, if stella was actually a good character. One with a personality and a reason to be in the show other than to yell at stolis. I would have liked it if Stella did love Stolas and was actually heartbroken when he cheated on her, especially with someone on a way lower rank than her. I would have liked it if she felt like she was not enough for him (but still had like a rasist bias against imp's) and basically say kinda rude offensive things about imps, like for example *Stella can try and do something to get Stolas attention but when he ignores her, she says something like "idk why with someone as awesome as me, you would rather be with an f**#ing** imp" or something like that* and something like that can happen and then Stolas who doesn't want to upset hus wife will just try to ignore her, but will finally just explain he doesn't like her. It would make more sense for Octavia to be mad at him bc they were "happy" but at the same time, stolas can't control the fact he doesn't like her, so he's still not technically that bad, if they still wanted to make him simpathetic.

[@kiirosprite]

Your takes in this video are pretty cool! I don't really hear people say they like CHERUB a lot, it's nice to hear a positive opinion about it! Loved the video! :)

[@POOKESEE]

Ranking episodes based on how well I liked them bc I can Number 1, harvest moon (solely because striker LMAO) number 2, ozzies Number 3, cherubs (it’s not as bad as people exaggerate it to be) Number 4, truth seekers Number 5, exes and oohs Number 7 seeing stars Number 8: loo loo land Number 10: the circus Number 11: spring broken Number 12: western energy (I do not like striker in some parts 🤷🏾‍♀️)

[@specterr3177]

I think ur missing number 6

[@POOKESEE]

@@specterr3177 oh well

[@POOKESEE]

@@Kade811 I will still find excuses to defend him unfortunately 💔

[@suzannewdowik]

I believe the animation style for Blitzø's hallucination scene is an homage to Pink Floyd's The Wall, but I could be wrong

[@esperscornerofyt]

I love loo-loo land just for “WE’RE GOING TO LOOLOO LAND!” “LOOLOOLAND?” “LOOLOOLAND” “SHUT THE F-CK UP”

[@bdariamihaela]

I can't belive we found the guy who's favorite ep is cherub

[@2l84me8]

I feel like the majority of the series should have been what the first episode was. I mean they are an comedy assassin business after all. Why’s everything spiraling into all this drama and fanfiction like writing of Blitz and Stolas?

[@NaddleSchidaddle]

I think that's my biggest problem I have with Helluva Boss. I don't mind the series having a plot with Stolas and Blitzo, when most of the episodes aren't even about the jobs the imps have anymore... Idk, it just doesn't feel right to me. It goes in a very different direction than expected. But then again, maybe there will be more Episodes about I.M.P. soon.. at least I hope so. It just sucks to see the plot I was excited for in the pilot pretty much disappear.

[@rachel2064]

Hazbin Hotel in comparison was supposed to be the plot-driven show, and Helluva Boss the episodic one, but HB is now ruined IMO

[@egg_bun_]

Same. And now, when I try to explain the show, it's not even what it made itself to be.

[@egg_bun_]

I agree. I love Blitz and Stolas, but the show needs more than this!

[@2l84me8]

@@egg_bun_ The show can have drama stuff, but that’s needs a proper build up and Viv likes to speed through that stuff. Most of the episodes of season 1 feel like season finales, and you can’t just burn through all your important climaxes that quickly in a series.

[@potitishogun2961997]

One thing to note about Ozzie's; it's actually NOT the finale. S1E8 is the TRUE finale, but because of COVID happening, they were unable to get it done. So, they decided to release season 2 in the meantime, saying that the actual finale wouldn't be TOO big of a miss when it came to the story of the next season. Sooo whatever happens in that episode might not be TOO major, but at the same time, there's still something that we need to see there. Clarification on how Blitz and Stolas moved on from what happened at Ozzie's, for one 'XD Also, Blitz and Loona's relationship is really difficult to describe... Because, well, it's actually painfully realistic ';/ Blitz has had his dad sell him out for the price of a used condom, which implies in the future that Blitz REFUSES to become like his dad. Except, he goes into the other extreme; to go from reckless abandonment and exploitation, to unconditional love and blindsiding ANYTHING negative. He puts Loona on a pedestal, while Loona is like a caged animal. S2E2 shows that Loona had been fighting for survival all this time because nobody understood her. At age 17, several days before she would be euthanized, someone adopts her who puts her on a pedestal, but fails to understand her as well. If there's anything a child needs from parents, ESPECIALLY adoptive parents, it's balance. And Blitz's nonstop praise of her means absolutely nothing in the end, when it's not counterbalanced by stimulating proper values through discipline and teaching. The moment he TRIES that, Loona lashes out ferociously, because while she hates the "normal" situation that Blitz established with nonstop praise, the moment it CHANGES and Blitz starts criticizing, she goes into feral mode, because that creeping fear of being euthanized one day comes back. It's no wonder that Loona is still physically abusive towards Blitz, in spite of what she's trying to tell herself. Both Blitz and Loona struggle accepting that people can love them for who they are. While Blitz sees this with Loona and tries to show her that he loves her unconditionally, Loona is too young and too damaged to express herself healthily and fails to take Blitz's love for her seriously. Yeah, she can tell Octavia that dads aren't all that bad sometimes, but preaching about something is easier than accepting it in your own situation. It's hypocrisy, yeah, but it also shows that Loona is FAR from done growing. She needs some THERAPY, bro. All of these characters do... But hey, it's Hell, nobody cares about a healthy mental mindset 'XD Well, aside from Charlie, but, you know... can't have them crossover aside from Easter eggs and references... -3-'

[@mrbeastfan8079]

Actually s1 e8 was delayed due to legal issues with it involving a voice role from pop star Kesha and also using one of her songs

[@enegizedadam]

Well episode 8 released a while ago and I won't sugarcoat it it's not that good I mean sure the fact they got Kesha for this episode is cool but as someone who gets second hand embarrassment from seeing an animated character singing at all I just couldn't care for it. But I will say that loona is the best in this episode mostly because she is calm and cute even.

[@mesogot]

Criticizing Helluva Boss in as few words as possible: 1.- Superb animation (most of the time). 2.- Inconsistent as hell. 3.- Incapable of seasing potential.

[@VultureSkins]

Seizing

[@kamatari1220]

I just checked to see if you made a video about S1E8 and S2E5. After hearing your thoughts about the show forcing Moxxie into anything Millie related (side note, I completely agree with everything you said about Millie, every single thing!), I LITERALLY cannot wait to hear your opinion about S2E5!

[@shadowdroid776]

It's not a perfect show, and I absolutely feel like it has a MASSIVE tonal issue and can't really pick between being serious or goofy. However, some of the things you said I disagree with from what I've seen in the show. * Moxie doesn't really have a problem killing people, he has issues with taking out children and, specifically, families. The new season has an episode that shows he clearly has a broken family with a dead mother, and having targets that touch on that trauma for him is something that he can't handle. I like that personally! It's pretty cool to see a more complex idea of an assassin having moral lines they don't wish to cross when it comes to who they kill. The family being truly depraved and horrible made Moxie realize that he has to leave his morals at the door sometimes since that's what his job demands of him. * Stolas I don't feel was retconned to being a good dad with a shitty marriage and it justifies him cheating on his wife. He was always a good dad, and he was always a shitty husband. It's shown over and over that his cheating ruined his daughter's trust in him, made a massive scandal for his standing in hell, and embarrassed not just him but his family as a whole. Stella being outright awful I think lines up with that, because she's always been terrible and she's far more static and that can make more dynamic characters bounce off her more. * The episode involving Millie's parents didn't have Moxie come to the conclusion that "Millie is strong enough for both of us," it was about him standing up for himself and voicing his opinion to the in-laws. He tried all the time to get on their good side and win their favor, and that episode allowed him to finally make peace with the fact he's just different than what they want and he's okay with that. * I do like that Millie has the strength and vicious nature of a wild boar, but she has like 1 HP and that makes her the strongest but also the most fragile. It makes her focus more on brute force and being agile. I think that's cool! It makes her more of a foil to Moxie, who's weaker but can take more hits and thinks his actions through more. Together, they're practically unstoppable in most situations. * It makes sense striker would work on the farm while being a mercenary, it's a very good cover and something he's been doing for a while to solidify an alibi. Like I said, I feel like the writing could absolutely be better and the tone of the show keeps flopping back and forth which ruins the more dramatic scenes and makes the scenes that are supposed to be funny fall flat most of the time. It's got that Steven Universe issue: it can't tell what it wants the show to be and has a focus problem. Not to mention it relies too much on sex and curse words to be considered 'adult humor', which I find kind of lazy. But a lot of the stuff I like is that the characters are pretty solid and the plot they're trying to develop is really interesting. I loved most of the episodes, I adored the cherub episode so much too! It made us see that the angels might have an equally shitty life compared to the demons. I just wish it made a decision on what it wanted to focus more on, plot/character driven, or jokes/adult humor.

[@minikitty7835]

I definitely agree with this comment

[@gabriellavedier9650]

On Moxxie and Killing: This is a latecomer reveal. He's not morally opposed to killing. He's sensitive but a professional. His objection is to specifically killing families. He even said so. Because his mob boss father killed his mother. On Stolas: He never had a good marriage. It was arranged and Stella always hated him. This isn't something you just infodump. People have to accept that there are things they aren't entitled to know right off. It's not like Darth Vader could just say "Luke and Leia, I'm your father and you're siblings." On Striker: This was pretty clear. Stolas has a schedule, he said he needed the book for specific times. Striker embedded himself into the farm so it would look natural that he was there. He makes extra money and has his place set up. And, their variable power level is just an action trope. John Wick gets ambushed, hurt, overcome, and more several times. He's a professional and the best but the movies have to be a certain amount of time.

[@queeniedramanicole9427]

Even though i don't agree with all of your points on Episode 4 and 5, I like your perspective on them and the other episodes. I agree with you all the way on the season 1 finale.

[@vitalitydoesstuff3603]

Pretty well constructed video, surprised more people haven’t found this channel.

[@Gubbus.]

Gonna be honest the old atmosphere of pilot looks more pleasing than the rest of the episode in my opinion

[@ninjadela9767]

1:15:44 Wrath. She assumes Blitz is from Wrath not Greed

[@Iris_Astraea]

20:52 this is probably the hottest of takes because of just how many people despise this episode

[@beamer8907]

he just wanna be different and edgy really, episode 4 is the weakest.

[@FactFace]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@beamer8907 So because I have a different opinion I’m being edgy? What? Everyone is entitled to their opinions man. I just thought the episode was funny and entertaining. If you think the episode is the worst, that’s fine.

[@Iris_Astraea]

@@FactFace I wasn't trying to judge your opinion, sorry if it came off that way, I was more just saying that it was just very different from most I relise my wording wasn't great

[@FactFace]

@@Iris_Astraea Nah you’re good. I was responding to the other person who assumed that I was trying to be edgy by having an opinion.

[@brbilheimer]

My thought on the disparity between the family in episode 1 vs the agents in episode 6 comes down to underestimating their opponents. IMP did not expect any resistance from the family, so they had to come back from the shock. In episode 6 they expected a fight and we’re properly prepared

[@warwulf1889]

Has anyone ever noticed Striker is left handed.

[@something6833]

He is?? Awesome, I actually didn't notice

[@W.Gaster]

I think that the loona's subplot in last episode was to explain why she was that aggresive on the second one, but idk, still it was just TOO DISTRACTING

[@nykoiscool]

SUPER UNDERRATED! Really good video! :D

[@CrowsKnight]

and once again with the loona barely having a character. she hasn't had any lines these last 2 episodes and there's not much signing to her having much to to in the next 2 episodes as episode 5 will be about blitzo's sister and episode 6 will most like be about fiz and asdmodius (not sure if i spelled that right) and will probably not even show imp besides maybe a couple of lines from the imp gang. the thing with blizto and stolas acting oddly normal around each other leaves me a bit confused on what to think atm. yes, there's an episode missing in season 1, but from the previews we've seen from that episode it doesn't seem like they'll interact at all. in fact it seems like it's gonna be a loona and blitzo episode, which is also a first. the problem i have with moxie is that he feel more like the protaganist than blitzo. it's almost like moxie has more screen time and i find it odd. other than that i don't really have much else to say besides that moxie is the typical underestimated weak guy, and that role is just way to over used. and then there's millie, millie is...really just there. the crew has mentioned that there will be a millie episode soon but it's still weird that we had to wait 1,5 seasons for it to happen. and the second half of season 2 will most likely have a "mid season break" that a lot of tv shows have. this means that the millie episode might be more than 8 months away, if it were to be the 7th episode ofcourse. and sure we don't need every character to have trauma or family issues or both, but the lack of character is very noticable. i actually find millie to be a breath of fresh air compared to all the dramatic backstories, but we don't know anything about her. we know she's married to moxie and that she's a "good" fighter (all tho that's not really shown besides in exes and oohs). it's clear that from the imp gang it loona who's more the background character, but so far we know more about loona than millie even tho millie has more line and more screen time and loona. i really hope this will get touched on in the next episodes.

[@King_of_Fools]

You do realize that Loona's VA husband died, right?

[@Corrector1]

Of the four main characters, Moxxie's the one people have the fewest problems with. Blitzo gets flack for being an asshole, Millie gets flack for being underdeveloped and Loona gets flack for being an underdeveloped asshole. I generally don't see criticism of Moxxie beyond people wishing he wasn't made the butt of a joke so often.

[@kirin1230]

Loona's VA was recovering from the death of her fiance (RIP Billy, I can't believe it's been a year already)

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

@@King_of_Fools Confirmed by Viv and Erica it was actually a non factor and everything was according to plan... Yeah I don't know either why the fuck they said it.

[@maren7817]

the show was fine to me but the last two episodes in season one really messed it up for me. I do think that both of them were good, but i think having them back to back just really messed up the flow for me and made me really dislike the show. don't even get me started on the recent episodes

[@seraphimboys3699]

6 and 7? That’s crazy those are my favorites. Do you want to elaborate more?

[@fnaf6491]

Honestly I don't hate any episode of the show so far

[@mrbeastfan8079]

Same

[@vladtepes_the3rd]

I will review all the eps very shortly Pilot good Ep1 shit Ep2 average Ep3 average Ep4 shit Ep5 good Ep6 good Ep7 average Ep8 good S2ep1 shit S2ep2 average S2ep3 good(with tone issues) S2ep4 good S2ep5 shit S2ep6 good

[@veryoddspecimen]

1:05:55 didn't blitz still have the car keys even after he got injected by chaz?

[@cloudlion1610]

Loved this review! Hope it gets more attention.

[@shori-ssi]

So… you know this type of shows that are objectively not great but you love them anyway l? Yeah, Helluva is this to me, it’s my guilty pleasure fun. In last few weeks I saw a lot of very critical reviews of this show and, while I completely agree with them, my core mindset is still “it’s not that deep”. I saw reviewers pointing out plot holes, poor characterization and what not but, to be honest, as long as I’m having fun with this show, I don’t really care that much. Also, for a very long time I didn’t understand the dislike that a lot of people have for Loona because I loved her from the start. I love her angsty, awkward personality and her sharp tongue. But that might be just me thing ‘cause I like edgy characters in general lol (Sasuke from Naruto being the best example)

[@triangularsphere]

I loved helluva boss at first. Now….

[@randomfangirl1275]

I still like Helluva Boss but it’s harder to enjoy now because of the plot holes.

[@JulieTrulyAmazing]

I agree with your review! I’m a new subscriber~ Your voice is pleasant to listen to ☺️

[@AbandonedHub2]

Here before you blow up, nice video

[@RavinerPayne]

The fight could have been the month after they first met up and sealed the deal again.

[@rainchuu9704]

amazing video!!! keep it up!! :))

[@christianackerman2507]

i think the reason Stella is yelling like that in S1E2c is cause she just wants to make him feel guilty and horrible. As shown in the finally of S1 where she literally says such lol, not cause the writers forgot the timeline. Also i think Blitz and Stolas not addressing the ozzies events in person makes sense for the characters. They are both very much avoiding talking about feelings like normal (obviously we see that stolas brought up ozzies over text later so it was "resolved" between them) but them not addressing it makes sense i think. I do agree that them spending what seems to be hours at the sitcom makes no sense especially because i think the main reason they didnt really bring up the drama was cause of bigger issues.

[@lxmesoda]

they are both written to be pretty bad at communication, so it makes sense that they do not discuss things where they messed up or something and also it jjst makes their relationship all the more realistic

[@yur1011]

I can't honestly say any episode was bad yet. a couple were close, but overall, extremely well done. I think people often forget that this is an indie show, made by an indie team, so for what it is, it has been superb.

[@colindowden2182]

Being an indie show doesn't negate criticism.

[@wow1417]

@@colindowden2182 I understand criticism but people downright hate it lol

[@yur1011]

@@colindowden2182 I didn’t even IMPLY that. I’m just saying that holding it up on the same level as other professionally developed shows isn’t exactly fair. Again, for what it is, it is superb. There are many fair points of criticism, though.

[@colindowden2182]

@@wow1417 People can hate a series if they want to or not, it's their God-given right. This show has things that should be hated such as the poor worldbuilding, underdeveloped characters like millie, tone issue, to the disgusting relationship that people finds adorable such as stolitz.

[@colindowden2182]

@@yur1011 You weren't implying that, but you're also implying that which is it? You say because it's an indie show fan shouldn't criticise it, now if you're talking about the animation not being high level compared to an infinity train or gravity falls I understand that, but if you're saying that because it's a web series that we shouldn't expect the same quality of writing compared to those shows or any professional show is just pure ignorance. Whether a series is independent or not it doesn't mean fans should excuse the poor writing or praise the good writing.

[@bigmanshimsham]

2:13 This was funny as fuck imo "HAHA Thats your husband?"

[@moldycheese6635]

I mostly agree with your ranking but I would’ve switched Loo Loo Land and CHERUBS

[@adelanjani7806]

Tbh, since you say Millie stand up to her husband, i wish in eps 5 revolve around millie devotion to her partner and her family (aka millie should stand up to her parent and striker for mocking? Moxxie)

[@thedude4063]

I skipped part of Season 2 episode 2 because I wasn't interested in the sitcom

[@fnaf6491]

Finally some helluva boss love

[@jockdouglass3824]

I agree on just about everything nice [=

[@PuurksYT]

FYI the pilot is not longer cannon, as stated by Vivziepop.

[@templebeast1324]

12:31 It was a retcon.

[@captain_alex6371]

Wow really nice video got me entertained 👍

[@gasmask7064]

Hearing girls talk about the show compared to guys talking about it is crazy.

[@gummytm1916]

12:57 Considering that Stolas has been arguably the good one in the relationship virtually the whole time, once he messes up (getting with Blitzo while they were still married) she is NEVER going to let that go, and its going to be her main argument (nearly) every time they argue because its the most solid evidence that she has against him

[@gummytm1916]

It also shows how she holds grudges and brings up the past consistently, rather than arguing about the present

[@phamdung3884]

@@gummytm1916tbf, it *is* the present for them.

[@bigclitenergy]

The show so clearly does not care about the women onset. Stella wants to kill her husband and is a jerk who's clearly meant to be stupid, the other is Loona who who pretty much just abuses blitzo ,then theres millie..,theres octavia who id say is the only semi developed woman in the show, theres blitzos ex who is only in two episodes and she's shown to be a antagonist with a backstory of blitzo being a jerk to her and besides that theres only the very small side characters thats pretty much it for the main female cast. they are barely developed at all. the only two girls in the office hate each other the only good female interaction we've had for two whole seasons is one of the newest ones between octavia and Loona. maybe i'm missing a character but shows how irrelevant they are.

[@ziyajafar82]

Actually in the pilot episode blitz mentioned that his dad is a**hole.

[@Dr.Oofers]

But hasn’t Vivzie stated that the pilot isn’t cannon due to how much the characters changed from it? So…

[@ziyajafar82]

@Dr. Oofers events of the pilot are canon. S2ep1confirms that. Just imagine the pilot with new stella design and new picture of blitzo with his family.

[@kirin1230]

​@@ziyajafar82So it's soft canon. Some parts are referred back to, but it can't be treated as fact for lots of aspects, like Blitzo's original circus family with his mother (and the designs are outdated)

[@MobyTheMerpup1852]

Finally, a TV show that no person can say is a children’s show all of you naysayers go away. Also a very nice review by the way keep it up.

[@creamcat69]

10:17 why are his horns like that

[@lxmesoda]

9:19 WHATS THE SONG USED IN THE BSCKGROUND PLS ITS SO GOOD

[@FactFace]

Village of Lost Souls from Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse

[@ferringsylveon219]

Striker is a psychopath.

[@christineb1431]

There are only two types of Helluva fans: The ones who love the Cherub episode The ones who think it's the worst episode ever

[@moonbeam0099]

4:35 You guess? Lol

[@FactFace]

I didn’t know if I was using the word mistress correctly or not lol.

[@coffinhost1621]

Melee is pronounced, may-lay. Not meely. 😃

[@fearmusrozenrot1864]

ok, won't pretend the episode don't have some flaws worth noting, but in the analysis of S2E2 - 'Among the stars', there is actually a plausable explaination to what is going on with 2 issues. Otherwise, think the general look at things is fair. Even if I can see where some of the problems came from. Stolas letting himself be stalled by the show - long shot, but I'd argue he knew Blitzo had sent Luna on the job, and so far I.M.P. has proven quite competent from his perspective. Yes, I think he should have dipped or ushered Blitzo to wrap it up as fast as possible, or something, but I see the logic. Luna's assault - Her character is at least consistent in a couple things. 1, she is highly reactionary to just about any stimulus or perceived advancement. Some apparent exceptions,but is exceptionally so when it involves Blitzo. 2, Her reaction to just about everything imaginable is violence. In this sense, it's reasonable to think this was just reflex for her to kick Blitzo when he came up for a hug, as she doesn't react well to most any physical affection. And since it's pretty obvious if she wanted to, she could rip him to pieces, she likely knew he could take it and his nature meant he wouldn't be mad at her for it. Everyone in hell seems to be an exaggeration of more realistic behaviors, taken to their logical extremes when considered in an environment that don't punish a lot of those behaviors, so this would be a plausable explaination for the behavior, despite the progress made. She can say it to someone closer to her age, but she will do everything in her power to keep from making it obvious in any real way to outsiders that she cares. Though, the last part does leave me scratching my head, now that we can have access to the party episode, which I can't tell if contradicts this behavior, or if we can reasonably assume she didn't think about it for some reason or another during a certain scene in that episode.

[@artistanthony1007]

The For Adults and For Mature Audiences label in the Intro isnt warranted anymore, I could explain every reason but the childish delivery and failure to utilize Demon Rulers as they are & Sins really representing their Sins and properly, the Hell setting and the Adult part of the Show just makes the label feel like a lie, I dont feel like explaining more but other shows like Code Lyoko do this better and XANA & XANA-fied individuals including the version of William in Season 4 are way better villains and CL last aired from 2004-2007 while getting enough out from the villains, improve quality in Season 1 and getting things done, show is truly adult than this.

[@Layer-v5h]

My greatest gripe with this shows is it’s nearly never funny

[@neokamenrider]

Season 2 episode 5 will have IMP go to earth on a mission

[@sonicfanboy3375]

How do you know

[@neokamenrider]

@@sonicfanboy3375 well the teaser trailer and episode gifs released for episode 5, have moxxie and millie in human disguises, moxxie talking to humans and barbie wire (who in a human disguise) protecting a human

[@TheLegendaryForgOfFrogLake]

800th SUB

[@elizabthharris6741]

I love the bad jokes and naughty language. The sevond season kinda mellowed to the point im losing interest. I cannot give time to someone who has no sense of humor. (Not loving old looney tunes....BAH!)

[@FMAYasha12]

I just binged the series a few days ago and was BLOWN AWAY by how the fandom seems to exclusively be either rampant hate towards almost everything in it (especially a wild level of hatred towards the Stolas and Blitz dynamic, sayings it’s toxic and abusive when it’s not it’s just unhealthy, which is interesting to watch develop and change) or complete blind adoration for it, completely ignoring or waving off any issues the show has (typically implying that Stolas and Blitz are “UwU wholesome gay babies” and Eli mating any interesting traits their dynamic has and that’s just weird and gross to me). You are not only one of the only people I’ve seen to actually take the middle road of neither lambasting nor idealizing the show, actually acknowledging it’s goods and bags fairly. Also, aside from maybe two small things, you’re the first person I can safely say more of has opinions that align with mine, so at least now I don’t feel crazy for liking the show, lol.

[@TDEvie]

What music did you use for the transitions? It really fit helluva boss as a whole!😊

[@FactFace]

0:30 Into Sandy's City from Doom 2 4:20 Dark Land from Mario 3 9:10 Village of Lost Souls from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse 14:20 Pigstep from Minecraft 19:48 Lizard Fight from Spider-Man 2 GBA 24:43 Kitchen Ace and Taking Names from Doom GBA 30:36 Mystic Cave 2 Player from Sonic 2 35:33 Doc Ock Fight from Spider-Man 2 GBA 44:17 Funky Fugue from Donkey Kong Country 54:01 Labyrinth Zone from Sonic 1 1:04:38 Gruntilda's Lair Treasure Trove Cove from Banjo-Kazooie 1:12:21 Death Egg Robot from Sonic 2 and Sonic Generations

[@jacqueline373]

⁠@@FactFacethe pigstep and all the sonic music had me hype! good video!