Everything Wrong With Helluva Boss S1 E6: Truth Seekers

[@RandomGameCritic]

Oof... It wasn't until after this video was finished and rendered that I realized how much my opinion on this entire show did a COMPLETE 180 between episodes and it's probably going to be super jarring and possibly even disappointing to watch. But I've had a lot of time to think about this show during this past hiatus... or if I'm being more honest, I had a lot of time to _not_ think about this show. So yeah, this is how I feel now. I probably should have said these things in the video, though.

[@sarahni]

Honestly it's a lot better to hear you give genuine critiques, opinions and theories than the people who just came here expecting to hear you complain even if half the sins are clearly satire, good videos, they've made me step down from my fangirly excitement and think clearly and critically about aspects of the show

[@thefalseflaminggnemu7669]

Why did hornet appear in this

[@RandomGameCritic]

@@thefalseflaminggnemu7669 That is my phone's actual notification sound, and I actually forgot to silence my phone during the recording. And then I just left it in because I thought it was funny.

[@capt.artemislivius7601]

Honestly the fact that people are shipping a "couple" (Stolitz) that is part of, if not one of, the causes for the Goetia family's suffering disturbs me to the core. It's like if these people witnessed a spouse cheating on their other, despite the fact that the spouse has an OK family, these people would root not for the family to work out, but to be broken, even if the family was happy and okay. You might not be as mad as you might've been MONTHS ago, but I am. 😠😡🤦‍♂️

[@RandomGameCritic]

@@capt.artemislivius7601 you could make the very thin argument that Stella was already kinda a bitch based on how she refused to get out of bed to take care of her crying daughter. But aside from that... you kinda have a point. It's kinda weird how there's so much worship for a ship that involves cheating on a wife whose only crime was wanting to kill him... for cheating.

[@Anonymous_goose]

Agents *traumatized by messing with demons* Also Agents *continues to mess with demons*

[@Carnomus]

I think they were partially acting to be traumatized to be left alone

[@harrypotterandthechamberis3]

@@Carnomus "It's not the fan's job to explain something the show forgot to explain." (Sorry I just felt the need to quote that)

[@Carnomus]

@@harrypotterandthechamberis3 in a good story they show and not tell

[@harrypotterandthechamberis3]

@@Carnomus you seriously don't watch this guy's videos huh In his videos he repeatedly says this phrase to the point where it's a trope with this guy basically.

[@sky-sx5gt]

For them to be agents they sure are stupid. I mean what do you expect to happen? They are literally demons from hell and a hellhound

[@thedailybullshit4033]

I gotta say, I agreed with yourstatement about how Stolitz shouldn't become canon over the course of a single episode, but after seeing this episode I wasn't really mad. Bc I don't think Blitzo & Stolas came out of this a couple; I think they came out this experience just respecting each other more. I think their relationship will be healthier, but I don't think they're full-on couple like you feared they'd become.

[@Keurgui1]

Yeah this pretty much

[@sosolzinn]

agreed

[@quill4969]

agreed !!

[@capt.artemislivius7601]

The fact that people are shipping a "couple" that is part of if not one of the causes for the Goetia family's suffering disturbs me to the core. It's like if these people witnessed a spouse cheating on their other despite the fact that they have an OK family; these people would root not for the family to work out, but to be broken, even if the family was happy and okay.

[@DrunkenEros]

@@capt.artemislivius7601 they're demons, being good people with healthy relationships isn't high on the priority list

[@austinreed5805]

I’m gonna guess that D.H.O.R.K.S. stand for: Demon Hunting Organization Really Kool Stuff The “DHO” is pretty obvious, but I think the “RKS” stands for “Really Kool Stuff”, because that’s something that a dork would say.

[@palomaroggeri8680]

Demon hunting organization really kinda sad was my guess 😂

[@DarkMageNuggetStudio]

Demon Hunter Orginazion of Religiously Kept Secrets. That is my completely out-of-nowhere guess.

[@optimusprowse6448]

@@DarkMageNuggetStudio I read it's Demon Hunter Organisation (with) Really Kickass Swords (because Edo period)

[@rinyaskyline]

@@optimusprowse6448 this one is my favorite

[@lechocolat3783]

Demon Hunting Organization Rocking Killer Suits?

[@Falcon-doing-doodles]

"I'm not a weapons safety expert, but I am an American" I'm cackling Also, I read an interesting theory about Stolas' Grimoire a few weeks ago. The writer suggested that it's like a cookbook, with Stolas having some recipes memorized, but needing the book to do others he might not perfectly remember off the top of his head, which doesn't seem to far out of the realm of plausibility

[@Falcon-doing-doodles]

@nsueno yep. Didn't see that one coming

[@zecardinadraws]

I agree on all of your point, except on your point of Blitzo being an asshole was only played for jokes. While, yes a lot of him being an asshole was there for some humor, you could say this was very slightly foreshadowed in the episode Verosika was introduced and confirmed they broke up after Blitzo "ran three rings to wrath and maxed her credit cards on shitty horse riding lessons", then it just seemed like Blitzo being himself. But in this episode with that hallucination scene, I think they gave a reason why he did that besides "He likes horses and was willing to ruin his relationship to ride one". Verosika says "and you still push away anyone who gets too close until they resent you for being a selfish shit shit shit fuck" so many he thought they're relationship was normal until he realized she was getting to close and got uncomfortable. So he thought breaking up with her won't keep her from trying to reconnect later, so he did something that would piss her off to the point where she'd hate him for as long as they were both in hell. So I think, this is Viv's way of showing how scared he is of letting someone in, even though he wants to. As evidence of him still putting up with Stolas' demands of sleeping with him once a month. Though it might be his own personal form of depression or just sometimes of abandonment problems because that's a big thing with those mental problems, you want to be around people and feel loved in some way, but you don't want to drag them down or you don't want them to leave you, so you push people away and keep your walls up.

[@minervoionni36]

Wow, y’know, I haven’t even considered that he did that to get her to never love him again and push her away, yet at the same time that’s such an obvious explanation. I really did think he was just being an asshole for no reason, yet the thing he did here was way too far compared to the other things he did. And it felt very out of place. But this makes a lot of sense.

[@inactive_hermit6587]

This is why I really like Blitz because ive done this a lot, not to his extreme but this is something I do and I'm getting help with being vulnerable and opening up again after a decade of refusing people to be close to me 😅

[@DeadmanRedux]

@@inactive_hermit6587 I feel the same way. I'm scared of getting too close to people and letting them in even though I want them to.

[@inactive_hermit6587]

@@DeadmanRedux I definitely can relate... Its a vicious cycle of keeping people at a distance to avoid them from hurting you but that feeling of loneliness just drowns you

[@DeadmanRedux]

@@inactive_hermit6587 I agree

[@estebangutierrez160]

You could argue that Stolas didn't even need his grimoire book to open a portal because he's already memorized the spells that are needed.

[@User-jj1ng]

or maybe there's more than one spell in the entire book.

[@souljynx]

But then again, it’s not the fan’s job to explain something the show forgot to explain

[@RandomGameCritic]

@@souljynx LMAO I appreciate you

[@0bscurelight689]

@@souljynx Ever heard of show not tell? A show shouldn't explain everything that happens on screen.

[@RandomGameCritic]

@@0bscurelight689 don't mind him, he's just quoting something that I said in another video.

[@candyflosscam]

about that one scene where you can see blitzo's eyes go wide when he sees what stolas is doing for him - i feel like it's much deeper than just surprise. if you look at his face, he's not shocked, he's in total awe, it's a look of admiration and he's completely astounded that stolas would go through so much trouble to come save him. it's not like he just showed up out of the blue, no, he MADE AN ENTRANCE. he pulled out all the stops and went full powerful demon shitlord on those humans because someone tried to hurt his blitzo. he wanted to show just how much he cared for him, and i think that blitzo's expression there is a reflection of how he never realised stolas would get this passionate about him potentially getting hurt, and maybe he sees that he shouldn't be quite so scared to love him because now he sees it. i mean, stolas is royalty risking everything for this low-caste imp. you could make the argument that he was just angry because he could get in trouble for allowing blitzo to use his grimoire, but somehow i don't believe that.

[@palomaroggeri8680]

“PRESENTATION!” - Megamind

[@Angel43189]

Yeah, Stolas was pretty cool, me and the gang witnessed it first hand!

[@Employee_427..]

@@Angel43189 that is so AWESOME! -💙🧸

[@Springy05]

Yeah the shipping community can easily get out of hand. Although I think Viv should be more careful about THESE guys.... I also think it would make for a hillarious 4th wall break joke, like blitz saying "now don't get to excited you freaks", like it happened in episode 3.

[@FAN4IT]

Fans really do ruin fandoms. They want to to control of something that does not belong to them.

[@blackswanintro9143]

him: blitzo's flaws (as serious issues) came out of nowhere me, who's been analyzing blitzo's character for months and having all of my theories confirmed: AM I A JOKE TO YOOOUUUU?????? elaborating on that, Idk maybe it's just because i'm as much of a disaster when it comes to relationships so I can easily tell when a fella self-sabotages constantly and craves attention but can't process it properly, but i think it's been pretty clear from earlier episodes that blitzo is that type of person. considering the frequent dissonance between what he does and what he wants like the man is literally an attention whore (lovingly) but when people express genuine interest or affection towards him he runs from it like from a wild fire

[@idiotgaming6376]

Ya I gotta agree they were as transparent as a glass wall with blitzo leading to this

[@47ratsinahoodie]

Nono, you're not alone, this was incredibly obvious from the start

[@daybreak2127]

It's a "sins of" channel, they've gotta look at super tiny things they don't agree with and try to explode them outta proportion to get content. Are there issues with shows people can critique? Yes, obviously. However, there is a point it shifts from criticism to bitching, and most Everything Wrong With stuff crosses that line.

[@omfgpainkillers]

Glad to see I’m not the only one who felt this way haha

[@midasfury6165]

"I'm a Virgo" is the single funniest shit I've heard in months... Maybe even this year. I could not stop laughing

[@patisilence]

I'm so happy!! Also I though Blitzo having a inferiority complex was pretty clean. I mean some people catch it from EP 3.

[@nuggetsplace8273]

also episode 5 ws a literal ''oh no this guy is clearly not ok and he clearly cares about people about him'' haha

[@nuggetsplace8273]

@@goddammitno_ that- that's was ironic-

[@arilovesbingus8626]

and most people with inferiority complexes portray an inflated ego to hide it (which ironically just fules self hatred lol) source: a person with an inferiority complet

[@RandomGameCritic]

@@nuggetsplace8273 lol this exchange perfectly sums up what I'm going to be saying in my next video about all the people who are now saying, with the gift of hindsight, "See? There were signs that he was going through some stuff and we were right all along!"

[@nuggetsplace8273]

@@RandomGameCritic i mean we were right all along but i dont think there was that much sings, lol, we literally made a theory out of a poster that we were right means anything we just suckers to get angsty characters hah, waiting for the next video!

[@austinreed5805]

This is easily the best episode in the series, so far. Every single one of the main characters got a badass moment, and it solved a lot of problems with the series’s writing. It was worth the wait, and shout outs to the Vivziepop crew in giving us this masterpiece.

[@cookiecrumbling4250]

A sin that I’m VERY surprised you didn’t notice, is that at the end of the fight scene, after moxxie says “Oh crumbs! Is everyone okay?” Blitzo jumps on him. Meaning moxxie IMMEDIATELY went back to being the punching bag in the same episode

[@RandomGameCritic]

Shit... Now I'm mad at myself for not noticing that, too.

[@shevabree746]

I think for Stolas opening portals. Every time he's had the Grimoire in his hands he wasn't reading anything or actively casting a spell to open the portals he did. Such as in episode 2 it was just floating along beside him and during episode 5 when he opens the portal to show off the Harvest Moon, its open but he isn't necessarily reading a spell. So for Stolas, he only needs to be in proximity to the book to be able to use its powers while anyone else has to actively be able to read the spells within which is why Loona failed cause she couldn't read in the red light. It also explains why he had to have the agents summon him so he could manifest physically to save them, and the book. As for setting up Blitzo's relationship problems... what series have you been watching? That's been a pretty consistent theme from the start. Like of the various antagonists in the show 2 so far have been his literal Ex's. Though I guess there is some wonder if his relationship was with the actual Fizzaroli and not just some hate sex with the more popular Robo-Fizz during their shared time at the amusement park.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

Nope he can open portals on his own. The book is just very very valuable and ceremonial I think.

[@TheOmegau]

@@berilsevvalbekret772 more likely that he knows the spell well enough to cast it without the book. It is still important but because of the spells in it and not necessarily because it's required.

[@burnneblograv46]

Maybe they work the same as black clover

[@souljynx]

*14:30* I think we’ve already established that viv does not fear god

[@crem-crem4070]

It’s starting to get a bit weird that I get more excited when I see new Helluva Boss episodes not because of the episodes themselves but because of they mean a new sins video is coming out

[@classified8025]

im both, as soon as i finish watching the actual episode im excited for the sins videos. 💃

[@Angelinaactually]

YEAH me too

[@charlottefirefox4519]

Yeah! Same! It's the main thing I look forward to!

[@RandomGameCritic]

The new video is coming, but I made the rookie mistake of having the gain turned up a LITTLE too high on my microphone while recording. I did several hours of editing work before finally admitting that all if it is completely unusable and that I'm going to have to re-record everything later today.

[@franchesca2418]

Take your time man. At least it'll be done soon enough.

[@idanharel7004]

can't wait for the new video take your time i can wait

[@girlgamer6661]

Bro just make a one second video saying “nothing” and it’ll be great! 😂

[@thejadedcommenter7371]

Very much looking forward to the new video

[@Lexsey]

Thinking about final pt1, what was Moxxie hoping for when he started singing a romantic song in a hellish brothel? This is what a sinner, who has just entered hell, would do, but not an imp born there and knowing the local morals.

[@spoonspoon8842]

Is it just me that felt that moxies musical scene didn’t really come out of nowhere, and the stuff about moxie being insecure and scared of rejection totally makes sense? I mean the murder family episode literally revolves around moxie being kinda shit at his job, or at least not as ruthless as the other two imps. His ‘failure’ could have cost the lives of Blitzo and more importantly his WIFE and you can tell that that took a toll on him in the truly sincere way he apologised to Blitzo. And even though his apology was accepted and they through a party for him etc, because of what happened to the family you can see at the end of the episode he is still upset and so probably wouldn’t have been taking in any of the praise that he was getting at the time, and was probably internalising the fact that he *did* fuck up. Again in the harvest moon episode, him entering the games to try and prove himself to Blitzo and Striker and his in laws, him being defensive about striker joining IMP (because he assumes Blitzo likes striker better than him, aka feels rejected by Blitzo) and it seeming like he blamed himself for Millie’s leg getting caught in the bear trap/ them getting caught in general. If you had to ask me to summarise moxies character in a few words before this episode, “insecure” and “scared of rejection” would definitely be two of them, so i feel like that being the theme of his song makes a lot of sense. For me it felt more like a development rather than an introduction to these feelings, and I think that - even if it was subtly - the tension between Blitzo and moxie has always been more than *‘haha bullying moxie funny’* Either that or I’m just reading way too much between the lines lol I know you said that it didn’t matter that much and you’ve just accepted that this is just how character development is introduced in this show, but I still think that is was more than a one episode thing with this and I thought the scene fit quite well. (sorry if there’s any grammar mistakes im writing this at one in the morning, edit was spelling)

[@grintheartist647]

I feel Blitzø’s character is consistent and has always had these insecurities but we just saw these in sub text in the show. Now I may be adding things the show should have explained or whatever but if you look at Blitzø’s relationships with the context that he fears true intimacy, we see (or maybe can guess) meanings behind his actions. Like him being associated with Stolas and feeling intimacy with him but still being at a distance and not going all in by claiming it is all for the book (which it might have been in the beginning) that might explain why he didn’t just kill Stolas with Striker for the book. Though I feel the issue is that a lot of the conclusions people come to with these characters are through sub text and assumed with the current clues we have.

[@thejadedcommenter7371]

I think episode 7 addresses and reassures a lot of the potential problems that you’d predicted for Stolitz. On the note of character development, I think that the show _has_ to show character progression like this because of how infrequently episodes are released. If these episodes were released a week or so apart, then it would be reasonable to hope for more buildup for each character’s progression. But, with so little time and such a great quantity of things happening in each episode, the show doesn’t necessarily have time to do a slow build-up for each and every character.

[@JFNIReverse]

I own multiple shotgun and I can confidently say that shotgun usually a tendency to activate the striking pin when it hit the ground with significant force, even with the safety on, I use to see a shotgun discharge when it collapse from standing on the butt stock. So the fact the shotgun fire when moxxie drop it, isn't BS, it kind of real actually.

[@Ripper517]

Dam have you clean your gun because that is a big issue of causing gun going of of its own

[@CatBlox4795]

"I'm not a weapons expert but I am an American" PLEASE THIS HAD ME DYING

[@masterzombie161]

Every character in the show is so well written. I can’t wait to see what else they got up their sleeve.

[@bluebird1914]

I'm really excited for more exploration into Milly. I mean she's the only character that we don't know that much about.

[@Matt_0417]

Your tangent at the end about how much we should take the continuity seriously actually got me thinking alot about the overall tone of the series so far, cause Helluva Boss seems to be very.... confusing in a tonal sense? And what I mean by that is the show so far seems to be a weird amalgamation of episodic stories, setting up future characters that will come back, and setting up future plot points. Although each episode is still a self-contained story, all of them except for Murder Family have introduced some key elements that will likely come back later in the show. And that would be fine if Vivzie didn't affirm that the show was going to be episodic in nature. It feels like they had way too many good ideas for the story and the world that it ended up being a much bigger show than the crew thought. And that raises the question of Hazbin Hotel as well. Of course it's most likely going to be way more story-driven and bigger in scale, but I feel like when Season 1 of that comes out, it will feel much more in line with Helluva than was originally thought to be planned. Or maybe I'm wrong, we don't have much info on Hazbin right now anyway.

[@bluebird1914]

Helluva Boss seems like it's trying to be Rick and Morty in terms of structure.

[@buzzard7542]

Why would they need footage of demons when they already got multiple videos of them

[@alphysundertale4652]

If they weren't taken seriously about it before why would they be taken seriously now? You're right!

[@DShy96]

Coming to this video, I had a feeling you'd eat your words about Stolius and while I was right(to some extent), you took it gratefully and for that, I thank you.

[@DeitySkullKid]

So, yeah, a gun CAN go off if it hits someone wrong, it's not OFTEN (people usually try to be careful around old guns), but it's a reason why you don't keep loaded guns on display, It's apparently happened a to a few different people I know A MODERN shotgun would have drop safety built in, but many older guns WILL go off like that

[@aidenrichards9448]

Well there is actual hints of of blitz' insecurities of being too scared of people getting close to him, and at the same time being alone, as seen in episode 3 after the fight scene between him and Luna he ends up having a defeated look on his face like he wants to say something, however when Luna actually tries to reach out to him he pushes her away, or that's at least the way I'm taking it.

[@ianoliver2224]

I honestly just think Blitzo and Stolas are friends with benefits. At least for now. I mean, they technically aren’t romantically involved with each other... yet (maybe), but they are absolutely repressing feelings for each other. Blitzo because he possibly doesn’t want to cause a rut in his marriage and family, and Stolas because he doesn’t want to break his daughter’s heart. They do have a sexual business exchange, but I’m not beyond the idea that they might like each other.

[@HeartoftheWolves]

3:33 To be fair, Moxxie likely suggested Cats the absurdly successful and beloved broadway musical, not the resulting dumpster fire of a movie.

[@josiahtheawkward6008]

7:13 they did actually. Well, only for a little bit. The camera spinning shot of when Moxxie and Blitzø are shooting side by side had the motif of when Blitzø is on the job (when him and Moxxie first tried to kill the mother in episode 1, when he was trying to bodyguard Stolas in episode 2, when he was explaining his plan on how to one-up on Verosika in episode 3 and when the IMPs first got off the tourist bus to go kill Lyle.) It’s very subtle but it’s there. Idk if this is specifically Blitzø’s motif or the theme for the IMPs as a whole but I think the characters each have a theme and I’m planning on making a video about it. But that motif that plays when Millie is on screen for the final fight scene is actually the same from episode 3, when she fought the fish monster. But if it’s Millie’s motif, then why was it playing during the struggle between Striker and Moxxie? I don’t fucking know, maybe I’m thinking way too deep about it

[@alioman6896]

Even though I’m a fan of this series most of the criticism presented here is credible

[@beautifulmanstan8840]

I don't agree with a lot of stuff about the character but I can definitely see where he's coming from. Quality is subjective.

[@NecroticFarron]

@@beautifulmanstan8840 Glad to see comments like this. Honestly it's frustrating to see extreme fans and haters go off on each other to get their 5 minutes of endorphins for... any fandom really. Having civilised, respectable discussions are far better.

[@scudthedisposableassasin1775]

Eehh

[@KangarooMonkey]

I mean… Stolas still refers to Blitzo as a plaything when talking to the demon hunters, and little creatures in front of the demon hunters, he gave off the impression that he only saved them because he’ll get in trouble too if they get caught, and Stolas could’ve been all scary because he was trying to intimidate the IMP crew so they don’t mess up again. He’s always flaunting his relationship with him even though it makes him uncomfortable, and it’s because of all this I can’t get behind the relationship, and even if this was genuine, even if this was all one big grand gesture of affection, that single moment is meaningless if Stolas doesn’t show it consistently, it’s like you’re responsible for feeding someone, but instead of feeding them 3 meals a day, you don’t feed them all week, but on the last day give them a full roast dinner, the roast dinners are great, but I’d rather not starve in between them. Edit: so it looks like it’s going to happen and… I hate it. Episode 7 was perfect, definitely my favourite episode by far, but it didn’t have anywhere near enough build up.

[@sarahni]

Buddy this is a really good argument, great analogy, well thought out, you'd almost think I'm not in the KZbin comments

[@Cinedragon]

Amen! I think this 'relationship' simply is horrible and if the Spindlehorse crew try to write it down as cutesy and wholesome, well, they're kinda f***ed up in the head.

[@mohamedm9591]

At 4:18 to quote one of your last videos "Animation can be an endless black hole of time and resources if you let it" and ur other quote "If you're somehow working on a project with no deadlines, you need to set them yourself or nothing will get finished", you inadvertently predicted it with this episode🤯 The episode was in production for 3 months

[@shardinhand1243]

0:55 lets be real, we all like drunk mox.

[@TalonKOfficial]

Fun Fact: At 0:27 if you look real close near the right hand corner you can see that one of the clips is actually from the pilot. (The scene where they jump out of the hospital window) I’m not sure why this isn't on the Wikipedia or why people haven’t really noticed this but it’s a fun thing I wanted to point out that I saw after a few more watches. This episode really impressed me. The camera shots, the animation, the characters, the story telling was all handled in a way that I didn’t even expect to see from this show. Really looking forward to the next 2 episodes hopefully they’ll surprise me in some form or another.

[@jaketucker2559]

Sad to say this but, whether you like it or not fandoms will eventually become in someway toxic, no fandom is perfect, and it’s all about what you’re willing to tolerate from the fandom itself

[@squishabledude1649]

Its the 1% percent rule its only takes 1% of a fandom to be toxic and spread because people pay attention to the toxic ones even though there's always more non toxic fans than toxic ones

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

Everyone is fully aware of that. It’s the fact how the toxicity is becoming more of a large part of fandoms. Also, you’re fully able to be mad about it, regardless of it being “common” or “is bound to happen”.

[@jess_bumblebee]

@@squishabledude1649 that's true people don't pay attention to the non toxic ones take a look at MHA I haven't met one single toxic fan but there's a saying that I kinda interrupted in my own way One bad apple spoils the bunch it takes one toxic fan to ruin the rep of the whole fandom the entire fandom could be perfect but if 200 people are toxic they are gonna pay attention to that more it's like having a piece of food in your teeth people are just gonna be drawn to it

[@nuggetsplace8273]

@@jess_bumblebee this is literally the gacha community problem but I dont want to have that conversation today

[@justafanofgorillaz]

It's stupid and weird- And then when toxic Fandom don't get what they want... It's death threats, Doxxing (apparently) weird art of a minor character. I'm talking about the toxic side of the mha Fandom too, I mean nothing can go our way! With these kind of people on the world but ig thats how it is-

[@beautifulmanstan8840]

This video is pretty good, but I didn't really appreciate how you said the whole bad trip was a "desperate attempt at a character arc", that left a sour taste in my mouth. I find it hard to agree with, a lot of this stuff made perfect sense to me given what we already knew about the characters, and I like how the buildup was subtle and we weren't given a ton of foreshadowing, because that usually just ends up taking up too much time and overstaying it's welcome. I mean, Just look at Steven Universe. The Disney animation wasn't a waste of resources either, It was totally worth it, man. You know why? Because it was fucking awesome.

[@RandomGameCritic]

It makes perfect sense "given what we already know about the characters"? How can you say that? Blitzo is nothing but a man child and an asshole throughout the whole entire show and, prior to this episode, they never even *attempt* to make us feel any sympathy for the people that he hurts. Not once. You know, it's okay to have a more serialized show that doesn't plan a whole lot of things out in advance. But to say that this show was actively building towards these character moments for a while now would be giving them too much credit.

[@beautifulmanstan8840]

@@RandomGameCritic Alright well... I can't stop you from thinking that. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

[@beautifulmanstan8840]

@@RandomGameCritic OKAY. I've had some more time to think about this whole thing. I believe your genuine critiques of the show (not the nitpicks) are understandable, but I do believe they are a result of a few misconceptions regarding certain aspects of the show and a subsequent misinterpretation of What Viv and Brandon intend for this show to be. This is an anti-sitcom. Or more accurately, a chaotic good sitcom. Each episode does focus on a specific thing and is it's own isolated experience, but that doesn't mean that there's no continuity between the episodes. You seem to think that there isn't due to your interpretation of Stolas' arc. Stolas genuinely doesn't know what to do to help his daughter and fix his situation, so all he was able to promise was that he wouldn't leave her behind, and he hasn't. Now talking about ep.6, The show likes to chuck in dramatic elements and doesn't shy away from sincerity, and some of the events and character development may be subversive, but they absolutely make sense in hindsight and serve to deepen these characters and make them more than just sitcom tropes. If that variety is something you don't like, and you just want them to stick to a tone, then I don't know if you're going to enjoy this show. Although I think you will because I doubt that they're just going to forget Blitz and Moxxie's development. That's not to say that Blitz is immediately going to become a saint, but I believe they will share more of a mutual respect and attempt to understand eachother's motivations and work through their differences going forward.

[@northernskow3443]

So, on the whole thing with Stolas' book, if Vivzie follows it to a T, Grimoires are heirlooms that get passed down through the generations. That is where the idea that Octavia would get the book if Stolas dies would comes from.

[@Radar-ut2zv]

You missed a chance to say if I had a nickel for every time Moxie cross dressed I’d have two nickels

[@jaydoesntlikeyou]

With the blitzo and stolas situation, I think what's happening is blitzo has feelings for stolas but is to embarrassed to admit it.

[@WriterNZane]

Dont worry, episode 7 really helps with most of your Stolitz fears

[@michylichy01]

I love how you not only analyze the episodes from the internal side of that universe but as a series in general. I think you're the only one I've seen complaining about how fast all the conflicts are taking (thought I share)

[@smallvalleyproductions9103]

Fun fact! The gas wasn't really supposed to be halucinagenic. It's just a truth telling gas, but because of their smaller bodies and inhuman anatomy, they overdosed REALLY quickly on it, leading to the bad trip!

[@tazzreviews1578]

I think there should be a second sin for Loona not being able to read in the dark. Mainly because canines have really good nocturnal vision.

[@KangarooMonkey]

@@verity9182 they also have smart phones which should have lights, and she’s been doing it for a while, you’d think she’d remember the words at least vaguely by now.

[@ichi9617]

I'm several days late on it, but I just found out this video existed so I'm gonna give my two cents. I feel like Blitz's character arc wasn't really out of nowhere. It was foreshadowed in Episode 2. Fizzarolli literally asked Blitz if anyone loved him, and he enthusiastically replied "No!" and started shooting. Within the same episode, we had Oktavia and Stolas's conflict, showing the episode, by extension the series, was going to go to some emotional moments. I pretty much lost all belief that Helluva Boss was going to be Sunday cartoon type show after that. It carried onto Episode 3, when we learned the details about Verosika and Blitz's breakup. I mean, hey, now we know why no one loves him, right? I would be very concerned if Blitz continued to be a total dick to Moxie after this episode. This show is only like eight episodes, and I'm not expecting high-quality, five star storytelling from it. But it's already established that overarching plots is something it wants to do. I would be v e r y concerned if there was no character development, since the main series, Hazbin Hotel, is all about redemption. Fizzarolli and Verosika are shown as coming back in the trailer, so hopefully that's a good sign that his character development will continue in his interactions with them. I'm not expecting Blitz to full-stop being rude to Moxie right away, but if the last episode ends with Blitz chewing Moxie out over some dumb bs for comedy purposes that's gonna be worrying to me... I'm not too familiar with a lot of Vivzie's content, so I have very little to compare it to in expectations for Hazbin Hotel.

[@EmoP1mp]

These kinds of videos are great because if I don’t have enough patience to just watch the full thing it’s kind of comforting to have somebody talking over it even if they are kind of criticizing it

[@xxmysterylilacxx2304]

my guy... episode 7 just came out... i think you´re going to be mad- VERY mad-

[@Wodenseyes]

A grimoire is just a book full of spells. Of course Stolace can go to earth and back without the spells. He’s a magical being. But the Imps/Luna aren’t inherently magical, so I imagine they have to draw some power from the book. Stolace has natural power.

[@brobotty2006]

Man can talk faster than the end of a drug infomercial on the radio

[@ohmygoditscheese9449]

Yayyy I was highly anticipating your reaction to this episode! Missed ya! :D

[@armron94]

The real reason Luna doesn't do jobs. Blitz doesn't want to hurt. Like most parents they don't want their kids to get hurt.

[@nuggetsplace8273]

I think I know why we all liked this episode. It wasnt a “lets make the fans cry” episode, it was supposed to make u feel tense, maybe feel bad for the characters (like for blitzo) but not to make you actually feel sad, that I think is how this show should manage the rough episodes/scenes/story’s THE ROUGH EVERYTHING because this series is not supposed to be a cry series, this series was never one, and this just works better. This episode was the best, hope they continue doing this type of episodes in this way because this episode was a masterpiece!

[@nuggetsplace8273]

haHA ok we all have to eat our words today don't we- I STILL THINK- I- OK SOOOO I WAS RIGHT BUT I- I DIDNT EXPECT THAT MUCH- NO THATS NOT THE WAY TO WORD IT 😭😭😭 still E7 was pretty comedic and just the end was rough, like, you didn't cry while stolas was being roasted- still i was wrong blablabla-

[@ironwolf5802]

My head Canon: Government: "So, we could either fund this demon crazy department like they're holding Dimond covered gold, or free health care?" Everyone in that meeting: "Demon crazys." The poor new guy: "Wait, free health care?" Gov: "He's a demon kill him."

[@pokthepossum]

4:36 That part is soooo good

[@sofiart_studios]

FINALLY SOMEONE NOTICED, I thought i was the only one who heard the heavy similarities with that one part of Moxxie's bad trip and Dazzled and confused

[@jilliancrawford7577]

Kn defense of Loona's combat: knowing she was adopted explains this pretty well. For one, Blitz might have taught her a few things and was his only employee until Moxxie and Millie showed up, but also because you have to know how to fight and defend yourself from other orphans/foster kids where it's a general unspoken rule that they get to eat any body part they can successfully remove from you. I should know, I was a foster kid lol. If she wasn't already skilled in ass-kicking before Blitz adopted her (hell, that might even be why he chose her out of any other hellhound), he probably trained her a bit.

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

I wasn't even on board with Stolitz until this episode and after it I promised to defend this ship with my life. Just after me watching this episode I watched episode 7. I was barely aboard the ship and my heart is already broken.

[@bioshocked7841]

I haven't seen anyone talk about it but in real life their is a truth serum which people use to get information. Also for the shotgun to fire off when it hit the ground, it is possible that a shotgun will fire with enough force and height but since there is bodies there isn't enough force or height to cause the shotgun to fire. But I bet it did for comedic purpose.

[@michaelgriswold5663]

I almost expected a sin covering the fact that the one agent had her head twisted all the way around and used as the way to summon Stolas and she lived? Like…this goes right alongside her having glass in her head after Loona uses her to smash through the mirror. Overall, a great analysis as always. You said in the Twitch stream shortly after the episode aired that you find it interesting that people turn to hear what you think each time content is released from the show, and I can say I do so because you give,IMO, fair criticisms of the show while acknowledging the strong points. Keep up the good work.

[@RandomGameCritic]

That head twist one was actually something that I thought about. But admittedly, I thought of it after I had already done enough work on the video that I just kinda wanted to release it already.

[@michaelgriswold5663]

@@RandomGameCritic Fair enough.

[@coffetrueno9791]

So after seeing episode 7 I spotted some posible sins

[@Null82085]

Blitzo talking about the tranquilizers is just him bragging about how much shit he can take and that harvest moon festival theme is actually Millie’s theme from spring broken.

[@dragonborn7955]

You fallen into the trap of pointless sins because you need to pad out the sin counter. So, you're CinemaSins that went downhill during the past decade.

[@maneoj46]

Honestly I feel the same with how the show is essentially playing Russian roulette with an uzi with Stolas and Blitzo’s relationship. On one hand I’m grateful it wasn’t half assed and rushed like other ships (Bumblebee I’m looking at you) and it’s taking time to go beyond “haha adultery and sex funny”, yet I know for a fact that this fandom is going (as if it hasn’t already) down a toxic as fuck spiral if the decide to toy with the shippers like this. Shippers ruined many shows and fandoms, I’ve seen it first hand, but this is the first time I can be sure there will be bloodshed if something goes wrong. It’s the internet, everything is magnified to absurdity and it’s the perfect weapon for crazies if something doesn’t go their way. I just hope they play their cards right and not poke the bear too much.

[@shrekisbae2508]

This show is trying to write off this stuff as character development because this series has become much more serious than vivienne and brandon intended. Not sure where, but I'm sure I heard that they made this series just for a laugh and didn't plan to give it much of a real plot.

[@harrypotterandthechamberis3]

The hell's your profile pic

[@shrekisbae2508]

@@harrypotterandthechamberis3 it's an anime character's face on another anime character's body

[@harrypotterandthechamberis3]

@@shrekisbae2508 ik it's just cursed

[@technicolorterminator]

8:28: even if the unprofessional messages are a bad timing for a gag, it still makes me laugh my ass off

[@SquibToast]

10:13 if I had a nickel for every time he made this joke, i’d have 3 nickels... Wait what?

[@KamikazezMyGuy]

Everything wrong with helluva boss: Nothing cuz its awesome

[@TheOmegau]

Stolas X Blitzo could or could not happen. Based on the episodes so far: Blitzo wants to be loved, has some issues with pushing people away, fixates on M&M because he mistakes wanting what they have together for wanting to be with them, and the main thing between Stolas and Blitzo are Blitzo's issues and Stolas being ... very bad at communicating. Stolas wants a relationship. Blitzo wants to be loved. Blitzo thinks Stolas only sees him as a fuck toy, because that's how Stolas treats him.

[@RealKipper1324]

Also, right at the Stolitz moment, right before Blitzo and Stolas embrace with a kiss, you can see hesitation on blitzo's face, along with some sweat. So, building on what you said, Blitzo absolutely has gained more respect for characters like Moxxie and Stolas, however is still not yet fully for having feelings for Stolas. This absolutely does not deconfirm anything, and fits into the plot nicely.

[@louis9545]

Thank you for making this so fast :)

[@spsaofficalchannel]

Stolas probably has the spell memorized… hence why he doesn’t really need the book for that specific spell… but probably needs it for more complicated spells…

[@blanket4763]

*’’I’m not a gun safety expert but I AM an American’’*

[@oliviaforrester2983]

Other shows: no you can’t grow your characters after 6 episodes!!! Helluva boss: haha character development goes brr

[@niamhfalloon6613]

5:00 I got the vibe that Moxie was only there for his hallucination and Blitzo was only present in his. Might just be my dumbness shining through. But by the looks of it, Moxie's hallucination made him more aware of his own flaws, because the version of Blitzo we see in his hallucination was just his subconscious on drugs. Whereas Blitzo was just put in a position where he was confronted with all the things he feared and craved all at once, and to me it kinda makes sense that he pretends it didn't happen in layer episodes. Just because you get confronted doesn't necessarily stop you from wanting to run away from your issues. I'm reading way to much into this.

[@MazokuDF]

put a sin for the computer being cracked and then fix

[@Chokah]

*Looks at Stolitz in episode 7* Hmmmm.....

[@theimperviousfirecracker7934]

OK I haven't even started watching yet, and I'm already exited. Why? I seem to remember in an earlier episode, he said something like, "If Stolitz happens in the span of 1 episode, I will trash it forever." and I was totally on board with that, frankly I don't like stolitz. And then I saw episode six and OH BOY was I exited for this to come out! Aight, watching the video now... Edit: I'VE BEEN BLUE BALLED!

[@Gauntlet7514]

1:51 this scene is what got me to watch this show

[@sky-sx5gt]

I just noticed that moxxie and blitzes tails were chained while they were trapped

[@mantisynth2186]

9:33 well, the book IS like 3 feet away from him. and we see him use it without holding it in episode 2. the portal even looks like the one in You Will be Ok

[@kfcroc18]

Are you just now learning that character development doesn't always have to happen the same way in every show?

[@Strawnimations]

yeah, I have a problem with the battle scene, and that is whenever one character is on screen, the other three just have seemingly just disappeared without a trace, only to be back on the screen the very next scene

[@Katelynn.S]

1. How do the video recordings change anything? they had TONS of video recordings at the beginning- 2. How could they not beat two, but then proceed to beat over 50 guards?

[@lordluga1752]

Well look at it. Agent 1 and 2 had guns, Guards didn't. Millie is also an expert in melee

[@lambygigi]

keep in mind, Vivziepop was mostly known for their animated short films before Hazbin Hotl and Helluva Boss. Moxxie's drug trip dream scene is very similar to those short films because it is frame by frame rather than the rest of the shows' regular animation style. Just thought I'd point it out

[@ms.gamerladyharlow6871]

4:38 I'm glad you pointed out the similarities. Glad to know I wasn't the only one that went "This sounds like Dazed and Confused"!

[@Rurik_Luci]

7:35 that depends on the caliber of the weapon even in fully automatic weapons something with a lot of weight up front is going to be capable of being fired without much issue. From what I could tell it seems there was a full auto SBR style SMG on-screen when he pointed this out so I'm going to use that as an example. That's most likely going to be in the equivalent to 9×19mm also known as 9mm Parabellum or just 9mm as it is now recognized as the standard 9mm cartridge but regardless a weapon like that because of how much weight it has forward of the action is going to bring with it a lot of downward force a solid grip would easily allow someone the fire that weapon fully automatic especially since it's more than possible for him to brace it against his bicep 7:37 I'm very thankful he said possible for a shotgun and not that shotgun. Because fun fact there are shotguns that can be fired as a result of the but hitting the ground in the case of it being open bolt. And that shotgun that is open bolt if the bolt goes forward the weapon will fire as opposed to a closed bolt weapon where the boat can go forward without the weapon discharging. There are open bolt shotguns though and thus it is possible for a shotgun to fall hit the ground with the butt of its stock and that resulting in the bolt going forward and discharging the weapon. Hello I'm not a weapons expert and in fact I could fly to Russia and be a citizen in under a week but I'm still more American than this dude.

[@Izumi_Chenoba]

14:27 Whilst watching something to do with Helluva Boss, did not expect that to even be slightly mentioned-

[@chaosinrush4033]

Here's the thing, OP. All those characters traits and arcs foreshadowed.

[@erickuhlen6051]

2:02 can we talk about the fact that the person on the rooftop is holding a melee weapon

[@DanMeister94]

RandomGameCritic sin counter: 21 0:28 - Letting your phone, I assume, go off during a recording. The unprofessionalism is off the charts and is something you would definitely sin if that took place in the actual cartoon. 1:16 - That pronunciation of the word 'kooks'. I don't know why but it just did not sound natural. 2:33 - It doesn't say 'Dumb Bitch juice'; it only says 'Bitch juice'. By writing this, you are either assuming that this character is a dumb bitch or personalising your feelings and letting us know how you feel about this character. 3:10 - This was funny but still a sin! 3:45 - CinemaSins are very rarely this lenient with removing sins. 4:07 - The spelling of 'Definitely'. 5:40 - Arbitrary and again, very, generous potential sin removal. 5:45 - Acknowledging a missed edit during your video whilst not adding it to the subtitles is still a sin as it adds an extra layer of reading for your viewers ... and given as a lot of those viewers will be American, that is too much reading. 6:21 - You've written 'her' twice. Unless you're trying to emphasise her gender and trigger anyone, this was clearly an error when writing the script. 6:24 - Another edit you've made without adding to the subtitles. 6:24 - Also, this flashed on the screen for a second - if that - requiring your viewers to have to pause should they wish to read this. 8:10 - At this point, this is less a Cinemasins parody and more an appraisal. For that, I'm going to add 5 sins! 8:51 - SIGH! 8:57 - SIGH! 8:58 - Misspelling of 'deactivate'. 10:35 - Adding an extra 'was' in the subtitles means that those who have impaired hearing would read a sentence that does not make grammatical sense. 14:55 - Backtracking Again, will note, I am a friend of Kyle's and I do not even watch this show. This is just a banterous critique that I have decided to comment on each of these videos.

[@arandomladywithabadsleepsc1748]

Aren’t most of these videos satire, lmao?

[@Violetstar22]

4:10 Fun fact they got another studios help with this part and the fight scenes

[@vaclavkokes6236]

8:52 you forgot to ad a sin for that agent not fucking dying from her neck being snapped after she stops being possesed by stolas and also stolas is a litiral deus ex machina in this episode

[@Greymjl]

I FOUND SMT, IN HASBIN HOTEL, BLITZ IS THERE IN THE BACK GROUND WHEN THE HAT GUY SAYS " wow, that was s***"

[@paillanos9334]

also something i noticed is that the axe Millie is carrying is changing colors during the episode

[@barrelotl5748]

What’s weird is moxxie and blitzo can’t take on two people but with two others they can go through a load of people with weapons

[@bobbletrash8065]

the pretty visuals ties in with an acid trip making you see with more clarity and see a wider picture than you can normally.

[@fr0stdr4ke95]

What I appreciate about these videos is using the Diregentlemen as another source for Helluva Boss videos, due to the unique way that both channels view how the show sets things up. I just really like both.

[@lethequin]

Correct me if i’m wrong, but aren’t the bad trip scenes completely hand drawn?