Quirky Queer Queen

Stolitz hiatus, I’m not doing well - Incurable Stolitz brainrot - Autistic rambling about my hyperfixatons

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Okay, so I liked this short a LOT—and I liked the previous one as well. It seems like these shorts are becoming more than just fillers to endure the hiatus. They’re revealing glimpses into some characters’ vulnerabilities and depths: Loona’s empathy toward a father figure, Moxxie’s darkness when remembering the abuse perpetrated by his father.

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What is going on with Stolas??

Something is off, it has been clear since The Full Moon and I have a theory about it.

There are a few moments in TFM but mostly in Apology Tour that rub me off the wrong way, as if Stolas himself is going subtly out of canon in his behaviour. Considering that Helluva Boss is an animated show and there is nothing not intentional in an animated show, I bet my two cents that the main reason for this vibe resides in this frame

Stolas ran out of his happy pills (the equivalent of antidepressant I assume) in the beginning of The Full Moon and for what we know he might still be off his medication by the time Apology Tour happens a few days (?) later. Back then I thought that missing a medication once wouldn’t be so impactful, but after reading a little about how antidepressant works I now believe that the disastrous ending of The Full Moon was at least in part caused by that. Stolas had a vision of how the night should have gone and once Blitzø doesn’t behave the way Stolas hoped, he just shuts down completely, failing to notice that Blitzø was, indeed, desperately trying to fight to stay with him. In a very wrong way, but Blitzø at this point still has no idea of the years of yelling and abuse Stolas had to endure, so he couldn’t know his anger would have triggered the other.

Another concerning sign is Stolas covering up all the portraits leaving only Octavia visible. Where is she by the way? The palace seems completely empty if not for Pringles the butler that we see for a second in the beginning. The palace is empty and dark.

The signs that something is off with Stolas become even more obvious in Apology Tour. Stolas doesn’t really miss the fact that Blitzø is somehow desperately trying to spend time with him and make up for what happened in TFM, in fact he teases him [Oh yes, very boring (relationships), what are you doing here then?] but he is not in the right mindspace to accept it or to listen to him and read between the lines. In Just Look My Way Stolas clearly sees how Blitzø is hiding to protect himself from the world that doesn’t comprehend him, but in Apology Tour that awareness is completely gone and all is left is resentment. Then Stolas snaps at Blitzø calling him out for not bothering to come and save him from Striker, but when we think about the end of Western Energy we see that Stolas is not angry or disappointed about Blitzø not coming to his rescue, he is only sad because he realises that his feelings for the imp are probably one-sided.

I haven’t seen anyone pointing this out but I noticed something sticking out like a sore thumb. Stolas is a prince and he was born and raised in luxury, so I can’t really place this behaviour that happens twice.

He arrives at the party and he grabs an abandoned red cup, empties it and drinks from it. This was his first drink for the night, or at least he seems very much sober there, but he deliberately uses a dirty cup to pour himself a drink. Later he straight up steals a drink from a succubus that was passing by, ok he is drunk, but still… it feels so off.

At this point Stolas is completely intoxicated and the conversation with Blitzø turns into a double monologue. It still tells a lot seeing how the two of them interact and protect each other and are utterly comfortable being together (do they even realise? I don’t think so), but still they end up with Blitzø being direct and honest for the first time while Stolas does three things: He doesn’t listen to what Blitzø is saying, he answers back but it’s all very generic and he keeps forgetting Blitzø is there at all.

Blitzø: Stolas, you are better off without me. Kay? You deserve so much… I don’t even know why you would want to be with me.

Stolas: You wanna know what I want? I want to know what it’s like to not be alone. I want to be someone’s someone. […]

Maybe at this point Stolas is too hurt to address Blitzø directly, it seems like he just gave up on him already, he decided Blitzø doesn’t want or love him so he keeps talking about a generic someone. Then he rants about how he needs for this someone to hold him and look at him and… he forgets again that Blitzø is right there. -You! Why are you here? I don’t want you here, go home please! Let me not feel so sad!

And then the Better than Blitzo Guy arrives and… I really don’t want to go down that rabbit hole because it hurts a lot. But here I am so I’ll go down there shortly. While I am perfectly ok (I’m truly not) with Stolas exploring new relationships and finally having fun and feel seen and wanted, I can still see how hooking up at a party while you are going through the worst breakup of your life is as maladaptive as a coping mechanism as it is to drink themselves to oblivion. Regardless of the Better than Blitzo Guy’s intentions with Stolas, it’s still a self-destructive behaviour. And again, Stolas is having fun dancing and making out with the Better Than Blitzo Guy and forgets Blitzø was even there.

That hurts man.

So this is it. This is the rant. I am so worried for my birdie babe Stolas!

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Stolas will die???

So I’m still recovering from Apology Tour because it utterly destroyed me and there is so much to unpack from that AMAZING episode I’ll need months to put it all together. But I just had a cathartic moment while randomly considering strings of information gathered here and there and… I think Stolas may, indeed, die. 

Not as in assassinated or something like that. He will hopefully die after a long life shared with a certain someone (DELULU LAND!!!). 

So from the last episode, Apology Tour, we had the confirmation that Stolas is, indeed, immortal. 

But in The Full Moon Stolas himself cries out “I’ll fkn die alone if this goes bad” - did he forget he is immortal? Does he think he’ll likely be killed along the way, considering that he barely escaped Striker’s attempt?

His dying is brought up as early as in S1E2 when a young Stolas sings to Octavia, he’s clearly implying his death there, but why? 

And if the seven hells collapse

Although the day could be my last

You will be okay

When I'm gone, you'll be okay

He sings *WHEN*, not IF I'm gone. Well, he had to marry Stella to sire a precautionary heir so maybe assassinations are a normal occurrence among the Ars Goetia. 

And then we have this frame from back in Oops! that had me freak out when I first saw it.

Helluva Boss is so well written that I highly doubt the creators would do something so nonsensical like killing Stolas, it will serve nothing and it would likely ruin the show (I would 100% stop watching if that ever happens) so I don’t think this is the case. But after having my life ruined by the last two episodes I came to a realisation: Stolas is at fault in many ways, he’s a flawed character and that’s what makes him so real. Blitzø is starting his journey towards redemption and healing from his traumas because he was pointed in the right direction (in a very traumatic way for both him and the fandom), but Stolas still has no one to help him see his wrongdoing. He knows something isn’t right and he feels he might be part of the problem, but he is still far away from understanding and he’s completely alone now, even Via seems not to live in the palace anymore. So, there are two main issues that weigh on the imbalance between Blitzø and Stolas that seem to be impossible to overcome: Stolas’ wealth/nobility and his immortality. I think that for Stolitz to happen there is a need to fill the enormous gap between Blitzø and Stolas, and I think this is going to happen. From what little we see from the trailer it seems likely that Stolas will be stripped of his title and possessions and lose his privileges. I don’t think he will lose all his powers because he was born with them, but maybe he will have to give up the Grimoire so he won’t be as powerful as he is right now. This in my opinion needs to happen for him to be forced to face reality outside his gilded jail, to live as a normal, ordinary demon in hell, maybe even being treated like an outcast, like an imp. This leaves immortality on the table as the main difference between Blitzø and Stolas. What if Stolas has to give his immortality up at a certain point? Because he loses his royalty, or maybe because… he will give it up willingly to save someone’s life? After all, what we see in Oops! is a clock that turns into a skull once it hits Stolas. There is not a single frame in this show that is put there by accident, so my two cents go into thinking that one day Stolas will lose his immortality somehow. And this will take him closer to Blitzø. 

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Apology Tour tomorrow!!

And I’m not ready.

Seriously, after waiting eons for The Full Moon to drop it feels unreal to have a new episode less than a month later. It feels unreal because I have yet to recover from the last one. 

What should we expect from tomorrow? In the best-case scenario, I’d say an apology (two really). 

Stolas and Blitzø both messed up in TFM, but now part of the truth, Stolas’ truth, is out in the open so it is up to Blitzø to do something about it. As I said before I don’t think we will see a resolution of sorts, maybe the start of something positive if we are lucky. What makes me think this is that scene in the trailer where Stolas wears the new robe and is clearly not pleased about Blitzø being there and the words he uses: “Do you feel any kind of remorse for what you do?” but is he talking to Blitzø to start with? Can it be all, or even just this part, from Ghostfuckers where Blitz is clearly seeing hallucinations? What we know for sure from the trailer is that in Ghostfuckers Blitzø is far from being happy and healed. We see him hiding away from Millie after the (presumably) possessed Millie says: “You always take from those around you and leave them worse and more broken than you found them”, and aside from that it’s unlikely that Blitzø and Stolas will get (their shit) together in the next episode after so much drama and miscommunication building up for two seasons. 

I am scared because of the visuals we have in the trailer but also thrilled to see what this episode will bring. A new Stolas song that, according to I don’t remember who works on the show said on Twitter a while ago, is going to be amazing and sad (were they referring to AT song though? I might be wrong here, sorry), and my favourite two idiots meeting again… Well, Vivienne said it is going to be a slow burn but I am hopeful Stolitz will be end game. No, I actually hope Stolitz will be canon well before the end because we need to see the two of them navigating their relationship. It is not clear if we hit rock bottom or if we will tomorrow in Apology Tour, there is a lot to work on but at least we are out of that awful stagnant situation that had been going on since Ozzie. The boys are both hurting, but they are more angry at themselves for how things went on The Full Moon. Stolas doesn’t hate Blitzø and Blitzø doesn’t hate Stolas despite his outburst. 

Let’s just hope tomorrow won’t break them (and us) any further. 

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Childhood crush and a ruined book

I haven’t seen anyone pointing this out so I felt the urge to write this down because it’s a small detail but I think it is important.

As I already pointed out in a previous post upon seeing the preview of the Stolitz duet we had a glimpse of Stolas nesting the Asmodean crystal between two very specific books, Pirates and Botany, the very same books that represent him and Blitzø as we saw in The Circus. 

During their exchange at the end of The Full Moon, we get a closer look and I couldn’t help but notice how the Pirates book is stained and ruined somehow. 

Stolas is a nerd owl who “loves words” [Quote from Oops!], he cares for his books religiously so how come this particular one is so worn out while we can clearly see that every other book on the shelves is perfect and cared for?

What I suspect is that little Stolas lingered in his childhood crush on Blitzø way longer than we know. He probably spent his lonely childhood daydreaming of his First Ever Friend coming back to play with him and as much as a little child could care for his belongings, he was probably clumsy and maybe he spilt something on it while reading it for the hundredth time. Did Blitzø ever go back to his palace for another playdate? Or was he banned after someone realised he stole? (did they even notice??). From the trailer, we have a glimpse of little Blitzø and Stolas playing, but we still don’t know if this is only an idealisation of that one playdate they had or if it happened more than once. What seems unlikely to me is that, if they had only met once 25 years prior, they reached such a deep level in their friendship to go around holding hands as shown in the clip. But who knows? We didn’t really see the whole day so it might be. After all, when they met again as adults their dynamic is pretty much the same as the one in their first encounter as children: Stolas crushes hard on Blitzø, Blitzø is there for “nefarious reasons” and he’s not thrilled about spending time with Stolas, but ends up enjoying it deeply in both occasions.

Also, dear Stolas, I beg you, stop putting stuff in between those two books. Listen to me. Just stop.

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The Full Moon ending is perfect!

A day in Stolas and Blitzø’s lives that summarises what’s happened so far. 

Blitzø and Stolas are perfectly disastrous in their way and of course, they were going to collide at some point. After brewing for one and a half seasons, the miscommunication between these adorable idiots peaked. Who’s fault is that? Both! And in equal part! I can’t stand reading how many people blamed Blitzø alone. The truth is, they both acted incredibly wrong and also incredibly well for who they are. 

Let’s start with Stolas: he ran out of his happy pills on the most important day of his life (probably). Now, I can’t talk from experience because I never used antidepressants (at least I assume they are antidepressants), but I doubt that skipping one dose turns you into an emotional wreck. But the thing is, Stolas is autistic and I can relate to this and the way he behaved. The pills were something he could rely on to stay afloat probably during his whole sad life, so running out of it first thing in the morning in the middle of an emotional Dinsey princess moment was truly bad timing. Stolas found himself stripped of this little safety blanket. During his song, he gets happy, dramatic, desperate and hopeful. He most likely spent the day in a mood swing, and let’s remember that he wakes up at 7 AM and meets Blitzø at 11:56 PM, plenty of time to panic [Side note, the breakup happens 4 minutes later so at midnight on the dot, I love these little details]. Stolas knows how he feels about Blitzø, he has known for some time, and he’s ready to tell him. If I know a little bit about how a brain on the spectrum works, he most likely had been rehearsing any possible scenarios in his head for hours (or days, or months) and that’s why when Blitzø arrives, Stolas doesn’t say anything to interrupt the other displaying of sex toys, until he decides it’s time to stop Blitzø (that it’s clearly freaking out already at that point) and opens the conversation in the worst possible way ever: “I need it [the Grimoire] back. Permanently”. It seems unnecessarily cruel to just take the book from Blitzø, letting him tear up and beg. But then Stolas pulls out the box with the crystal and we have the Stolitz music playing and… but why make Blitzø cry and not just give him the crystal straight away? Because Stolas was too stuck in his mind already. He played out this scene so many times in his head, that he couldn’t act any different without losing his cool. Don’t get this wrong: from here on I absolutely LOVE how Stolas handled the situation, how he spoke, what he did and said, from kneeling in front of Blitzø, gently holding his hand to calm him down when he was about to panic, and then he gave him the crystal while confessing his feelings for him. Stolas at this point had been in touch and honest with his feelings for months (at least since Ozzie’s from what we can see on screen), but the main problem is that Stolas has no idea of what is going on with Blitzø, so when obviously Blitzø feels cornered and doesn’t want to face his feelings so abruptly and hides behind sex and roleplaying, Stolas loses his control over the situation and closes up for good. Anything that happens between “Do you…Do you have my book Blitzø?” and “That’s enough to know what this is” is a monologue. When Blitzø doesn’t follow the idea Stolas has in his mind, Stolas just walks away. 

And this is VALID because Stolas has never been in a real relationship, he has no friends or family aside from Via, and he doesn’t know how to deal with people with complex emotions like Blitzø. It is quite common for people on the spectrum to assume that everyone else is alike, thinks alike, and responds similarly to certain patterns, so when Stolas doesn’t get the response he was expecting, he immediately reads it as rejection. He turns away from Blitzø and leaves without giving the other any chance other than yelling in anger and despair. 

On Blitzø's side things are more linear. He was and still is in constant… ignorance. Meaning he actively ignores his and Stolas’ feelings. I don’t think he is in denial, because he knows fully well he has feelings for Stolas at least since S1E6 Truth Seekers, he knows he fears intimacy and also craves it. And he most likely knows, at least in part, that Stolas has feelings for him as shown during the exchange with Fizz in Oops (that part was denial, yes). Blitzø knows this night is important and different. They haven’t seen each other for months. He was the one who decided to skip a few rounds when Stolas gave him the opportunity, and if we go with the text exchange in Western Energy, it’s safe to assume they haven’t seen each other since Seeing Stars and probably haven’t slept together since before Ozzie’s. Blitzø’s strategy to deal with his fears and feelings is to let things linger doing nothing in the hope they settle back to where they were when the deal was still new and comfortable. Because Blitzø doesn’t want to admit he has feelings for Stolas, but most of all he doesn’t want to accept that Stolas has feelings for him, because who can love him? Certainly not a prince of all people. Blitzø goes shopping to impress Stolas because he wants to keep staying in that deal, no commitment, no need to reveal his feelings, he could keep going forever, transactional sex is convenient and non-commmittal. (Inadvertently showing, while doing sex shopping, how much he cares for Stolas and how deeply he knows him and what he likes, he wants to make Stolas happy). He wants to go back to sex and show Stolas a “good time” so he doesn’t have to think about how he felt when he realised Stolas could get hurt. He doesn’t want to think about anything, but then, when Stolas takes control of the narrative, Blitzø can only be there and follow it until it gets too overwhelming. He tries so desperately to stick to the habits, to the point he has this massive slip when he tries to give back the crystal to Stolas and says he can always do better. He doesn’t want a way out. He doesn’t want to choose. He loves being in chains because it’s easy. He wants things to stay the way they are, for Stolas to use him as a sex toy, and to be used by him because admitting that he has feelings and that he sees that Stolas has feelings for him is too much. But Stolas clearly states how he feels and what he wants. Blitzø understands perfectly, but he can’t accept it, so he tries in a desperate attempt to get back to where they were, to pretend one more time. Blitzø runs away from the feelings Stolas is showing him in a way that triggers Stolas in the worst possible way. Stolas runs away from Blitzø when he can’t deal with his heartbreak anymore, triggering Blitzø’s fear that translates into an angry outburst. Stolas doesn’t stop for a second and doesn’t listen to Blitzø who is yelling at him to, basically, stop and listen to him. Blitzø says hurtful things to Stolas because he is desperate and he feels rejected and abandoned by him. After avoiding any type of confrontation for months, Blitzø finally gives in, but he’s hurt, angry and terrified so he does the only thing he’s comfortable with: he yells. He doesn’t know of Stolas’ past of being abused by his wife. Stolas just wants out, out of the feeling of being rejected (even if he obviously jumped to the wrong conclusions too fast) and away from yet another person screaming at him. Blitzø only manages to stop Stolas by yelling at him hurtful things he doesn’t fully believe. Unfortunately, Stolas listens to that. And for the first time in his life, he cries in front of someone. Blitzø finally realises how much his words hurt Stolas, but it’s too late to apologise and he finds himself teleported outside mid-apology.

Honestly, I don’t think they could have screwed up any worse than that even if they tried. But this needed to happen and I’m glad it did. Blitzø needed to see Stolas heartbroken to understand Stolas was in love with him. Stolas did the best he could for who he is, he made the first move, and now the ball is in Blitzø’s court. 

I owe Blitz an apology. When speculating on The Full Moon I assumed it was going to end badly and I blamed Blitzø for it. Now that the episode is out I can see that mostly it’s Stolas’ fault. Yes, I said it, it’s predominantly Stolas’ fault if The Full Moon ended in tragedy, but this is important: Blitzø knows Stolas treated him wrong (not only in the last episode, many many times before that) but now he also knows that Stolas can get hurt physically and emotionally, and yes, he proved himself to be a pompous rich asshole that happens to also be deeply in love with him. Is then Stolas worth fighting for? I think we all know the answer. What I hope to see in Apology Tour is the both of them apologizing to each other AND to themselves. Neither Stolas nor Blitzø know what love is. They are trying and failing but in the end, they are both desperate for one another and if Stolas can get his head out of his ass and Blitzø finally drops the act for a minute, they could just… talk and start to figure things out. And maybe in Apology Tour we will know more about what happened with Verosika and why that relationship went South so badly, I bet it’s going to play a huge part in Blitzø’s future development.

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Blitzø's Eyes in The Full Moon

Overanalysing the last 5 minutes of The Full Moon, Blitzø edition.

We know that Blitzø has massive issues and he mainly deals with them by putting on a facade and keeping his walls up. During the interaction with Stolas in the end there are a few moments where his eyes speak volumes because as hard as he tries, he can’t completely hide his true self and how he feels. 

Whenever he is sincere his eyes glow, and when he is scared he shows a little line near his pupils. 

The first moment of sincerity is when Stolas takes the book away:

B: Please Stolas, I need this book, please!

He is honest here, I’d say he is worried but… I’ve seen many people saying he is scared of losing his access to the human world and the ability to provide for himself, Loona and M&M, but he actually never mentions his business, he just repeats he needs this book. Twice. So of course the book is crucial for his business survival, but is it all? I don’t think Blitzø here is talking about his job. I think he’s already scared of being rejected by Stolas. For as much as it has been pointed out that he cares deeply for his daughter and employees, I can’t help but notice that he doesn’t mention them or his business here, and also now the man is back on good terms with his friend Fizz and also Asmodeus himself, would it be that hard to get a crystal from them directly? The book is just an excuse IMO.

- Stares in awe - His reaction here is disbelief. He can’t hide how deeply touched he is by Stolas’ gesture.

S: You no longer need my Grimoire

B: Whaaaat?

Then, even if not eye-related, we have the clear tail twitch that betrays his insecurity

B: Because I can always… I can always do better!

Then Stolas reassures him and… he basically confesses his love to Blitzø

S: Blitzø, I’m giving you this because I care very deeply for you, and I have for some time. 

Finally fear appears for the first time in Blitzø’s eyes and it’s at this exact moment. The deal is broken and Blitzø can’t use it anymore to hide behind it.

S: You don’t have to stay here with me

Finally, just a few seconds from the disaster, we see, if only just for a moment, Blitzø’s eyes glowing and a thin line near his pupil.

S: Only if you want to

He understands, he knows what Stolas is saying, he knows he is honest and Blitzø is scared of it so he tries to run away, to build his walls back up and the only way he knows is through sex and faking. (let's not talk about what happens next...)

S: …Even if only for a little while.

Blitzø realises he screwed up bad and Stolas shut down completely. 

From here he loses his eye glow, but we see fear two more times, here:

B: Wait… what? You were serious??

And here, but I’d say it looks more like terror to me:

S: Goodbye Blitzø.

I have no idea what the point of this extra-long post is, I just needed to do it. 

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Imagine hurting your boyfriend so bad you make him cry from all of his four eyes.

I need some time to recover from the episode (and this frame in particular), then I’ll come up with more rambling.

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This is the show I am losing my sanity over.

I regret nothing.

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I think I’m just gonna kms at this point…

But no matter what, I will always support Vivienne and the crew for giving us such an amazing show FOR FREE.

How come May is 27 years long this year????

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So we are about to get our souls ripped out of our bodies any day now and this is the official Spring merch… I start to suspect Vivienne hates us. Or she just loves making us suffer. Or Stolitz is end game and if I think about it too hard I’m gonna pass out.

But aside from that, loving glances anyone? Red lilies that mean love, desire, passion and COURAGE???

Stolitz HAND HOLDING???

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I absolutely LOVE the symbolism in Helluva Boss and to see how they truly put so many details in each episode for the ones who are willing to find them.

Spoiler ahead (? Is the duet considered Spoiler?)

Stolas is getting ready to see Blitzø and has a very specific place where he puts the asmodean crystal

He made room between these two books: botany and pirates. But this isn't the first time we see them. [From The Circus]

Stolas still remembers and cherishes the memory of their only childhood playdate. The books are clear representations of them: Stolas is still obsessed with plants and Blitzø ended up living a life of danger and adventures (in Stolas eyes) just like a pirate. And still I can't help but notice that there still is something between them, the asmodean crystal in this case, that's keeping them apart, even if they are on the same shelf.

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Apology, not Forgiveness Tour

Blitzø and Stolas won’t get together in Apology Tour. For as much as I need to see them as a (HAPPY) couple it’s clear it’s not going to happen in the next two episodes [From the little shown in the trailer, I’d say not until Sinsmas]. Here’s my reasoning.

The Full Moon will be the “break up” and this is quite clear. With Blitzø teleported outside while reaching for Stolas’ hand and realising a second too late he f@cked up big time. Will the episode end here? Probably.

So there is Apology Tour, and I think the key is in the title: it’s Apology, not Forgiveness Tour. 

I’m desperately trying to find a collocation for the segments where we have Blitzø meeting Stolas in a resort (Maybe? Because of the different robe and location), Stolas is not thrilled to see him.

Someone pointed out that Blitzø is smiling in some of the frames while Stolas is openly annoyed, suggesting it could be banter between the two or some sort of aggressive flirting. I’m more inclined to think it is Blitzø trying to play it cool after messing up during The Full Moon, maybe trying to clumsily apologise just to be met by the walls that Stolas now put up to protect himself. I think the scene of Blitzø crawling defeated on the couch is what happens after the two interact there. 

Blitzø hurt many people and we are going to see both Stolas and Verosika together, but while we know that Verosika is bitter and hurt and openly hostile to Blitzø, I don’t think we will see Stolas shaming Blitzø on stage. He starts singing in front of a “Blitzo sucks” written in the background but what we see next (the choreography) seems to be more about how sad and heartbroken Stolas is (or maybe… Stolas’ apology itself? His redemption for not standing up for him at Ozzie’s?), this would also be more in character for him.

Then we have a Blitzø under a blanket confronting a clearly upset Stolas, but whatever happens during that interaction won’t solve the situation between them. I think it’s going to be a crucial first step towards one another, yes, but apologising doesn’t imply immediate forgiveness. They both have so much to work through as individuals before being ready to engage in a relationship. 

I’m quite positive we will also learn more about what happened with Verosika and the Apology Tour is very likely to be extended to her and Blitzø. I’ve never been a huge fan of her, but her design in this episode hits me differently. She looks softer, more “human”, and I think it’s quite possible that we will see a less edgy and bitchy version of her, and we might also get to know where all the beef between the two came from. 

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Rambling about THIS frame from Helluva Boss trailer

This segment here. Mental breakdown or… hopeful moment of growth?

Ngl, it makes me quite uncomfortable not to know the context so I tried to break down what little we have from the trailer to understand what could be going on in here.

We know that Stolas can move through different planes of reality and realms, but here he could just be in his mind. These few seconds are visually impactful, at first glance, it seems like Stolas is destroying anything about Blitzø in his head. And maybe this is exactly what he is doing. However, if we take a closer look at the portraits we see that all of them depict an annoyed Blitzø exactly like the pictures Stolas has in his phone [From The Circus]. 

At this point in their journey, Stolas might not know who Blitzø truly is, but I think it’s important he is destroying that image he had of him because that was Blitzø’s mask. The first image to shatter is the only one where Blitzø smiles, but even there… it’s a silly expression, yet another mask.

Whether Stolas knows it or not, he’s getting rid of the fake idea he has of Blitzø and making room for the real one.

[From Stolas’ outfit, this scene could happen in Apology Tour]

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Just wanted to try out something...

Yep, this is real 😭😭😭 🦎💔🦉

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Parallels.

I'm not ok.

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Speculation on The Full Moon episode

This is just a little thing I noticed analyzing the trailer and the moments that seem to belong to The Full Moon episode, assuming that they are not messing with us and that the audio and frames are related (for the most part the lip sync seems to match).

The deal is broken and Blitzø takes it the wrong way. He says (yells) something that hurts Stolas deeply. While Blitzø yells he's frowning, visibly angry.

Stolas (probably?) decides that he doesn't want to fight and accepts the rejection instead. We know how much he is used to hide his feelings and emotions, and even if he tried to explain himself to Blitzø he probably failed, either because he's not too good when it comes to handling deep emotions or just because Blitzø simply doesn't accept Stolas' feelings as real. At this point Stolas is heartbroken and calmly says: "Thank you Blitzø for making me so happy, even if only for a little while". His face is resigned and he looks like he's fixing his hat and about to get up, possibly turning his back to Blitzø.

Blitzø then realises he went too far so he reaches out for Stolas' hand but gets teleported outside instead. His expression in the frames where he tries to reach Stolas' hand is more worried than angry.

That's it, that's the post. I just needed to get this thoughts out of my system.

Yes I'm suffering very much.