Saw episode 7, and yeesh….. got lots to consider.
Start with comparing Moxxie and Millie versus Stolas and Blitzo couple dynamic:
How exactly did Stolas think the affair would turn out anyway? One problem with cheating is people don’t think/ care about consequences afterwards. As much as I like the guy, yea he dug his own grave and signed his death certificate. But the thing is this also demonstrates how some real relationships work in reality.
Mox and Millie may seem like a great couple, but they were together for only a year! They have nothing to really hold higher caliber on- it’s still a honeymoon phase, and it’s clear they also have issues too (Millie’s family hating Mox, and I didn’t see her defending him from them on that aspect, but Moxxie defended her when they criticized her fighting Striker). So yes, they love and respect each other, but they aren’t without flaws and it isn’t fair to compare with their honeymoon phase when we haven’t seen them in an actual fight with each other.
So for people mad on whether it seems to imply heterosexual is healthier versus homosexual relations, just stop. Regardless of whatever kind of relationship it is, these demonstrate how relations work in reality. And that is the point, although I will admit the episodes feel like they focus on relationships specifically between M&M or Blitzos relationships versus story plot- it’s hard to even know what the series is directly about without saying it is sexual and romantic drama affiliated with hired mercenaries.
Next onto Blitzo and Stolas.
First of all, my instincts on them from previous post was almost spot on. I just didn’t realize Blitzos self confidence was so broken that he blacked out his images in his own pics at home. The fact he didn’t delete pictures of past relationships also spoke volumes- he still holds some care to Verosika and Fizz and his family. Furthermore, something had to have happened for such close relations to completely destroy him in the present time out of spite. It’s not clear whether it was actually Blitzos fault or he just picked really spiteful relations or circumstances just worked against him to effectively cutting ties with them. It’s actually plausible that the toxic relations made him behave the way he is now: excessive stalking, refusal to accept genuine feelings, and jumping to conclusions are typical behaviors after toxic relationships. And Stolas is acting like a person on their first date with first high school crush. Besides Stella, we don’t know his dating history. It’s still implied the marriage was obligatory- despite this, he had duty to keep his family together and failed to do that. And now that it is out in open, he is painfully aware of it now that he was exposed. And what’s worse, he didn’t defend Blitzo from that shame or his own past, which further twists the stab.
Not sure how to feel about it right now, but for now it has to be about 6.5/10. I will give points to Stolas for at least knowing how he feels about Blitzo, but he needs to better show it. Doesn’t matter how he feels if the other continues to question/doubt his intentions. Blitzo told him how he feels about the arrangement, so the ball is now in his court. But Blitzo should work on his own insecurity too instead of trying to leverage it to his own advantage- he’s probably just as bad since he only took Stolas out for other intentions.
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