Prophetic stars & dreams
Stolas was born to read prophecies from the stars.
And it's the job Via was born to replace, if Stolas couldn't be controlled.
Both of them seem to pick up small glimpses of the future outside of this work, about important things in their own lives.
And don't seem to really understand that's what's they're doing.
Feeling more like they get hints and nudges; that aren't always in the right order, can get confused with other similar events, and even are clouded by the emotions from their future selves.
The 11th birthday
Stolas starts getting prophecies as soon as he's handed the book. Putting these hints with his gut instincts as soon as his life's purpose is named by Paimon.
He takes one look at Stella and goes all the nope.
He sees Blitzo, and isn't just smitten; but stays that way for 25 years.
Blitz is important.
And out of all the teddies they could be playing within that room; Stolas wants to share his more important possession, knowledge, with his new friend.
He has a small idea that he should share his books with his first friend. Like he will do with the grimoire later. It's important to do.
He knows Blitzo will be a good boss, and is very supportive of Blitz dream.
But Stolas does has a couple of questions about their conversation. 'A office for a circus business?' Seems like he's got a feeling that it's not the right business plan.
The other thing he questions is if Blitz will really hire him. And this feels like it gives us a clue to how these powers work.
Stolas is only hired after his powers are stripped. Seems like it makes it much more hazy for him to see. But he does think it would be a good thing to happen.
Via's nightmare
Octavia's had one unshakable fear for years. That her dad will disappear from her home one day, and she won't be able to find him.
This is the same night. We see what scared tinny wee Via so much in Loo loo land. She saw what was happening in I Will Be Ok in Sinsmas.
This is her nightmare.
Via's see her home after Stolas' banishment, and it becomes her biggest fear.
No promises can make her forget it.
This vision is why she's so sure that Stolas will leave her, running off with Blitz.
She's been waiting for the other shoe to drop since he turned up.
And she's not the only one worried by this nightmare.
Stolas' assumed earlier death
Between the mandatory precautionary aire, the chronic depression, and the abusive wife; Stolas always appears to have expected to died young.
But it's likely that on some level he tuck Via's nightmare as conformation. With this being reflected in the lullaby he sings her back to sleep with.
He didn't expect to still be around when she's grown. But knew she'd physically be 'ok', and he tuck comfort in that. (It appears Stolas made sure that Via would have some level of independent, from Stella, as well as everything thing he owns; in the event of his death).
Again, this feels like he can't see properly see past having his powers striped. And appears to have assumed that ment he'd be dead before Via turned 18.
They both saw him as gone after all.
Think this is why Stolas is so extremely surprised Satan didn't just kill him. (Not just that he's unaware of his own privage. Those he definitely is that lol. These visions are only tiny glimpses acting as gut feeling after all).
And even when Stella tries to kill him he's pretty resigned to it. He doesn't want to die, but also doesn't seem to think he'll have much to a choice in the matter.
Home doesn't feel like home anymore
Via next vision gives her more information about her dad disappearance.
She gets 3 tiny pieces of information about it for her future self. And they cement in her mind that's it'll Blitz who'll take her dad away, because that's how Sinsmas Via sees it.
1 That home isn't home anymore.
That moment when she looks up and sees how different the palice is without her dad. There's no warmth or life anymore. With even her dad's pet plant dead.
2 And that Stolas will run off with Blitz
It's the first time her dad introduces them, in place that's ment to be comforting familiar; but it's understandable that she's scared.
Yer it's all coloured by how she sees and understand it at the time. Both for how she feels it now crying at Loo Loo Land, and how she feels in Sinsmas. All making the kid scared and anxious about the future.
3 Stolas will go somewhere she can't find him.
And there is a time where she can't find her dad.
I think Via comforted herself that she knew where her dad was.
Ok, he's not allowed the the palace anymore; but she could just go to IMP any time and there would be her dad with his shitty boyfriend. Safe, just waiting for her to come around.
And when he's not there, and he's not safe because he hasn't got his antidepressants; she gets terrified. Enough for it to be part of what she has sees will happen.
The horse stars
Oh and another cute one before we get more trauma.
Stolas's grimoire trys tell him about Blitz, the day the met as adults. By turning Ursa major into a horse, just as Blitz is trying to attract his attention at the window.
But Stolas has his eyes shut and doesn't notice either.
It's sweet that his magic tried to point out the love his life though it.
Via's rejection
She also sees that she's going to have the opportunity to see her dad, that he will reach out to her.
As well as that she will be too angry with him to take it.
Stolas' ways
Stolas was definitely bubble scrys to find out where Blitz is in Truth Seekers, and then he only steps in when IMP are out of options.
(Stolas uses Blitz's advice when captured by Stolas, so he was very likely watching a while there).
But I've gone back and forth on Stolas' reason for checking in the first place.
I think he's definitely put a curse on Blitz to make him practically bullet proof (Blitz hasn't ever gotten shot since Stolas hand glowed red in Ep1), and stop his guns being used against him.
Making them heat up and misfire, taking out the guy tried to use Blitz's stolen gun.
I'd assumed he'd had some sort alert for Blitz being in shit he can't get out of. Like when he and Moxxie were captured by the Dhorks.
But it did make me wonder why Stolas wouldn't turn up in chupacabra. When we now know he does in Mastermind, so it's not the heartbreak that would stop him if Blitz is really in stuck.
It's that Blitz could get himself out of there (with the help of a cute goat), so Stolas didn't get the urge to check.
This leads up on to...
Andy's ways (not the worst plan)
Andy says he's a similar job a power set to Stolas. This is why he can be fairly certain that not summoning him to the court, but having Satan broadcast the execution; will get Stolas to see what he wants. And only what he wants. (Not the fake rape accusation, or that Blitz now apparently paid Striker to kill him 🙄).
Otherwise it's a very dumb plan.
While lower class demons TV's turn on, and automatically play the trial; Stolas' doesn't.
Stolas is already got the TV on and is actively channel hopping before Andy's scheme makes it mandatory viewing for anyone. And Goetia aren't included in the Satan's power play.
Stolas even skips past his favourite show, helluva novella, twice to see Blitz's execution. He's got a little itch telling him he's need to flick over.
But because Andy does have a similar magic he can be pretty sure that Stolas will see it, and come running to Blitz's aid.
Knight in shining armour
Stolas has a fantasy about being rescued by Blitz, his knight in shinning armour.
It's a rock solid believe for him. To the point that he trys to make it happen twice, to a greater and lesser extent. (Only being shaken of it after Striker's torture).
First by hiring Blitz as an unnecessary bodyguards, to introduce his lover and kid.
And second by phoning Blitz to please rescue him when Stiker had him kidnapped.
While Blitz does save him, it doesn't happened either time Stolas was expecting it to.
It happens after his powers are striped; and he isn't expecting anyone to help him. He was expecting Andy to kill him.
(Stolas was going see Via or die trying).
And Andy would have if Blitz didn't realise where Stolas had gone, and take IMP and Via with him.
Gonna chalk this is up to a combination of similar things similar things happening make it much harder to understand when things are going to happen. And the full knight in shinning armour moment doesn't happen till after Stolas is striped of his magic.
Hummm actually Stolas specifically tries to make it happen Twice.
And Blitz is his big romantic rescuer twice. Guess him seeing it twice could explain why it's such a rock solid believe.
Stopping Stiker in Harvest Moon Festival could count, but Stolas doesn't find out till Apology Tour.
And that's a really shitty way to find out Blitz did that, because not telling Stolas someone wants him dead nearly got him killed.
Like Via's emotions from her visions are colour how she feels, so do Stolas'. Stolas is definitely a dumbass feeling it has to be Blitz savings him, but it might explain a little why he's so stuck on the idea.
(He's a daft salty bitch lol, but we love him).
Striker's demise
Think both of these are hints on how Striker will die. That Stolas will destroy Striker if he hurts Via. Which seems certain he'll do.
But even though I do think at the start of this scene Stolas believed Blitz would come for him; I think he'd given up all hope by the point Striker's asks for any last words.
The rest feels like was going to be "Blitz...will... kill you".
Thinking this means that both dads will fight Striker together to save Via.
Like how M&M fought together to save Stolas. We've only seen them fighting singularly before. I think it would be amazing to see them together fighting to keep her safe and sound.
With Stolas having the last hit to protect is little girl, and the dead blow.
The flames of rebellion -Stolas' last prophecy
Stolas tries to warn the court that treating Blitz badly could spark revolt of imps.
Then Satan call Blitz a pawn, and throws him out like trash. Completing it by saying on live TV that his life doesn't have matter compared to a goeita's.
This is after Andy already stepped on Blitz's face, telling him he should know his place.
It would be funny if Stolas' last official prophecy was predicting imp rebellion, because of their ill treatment to his lover.
I really like the theory that Stolas and Blitz would protect Via from Striker.
When Viv (or someone from the cast, can't remember exactly) mentioned that Stella's not done getting worse, I started thinking she might actually put her own daughter in danger just to mess with Stolas.
I'm not sure, but.. At the end of the day, Stella's mean and dumb - and it's hard to tell which of those traits is stronger.
Though I've also wondered if Striker might get some kind of redemption arc. But honestly? I won't be mad if he doesn't
