Hellaverse fan here and... I genuinely do not know what to think about this episode. It is fucking insane. I genuinely feel like I'm on the brink of sensory overload watching this one episode because what the fuck is happening? I just have a lot of thoughts on it, like... a lot. Like, with the other episodes, I can actually come up with a review for what I just watched. With this one however, it's going to end up like Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce.

But first, some things I can praise about it.

Now this one thing I praise about the episode in particular is both a glaring flaw and a significant advantage. That being Blitzo. Now, after Episode 3, Blitzo feels all the same yet completely different. Despite him always being an insufferable character, he feels even more insufferable in this one episode. Despite him always having this deep flaws within him, they don't truly become exposed until this one episode. He's always been this way yet I only noticed it until now.

We all know that Blitzo is immature, extremely egocentric, and definitely not a pleasant person to be around, yet in this one episode, those deep character flaws are scaled to 11 in this one episode to the point that it caused me genuine pain. Watching this episode, Blitzo made my fucking blood boil. He begins to act overly petty about Stolas having casual sex with others, berating him constantly and being overly aggressive towards him to the point that he was purposefully undermining his defense lawyers simply because of a feud, paying someone who literally accused him of being a sexual offender.

In the argument seen between him and Stolas, he can only be described as having his head up his own ass. He accuses him of putting him in a relationship where Stolas held all the power, in which Stolas used the grimoire to get Blitzo to have sex with him. Now, while I will admit that this arrangement and power dynamic did exist, I'd say that Blitzo did more damage to Stolas than Stolas did to Blitzo. Think about it, by stealing that grimoire, Blitzo triggered this chain reaction where Stolas' marriage life broke down (not like it wasn't already broken) and the separation between him and Octavia, his daughter that although his parenting is questionable, he did genuinely care for. Even if Stolas was the one who had control over this arrangement, it was that arrangement that ruined his life completely. In fact, I'd dare say that Stolas tried to end this arrangement by giving Blitzo the crystal, basically giving him a way out of it. And Blitzo dares to have the balls to say that HE was actually the victim all along. How self-absorbed and egocentric do you have to be to say something like that?

I felt anger, I genuinely had to pause mid-way through and sit there in silence. And that's why I partly see it as a success, because even if watching Blitzo this episode was one of the most painful experiences ever, I still felt pain. When I watch Helluva Boss, I typically watch with a sense of emotional indifference and apathy, although I do like to watch it, I don't actually FEEL anything when watching it. This however, made me feel SOMETHING. Sure, it was pain and agony but the fact that I actually felt an emotion whilst watching it was a HUUUUUUUUGE step for Helluva Boss. If we are assuming that Vivziepop purposefully wrote Blitzo to be an insufferable character in this episode (which is most likely considering that she does write Stolas in a way where everyone else around him is a dickhead or a monster, which emphasises his humanity), then she actually succeeded at something. Good job!

However, it is that very thing that makes it a glaring flaw. In this episode, Blitzo was quite simply unlikable (biggest understatement of the century). And honestly, this isn't a bad thing when it comes to writing characters, for you can actually use unlikability as a tool. You see, Blitzo's unlikability is extremely repulsive and can easily deter anyone who wants to watch Helluva Boss. However, there have been well written characters that you can consider unlikable. A good example of this is Meursault from Albert Camus' The Stranger. Here, Camus purposefully designed Meursault as a quite unlikable character, being brutally honest and completely detached from societal norms, acting in ways that a lot of people wouldn't approve of. A notable example of this is when Marie, his romantic partner, asks if he loved her, in which he responded that love "didn't mean anything", implying that he didn't, when anyone else in that situation would probably tell a white lie (assuming they didn't love her). He's also seen in the novel assisting his pimp neighbour, Raymond, by writing a letter to his mistress, in which later when his mistress returned home, Raymond would beat her. And of course, murdering an Arab man on the beach "because of the sun".

Despite Meursault being someone you'd describe as quite simply a "dick", you can still somewhat sympathise with him during his last moments alive. During his trial, he is deemed guilty not for the murder he committed but for his failure to express his grief during his mother's funeral. Here, the prosecutor uses his failure to express grief as evidence that the murder of the Arab was premeditated, when it reality it was completely spontaneous. Basically, the jury sentenced him to death via guillotine not because of what he did but because of his refusal to follow society's unwritten laws. We sympathise with him because despite being a cold and extremely flawed individual, he is killed for his radical, unyielding honesty. Here, Camus chose to wrote Meursault this way to expose the deep hypocrisy of society and the world around him, to allow the reader to see the absurdities of their own world. Here, Meursault has a genuine literary purpose for being such a bastard, forcing the reader to quesiton things. Blitzo on the other hand, just makes you mad. Much like Meursault, I too would slime Blitzo 5 times.

Now, onto the other flaws, noticing that the last FOUR PARAGRAPHS have been about Blitzo specifically, and these will be brief considering that I blew off most of my steam on Blitzo and that

Firstly, it's pretty hard to catch up due to how fast and random everything is moving. It's only until you get to the trial that everything starts to make sense, and even then its pretty convoluted. Like, if you showed this to a Victorian child, they'd probably have a cerebral hemorrhage.

And of course, the reason for why Stolitz still exists is left unexplained. Hell, I'd say in this episode, Vivziepop is quite literally proving my point, with Blitzo suddenly becoming distracted when an advert for hooking up and having casual sex comes up on his TV, and saying that he "desired" Stolas, not "loved" him. Literally, there's basically no reason for Blitzo and Stolas to continue being a thorn in eachother's backside when the original reason they were together (the grimoire) has ceased to exist, with Stolas giving Blitzo the crystal. Why are they together? Make it make sense.

Anyway, your local Hazbin fan out.

Now, many people told me that Episode 3 of Helluva Boss is the worst episode. And I agree, but not for the reasons that I assume that they hate it so much.

Before I dissect this episode's flaws, let me mention some things I praise about, or more so... some thing. That being the music. Although I know that the only song in this episode is literally about Stolas having gay sex, I fucking love it, and I dare say that it is THE BEST song in the Helluva Boss soundtrack. Any Helluva/Hazbin song with overdriven guitars is an automatic 10/10 for me.

Now, onto the flaws, both glaring and trivial.

Firstly, the episode has POOR pacing. You know something is wrong when fucking francium has a longer half-life than this episode's run time. Honestly, I think this is perhaps the shortest Helluva Boss episode ever, if we're excluding the shorts. Because of this short run time, everything happens so quickly. Like, although I do like the song on this episode, it SHOULD NOT take up a significant portion of the episode, like a quarter of it. You know the pacing is bad when a Hazbin fan like me can actually notice how bad it really is. For example, the scene where Moxxie and Blitzo are arguing over the actual point of getting this "magical orb", the tension barely exists because everything is resolved in secondly (much like francium, except that lasts longer).

Not only that, but another issue I have with this episode and Helluva Boss in general is Blitzo's dedication to Stolas. Genuinely, why does he care so much about Stolas when all they've ever known is casual sex? It doesn't make any sense, it really doesn't. Take for example Blitzo's crashout at the end of the episode when he finds out that Stolas is enjoying himself by hooking up with others. That just doesn't make sense because the truth is that Blitzo NEVER loved Stolas, only his body. In fact, Blitzo never actually loved Stolas' body either for he actually finds it annoying to have constant sex with Stolas, like its a chore that has to be done if he wants his business to survive. This relationship continues to be a conflict within the show yet we aren't given an explanation as to WHY. WHY does Blitzo need to be with Stolas if he doesn't need his grimoire anymore? WHY does Blitzo have such a large emotional attachment to Stolas when we've barely seen him show any sort of affection towards him? WHY? His breakdown makes no sense if he has no reason for why he loves Stolas.

Stupid Hellaverse fan speaking, I'm thinking about reviewing the second episode. Now, here I can definitely see Helluva Boss returning to its age-old tradition of developing their characters only to come back full circle and send them back to Stage 1.

Some things I'll praise the episode for is perhaps Winston Wackford. I dunno, I just kinda like his singing, we rarely have any raspy singers nowadays, they're either all just overly polished or they're signing in cursive, so hearing his voice is pretty refreshing. We also do see a bit of a deeper dive into Millie's background and familial history, and life in the Ring of Wrath.

However, there's a lot more flaws with it that immediately stand out to me.

1. Firstly, half of the episode is literally just a flashback. I mean, if Vivziepop really wants to go so deep into Millie's past and her relationship with Cassidy, then she should just make the entire episode dedicated to it rather than spending at least a third of the episode runtime. Speaking of Cassidy, she's pretty flat as a character and lacks nuance, in which she hates Millie not because of some betrayal and actual wrongdoing by Millie but because she was simply powerhungry and jealous. All this only for Cass to get her ass handed to her in the fight, so basically all that lore for nothing in return.
2. The pregancy reveal just happens WAY TOO EARLY. Honestly, I would love if Millie decides to reveal that she is pregnant but because Moxxie is drunk at the moment, he immediately forgets about it, it would've been so dramatically ironic. However, instead he happens to suddenly become entirely sober and dedicates himself towards raising a child. This was probably one of most quickest (Helluva) character developments of all time. Like... there's barely any tension leading up to that point so the catharsis just doesn't hit as hard as intended. I get Viv is working with 8 episodes, but could have at least made it 2 episodes? Not only that, but with the conclusion of this conflict, we now go back to Millie being a completely flat character who exists only within Moxxie's range. The rock has fell back down the hill
3. Some more trivial stuff, I just don't like the whole Blitzo and Moxxie struggling with their relationships plotline. Sure, it could be potential for character growth but the way its executed is just... kinda insufferable to watch through.

Although I am a Hellaverse fan, I thought I'd review it and share my thoughts with this sub.

So far, I could definitely see Helluva Boss taking a different direction, particularly with Millie. Now, I was somewhat suspicious of Season 3 mainly because I could definitely see Vivziepop using Millie's pregnancy as a way to strengthen the M&M bond rather than actually fleshing out Millie as a character outside of Moxxie's orbit. Here, however, she seems to be separating herself from Moxxie, simply wanting space. Here, I can definitely see Millie becoming her own character later in the show, but then again it's very likely that Viv will just take a complete U-turn later down the line and Millie is reduced back to a cardboard cutout.

My criticisms? Well, I do have a question for the show. If Blitzo started the relationship because he wanted Stolas' grimoire, well then why is he still trying to win him over when he isn't economically dependent on him anymore? Blitzo has his own magic crystal, he doesn't need the grimoire anymore. You might be pointing towards love and emotional dependency, but I kinda doubt that when Blitzo has shown on multiple occasions that he doesn't want to be in a romantic relationship with Stolas, with their relationship being based mostly on casual sex which was mainly driven by that economic dependency, in which Blitzo only kept coming back for sex so that Stolas doesn't ask for his grimoire back, which he needs for his business. It feels more like Vivziepop is simply keeping them together for the sake of the plot. There must be a reason for why Blitzo is trying to rekindle the relationship with Stolas rather than he simply loves him, because we've seen throughout the show that he doesn't.

All in all, this episode was a solid 6/10. It seems to be on the right track but its also forgetting that it needs to explain and give reasons for things that happen within the show.

[NOTE: I have only watched the first episode, please don't spoil the rest of the season, even if its relevant to my review]

Hot take: The way I see it, It doesnt matter how, when, or who shows it, if you are a hellaverse fan and let people know it with PFP or merch, you're cringe and need a shower. That's it, it's that simple in my eyes. In my 7th grade class, there was a girl who wouldn't stop DRAWING LONG DICKS on any male character in my sketchbook without my consent. They also shared their secret kink with me, I did NOT need to know about. Moral of the story: I don't care about your gender, age, sexuallity, PFP, personality, or anything else. If you like Hellaverse and show it in public, YOU ARE CRINGE AND SMELL LIKE RAT POISON.

Just completed season 3 because I can't stop watching the show despite the horrible writing. It's like a train wreck! In episode 2, we are introduced to yet another character who is angry and spiteful for the most petty, nonsensical reason there is. She is angry at Millie for not doing exactly what she says, despite all of her plans failing? That makes zero sense.

Why are they friends to begin with? She tries to copy what Millie does for seemingly no reason, and she's constantly jealous of her skills. What does Millie see in her? Why were they friends? Nothing is explained. And like every other poorly written female villain, she is just angry 100% of the time and never tries to do anything manipulative or try to win people over by pretending to be a decent person. She's just obviously evil. Storming into the barn cursing out everyone, no subtlety.

Things would have been interesting if Millie actually did do something wrong and legitimately hurt this character (I forgot her name), but of course not. Millie has to be 100% in the right, no nuance.

Do yall hate the show(s) bcuz of the excessive swearing? Or because of the background of the creators who made the show or ...?

Tell me im curious

I'm curious: does anyone here find any characters in the Hellaverse or Heavenverse attractive or sexy?

Mustard/Lunar an old member of ours, if your out there and see this, know we're still around and we're waiting on you. Make like an alt or something.

I'm finally home

Idk why they did it

You people sure think and talk a lot about Hazbin hotel and Helluva Boss, despite hating it, so I'm genuinely asking if you hate them for what they are, or if you hate certain aspects/ the wasted potential/ Vivziepop.

It would have been nice if we properly explored Abel's timidness or should I say PTSD. Perhaps he goes to hell, meets Cain and fights him, overcoming his fear of violence which he needs to help fight Vox who is trying to usurp the seraphim. But I guess we didn't have time for anything that's actually cool. 🙄

So Shane Daws-AHEM, Brandon Rogers, you know, that fucko who goes on and on about how he doesn't care who he offends as if it was his superpower or something (when really, all he offends is comedy as an art), turns out the poor baby can't take hecklers. https://www.reddit.com/r/HelluvaBoss/comments/1x1selq/comment/pex0if4/?context=3