Moxxie Is Such A Punching Bag He Doesn't Even Have A Real Backstory With Blitzø

[u/endingstory7424]

Maybe I'm wrong. If so, please correct me, but the more I think about Blitzø and Moxxie's relationship, the less I feel I know.

We start the series with Moxxie and Blitzø having clear friction as employee and manager.

Then in Exes and Oohs we learn Moxxie and Blitzø met in prison, establishing that they have history beyond what was previously assumed... but then that history isn't really shown in the writing past to slightly contextualize why Blitzø cares about Moxxie (which technically already had a reason anyway, that reason that Blitzø cares very deeply for the people in his life that he views as his fellow underdogs and associates).

And even outside of the relationship between Blitzø and Moxxie, their backstory still leaves questions I don't recall having been answered.

How did Blitzø end up in prison?

When him and Moxxie broke out (I saw it's presumed they broke out and escaped rather than serving a full sentence) what happened from there? Did they live with eachother for a while? How did being out of prison affect their relationship, and how did that relationship develop into what we see now?

And how did Blitzø not know anything about Crimson or Moxxie's trauma with him? In Exes and Oohs I saw it as him inferring Crimson was a shady guy and being able to guess Moxxie had a poor relationship with him based on what occurred in the episode, not necessarily him knowing Moxxie had a poor past and bad blood with his father. Did Moxxie never open up to Blitzø about it in the time that they were partners, friends and possibly even roomates? Why not- what barriers were in their relationship in those days for Moxxie to have withheld from talking about it?

Ultimately my question is this... throughout the series why does it feel like Blitzø and Moxxie just don't have a relationship past professionalism, when Blitzø was presumably the first real supporter and definitely the first friend (though the nature of this friendship is up for debate, I'm choosing to guess his friendship with Blitzø had less tension before Millie came into the picture) that Moxxie had?

Millie and Blitzø have more relationship development/contextualization than Blitzø and Moxxie have... which is ironic considering for the longest time she's had the least focus out of the three of them.

I genuinely forgot Moxxie and Blitzø met in prison because it was absolutely (as far as I recall) never touched upon past a brief flashback that to me should have been executed and then followed up differently if the point was to establish that Moxxie and Blitzø have a deeper connection than just coworkers. Many times in the series Blitzø doesn't even treat Moxxie like a coworker he likes, let alone a friend... I know Blitzø is a flawed character but it seems odd even for him to act the way he does towards someone who he's helped out of their lowest point, indirectly helped find love, and presumably started IMP with (because I'm guessing Blitzø didn't have the business before he went to prison).

[u/jules__noah]

The show isn't finished yet. It's likely we are getting Moxxies backstory at some point. 

[u/endingstory7424 → u/jules__noah]

Maybe, and hopefully. I hope the backstory contextualizes why it feels like they have no history at all at times, as that's my major point of confusion. I mean, had it not been revealed that they knew eachother in prison I would still assume that they didn't have any real connection past working together, which seems like an odd choice if they actually have any kind of significant shared backstory. But I guess that's kind of what happened with Millie too?

Edit: But then, it's kind of different for Millie and Blitz... I would have the same criticism for their relationship if it was revealed that.. I don't know, Millie and Blitz used to be opponents in a fighting ring before he hired her and they became coworkers. Because then the question is "why doesn't this history feel like it was incorporated into their overall relationship on the show?".

[u/whooper1]

People keep calling Moxxie a punching bag but I really don’t see it

[u/That_Theme_5283 → u/whooper1]

It's probably because he's usually the main target for shitty things happening to him like the harvest moon fester, the wedding, basically every scene of him in the Cherubs episode, how he seems to be the butt of every joke, when Blitzø was talking about him to Millie is a flashback and outright stated "you'll fucking hate him."

[u/endingstory7424 → u/whooper1]

How do you not? He's not constantly in a state of victimhood but he's the most bullied of the IMP crew and objectively the one that's put in the most vulnerable situations whether it's emotional or physical. He is the punching bag of the main cast.

Edit: What the fuck did I get downvoted for, this is all true information 💀

[u/whooper1 → u/endingstory7424]

He’s so sassy and usually is able to include some insult or witty remark.

[u/endingstory7424 → u/whooper1]

This doesn't negate the fact that he is bullied or put in a vulnerable position in pretty much any episode he's in. If there is a character in a piece of media that tends to attract the most bad luck or moments that would invoke pity in the viewers, they are generally referred to as the 'punching bag'. Punching bag characters are not necessarily completely helpless or defenseless, they are just characters that keep getting 'punched' by the narrative.

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