"Just another rich looking person" Bro, that is Stolas' butler. Man gets tossed around like a ragdoll at the mansion but then gets to toss his swagger around at the club.
10:49 In an interview Alex Brightman had said that he learned he could do that voice with no consequence to his throat. It has really helped him out with the Beetlejuice voice. 15:32 the voice actor for Ozzie is the voice actor for Zestial
To add with the first part! What he does is called ventricular fold phonation. Basically he uses his ventricular folds and vibrates them instead of his vocal cords! Lots of metal singers use this technique. It’s really cool
@@A_C_E1537 thank you so much. I was trying to remember exactly what he called it. He is so amazing. I don't think there is anything that man can't do.
I feel like this was the first time we got a really good look at Blitzø's self-sacrificing nature. Even if we didn’t know _why_ yet, we could clearly see how much Blitzø didn’t want Fizzarolli to know he was there, yet he still stood up to defend Moxxie by putting _himself_ in the crowd's crosshairs instead, taking the mockery from both Fizz and Verosika so that they wouldn't keep piling on Moxxie. And it _worked:_ when Moxxie finished his song, the crowd _cheered._ Blitzø was following Moxxie to make sure their anniversary went well, even if he had to take a hit to make it happen. He definitely _didn't_ plan on dragging _Stolas_ into the mess with him, though, and you can see the dread on his face when he remembers he's not alone at the club -- the fact that he hurt Stolas while trying to help Moxxie wrecked him more than Fizz's mockery or Verosika's shaming, and the perception that Stolas was _embarrassed_ to be seen with him cut _deep._ He doesn't believe he's _worthy_ of love, and thinks that everyone else in his life would be happier without him there... and while we wouldn't learn the details for a while, he's got good reasons to believe that everyone who gets close to him ends up _suffering_ for it. Blitzø's a therapist's _gold mine,_ really. There's so many layers to him once you start looking past his devil-may-care facade.
@veronicawexel1291 Take it from someone with a similar blend of self-loathing and impostor syndrome as Blitzø: it's not something that therapy can solve on its own. Yes, therapy _helps_ (at least if you've got a good therapist), but if your environment outside of therapy keeps reinforcing those toxic self-perceptions, nothing's gonna change. Blitzø's got _decades_ of compounded trauma that he needs to process in order to even _start_ healing, but life hasn't stopped kicking him in the stomach long enough for him to commit to that task, and he's got too many other people to worry about to devote so much time and energy to himself. It's a bad place to be stuck in, and it gets _worse_ from here, but... I still think he can make the choice to start healing the wounds on his heart, once he's forced to stop and introspect long enough to see how much he's needlessly hurting himself.
@@Nitrinoxusas a blend of Stolas and Blitzø myself (I’m closer to Stolas, but the self hatred and yelling reactions is me, hubby is closer to Blitzø with a little Stolas lol) and while therapy helped a lot, once we found a good (in our case couples) therapist we were able to make progress on not only our personal issues, but the issues we had as a couple. HOWEVER, we have had to do so much to change our environment and reactions at home, because the first several sessions did shit, because we didn’t do the work to change.
@CrazyRani247 Yeah, therapy doesn't deal in quick fixes. It's been my experience, too, that it takes a combination of good advice from a therapist who's a good fit for you _and_ a lot of work outside the office in order to see any results -- and even _then,_ results aren't _guaranteed._
@@bloodybee3553 The above was advice for @Mattables for fear he would stream out of order since there was such a big gap before episode 8 was released.
On the one hand, yeah, removing Cash from the equation would've saved Blitzø, Fizz and Barb a _lot_ of heartbreak. On the other, Cash was the reason that Blitzø and Stolas met in the first place. Tilla never would've agreed to Paimon's request.
Remember that Verosika is a Sussubus. Succubi are servants of Asmodeus in the Lust Ring. So yeah, It's not that much of a coincidence that she was there at the club, as she's probably a regular. And Fizz works diretly for Ozzy, so he's always there as well.
Oh also, a detail in the end that gives a key to Blitz's character is that he's got his own face scribbled out of all the photos. Blitz loves others but he (currently) cannot accept the idea that anyone could love him.
@@tarantula183 Yeah, probably, but it's easy for Blitzø to interpret it wrong, especially since he defaults to thinking he isn't worth loving anyways due to his self hatred. To him this just confirmed what he already believed, doesn't matter if that's not actually true
To comment based on the part where you said “am i missing something?” Regarding blitz, if you look back at when ozzie is calling out stolas for sleeping with an imp, stolas hides his face with the menu, and blitz takes that as stolas is ashamed to be seen with blitz. Blitz also has a lot of self hatred so he’s pretty convinced no one could love hum for HIM, and nit his body or what he can do. Also notice blitz drawn over himself in all the photos on his wall.
This is very much the first time we see Stolas view the relationship as viable, so it’s also the first time we see him not treat Blitz like he’s lesser than him, while unintentional on Stolas’ side, he does degrade Blitzo a lot
Also as other have pointed out; most of Stolas' emoting are conversations he's having with himself, not with Blitz so we the audience are seeing more of Stolas' emotional perspective than Blitz ever does. All Blitz gets is "my impish plaything" "Blitzy come play" etc etc
22:37: While it's not depicted on-screen (and easy to forget), you have to remember that he only sees Blitzø once a month on the full moon. As it was put forward in 'The Harvest Moon Festival' "It's a transactional fucking." In Blitzø's mind, he feels as though it's it's strictly sexual, and not one he has by choice (if he wants to continue to have access to the mortal world, AKA his job). Also, considering the public outting (which is funny, because he created the situation he hates) and the fact that Stolas hid his face in shame, it reads to Blitz that he's another imp being looked down on. On Stolas's end (avoiding major spoilers so only applicable to this point), while there's the sexual thrill component, it's more entwined with his romantic feelings that have formed over months. Wheras it comes off as crude, Stolas sees it as flirtatious. This is the first time where you see that Stolas cares for him on a true romantic level. At the same time, he is at his most vulnerable. Getting outted for sleeping with an imp is akin to being outted for their sexuality, but add in the element that it is seen as taboo and degrading. There's so many more layers as to how and why each react their own ways, but no spoilers. P.S.: Notice that in the images, Blitzø has markered himself out of every photo. It's a projection of self-hatred. He latches on to those he loves so tight as though he's trying to discover what love is. He understands his love for Moxxie, Millie, Luna, and his mom (yes, that is her in the last photo) because he has attachments to them that are mutual in a platonic sort of way (to a degree, lol). The only photo in which he looks lackluster is with Stolas, and that's because he doesn't recognize what true love is, and that doubles back around to the self-hatred, as seen by him removing himself from all of the photos in his apartment.
Something I learned literally this morning is that, when you first watch Helluva Boss, you feel for Stolas. When you watch it a second time, you feel for Blitz. It is absolutely true, too. What I love about you reacting to this series is that you feel for them both. Not a lot of people I've watched have done that with their first watches.
I dunno, I personally cant care too much for Blitz, there are some moments I feel bad for him. But a lot of stuff he has going on is self inflicted, he dated Verosika, ruined that. Refuses to acknowledge Stolas wants more. The Fizz thing was complicated, and someone was keeping them apart, so not entirely his fault. But aside from that, there is also his creepy behavior with Millie, and Moxxie, not respecting boundaries. I dunno Blitz is just a character I dont like. The character is great, as far as writing, but on a personal level I dont like him. The only relationship it seems like he hasnt messed up is his one with Loona. Now, yeah he had a messed up childhood to be sure, you can feel sorry for him for that, but it seems to basically not even be anything that bothers him.
@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist I just love Blitz because of his writing I fully consider him a comic relief character I don't know why season 2 is so heavily focused on Stolitz its such a bland ship
@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist The tragedy of Blitzø is that he’s received a warped understanding of love. Everyone who he loved growing up (and that should have loved him) turned on him or was taken away. That’s WHY he dotes on Moxie, Millie and Loona. They all push him away, so he clings tighter to them. That’s what he understands relationships to be. Stolas, on the other hand, actively pulls him in, and he can’t process that so he goes in the opposite direction. “One side tries to draw you closer, the other pushes away.” = Love to Blitzø
@@VelvetteSimp too bad (for you) it's gonna be in throughout the show and it was always planned that way. A lot of us think it's an amazing ship. And its gonna end up canon as Vivziepop already said
The core was always sadness. It just hid that sadness under raunchy jokes. Just now realizing that Blitzø is a perfect metaphor for this show that he stars in. Now that’s a good cyclical idea.
Some details to keep in mind for future episodes: - If you look at the pictures on Blitzø’s apartment walls, you can see that in every single picture with him in it, he’s scribbled all over his own face with thick black marker. Dude hates himself a _lot._ Some of his is issues with Stolas are more to do with his own self-loathing and distrust that _anyone_ could actually genuinely like him for him, because he legitimately can’t see himself as someone worth loving. (Even though he also _craves_ love, which is why he’s always stalking Moxxie and Millie, and trying to experience it vicariously through them.) - In the childhood/teenage photos of Blitzø and Fizzarolli, you can see that Blitzø doesn’t have all of the white patches on his skin that he has now, and Fizz has normal arms and legs, rather than the stretchy robotic prosthetics he has now. You can speculate what might have happened there… Seeing Fizz tonight undoubtedly brought up some very bad memories, on top of everything else that happened. - In the last photo, Blitzø’s mom is wearing the same red skull choker pendant that Blitzø now always has on his person in some form. (He usually has it around his neck, but in this episode he had it on his belt buckle.) It obviously means a lot to him.
22:00 I mean, by "making pretty clear that everything is about sex"... Stolas did make the arrangement. A whole ass contract. Like, he did say "you could have my book if we do flippies in the bed once a month." instead of just, clarifying things. Also, he calls him a "plaything" several times, so... I think it's pretty fair of Blitzo to think this is only about sex. Not saying anyone's in the right or wrong, just explaining why Blitzo thinks that. It's one of those things that's obvious to the audience bc we got insight on Stolas, Blitzo doesn't.
@@jenehtarmijos7527 you're right!! I was thinking about the time he called him a "itty-bitty little imp(s like you)" or something. my bad! although, i would argue that by blitzo's reaction to the name, he is used to it, but I guess it is not 100% confirmed, it's more like, hinted at.
22:50 Heyya, Matt! So, a lot of the confusion is stuff you notice in hindsight and in the small details. We know Stolas wants to take it further mostly because of scenes Blitz isn’t in and doesn’t witness. Stolas is a lot more lust over love if you remove our context. The big little detail that sold Blitz here was Stolas hiding behind the menu, you can see Blitz look to him to gauge the reaction, Stolas raises the menu and Blitz notably takes it to heart.
10:52 I love the voices he does so I did my research and Alex Brightman does what is called "ventricular fold phonation" that is to bring together his ventricular folds and vibrate them rather than his vocal chords, that how he does that kind of sound for the voices of Beetlejuice, Fizzarolli, etc.
@@purplelily7764 I have no idea, I think people don't usually know how to do that but some people understand how to and practice so it's much easier and healthier for them to do it and not hurt their voice trying that
Notice how poor Stolas rode home with Blitzø instead of just using a portal, like how he got there in the first place. And yes! I adore that chowder still pattern thing lol I'm making it an aspect of my Fursona (when it's animated)
asmodeus actually has some real features from the original 7 deadly sins in the bible. He has the 2 faces in his like hair one is a ram and one is a bull, the actual asmodeus has three heads, a ram, a man like head, and a bull head, the rest of his design is pretty different other than fire stuff but I thought that was a nice touch they put in the show
It's not much of a coincidence for most of them to be there. It's Asmodeus's club so he's there often. Fizz works there so makes sense for him to be there. Verosika is a succubus and a pop star so it makes sense for her to be there as she not only works for Asmodeus in general but her fame would make her a much wanted performer. Moxxie and Millie very much misread the tone of the club and despite being extremely cute were also being extremely disrespectful to Asmodeus and were lucky to only get kicked out. Poor Stolas, he genuinely likes Blitz but has been very bad at communicating that interest over their time together and now between misunderstandings and Blitz's own issues things haven't gone well.
Blitzø’s problem with relationships is that everyone who was supposed to love him turned on him, abandoned him, used him, etc. That’s all he knows or understands. That’s why he’s comfortable with Moxie and Millie, because Moxy is ALWAYS pushing him away. The same holds true for Loona. She acts mortified around him, so he just wants to cuddle up with her. Stolas, on the other hand, shows Blitzø nothing but affection and desire, so Blitzø recoils instinctively.
That and their "relationship" is literally a transaction. Blitz is selling his body to rent the book. I've seen people refer to them as fuckbuddies, fwb etc or even that Blitz is mistreating Stolas as a boyfriend, and honestly I might have slipped into that language too before shit hit the fan, but at its core their agreement is just prostitution really.
Alex Brightman, who voices Fizz, has developed a special vocal technique that doesn't destroy his vocal folds when he talks and sings like this. He basically is activating his regular vocal folds and also his false vocal folds at the same time, creating a rasp that separately layers onto his regular voice. This is how he played the role of Beetlejuice in the Broadway musical.
9:00 "oh thats a rich person, got lots of people with" My man, THAT IS STOLAS' BUTLER! THAT MF MUST BE GOOD ON TALKING AND BED, CUZ DAMN! 2 CHICKS FROM VEROSIKA'S TEAM AND MORE???
Alex brightman explained that like for that voice he doesn’t use his like vocal cords so he could do it as much as he wants and it wouldn’t damage anything
22:34 Yes, yes he does. You have to exclude the things from your judgement that Blitz isn't present for. WE have seen that Stolas might have deeper feelings, but all interactions with Blitz are basically dirty-talk and demeaning nicknames that Blitz explicitly asks him not to use. This episode in Ozzie's was the first time Stolas tried an actual conversation - and that got interrupted by Fizz and Asmodeus. And then Stolas hid his face behind the menu as if he was embarrassed to be seen with Blitz in public.
9:18 How many times have I looked, but I only now realized that all three of them came together and reserved 2 tables. The third one just likes to watch...
Stolas did call Blitz his "impish little plaything" (witch is both condescending and tbh a bit racist) in the episode before that (and thats just an example) I don't think Stolas understand the implications, but I do understand why Blitz feels that way.
14:32 Fun fact! There’s a popular theory that Valentino really looks up to Asmodeus since he’s the embodiment of lust, so much so that he copied a lot of what he does and wears!
You missed in the pictures on Blitzø's house how he scratched his face on all of the photos he appeared on, which is important to understand how Blitzø feels towards himself and in relation to others and will be more important for the future of the story.
From here the show will make you think deeply on relationships family and how things can screw one up so badly they can't ever allow themselves to love again. I just watched episode 9 of season 2 and....uhm damn everything makes complete sense
I don't know if you saw it but when Oz was asking if Stolas was sleeping with Blitz Stolas hid his face behind the menu as if he was embarrassed. What's worse is that Blitz looked at him as if he were seeking confirmation of Stolas' affection at that same moment. So to blitz, it looks like Stolas is embarrassed about their relationship.
1. Ozzie is justified in his attitude towards Moxie cuz his club's theme is LUST not love 2. Verosika looks genuinely hurt by what Blitz did so...who's to say she still doesn't have some feelings
Can't wait to see your reactions of what comes next. Both Stolas and Blitz are so lovably broken in their own ways. When I watched this episode I didn't notice at first that the pictures have Blitz's face scratched, it was so sad when I realised it, speaks so much of how low he feels.
“That’s definitely not Zestial, because he didn’t have that voice” WELL- About being biased on Stolas. The thing is that we, from viewer’s perspective, see that Stolas actually cares mostly just in this episode, and the episodes after this one. He was talking a lot about sexual stuff before, JUST about them, actually. He called him “Blitzy” when they were in the Wrath ring, though Blitz clearly didn’t like it, it was written on his face. He even called Blitz his “Little impish plaything” in the episode before this one, which is… Not a good thing to say about someone who’s species is the lowest class in Hell’s hierarchy and used mostly as workers and servants. Stolas doesn’t understand that hierarchy difference that well, he mostly sees Blitz as an equal, even though he can say some “racist” (Just not pleasant?) things about imps and sound condescending BECAUSE he was raised in an environment like that. But it’s reasonable to not like that from Blitz’s side, and this probably makes him think that Stolas looks down on imps, like most royal demons do, so he doesn’t believe that Stolas might actually care. This is the first episode where Stolas calls him “Blitz”, and he even asks him about how his day went! The thing is, from Blitz’s perspective, it’s too much of a change out of nowhere. He looks slightly confused when he says how his day went, because “Why Stolas is even asking that?”. But that change in Stolas’ behavior is just so sudden and out of nowhere that there is no reason for Blitz to actually notice it and think that it’s true, and not some sort of polite way to pretend like Stolas cares. The thing about Blitz is that he genuinely doesn’t believe that someone can care about him so deeply, because he’s not good and not healthy, and Stolas is a royal, way up in hierarchy, unlike Blitz, who’s at the bottom of it. During the song, Stolas did something that is totally reasonable. From our viewer’s perspective, and from Stolas’ perspective, it was understandable. He hid his face in the menu. He was maybe embarrassed, he’s probably not used to being called out, probably was afraid to ruin his reputation, which is important for royal families, and maybe felt guilty for cheating because it hurt Octavia, who he loves very much. From Blitz’s perspective, that was Stolas agreeing that being with an imp is embarrassing, and him proving that their relationship is just about sexual things, and that his attempts at conversation weren’t serious. Because them being called out in this song wasn’t easy for Blitz as well, first someone he knew (Fizz) mentioned how his love life is bad, then his ex (Verosika) called him out, then they switched to Stolas, but the reason they switched to Stolas was because “Look, he’s sleeping with this imp, how embarrassing it is”, which is kind of insulting to Blitz as well. It plays on his thoughts about the fact that a royal like Stolas can’t be seriously interested in him, so the fact that Stolas hid his face kind of confirmed these thoughts for him. Which is why he didn’t believe Stolas when he tried to invite him home, for Blitz it was just a royal pretending to care so he could get him into bed, or whatever, and he was not in the mood for that. Stolas wasn’t perfect in the beginning of their “relationship”, so now it’s hard for Blitz to believe that anything he does is true, but Stolas is trying. They both don’t really know how to do any of that, they’re both not okay, and Blitz’s mental baggage makes it hard to find a right approach for him. Also Blitz removed his face from all the pictures in his house, or at least it was probably him who did it, which is… Interesting, to say the least. (I don’t think you or anyone would read this comment, it’s a freaking essay at this point, but thanks for attention to anyone who wasted their time to “listen” to me💜)
22:35 sadly, yes. He’s spoken to and about Blitz in what could be seen as if Blitz is just there to please Stolas. Examples (as far as this point) are/ when he constantly called him Blitzy on stage, despite Blitz shouting at him to stop. Stolas toying with Blitz, pointing out how he’s “an itty bitty imp”. Stolas appearing in Truth Seekers with the first line being “Who dares threaten my _impish little plaything_ “. Then here, where Stolas hides behind his menu in shame when asked if he’s with Blitz. Not exactly a sign of “no, there’s more to it”. There’s been a lot. I honestly don’t blame Blitz for thinking Stolas only wants him for sex. Even if Blitz does have feelings for Stolas, some things would be hard to just brush off.
Blitzø's backstory is so much more trauma filled and sad than just an absent father. It'll be covered in Season 2. His father was very much present, unfortunately.
This was the first episode where I felt bad for Stolas. I used to think he was just some rich weirdo. It unnerved me, Blitzo's willingness to just use him to spy on M&M and ignore his attempts to talk. You could say Blitzo was right to feel hurt by Stolas' behavior, but this whole things makes it clear he's a real hypocrite.
Did you also notice the poster advertising Angel Dust in the Pride ring in the alley where blitz was thrown? Also that he has a one bedroom place and he have the one room to Loona. And finally he hates himself so much he has scribbled his face out in every photo around the apartment. Poor Blitzø... 😢
Look up Alex Brightman singing Stick it to the Man or you're in the band. From School of Rock the musical although you certainly got to hear closer to his normal voice when he was Adam
Blitz *believes* that Stolas only wants him for sex because his self-loathing is so deep that he doesn't think anyone would genuinely love him. Note his face being scratched out of all his photos on the wall of his apartment. He keeps all those photos on his phone of past relationships as if to remind himself of how he failed. It's rough. You're right though, Blitz has a lot of love for those who he really cares about. He stalks Millie and Moxie because he admires their relationship (it's NOT a good way of showing that, but still...) and he spoke up to defend them at Ozzie's. He also framed Loona's adoption certificate and gave Loona the only bedroom in his apartment. Blitz sleeps on the couch.
I don’t know if you realized but when it showed all the pictures in Blitzø’s house you can see how he scribbles his face out of every picture he’s in, I’m not really sure how to word what it symbolizes but he has a lot of self hatred so that can probably explain why he’s so comfortable putting his love out there but not wanting a relationship, there’s also his background with Verosika and Fizzarolli which he thinks he screwed up and is always insulted and degraded by them.
15:15 I'm gonna hold your hand when I say this... Also regarding Alex (Fizz's VA), he has a unique set of vocal chords. He can do this voice for as long as he pleases with zero discomfort or damage.
Blitz has a lot of trauma so he thinks stoles could never love an imp like him, so when stoles covered his face with the menu thing Blitz thought it confirmed his fears which upset him
Stolas hiding his face is a lot bigger than it’s made out to be, because it basically confirmed to blitz that he wasn’t enough to defend himself against, and to blitz it was a statement that he’s an embarrassment to be around for stolas’s class. This kinda sets the tone for the rest of the show :/
The main issue is that what they went through that night was so hurtful that Blitz had become an emotional brick wall at that point. Yes Stolas was reaching out, but Blitz couldn't see that in the moment. Also, Stolas not refuting what Blitz says their relationship is, from Blitz's perspective, the same as confirming it.
I’m kinda on the side of Asmodeus and Fizz to a degree, at the end of the day he’s running a lustful place full of people who wanted to have a very specific type of show that isn’t romantic. It’s like someone trying to put on a podcast on the speakers of a rave
I too was surprised at first by Asmodeus's design. As the embodiment of lust I guess I expected something sexier and more androgenous (to apeal to anyone), but then I was swept away by the way he moves and sings and actually agreed with the person who described him as "sex-on-legs" 😂 The three heads are also a nod to actual descriptions of the biblical Asmodeus. And even if it took me a few watches; his design is based on a rooster... A "cock" 🤣 Now I am a big fan of his character design and couldn't wish for anything else 😍❤️
Also I think Viv or someone from SH confirmed he's genderfluid. Cant say for sure but i remember something like this going around. As it should be, cuz lust isn't confined to one gender
Just so you know, you should look to watch episode 8, it came out later due to a copyright issue, but it is there, just saysing so you don’t jump straigth into season 2 without it 😅
Gosh, basically rewatching this for the second time through these videos, and I'm notcing so many more little details in this show, it's amazing. like how at Blitz's house all the pictures on the walls where he was in it, he scribbled over himself. Poor Blitz..
Hello :) Si no te diste cuenta en el minuto 4:08 en el periódico hay un exterminador y en el minutos 4:16 está Angel Dust en la esquina superior derecha (sorry for speak Spanish, I love your reactions❤)
Stolas does care for Blitzø and Blitzø does care for Stolas but Blitzø thinks Stolas is just using him for sex so he acts aloof making Stolas think he doesn’t care. Welcome in the Stoliz miscommunication major trauma✨
*Mattables:* I feel like I’m missing something! What am I missing? *Answer:* Self-hatred. Blitz’ intense and pervasive self hatred and belief that no one could EVER love him. You got so close noticing all the images of everyone else, but his black scribbles over his own face? Hurts man-
Not even 3 minutes in and "the front wheel of the tricycle" has already KILLED ME Edit: to answer your question at about 22:43, I think you're reading it pretty accurately tbh. It's not that Stolas isn't trying here, it's just that Blitzø, as previously shown in scenes like the bad trip sequence, can't fathom someone actually *could* love him. So instead, he just thinks Stolas must be trying to manipulate him into coming inside by playing on his hurt feelings. While Stolas can be a bit, um, forward, shall we say? It is not solely Stolas's fault that Blitzø doesn't believe what Stolas is saying is genuine. It wouldn't matter how genuine Stolas was acting, because Blitzø simply does not believe anyone could be capable of loving him, especially not a demon prince.
14:35 you probably meant Valentino, becouse he looks like Val... or rather Valentino wants to look like him. But about Zestial... I think he and Zestial do have something in common, voice actor (unless my brain fabricated that 5s ago)
Haven’t seen any one explain yet so it was somewhat the final episode of season 1 because episode 8’s release was delayed coming out after season 2 started
Stolas has unfortunately not been clear that he cares for Blitzø as something more. “Impish little plaything” was… not a good thing to say and all the other belittling things he’s done to him definitely didn’t help. It’s always been about sex between those two until this episode, at least from Blitzø’s perspective. There’s a bit more to it of course but yeah. They are not on the same page right now.
8:55 Actually that's not a rich person, it's Stolas' butler. Good for him. 20:11 Despite how many times I've listened to this song, I never noticed Ozzie's little "hey" 23:08 Honestly that was the first show to come to mind too
Never watched reaction videos because most of the times, people did it for likes and their comments are wrong on too many levels. Made a friend watch Helluva Boss and then they gave me a link to this video. 3 minutes in, I already hit subscribe. If it's not 4am now, I'd have watched all the Helluva Boss related videos. Everything's so right with this video, the analyzing, the attention to details, everything. Thank you for such enjoyable 27:42.
Asmodeus design is great. He is also a part of the Goetia and based on a rooster. And Roosters are pretty dominate and always horny. Also in the original mythology he is portraied with three faces, so it fits.
@@Mattables Of yourse! That blows all my theories right out of the water, but it makes so much sense! Good for you that they taught you English as well.
23:50 the fact that the only pictures, out of the ones on the wall, you didn't have a closer look at/commented on are the big ones where Blitz clearly scribbled himself out of the the IMP group photo, the photo with him and Loona and the one with him and his twin sister X'D they pretty much answer your question of why he doesn't want/can't accept being in a relationship despite all the love he clearly has to give: he hates himself
No it doesn't, actually, Alex Brightman has stated in an Interview that he has a "False Vocal Cord" and switches to it when he uses his BeetleJuice/Fizz voice
Asmodeus is literally voiced by the same person that voices Zestial lol
Same person voices Vortex (Loona's crush) too.
and was the original mf genie in aladdin on broadway
@@Number1Irishladwhich is beyond wiiiiildddd
I laughed when he said it 😂
I said this in ep 3
"That's definitely not Zestial because he didn't have that voice"
Funny you should say that~
Hurd it the same voice actor though
I got a good giggle from him saying that tbh. xD;
definitely had an "Are you sure about that?" moment, lol
I konw right!! :)))
"Oh no, it's sad now" Yup, basically, the turning point for Helluva Boss. Lots of lore and backstory.
"Just another rich looking person" Bro, that is Stolas' butler. Man gets tossed around like a ragdoll at the mansion but then gets to toss his swagger around at the club.
Based on how many admirers he has, he’s definitely got some rizz.
And if the imp had to have a date to get in, I bet it was the goat demon!
"I'm sure he loves Blitzø, but we'll see that as we go on"
*cries in full moon*
*CRIES IN APOLOGY TOUR*
@@felixthebrat HONESTLY THAT WAS SUCH A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS 😭😭😭😭
Cries and smiles in Mastermind and Sinsmas❤
10:49 In an interview Alex Brightman had said that he learned he could do that voice with no consequence to his throat. It has really helped him out with the Beetlejuice voice.
15:32 the voice actor for Ozzie is the voice actor for Zestial
To add with the first part! What he does is called ventricular fold phonation. Basically he uses his ventricular folds and vibrates them instead of his vocal cords! Lots of metal singers use this technique. It’s really cool
@@A_C_E1537 thank you so much. I was trying to remember exactly what he called it. He is so amazing. I don't think there is anything that man can't do.
I feel like this was the first time we got a really good look at Blitzø's self-sacrificing nature. Even if we didn’t know _why_ yet, we could clearly see how much Blitzø didn’t want Fizzarolli to know he was there, yet he still stood up to defend Moxxie by putting _himself_ in the crowd's crosshairs instead, taking the mockery from both Fizz and Verosika so that they wouldn't keep piling on Moxxie. And it _worked:_ when Moxxie finished his song, the crowd _cheered._ Blitzø was following Moxxie to make sure their anniversary went well, even if he had to take a hit to make it happen.
He definitely _didn't_ plan on dragging _Stolas_ into the mess with him, though, and you can see the dread on his face when he remembers he's not alone at the club -- the fact that he hurt Stolas while trying to help Moxxie wrecked him more than Fizz's mockery or Verosika's shaming, and the perception that Stolas was _embarrassed_ to be seen with him cut _deep._ He doesn't believe he's _worthy_ of love, and thinks that everyone else in his life would be happier without him there... and while we wouldn't learn the details for a while, he's got good reasons to believe that everyone who gets close to him ends up _suffering_ for it.
Blitzø's a therapist's _gold mine,_ really. There's so many layers to him once you start looking past his devil-may-care facade.
Low key I'm convinced that the therapist is total shit if Blitzø is still feeling that belief so strongly.
@veronicawexel1291 Take it from someone with a similar blend of self-loathing and impostor syndrome as Blitzø: it's not something that therapy can solve on its own. Yes, therapy _helps_ (at least if you've got a good therapist), but if your environment outside of therapy keeps reinforcing those toxic self-perceptions, nothing's gonna change.
Blitzø's got _decades_ of compounded trauma that he needs to process in order to even _start_ healing, but life hasn't stopped kicking him in the stomach long enough for him to commit to that task, and he's got too many other people to worry about to devote so much time and energy to himself. It's a bad place to be stuck in, and it gets _worse_ from here, but... I still think he can make the choice to start healing the wounds on his heart, once he's forced to stop and introspect long enough to see how much he's needlessly hurting himself.
@@Nitrinoxus Guess that's fair.
@@Nitrinoxusas a blend of Stolas and Blitzø myself (I’m closer to Stolas, but the self hatred and yelling reactions is me, hubby is closer to Blitzø with a little Stolas lol) and while therapy helped a lot, once we found a good (in our case couples) therapist we were able to make progress on not only our personal issues, but the issues we had as a couple. HOWEVER, we have had to do so much to change our environment and reactions at home, because the first several sessions did shit, because we didn’t do the work to change.
@CrazyRani247 Yeah, therapy doesn't deal in quick fixes. It's been my experience, too, that it takes a combination of good advice from a therapist who's a good fit for you _and_ a lot of work outside the office in order to see any results -- and even _then,_ results aren't _guaranteed._
Honestly I feel like Blitzø would be LESS fucked up if his dad had just run off
We meet Blitzø's wonderful father in season 2, episode 1 - but you really want to see season 1, episode 8 first.
@@RichardPenner Dude I've seen every episode like 6 times over
@@bloodybee3553 The above was advice for @Mattables for fear he would stream out of order since there was such a big gap before episode 8 was released.
On the one hand, yeah, removing Cash from the equation would've saved Blitzø, Fizz and Barb a _lot_ of heartbreak.
On the other, Cash was the reason that Blitzø and Stolas met in the first place. Tilla never would've agreed to Paimon's request.
@@NitrinoxusMaybe them not meeting would be for the best
Remember that Verosika is a Sussubus. Succubi are servants of Asmodeus in the Lust Ring. So yeah, It's not that much of a coincidence that she was there at the club, as she's probably a regular. And Fizz works diretly for Ozzy, so he's always there as well.
She was actually supposed to sing there but Moxxie managed to get a spot to do his song before her
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Oh also, a detail in the end that gives a key to Blitz's character is that he's got his own face scribbled out of all the photos. Blitz loves others but he (currently) cannot accept the idea that anyone could love him.
"You should hate me! I would hate me. I... I do hate me..."
18:58 when stolas hid his face behind the menu, that is when blitz "knew" that he wasn't "worth" loving.
Stolas didn't hide his face, until Ozzie brought up Stella, and Octavia. He's not ashamed of Blitz, he's ashamed of what he did to his family.
@@tarantula183 Yeah, probably, but it's easy for Blitzø to interpret it wrong, especially since he defaults to thinking he isn't worth loving anyways due to his self hatred. To him this just confirmed what he already believed, doesn't matter if that's not actually true
@@tarantula183 that doesn't change how it came across to Blitzø.
Just as a heads up, episode 8 was released way later, but plays directly after this!
i.e. episode 8 has more events from the same day
Yes it’s supposed to be right after this one but it got delayed
Laughed at, "thats definitely not zestial, he doesn't have that voice" he does in fact have that voice
To comment based on the part where you said “am i missing something?” Regarding blitz, if you look back at when ozzie is calling out stolas for sleeping with an imp, stolas hides his face with the menu, and blitz takes that as stolas is ashamed to be seen with blitz. Blitz also has a lot of self hatred so he’s pretty convinced no one could love hum for HIM, and nit his body or what he can do.
Also notice blitz drawn over himself in all the photos on his wall.
This is very much the first time we see Stolas view the relationship as viable, so it’s also the first time we see him not treat Blitz like he’s lesser than him, while unintentional on Stolas’ side, he does degrade Blitzo a lot
Also as other have pointed out; most of Stolas' emoting are conversations he's having with himself, not with Blitz so we the audience are seeing more of Stolas' emotional perspective than Blitz ever does. All Blitz gets is "my impish plaything" "Blitzy come play" etc etc
22:37: While it's not depicted on-screen (and easy to forget), you have to remember that he only sees Blitzø once a month on the full moon. As it was put forward in 'The Harvest Moon Festival' "It's a transactional fucking." In Blitzø's mind, he feels as though it's it's strictly sexual, and not one he has by choice (if he wants to continue to have access to the mortal world, AKA his job).
Also, considering the public outting (which is funny, because he created the situation he hates) and the fact that Stolas hid his face in shame, it reads to Blitz that he's another imp being looked down on.
On Stolas's end (avoiding major spoilers so only applicable to this point), while there's the sexual thrill component, it's more entwined with his romantic feelings that have formed over months. Wheras it comes off as crude, Stolas sees it as flirtatious. This is the first time where you see that Stolas cares for him on a true romantic level. At the same time, he is at his most vulnerable. Getting outted for sleeping with an imp is akin to being outted for their sexuality, but add in the element that it is seen as taboo and degrading.
There's so many more layers as to how and why each react their own ways, but no spoilers.
P.S.: Notice that in the images, Blitzø has markered himself out of every photo. It's a projection of self-hatred. He latches on to those he loves so tight as though he's trying to discover what love is. He understands his love for Moxxie, Millie, Luna, and his mom (yes, that is her in the last photo) because he has attachments to them that are mutual in a platonic sort of way (to a degree, lol). The only photo in which he looks lackluster is with Stolas, and that's because he doesn't recognize what true love is, and that doubles back around to the self-hatred, as seen by him removing himself from all of the photos in his apartment.
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Something I learned literally this morning is that, when you first watch Helluva Boss, you feel for Stolas. When you watch it a second time, you feel for Blitz. It is absolutely true, too. What I love about you reacting to this series is that you feel for them both. Not a lot of people I've watched have done that with their first watches.
I dunno, I personally cant care too much for Blitz, there are some moments I feel bad for him.
But a lot of stuff he has going on is self inflicted, he dated Verosika, ruined that. Refuses to acknowledge Stolas wants more.
The Fizz thing was complicated, and someone was keeping them apart, so not entirely his fault.
But aside from that, there is also his creepy behavior with Millie, and Moxxie, not respecting boundaries.
I dunno Blitz is just a character I dont like. The character is great, as far as writing, but on a personal level I dont like him.
The only relationship it seems like he hasnt messed up is his one with Loona.
Now, yeah he had a messed up childhood to be sure, you can feel sorry for him for that, but it seems to basically not even be anything that bothers him.
@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist I just love Blitz because of his writing I fully consider him a comic relief character I don't know why season 2 is so heavily focused on Stolitz its such a bland ship
@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist The tragedy of Blitzø is that he’s received a warped understanding of love. Everyone who he loved growing up (and that should have loved him) turned on him or was taken away. That’s WHY he dotes on Moxie, Millie and Loona. They all push him away, so he clings tighter to them. That’s what he understands relationships to be.
Stolas, on the other hand, actively pulls him in, and he can’t process that so he goes in the opposite direction.
“One side tries to draw you closer, the other pushes away.” = Love to Blitzø
@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist not caring about Blitz this far in the show is a wild take....
@@VelvetteSimp too bad (for you) it's gonna be in throughout the show and it was always planned that way. A lot of us think it's an amazing ship. And its gonna end up canon as Vivziepop already said
The core was always sadness. It just hid that sadness under raunchy jokes.
Just now realizing that Blitzø is a perfect metaphor for this show that he stars in. Now that’s a good cyclical idea.
makes sense considering the show is about Blitzø and his
relationships
Some details to keep in mind for future episodes:
- If you look at the pictures on Blitzø’s apartment walls, you can see that in every single picture with him in it, he’s scribbled all over his own face with thick black marker. Dude hates himself a _lot._ Some of his is issues with Stolas are more to do with his own self-loathing and distrust that _anyone_ could actually genuinely like him for him, because he legitimately can’t see himself as someone worth loving. (Even though he also _craves_ love, which is why he’s always stalking Moxxie and Millie, and trying to experience it vicariously through them.)
- In the childhood/teenage photos of Blitzø and Fizzarolli, you can see that Blitzø doesn’t have all of the white patches on his skin that he has now, and Fizz has normal arms and legs, rather than the stretchy robotic prosthetics he has now. You can speculate what might have happened there… Seeing Fizz tonight undoubtedly brought up some very bad memories, on top of everything else that happened.
- In the last photo, Blitzø’s mom is wearing the same red skull choker pendant that Blitzø now always has on his person in some form. (He usually has it around his neck, but in this episode he had it on his belt buckle.) It obviously means a lot to him.
Actually Zestial, Vortex (the hellhound Loona has a crush on) and Ozzie have the same voice actor: James Monroe Iglehart.. so you were right! :)
Helluva boss fans for a while: “first time huh?”😭😭
Goodluck 💀
The little imp surrounded by dates is Stolas' butler.
Pringle is single and ready to mingle.
Pringles... Because he's a Snack!
"The front wheel of the tricycle" is absolutely genius XD
22:00 I mean, by "making pretty clear that everything is about sex"... Stolas did make the arrangement. A whole ass contract. Like, he did say "you could have my book if we do flippies in the bed once a month." instead of just, clarifying things. Also, he calls him a "plaything" several times, so... I think it's pretty fair of Blitzo to think this is only about sex. Not saying anyone's in the right or wrong, just explaining why Blitzo thinks that. It's one of those things that's obvious to the audience bc we got insight on Stolas, Blitzo doesn't.
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You said several times when in reality is only one time confirmed (Truth Seekers entrance)
@@jenehtarmijos7527 you're right!! I was thinking about the time he called him a "itty-bitty little imp(s like you)" or something. my bad!
although, i would argue that by blitzo's reaction to the name, he is used to it, but I guess it is not 100% confirmed, it's more like, hinted at.
22:50 Heyya, Matt! So, a lot of the confusion is stuff you notice in hindsight and in the small details. We know Stolas wants to take it further mostly because of scenes Blitz isn’t in and doesn’t witness. Stolas is a lot more lust over love if you remove our context. The big little detail that sold Blitz here was Stolas hiding behind the menu, you can see Blitz look to him to gauge the reaction, Stolas raises the menu and Blitz notably takes it to heart.
"I thought it would be a different kind of design"
Good sir, he's a c... A ROOSTER. *cough*
Another little sad detail is when you look at the wall of photos blitz has, all the group photos has his face crossed out with marker in them.
10:52 I love the voices he does so I did my research and Alex Brightman does what is called "ventricular fold phonation" that is to bring together his ventricular folds and vibrate them rather than his vocal chords, that how he does that kind of sound for the voices of Beetlejuice, Fizzarolli, etc.
How the hell do you learn to do that
@@purplelily7764 I have no idea, I think people don't usually know how to do that but some people understand how to and practice so it's much easier and healthier for them to do it and not hurt their voice trying that
Notice how poor Stolas rode home with Blitzø instead of just using a portal, like how he got there in the first place.
And yes! I adore that chowder still pattern thing lol I'm making it an aspect of my Fursona (when it's animated)
asmodeus actually has some real features from the original 7 deadly sins in the bible. He has the 2 faces in his like hair one is a ram and one is a bull, the actual asmodeus has three heads, a ram, a man like head, and a bull head, the rest of his design is pretty different other than fire stuff but I thought that was a nice touch they put in the show
Fun fact: there's 20 seconds between "I'll be ready in 20" and stolas going down there.
It's not much of a coincidence for most of them to be there. It's Asmodeus's club so he's there often. Fizz works there so makes sense for him to be there. Verosika is a succubus and a pop star so it makes sense for her to be there as she not only works for Asmodeus in general but her fame would make her a much wanted performer.
Moxxie and Millie very much misread the tone of the club and despite being extremely cute were also being extremely disrespectful to Asmodeus and were lucky to only get kicked out.
Poor Stolas, he genuinely likes Blitz but has been very bad at communicating that interest over their time together and now between misunderstandings and Blitz's own issues things haven't gone well.
Blitzø’s problem with relationships is that everyone who was supposed to love him turned on him, abandoned him, used him, etc. That’s all he knows or understands. That’s why he’s comfortable with Moxie and Millie, because Moxy is ALWAYS pushing him away. The same holds true for Loona. She acts mortified around him, so he just wants to cuddle up with her.
Stolas, on the other hand, shows Blitzø nothing but affection and desire, so Blitzø recoils instinctively.
That and their "relationship" is literally a transaction. Blitz is selling his body to rent the book. I've seen people refer to them as fuckbuddies, fwb etc or even that Blitz is mistreating Stolas as a boyfriend, and honestly I might have slipped into that language too before shit hit the fan, but at its core their agreement is just prostitution really.
5:08 HOW DID YOU DO THE OWL SOUND SO PERFECTLY 🦉
Alex Brightman, who voices Fizz, has developed a special vocal technique that doesn't destroy his vocal folds when he talks and sings like this. He basically is activating his regular vocal folds and also his false vocal folds at the same time, creating a rasp that separately layers onto his regular voice. This is how he played the role of Beetlejuice in the Broadway musical.
9:00 "oh thats a rich person, got lots of people with"
My man, THAT IS STOLAS' BUTLER! THAT MF MUST BE GOOD ON TALKING AND BED, CUZ DAMN! 2 CHICKS FROM VEROSIKA'S TEAM AND MORE???
Alex Brightman (voice of Fizz, Pentious and Adam) is very used to the Fizzarolli voice. It's the same voice he used on Broadway as Beetlejuice.
21:29 don’t forget that Blitz is probably hurt that Stolas was embarrassed to be seen with him
24:15,
I'm a tad surprised that he didn't comment on the fact that all of the pictures with Blitz in them has his face scribbled out.
8:55 That's not a rich person, that's Stolas butler XD
Alex brightman explained that like for that voice he doesn’t use his like vocal cords so he could do it as much as he wants and it wouldn’t damage anything
22:34 Yes, yes he does. You have to exclude the things from your judgement that Blitz isn't present for. WE have seen that Stolas might have deeper feelings, but all interactions with Blitz are basically dirty-talk and demeaning nicknames that Blitz explicitly asks him not to use. This episode in Ozzie's was the first time Stolas tried an actual conversation - and that got interrupted by Fizz and Asmodeus. And then Stolas hid his face behind the menu as if he was embarrassed to be seen with Blitz in public.
Happy Hotel was what Charlie called her hotel before Alastor changed it to Hazbin Hotel
"Oh no it's, sad now...."
Right... uh... prepare for the future then cuz uh...
Haha... eh....
I can feel your self restraint here, and it sounds exhausted XD
@@ClarePflaum it is
"Oh no, its sad now" CRIES IN FULL MOON AND APOLOGY TOUR 😭😭
9:18 How many times have I looked, but I only now realized that all three of them came together and reserved 2 tables. The third one just likes to watch...
Stolas did call Blitz his "impish little plaything" (witch is both condescending and tbh a bit racist) in the episode before that (and thats just an example) I don't think Stolas understand the implications, but I do understand why Blitz feels that way.
14:32 Fun fact! There’s a popular theory that Valentino really looks up to Asmodeus since he’s the embodiment of lust, so much so that he copied a lot of what he does and wears!
15:35 Actually they were in Pride Ring. Wrath Ring was in 5 episode
You missed in the pictures on Blitzø's house how he scratched his face on all of the photos he appeared on, which is important to understand how Blitzø feels towards himself and in relation to others and will be more important for the future of the story.
From here the show will make you think deeply on relationships family and how things can screw one up so badly they can't ever allow themselves to love again. I just watched episode 9 of season 2 and....uhm damn everything makes complete sense
Helluva boss is now entering “emotion trauma” territory
I don't know if you saw it but when Oz was asking if Stolas was sleeping with Blitz Stolas hid his face behind the menu as if he was embarrassed. What's worse is that Blitz looked at him as if he were seeking confirmation of Stolas' affection at that same moment. So to blitz, it looks like Stolas is embarrassed about their relationship.
1. Ozzie is justified in his attitude towards Moxie cuz his club's theme is LUST not love
2. Verosika looks genuinely hurt by what Blitz did so...who's to say she still doesn't have some feelings
Can't wait to see your reactions of what comes next. Both Stolas and Blitz are so lovably broken in their own ways. When I watched this episode I didn't notice at first that the pictures have Blitz's face scratched, it was so sad when I realised it, speaks so much of how low he feels.
“That’s definitely not Zestial, because he didn’t have that voice” WELL-
About being biased on Stolas. The thing is that we, from viewer’s perspective, see that Stolas actually cares mostly just in this episode, and the episodes after this one. He was talking a lot about sexual stuff before, JUST about them, actually. He called him “Blitzy” when they were in the Wrath ring, though Blitz clearly didn’t like it, it was written on his face. He even called Blitz his “Little impish plaything” in the episode before this one, which is… Not a good thing to say about someone who’s species is the lowest class in Hell’s hierarchy and used mostly as workers and servants. Stolas doesn’t understand that hierarchy difference that well, he mostly sees Blitz as an equal, even though he can say some “racist” (Just not pleasant?) things about imps and sound condescending BECAUSE he was raised in an environment like that. But it’s reasonable to not like that from Blitz’s side, and this probably makes him think that Stolas looks down on imps, like most royal demons do, so he doesn’t believe that Stolas might actually care.
This is the first episode where Stolas calls him “Blitz”, and he even asks him about how his day went! The thing is, from Blitz’s perspective, it’s too much of a change out of nowhere. He looks slightly confused when he says how his day went, because “Why Stolas is even asking that?”. But that change in Stolas’ behavior is just so sudden and out of nowhere that there is no reason for Blitz to actually notice it and think that it’s true, and not some sort of polite way to pretend like Stolas cares. The thing about Blitz is that he genuinely doesn’t believe that someone can care about him so deeply, because he’s not good and not healthy, and Stolas is a royal, way up in hierarchy, unlike Blitz, who’s at the bottom of it.
During the song, Stolas did something that is totally reasonable. From our viewer’s perspective, and from Stolas’ perspective, it was understandable. He hid his face in the menu. He was maybe embarrassed, he’s probably not used to being called out, probably was afraid to ruin his reputation, which is important for royal families, and maybe felt guilty for cheating because it hurt Octavia, who he loves very much. From Blitz’s perspective, that was Stolas agreeing that being with an imp is embarrassing, and him proving that their relationship is just about sexual things, and that his attempts at conversation weren’t serious. Because them being called out in this song wasn’t easy for Blitz as well, first someone he knew (Fizz) mentioned how his love life is bad, then his ex (Verosika) called him out, then they switched to Stolas, but the reason they switched to Stolas was because “Look, he’s sleeping with this imp, how embarrassing it is”, which is kind of insulting to Blitz as well. It plays on his thoughts about the fact that a royal like Stolas can’t be seriously interested in him, so the fact that Stolas hid his face kind of confirmed these thoughts for him. Which is why he didn’t believe Stolas when he tried to invite him home, for Blitz it was just a royal pretending to care so he could get him into bed, or whatever, and he was not in the mood for that.
Stolas wasn’t perfect in the beginning of their “relationship”, so now it’s hard for Blitz to believe that anything he does is true, but Stolas is trying. They both don’t really know how to do any of that, they’re both not okay, and Blitz’s mental baggage makes it hard to find a right approach for him.
Also Blitz removed his face from all the pictures in his house, or at least it was probably him who did it, which is… Interesting, to say the least.
(I don’t think you or anyone would read this comment, it’s a freaking essay at this point, but thanks for attention to anyone who wasted their time to “listen” to me💜)
22:35 sadly, yes. He’s spoken to and about Blitz in what could be seen as if Blitz is just there to please Stolas. Examples (as far as this point) are/ when he constantly called him Blitzy on stage, despite Blitz shouting at him to stop.
Stolas toying with Blitz, pointing out how he’s “an itty bitty imp”. Stolas appearing in Truth Seekers with the first line being “Who dares threaten my _impish little plaything_ “.
Then here, where Stolas hides behind his menu in shame when asked if he’s with Blitz. Not exactly a sign of “no, there’s more to it”.
There’s been a lot. I honestly don’t blame Blitz for thinking Stolas only wants him for sex. Even if Blitz does have feelings for Stolas, some things would be hard to just brush off.
Yeah this show got me tearing up as it kept going lol. Part that hit me the most is how I unfortunately relate to Blitzø 😂
When you rewatch the part when he gets home, notice the pictures on the wall, blitz drew over his face in all the photos.
“Does Stolas just use him for sex”. The short answer is yes, but he is generally so sheltered that he doesn’t see that as “Not a relationship”… yet.
Blitzø's backstory is so much more trauma filled and sad than just an absent father. It'll be covered in Season 2. His father was very much present, unfortunately.
This was the first episode where I felt bad for Stolas. I used to think he was just some rich weirdo. It unnerved me, Blitzo's willingness to just use him to spy on M&M and ignore his attempts to talk. You could say Blitzo was right to feel hurt by Stolas' behavior, but this whole things makes it clear he's a real hypocrite.
Did you also notice the poster advertising Angel Dust in the Pride ring in the alley where blitz was thrown?
Also that he has a one bedroom place and he have the one room to Loona.
And finally he hates himself so much he has scribbled his face out in every photo around the apartment.
Poor Blitzø... 😢
Look up Alex Brightman singing Stick it to the Man or you're in the band. From School of Rock the musical although you certainly got to hear closer to his normal voice when he was Adam
i love how observant he is thats why im excited for him to react to the full moon ep (blitzø's calendar)
"front wheel of the tricycle" is now my new favorite phrase thank you very much XD
Blitz *believes* that Stolas only wants him for sex because his self-loathing is so deep that he doesn't think anyone would genuinely love him. Note his face being scratched out of all his photos on the wall of his apartment. He keeps all those photos on his phone of past relationships as if to remind himself of how he failed. It's rough. You're right though, Blitz has a lot of love for those who he really cares about. He stalks Millie and Moxie because he admires their relationship (it's NOT a good way of showing that, but still...) and he spoke up to defend them at Ozzie's. He also framed Loona's adoption certificate and gave Loona the only bedroom in his apartment. Blitz sleeps on the couch.
Yeah this is the point, also I think song of episode 6 explain how he is in relationship, also lore time for the next few episodes have fun
I don’t know if you realized but when it showed all the pictures in Blitzø’s house you can see how he scribbles his face out of every picture he’s in, I’m not really sure how to word what it symbolizes but he has a lot of self hatred so that can probably explain why he’s so comfortable putting his love out there but not wanting a relationship, there’s also his background with Verosika and Fizzarolli which he thinks he screwed up and is always insulted and degraded by them.
15:15 I'm gonna hold your hand when I say this...
Also regarding Alex (Fizz's VA), he has a unique set of vocal chords. He can do this voice for as long as he pleases with zero discomfort or damage.
There's an 8th episode!!! It had some legal troubles, so it took longer to come out, but that episode is the real finale for this season!
The outro is super cute and happy and evillllll i sit through it every god damn time
15:13 funny thing Zestial and Asmodeus are voiced by the same guy
Blitz has a lot of trauma so he thinks stoles could never love an imp like him, so when stoles covered his face with the menu thing Blitz thought it confirmed his fears which upset him
Stolas hiding his face is a lot bigger than it’s made out to be, because it basically confirmed to blitz that he wasn’t enough to defend himself against, and to blitz it was a statement that he’s an embarrassment to be around for stolas’s class. This kinda sets the tone for the rest of the show :/
The imp that was surrounded by others, was the imp that Stella injured in Season 1 episode 2.
The main issue is that what they went through that night was so hurtful that Blitz had become an emotional brick wall at that point. Yes Stolas was reaching out, but Blitz couldn't see that in the moment. Also, Stolas not refuting what Blitz says their relationship is, from Blitz's perspective, the same as confirming it.
I’m kinda on the side of Asmodeus and Fizz to a degree, at the end of the day he’s running a lustful place full of people who wanted to have a very specific type of show that isn’t romantic. It’s like someone trying to put on a podcast on the speakers of a rave
Frr, if Mox wanted to sing a love song he shouldn’t have gone to the lust ring
Yeah its literally his business. XD
I too was surprised at first by Asmodeus's design. As the embodiment of lust I guess I expected something sexier and more androgenous (to apeal to anyone), but then I was swept away by the way he moves and sings and actually agreed with the person who described him as "sex-on-legs" 😂
The three heads are also a nod to actual descriptions of the biblical Asmodeus. And even if it took me a few watches; his design is based on a rooster... A "cock" 🤣
Now I am a big fan of his character design and couldn't wish for anything else 😍❤️
Also I think Viv or someone from SH confirmed he's genderfluid. Cant say for sure but i remember something like this going around.
As it should be, cuz lust isn't confined to one gender
4:28 Angel Dust poster top right
Just so you know, you should look to watch episode 8, it came out later due to a copyright issue, but it is there, just saysing so you don’t jump straigth into season 2 without it 😅
Such a sad episode but also introduces us to two of the best characters in the show, Real Fizz and Ozzy
Gosh, basically rewatching this for the second time through these videos, and I'm notcing so many more little details in this show, it's amazing. like how at Blitz's house all the pictures on the walls where he was in it, he scribbled over himself. Poor Blitz..
I knew you would love stolas. His singing voice and elegantness is ❤️
Hello :)
Si no te diste cuenta en el minuto 4:08 en el periódico hay un exterminador y en el minutos 4:16 está Angel Dust en la esquina superior derecha (sorry for speak Spanish, I love your reactions❤)
Stolas does care for Blitzø and Blitzø does care for Stolas but Blitzø thinks Stolas is just using him for sex so he acts aloof making Stolas think he doesn’t care. Welcome in the Stoliz miscommunication major trauma✨
*Mattables:* I feel like I’m missing something! What am I missing?
*Answer:* Self-hatred. Blitz’ intense and pervasive self hatred and belief that no one could EVER love him. You got so close noticing all the images of everyone else, but his black scribbles over his own face? Hurts man-
Not even 3 minutes in and "the front wheel of the tricycle" has already KILLED ME
Edit: to answer your question at about 22:43, I think you're reading it pretty accurately tbh. It's not that Stolas isn't trying here, it's just that Blitzø, as previously shown in scenes like the bad trip sequence, can't fathom someone actually *could* love him. So instead, he just thinks Stolas must be trying to manipulate him into coming inside by playing on his hurt feelings. While Stolas can be a bit, um, forward, shall we say? It is not solely Stolas's fault that Blitzø doesn't believe what Stolas is saying is genuine. It wouldn't matter how genuine Stolas was acting, because Blitzø simply does not believe anyone could be capable of loving him, especially not a demon prince.
14:35 you probably meant Valentino, becouse he looks like Val... or rather Valentino wants to look like him. But about Zestial... I think he and Zestial do have something in common, voice actor (unless my brain fabricated that 5s ago)
Haven’t seen any one explain yet so it was somewhat the final episode of season 1 because episode 8’s release was delayed coming out after season 2 started
from now on we are getting so much backstory!!!! moreee pls
Stolas has unfortunately not been clear that he cares for Blitzø as something more. “Impish little plaything” was… not a good thing to say and all the other belittling things he’s done to him definitely didn’t help. It’s always been about sex between those two until this episode, at least from Blitzø’s perspective. There’s a bit more to it of course but yeah. They are not on the same page right now.
8:55 Actually that's not a rich person, it's Stolas' butler. Good for him.
20:11 Despite how many times I've listened to this song, I never noticed Ozzie's little "hey"
23:08 Honestly that was the first show to come to mind too
Fun fact: compact size asmodeus is supposed to look similar to valentino from hazbin hotel. I think the reasons are obvious...
Never watched reaction videos because most of the times, people did it for likes and their comments are wrong on too many levels.
Made a friend watch Helluva Boss and then they gave me a link to this video.
3 minutes in, I already hit subscribe. If it's not 4am now, I'd have watched all the Helluva Boss related videos.
Everything's so right with this video, the analyzing, the attention to details, everything.
Thank you for such enjoyable 27:42.
Asmodeus design is great. He is also a part of the Goetia and based on a rooster. And Roosters are pretty dominate and always horny. Also in the original mythology he is portraied with three faces, so it fits.
5:10 I'm utterly impressed by your ability to produce that owl sound! Did you practice?
i was raised by owls
@@Mattables Of yourse! That blows all my theories right out of the water, but it makes so much sense!
Good for you that they taught you English as well.
Alex brightman, his pentious voice is his real voice, the raspy voice is a real voice aswell. He can control both. Also, he voices adam
watching you see mox and mills be sweet in the beginning of the episode and seeing you giggle cuz its like you and your partner is peak adorable!
23:50 the fact that the only pictures, out of the ones on the wall, you didn't have a closer look at/commented on are the big ones where Blitz clearly scribbled himself out of the the IMP group photo, the photo with him and Loona and the one with him and his twin sister X'D they pretty much answer your question of why he doesn't want/can't accept being in a relationship despite all the love he clearly has to give: he hates himself
No it doesn't, actually, Alex Brightman has stated in an Interview that he has a "False Vocal Cord" and switches to it when he uses his BeetleJuice/Fizz voice