Matthew being confused by the classic animation trope of eyewear behaving like eyes is so cute. They do that so you can still get expressive eyes without actually showing eyes, useful for characters that might never take off their eyewear.
18:08 Blitz had adopted Loona a while ago, so he considers her a daughter and almost always has that kind of attitude toward her. Its honestly really sweet
You were pretty spot-on by noticing Blitz's voice doing impressions of other people in his own mind, because it's him who's saying those things to himself: his fears, his insecurities, and his trauma just hindering his desire for love and intimacy. I'm impressed because many people don't get it on their first watch!
Blitzo makes a lot of things sexual, mainly because that is the _only_ worth he sees in himself. He is confident in his prowess in bed and _nothing else,_ so whenever he wants to be even remotely close to someone, he expresses a wish to sleep with them, because that is the only way he knows how
Agent 1 and 2 being left alive was a pretty big discussion points with multiple different theorys, ranging from "Stolas might not be allowed to because he was summoned" to "Stolas might actually be a pacifist, since we have never seen him kill someone"
And everyone else was disarmed by Blitz using the "big gun." Loona probably could have killed them unarmed, but they wernt a threat after Stolas's display- you have to be really psycho to kill someone cowering in terror, and while Blitz or Millie could have, loona isnt part of the assasin team, she's just their secretary.
To be fair in demonology Stolas IS a pacifist, but I do think it has to do with the summon more than anything because summoning is always a form of pact
@@glitzdancer Normally, I would agree but Stolas essentially summoned himself. It would come down to how summonings work in the Helluva Boss universe. Is it done by who intended to summon the demon, aka Stolas himself, or is it done by the body that draws the ring, aka the agents that Stolas possessed?
@@eleanorcooke7136 that’s a good point but I argue the humans still “drew” the sigil even if by force so if it’s a blood tie there could be something there
Blitzø and Moxxie singing together as a homage to the _Phantom of the Opera_ has more magical moments that gives Disney a run of its money. _"Poor unhappy Blitzy! Should we pity him or should we curse him?"_
@@TrackpadProductions agreed, reactions that jump in on episodes in the middle of series with an over arching plot are unbelievably frustrating as the reactor always asks questions and are confused by things they'd know if they just watched the show normally.
Blitzo is extremely desperate for a family of his own. And so he made one. IMP is his family. And he straight up adopted Loona. And he genuinely loves and cares for her as if she were his own blood daughter. She has an extremely traumatic past... horrifyingly so. With both of them deeply messed up you'd think it would fail miserably... but it actually allows them to trust each other a little more as they work through things together. And you see her really coming around later on. She cares about him too. Even if she was almost 18 and about to walk free from foster system, she has someone who actually wants her and who does love her. Everyone in the show is messed up in some way. Even M&M are. Moxxie has his dad to contend with, and Millie has her family history.
The symbol the possessed bodies draw around Agent Two is Stolas' actual summoning circle from the real-life Lesser Key of Solomon. It has in-built safeguards to limit the prince's powers in the material world. Stolas *can't* harm One and Two. The terms of the summoning don't allow it. That's why Two isn't a limp twitching heap after that sickening neck crack.
@@KaterynaM_UA just the fact he hasen't really killed anyone the entire series other than petrifying one imp during the looloo land episode when M&M and blitz were busy and couldn't bodyguard him and octavia. he didn't even need bodyguards if he could do something like that, but he hired I.M.P anyway. (true, probably just to flirt with blitz but thats about the evidence we got for pacifist stolas)
Btw, the “o” in Blitzo’s name is silent, so his name is actually pronounced “Blitz”. The only people who still call him “Blitzo” are the people who hate him :)
You actually analysed a lot of the video so well especially when they went into blitz’s trauma! Thank god you reacted to this episode instead of the ones with a lot of spoilers, compared to those this episode is actually quite a good place to start, and thanks for the video!!
Most badass part of that episode? When Stolas possesses the female agent, reanimates the corpses, then makes them draw a summoning circle so he can enter our plane through her. 😈("WHO DARES THREATEN MY IMPISH PLAYTHINGS???") And you know it's bad when Millie starts making raccoon noises while trying to break things.
Stolas is this genuinely gentle and caring father, loves his work with astronomy and plants. He's a little goofy even. But god damn you do NOT want to piss him off. He knows exactly how to be completely terrifying. To use the build up, then to possess corpses to draw his own sigil and summon himself? DAMN.
While Moxxie was saying his order to annoy the agents, I think he does take his coffee like that. I believe that there were some Instagram posts from the official insta for Moxxie complaining about how a barista wrote "Karen" instead of "Moxxie"
I would honestly say 2x7 and mayyyybe 2x6 are better, but this episode still holds a _really_ special place in my heart. It's what transformed "Yeah, this show's pretty cool!" to full on frothing at the mouth over it lol
Okay, you asked if he just took a picture... Yes, yes he did. ALL the characters have Instagram accounts and there are pics from this fight posted to them.
That’s just how the animation style is. If they didn’t animate the glasses the way they did then it would be kind of hard to convey the facial expressions. It just makes the character look more expressive. Human weapons can kill low ranking demons like Imps, but they would be useless against higher ranked demons like demon royalty. Stolas for example, the bird demon that saved them, cannot be killed by normal means. He can only be killed by angelic weapons. Also, Loona, the wolf girl is Blitz’s adopted daughter. She rarely calls him dad, but they do care about each other.
I feel like Matthew is doing everything he can to tease us about actually watching the the show outright I don’t mean this as criticism just find it funny that he’s done everything but watch the whole show in order
They are Imps born in hell. Loona is a hellhound also born in hell and lower ranked than imps. Demons are humans who died and go to hell. Stolas, the “owl thing” is a Demon prince of hell. Hope this helps.
Yesssss thank you for watching the full episode. Genuinely love when you react to full episodes, would be thrilled if you checked out more Helluva Boss episodes, it’s worth it! The characters, as vulgar and demonic as they are, you still end up falling in love with them and there’s some really sweet tender moments in the newer episodes!
It seems interesting to witness this episode being the most “Imp”actful and most watched episode from Season 1 as it shows so much detail between Moxxie and Blitz’s character growth or struggles on what they are hiding within themselves. So I hope you check out more Helluva Boss episodes as they get more interesting and entertaining to watch 😄 Also fun fact, Loona (Wolf Girl is actually a Hellhound) is actually the main one who actually summoned Stolas to scare the agents. As there being a moment in the boom that you can read on how to summon a demon. So there are text that you might have to pause and read on it.
Loona didn't summon it she can't read in red light (since dogs can't see red) stolas summoned himself using by possessing the corpses and having them draw the summoning circle, it was a very situational thing
@@dorktriogamer2865 oh understandable, as sorry I kinda thought that us the audience can spot in thr book a guide on how to summon Stolas without the usage of a summoning circle 😅
😂😂😂Buddy the whole fandom is wondering what agent one and twos next move is gonna be, we have so many villains and plot points at this point its kinda funny but at the same time it kinda still makes sense to the overall story so we still want you to watch the full series
Blitzo told them to close the portal so the humans couldn't look or get into Hell. That would've been SO much worse in multiple ways. It was the right call. And yeah, after his hallucination it's noticeable that Blitzo stops during the fight several times to try and do something nice for each of the others. Stolas is known in classical demonology as being unusually pacifistic for a demon, but obviously it was a terrible idea to leave those two alive. If you still don't want to watch the whole show, the next two episodes after this one are also very good, and the "Mammon's" episode is terrific and works fine standalone. I will not be surprised if it eventually ties or surpasses "Truth Seekers" as the highest rated.
Yeah, closing that portal was 100% the right thing to do. And I love that it shows just how much Loona actually does respect and understand him. She knew he was being serious and immediately did it without question. And then defended his choice to Millie. It goes overlooked a lot but it's a really great detail.
I've watched this episode so many times, and it was only once you pointed it out that I realized Blitz says 'cocksicle joint' instead of 'popsicle joint' like I thought.
I'm so happy you're reacting to more helluva boss. Also if you ever plan on doing a out of context reaction soon I'd recommend Big City Greens, it's an underrated show but really funny
LOVING your zero-context interpretation of all this! I think Blitz0 and Moxxie were having an actual conversation, calling out each other's insecurities and being forced to honestly respond to those callouts, and the acid trip visuals were how they were processing that conversation while drugged out their asses. Also, the reason for the portal closing isn't really something you can get without context, sorry. Hell-born demons like imps and hounds can be killed in hell, while human souls are effectively immortal there ((otherwise you can't really force a swarm of bees up a person's dick for eternity)). So it would put the demons in *actual* danger if the humans followed them back in. On top of that, the imps' interdimensional travel is teeeeeechnically illegal and only possible through Stolas (a demon prince) willfully ignoring it -- but actually letting *living* humans into hell would draw the attention of the demon kings. Which nobody wants.
In Blizo’s hallucination He thinks he going to die alone is because his family left him, and more. That’s why the end of episode eight season when he says Luna are you gonna stay with me. He doesn’t want anyone to leave him like his sis/ family(his sister is his only family member). Blizo sister left and pretended he disappeared in episode five season two, because he killed his mom in a fire he caused on accident. Blizo’s dad never cared because he sold blizo away to solis. Blizo got Luna because he wanted to be loved and have a family again. Also in the pilot why bilzo says we are all a family to mils,moxie and Luna is because he wants to have a family again and be loved. He does not love himself in episode six season two he says to fizz that he hates himself, and he does.😢😢❤❤ he has a Sadder back story than you think, he has been though more than you think.
Blitz has a lot of issues, but one thing I always liked about this episode is that Loona appears to be one thing he has no regrets about, as she didn't appear as one of his tormentors during his Truth Bomb-induced trip. He hates himself to a degree that is shocking (Season 1 Episode 7), but when it comes to his adopted daughter, it's one "good" thing he can grasp on to. All of the characters in Helluva Boss have flaws...and some are more obvious and damaging than others, but unlike most shows, they actually do more than just point them out. They're part of the plot, and how the characters develop. ...frequently that development stems from their failures to overcome those flaws, but that's also fairly novel in modern media. Also, Stolas (the owl demon) is one of the Goetic demons, who are part of the ruling class of hell. That's a long way of saying that he has A LOT of power. Fun fact though...for all of his terrifying display, he didn't kill anyone. Even the agent who he obviously had break her own neck, was healed and fine (physically) in the aftermath. I have no idea if this is true, but right from my first watch, the laugh of the agent at the end had me thinking that there was something demonic about him as well. The reason why they were spared may be because D.H.O.R.K.S. might exist at the behest of Hell. What better way to determine if someone is breaking the rules by messing around on Earth than an organization supposedly to investigate demonic activity.
No, Stolas is a pacifist, and doesn't like killing. He only used the bodies of the already dead agents and healed agent two after leaving her body. He didn't even need to do that whole thing, it was just to scare the fuck out of the agents and make them back off.
PLEASE watch the other episodes!! All the songs, clips, moments, and character's actions will make SO much more sense once you have all the context. There is plenty of world building in all the other episodes that make those things make sense as well. To also help explain the portal thing at the beginning of the episode..... They cant let living humans into hell or else they'll get in trouble with higher demons. The main cast (minus Loona and Stolas) are Imps, and therefore cannot cast magic. So if they did let them into hell....it'd just be problematic. That, and Blitzø was probably trying to protect Loona and Millie
Beartrap is just for normal bdsm power play stuff since hell born demons like imps aren't really immortal and in contrast Stolas is pseudo immortal and not even a handful of things can hurt him it's just a way for stolas to actually feel something while having very kinky sex
This is handsdown my favorite episode of all time in helluva, and one of the best episodes of any animated show I’ve *ever* seen. It’s worth a lot more with build up, and the past episode knowledges.
I loved this episode when I first watched it, because it was the episode that showed me how similar me and Blitzo are. His life was horrible and so much is going on with him that has never happened to me, however, his insecurities and how he views his situations are so similar to me. Everyone will leave, so why get too close? Why not be rude? I believe that knowing who truly cares about me and who hates me is beneficial to my mental health, so I am rude to everyone to try and make everyone despise me so that I know. It feels better than getting close to people and considering themmy friends and really close, and then they ghost me, it turns out they hate me, and they remind me of all my flaws. Giving up and pushing pain to the side with humour and rudeness taking place for self-defense is amazing! But confronting the truth, it can make people cry, can even make them break. I love Blitzo so so much, because I feel like I could be him... Also the "Are you afraid to love me?" from Stolas in the trip... I tried to forget about my first crush because there was no way he could ever like me, so it's better to distance myself and get over him. With Blitzo's like 5th relationship or smth, he believes that nothing will ever last. Even with Veronika, he gave up on believing anything will laugh for him, that it's all temporary and best to make the most of it while you have it. He pushes himself away, tells himself that he's only used (bodyguard and then a kink for a royal) and that they never could love and cherish him. ... Sorry for this lol
Also the 'o' is silent in Blitzo, it's just Blitz now, it was Blitzo when he was younger but he wanted to distance himself from his past so now he's just Blitz
I mean, normal drugs and alcohol built for human biology seem to work pretty effectively on hell-borne demons and sinner demon forms, so I think tranquilizers would work as well.
I thought the implication through the drug trip was that Blitzo and Moxie were talking to each other through their hallucinations. They're getting warped/muddied/confused interpretations of the other like Overly Verbose Princess Moxie and Phantom of the Opera Blitzo.
I’d love to see you react to the full ozzie’s, oops! and mammon’s magnificent musical episodes. you’ve already reacted to some of the songs in them but it’d be awesome to see you react to the full episodes, and they all have fizzarolli too! those + loo loo land (I’m counting robofizz as part of the arc) basically make up fizzarolli’s character arc atm. my favourite of them all is the musical mid season special because it’s a really good fizzarolli episode that I’m sure you’d love. it’s an amazing episode with wonderful songs and amazing character writing. it’ll make you love fizzarolli more than you already do :D oops! is good for fizzarolli and blitzø backstory, and ozzie’s is fizz’s first in person appearance.
YOU SHOULD WATCH hazbin hotel. It's by the same creator and it's the pilot which came out 3years ago before helluva boss, still set in hell. It got picked up by a studio and that's why only the pilot which is outstanding is on TH-cam and nothing else. But it's coming out soon eventually so I think you'd enjoy watching the pilot. Also has music which is absolutely spectacular but definitely special and great plot, great characters. Short summary it's about trying to start up a hotel for people who wanna rehab to be better, but like it's hell so that ain't really working out. And the girl trying to start the hotel is the princess of hell. So please check it out and maybe record the episode reaction. Thanks for reacting a lot to helluva boss too :D.
I can't think of another show or film or anything really that is so damn good at dropping absolutely jaw dropping lines on you out of the blue. Combinations of profanity that have never before even begun to think about crossing my mind. That's a truly dark gift. And they put in work on this show because it happens at least once ever 3 or 4 minutes.
You are seeing early (and again near the end) one of the big points this show makes; experienced demons have had to live through all the consequences of their many mistakes, and over enough time that becomes a training experience for what to do once you've made a mistake. You will consistently see the immediate reaction to an unexpected disaster be to assess damages and sort out what's too risky to try to salvage and what needs to be saved right away: triage thinking. This doesn't mean they don't do all the impulsive emotional stuff like fly into a rage or break down, but that gets pushed down to when there's time for it. Those demons who can't seem to ever learn how to minimize the results of their actions tend to be antagonists in this show; contrariwise, you'll find demons who are championing equivalents of "safe, sane, and consensual" due to having exhaustively researched the alternatives and knowing precisely how they all end up sucking.
You're not wrong about "eventually everyone goes" being Moxxie's view of why Blitz acts the way he does. Because the reality that you can see start to emerge in Blitz's hallucination (that just becomes more clear in the episode immediately after this one and in season 2) is that Blitz *hates himself.* It's not that he pushes people away because he thinks they'll leave him eventually anyway. He pushes people away because he believes *he doesn't deserve their love and friendship.* But he also desperately wants it. Like everyone, he *needs* love and friendship. Moxxie has a simplistic, very musical theatre-esque understanding of Blitz's behavior, when the reality is more complex and heartbreaking. Also, the DHORKS sunglasses acting like eyes isn't any different from animated Spiderman's costume eyes doing so; it's expressive while still covering the eyes. :) As for Stolas not killing Agents One and Two, the summoning sigil they used--and you get to see sigils for all of the most powerful demons in the show--is actually from real life demonology for the summoning of the demon prince Stolas. If it's written and used properly, then once summoned, he can't hurt the summoner. And, technically, Agent Two and the other DHORK corpses are the summoners, lol. Stolas just needed a way into the mortal world without his book and this was the best away that unfortunately didn't allow him to do anything beyond rescue Blitz and the rest of I.M.P.
I know it's not related to this, but I'm sure you'd LOVE some of the songs from the "DAUGHTER OF DISCORD" fan audio drama. Some of the best songs I've ever heard. Here are a few of my favorite ones - Most Chaotically - changing - battle theme - really great pair
This was a great reaction, I heard in a video else where that the way Stolas, Owl guy, was summoned, from the "Lesser key of Solomon"(I think) Stolas couldnt hurt them(D.H.O.R.K.S.) due to this, but he can scare the fuck out of them. Just wanted to clear things up, as this is my favorite episode.
I've been watching all your Hazbin reactions and I really love this too - I would really love it if you watched all the rest of Helluva Boss too! This episode was the turning point where stuff finally started to get real with the character development and ever since nearly every episode has been banger after banger.
Matthew, I love ya, and I have no idea how you haven't realized that when an animated character has glasses the animators ALMOST ALWAYS distort the glasses as if they were eyes to still show expression
I wonder if Matthew realizes Bliztø is pronounced without the O and just calls him that anyway like people in the show who disrespect him do, or if he genuinely doesn’t realize he’s deadnaming him 😭😭
One of the reasons that they would close the portal is that surprisingly hell too has laws, and they are legally not allowed to be on earth in the first place. Only specific demons are allowed to roam earth, and were it to come public that they've led people who are still alive in hell, they could be in deep shit xD But also to not put Millie and Loona in danger when they don't know what they're up against yet.
i would LOVE to see reactions for the whole series. the episodes in order are actually So Good and the animation and story only improve as the show progresses
If you could include "Just look my way" to one of your reaction videos for Helluva Boss, I'm sure we would all appreciate it. Not that you have to, I just think you would like it.
I’m sure someone’s already said it the tranquilizer would’ve worked cause most besides the old ones like the 7 sins and older beings of the “known” stories of heaven and hell, are human souls that died and then when you go to hell it makes you “demon” by default. The shape your soul takes in either dimension is a reflection. Of your soul in life, your interests, etc, and the same vice versa for heaven.
They are in a room having a conversation about their insecurities, but they are also tripping balls. We see what each of them experience, which is the SAME conversation through two vastly different brains going wild on green gass. So in a way, all of this happened to both of them, but the difference is who they are and how they react to the drug.
Love watching you watch Helluva Boss right now. Can't wait till you catch up, the last two episodes thus far are my absolute favorite. Before that then, comes the others. Can't wait till you see S1E7.
Despite your request, I'm going to explain something you asked about earlier. Imps like Blitz0, Millie, and Moxxie are the lowest demons born in Hell. As such, mortal weapons can hurt -- and supposedly even kill -- them. They seem to be able to heal faster than humans from injuries, but it still hurts them, and can leave scars. In their case, the scars are indicated by white skin, such as with Blitz0's face. However, a demon prince, like Stolas, cannot be hurt by mortal instruments. He can still feel the pain from it, but it does not harm him.
It hasn't been out for that long (hence it probably not being as highly rated yet) but honestly I think the most recent episode has been the best one so far. 2x7 is a follow up to 2x6 and it's extremely good. It's definitely become my favorite episode of the show so far and a lot of people rate it very highly.
In the space of a single animated music drug induced hallucination, you completely figured out Blitzo's character. There was a deeply traumatic experience in his past that I'm not going to spoil, and it ended up splitting him and his best friend apart. They haven't spoken to each other in decades. He blames himself for another loss during that same experience. And the two of those things in his mind have convinced him that he doesn't deserve to be with someone. That he is unworthy of a real relationship. And he puts up that wall of constant bravado to cover his pain and self doubt. And just as you said, he self destructs relationships rather than potentially open up only to have them leave and deal with that pain. She usually he runs. He is a deeply flawed and hurting character. It's incredibly impressive writing that just gets deeper the more into the show you go. Especially as the thing he MOST wants in the whole world is a loving family of his own. You see it in this episode as well as all of the rest. Any time someone is in danger, he puts himself in front of them to protect them. EVERY time. He has an incredibly good heart. He cares deeply about his friends.
Blitzø's nightmare is genuinely why I think that Dtolas and Blitz shouldn't be together. Blitz doesn't believe that anyone could love him, so he pushes everyone away. Stolas loves Blitz but he is dealing with divorce, a teenage daughter and his ex wife who wants to kill him. He can't fight more emotional pain, which leads him to agree even when things hurt him. The attraction is there on Stolas's side and we've seen that Blitz does care for Stolas but neither of them are anywhere near ready for a relationship with the other.
a virgo is a star sign based on when you are born. other examples of star signs are Leo, Capricorn, scorpio, Aries and many more that I can't think of at the moment. He was trolling them by defining himself by the star sign instead of saying he is an imp.
I wish i could watch the entire show for the first time 😭❤️ and also, i know he said he hadn't seen any other episodes but i gasped in horror when he didn't recognize Striker 😂😂
Honestly Truth Seekers aint even a bad episode to start with. It doesnt really have much that requires previous context to understand the plot, it works really well on its own while still staying true to the characters and the premise. Also yeah this is definitely one of the most violent episodes in the show, if not the most violent.
I guess, but I think the most Normal episode that doesn’t show or reference any thing from previous episodes is episode 4 with the Cherubs. But I still thing he should start with episode 1 and work his way up to the most recent episode.
idk why half of my title got deleted lmao but sorry for the mistake, all sorted now 😶
It sure was a helluva boss highest
@@NocturneRockdefinitely
Both titles would’ve explained your reaction perfectly, but that first one could’ve been interpreted in any fashion.
You should react to S2 ep7 of helluva boss
you should react to all the episodes
Matthew being confused by the classic animation trope of eyewear behaving like eyes is so cute. They do that so you can still get expressive eyes without actually showing eyes, useful for characters that might never take off their eyewear.
He should watch Johnny Bravo lol. prime example of glasses moving for facial expression enhancement xD
Kids next door number 1
A great example is Spider-Man
Just imagine the agents with fixed sun glasses. Would look so stupid xD
@@p3chv0gel22 I kinda want to see that edit now.
18:08 Blitz had adopted Loona a while ago, so he considers her a daughter and almost always has that kind of attitude toward her. Its honestly really sweet
18:08 *
@@Los_BreadstickMartian OH yea sorry abt the typo I'll edit that
You were pretty spot-on by noticing Blitz's voice doing impressions of other people in his own mind, because it's him who's saying those things to himself: his fears, his insecurities, and his trauma just hindering his desire for love and intimacy. I'm impressed because many people don't get it on their first watch!
I know I certainly didn't, but it makes so much sense
I mean it’s pretty obvious idk how not many people get it.
Wait really? So he does an impression of stolas etc ?? I never noticed?! Thats so cool
@@thatrandomgirl4574 At least he does for Striker and Verosika. Stolas I'm not sure if Bryce did it or if it's Brandon.
@@DaniReacts13 aha now I hear it he also did fizzoroli
Blitzo makes a lot of things sexual, mainly because that is the _only_ worth he sees in himself. He is confident in his prowess in bed and _nothing else,_ so whenever he wants to be even remotely close to someone, he expresses a wish to sleep with them, because that is the only way he knows how
Not quite, he’s also pretty good with guns now
Agent 1 and 2 being left alive was a pretty big discussion points with multiple different theorys, ranging from "Stolas might not be allowed to because he was summoned" to "Stolas might actually be a pacifist, since we have never seen him kill someone"
And everyone else was disarmed by Blitz using the "big gun." Loona probably could have killed them unarmed, but they wernt a threat after Stolas's display- you have to be really psycho to kill someone cowering in terror, and while Blitz or Millie could have, loona isnt part of the assasin team, she's just their secretary.
To be fair in demonology Stolas IS a pacifist, but I do think it has to do with the summon more than anything because summoning is always a form of pact
@@glitzdancer Normally, I would agree but Stolas essentially summoned himself. It would come down to how summonings work in the Helluva Boss universe. Is it done by who intended to summon the demon, aka Stolas himself, or is it done by the body that draws the ring, aka the agents that Stolas possessed?
@@eleanorcooke7136 that’s a good point but I argue the humans still “drew” the sigil even if by force so if it’s a blood tie there could be something there
@@glitzdancer I like the idea of stolas making a pact with himself.
The animation in the fight scene is incredible. And Stolas' appearance played as genuine horror is just awesome.
Blitzø and Moxxie singing together as a homage to the _Phantom of the Opera_ has more magical moments that gives Disney a run of its money.
_"Poor unhappy Blitzy! Should we pity him or should we curse him?"_
They even changed up the animation style during Moxxie's trip to be much closer to a Disney style of animation.
Ahh yes, Helluva Boss Highest
Here before he realizes the mistake
This sure is one of Helluva Boss' Highest
HERE BEFORE THE CHANGE!!!
Here before the change (≧∇≦)/
Here before it changes 🧍♀️‼️
Watch the whole show. Do it. Please. We're all here for it.
Yup! Do it NOW.
DO IT
New drinking game: _Take a shot every time he asks a question that would've been answered if he watched this show in order_ 😏
YES PLEASE
@@TrackpadProductions agreed, reactions that jump in on episodes in the middle of series with an over arching plot are unbelievably frustrating as the reactor always asks questions and are confused by things they'd know if they just watched the show normally.
18:15 no, she’s his (adopted) daughter and from my memory he’s always nice to her. Possibly the only character he’s nice to ALL the time.
Blitzo is extremely desperate for a family of his own. And so he made one. IMP is his family. And he straight up adopted Loona. And he genuinely loves and cares for her as if she were his own blood daughter. She has an extremely traumatic past... horrifyingly so. With both of them deeply messed up you'd think it would fail miserably... but it actually allows them to trust each other a little more as they work through things together. And you see her really coming around later on. She cares about him too. Even if she was almost 18 and about to walk free from foster system, she has someone who actually wants her and who does love her. Everyone in the show is messed up in some way. Even M&M are. Moxxie has his dad to contend with, and Millie has her family history.
The symbol the possessed bodies draw around Agent Two is Stolas' actual summoning circle from the real-life Lesser Key of Solomon. It has in-built safeguards to limit the prince's powers in the material world.
Stolas *can't* harm One and Two. The terms of the summoning don't allow it. That's why Two isn't a limp twitching heap after that sickening neck crack.
And because he doesn't really want to kill them, he's a pacifist.
@@bethanymiddleton5758 are there any canon implications of that?
@@KaterynaM_UA just the fact he hasen't really killed anyone the entire series other than petrifying one imp during the looloo land episode when M&M and blitz were busy and couldn't bodyguard him and octavia. he didn't even need bodyguards if he could do something like that, but he hired I.M.P anyway. (true, probably just to flirt with blitz but thats about the evidence we got for pacifist stolas)
Btw, the “o” in Blitzo’s name is silent, so his name is actually pronounced “Blitz”. The only people who still call him “Blitzo” are the people who hate him :)
You actually analysed a lot of the video so well especially when they went into blitz’s trauma! Thank god you reacted to this episode instead of the ones with a lot of spoilers, compared to those this episode is actually quite a good place to start, and thanks for the video!!
Mathew if possible you should really react to more episodes , because your reactions are way tooo entertaining :)
This ^
Most badass part of that episode? When Stolas possesses the female agent, reanimates the corpses, then makes them draw a summoning circle so he can enter our plane through her. 😈("WHO DARES THREATEN MY IMPISH PLAYTHINGS???")
And you know it's bad when Millie starts making raccoon noises while trying to break things.
Stolas is this genuinely gentle and caring father, loves his work with astronomy and plants. He's a little goofy even. But god damn you do NOT want to piss him off. He knows exactly how to be completely terrifying. To use the build up, then to possess corpses to draw his own sigil and summon himself? DAMN.
Mathew really need to react to more episodes. His reactions are so priceless. I was laughing so much 😂😂
React to them all Matthew. DO IT.
"Helluva Boss Highest"
best title ever
While Moxxie was saying his order to annoy the agents, I think he does take his coffee like that. I believe that there were some Instagram posts from the official insta for Moxxie complaining about how a barista wrote "Karen" instead of "Moxxie"
I would honestly say 2x7 and mayyyybe 2x6 are better, but this episode still holds a _really_ special place in my heart. It's what transformed "Yeah, this show's pretty cool!" to full on frothing at the mouth over it lol
Okay, you asked if he just took a picture... Yes, yes he did. ALL the characters have Instagram accounts and there are pics from this fight posted to them.
5:33: That's just an animation choice. Those are his glasses. 😂
That’s just how the animation style is. If they didn’t animate the glasses the way they did then it would be kind of hard to convey the facial expressions. It just makes the character look more expressive.
Human weapons can kill low ranking demons like Imps, but they would be useless against higher ranked demons like demon royalty. Stolas for example, the bird demon that saved them, cannot be killed by normal means. He can only be killed by angelic weapons.
Also, Loona, the wolf girl is Blitz’s adopted daughter. She rarely calls him dad, but they do care about each other.
I feel like Matthew is doing everything he can to tease us about actually watching the the show outright
I don’t mean this as criticism just find it funny that he’s done everything but watch the whole show in order
Fr. About to find him so I can have a word with his clever little self.
It’s probably just because reacting to full series isn’t what he really does on his channel
"helluva boss highest" (ranked episode) might just be the best title you could've ever given this video
he changed the title 😭
They are Imps born in hell. Loona is a hellhound also born in hell and lower ranked than imps.
Demons are humans who died and go to hell.
Stolas, the “owl thing” is a Demon prince of hell.
Hope this helps.
@@DinoandGalaxy hellborn = born in hell
Sinners = demons -> humans killed and sent to hell
Actually very logical
Yesssss thank you for watching the full episode. Genuinely love when you react to full episodes, would be thrilled if you checked out more Helluva Boss episodes, it’s worth it! The characters, as vulgar and demonic as they are, you still end up falling in love with them and there’s some really sweet tender moments in the newer episodes!
It seems interesting to witness this episode being the most “Imp”actful and most watched episode from Season 1 as it shows so much detail between Moxxie and Blitz’s character growth or struggles on what they are hiding within themselves. So I hope you check out more Helluva Boss episodes as they get more interesting and entertaining to watch 😄
Also fun fact, Loona (Wolf Girl is actually a Hellhound) is actually the main one who actually summoned Stolas to scare the agents. As there being a moment in the boom that you can read on how to summon a demon. So there are text that you might have to pause and read on it.
Loona didn't summon it she can't read in red light (since dogs can't see red) stolas summoned himself using by possessing the corpses and having them draw the summoning circle, it was a very situational thing
@@dorktriogamer2865 oh understandable, as sorry I kinda thought that us the audience can spot in thr book a guide on how to summon Stolas without the usage of a summoning circle 😅
@@Ghost_R4cc00n yeah, it's a good observation I didn't see, probably just an Easter egg to point out what was happening
@@dorktriogamer2865 yep, as i believe there is a wiki that explains on what is on the book or someone breakdown on the episode
😂😂😂Buddy the whole fandom is wondering what agent one and twos next move is gonna be, we have so many villains and plot points at this point its kinda funny but at the same time it kinda still makes sense to the overall story so we still want you to watch the full series
Blitzo told them to close the portal so the humans couldn't look or get into Hell. That would've been SO much worse in multiple ways. It was the right call.
And yeah, after his hallucination it's noticeable that Blitzo stops during the fight several times to try and do something nice for each of the others.
Stolas is known in classical demonology as being unusually pacifistic for a demon, but obviously it was a terrible idea to leave those two alive.
If you still don't want to watch the whole show, the next two episodes after this one are also very good, and the "Mammon's" episode is terrific and works fine standalone. I will not be surprised if it eventually ties or surpasses "Truth Seekers" as the highest rated.
Yeah, closing that portal was 100% the right thing to do. And I love that it shows just how much Loona actually does respect and understand him. She knew he was being serious and immediately did it without question. And then defended his choice to Millie. It goes overlooked a lot but it's a really great detail.
I've watched this episode so many times, and it was only once you pointed it out that I realized Blitz says 'cocksicle joint' instead of 'popsicle joint' like I thought.
I'm so happy you're reacting to more helluva boss. Also if you ever plan on doing a out of context reaction soon I'd recommend Big City Greens, it's an underrated show but really funny
LOVING your zero-context interpretation of all this!
I think Blitz0 and Moxxie were having an actual conversation, calling out each other's insecurities and being forced to honestly respond to those callouts, and the acid trip visuals were how they were processing that conversation while drugged out their asses.
Also, the reason for the portal closing isn't really something you can get without context, sorry. Hell-born demons like imps and hounds can be killed in hell, while human souls are effectively immortal there ((otherwise you can't really force a swarm of bees up a person's dick for eternity)). So it would put the demons in *actual* danger if the humans followed them back in. On top of that, the imps' interdimensional travel is teeeeeechnically illegal and only possible through Stolas (a demon prince) willfully ignoring it -- but actually letting *living* humans into hell would draw the attention of the demon kings. Which nobody wants.
12:30 Yes, they're Blitzø's IMPressions.
5:31 that’s just an animation thing, sometimes we have glasses move and emote with the eyes cause it’s fun and helps convey emotion
In Blizo’s hallucination He thinks he going to die alone is because his family left him, and more. That’s why the end of episode eight season when he says Luna are you gonna stay with me. He doesn’t want anyone to leave him like his sis/ family(his sister is his only family member). Blizo sister left and pretended he disappeared in episode five season two, because he killed his mom in a fire he caused on accident. Blizo’s dad never cared because he sold blizo away to solis. Blizo got Luna because he wanted to be loved and have a family again. Also in the pilot why bilzo says we are all a family to mils,moxie and Luna is because he wants to have a family again and be loved. He does not love himself in episode six season two he says to fizz that he hates himself, and he does.😢😢❤❤ he has a Sadder back story than you think, he has been though more than you think.
Blitz has a lot of issues, but one thing I always liked about this episode is that Loona appears to be one thing he has no regrets about, as she didn't appear as one of his tormentors during his Truth Bomb-induced trip.
He hates himself to a degree that is shocking (Season 1 Episode 7), but when it comes to his adopted daughter, it's one "good" thing he can grasp on to.
All of the characters in Helluva Boss have flaws...and some are more obvious and damaging than others, but unlike most shows, they actually do more than just point them out. They're part of the plot, and how the characters develop.
...frequently that development stems from their failures to overcome those flaws, but that's also fairly novel in modern media.
Also, Stolas (the owl demon) is one of the Goetic demons, who are part of the ruling class of hell. That's a long way of saying that he has A LOT of power.
Fun fact though...for all of his terrifying display, he didn't kill anyone. Even the agent who he obviously had break her own neck, was healed and fine (physically) in the aftermath.
I have no idea if this is true, but right from my first watch, the laugh of the agent at the end had me thinking that there was something demonic about him as well. The reason why they were spared may be because D.H.O.R.K.S. might exist at the behest of Hell. What better way to determine if someone is breaking the rules by messing around on Earth than an organization supposedly to investigate demonic activity.
No, Stolas is a pacifist, and doesn't like killing. He only used the bodies of the already dead agents and healed agent two after leaving her body. He didn't even need to do that whole thing, it was just to scare the fuck out of the agents and make them back off.
Can we take a moment to appreciate that Mathew makes the best high quality content for us and he always makes our day or night even better
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@@alfae What...
PLEASE watch the other episodes!! All the songs, clips, moments, and character's actions will make SO much more sense once you have all the context. There is plenty of world building in all the other episodes that make those things make sense as well.
To also help explain the portal thing at the beginning of the episode.....
They cant let living humans into hell or else they'll get in trouble with higher demons.
The main cast (minus Loona and Stolas) are Imps, and therefore cannot cast magic. So if they did let them into hell....it'd just be problematic. That, and Blitzø was probably trying to protect Loona and Millie
Beartrap is just for normal bdsm power play stuff since hell born demons like imps aren't really immortal and in contrast Stolas is pseudo immortal and not even a handful of things can hurt him it's just a way for stolas to actually feel something while having very kinky sex
For the hallucinations, they are talking to eachother but both see it through their own lenses
This is handsdown my favorite episode of all time in helluva, and one of the best episodes of any animated show I’ve *ever* seen. It’s worth a lot more with build up, and the past episode knowledges.
You GOTTA watch the show Matthew, we're all begging at this point
I loved this episode when I first watched it, because it was the episode that showed me how similar me and Blitzo are. His life was horrible and so much is going on with him that has never happened to me, however, his insecurities and how he views his situations are so similar to me. Everyone will leave, so why get too close? Why not be rude? I believe that knowing who truly cares about me and who hates me is beneficial to my mental health, so I am rude to everyone to try and make everyone despise me so that I know. It feels better than getting close to people and considering themmy friends and really close, and then they ghost me, it turns out they hate me, and they remind me of all my flaws. Giving up and pushing pain to the side with humour and rudeness taking place for self-defense is amazing! But confronting the truth, it can make people cry, can even make them break. I love Blitzo so so much, because I feel like I could be him... Also the "Are you afraid to love me?" from Stolas in the trip... I tried to forget about my first crush because there was no way he could ever like me, so it's better to distance myself and get over him. With Blitzo's like 5th relationship or smth, he believes that nothing will ever last. Even with Veronika, he gave up on believing anything will laugh for him, that it's all temporary and best to make the most of it while you have it. He pushes himself away, tells himself that he's only used (bodyguard and then a kink for a royal) and that they never could love and cherish him. ... Sorry for this lol
Also the 'o' is silent in Blitzo, it's just Blitz now, it was Blitzo when he was younger but he wanted to distance himself from his past so now he's just Blitz
I mean, normal drugs and alcohol built for human biology seem to work pretty effectively on hell-borne demons and sinner demon forms, so I think tranquilizers would work as well.
This really is the episode of all time
Hell yeah. This and the two newest with Fizz. So amassing. I love this show 🤩🤩
I thought the implication through the drug trip was that Blitzo and Moxie were talking to each other through their hallucinations. They're getting warped/muddied/confused interpretations of the other like Overly Verbose Princess Moxie and Phantom of the Opera Blitzo.
I’d love to see you react to the full ozzie’s, oops! and mammon’s magnificent musical episodes. you’ve already reacted to some of the songs in them but it’d be awesome to see you react to the full episodes, and they all have fizzarolli too! those + loo loo land (I’m counting robofizz as part of the arc) basically make up fizzarolli’s character arc atm.
my favourite of them all is the musical mid season special because it’s a really good fizzarolli episode that I’m sure you’d love. it’s an amazing episode with wonderful songs and amazing character writing. it’ll make you love fizzarolli more than you already do :D oops! is good for fizzarolli and blitzø backstory, and ozzie’s is fizz’s first in person appearance.
YOU SHOULD WATCH hazbin hotel. It's by the same creator and it's the pilot which came out 3years ago before helluva boss, still set in hell. It got picked up by a studio and that's why only the pilot which is outstanding is on TH-cam and nothing else. But it's coming out soon eventually so I think you'd enjoy watching the pilot. Also has music which is absolutely spectacular but definitely special and great plot, great characters. Short summary it's about trying to start up a hotel for people who wanna rehab to be better, but like it's hell so that ain't really working out. And the girl trying to start the hotel is the princess of hell. So please check it out and maybe record the episode reaction. Thanks for reacting a lot to helluva boss too :D.
I can't think of another show or film or anything really that is so damn good at dropping absolutely jaw dropping lines on you out of the blue. Combinations of profanity that have never before even begun to think about crossing my mind. That's a truly dark gift. And they put in work on this show because it happens at least once ever 3 or 4 minutes.
whenever he says "Blitzo" I just say "THE O IS SILENT" Its Blitzø. He should really watch the episodes in order to know wtf is going on
You are seeing early (and again near the end) one of the big points this show makes; experienced demons have had to live through all the consequences of their many mistakes, and over enough time that becomes a training experience for what to do once you've made a mistake. You will consistently see the immediate reaction to an unexpected disaster be to assess damages and sort out what's too risky to try to salvage and what needs to be saved right away: triage thinking. This doesn't mean they don't do all the impulsive emotional stuff like fly into a rage or break down, but that gets pushed down to when there's time for it. Those demons who can't seem to ever learn how to minimize the results of their actions tend to be antagonists in this show; contrariwise, you'll find demons who are championing equivalents of "safe, sane, and consensual" due to having exhaustively researched the alternatives and knowing precisely how they all end up sucking.
This is truly a helluva boss highest moment
You're not wrong about "eventually everyone goes" being Moxxie's view of why Blitz acts the way he does. Because the reality that you can see start to emerge in Blitz's hallucination (that just becomes more clear in the episode immediately after this one and in season 2) is that Blitz *hates himself.* It's not that he pushes people away because he thinks they'll leave him eventually anyway. He pushes people away because he believes *he doesn't deserve their love and friendship.* But he also desperately wants it. Like everyone, he *needs* love and friendship. Moxxie has a simplistic, very musical theatre-esque understanding of Blitz's behavior, when the reality is more complex and heartbreaking.
Also, the DHORKS sunglasses acting like eyes isn't any different from animated Spiderman's costume eyes doing so; it's expressive while still covering the eyes. :)
As for Stolas not killing Agents One and Two, the summoning sigil they used--and you get to see sigils for all of the most powerful demons in the show--is actually from real life demonology for the summoning of the demon prince Stolas. If it's written and used properly, then once summoned, he can't hurt the summoner. And, technically, Agent Two and the other DHORK corpses are the summoners, lol. Stolas just needed a way into the mortal world without his book and this was the best away that unfortunately didn't allow him to do anything beyond rescue Blitz and the rest of I.M.P.
what a lovely title! "Helluva Boss Highest" such nice quality... rolls off the tongue well!
'Helluva Boss Highest' he did the thing again!
You’re asking questions that are answered in the other episodes. Watching out of order episodes of anything will leave you confused lol
I don't want to be mean, but Matthew is the kind of guy to watch a disney cartoon and have a menal breakdown because the animals can talk
"Fox lady"
Loona is actually a hell-hound. More specifically a husky. :)
I know it's not related to this, but I'm sure you'd LOVE some of the songs from the "DAUGHTER OF DISCORD" fan audio drama. Some of the best songs I've ever heard. Here are a few of my favorite ones
- Most Chaotically
- changing
- battle theme
- really great pair
This was a great reaction, I heard in a video else where that the way Stolas, Owl guy, was summoned, from the "Lesser key of Solomon"(I think) Stolas couldnt hurt them(D.H.O.R.K.S.) due to this, but he can scare the fuck out of them. Just wanted to clear things up, as this is my favorite episode.
The beartraps were used on the owl guy's arm according to their instagram
I've been watching all your Hazbin reactions and I really love this too - I would really love it if you watched all the rest of Helluva Boss too! This episode was the turning point where stuff finally started to get real with the character development and ever since nearly every episode has been banger after banger.
Matthew, I love ya, and I have no idea how you haven't realized that when an animated character has glasses the animators ALMOST ALWAYS distort the glasses as if they were eyes to still show expression
MORE HELLUVA CONTENT RN PLS this is something I need in my life
He should totally react to Helluva Boss' "Western Energy"! That was mind blowing!
"I don't know who this is"
the pitfalls of looking at a random episode without thinking if it ha anything referencing past episodes:3
"Helluva Boss Highest" mm yes good title
HELL YEAH! truth seekers is absolutely the best episode to start with! I love yoir vids ^_^
PLEASE WATCH IT ALL ITS SO GOOD!!
Your eyes are the same colour as your hair and I love it.
Helluva Boss Highest
How high?
The highest.
The O is supposed to be silent! His name is Blitzo, and the O is silent.
I'm at a party rn but that doesn't stop me from watching this with subtitles-
I wonder if Matthew realizes Bliztø is pronounced without the O and just calls him that anyway like people in the show who disrespect him do, or if he genuinely doesn’t realize he’s deadnaming him 😭😭
Did you guys know that Verosika from this show has the same voice actress as Marinette Dupain-cheng from miracules ladybug
I still frequently relisten to Moxxie’s Bad Trip. It is probably one of my favorite song’s overall.
One of the reasons that they would close the portal is that surprisingly hell too has laws, and they are legally not allowed to be on earth in the first place. Only specific demons are allowed to roam earth, and were it to come public that they've led people who are still alive in hell, they could be in deep shit xD
But also to not put Millie and Loona in danger when they don't know what they're up against yet.
i would LOVE to see reactions for the whole series. the episodes in order are actually So Good and the animation and story only improve as the show progresses
this was really entertaining, well done!
If you could include "Just look my way" to one of your reaction videos for Helluva Boss, I'm sure we would all appreciate it. Not that you have to, I just think you would like it.
"Okayyy, have fun with your TRAUMA!" should actually be part of the damn show title 😂😂😂
This is the best helluva boss episode ever and even better that you reacted to itt🤧🤧
I’m sure someone’s already said it the tranquilizer would’ve worked cause most besides the old ones like the 7 sins and older beings of the “known” stories of heaven and hell, are human souls that died and then when you go to hell it makes you “demon” by default. The shape your soul takes in either dimension is a reflection. Of your soul in life, your interests, etc, and the same vice versa for heaven.
They are in a room having a conversation about their insecurities, but they are also tripping balls. We see what each of them experience, which is the SAME conversation through two vastly different brains going wild on green gass. So in a way, all of this happened to both of them, but the difference is who they are and how they react to the drug.
Don’t be shy just watch them all 😃
Love watching you watch Helluva Boss right now. Can't wait till you catch up, the last two episodes thus far are my absolute favorite. Before that then, comes the others. Can't wait till you see S1E7.
This was my favorite episode but I didn't know it was actually the highest rated. It deserves it.
This episode is the best in the season!
WAIT THIS WAS ONLY 3 HOURS AGO- earliest ive ever been imma join the discord after watching :D love helluva can't wait to see his reaction :))
I love me some Helluva Boss Highest
Despite your request, I'm going to explain something you asked about earlier. Imps like Blitz0, Millie, and Moxxie are the lowest demons born in Hell. As such, mortal weapons can hurt -- and supposedly even kill -- them. They seem to be able to heal faster than humans from injuries, but it still hurts them, and can leave scars. In their case, the scars are indicated by white skin, such as with Blitz0's face. However, a demon prince, like Stolas, cannot be hurt by mortal instruments. He can still feel the pain from it, but it does not harm him.
It hasn't been out for that long (hence it probably not being as highly rated yet) but honestly I think the most recent episode has been the best one so far. 2x7 is a follow up to 2x6 and it's extremely good. It's definitely become my favorite episode of the show so far and a lot of people rate it very highly.
In the space of a single animated music drug induced hallucination, you completely figured out Blitzo's character. There was a deeply traumatic experience in his past that I'm not going to spoil, and it ended up splitting him and his best friend apart. They haven't spoken to each other in decades. He blames himself for another loss during that same experience. And the two of those things in his mind have convinced him that he doesn't deserve to be with someone. That he is unworthy of a real relationship. And he puts up that wall of constant bravado to cover his pain and self doubt. And just as you said, he self destructs relationships rather than potentially open up only to have them leave and deal with that pain. She usually he runs. He is a deeply flawed and hurting character. It's incredibly impressive writing that just gets deeper the more into the show you go. Especially as the thing he MOST wants in the whole world is a loving family of his own. You see it in this episode as well as all of the rest. Any time someone is in danger, he puts himself in front of them to protect them. EVERY time. He has an incredibly good heart. He cares deeply about his friends.
Blitzø's nightmare is genuinely why I think that Dtolas and Blitz shouldn't be together. Blitz doesn't believe that anyone could love him, so he pushes everyone away. Stolas loves Blitz but he is dealing with divorce, a teenage daughter and his ex wife who wants to kill him. He can't fight more emotional pain, which leads him to agree even when things hurt him. The attraction is there on Stolas's side and we've seen that Blitz does care for Stolas but neither of them are anywhere near ready for a relationship with the other.
a virgo is a star sign based on when you are born. other examples of star signs are Leo, Capricorn, scorpio, Aries and many more that I can't think of at the moment. He was trolling them by defining himself by the star sign instead of saying he is an imp.
I wish i could watch the entire show for the first time 😭❤️ and also, i know he said he hadn't seen any other episodes but i gasped in horror when he didn't recognize Striker 😂😂
Great reaction!
Honestly Truth Seekers aint even a bad episode to start with. It doesnt really have much that requires previous context to understand the plot, it works really well on its own while still staying true to the characters and the premise. Also yeah this is definitely one of the most violent episodes in the show, if not the most violent.
I guess, but I think the most Normal episode that doesn’t show or reference any thing from previous episodes is episode 4 with the Cherubs. But I still thing he should start with episode 1 and work his way up to the most recent episode.