The Last Straw: Helluva Boss Season 2 Episode 10 Review
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What did y'all think of the episode?
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moxi trying to do math is me at my core
Actually loved it, it's a millie episode and was meant to show us where blitzo is mentally. It was a transitional piece, it doesn't have to hit as hard as the last too, it was just a ride for both mills and blitz.
0:05 Mixy not Moxxie feelings
**Jim Lahey falling**
I definitely love it a lot! Millie Power!🤩
As someone with ptsd. The “remember how we met” was a distraction. Its a strategy that works with some people to pull them back to reality. It doesnt always work. But it was to pull him back to reality so he could get back on track. Its a “distract the brain from teh trauma”. Not the greatest strategy but I dont think any other one would have made any sense to anyone without ptsd.
nice headcanon! would be cool if thats actually what happened but as it stands im not really inclined to think that they did that intentionally
@@skythighHe VERY CLEARLY does- like you would almost have to be stupid to even doubt it. Somethings don’t have to be outright said when they are so heavily implied
@@skythigh mhm, as if accidentally burning down your family's business, your best friend/crush's birthday party (leaving him mangled for life), and accidentally killing your mom and closest relative ALL BECAUSE OF A HEARTBREAK is not gonna give anyone PTSD
How they could’ve done this and what was said in the video is her asking but not flashing back yet.
@@skythigh ??? He very evidently does? have you not been paying attention throughout the series?!
I actually like that Blitz has been depressed for a month. It’s realistic. I said I wanted to change, but it took me over a year to get over the hurdles and work through the trauma that was holding me back from changing. The beauty about wanting to change is that you have to first process WHY you need to change, and Blitz’s arc perfectly reflects that :3
THANK YOU someone gets it!
agreed! he needs the time to heal and grieve first. his coping mechanisms are more damaging to himself and IMP, but he cant just try to change right away, nobody can
Wow, a year. What's your secret?
@ LOTS of inpatient treatment, a supportive and patient family, and finally finding the right meds lol
100%
Literally Millie addressing Loona by name caught my attention so hard. Like I heard it and it grabbed me because I don’t think we’ve ever heard her refer to Loona by name
@@althealee9375 same.
Or Moxxie, for that matter(Minus the pilot).
Same, I knew something was weird about that scene and then I remembered that I was always getting the vibe that Millie hates Loona and sees her as nothing more than hellhound/ lower being. It was never confirmed but I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who got those vibes.
@@kadencallaham6063 She used a nickname to refer to him, its still the same as mentioning him by name
I do think it would be interesting if they explored how she can have insecurities about viewing herself as worthless because that's the way society views imps, but still actively treats Loona as such because she's a hellhound and lower than imps. I doubt the show will ever directly address it but I think it would be interesting.
Did anyone else notice the second Scooby-Doo reference, which is the first non main character you see is actually the villain?
I didn't even catch that, that's actually so clever what
What about the lady that was killed..
@@noofficer8913 oh, genius
Wait, what? Nah hold up, is that real? I know I didn't not notice this.
That's exactly why I knew it was going to be him as the villain 😂
Rolando was more threatening than Striker was for his entire career
Honestly agree.
Or they are both equally threatening.
Poor Striker, man. He deserves justice. Lol
Ngl when I saw that Striker statue all intimidation from that character was instantly lost for me lol
If they just kept Norman Reedus, we probably would have gotten a far better Striker than what we have now.
Honestly I got chills from Brandon's performance for Blitzo in this episode, especially the scene with Blitzo's mother. Like jesus you can just hear the raw emotion as he cries and screams for her as she burns away, and then you hear the panic and anguish in his voice when Millie finds him, and it's genuinely soul crushing to hear. It's moments like that and Blitzo at the end of both Ozzie's and Full Moon that really shows that Brandon Rogers isn't just 'the guy who makes a bunch of dirty jokes and skits whose only in this for a pay check' and shows his true talent as a voice actor, and a damn good one at that
I love the idea of blitz and Millie being best friends, but I feel like the show itself hasn’t backed up that idea. It comes as a bit of a surprise. I just want to see more of their relationship because the idea they push here makes me adore their bond probably the most out of any two characters in the show.
eh best friends can manifest in a lot of ways. he jsut hasn't proper reciprocated it on his end...... which is fucking normal for him XD
with her she reciprocates by playing along with his nonsense and being the backbone here. she is.. the mentally healthiest of the lot, least for an imp in hell. for moxxie, blitz, and lona, this rag tag group is almsot ALL they have in the world. for millie, she has her family back home.
It would at least explain why millie put up with blitz creepy behavior for the entire series and why she was seen having casual conversations with him by message
I felt the same way. I fully support this relationship dynamic, but Millie calling Blitz her best friend kind of came out of left field. I wish there had been more scenes in earlier episodes of just Blitz and Millie interacting without Moxxie or Loona in the scene, to at least establish that they have some kind of rapport with each other outside of the other characters. To me, I always had the impression that, despite their constant bickering, Moxxie was closer the Blitz as a friend, and Millie just kind of joined IMP and became acquainted with Blitz through Moxxie. Of course it has been shown that Blitz respects Millie a lot as a fighter and likes her as a person, but they were never previously shown to be that close as a one-on-one friendship. But maybe in future episodes we’ll get more scenes of their friendship.
@@taddad2641 I will say, while I know that someone's best friend isn't always their partner, so far the series definitely gave me the vibe that if anyone was Millie's best friend, it was Moxxie. That reveal and backstory was sudden enough that I got a bit of a tell don't show vibe from it. That said, it might be more forgivable if future episodes going forward show us more examples of the M&M's not always being attached at the hip, Millie and Blitzo hanging out sometimes outside of work, and even on missions show us a bit of how Blitzo is insane, but Millie can sometimes f*ck with and lean into that insanity and they both have some real fun together that they both value from their friendship.
Tbh, Millie always seemed to be on the same page with blitz a lot more then Moxxie was. She always went along with his plans and looked like she had fun when Moxxie never did. However, the fact that her character wasn’t detailed in season one them being best friends seemed to actually come out of nowhere
I really liked this episode. Millie doesn't need to be complicated. I kind if like that she is the one stable rock in a sea of drama and trauma.
and she acts s the pillar for everyone else.
Same, I think Millie somehow became my favorite character that way. Usually it's someone I relate to, but Millie is almost more like a role model. I want to be that confident, patient and unbothered! I think they used her perfectly here.
Millie has been my favorite character since DAY ONE. She doesn’t need to be complicated but this side of her could have been foreshadowed in earlier ep
Yeah, I'm glad this show is a lot more realistic with psychological stuff than a lot of other series. I'm tired of the overload of "every singele character in this story has epic PTSD and super-angst. It's like a drum circle where everyone wants to be the loudest leader.
It also retroactively fixes a few issues with her. Before, she felt rather one note because she was poorly developed, now we know she’s just… stable. She doesn’t have super high expectations for herself, she has a relatively good family, she knows what she’s good at and wants to be there for her loved ones. She doesn’t have to be super deep and layered when the simplicity suits her
I like it when they actually make Millie a character
She is like the mom of the group. She might be the muscle but she is also the rock. It is also heavily implied that Moxie was the one who wanted her to join most.
@@TheKillerman3333She's the only emotionally stable one of the lot.😂
@@megannichols3886 that is true
BREAKING: main character in a vivziepop show gets basic characterization 2 seasons in
She’s the emotional pillar of the group.
I feel like some folks aren’t giving Blitz’s breakdown here enough credit in regard to this episode. It’s implied that in most if not all of his previous relationships and romantic/physical entanglements, Blitz was always the one to leave first. He stayed around as long as he was having fun and it was just about the sex. But as soon as things got serious, he pulled a vanishing act and apparently did it in such a way as to make his newest ex despise the dirt he walk on; we know what happened with Verosika, but you don’t get “house party of exes getting drunk, throwing darts, and burning you in effigy” without pulling similar nonsense on a ton of people. He made sure to cut ties in a way that left him feeling powerful and all but guaranteed they wouldn’t want to see him ever again. But Stolas was different-Blitz was so caught up in his own emotional defenses and personal trauma, it never occurred to him that anyone, let alone a Prince, would actually want him as a serious partner instead of just a bed-buddy. So when Stolas broke up with him instead, and he actually heard and saw how much he had hurt him and how genuine the affection had been, it got through the walls. It allowed him to see the living devastation he had left in his wake, to appreciate how Verosika and all the others felt when he left them behind with their shredded hearts/egos/bodies/feelings at their feet. It also made him realize that Stolas meant something to him too, not just as a transactional means of keeping his business running and an occasional meal ticket but as a person. He was finally confronted with how all the exes had felt, and it made him miserable. That’s why he’s spiraled so low since “Apology Tour” and why he insisted on such a nonsensical imitation for this job. He’s been hit with a tidal wave of misery created by a feelings quake combined with his own self-loathing and trauma.
That’s why Millie recounts their first meeting then in the episode, not during the last fight. It would have been epic, sure, but Blitz was in a state equivalent to a PTSD flashback at that point, and reminding him of that day then not only distracted his brain from all that negativity but also reminded him that he has actually improved lives, that he’s helped people around him. She, Moxxie, and Loona all have much better lives and careers than they could have imagined before they met Blitz. He needed to hear that then, to be immersed in positive memories instead of the bad ones he tortures himself with. It’s a softer kind of emotional weight, but I think it works better than the big badass blowout would have. We love the badassery, but the emotional moments count too.
Love this take
This comment needs so much more attention. I didn't appreciate that scene before I read this.
You gotta be shitting me
Genuine affection?
Thank you, it’s comforting to know there’s others who recognized that in the show
@@DarkHevis2075 Yeah, genuine affection. Don't get me wrong; I don't think it was throughout their whole relationship imo because Stolas was straight up using him for sex at the start, but towards the end, he realized his feelings and how bad their relationship dynamic was. Stolas realized he was keeping Blitz trapped which is why he gave him the crystal. He was very clear in the full moon episode that he wanted to have more than a sexual relationship, that he cares very deeply for Blitz, and that he'd love to have him in his life. His affection is genuine, and he wanted their relationship to start reflecting that.
Of course that was a lot to take in at once and it freaked Blitz out because of his own insecurities lmao (which I don't blame him for. We as the audience saw Stolas' change but Blitz didn't, so that was really out of the blue news for him), but you could see it on Blitz's face how much it affected him after he realized Stolas was being serious.
I'm glad we finally got a proper Millie episode along with more insight into her character/past, but the fact it took us this long is crazy.
That’s my complaint. We should’ve had more Millie SOONER
I disagree. I feel like it was warranted, because we needed a cool down episode.
And even then it wasn't centered around solely her
I love the Blitz and millie relationship, but fele liek Blitz and millies rolls should've swapped this epsiode during the haunting scene, this jsut feels like truth seekers with a new font
@thesupernaturalhouse actually, they left two things open for Millie. They haven't explained the Millie x Luna relationship and Millie x Moxie relationship. How did Moxie know about Millie before they met? They married before getting the office location.
@@TheKillerman3333 moxxie was said to be in blitzs buissness, millie joined that, that's how they met, they said it in the episode
The different Millies represent ways Millie could have died.
1. Killed by the Murder Family
2. Burned to death in Loo Loo Land
3. Eaten by the sea monster
4. Killed by the cherubs
5. Killed by Striker
6. Killed by whatever created the black goo.
(The one that started out as faceless.)
@@MantledMimi I don’t actually think that was a reference to anything it was just to exemplify blitzes idea that everyone he touched will either die or hate him. Essentially since it looks like blitz touch was what destroyed the skeleton of that millie
To be honest ignoring the rest of the show, S2 EP10 is like... one of the best written episodes to date when it stands alone. Probably because Brandon wrote it lmao
It fits with the Season 1 episodes because of the quality tbh, feels like It could've been added after Ozzie's (because that episode already had a conflict with him and Stolas, technically)
This episode did not balance out the humor with the pathos nearly as well as the last two. Some writer was waaay too proud of using “ghost” and “fuckers” in the same sentence. And that’s the joke. Over and over. The office sequence at the start was funny, but the comedy sequence at the hotel was the two imps accomplishing absolutely nothing, carried by Blitz being loudly obnoxious. I’d have taken the Cherubs again.
@@jiado6893 Oh yeah no I can totally agree with the ghost fuckers thing being wayyy too overused and maybe the start of the episode was a little slow but this is way better than cherubs any day lol
I hated this episode
@@C4RN1V4LKODY I didn't mind the Ghostfuckers thing, I just kind of wished they made the joke bigger and bigger. Why not have Blitzo start a new "Demon-dicker" side business?
I looooooved when they held hands and rested on each others shoulders. It seemed so natural for them. Literally leaning on a friend!
Honestly, I never thought I would see Pure Platonic Affection being showcased in Helluva Boss and I am overjoyed by it!
And just like you said, It seems so natrual to them, Neither of them said anything about it or made it a bit, they just did it and I just love that!
I loved it, too.
You missed the entire point of the Mils backstory interrupting the impact of the mom moment
Because that distraction from the moment WAS LITERALLY the entire point of the scene!
It's supposed to be distracting, it's supposed to feel that way. Because that's what the scene is trying to accomplish. Distract blitz from his thoughts, and say that his bad thoughts aren't everything in his life, that he has good moments too
Blitz just doesn't see them for what they are because he's so caught up in the bad thoughts that he can't see any of the good he's done in his life
Tl;dr
It's distracting on purpose, to distract blitz from his thoughts, and bring up a good memory instead
This fandom doesn't seem to understand mental illness and how to deal with it/deal with a loved one who is struggling very well. The reaction to this episode and Blitz's depression arc specifically is showing that very well atm.
@@HopAndLockDropSoppityPop that's exactly it. those who can relate to these characters' issues GET it. and those who don't dismiss and dont pick up on intent.
Well you see, now because a big ahh UA-camr said it, the hatedom will pick it up as yet another dump "argument" to trash on show, it always happens this way
Right, he doesn’t get that in that moment the only thing Millie could do was suddenly switch the topic and distract him from his thoughts, if she tried to get him to open up about it and make the scene go more in depth Blitz would probably break ties with her somehow
I find it ironic that Millie's main insecurity is that she thinks that being the brawn, the muscle, the badass fighter is all she's good for, because from what we see the show itself thinks the same thing.
She's also Moxxie's wife!!!!!!
This actually showed what her true strenght is here.
She is the sane one and she is thus the pillar of the group. The one who can be stable and sturdy when everyone else is falling apart. cause she has her family and the morals from them, close family.
everyone else here just has each other mostly. moxxie, blitz, even loona. we see it here, millie is the one who stands strong in chaos.
@@taddad2641 And I feel like this was explored really well in other episodes as well. I mean, Blitzo and Moxxie go through all these conflicts - and while they're struggling to overcome the problem, Millie over there is still confident, still optimistic. She was always the stable, confident one and I'm here for it 💪
@@taddad2641 I really wish people would read between the lines like you have. I'm kinda sick of people saying Millie's behavior in this episode comes completely out of nowhere. It didnt.
@@norsehorse84 It kind of did. Millie NEVER showed these kinds of feelings in any of the other episodes until Unhappy Campers. I feel like the reason we got this side of her is because so many fans wanted Millie to get the spotlight she deserved. This side of her is amazing but imagine how better it could have been if we got some foreshadowing
Normally I agree with Sarcastic Chrous's takes, but I actually disagree here. Like yeah, what he suggested with the backstory being revealed during flashbacks with the fight against possessed blitz WOULD have been fucking amazing and hit so hard emotionally. But I think that what we got just solidifies Millie's role as the rock of the team, stability that everyone can rely on even in the toughest times. Considering how screwed up all of IMP is, they really need a rock like her, and I was happy with how the episode portrayed that.
Agreed with you
Can't agree more, this episode has felt like a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the episodes this season
AGREED
agreed. not everybody needs to have a big traumatic backstory to be a good character. could millie have been done better? 100%, she needs more time to actually expand her character. and the whole “we’re best friends” part was surprising and kinda jarring for me too. but it isnt that bad here, i think this episode shows pretty alright how shes more than just a fighter. shes emotionally intelligent, supportive, kind. she isnt just physically strong, shes mentally strong. she still has struggles and insecurities to work through and i really hope we touch on them more as the show goes on, but there was something here
I think the thing with Millie is that most of her big character development happened before the series started. She grew so much while being part of I.M.P. and I don't think that Millies issues in this episode are really recent ones. In Harvest Moon, her mom said that she wasn't allowed to participate in the games anymore because she was too violent. In the flashback where she met Blitzoø she let her violence define her entire self-worth. Millie is such a sweet and caring person, and this episode made me realize that she might really have been different. She is the only person in the group with stable and healthy self-esteem, and I think the problem is that she doesn't seem to have any recent issues.
I'm going to have to hard disagree with your take on the Mom showing up being swept under the rug/pointless because it absolutely did do something very important; it caused Blitzø to have a mental breakdown and as a result forced him to actually open up to someone he cares about honestly without retracting any of it. Something he has desperately needed but refused to do.
it also left him vulnerable for Rolando's manipulation tactics and possession
exactly. he was a ticking timebomb waiting to go off and he finally did. and millie witnessed it and as you said, it forced him to be more vulnerable and actually open up a bit
When the scene flashes back to Blitzø and Millie's first meeting, we get to understand how much of a complex Hell's hierarchy system has given people like her. First, she believes Blitzø is lying about running a business because "Imps don't work for themselves". Then, when he purchases the office for IMP, she outright says that they don't deserve this. That she's just the muscle. Fortunately it ends nicely as Blitzø assures her that they each have a place here, and Millie finishes the flashback talking about how Blitzø changed her life for the better.
Weird given her family owns a ranch
... ooh so the episode before with the summer camp was also them foreshadowing this complex. she got a taste of being popular without havinjg to be violent. cheers rather tahn screams. her being more than just the violent country gal. more than just the muscle.
If blitz wasnt there millie, moxie and loonas life would be ruined.
If he didnt meet moxie he would be still working for a family he hates, possibly working for a ex he hates or staying in prison.
If he didnt meet loona she would be dead.
If he didnt meet milie either she would be also dead or she would go nowhere in life, being stuck as a low level assassin because the higher ups say so.
@Fiddlefiddle5000-qv1ly that's so true 👍
@@Fiddlefiddle5000-qv1ly Right? He made their lives better but he keeps screwing it up
Respectfully, hard disagree. Millie's backstory serves to remind Blitz (and frankly us) that he has a lot to offer and how much him being himself has meant to Millie, while simultaneously recontextualizing her character. And the fight scene after that is Millie showing to Blitz that she will indeed stick by his side and that he is not alone, which he truly struggles with. Is it the most masterful execution of the concept? No, but it's good and I think you're being too hard on this episode. Always on board for your reviews though, I like your insight but disagree with it this time
Also foreshadowed her beating the fish, having heard his words before and showing how she knows Blitzo can take the beating.
Exactly
In short, the point was missed that the hallucinations were aimed to enhance Blitz's insecurities. Millie went straight to the point of undoing that.
This episode was great for showing that Millie has a talent for cutting through the crap. She doesn't get distracted by mind games with words and illusions. She goes straight for the wizard behind the curtain and the person behind the ghost-mask.
I think you do have a point, I don't think Blitz gets enough credit for scraping together a business in a world that treats imps like second class citizens. I'd love to see more backstory about how he managed that beyond just getting the book from Stolis
I think that saying he’s being “too hard” on the episode is kinda wrong, mostly because season 2 has genuinely been like actual slop with its writing sometimes so it’s totally fair to continuously criticize that imo
1:58 Actually I think the undead Milles represent how Millie could have died in each of those 5 episodes.
The scared one is from Murder Family
The burned one is from Loo Loo Land.
The slime one is from Spring Breakup. (The one with the giant fish that almost eats Millie)
The arrow one is the fight with the Cherubs
And the last is from Western Energy if Millie had been killed by Striker
I think your theory fits better
Bruh over analyze so much that the actual reference just flew over his head!
@@Renkencen he may have even liked this amazing episode better if he realised that
My thoughts exactly ❤
Spring broken with the fish and harvest moon festival with the broken arm all from season 1
I think my favorite part of this episode was how clear they made the different fighting styles. For all that the characterization they've done with Blitz, I hadn't been able to build an clear understanding of his style until today. It was truly awesome to see another demon using his body in a way that he doesn't in the same episode where you get to see him in a flashback, using his body at him most confident. The contrast of Milly fighting with being a fighter that uses her skills and body to win, self contained and focused, and Blitz being a fighter who uses his environment opportunistically and creatively to maintain a wider scope of awareness.
It's also interesting how confident and together Blitz has been in the adult flashbacks we've seen, especially with Milly and Moxxie. It makes me wonder if the deal with Stolas itself wasn't the start of an emotional breakdown for him. Blitz from the start of the series has been emotionally unsettled and coping, and yet you don't see that in the flashbacks, not even the Loona one. It makes me wonder how the deal itself affected his confidence and self perception alone, regardless of how Stolas treated him or any feelings he may have caught in the process. The very act of building his business off a sex for favors kind of deal may have been the first major crack in his armor.
I wonder also, if he seems more confident and held together because we're seeing him through Millie's pov (and Moxxie's). And for Millie, maybe this is how she's viewed Blitz up until he's had a more obvious breakdown. It's actually really nice that Millie and Blitz have such a high opinion of the other. They really are best friends.
Brilliant observation 👏
I know there was still focus on Blitz, but I can DEFINITELY say there was FINALLY actual focus and backstory about Millie and what she’s going through or has been through. This is still a Millie episode and I’m happy with what I got.
I like that Millie didn’t fall for the demon’s heckling, rather than falling for it which I’ve seen before in other shows. It shows a level of trust she has in him. Falling for it feels like a cliche.
Agreed, it feels like a really easy and unfulfilling path to take. Frankly if we would've had to sit through Millie having some bullshit "what if he really thinks im a brute" scene I woulda just clicked off, because it would've completely undermined the fact that Millie DOES trust Blitz
Fun fact in the scene where blitz sees all the messed up Millie’s it’s actually all the ways she could’ve died throughout the show currently
Edit: I know it’s said a lot here but seriously why did this get so many likes in such a short amount of time? I left it for half a hour and it already has over 350 likes on something I thought everyone already noticed
Edit2: what is going on?! 3.6k in a day?!
That makes so much more sense!!!
@@Leacholotemj you didn't know that?
@@JudgeHolden-s7v Chorus clearly didn't considering he got it wrong entirely.
@@JudgeHolden-s7v what the other reply says. SC has a completely different explanation.
I noticed the heaven shots from the cherubs and the shards of glass from the bottle the cannibals used to hit her. What are the other ones?
6:00 that’s the point. A common tactic for people with ptsd is to immediately distract them with questions like: “remember how we met?” edit: (Begun, The Clone Wars Have)
I guess but the stress of the moment and how Blitz even seeing his mother made him just freak out. It’s a total collapse of his psyche that was kinda just… walked over.
@@TheOddInfluencer Millie wasn't aware he'd hallucinated the horrific demise of his mother, and Blitzø certainly doesn't seem to be in a place where he can share that with _anyone_ quite yet, so... what else was supposed to happen as he spiraled into a panic attack? What else should Millie have known, what else should she have done?
Yeah but Millie should have taken a little while to naturally come to the conclusion he’s having a PTSD breakdown. She just immediately figures it out and it felt so unrealistic. Just give her a minute to go “Blitz? What happened? Calm down its ok!” before realizing thats not working
@howellaboutno9500 why should she have done that? She said herself she's completely used to him being unbothered and unflappable. What does she actually _know_ of his past that would lead her to think this is a PTSD response?
All she immediately figures out is that he's panicking. I'm preeeeetty sure she's used to Moxxie panicking. Maybe recounting stories from their past has worked to calm him down. Maybe just distraction in general has worked. And maybe Brandon used this kind of tactic to his advantage to simultaneously solve the problem at hand AND give us some backstory in a way that isn't out of left field.
At least not to me.
Yeah, but let's make sure we're not making excuses trying to fix what could very much be broken in the writing...
I literally just finished watching the episode, and I loved the dynamic between Millie and Blitzø. Just wish their friendship had like, actually existed before this episode.
Lmao same like great dynamic but like where was it all this time.
It's the case where they don't have things planned beyond the next produced ep and quarterly releases
That's why I was more touched by Millie and Loona's scene. As poorly resplendent as their relationship is, it's still more well established then Millie and Blitzo's.
Another case of the show suffering because the writers don’t want to plan anything out except for melo drama crap
I mean, It kinda did, but It was pretty secondary like everything else that has something to do with Millie before this episode lol
Harsh review, man. I actually liked it even if it didn't move the story forward very much. But yeah, I could see Blitz being Millie's best friend. She had literally no one else, because she was trouble. Plus he introduced her to Moxie. Hell, Blitz was almost certainly the Best Man at their wedding
I think the story didn't move much because let's be honest: this cast is very stubborn. They're not going to change until they're forced to.
Ehhh, respectfully disagree on a lot of your criticism. I feel like the mom vision worked and wasn’t underplayed, though maybe just because I didn’t put that much hype on it going in. It was shocking, Blitz was traumatized, and they let the moment breathe to not cut to a gag. And yeah, the Millie stuff also worked for me. I wouldn’t say Millie calling Blitz her best friend came out of nowhere. They’ve gotten along really well and only recently has Millie began pushing back against his antics. Her backstory and respect/friendship with Blitz felt earned and for the scope of the episode, did give Millie a good amount of development. Like honestly, I don’t know what you expect out of one episode when it comes to course correcting Millie’s development. Getting more development for an episode and saying it doesn’t make up for her lack of development over the rest of the series puts way too much weight on this one episode and just feels like you’re (not maliciously or consciously) looking for something to be disappointed by. I do think you’re nitpicking a lot on this one, bottom line.
I fully agree! This was a great episode, but this fandom lives off of complaining about the same things over and over. Then when the show actually gives us what we've been asking for, it's "yeah but it's still not enough!" Maybe it's just what his audience expects by now so he has to come up with things to complain about? I honestly don't get what's not to like with this one. Same with some other episodes the fandom complains about a lot; the more I watch Exes and Oohs the more I enjoy it and wash off the negative fandom-brainwashing. There are plenty of valid critiques to be had with this show, but sometimes it's like come on y'all chill and enjoy something for once.
As someone who has to deal with CPTSD, I can assure everyone that I don't dwell on every single traumatic detail at length. It's more like, "Jesus, that just popped up like a deranged jack-in-the-box... let's push that personal horror way the fock out of mind!" The show got it technically correct. It may not have been the most dramatic way to express it, but it was more or less realistic.
The fandom lives on reviews like this sometimes and it's disappointing, I really liked this episode, I love when the platonic relationships of the characters are developed more and I even got teary eyed when Millie said he inspired her to think she could be anything she wanted to be.
What is lacking on some sides of the fandom is patience, lots of patience, both with Stolas and the other characters. Yes, we got this episode a little later than they expected but it's not Viv's or Brandon's problem to deal with the specific expectations of certain types of people in the fandom.
I think we'll see a little more of Blitz's past and more moments with all the characters who are important to him later on. And I'm also hopeful that what would be the beginning of a romantic relationship with Blitz and Stolas will be handled and developed well later on (I don't think they're going to get together this season and I think that's better) I think it will be best if that specific relationship that some complain about is developed slowly but surely while still developing all the other conflicts and Blitz's platonic relationships.
I fully agree with you. Most of the recent episodes have just been Chorus nitpicking them and its lowkey getting annoying. They're obviously not perfect but you dont have to point out every little thing you dont like. I feel like the scene with Blitzøs mom didnt get addressed or anything was cuz Millie probably doesnt know and Blitzø sure as hell wont open up about it. And Blitz and Millke definitely have bestie chemistry even tho it's in the background. Idk it feels like Chorus just criticizes for the money now.
@@nixiwazhere Yep, and then these obnoxiously overexaggerated nitpickings get picked up by the hatedom who can't think for themselves and have big ahh UA-camrs be their brains instead, it's how it always happens unfortunately
The Blitz mother scare scene should have been before the theater scene, like when he blacks out and sees his mother. Then, when he screams, he wakes up chained to the seat in the theater
cooking with this one 🔥
I also would've put the flashback with Blitz and Millie at the beginning and then cut back to present day.
@mack4-_. that would be interesting putting the mutual respect for eachother backstory before Millie shows up for work seeing everything gone to shit because of Blitz to lead to their argument and split up at the hotel for him screaming because of the visions of her bring them together and reconcile. Because yeah i think the whole thing of them becoming best friends by the end didn't really feel natural especially since it is teasing how their dynamic will change in future episodes (we'll see how that plays out)
That is actually a good idea. I still like how they did it in this episode, but that's a decent improvement.
@@BigKat96many people have mentioned that Millie brings up the flashback to help distract blitz from his breakdown. I myself try to help distract my friends when they are having a rough time for one reason or another. So I wouldn't change it's placement
I think it's so funny that Blitz corrects Millie saying "THEY HATE THE F WORD" we're all thinking of the actual F word but Blitz is talking about "fantom" my poor poor dyslexic? Maybe? Imp 😅
Yeah it hasn’t really been mentioned with words but if you look in the background of other episodes it’s pretty clear that Blitz can’t spell. Why that is I’m not sure, could be dyslexia, could just be not much education in the circus
@@amethystimagination3332 Not to mention, in the Antarctica short, he struggles to spell the alphabet
@@amethystimagination3332 It's implied that it's pretty normal for imps to not be able to red or write
I expect and find it appropriate that Blitz is struggling to change; that he wouldn’t be able to cast out the Infestor himself and literally needs it beat out of him.
Millie is a valuable lifeline to keep him from completely spiraling, but he still hasn’t forgiven himself and accepted what happened. That’s going to take a while.
But agree that the Millie being insecure thing could have been set up better.
it was kinda foreshadowed before with the sumer camp episode. its why she latched onto the whole 'being the popular kid at camp' thing, cause she has a complex with just being what the world expects of her. didn't have to be violent, or hurt anyone. a taste of something more.
@@taddad2641 Once again, it could have been set up even better. Even before the Unhappy Campers ep something more could have been done with Millie.
@@HiyaSmartGuy They hinted at it with Harvest Moon, when her parents didn't make her join the games because she is too violent (and cannot hide the bodies as well as her sister)
@@gotmog22 No they didn’t? Then not allowing her to join the games didn’t hint at her insecurities of being just the muscle, in case you didn’t notice those games involved showing how strong you truly are.
I personally really dug this episode. I felt it flowed fine and was really damn funny. A lot of people complain about emotional whiplash, but I personally love it. I liked their backstory and that they got some quiet time to just sit and talk, a bit of wholesomeness before they refocused on their job at hand.
I think the “Blitzo and Millie are best friends” can be inferred a little bit, especially in the pilot. Millie is constantly standing up for Blitzo (“I liked it!” “Don’t agree with him in fromt of me.” and “Spoiler alert, the butter is spoiled!” followed by her laughing.) She is the least resistant to Blitzo’s nonsense, if nothing else. (Except maybe Fizz, but that’s a relatively new friendship.)
Yes! Plus, she didn't say that she was Blitz's best friend, but that he was hers. And that makes sense as we have really only seen them hanging out together, and she did call him to come watch the opera with them in one of the shorts.
Millie gets a chance to speak her piece, but she's the action girl. She needs to be seen putting her words into action and that's what the final fight scene shows. She's not just muscle, she's strong in all the ways that count, even if she has moments of weakness. Obvious lies are going to run off her like water on a duck.
I like how the did the mom reference. you'd expect her to get twisted as the burned. but she looked loving/affectionate the whole time
I think somewhere there's a belief or understanding that even if it was his fault
She wouldn't hate him, or blame him.
She'd know it was an accident.
And still love him
HOW DID YOU NOT COMMENT ON BRANDON'S PERFORMANCE ON THE MOM PART WTF
like, seriously, you can feel his desperation
He was too busy missreading the dead millies bit and hating on a phenomenal episode
Too busy digging for anything to complain about to appreciate everything good about one of the best episodes so far. As this fandom does lol.
Being a critic, especially a negative one, brings in more views and clicks than being positive. This channel is all about nitpicking and finding every flaw in a product rather than appreciating the good.
@@DioxJXD yea its honestly making me want to unsub cause liek this episode wasent perfect, but it was just so good, if you used your brain ad know blitzos personality all the thigs make sense
@@DioxJXDYeah like the moment I saw this video in my suggestions I kinda groaned because it’s like dude it’s not gonna be perfect?? It’s like no matter what they do is good enough (even tho I do agree with some of his videos this one I heavily disagree with). There’s a lot of plot and writing behind this series so ofc it isn’t gonna be perfect what show is? There’s always gonna be issues because we’re humans
I think the last straw is ironically the community itself.
I've noticed more and more that people are inserting their own head cannon for what the show should be, doing an equivalent of telling a person with a debilitating illness "No you should behave this way!" when they have no experience with it.
While yes there is some valid criticism a lot of people miss the point of basic scenes. When someone is panicking you often need to distract them from the panic. When Blitz was trapped forced to relive his nightmare again he needed to see someone fight for him holding true to what they spoke before, proving the nightmare wrong. As story telling and narrative this makes sense. Suggestions people have such as combining them... misses the entire point.
I can understand disappointment from the love drama it has become, but from what I remember in shows this is a normal arc. An unhealthy or dangerous thing becomes the focus, it crumbles, then they are broken and trying to fix things. The only reason this seems so bad here is because unlike a normal show where you get week after week of episodes we wait months.
Narrative wise the show is showing us that the worst people (demons) can change and grow, while the best people (angels) can change and become bad. Ultimately your upbringing doesn't define who you are, it is the choices you make though your upbringing does feel like chains binding you. Many views, but not all, are letting their upbringing define how things should be for others.
You make so many good points
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 this exactly
Underrated comment
Hats off to this comment>>>>
I really liked what they did with Millie. It was a nice contrast to Blitz falling apart so quickly and kind of twisting the trope of the friend that suddenly yeets 10 years of friendship out the window because a stranger taunted them.
Millie to me was showing both the audience and Blitz what it looks like when you’re emotionally stable and have a strong sense of self. She has insecurities that bubble up sometimes, just like any normal person, but the emotional work she’s done in the past keeps it from really taking root or shaking her faith too much in the people she already trusts.
It was very interesting to see Blitz and Millie go on an assignment together! And I agreed with Millie, Blitz really needed it because he hit a certain level of rock bottom. At least to me he did. And I especially love that we finally got to see how Blitz and Millie first met, The fight scene in the flashback was totally badass! And the chase scene instantly became one of my favorite parts of the episode, Even when they did the door to door part! When it comes to episodes about chasing ghosts, You can't go wrong with a classic Scooby Doo style chase scene! As for Moxxie and Loona, It's no secret that Blitz had put them through hell both literally and figuratively while in his rock bottom state. I especially felt bad for Moxxie, I mean he was experiencing an accountant's worst nightmare. And I loved Blitz and Millie's heart to heart scene, It was so wholesome to hear Millie say that Blitz inspired her to be more than she was meant be!
When Loona said to carry the 2 I wanted destroy everything like my Accountant class
I love positive comments like these 😊 this was such a great episode, idk why we always gotta dig for complaints when there's so much to appreciate.
1:52 personally, my theory about the different versions of Millie (and a theory I’ve seen other people mention) is that each one represents a different way she COULD have died on each mission. The one with glass being from Murder Family, the melted looking one from Spring Broken and so on.
Agreed. I
Now that’s an interesting take 🤔 i wanna go back and rewatch it to see that part with this in mind. I had already kept pausing on each frame for Blitz’ ‘trauma slide show’ and goood damn was that interesting.
I like the scene where he can't put himself back together because it really shows that in mental illnesses the biggest problem is you, and the feeling that you cant control yourself makes you feel pathetic and even worse than if someone else was torturing you and you could just break free
I disagree with his mother being poorly used here. This is the perfect way to use her. Yes, EVENTUALLY we need to deal with that for real. But as the Specter that is haunting him? This was a perfect way to use her. I also like Milli beating blitz because she knows he can take it. But I do agree that writing her backstory into that fight would be better.
It would've been better if she's explaining to blitz why he matters WHILE beating the shit out of him.
I am starting to get exhausted from the Blitz And Stolas relationship. Not only does it feel like its dragging on, but it feels like it eclipses everything, the world, the other characters, etc. It was in the first season as well, but it was spaced out better. I think thats why the shorts have felt like a bit of fresh air.
This episode was great though because it did bring in more elements we havent seen yet, like Mille and Blitz first meeting and a new type of demon.
Plus I feel like after irs resolved in season 2….whats next? It’s not like Hazbin hotel where this story is building up to some grand plot. It’s just a romantic drama at this point and once stolitz is canon what’s next? Back to random IMP adventures? Or is stolitz the end goal?
Well stoles wasn't a focus but the fallout was
Honestly this episode could've been the first one of Season 2 (after Ozzie's) and It would've made the fit
tbh, we feel like this subplot drags on because there are such long breaks between episodes. if you watch the entire season at once, you don't feel it as much.
@jknetwork6211 the end goal is going to be more along the lines of mammon going against fizz, ozzy and the gang i suppose. Thats all they've really hinted towards as far as future plans
9:12, see... you point this out like its a flaw when millie already explained she beat those self doubts since coming to work at i m p, why would she be effected by them again that would be regressing her character, not adding to it....
You see, this is why I never understood why people were so bothered with Millie before this episode. Are characters just not allowed to be confident and emotionally okay? Not every character needs to undergo this huge emotional conflict every episode, or have a deep, emotionally investing backstory that makes you shed tears.
Like you said, not only would Millie being affected by those words regress her character, but it shows that her friendship with Blitz is genuine since she knows he wouldn't say that about her, that she's a confident character (which has been shown multiple times already), and that she's skillful at her job (by being able to stay focused and not get distracted). I mean, she'd be a pretty bad assassin if words made her stop in her tracks and crumble down and cry during a fight.
OK, but.... she hasn't, though? Unhappy campers exists.
That episode has her struggle with the same issues and even shows her crying over it as well, so those flaws are directly shown to still be there after she joined imp
It would be different If Unhappy campers resolved her fears, but it didn't. It was more about moxxie overcoming his.
Funny thing is if they did what he said they should've done he'd be making that exact same complaint. It'll always be one thing or another.
@@witherslayer-7315 I think you're right in that they set up Millie's insecurity (inferiority complex, being overshadowed and only having one "valuable" skill before - in Harvest Moon, Unhappy Campers AND Hell's Belles), but she is also still the sanest and most stable of the main cast. Like, it would take a lot to set her off, and until now it always had to with Moxxie - either him being in danger, or HIS insecurities barrelling into her own. But that's her husband, the person she has the most contact with. Everything else, she was pretty much able to shove aside until now (her parents' expectations, Loona's brashness, Blitz's whole entire everything). But even a strong person reached their breaking point eventually, and always having to pick up the slack of the more traumatised people around her was Millie's. She always supported Moxxie (until she couldn't) and she always tolerated Blitz's antics (until she couldn't).
So I feel like she has mostly overvome her personal insecurities, but she sometimes fails to set boundaries of how much the others can rely on her being the put-together one of IMP.
@@witherslayer-7315 comparing seeing yourself as having the potential to be more than just hired muscle, and becoming a famous beloved rockstar are very different experiences, very unique situations, however wether they are the same or not millies clearly had plenty of experiance learning to value herself, how many times should she learn the same lesson, you want a third one? like i said, it would be regressing the character if she just keept struggling with this same thing, and while that can be fitting to show how messed up someone is, ie blitz has been cannonicly making the same self destructive choises for years, thats not millies character, she issint mentaly broken or trauamtized or crazy, er... ^^; crazy in that spicific way.
A Lot of people say that Blitz needs therapy and yet I feel like Blitz would never go to a therapist and if he did, he would probably swear or speak profanity at the therapist or worse.
He needs to get on the Infinity Train
@@danielferrieri7434 he has a therapist. His therapist thinks he is gross.
He needs another therapist since I think his therapist yells at Blitz.@@valentinkambushev4968
Or maybe silent hill 🤔 😕
@@pedanticat9479He ain’t making it off that train…. at least not by himself.
I just hear "waaa waaa waaa"... What's wrong with having a female character be emotionally stable, to be the muscle, to not run around crying... I liked we got the back story to how she joined IMP... But why cant she just BE who she is? Someone with OUT tones of emotional damage.
I mean, before this episode I knew WHO Milly was... but Luna? Luna just sits in the office being... too old to be so emo.
I agree with everything in this review, apart from the alternate Millie’s, I think they represent the first five episodes, the bottle being by the hillbilly who *could’ve* killed her, the fire from Loo Loo Land, the sludge from being eaten by the fish, and the angelic arrows from being shot by the Cherubs in the end fight and the wrath one being from Striker
.. everything?
I love that Millie is acting like a sister figure to Blitz when he admits that he made everyone's lives worse. She even has more screentime than before and I love the backstory between her and Blitz, she even says Loona's name for the first time which is very sweet.😄💕
Omg i was literally just thinking about when you'd drop the review
Honestly, I didn’t really mind the whole backstory bit coming after the horrific hallucination scene. After experiencing such a vision, I felt that the flashback was there to provide Blitzo (as well as the audience) some needed comfort and relief, to remind him that despite everything he experienced, he still had someone who truly cared and supported him. And when he later gets possessed, Water’s character threatens to ruin his rekindled bond with Millie by utilizing his usual relapse of pushing his loved ones away. I don’t think the latter scene would’ve had the same impact if the flashback occurred during the possession fight scene.
I feel like his take on Millie this episode is way different than how I interpreted it. Millie comforting Blitz after his panic attack was important because it’s the proof he needs that how he sees himself isn’t right, and that people do care about him despite his mistakes. Her ignoring John Waters heckling is purposeful because he’s using lines from how she used to think, which is what Blitz helped her overcome. That fight was her putting into practice everything he helped her realize. Not every episode needs to be a perfectly crafted emotional gut punch, and I think expecting that is kinda unrealistic.
That "MAMA!!!" from Brandon was so fucking good
1:58 whilst you COULD perceive the milles as blitz's failure, they are more clearly visualisations of the different ways millie could have died in the show up until this point: cherubs, loolooland, the murder family, the fish kaiju and harvest moon, even including one for the current episode
this is the first complaint youve had that i think is dumb
i actually loved how unbothered millie was by rolando's attempt to psychologically break her. it kinda reminded me how both blitz and moxxie were influenced by the gas, and here it showed how different she was. i have more problems with how blindly characters listen to some random villain's manipulation attempts.
I feel like the fight at the end has it's own significance in another way. It's proof in the pudding, if you will. Millie is showing how well she really knows Blitz. Which comes after a scene where she admits she has no idea what to do with him currently. Her saying she knows Blitz can take it before beating the shit out of him both relates to their first meeting and shows she knows exactly what to do with Blitz in this moment.
So you are complaining about Millie not starting to doubt herself when she is obviously taunted by the guy possesing Blitzo? Would have been understandable if she didn't know that he was possesed but since she knew it would've been weird if she doubted herself because some guy is spewing bullshit.
Also like that you are complaining about the pacing between the trauma and Millie giving Blitzo support when you have praised similar scenes before with the same pacing.
Yeah i'll say it again but... Why is it a character flaw to just be tired of bullshit?
Like yeah I'm spewing rocks now, and I'm not denying it or playing coy lol, but I'm a spewing youtube commenter stoning fictional representations of douchebags as projections of my own, god smite me for throwing stones at a dbag my irl dbag liked lol.
But like, they say words hurt only if you care about them.
I don't give a shit after years of caring until i fucking stopped caring.
That's not a weakness, that's getting fed up / pissed off / too used to it / annoyed.
it reminds me of the leaks of the original version of the episode
SPOILER (?)
Basically Rolando tells Millie "You're not good enough for your husband. Kill yourself" and Millie actually tried to do it
I really like the idea of Blitz SAYING he wants to change, and then intentionally showing us how he's NOT changing at all for at least the first month after Apology Tour; Step one is wanting to change, but step two, actually changing, is where most people get stuck or can't do it. We know that his lack of change is directly related to his poor mental health, and I think it's really realistic to show that rock bottom that so many of us have hit before, and even have him languish in it for a while
I disagree. Blitz has a character development moment after all that on top of the car: 'I never had a best friend who I didn't want to fuck.'
Which also means that moxxie is also blitz’s best friend.
@@Janky03 No rewatch some episodes lmao he thinks Moxxies hot
That’s the point, he always wanted to bang his best friends Millie is the first he doesn’t want to.
@@C0astinG4merHe thinks they are both hot, s2 e3 he says as much while at Chaz's car and he thinks he's alone (just before Chaz tasers him).
@@Janky03 No? “Your husband’s still (f)able.”
so the big issue is a YOU problem
you seem to hype yourself up for something constantly and then be disappointed when its not as big. and you seem to do it so many times, when do you actually temper your hype?
also you clearly didn't get the PTSD moment. I got it and i didn't consider PTSD at i just noticed "oh yeah blitz is pushing away millie because he thinks he only destroys what he touches". the backstory is to A distract him from that thought and to B show him he did improve at least ONE life. ONE difference for the positive can be the bright burning beacon of hope one needs.
Honestly, the bit with the demon talking shit to Millie and she's ignoring it was one of my favorite bits. It feels like a cliche to have the bad guy manipulate "The Heroes" by provoking them and taunting them by trying to sow doubt and insecurity with their armchair psychology bullshit. It's so annoying how moments like that and the "We're not so different" speech always hits the hero, ESPECIALLY if it's a stranger or someone who has a history of it, which the bad guy is both.
She doesn't argue with him, she doesn't try to prove him wrong, or justify anything like they almost ALWAYS do, she just beats that ass! "Your words don't mean shit to me!" Is the CORRECT response to these types. It is truly refreshing and satisfying.
My first watch I thought it was fine. On rewatch I loved it, and the more I rewatched it the more I liked it to the point it might be my 2nd favorite episode of Season 2.
I like the end scene with Loona comforting Moxxie like how she gets small character development even when she’s not the focus which makes excited if they actually give her an episode
Yes! It may be in small ways but we can see Loona's walls cracking. People can say "it came out of nowhere, no buildup blahblah" all they want but wait til she has a break through moment where she really starts opening up and/or connecting with the others on a deeper level, then they'll use these moments as examples of subtle buildup... Or they'll just say these moments made no sense and that the hypothetical future breakthrough moment had no "real" buildup.. honestly by the looks of things im betting on that.
I absolutely love this episode. I have bpd and I see myself a lot in Blitz. Including where he says "I just ruined everyone lives " Where I started crying.
Knowing how some of these are written by Roger alone has made me realize something:
Viv and Roger produce better episodes when they're together on something rather than apart.
In a way, they're like Bryke and Aaron Ehaz. Together, they produced one of the greatest animated television shows of all time. Apart, both parties lack something the other brought to the table. Bryke struggled with characters and structure, whereas Aaron struggled with villains, stakes, and tone.
Neither can capture the same magic they had when they were one team.
Blitz gave Millie lots of things, he saw her potential and gave her a job in I.M.P. and that got her to meet Moxxie (who became her husband) and Blitz got a best friend in Millie and honestly that's just precious for me because in reality, he doesn't ruin everyone's life, at least, not always and Millie is an example
I think you just got mishyped. It makes sense for Blitz to break down at his mother. It makes sense that his panic attack is "I ruin everyone I'm close to" and it makes sense the response from Millie is "Not me" and we get the flashback of how Blitz was the catalyst and continues to ensure Millie has a good life. Millie has already had a completed character ark before the story began (like Iroh in ATLA) but it is important to highlight it here because it helps to challenge Blitz's beliefs. This is important for him to begin believing he can have people in his life without hurting them, and that he deserves love and close relationships with others, and that it wont always be bad. For a Halloween episode (people expect some fun) they played with comedy, horror and lore in 30 minutes and all of the segments intertwine in a way that makes sense thematically. Sorry you wanted more of one segment but if it had been all about Blitz's mother or all about Millie or all goof people would complain about that. His mother probably deserves a whole episode dedicated to it, so I think this glimpse was enough in this episode- anymore would have cut into the other segment and not enough to honour what will be needed.
Besides the rampant sex jokes in the first third of the episode, I think this episode was one of the strongest the show’s had in a while
The pacing was fantastic, the voice acting was great, the villain was threatening, and the victory felt earned at the end
Plus, while Blitzø’s past trauma is a big part of the episode, it still has time for more sitcom-y moments and bits and doesn’t always take itself super seriously
Solid 8/10
Frankly I didn't mind the first third. Because it got shown Blitz goes horny when emotionally vulnerable. So the fact that he does it so much in this episode is like a dead giveaway for me.
Okay, but one of my favorite parts about this episode is Bltiz like...almost looking like he's about to have a panic attack when he realizes what the demon's gonna start saying to Millie, and she's just looking at him like "I literally saw you vaporize into his mind. I know this isn't him. Do you think I am this dumb." I love Millie.
Normally i completely agree with you, but this episode i actually really liked for once. I thought it was done pretty well, and millie doesnt really need any trauma to be a good character.
I don't think it's an issue of requiring her to have trauma. I enjoyed the episode myself but I can kinda see where CS is coming from when it comes to Millie. I think the issue is that so much of her development we do see is largely portrayed through the lens of Moxie or Blitz's issues. Effectively, how she helps them and not a centric episode where it's the other way around. Like how the camp episode was "them" but really "them through Moxie". Same with the mafia episode. That's not necessarily always a bad thing, Millie is a rock of sanity amongst a sea of trauma. But as someone who is a little "eh" with the whole Stoliz debacle, I can see a smidge where frustration can come from in a show ostensibly about four characters that only kind of focuses on two.
Chorus generally I see where you are coming from but man I really couldnt this time. I feel like a lot of the issues you have with this episode are things the episode itself kinda debunk. I would look a bit deeper here I thought this episode was perfect.
No but you see, Millie is in it. So we have to come up with something to complain about so we can keep saying "it isn't enough" over and over again!
“This is all I ever wanted. It’s still not enough” pretty much sums up my opinion on the episode. A Millie episode, focused on I.M.P. with just enough Blitz backstory and Stolitz relocated to the background. It just doesn’t…I don’t know mesh together? Wasn’t the point of the show the imps? When did we get here?
Sums up the entire show post Ozzie's.
@@valentinkambushev4968Honestly yeah. It would be justified If Season 2 Episodes were good, but the only good season 2 episodes are OOPS, Mammon's I'm-too-lazy-to say-It and Ghostf**ers. The rest are just... Er.
@@rigboy1234 Honestly i would remove Ghostf**ers entirely from that list, it was mediocre at best.
Ngl tho apology tour was kinda peak too@rigboy1234
This fanbase will never be happy with anything honestly lol
I'm really surprised that people never saw Blitzo and Millie as best friends from my pov theres plenty of evidence of them being so, he hypes her up, takes on her opinions, complimnets her etc and she does the same for him and looks past a lot of his behaviors that piss of Moxxie in alot of episodes. I wonder if there will be an episode that explores her sticking up for Moxxie more. She always brushes off Blitzos 'antics' and bullying of Moxxie. I think that will really get to Moxxie after a while.
The thing about that reveal with Blitzø's Mom and then cutting to the backstory he and Millie have is supposed to show that he doesn't destroy everything he interacts with. We also have to remember it's a demon whose screwing with his mind manipulating what we are seeing. When we go to the misery theater inside of Blitzø's head we see him pick up his mom's necklace with it mirroring be kept the eyeball that fell out of her head. It could be a case of exaggeration with the investor demon being a gargantuan asshole. I also like that instead of trying to use the flashback to help Blitzø free game control Millie just said "screw you! he can take a beating" and proceeded to beat the infestor out of Blitzø, it's the first the Trope of not being able to fight your friend when they're possessed really well in my opinion.
I do think it's a big sign of growth for Blitz to admit that he doesn't want to fool around with Moxie or Millie anymore. So far, Blitz's emotional coping mechanisms are sex, reckless spending, and Media. This is the 2nd time he was irresponsible with money when he is emotionally distressed.Once with Verosica and now with Stolas. Which makes me think he did really care about Verosica but his denial and hatred for himself was so great, he coped by spending her money, thus driving her away. Maybe assuming that he didn't care about her, just like Stolas is doing. History is repeating itsself.
I enjoyed it a lot. It is in the top half of Helluva boss episodes for me.
I'm surprised by Millie's backstory, though it explains why she lets Blitzø get away with so much stuff. Since she attributes so much of her good fortune, including her sexy husband to her relationship to Blitzø.
and shows her true place amongst thes wackos.
she's the pillar. in part cause she doesn't have as much drama, outside of thinking deep down mips shouldn't have stuff like this.
4:51 also doesn’t help that the eye popping out is way to close to other scenes of gore played for comedy. That’s another issue I have with spindlehorse they can’t seem to nail down how to distinguish their “serious moments” from their gags or are just plain inconsistent
It was pretty scary actually Idk maybe it's meant to be here to show how actually Blitzø destroys everyone around him
I mean, I can see what you mean considering eyes popping out are consistently a joke in the show, but I feel in this scene it was obviously not humorous due to... Literally every other aspect of said scene.
Eyes popping out in the show is NOT common. ??? I can't remember a single time a character lost eyes for the bit lmao like what?? The scene is horrifying, and who knows how much of his mom burning he saw in real life. Maybe the eye thing was just for the horror and shock value because it was a halloween episode, or it was based off his memories. But yeah, this was totally different and not at all funny
What are you talking about? That scene is not played for comedy. This type of issues are more relevant on Glitch's TV series.
@@darkwoods639 tf does this have to do with them?
The fact that this random fish demon John Waters is the most threatening antagonist we’ve seen in the show thus far is crazy
"The last straw" pfffffft okay. I shouldn't expect any more HB reviews from you?
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The cat meowing at 3:02 lol
I loved this episode I think the moments build up pretty well especially Millie shaking off the stigma of being a Wraith imp who’s only good for muscle and mayhem and NOTHING else.
I think the problem with episodes coming out so spaced apart is that it's easy for moments to feel like they weren't fleshed out enough when viewing from a critique perspective. The fact that the creators keep adding in small build up moments makes me believe it'll have a bigger pay off at its conclusion. Knowing just how traumatized Blitzø has been over things, going into denial (the filler song and dance) and then accepting that he has a problem was pretty good imo. The series does have a lot of filler that breaks the momentum of the overarching story that we get bits and pieces of each episode, but I still enjoyed it. I'm here for the ride.
Also, Rolando (the Infestor Demon) was easily the most imposing antagonist we've had yet imo. Hopefully, we get to see more characters like that.
No offense but can y’all like.. stop complaining about EVERY episode that comes out..?, genuinely.Like very time there’s a new episode there’s big creators talking about what they did wrong every single time and it actually ticks me off.The show isn’t perfect and it’s annoying seeing people act like it has to be.Im not saying your not allowed to have your own opinion but I really thought this episode rocked and to see people complaining about important elements that kind of made the episode what it is, is just really annoying to see all the time
Agreed
It's not complaining. It's criticism, the show isn't perfect, and people are allowed to air criticism while still liking it. Just stop consuming analysis/review content if you don't like hearing other people's opinions.
@@opalowlstowels7888 Also, to be perfectly fair, Apology Tour was *bad.* Like really bad. Everywhere you look there's some small thing that by its presence makes the episode worse. It is something that can only be described as a perfect crapstorm of awfulness.
you can literally control if you see these or not
You really missed the mark here SarcasticChorus. What Millie did when Blitz was having a PTSD attack was a form of distraction. A lot of people need to be distracted during PTSD attacks, sometimes naming colors, sounds, and smells doesn't help, naming good memories sometimes is the only way that can help someone with only bad memories.
Pleeeeeaaaasseeeee I beg of you, what they did for that scene was GOOD, if you don't know all the ways to help someone out of a PTSD attack, don't pretend like you do know.
I think Viv's approach to writing characters is "Ok, so you've made some bad decisions. You've hurt people. You've hurt yourself. You've stumbled through life from one self-inflicted disaster to the next without anything even approaching a plan. To which I say: Welcome aboard. Maybe you're not good... but you're sure as hell good enough."
Give or take a few R-rated jokes.
I liked the episode. I know it felt a little disjointed at times but I kind of saw it as time stopping for no one. When you're depressed, everything moves without you and it's not often that others will entertain that like Millie does. I liked that Millie got used more, even if she was there to help Blitzo get through his slump. She thinks she's just the muscle but she actually has a lot of insight and heart. I did kind of wish there was more violence during their first meeting but I think it does make her joining IMP more believable. She is undoubtedly an incredible fighter but she's also tired, joining IMP is an opportunity to be more even if it doesn't register in the moment. The flashbacks also helped to show Blitzo isn't completely terrible. Trauma is sometimes a lazy way to excuse crappy characters and even though Blitzo went through a lot, it's been hard to excuse him. This showed that he's more than a boss to Millie and he's not as lost as he thinks he is. I was suprised the episode felt so awkward because Brandon Rogers is a really talented writer. Yeah his humor is hit or miss for some but the story lines he has for his characters on his channel are very well planned. I think the episode wasn't really supposed to be funny as a reflection of Blitzo breaking down and Millie trying to get back to a place of normalcy. There's a serious problem and momentary relief (pretending to be Bethany) will not fix it, even if it's progress. It feels like a representation of depression. It's not just being sad, things just don't feel the same even if you're not doing anything different.
THANK YOU. My exact reaction when Millie called Blitzø her best friend was, "that would be so sweet if it didn't feel so unearned." I WANT them to be close. I want to SEE that portrayed.
The idea of Millie & Blitz flashback appearing during the final fight is brilliant, actually.
If you cut their brief dialogue in the past (or place it somewhere else), and only leave present-day Millie talking about how her life has changed ever since, I could see it working. I liked the episode, but this would've made it even better.
11:32 hazbin hotel reference? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
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bro sounds like calm blitz
I think you’re a bit too whiny about all of this…
The placement of things are amazing since the backstory was to distract Blitzø from his negative thoughts.
I honestly agree that the mom scene was cut short, and that blitzø’s possession scene should’ve been a bit more impactful on Millie. Probably an extra few seconds with blitz breaking down to the figment of his mom *and then* her getting engulfed in flames, possibly also him getting devoured by the flames and John Waters’s goo, finally jumping to Millie snapping him out of his psychosis to go through the whole backstory scene would’ve been an even harder hitting sequence than what we actually got. Still was a pretty good episode tho, especially JW’s cameo as well as the extra old school horror Easter eggs throughout
The thing about a Millie episode is that, well... She's very put together at this point. She isn't super insecure and nervous like Moxie, she isn't heavily traumatized and problematic like Blitzø, she already had that developed before the show started. Honestly, giving a flashback to how she used to be and letting her show the audience who she is now is probably the best way to write a Millie episode. Barring a real IMP group trip to somewhere where they can all just hang out
I mean, complex and fun backstories are a buffet of juicy meat on the bone and all. But i admit even for all my groping, i had like a years worth of stories about a decade of a shitty former childhood friend / ragey douchebag adult. But for the less eventful stuff, i have like, 12 seconds of story about a year of living at one of those pretty happy country style places?
We had chili cook offs, rode a bull, the local church organized a bull ride (OF all things), we had cattle and sheep herded through the city streets twice a year where my college had the midterms stalled for a sheep herding.
We had local chocolates, local ice creams, i had a person in the ag program who was raving non stop about "Squeaky cheese", apparently over on the farm, cheese is so fresh it squeaks when you chew it, full of milk. They made it sound like fresh buttery nectar of the gods, but there was no way to obtain it. So finally someone sold it, but it was 3 weeks old by the time i found it and no squeak!
I heard a good approximation was to take some fresh mozzerlla and put it into pre microwaved 10-20s warm milk, then melt it a bit, or cheddar. To the soft stetchy but squeaky stage, But it was just normal cheese but milky and squeaky, but you could hear it squeak lol.
Some people say Trauma makes "more interesting stories" but imho. Trauma can get overused even if you're someone who can relate to it or meat on the bone. Sure, you don't have much to say about having a chili cook off you went to, or trying 20 bowls of bean and beef vs beef and no beans chili, next to white cans of milk and chicken white bean chili, and cilantro lime chili.
The events just happened, you enjoyed them, and there's no possible scarring backstory about how i tried 20 spoonfuls of chili, then voted a delicious spicy beef stew i loved. Only for people to say "i loved the flavor" "it tasted the best!" "but it was too spicy!" and the thing was like, 1/10th the spicieness of tobasco. It was mild to me now as i adjusted to 100k scoville sauces like Melindas Ghost peppers vs Dave's 6m insanity sauce. But i remember the first time i tried a 10k scoville Chalula sauce, my eyes burned and cried.
I kinda wonder if terrible shitty relationships can 'adjust' like a spice too. When you've had 6m scoville shit, 10k scoville that would have shocked you as a kid no longer surprise you or trigger a taste. You're just tired and used to things being shitty and got used to it a long time ago. Maybe that's why millie had no reaction to the verbal abuse.
Sure, Rolando was trying to pull at her strings, but even being a employee of Blitz, even if she allies with him, being told you're worthless by the guy you're already tired of saying the same shit over and over eventually just becomes. "oh sure sure. Anyways, do you still want espresso or a latte this morning? I got shit to do."
IMO
The blank goo represents imp blood as shown earlier
The burned millie is loo loo land
The scared one is muder family
The Goopy one is the giant fish in verosika's episode
The Angelic arrows is cherubs
Its all how millie could have died
Absolute BANGER of a video, you really managed to capture the way I was feeling and boil it down to its core. Loved the episode but yeah I have to agree it felt disconnected, clunky, and at times like there was some serious wasted potential. That being said I couldn't get over how much you sound like Blitzo the entire video, you just have a similar voice and cadence to Brandon Rodgers. You could do a sick impression I bet!
I vibe with this episode honestly, the flaws you pointed out I felt were more agregious in previous episodes (full moon, western energy, seeing stars)
And I do think, despite the unfunny ghost fucker jokes, the jokes with Moxxie were hilarious
Notice how he doesn’t even say the villains(Rolando) name just only the person‘s name(John Waters)who voices him.
I may be in small group when voicing this. I really believe that Millie actually has development in the show. It just not the format of the others being in present on screen. Millie's development is one of off screen style. I very much enjoy a girl boss that doesn't need an extreme showing to prove she is a great character. Through her talk with Blitz, she get to tell how her life changed because of him entering her life.
Now i agree the talk would be better during the part while Blitz was being mind controlled vs the blunt fake shouts against her. That would have made a better impact for the fight. I saw she wasn't give a f@k the moment the taunts came out, because it was established before the bad guy came in that Blitz vauled her strengths for the team.