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So with the episode Full Moon apparently close at hand, I thought I’d talk about a topic I’m very interested to see going into the rest of Helluva Boss’s second season and beyond:

I am very curious as to whether the looming breakup between Blitzo and Stolas that we’re seeing more and more indications of in the trailers is actually going to STICK. As in, is the backhalf of Season 2 going to be a situation wherein we get the Stolas breakup in Full Moon, followed by a few episodes of moping, angsting, soul-searching and character-development which leads to a big reconciliation/make-up/getting-back-together moment in the season finale? OR, again, is the Stolitz breakup actually going to stick going into Season 3 with Stolas and Blitzo still broken up?

Like I think we can guess that the big ‘trial’ the other Goetia put Stolas on that we see in the trailer is from the penultimate finale episode Mastermind, which if Season 1 is any indication is likely to be the season finale-proper in terms of plot and character development.

Which I have to imagine will also include the shots of Andrealphus fighting and this shot of Blitzo protecting Stolas (note all of the ice around them)

So I think it’s a safe bet that the ‘trial’ is part of Andrealphus’s (and Stella’s) plot against Stolas, with Blitzo trying to help which ends up leading to the fight with Andrealphus and the shot of Blitzo trying to protect Stolas.

Now in most shows, it’s easy to imagine this chain of events leading to Blitzo and Stolas having a big, dramatic make-up/reconciliation/getting-back-together moment and ending the season as a couple.

However, given the show’s track record, I can’t help but think that Vivzie and the other writers AREN’T going to give the Stolitz drama and breakup such a quick, simple and easy solution.

Perhaps the events of Mastermind DO lead to Stolas and Blitzo getting a reconciliation and resolution to the big breakup they had. But NOT in a way that leads to them getting back together, but instead has them both recognizing and accepting that what they had together wasn’t working and COULDN’T work, and leads to them being able to part on (semi)good terms. Maybe this is where we get Stolas’s “Thank you Blitzo…” line from the trailer?

Now, to be clear: I still think that Stolitz is PROBABLY ultimately endgame for Helluva Boss. I also think it would be interesting if the show took it’s time getting there. Like I wouldn’t be surprised if Blitzo and Stolas actually getting together for real is (at least close to) an end of series development. With Stolas and Blitzo needing to work through and resolve their own personal issues and baggage before they are able to make any kind of real relationship work. This feels especially the case with Blitzo, who it now feels like is set for a series-long arc of dealing with his personal trauma and baggage and ultimately learning and accepting that he can be happy and loved by others.

And in the meantime, perhaps we might also see both Stolas and Blitzo explore relationships with other people?

For example, I have become very curious as to whether Vassago really will be a viable love-interest for Stolas as some people have started theorizing. Like going back to the theorizing about Mastermind, what if Blitzo isn’t actually able to help/save Stolas from Andrealphus, and instead it’s actually Vassago who ends up saving him?

Say, what if this shot of Stolas and Blitzo about to be crushed by what is almost certainly Andrealphus’s giant ice-claw leads to VASSAGO having a big, heroic moment to save them both? And therefore getting the 'rescue romance' moment with Stolas.

Which in turn, leads to the end of Season 2 going into Season 3 having Stolas hooking up (if ultimately temporarily) if Vassago while Blitzo has his own accepting, if bittersweet, resolution. Maybe he actually does get a poly-thing going with Moxxie and Millie?

Again, I do think we are eventually going to see Blitzo and Stolas together. I just have a feeling it’s not going to be a quick and easy path to get there. And personally I think that’s way more interesting XD

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Day 2: Jock & Nerd AU

Everyone ditched their clubs just to watch the big game today so Yang wanted to check it out as well...

A certain player might have got a new biggest fan afterwards...

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Tumblr Top Ships Bracket - FINALS

This poll is a celebration of fandom and fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement, and refrain from harassment.

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“Autistic people need special accommodations” and “autistic people should not be infantilized and talked down to” are schools of though that can and should co-exist.

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Fucking Talented as shit

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I am really tired

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They're perfectly splendid :')

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I just wanted explody circles.. cause I never done that before...

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The only instantaneous bully to friend arc I know of is Joey and Yugi from early Yugi-Oh.

Is he the one with the thick jersey accent?

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Bees in their new pajamas

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Robotnik

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Police supporters regularly admit that the police are the bad guys. They just don't care.

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i am once again reminded of the fact that toby fox is a genius at comedic pacing

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the scariest thing about old tv isnt really the racism or the sexisim because you kinda go in braced for that it's all the scenes where suddenly an actress is holding a lion cub or a chimpanzee is in the same room as a toddler, or suddenly theres a lion, or there's a chimpanzee again but it's driving a car, or holding a lighter, or holding fireworks. You just kind of watch in horror as over and over an actress performs with only 1960s tv film shootings best animal handling between her and the opening to Nope.