#I know you probably ahip Stolas amd Blitz but shhhhhhhhh

[al-n-cartoons]

While most people have been posting screenshots of the show in which Blitz looks guilty or frightened as apparent evidence for him genuinely having feelings for Stolas, I'm glad that there are folks looking at the more realistic conclusion that a relationship, the concept of intimacy, is what he's struggling with.

While the show will likely favour romantic relationships, I think it could be a lot more interesting to return to the platonic, professional, and/or familial relationships of the main cast (namely with Millie, Moxxie, and Loona). Blitz and Loona's relationship could surely use some work, or at the very least Blitz could sit her down and talk about the ways he's messed up (exploding at people and destroying his own relationships) and is worried that she might do the same. To be clear, this wouldn’t be a “Don't worry” conversation bur rather a “Here's something I've noticed, what should we do about it? Should we do something about it?”

With Millie, her recurrent lack of focus in the show might actually work in our favour here. Some relationships are built around low contact, so what if Blitz tried to get closer to his friends/employees and the two realize that they don’t like it, leading to them delegating their boundaries and figuring out whether they are polite strangers, friends, or something else (I dunno, colleagues?).

Moxxie and Blitz's relationship has already been worked on (mildly emotionally intimate employer/employee), and as I write this, a parallel could be drawn between Blitz and Moxxie versus Stolas and Blitz. A false parallel, perhaps, but still a parallel which could be noticed by any of those involved. Blitz is on a guilt trip, literally, so the next person he could apologize to is Moxxie? The slapstick humour makes what is intended to be an actual transgression in this show versus what is just mutual fun confusing. The two would probably end with their relationship being unchanged, but it would still be a conversation worth having.

The pilot was about family, that is what they explicitly describe themselves to be (Blitz says it and the narrative follows him, therefore it,s what the show wanted us to view them as). The thing about families is that… they do stuff together. They talk, interact, maybe transgress, and definitely compromise.

(Can you tell that the hyperfixation on romance, not just in the show but also in the fandom, is starting to irk me?)

Note: I like how the country sinners both look like imps. One was killed by imps whereas the other committed an act of wrath right before she died, so it feels fitting for them both to be imp-passing. I'm curious if any other characters might be similar in this regard.

Blitz: RELATIONSHIPS ARE BOOOOOORING!

Also Blitz: