#it feels like verosika might help blitz understand what exactly he's feeling

[wazzi2ya]

This episode in particular is gonna turn my insides into spaghetti.

[mauesartetc]

Just some things since you keep saying Loona leaving Blitzo for Verosika would've been a better resolution. You do know that Loona only interacted with Vortex for an hour so at best and he has a girlfriend? You do know that Loona didn't interact with Verosika and only knows her through magazines? You do know that Loona's stuff is still at Blitz's apartment? You do know that Loona didn't have any story before this and making a main character leave the cast so early would be seen as a big mistake?

I'm aware, yes.

Even though Vortex has a girlfriend, there's nothing stopping Loona from just being... his friend. She doesn't need ulterior motives just to hang out with him (that's some gross Nice Guy shit right there), and based on the note she leaves for Blitzo in Ep 7, she's doing exactly that. Despite the fact she'd only known Vortex for a short time, he treated her much better than Blitzo did.

Second, because we meet the succubi in Hell, it stands to reason they planned to return at some point rather than stay on Earth forever. Hell's their home, and they've never shown any desire to move out. What sense would it make to just vamoose for no reason? Since she grew up in the same society as the succubi, Loona would know they planned to go back. Staying with them wouldn't mean she's staying out of Hell for good; just temporarily getting some much-needed space from Blitzo. There's no reason she wouldn't be able to go back for her stuff, and there's no reason being separated from the main cast means she's leaving the main cast.

Loona didn't have any story before this? Well she didn't have much of a story during or after this, hon. You want to talk about "better" resolutions? The conflict between her and Blitzo never even had one.

Let's review: Blitzo sees that Loona has a crush on Vortex and does his damnedest to interfere, which causes Loona to justifiably blow up at him. This character is a 20-something adult, so yeah, she'd want a little freedom from the overbearing father figure she never needed or wanted. Blitzo then slinks away, and Loona brushes this off to console herself and Vortex. He'll be fine, don't worry about it. What happens next in this plot thread? The portal opens up, and Loona goes home with the guy making her feel like a prisoner. That's it. Neither one apologizes, neither one makes sure the other's okay, and neither has brought up this event in subsequent episodes. The blow-up happened, had no bearing on anything else, and was forgotten almost as quickly. It was beyond anticlimactic. Any resolution would've been preferable to setting up a conflict with no payoff.

Instead, Loona could've stayed behind with Vortex and the succubi, planning to go back to Hell with them. Sure, she doesn't know this crew that well, but anyone who's pissed at their smothering, non-consensual guardian would gladly take a chance on strangers rather than spend another minute with him. She could've told Blitzo, "Hey, I'm sorry I yelled at you. I know you just want what's best for me, but I'm not a kid anymore. You can't make my decisions for me. Please, let me figure shit out on my own." Blitzo could've been sad but understanding, and could've went through the portal by himself. Then, the cops would arrest Loona along with the succubi, and that'd set up the next episode's conflict.

Just blue-skying here, but what if the hellhounds didn't "suck a lot of pig dick" to get out of jail like the succubi did? What if, in Episode 4, Blitzo sees Verosika return to Hell without Loona and demands to know where she is? Verosika would reveal that Loona and Vortex are in jail, and that she has every intention to go back for her bodyguard; she just had to make a pit stop to replenish her beelzejuice. This could lead to a reluctant team-up between them as they orchestrate a prison break.

Meanwhile, Loona and Vortex could find a way to communicate and help each other in the slammer, though they might realize their human disguises are starting to flicker away. They've been masquerading for too long, and it's draining their power. If they don't get out of jail soon, their cover's blown, and they figure the humans will ship them off to some top-secret government facility to be dissected.

Then, when Blitzo and Verosika arrive and engage in various shenanigans to distract the cops, Blitzo might find that Loona's already broken herself out of her cell. She was independent and self-sufficient, surviving just fine without him. Then they spring Vortex and fuck off back to Hell, with smiling faces all around. Blitzo could tell Loona how proud he was of her, and how he realizes she no longer needs his help. Loona could agree she doesn't need it, but maybe sometimes she wants it. She could admit that his turning up at the jail showed her how much he really cared, and that gave her the strength to press on. Wow, their relationship actually developed instead of stagnating! Imagine that.

This is what we could've had instead of C.H.E.R.U.B. I'll let readers decide which option is more palatable.