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Yes exactly! It's good that she's getting a backstory, i'm not denying that! But on some level it feels pointless that they spent the entirety of season 2 gutting any semblance of character stella could have had beyond "Stolas's mean wife" unless HB starts treating stella like an actual complex character then it might end up feeling like a bandaid fix, like viv trying to go "S-see guys, she's more than just a scapegoat for stolas, I swear" Obviously we'll have to wait and see, but that's just how i look at it.
Viv saying that they’ll have Stella get some backstory for upcoming season three is just there because she’s being called out for the major flaw of not being able to write woman with there being a lot more damage done given she rendered Stella into a cartoonish gimmick who really isn’t a villain at all with her brother fully taking over the mantel of what Stella could have been (love or hate what they did with her in Circus either way). Look I think she could have worked in some way in theory but the point is there are damage already done given she’s just a plot device for Stolas than a character with it also applying to her daughter. She deserves better whether as an equal grey to Stolas or as a better written villain.
No really, it's like. First they try to go "Oh she-she's been evil from the start, and her behavior isn't cause of stolas's cheating" Nevermind does it raise questions like "Why does stolas let via around her" and that they (As of season 2) completely ignore her also being in an arranged marriage and having to give birth almost as soon as she became an adult (Note, I am not saying stellas ever been a "Good" person, frankly no one is in helluva besides octavia, it's just that I find her treatment by the show and the fandom at large as some mega evil is annoying.) And then, rather than make her a semi-threatening villian that drives the plot foward, they instead introduce Andrelphus literally out of no where and go "See he's the actual mastermind, stella is just so dumb!"
What actually is the point of stella anymore? Like, what would actually change about helluvas current plot line if stella just vanished from it? It sucks cause the pitch of her character can still work, hell, with enough dedication her current character could sort of be salvaged. But at this point I doubt the writers will suddenly start making her an actual character at this point.
Hear me out with this controversial opinion, Stella never had a chance to be an actual character whether love or hate what direction they decide to do with her after cough, Circus and later on.
I am a HUGE Dog-Man fan, mainly because of my brother BUT YES! Absolutely yes, Petey the Cat is a WAY better representation of a neglectful father with a bad past trying his best to be a good father. Petey gets called out a lot unlike Stolas.
Petey is actively trying to change and trying to get better, his past actions haunt him but he's actively taking responsibility to move on and be better. He's currently impatient and easily irritable, his anger issues are still there but he's learning to be better overall.
I saw some anon mention Petey the cat being better parental figure than Stolas on here, and I fully agree on that... That and the fact that Petey the Cat is a well-written character in Stolas in every step of the way.
The one thing that Petey and Stolas have in common is that they both have had terrible abusive fathers and didn't have a childhood of their own, and both have been shown to be pretty neglectful towards their own kids (Petey with Lil' Petey in the beginning of Dogman & Stolas with Octavia). But here's the difference:
One gets called out from this and actually regrets his behaviour and his actions. He regrets how he abandoned his son because he didn't come out the way he wanted, and for his own villainy, and selfish needs. He fully owns up to his own mistakes and is actively trying to become a better person and a better father for Lil' Petey.... And the other is Helluva Boss Stolas Goetia.
The fact that a children's book can handle any serious subjects better than an ACTUAL adult animated series should make you consider the fact that you're doing something wrong in your story Viv, lol.
That’s even more embarrassing, a Children’s book does a better job at depicting a serious topic than Helluva Boss.
A recent article came out about the mistreatment and pay of Spindlehorse employees, please spread this around.
Woah bro it's like the red dragon from Bible dude. It's like that thing from the Bible. You know, the bible. Ignore that the red dragon is supposed to have seven heads, seven crowns and ten horns and also that it's supposed to be a sign of the apocalypse in Revelation. It's some kid's dragon OC in a Yu-Gi-Oh outfit now.
It's a Bible thing. We're so smart and good at character design mhm.
The Show and Fandom’s reaction to:
Stella: She’s a horrible, awful person! Who cares if she was brought up in the same environment and circumstances as Stolas. Some people are just born evil. If you try to give her any depth, you’re an abuser apologist! You don’t care about male domestic violence.
Loona: HAHA FUNNY! It’s slapstick. She came from a harsh environment. Blitz shouldn’t have criticized her. Can’t you take a joke?!
Gang.... this might be controversial but
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Spoilers for the newest helluva boss episode
TW! mentions of sex, abusive relationships, helluva boss in general
I really like stolas and this random succubus (ima name him eric) as a couple for a few reasons.
1. LOOK AT HOW FUCKING CUTE THEY ARE!!!!
Eric genuinely looks like he likes stolas, not his status, not his money or power. Just. Him. And stolas looks like he's enjoying himself for the first time since he's been at the party
2. This would be stolas' first real relationship. Not an arranged marriage and not a crazy sex fueled, power imbalanced "relationship." Just a real relationship that could improve stolas's outlook on romance and himself as a whole.
This leads me to point 3.
This relationship would change him for the better. After all, it wasn't blitz who started this whole sex for the book transaction. It was stolas. Granded, it was because of a miscomunication between the two when they met up again (stolas making a joke about blitz being there to fuck him only for blitz to take it seriously and stolas going along with it, thinking blitz would like that) but it doesn't change the fact that, since that miscommunication, stolas was the one who let it go too far. Stolas was the one who called blitz back in the first episode when they were getting their asses handed to them just to be like "yo we should fuck again so you can keep the book", stolas was the one to say over and over that blitz was "his little imp" and shit like that, stolas was the one who failed to communicate that "hey, this sex for book stuff isn't working and it never has" and yes, blitz failed to communicate his discomfort at points and pushed him away without explaining BUT stolas was the one to ignore his discomfort when he did express it and just think it was all just a cute quirk about him. They are both in the wrong. But stolas is the one that's the most in the wrong. This is why this relationship could change him for the better. Because Eric could help him learn and understand that while he may have been doing what he thought blitz wanted, he was wrong, and what he did and said was unexceptable, and he needs to better himself because his actions and his position of power made what he did a lot worse than what he initially thought.
I know it's probably unlikely, and stoliz is definitely endgame, I just want some real character development for stolas by getting into this relationship instead of just babying him at every corner. He's a grown ass man and needs to start taking accountability for his actions. I just need more instead of just "stolas being big sad over the imp boy not wanting him after being a creep" and "blitz needs to stop being a meanie to the baby bird boy!" I want actual development for these characters from a show I've been a fan of since day one.
But I know it's probably unlikely that Eric and stolas will ever be more than a hookup or a plot device for Blitz like verasika is in all her episodes.
I just wanted to express how i felt, and at the end of the day, it's just my opinion, and it's ok if you don't agree :3