History Recap / HelluvaBossS2E1TheCircus

* NeckSnap: Blitzo tries to snap Stolas' neck when he doesn't have any better ideas to distract him so that he can snatch his grimoire. [[AbnormalLimbRotationRange Being that Stolas is an owl]], this doesn't phase him at all.

** {{Subverted|Trope}}. From the two of them meeting as kids, to Stolas' LoveAtFirstSight when seeing Blitzo, it seems ripe for them to become this trope. However, [[ForegoneConclusion even ignoring their fall out in "OZZIE'S"]], the two only really hang out for a day and during said day, Blitzo manipulated Stolas into stealing from Paimon's mansion. As such, the two couldn't really be considered friends despite how much fun they had together.

** {{Subverted|Trope}}. From the two of them meeting as kids, to Stolas' LoveAtFirstSight when seeing Blitzo, it seems ripe for them to become this trope. However, [[ForegoneConclusion even ignoring their fall out in "OZZIE'S"]], the two only really hang out for a day and during said day, Blitzo manipulated Stolas into stealing from Paimon's mansion. As such, the two couldn't really be considered friends despite how much fun they both had together.
** It's telling that Stolas himself thinks this is what him and Blitzo's relationship was. Blitzo actually {{lampshade|Hanging}}es this and tries to explain to Stolas how they weren't truly friends, but when Stolas starts acting sensual, Blitzo uses it to [[HistoryRepeats once again]] manipulate Stolas; this time to get him distracted and steal the Grimoire.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: While their meeting was relatively brief as children, this is apparently how Stolas feels about him and Blitzo's relationship as adults.

** King Paimon never receives any punishments for being an Abusive Dad towards Stolas, and worst of all, [[spoiler:he shows the future marriage to Stolas and showed him a picture of a clearly deranged Stella]].

** Paimon fits while being of the ParentalNeglect variety. He doesn't remember Stolas's name and has to ask his imp butler to remind him, thinks of his son only as an asset to the Goetia family, and tells Stolas to stop "bitch crying" after he's thrust into an ArrangedMarriage with Stella. He also {{Dope Slap}}s Stolas and calls him an idiot for greeting Blitzo with a bow, sternly telling him that people of their class never should bow to an imp.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: The flashback of his childhood shows that Stolas was yet to develop his CondescendingCompassion towards imps, since he was courteous enough to present himself to Blitzo with a bow. Sadly, Paimon quickly reminds him imps are the ones meant to bow ''to them''. Both Blitzo and Fizzarolli also show this, with Blitzo a generally sweet kid who wants to be a successful entertainer and is initially really unhappy about coerced into stealing from the Goetias, and neither Blitzo nor Fizz have any of the bitter hatred between them that they do as adults.

* UptownGirl: Stolas has had a crush on Blitzo since they were little kids, and Blitzo was at least open to being his genuine friend after they spent time together as kids, but due to their difference in status they can't be openly together. Stolas' dad even smacked him for giving Blitzo a respectful bow when they first met as kids, and news of Stolas' affair with an ''imp'' caused him to lose what little respect (and thus [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority protection]]) he had from other powerful demons.

* King Paimon never receives any punishments for being an Abusive Dad towards Stolas, and worst of all, [[spoiler:he shows the future marriage to Stolas and showed him a picture of a clearly deranged Stella]].
* Cash Buckzo convinces his own son Blitzo to steal from Paimon's mansion. When the childhood flashback ends, the audience hasn't seen Cash suffer any punishments or get arrested for manipulating his own son to steal Paimon's stuff.

* KarmaHoudini: Cash convinces his own son Blitzo to steal from Paimon's mansion. When the childhood flashback ends, the audience hasn't seen Cash suffer any comeuppance for his misdeeds.