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The Circus
- Young Stolas expresses a surprising amount of knowledge for a demon his age, namely how horses get sick from too much sugar. Paimon looked annoyed at the start of his explanation, given that Stolas was distracting him from the performance, but his expression turns to confusion if not intrigued by the end.
- We get to see the aftermath of Blitzo seducing Stolas from the pilot, and it giving the latter a brilliant reason for a big fat "screw you" to Stella, humiliating her in front of their peers for a change.Stella: (after Blitzo runs off) WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, STOLAS?!
Stolas: (grinning) That… was the sound… of a FUCKING DIVORCE!!! (rips the “Still Not” from the "Still Not Divorced" banner and laughs wildly)- This is doubly awesome because Stella is a massive abuser and has always been one (Stolas cried in terror when he saw a photo of her on his birthday as a child), and Stolas actually stood up to her for once. That laugh is a genuine one of sheer glee - he's not only humiliated her, he's clearly had the best sex of his life with his childhood best friend and he no longer has to feel as though Stella's words about him to her friends are true. And it's also very clear he's been dying to say those words to Stella.
- No matter how much it hurts him, at the end of the episode Stolas finally stands up to Stella, stating plainly that he doesn't give a damn what her family thinks and his obligation to his own family is complete, and demanding she leave his palace and his life.Stolas: Why are you still here? You leave with Via on weekends, but then you stay around the house despite everything.
Stella: I like tormenting you! I want to keep reminding you of what you did.
Stolas: I know what I did! (takes a breath) I would feel bad if I'd hurt you, but we both know I didn't do that. You and I were arranged for one reason: to birth a precautionary heir to the Goetia family. Nothing more. I tried so many years to make it comfortable for us, to have this family, but it was never enough. The only reason I have endured your constant insults and cruelty was for that girl to have a normal life! I cannot do this anymore! I want you out! Now.
Stella: (seething) What do you mean, "out"?
Stolas: I mean out! Out of this palace, out of my life! We are getting. The. DIVORCE.
Stella: How dare you?! What do you think the rest of the Goetia family will think? (raises her hand against him) Andrealphus -
(Stolas catches her by the wrist)
Stolas: I don't care what your arrogant brother thinks! And the only thing the Goetia family wanted from our marriage is already seventeen! So it's over! I'm done.- Stella is noticeably taken aback and surprised when Stolas catches her hand that was about to strike him, looking down at it in shock before back up to his face.
Seeing Stars
- It's not great for Octavia, but Stolas' demeanor towards Stella at the beginning as he's moving her things out of the palace is immensely satisfying. You can tell through the gleeful smile on his face that Stolas has been dying to do something like this for years.Stolas: (perkily, to the movers) Don't be gentle about it now! Break whatever you have to to get it all in there!
Stella: (on the phone) WHAT!? WHAT DID YOU JUST TELL THEM TO DO!?
Stolas: (to Octavia) Darling, can we not talk about this now? Your mother's being a real B-I-T-C-H. (Stella responds angrily; to Stella) Well how was I supposed to know you can spell!? I've never seen you read! - Even though she's had very little training in actually using any of the spells from the grimoire, Octavia manages to teleport someplace. While it landed her in LA, it was an impressive first go for her.
- When Blitzo informs Stolas that Octavia is missing, he at first thinks he's in the clear. Cue Stolas busting down the door in full demon mode while furiously screaming Blitzo's name.
- Stolas tries to save Blitzo from the production crew who's piled up on him by hurling his bottle of LA water at the producer, setting the entire place ablaze, and causes the audience to panic and lights to flicker out, which gives Blitzo the chance to escape the pile of people beating on him, killing some and leaving others unconscious, in the span of a second. Blitzo repays Stolas by pulling him up after he's fallen while looking like a pure badass:Blitzo: Let's go find our daughters.
- Loona managing to track Octavia down through the pictures she posted on Sinstagram, finding each location she last posted about.
- Moxxie and Millie have one if you pay close attention. The bag of swag Moxxie is dragging back to the portal is heavy enough that he can barely move it by the end. Keep in mind it's loaded up with things the two bought with human money they earned in the same day through song performances on the street. The two must have gotten quite a lot of cash to buy so much. Plus the top of the bag actually seems to have a bunch of awards and medals they must have gotten from said street performances. It seems like most of their day was an Offscreen Moment of Awesome.
Exes and Oohs
- After Moxxie explains his past with Chaz, Millie is furious after learning that Chaz left him behind to get arrested after a heist gone wrong, and was ready to gut him right then and there.
- How did Moxxie get out of jail? Given this is where he met Blitzo, it's implied the two of them broke out of one of Hell's jails.
- Even if it doesn't end well for him; Moxxie standing up to his father was a pretty badass moment.Moxxie: I've spent my whole life being afraid of you, but I'm not giving up the only good thing I've ever had just so you can keep your fragile little sense of control over everything. Millie is a good woman. A better woman than I deserve. And there's nothing that scares me more than hurting her! Not even you! I'm leaving, Dad! And if you or Herpes the clown over here-Chaz: Hey!Moxxie: -Try to stop me, you'll learn firsthand just how good I've gotten at my job!
- Moxxie’s mom protecting him from Crimson’s abuse and the gangster lifestyle, even stopping him from having Moxxie shoot a live person target. Even though things didn’t end well, that takes a lot of guts and she did it all for her little boy.
- Millie slaughtering the mafia goons in order to rescue Moxxie. It's her against pretty much all of Crimson's men and she doesn't get hit once. This is prefaced by Blitz stating "Buckle up, Millie! We're doing a Shrek!"Millie: You want my husband?! You're gonna have to FUCKIN' KILL ME.
- She takes exactly one clean hit that sends her flying back onto the hood of the car that she and Blitzo used to crash the wedding. It gives her just enough pause to grab a gas can to use as her next Improvised Weapon.
- As they fly away in a stolen helicopter, you get to see Millie's last "Fuck you, Crimson!" send-off - editing the "Just Married" banner to read "We're Married, Bitch!"
- It can't be understated how much of Roaring Rampage of Rescue Millie goes on here as she slaughters ALL of the shark demons and other hired goons Crimson has. Not only does she have one hell of a solo kill count by the end of it, the way she dispatches foe after foe gives us examples of Weapon Improvisation that would give John Wick envy. Be it with props from the wedding, wreckage, decorations, her own boss, or the enemies' body parts, organs, intestines, and bones, by the time Millie has killed one goon, she's already grabbed their jawbone and used them to clamp on the neck of another or strung one up with the guts of another with only a few seconds between each kill at most, sometimes less than one for about 2 or 3 kills. The girl is a machine and it is fucking glorious.
- Extremely easy to miss, but Millie pounces on one of the first sharks she slaughters early in the brawl. When she comes up again, she has their still beating heart in her teeth.
- Another portion has her literally kick away a bullet.
- Just to add one more drop of awesomeness to the pile, when Millie is finished with all his men and is seemingly coming to run him and Chaz over, Crimson looks just as terrified as Chaz is. Moxxie was completely right when he said the only thing that scares him more than his father is pissing his wife off.
- Blitzo figuring out that Chaz is just a con man, and telling that to Crimson as I.M.P escapes. The next we see, Crimson has Chaz's teeth mounted as a trophy.
- It's a minor one, but the flashback to Moxxie's childhood, while heartbreaking and horrifying overall, holds a testament to his sharpshooting skills. He's shown to handle a rifle well enough to shoot three rapid bulls-eyes in a row at an age where he's still struggling to use silverware, implying that he was young enough to have yet to fully master some basic motor skills. The boy was a natural marksman!
Western Energy
- At the beginning of the episode, when Stolas is meeting with Stella and Andrealphus, the latter acts as though Stella was the sole victim of everything that has been going on and that Stolas owes her for the cheating. Stolas' response is golden.Stolas: Andrealphus, cheating implies there was a betrayal. This woman never gave two shits about me or our very much Arranged Marriage. As far as I'm concerned, this divorce is far overdue.
- It's made even more awesome when remembering that Stolas has spent his entire marriage being cowed and abused by Stella, and hinted that he was also afraid of Andrealphus. When he declared that he wasn't going to take his wife and her family's shit anymore in The Circus, he meant it.
- Moxxie on his own versus three cowboys bigger than him. They should’ve brought more cowboys.
- The episode as a whole served as a cavalcade of awesome for Moxxie. After spending previous episodes either being a Butt-Monkey or a Damsel in Distress, the writers seem to take heed of this and gave Moxxie not only a win against a couple of random cowboys, but getting a long overdue payback against Striker, being the one to send him running. And there’s hasn’t been a single instance at all of Moxxie being a joke or laughing stock throughout the episode. Here, he’s taking names, kicking ass and piling up bodies.
- Striker pulls off some impressive stunts when transporting Stolas back to his lair. These include:
- Riding Bombproof atop and across several trains.
- Bursting out of a well after jumping into an old mine shaft elevator.
- Managing to swing himself, Bombproof and Stolas across a cavern.
- Sliding down a set of broken train tracks.
- Stolas managed to kick Striker in the face while tied up and call out his hypocrisy in hating the upper class but still working for a noble.
- When Striker tries to torture Stolas, he rebuffs most attempts with mockery — for example, Striker stepping on Stolas's leg (hard enough to break it), is met with an unflinching "Blitzy handles me rougher than that in bed."
- The moment Striker mentions Octavia, Stolas is pissed.Stolas: (seething) Don't you dare breathe a word about my daughter... (...) I swear...if you go near her, I will destroy you.
- Blitzo's fight with Loona shows why Loona is the most dangerous fighter in the agency. While Blitzo and the doctor team up to give Loona a shot, Loona spends most of the fight dominating them. By the time they give her a shot, Blitzo is more injured than Loona.
- Props to Blitzo managing to pin down Loona after getting pummeled by her during the fight scene. He gets on her back, holds on to Loona despite her bucking, and then slams her head to the floor so that she can get her shot.
- Andrealphus shooting down Stella's petty satisfaction at putting a hit on Stolas by pointing out that Octavia is Stolas' heir — if he dies, everything he owns will go to his daughter, leaving Stella and Andrealphus with nothing to show for it. Sure, Stolas is badly injured by the episode's end, but it's in Andrealphus' best interests to ensure that the former recovers, if only to give him the chance to try and rob him blind later.
- Moxxie and Millie vs Striker, from start to finish.
- The Dynamic Entry that M & M start out with — smashing through the wall of Striker's hideout in the van, which they bring skidding down a steep incline before deliberately flipping the van into a roll that ends with said van parked right side up...and then the door swings open to reveal Moxxie with his sniper rifle at the ready.
- Striker recovering in time to sling his blessed knife into the firing mechanism of Moxxie's rifle, jamming it while he goes for his six-shooters...
- ...Which is Millie's cue to leap into the fray with a claymore, swinging it around at Striker who keeps dodging until he can grab it away from her with his tail. Said tail proves frighteningly prehensile, allowing Striker to wield the claymore along with his pistols as Moxxie and Millie tag-team him from both directions.
- M & M proving to be the Battle Couple as the fight goes on, acting in perfect synergy with one another — from Moxxie throwing Millie her axe from "Truth Seekers" to her using its massive blade to shield him from Striker's gunfire.
- When he ends up deprived of his pistols, Striker falls back on using a lasso. Not the Blessed rope he used to tie up Stolas, but regular, sturdy cowboy rope. Which he then uses the snag the shaft of Millie's axe before it can hit him before yanking it away, swinging around to avoid the duo's attacks, and lasso-ing stalactites and chunks of rock to use as makeshift flails.
- The decisive blow, however, comes from Moxxie. When Striker's got his hands around his neck to throttle him to death, a Defiant to the End Moxxie urges him on with one word: "Harder." This weirds out Striker just long enough for Moxxie to grab the rope, lasso Striker with it, and send him sprawling across the ground so Millie can chop down Striker's statue so it comes crashing down on him.Moxxie: You cowboy PIECE OF SHIT!
- The fact that Striker manages to actually knock down and pin Millie, who was not Blinded by Rage this time and who also slaughtered an entire mafia last episode.
Unhappy Campers
- That the nurse at rehab is able to verbally joust with Blitz pretty evenly, and take his jabs at her and his threats in stride (Her response to Blitz mentioning that "(He) kills people for a livin'..." is "Oh I'm so fuckin' scared..." with no fear, only sarcastic dismissal), to the point that he actually does leave her be when he leaves the rehab center, shows she's a pretty tough customer.
- Some of the stunts Millie can be seen pulling off throughout the episode, such as her breaking the camp record on the obstacle course, eating a sword (the entire sword! Handle and all), breathing fire, and shredding on a guitar.
- Barbie using her sex appeal to manipulate Jimmy even after he heard her say that he's easy to manipulate is both this and funny.
- Barbie Wire, who is just out of rehab, is able to take on Moxxie and Blitzo in a fight and was successfully keeping them from killing the drug dealer she was working with, with the guy only dying due to one of Millie's fireworks.
- Barbie Wire is not 'just out of rehab', she's been out of rehab for months; while it does means she had enough time to get back in shape the fact she had a serious addiction and was able to overcome it enough to check herself out, get her life back together, get herself healthy enough to have no issues with brawling Moxxie and Blitzo, and even hold an apparently stable job is nothing to sneeze at.
Oops
- Blitzo and Fizzarolli end up trapped by Crimson and Striker, and Blitzo is able to prove that being an escape artist has its perks. He had a hidden knife at the heel of his boot which he uses to cut the ropes tying the two up.
- Striker, in a bid to get hired by Crimson, effortlessly lassos both Fizzarolli and Blizto and drags them all the way up to Crimson's office. The mob boss was so impressed, he hired Striker on the spot.
- The fact Crimson had no fear about making demands of the Lord of Lust and rubbing it in his face that his relationship with Fizzarolli is Hell's worst kept secret.
- While it is terrifying, Asmodeus turning red hot with flaming rage as the message from Crimson ends is an awesome spectacle. And with Stolas standing trembling next to him, it gives an idea of just how much more powerful a Sin is to a Goetia prince.
- Fizzarolli calling out Striker’s hypocrisy to his face, viewing him as no better than the royals for thinking he’s superior to others. Even a demon who’s just met him doesn’t think highly of Striker’s arrogant ideology.
- Upon seeing the switch that drops the cage they're at, Blitzo decides to do a more spectacular way of hitting the button. An elaborate domino effect that ends up with numerous henchmen dead and a white cue ball dropping over the button. To specify:
- Blitzo starts by swinging the cage to tip over a nearby stack of boxes.
- The boxes fall on some mooks who’s having beers, taking them out and sending one of the mugs flying.
- The Mug lands on a card house that an imp has just finished (receiving applause for it from his comrades), and the guy is so furious he opens fire on everyone in front of him, mowing them down.
- One of the bullets hits a forklift driver, and the vehicle rams into a guy playing 8 ball, moving him and his pool buddies down whilst sending one of the cue balls flying into the air, where it lands on a support beam and casually rolls down before dropping down on the remote controlling the cage, which lets it crash to the ground, and the two are freed.
- Blitzo casually eats popcorn and redirects an astonished Fizzarolli’s attention to see what happens next makes the entire sequence a hilarious CMOA for Blitzo, he’s not only killed most of Crimson’s goons and freed him and Fizzarolli, he pulled it off using his smarts! For a guy noted for his harebrained ideas, this is impressive.
- Blitzo and Fizzarolli, while they're in the middle of hashing everything out, working together to fend off Crimson's men, with Blitzo doing all the gunwork while Fizz uses his Rubber-Hose Limbs to help move him around and keep him out of harm's way.
- Fizzarolli coils his bionic arm to launch a blink-and-you'll-miss-it punch to Striker, taking him down momentarily.
- Fizzarolli ends up distracting Crimson and Strike with a musical number - that he comes up with on the spot, no less - while Blitzo blows up the window that leads to their escape.
- Stolas gets a minor one when he helps read the contract Crimson's lawyer hands to Asmodeus, giddily stating how he loves reading.
- The big one - Fizzarolli is caught in a fire caused by Blitzo shooting an oil barrel to distract Striker, and due to damage sustained to his arms during said explosion, can't extend them far enough to reach a crane and escape. Despite having his Trauma Button pressed and history seemingly repeating itself, Blitzo quickly uses his circus training to pull off a combination of flawless acrobatics, agility, and parkour to swiftly scale the crane and help pull Fizzarolli out of the fire. Cue reconciliation hug.
- Just as the Witching Hour has come, Fizzarolli appears. And he and Asmodeus decide to get revenge on the lawyer who tried to separate them. Stolas decides to leave the lovers to vent out their frustrations.Stolas: (as he leaves) Get fucked, little one.
- Ozzie admitting to Fizzarolli that he knows that their relationship is an Open Secret...and he also doesn't care. Why? Because, as one of the Seven Deadly Sins, he could easily murder anyone who tries to start anything. To prove his point, he punches the fountain he and Fizz are walking past, breaking the statue's dick and causing their onlooking servants to scatter.Fizzarolli: Ozz, you know there's eyes around...
Ozzie: I know. I don't care. 'Cause they know if they tell anyone, I'll BREAK THEM. - After he walked away a Karma Houdini in his first appearance, seeing Crimson get some karma via having a building collapse on him is amazing. While he's most likely fine, the fact his Karma Houdini Warranty has been revoked is still awesome to see.
Mammon's Magnificent Musical
- Teenage Blitzo recognizing that Mammon is not only a bad performer but also recognizing that he wants to exploit his audience by getting one of them to be his mascot. By the end of the show, he's actually discouraging Fizz from participating in the clown pageant to prevent him from being exploited.
- While Mammon is a major Bad Boss, Fizz had still been winning his annual clown pageants with what is implied to be barely any effort for a decade, to the point that Asmodeus and a number of his fans seem to think that his victory is a Foregone Conclusion before Glitz and Glam show up.
- Asmodeus calling Blitzo and asking for help regarding Fizzaroli and his employment under Mammon. Blitzo is completely on board with him as well.
- Blitzø’s IDGAF attitude towards Mammon. He knows he’s the Deadly Sin of Greed, and yet he’s not afraid to talk back at him, when the latter is starting to trash talk Fizz right in front of him.Blitzo: Hi, yes, nice to meet you! I'm the one who saw through your fake-ass bullshit from the day I had to spend all my savings on the shit-covered dickshow you called a performance. Thanks for that, by the way.
- During his Meet and Greet, Fizzaroli meets with a fan who is deaf and communicates with him in ASL.
- When a Loony Fan from Fizzaroli's past comes to the Meet and Greet, Blitzo bashes him in the face with his rifle and later kills him to protect Fizzaroli. It's nice to see the two are becoming friends again.
- Blitzo later shoots a way too horny hellhound off of Fizz's leg while the latter is swinging around with impressive marksmanship.
- A small one, but when Blitzo sees Fizz and Asmodeus kissing, he gets to call them out as Hypocrites despite being genuinely happy for them. Considering how the pair completely humiliated Blitzo and Stolas for their class difference back in "OZZIE'S", that had to be at least a little satisfying. Bonus points for Ozzie's expression indicating he's all too much of a good sport about it.
- Fizzaroli's entire Screw This, I'm Outta Here song as he basically calls out Mammon for his abuse, insulting a literal King of Hell in his own realm. Bonus points for him coming up with the whole song and routine on the fly.
- Not only that, he slowly rips off parts of his outfit (sleeves, cuffs, part of his shirt, and finally his collar) to show he's embracing those parts of himself that Mammon wanted him to hide to make himself more marketable.
- Additionally, when Mammon confronts him, Fizzaroli doesn't back down. Even after Mammon takes on his much larger and more demonic form and begins shouting about how ungrateful he thinks Fizzaroli is, the only response he gets from the imp is a defiant glare.Mammon: "Quit?!" You miserable piece of shit! What do you mean, "quit?!"
Fizzarolli: I mean: "I quit." I'm done. (flips Mammon the bird with both hands, the threatening background music immediately cutting off) G'day, mate!
- After the above moment, Fizzarolli gets another when Mammon goes One-Winged Angel - It's obvious, that besides rage, Mammon going into his bigger form is to scare Fizzarolli into returning as his abused employee. He also gets up close and personal in the jester's face while yelling at the latter. Now, remember that Mammon is a Sin one of the Kings of Hell and Fizzarolli is an imp (the lowest ranked species in Hell along with hellhounds) with no formal battle experience. However, despite initial shock at Mammon's transformation, Fizz does not back down. Even shooting Mammon a Death Glare and defiantly brushing the Sin's pointed finger at him.
- And then Asmodeus summons himself to defend Fizzarolli. And look carefully at Fizz's expression when his lover comes his rescue - he's still giving his defiant glare to Mammon and barely registers surprise at Asmodeus' summoning. This could mean two things, but is still awesome either way - First, it's possible that Fizz trusted Ozzie enough to have his back; or, second, that he didn't notice because he was too busy staring down his now ex-boss.
- Asmodeus challenging Mammon, to the other Sin's face in front of hundreds of other demons, to protect Fizzarolli, and Mammon being the one to back down when Asmodeus openly admits to his relationship with Fizzaroli, robbing the King of Greed of any hold he could have over the pair. Crimson should count himself lucky that the supposed "weakest" of the Sins is still letting him live...
- Though Mammon may be stronger than Asmodeus is, Asmodeus has one massive advantage over Mammon that gives the other demon good reason to back down: Asmodeus produces Mammon's adult products. While Mammon could probably find another producer, that would massively disrupt his ability to sell and make money and it's unlikely he could easily find one as big as Asmodeus' own facilities. Fighting Asmodeus over Fizz is effectively a Heads I Win, Tails You Lose situation no matter the outcome.
- While Asmodeus might be the weaker of the two of them, he's still physically bigger than Mammon, having to actually kneel down to meet his eye level.
- The best part of Asmodeus revealing his relationship in front of the crowd? The crowd goes crazy with support for Asmodeus and Fizzaroli, to the point the captions of their reaction is labeled as FANGIRLING.
- While bitchy and unpleasant, Glitz and Glam put on an impressive showing against Fizz. One would normally expect them to resort to cheating or underhanded tactics, but instead they just legitimately put on a show that rivaled Fizzarolli's, the reigning champion of the pageant. Best shown with their performance in the juggling act, where Glitz is juggling with her feet, while she and Glam on riding a unicycle on a tightrope while also lighting themselves on fire. Mammon even admits he was wrong in his earlier Politically Incorrect Villain views explicitly because of them.
