Heartwarming / Helluva Boss Season One

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Murder Family

• Mrs. Mayberry seems to regret murdering her cheating husband in front of her students. Actually killing the philanderer? Not likely. But even in the throes of a psychotic break, Mrs. Mayberry feels remorse for traumatizing the kids under her care. Unfortunately, she never considered turning off the camera before blowing her brains out.
  • A Fridge Heartwarming moment, but after Mrs. Mayberry throws one of her students through the roof, the same student can later be seen, alive, well and uninjured as the kids watch the carnage of her rampage. Even at her angriest, Mrs. Mayberry could never seriously harm her students.
• Moxxie turning out to be a Hitman with a Heart who would prefer to Pay Evil unto Evil rather than shoot a seemingly-innocent member of a loving family.
  • Millie's pep-talk to him counts, as well. Professional assassins they might be - with Millie more willing to not ask questions about the morality of their contracts - but it's clear that she values her husband's feelings, too, and would rather help him get through them rather than just browbeat him into pulling the trigger.
  • As Moxxie voices his concerns, Loona looks at the photo he was using for target practice with her face changing into a similar conflicted expression. Though she counters his argument seconds later, it’s clear that she took some of what Moxxie said seriously.
    • Not to mention her little tirade of justifications could possibly be her own way of helping Moxxie get over his reservations about shooting the family.
• Despite Martha's family being psychotic cannibalistic Satanists and Martha sleeping with at least two other guys, it's repeatedly shown that the family genuinely loves each other, with them enjoying a happy dinner together before the hit attempt, and the father having bought a universal remote for his kids.
• Upon seeing the fire in the forest, Moxxie immediately gets worried for his wife's well-being and escapes his captivity in order to save her.
• Moxxie and Millie eskimo kissing after he saves her and Blitzo.
• Despite Blitzo being pissed at Moxxie for screwing up at first, he does congratulate him at finishing the job. He even cuts off his own threat with a nonchalant decision to head back home.
• After asking if Moxxie is okay after everything that happened, Millie says this adorable line: "You have a good heart, honey. Just a fuzzy head." She then kisses him on the cheek, and his adoring face at her afterwards says it all.
• Despite killing Martha himself, Moxxie still refuses to wipe out the rest of her family. Despite them being (by Moxxie's own admission) monstrous in multiple senses of the word, and having nearly killed him, Millie, and Blitzo, the imp decides to have them face their crimes justly. Even while holding them at gunpoint, Moxxie calls the police to let them take care of it, rather than shooting the family himself. Of course, when the cops do show up, just before Moxxie takes the portal back to hell, the poor imp's left staring in horror as they decide to just blow up the house, with the remainder of the cannibal family presumably inside it.
  • Things most likely work out for the family in death. As seen in Hazbin Hotel, cannibals in this universe end up in Cannibal Town, one of the most pleasant and safe places in the Pride Ring, if not all of Hell. Presuming this episode takes place before the Season One finale of the sister show, Martha and her family may have been part of the mob Charlie recruits for the final battle.
• Mrs. Mayberry got to celebrate Moxxie's success with the rest of the group, and Loona (for that matter), is actually enjoying herself with them.
  • And Millie chimes in with an aesop about how killing's justified when the other person tries to kill you in return. While it ties in with Blitzo's Spoof Aesop, it also comes across as her trying to soothe her worried husband's guilty conscience.

Loo Loo Land

• Just the fact the entire episode is about Stolas' well-intentioned if misguided attempts to reconnect with his daughter when they're both going through a very rough time in their lives is heartwarming in of itself.
  • If you look in the background on baby Octavia’s wall, you can see she drew a picture of her and Stolas. There’s also a huge photograph picture on her wall of Stolas giving Octavia a piggyback ride.
  • Stolas' lullaby for baby Octavia is the first in-show testimony of him being a good parent, reassuring her that she can always count on him being there for her no matter what. He also lowkey admits his marriage is awful but that Via is the one good thing that came out of it and she's worth putting up with his wife.
  • An easy to miss one at the start of the episode, but when Octavia has a nightmare and calls for her parents, Stolas awakens and tells Stella "Via is calling us Stella.", while Stella simply groans and says "YOU get up.", trying to get back to sleep. While Stella ignores him, Stolas gets up with little more than a sad sigh, going and comforting his daughter in moments. And Stolas said to Stella she needs US rather than foisting off the parenting on his wife, showing his devotion to his daughter.
    • The extended version contains a verse that's brimming with humbled, astonished love for her.
      The day that you arrived, the sun went black
      An artificial night
      You came and stole away the light
      And put it in your eyes
    • Another line from the extended version is this and borders on tearjerking when he says Octavia will be deemed worthy to be saved.
      And if the heavens crash aground,
      I know you'll hear the trumpets sound
  • Once he stops trying to recapture the happier times of her childhood but actually talk with her about the present issues, it's clear that she loves her dad as much as he loves her. And while she's right that Stolas ruined his marriage, once he (sorta) explains that things with his wife have never been good, she stops blaming him and admits she's just scared of losing him.
  • More subtly, when Stolas reunites with the crying Octavia, he doesn't use the accusatory "Why aren't you having fun?" but instead says the more compassionate "I take it you are... not having fun?"
  • When Octavia tearfully asks her dad if he's going to run away with Blitzo and leave her behind, Stolas instantly reassures her that he'd never do such a thing, and pulls her into a parental embrace. It really shows that, in spite of everything going on, Octavia still wants her father in her life and Stolas still wishes to be part of it. It's all capped off by Octavia smiling her first genuine smile in what's probably a long time.
  • Stolas's reasons for hiring I.M.P as his protection detail, despite being perfectly capable of defending himself: he wanted to spend time with Octavia uninterrupted... though having Blitzo around was a nice bonus, too.
  • The foreshadowing and call back of Stolas' and Octavia's relationship. When he's singing his lullaby to her, a world is literally coming apart around her, but she's still soothed and comforted in her father's arms. In Loo Loo Land, her world is figuratively coming apart around her... and she can still find comfort in her father's arms.
• An easy to miss one, but when Octavia answers Stolas' inquiry about what song she's listening to, and mentions that the song was made by "Fuck You Dad," she looks up at Stolas, and clarifies that it's the name of a band. It's a small moment, but it implies that Octavia realized that what she said would upset Stolas and tried to make it clear that she didn't want to actually hurt him, regardless of her feelings about him at the time.
• Stolas feeding a Man-Eating Plant a zebra steak, then petting it lovingly.
• When Stolas starts flirting with Blitzo at Loo Loo Land, Octavia expresses that she feels sick; this prompts Moxxie to ask her if she needs any medicine. While Octavia blows him off as she was just being figurative, it's clear that Moxxie cares about Octavia's health.
• There's a lot of inherent cuteness to Millie and Moxxie's having a sort of "date day" of their time in the park - Millie's ecstatic to be there, while introverted and anxious Moxxie isn't comfortable in theme parks, but he still follows his wife through Loo Loo Land and tries to participate in her gleefully sharing a place she has fond childhood family memories of with her husband... and then when the plush toy at the shooting gallery catches Millie's eye, Mox's demeanor changes and warms up on the dot as he decides to win it for her.
  Millie: [Gasps.] Look, Moxxie! A THING!
  Moxxie: [Genuinely confident smirk.] Oh? You like that thing?
  Millie: YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS! I don't know what that thing is, but I want that thing!
  • It's low-key compared to everything else, but Millie mentions that her enjoyment of Loo Loo Land comes from fond memories of her parents and siblings coming here whenever they could afford it. Hell though it may be, it seems demons can have reasonably healthy childhoods down here with the right parentage.
  • Millie's loyalty to her husband is on full display. When the guy running the rigged game tries to hit on her, her face instantly morphs into a disgusted look and it's implied she would have beaten the guy up had Blitzo not crashed into the stall.
  • Despite everything getting set on fire around them, Moxxie still took the time to get Millie her plushie toy from the stall. Later, Millie can be seen cuddling it.
  • The plushie itself is also really cute, being a little round platypus-like creature with horns and wearing overalls.
• Stolas and Octavia's Instagram posts for the same day as the episode are just precious.
  Stolas: I may not understand everything you enjoy, @gothchk17, but I’ll always love you no matter what.
• Blitzo took the first shift to guard Stolas to let Moxxie and Millie have fun in the park.
• While Blitzo usually has pretty low respect for people outside of I.M.P (and even then it tends to vary depending on his mood and who he’s talking too), he politely interrupts Octavia so he can talk to Stolas with “Okay hold on right there sweetie” as if he were talking to his own daughter. One could chalk it up to professional obligation, but given that Blitzo's called clients "tits" to their face, it seems his addressing Octavia like this is sincere.
  • Another thing to note is that they both seem to have some things in common, such as their dislike of Robot Fizzarolli and their reactions to Stolas' perverted moments.
• Even if Stolas's marriage was never in a good place, the painting on the wall of the owl family at Loo Loo Land at least shows that they could originally tolerate each other for Octavia's sake. Tiny Octavia's over the moon, Stolas is beaming, and even Stella's managing to look almost happy, sort of.
• Stolas' sheer childlike joy at Loo Loo Land, especially cheering at the performance with Robo Fizzarolli and the animatronics.

Spring Broken

• A blink and you’ll miss it case, but when shouting at Verosika, Blitzo falls out of his van and faceplants on the parking lot. Despite their quarrel, Verosika looks concerned for a split second before Blitzo gets back up and they resume their snark-to-snark combat.
• If you look closely at her right arm, Verosika has a tattoo of a crossed out heart with a name in it on her arm. Whats the name? "Blitzy". Whatever happened that caused them to break up, it's clear that their relationship was serious enough to her at one point that she tattooed his name on herself.
• Loona has a Freudian Slip and almost calls Blitzo "Dad" before blushing and correcting herself. Blitzo makes the most adorable, sparkly eyed face of pure delight when he hears her almost say this.
  • When Loona laments that her makeup looks shitty after seeing Vortex for the first time, Blitzo reassures her that she looks "perfect, like always."
• It's a small comical moment, but compare Blitzo's disapproving look at the audience regarding the fandom's obsession with Loona to those of the rest of I.M.P—whereas Moxxie, Millie and Loona herself all just look annoyed or exasperated, Blitzo is very clearly furious.
  • He has these reactions throughout the episode whenever he sees Loona near Vortex. At first being excited that Loona might make a friend, to instantly becoming a Papa Wolf and putting himself between the two to protect Loona. When they start arguing with each other and Blitzo sees how angry Loona is, he does seem genuinely hurt by it. While Loona will deny their familial bond and they will argue, Blitzo is more than happy to consider Loona his daughter.
  Loona: Fuck, Blitzo!! Why can't you stay outta my face for like, five minutes?!
  Blitzo: Because I adopted you! And that should mean something!!
  Loona: What does it matter?! You're not my real dad!! I was almost eighteen!!
  Blitzo: It still counts!!
• Blitzo complimenting Loona when she shifts to her human form and calling her his baby and acting overprotective.
• While he was already pissed at Verosika, Blitzo completely loses it at her when she and some of her employees assault Moxxie. Considering how adversarial their relationship is, it's pretty nice to see that Blitzo does care about him deep down.
  • Doubling as awesome, he's so furious his curse is bleeped out, making him the only character other than Stolas to do that.
• Blitzo letting Loona come along and help out with the mission this time around.
• Moxxie pointing out that I.M.P's a company for professional assassination - they can't win the bet through mass slaughter of possibly-innocent people. Rather than chew him out ^note something he was doing not too long beforehand, Blitzo agrees, and puts out a discount ad so lots of demons will hire them for jobs.
• When Blitzo and Loona have an argument about him being so protective of her, Loona angrily declares that even if he is her adoptive dad, she's never needed him and never will. However, once Loona realizes that she went too far, she immediately tries to apologize, even if Blitzo is done talking by that point.
  • That being said, he does call her "Loony-Toony" at the end of the episode, suggesting that he has gotten over it to some extent.
    • Another possibility is that Blitzo was mainly ecstatic over winning the challenge, and hiding his hurt feelings over Loona's words. If so, it's still rather mature of him.
• In spite of their feuding bosses, Loona and Vortex actually hit it off pretty well. Seeing Loona devolve into a blushy mess around him is absolutely adorable. Even more so when you realize that Tex was being just as awkward as Loona at points to lightly tease her.
  Loona: [in an awkward tone] I'm Loona!
  Tex: [even more awkward tone] I'm Vortex!!
• Even while being completely hammered, Moxxie still takes the time to compliment Millie. And she still smiles.
  Moxxie: Hi hey hey where did you get four heads? I wanna kiss 'em.
• Millie saving Moxxie and Moxxie being overjoyed by how Millie effortlessly beats the crap out of the giant fish monster. And it's likely she went into a rage and continued to beat the monster up because it tried to eat her husband.
  Moxxie: I love that woman. (makes a heart with his tail)
  • Blitzo's snarky "Oh, she totally pegs you, doesn't she?" in response is capped off with a fond smile.
• When Millie is taking care of the sea monster, Moxxie goes flying out of its mouth and Blitzo catches him, then proceeds to continue holding him like a baby until Millie returns to the beach to take care of him.
• While Tex already has a girlfriend, he does seem genuine in wanting to help Loona find some friends, inviting her to a party.
  Tex: [laughing and playfully nudging Loona] Let's get you some friends, girl.
  • Beyond his interactions with Loona, Tex seems pretty laid back and consistently cordial with everyone. Apart from a brief moment where he established to him that he was Verosika's bodyguard, he was otherwise rather polite even to Blitzo. He makes it clear that his boss' grudges aren't his own, and even extends a bit of sympathy towards Blitzo after Loona blows up at him.
• Small moments between the succubi Coco and Apple in the episode are pretty sweet, like snuggling together in the office, holding hands on the beach when I.M.P are leaving, and finally hugging each other close for comfort when confronted by the police.

C.H.E.R.U.B

• Loona warning the others about the building shaking. Compared to her usually not giving a fuck about whatever happens to anyone else, it's nice to see her worried to a degree about her coworkers.
• The fact that Blitzo has a picture of him and his twin sister together. Despite his implied Dark and Troubled Past and strained relationship with his family, he still harbors a degree of love for them (or at least his sister).
• Lyle, horrible as he is, and likely not caring as long as he made a profit, did positively impact enough people with his inventions that C.H.E.R.U.B was asked to protect him.
  • The idea of people in Heaven sending Guardian Angels to look after their loved ones is quite touching on its own. Who knows how many people have been saved or convinced to turn their lives around thanks to friends, loved ones, or other people asking C.H.E.R.U.B to watch out for them!
• Moxxie rubbing Millie's back when she throws up.
• Admit it. I.M.P looked absolutely adorable in those animal costumes. Including the squeak sound effect when Moxxie and Millie fist-bumped gloves.
• Moxxie and Millie taking time to kiss in the middle of their fight against C.H.E.R.U.B.
• It goes by so fast it’s almost a Freeze-Frame Bonus, but after Moxxie swings by Millie and saves her from falling, the one shooting arrows at them right after appears to be Collin at first glance, but is actually Keenie, being carried by Collin. He saw Keenie go down, and stopped going after I.M.P for a moment to dive after & grab her so she wouldn’t get crushed by the sandbag that hit her square in the head, and held onto her until she was ok enough to fly on her own again.
• Turns out Loopty Goopty didn't want revenge on Lyle; he just wanted to see his best friend again and knew full well that Lyle was going to Hell for the experiments they both did, with the two even going to I.M.P directly so they can thank the group for helping them reunite.
  • You can also make the leap that, having been friends and partners for so long, Loopty's hiring I.M.P may have been an eccentric Mercy Kill of sorts from his perspective. Considering he experienced the same rapid ageing process which seems to have culminated in a heart attack or else his heart straight up giving out, he experienced the same pain of it that Lyle did. Except Lyle didn't die, and thus would be left suffering in that state of sudden and advanced age with all the pain, both physical and of having just lost his best friend. In fact, we see when I.M.P came onto the scene that Lyle was preparing to end his own life and likely would have gone through with it without intervention from I.M.P and C.H.E.R.U.B. Loopty may well have been trying to cut short Lyle's suffering for his own good as much as out of his own desire to see him again. Which is a bit sweet in an odd way.

The Harvest Moon Festival

• A small example, but the episode opens with Stolas and Blitzo having something at least resembling a normal conversation after one of their...transactions, and Blitzo admits that the Harvest Moon Festival "sounds like a blast and a half". The original storyboards were even moreso, with Stolas's baby talk and Blitzo's hostility far less pronounced than in the finish product, and Stolas kindly, sincerely telling Blitzo that he hoped to see him there.
• The fact that, in spite of how much her family dislikes him, Millie never once doubts she made the right choice with Moxxie, even giving him a pep talk after Striker locks both of them up in a storm cellar.
  • There's also the fact that the episode avoids the cliché plot of Millie's family trying to steer her towards Striker as a better husband, or even criticize Millie for choosing Moxxie. Even if Millie's family doesn't think much of her husband, it's clear they at least respect her choice to marry him.
• Despite things getting...uncomfortable quickly, the way Millie's father Joe greets her when she runs in for a hug, as his "deadly little pumpkin spice" is quite cute. In fact, considering what we learn about some of the parents of the other members of the main cast, it's sweet to see that Millie seems to have had a rather healthy and happy upbringing.
• Millie cheerfully introducing everyone to her family. Also, when Millie introduces Loona as "(Blitzo's) hellhound", she immediately corrects that "I'm not just his hellhound..." and Blitzo jumps in to add that she's his daughter. Despite Loona saying "Only on paper..." after that, it shows that Loona considers Blitzo, if not her dad, then more than just her owner, and wants people to know she is not just his pet. It's also a nice change from "Spring Broken," showing that, while Loona still makes a point to say she's Blitzo's adopted daughter, they have still managed to reconcile the relationship a little bit despite it all.
• The way Blitzo gets along instantly with Millie's family is rather touching, as well as him praising them for raising Millie to be such a "sturdy bitch" & "Gem of an assassin".
• Blitzo blushing, then beaming when Striker commends him on doing what imps rarely do and starting his own business.
• Sure, he's a little insensitive about it, but Blitzo is also rather supportive of Moxxie, encouraging him to try his best in the games.
  • Blitzo's own immediate enthusiasm to join in said games himself is pretty cute too.
  Blitzo: I heard games! What games? I want in!
• Blitzo's overjoyed expression while he watches Striker's hellhorse.
• When Blitzo is talking to Moxxie about potentially hiring Striker, look closely: once he notices Moxxie is upset, his smile drops and he looks concerned.
  • Likewise, earlier during the games, after the tug-of-war when Moxxie fell into the puddle and got bitten by a shark, Blitzo gave a similar look of concern. Blitzo may like giving Moxxie a hard time, but he doesn't like seeing him seriously hurt, physically or emotionally.
• While it's unclear how much Millie saw before leaping in, the second she saw Moxxie in danger she immediately flew into a murderous fury—no words, no explanations needed, just clawing and stabbing at the imp who would harm her love.
  • Later in the shed, Millie cheers Moxxie up by telling him she's been hurt worse when she tried to catch the bouquet at her brother's wedding, but it was still worth it. The tradition goes that the first woman to catch the bouquet will be the next to be married. In other words, any physical pain that Millie feels is trivial so long as she gets to be with Moxxie.
• After he calls Millie's parents out for being so hard on her, Moxxie seems to have finally gotten them to start respecting him more...if only just a little. Still, if Millie's comment about getting a nod from her father is anything to go by, Moxxie still managed to improve his standing in their eyes by not being the Extreme Doormat they thought he was.
• While more attention is brought to just how patronizing Stolas can be towards Blitzo and Imps in general, he continues to show that he's genuinely fond of Blitzo. On top of inviting Blitzo and company to come along simply for the sake of them having a good time, he doesn't crowd and hover over Blitzo overly much during the trip.
• After Striker shoots at Moxxie, Blitzo's immediate reaction is to scream "YOU DADDY FUCKER!" and bite him. Do NOT mess with Blitzo's employees.
  • Also recognize the setup for this scene, especially with the benefit of hindsight, and a little understanding of what had to happen off screen. We never see Moxxie and Blitzo interact after Moxxie escapes from the shed. However, Blitzo's "took you long enough" when Moxxie holds Striker at gunpoint shows that most if not all of the interaction between Blitzo and Striker up to that point was an act on the part of Blitzo. This means from the moment Blitzo took a warning shot at Striker, the plan was already in motion. Meaning, the minute Moxxie got out of the shed, he went straight to Blitzo and Blitzo not only had to have believed him unquestionably, but he also bothered to work out a plan with Moxxie. Episode 6 would later demonstrate that the two do get along and work well together, which only adds to the benefit of what had to have happened in between scenes.
    • It might also speak to how seriously Blitzo takes threats against Stolas. If Moxxie told Blitzo what happened, the rifle meant to kill demon royalty was definitely at least mentioned, and Blitzo indicates that he knows exactly what it does when he tells Striker off for threatening his "easy ticket" to Earth. For the entirety of the episode, Blitzo might have been averse to Stolas' clinginess, but he did agree to let Stolas take him and his employees to the Harvest Moon Festival and only objected to Stolas calling him "Blitzy". And while one could argue that Blitzo was worried about losing access to the Grimoire, it wouldn't take too much effort for him to steal the Grimoire in the chaos caused by Stolas' death. Also, there's no way he'd want to tell Striker that Stolas meant anything more than a transactional sexual partner, especially when Blitzo can't admit it to himself. But it's clear that there's some sort of care for Stolas going on there.
• Subtle, but Millie's sister Sallie May is confirmed to be canonically trans, like her voice actor. If you pay attention, you'll notice that she has the same type of horns the male imps do (big and curved with white stripes rather than shorter black twisted cones like Millie's). So she has a very visible proof that she's not cis that humans wouldn't have to deal with, but absolutely nothing is made of it; she's a woman and everyone treats her like one with no big deal being made. In a later episode, we see a male imp with female-type horns, possibly implying he's trans male. This might be more evidence for the theory that Katie Killjoy in Hazbin Hotel is in Hell for her homophobia - even demons respect the LGBTQ.

Truth Seekers

• Before anyone else had even registered that they were under attack, Blitzo shoves Moxxie to the ground to save him from a net while screaming "Get down!" For a moment, Blitzo is leaning over Moxxie like a literal Papa Wolf to protect him from as many angles as possible. As soon as Agent Two reveals herself and Blitzo thinks they may be outmatched, he orders Loona to close the portal and save herself and Millie.
• When Moxxie goes down with a tranquilizer in his neck, Blitzo calls his name and races to protect him, hoisting him over his shoulder and running.
• Millie being out of her mind with worry after Moxxie is captured, to the point she intimidates Loona into helping her get back to the surface.
  Millie: What are you doing sitting there?! The boys are in trouble! Open it again!
  Loona: Blitzo was using a total of zero euphemisms, innuendos or swears. That means it was serious. Which means I don’t open it until – !
  Millie: [grabs Loona by the collar] OPEN THE FUCKING PORTAL NOW!
• The Interrogation Scene - even with all their chafing and friction with each other, it's adorable to watch Blitzo and Moxxie have so much fun together hazing the D.H.O.R.K.S Agents, smiling and laughing at each others' jokes without any arguing. In particular, Blitzo's "Daddy likey dummy" crack causes Moxxie to dissolve into peals of adorable, wheezy laughter and kicking hooves, while Blitzo smiles at him fondly.
  • When the truth serum starts to kick in, both apologizing after hurting each other's feelings.
  • Blitzo lying about liking the musical Moxxie recommended is touching in a roundabout way. Blitzo is callous with people all the time so he could have easily told Moxxie it was awful. But he lied in order to spare Moxxie's feelings. That small gesture is proof that Blitzo cares about Moxxie a lot more than he lets on.
• At the tail end of their trip, Blitzo and Moxxie sitting at the piano together as their duet becomes a gentle promise to be better friends once they're back to their normal selves. They intend to, as they put it, "begin to become fine."
• Following their Mushroom Sambas, Blitzo and Moxxie clear the air with each other make the decision to be better friends to each other. Moxxie recalls his first day with I.M.P, and how Blitzo clearly wanted to say something critical, but instead told him he was proud to work with him because that was what Moxxie needed. Blitzo replies that he's hard on Moxxie because he knows how much he's capable of — that he's good at killing, escaping, at being strategic and ruthless when he needs to.
  • Moxxie calls Blitzo "Sir", as he has for the whole series. Blitzo's response proves the mutual respect.
    Moxxie: Thank you, sir.
    Blitzo: You know my name. Use it.
    Moxxie: Thanks, Blitzo.
  • Blitzo's hallucination is full of things he regrets; the way he treats Moxxie, his relationship with Stolas, his resentment of Fizzarolli, how he hurt Verosika and his admiration of Striker. But, no matter how tense their relationship seems, Loona didn't appear at all. Despite the occasional hardships and hurtful words, Blitzo has absolutely no regrets about adopting Loona.
    • Millie didn't appear either, which indicates that Blitzo's relationship with Millie is a relatively healthy one for Blitzo.
    • Another subtle moment is that for most the hallucination the heart symbol on Blitzo's head is broken but as soon Stolas' chain forms around Blitzo's neck the heart symbol is intact.
  • Meanwhile, Moxxie's hallucination of Blitzo is, while a bit more open than Blitzo is normally, a very accurate representation of how Blitzo actually acts - calling Moxxie a bitch, taking time out of their heartfelt duet to rib Moxxie about Millie pegging him - but Moxxie still resolves that he wants to be a better friend to Blitzo even with all of this. Blitzo may be self conscious about how warty his own personality is, and it's obvious to everyone how much those aspects grate on Moxxie, but when all is said and done they don't stop Moxxie from calling Blitzo his friend.
• Blitzo's So Proud of You moment to Loona as he watches her slaughter the agents, though it annoys her. Especially considering minutes before, he was horrified to see her charge into that kind of danger.
• The moment he realizes that I.M.P is in trouble, Stolas arrives to rescue them.
  Stolas: Who dares threaten... my impish little plaything?
• After they are forced to leave behind Moxxie and Blitzo, Loona shows concern for Millie and awkwardly asks if she's alright. In addition, when she is asked by Millie to reopen the portal, she denies the request; Not because she doesn't care, but because when Blitzo asked her to close it he used no euphemisms, innuendos or swears which is a sign to Loona that this situation was very serious. Both moments show that she's not only a lot less heartless then she appears, but that for all she complains about her adoptive parent she does know him well enough to know when he's serious as well as trusts his judgement when the chips are down.
  • For as much as they bicker, Loona and Millie work really well as a team. Loona even compliments Millie after she butchers a crowd of agents, even if she does call her an old lady in the same sentence.
• Stolas scooping Blitzo up in a bridal carry and asking if Blitzo is going to thank him for the rescue, to which Blitzo asks if Stolas wants him to fuck his brains out. Stolas agrees and they share a bit of absolutely filthy banter, then a tongue-locking, passionate kiss as the portal closes behind them.
  • This moment is notable in that this time, it's Blitzo instigating the flirting with Stolas, rather than the other way around, and one of the few times they've been on the same page about anything. This episode and the one before pulled no punches in regards to portraying the unhealthier aspects of their relationship, but they're ultimately lonely, love starved guys together, and it's nice to have some reassurance that there's hope for them yet.
  • Stolas asking Blitzo if he's alright, calling him "darling", and gently caressing his brow.
• Small but notable, although he's clearly upset with I.M.P for getting caught Stolas doesn't furiously raise his voice at them or threaten them in the slightest. He just sternly reminds them that they can all get into major trouble if their cover is blown. Stolas also doesn't seem to mind when Moxxie grabs his hand away from Blitzo when he assures the demon lord the incident won't happen again.
• Even amidst all the chaos and violence that is the awesome I.M.P versus Agents scene, Blitzo still checks up on Millie and makes sure that she is okay, asking if she needs any guns to back her up (which she politely declines) or some water (which she happily accepts).
• A smaller one, but Agent One and Agent Two's little Security Cling as Stolas in full demon mode advances on them is rather cute.
  • In particular, One almost seems to curl himself around Two as if trying to shield her, however futile it may be. This immediately after she's just been used as a vessel and then gateway to bring Stolas into their world.
  • Through small moments, the episode hints at their friendship: Two calms One down when Blitzo spams his Berserk Button involving his dead mom one two many times, and One expresses horrified concern when Stolas posses Two.
• A small one, but Blitzo directly refers to I.M.P collectively as “fam” when he calls for them to leave the D.H.O.R.K.S headquarters, showing how much he values his coworkers and that he hasn’t lost his view on them from the pilot.
• Another small one, when I.M.P are cornered by Agents One and Two, who’re pointing guns at them, Blitzo spreads out his arms as if he’s trying to protect the rest of I.M.P standing behind him. Papa Wolf and A Father to His Men mode is active.
  • Moxxie and Millie meanwhile are also embracing each other.

OZZIE'S

• The episode opens with Moxxie and Millie making plans for their first wedding anniversary.
  • The simple fact that Moxxie actually made the reservation. So often when this scenario comes up in comedy shows, the husband is lying and has to scramble to find another joint, usually having to come up with some terrible excuse as to why they couldn't go to the restaurant that he already said they were going to. Credit to the production itself and Moxxie as a character, he's better than that. He actually did make the reservation ahead of time.
• Before finding out it's Moxxie and Millie's anniversary, Blitzo offers to take them out for drinks, which is a surprisingly sweet move for him.
• And even though Blitzo ends up annoying Moxxie, Millie tells him not to let it get to him and offers to "clean up the blood" on him at home before their date.
• Stolas's giddy, unbridled joy when Blitzo asks him out to Ozzie's. His pupils turn into hearts once the realization of the two of them going on a date sinks in, and he's literally bouncing in excitement when he's picking out his outfit. It's a complete 180 from his previous depressive state.
  • Then when he flashily appears in front of Blitzo, he nervously giggles when the other points at his outfit for being a bit "overkill". He even bashfully tries to tidy himself up as he admits he wanted to look nice for Blitzo since this was their first real date.
• While trying to make small talk, Stolas tries to get Blitzo to talk about his day. While their conversations fall into awkward silence plenty of times, it's clear Stolas doesn't really mind and is more than happy to spend a nice evening with Blitzo.
• Fizzarolli states that a single robot Fizzarolli made to entertain the children of Hell made more money that all of the sexbot versions in the Lust Ring. Granted, he was telling a joke, but if that joke has a kernel of truth to it, then demons from Hell are more willing to spend money on their kids than they are indulging their own vices. A subtle reminder that the demons of this universe aren't Always Chaotic Evil.
  • And this was at a failing knock-off of another theme park. Presumably, the real Lu Lu World gets even MORE traffic.
• It's a weird little bit of Mood Whiplash, but when we first see Asmodeus. No, not when he appears on stage, but when he's watching Moxxie's song. He looks a bit like Valentino, and as the lord of the Lust ring, is in a similar business — you'd be forgiven for assuming they might be similar in some ways. That makes the later implication (and even later confirmation) that he and Fizzaroli are in a healthy and loving relationship all the better.
• They're massive jerks about it, but Fizzarolli and Asmodeus give Moxxie a second chance with his song, offering him a chance to change it rather then just kicking him off the stage or out of the club.
• After seeing Fizzarolli and Asmodeus humiliate Moxxie, Blitzo publicly stands up for his employee, knowing that it would put the spotlight on him.
  • When Verosika gets up in Blitzo's business and pushes him, Stolas immediately stands up with a look of worry on his face.
• Before he and Blitzo are dragged into it, you can see Stolas in the background of Asmodeus's musical number. He looks absolutely appalled at how Moxxie is being humiliated. It's the first time we see him regard Moxxie or Millie as anything but 'the little ones' that work for Blitzo.
• It ends in heartbreak for both of them, but after they're both humiliated by Fizzarolli and Ozzie, Stolas does attempt to salvage his and Blitzo's night, even offering to just talk, watch a movie, or cuddle together when Blitzo tells him he's not in the mood for sex. Before that, when he sees that Blitzo is upset, Stolas reaches across the table to try to hold his hand. He's thirsty and flawed like no one's business, but his feelings for Blitzo are real. Stolas also spends the entire episode respectfully calling Blitzo "Blitz" — the first time we've ever seen him do so.
  • A minor moment, but when Stolas tries to invite Blitzo inside, he mentions that Octavia is at her mother's house for the weekend. This implies that Stolas and Stella have split up while still co-parenting Octavia, thus removing their daughter from the toxic and unhappy household she grew up in.
• The adorably hypocritical sweetness of the Ship Teases between Fizzarolli and Asmodeus—for example, when Fizzarolli is injured by Millie, Asmodeus looks genuinely concerned and checks to see if he's okay, then holds him rather tenderly for the rest of the scene. He's fine, recovers enough to make a disgusted gagging gesture at Moxxie and Millie's display of affection, to which Asmodeus presses his cheek to Fizz's adoringly, and Fizz responds with a happy tongue blep.
  • And, when Verosika's and Asmodeus's attention is elsewhere, Fizz actually opens his eye to look up at Moxxie and Millie, still smiling. Seems like he was only pretending that affection disgusts him. Of course, it helps that even his voice actor alludes to him caring very deep down.
  • What do Fizz and Asmodeus slip in at the end of their mocking "I love you's" to Moxxie? A quick cheek rub and a sincere "I love you" each, directed at each other.
  • There's some implication that the last straw which made Asmodeus kick Moxxie and Millie from the club wasn't the sappy love song itself, but the fact that Millie bashed Fizz on the head with a guitar. It's possible even Asmodeus was not 100 percent against the couple either, since his other two shadowy faces seem surprised at his outburst at the end of the episode.
• A couple of Verosika's incubi (Josh and Ace specifically) can be seen on a date at Ozzie's and Josh is shown snuggling up to Ace throughout the episode.
  • Stolas's put-upon little butler is seen surrounded by admirers.
• People applaud Moxxie's song when he finishes. Even with the club's focus on sex and lust, some people still liked it.
  • That or the fact that he had the balls to keep singing it, even after being heckled by the King of Lust himself.
• Notice how Verosika doesn’t bother to harass Moxxie along with Fizz and Ozzie, even though she was willing to rape him in her previous episode just for being associated with Blitzo. It just goes to show that she really isn’t as as unrepentant and callous as she appears and perhaps learned to not involve other people in her feud with Blitzo.
• Though the episode is a bit of a Downer Ending, you can see Loona's adoption paper's hung up on the wall of Blitzo's apartment. Blitzo also keeps a photo of the adoption on his phone.
  • Also, Loona is absent from Blitzo's apartment at the time because she's going to a party with Tex. He kept his promise.
  • Just like how Blitzo called Loona earlier in the episode to tell her that he would be home late, Loona leaves a letter to let Blitzo know where she'll be. Even though Blitzo irks Loona to no end, the two have no problem keeping each other informed on their whereabouts so the other doesn't worry.
  • Loona accepted Tex's party invitation. She may not have him as a boyfriend, but she wants to have him as a friend.
  • Also the fact that Loona refers to him as Tex, a nickname only his friends call him by.
• Despite how sour things turned out, it is quite heartwarming that Blitzo still keeps pictures of both Verosika and Fizzarolli on his phone alongside his family and employees, showing that he deep down still cherishes those times and what they had together.
• One of Moxxie's lines in his love song to Millie is that she makes him glad he lives in Hell.

Queen Bee

• Bee upon meeting Loona immediately hits it off. She instantly finds her adorable, that Loona's first reaction to seeing her is to say she's hot hilarious, and hopes that Loona will be able to get out more.
• Vortex and Bee's relationship is shown to be genuinely loving and supportive, with Vortex cuddling up to Bee while introducing her, and Bee genuinely apologizes to Tex when her intimidation display gets to be too much.
  • It's worth noting that, in the grand scheme of things, Hellhounds like Vortex are as low as, if not lower than, imps. Despite this, Bee doesn't spend a moment of the episode pretending she and Vortex aren't a couple. Compared to Stolas and Blitzø or Asmodeus and Fizz, who do love thier partners but still pay lip service to social expectation in public, Bee really doesn't care about the class gap between her and her loved one.
• Despite being in a poor state of mind after his disastrous night at OZZIE'S, the minute Loona calls Blitzo, he immediately drops everything and drives over to Bee's to go get her.
• The imp who notices Blitzo is implied to think he's actually really cool, even telling him to "come inside and show us all up again".
• Loona hitting it off with a cute male hellhound at the party. His friendly nature and playful flirting ends up being what convinces Loona to give the party another shot.
• When Blitzo manages to beat Bee in a Drinking Contest, Loona is seen cheering him on from the sidelines and proudly shouts out, "That's my Dad!" Despite him being more than a little intoxicated at the time, the smile on Blitzo's face upon hearing that just shows how much it means the world to him. After everything that went down at OZZIE'S, he needed that.
  • Not only that, but Bee is thoroughly impressed and takes the loss gracefully, noting that it's been a while since someone's beaten her.
    Bee: That was magical, seriously, impressive! I tip my crown to you, Imp Boy. Respect.
• When Bee later asks Loona to talk to Blitzo because he's giving off "not okay" vibes, Loona gets very defensive of him.
  Loona: Don't act like you know him like I do!
  • Bee then explains that she can literally taste the vibes coming off of people, and is only asking Loona this out of concern, as something is clearly bothering Blitzo. She even tells Vortex after Loona leaves that she hopes everything goes okay.
    • After Bee intimidates Loona into going to talk to Blitzo, she apologizes to Vortex for their confrontation making him uncomfortable. Even though she's a massive party girl and the Ruler of Gluttony, she's a genuine loving partner to her boyfriend.
• It's nice to see Blitzo on good terms with Tex considering his lingering issues with Verosika, which just got dredged up again mere hours earlier. Tex and Bee in general are among the very few residents of Hell to end the episode on genuinely good terms with Blitzo, a far cry from how nearly every other episode usually introduces a new antagonist or rubs salt in wounds for him.
• When Loona takes a drunk Blitzo home, a trio of Hellhounds waves goodbye to her, and she ends up waving back.
  • Doubly heartwarming: these same hounds witnessed Loona's drama with Bee and saw her leave the party with a totally trashed Blitzo, but it's implied they'll remain friends. Things got embarrassing but they didn't mock or bully her about it like the poodle Hellhound did.
  • "Seeing Stars" implies that Loona does remain friends with them. She's following a couple of the hounds on her Sinstagram.
• The ending of the episode. Sure, Blitz is so drunk off his ass and depressed over what happens at Ozzie's he has no reaction to Loona finally calling him “dad”, but the moment he (drunkenly) admits his fear of dying alone as a “wrinkly old withered waste” and asks if she’ll be there, Loona says "I'll be there, dad" and places a blanket over him, showing full well that despite what he cynically believes, his loved ones have not abandoned him and have no intentions of doing so any time soon.
  • It's nice to know that after all the superficial sweetness - both literal and figurative - displayed earlier, there's some genuine wholesome sweetness to wrap up the first season.
• The fact that Bee seems to genuinely care about her subjects and wants to make sure they're having fun is both surprising and very heartwarming, considering she's a royal in a Crapsack World.
• A strange case, but Bee is close enough with Satan that they consider themselves siblings in all but blood.

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