History Recap / HelluvaBossS1E6TruthSeekers

'''Moxxie''': Thanks, ''Blitzo''.

* DeathGlare: Stolas gives one to Agents One and Two, made all the more withering by his four eyes.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Quite possibly THE darkest episode in the series thus far, showing a lot of twisted acip trips and a violent one-sided massacre against the D.H.O.R.K.S. agents.

* DemonicPossession: Agent Two is possessed by Stolas before the two main agents can hurt I.M.P, taking control of her body and causing her to spew black ooze-like feathers from her mouth.

* ThatPoorCat: The stock yowling cat noise is heard when Agent One and Agent Two peak outside their window to see Blitzo making a ruckus trying to put a body in the garbage.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: If you didn't think the flamboyant, somewhat bumbling Stolas was capable of being a figure of fear before, you ''absolutely'' will after his nightmarish BigEntrance to terrify the surviving D.H.O.R.K.S agents in this episode.

* TakeThat: Under truth serum, Blitzo reveals that he hated a musical Moxie recommended to him that featured [[{{Theatre/Cats}} "ugly, horny cats"]]. It's unknown if this is talking about the stage production or the [[{{Film/Cats}} 2019 movie]] for its [[UnintentionalUncannyValley poor effects]] and [[FetishRetardant uncomfortable eroticism]]. [[TakeAThirdOption Or both.]] [[invoked]] [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq9uz2Aixi/ this post]] from Blitzo's Instagram account provides some clarification though.

* TakeThat: Blitzo calling characters in ''{{Theatre/Cats}}'' "ugly, horny, cats". It's unknown if this is talking about the stage production or the [[{{Film/Cats}} 2019 movie]] for its [[UnintentionalUncannyValley poor effects]] and [[FetishRetardant uncomfortable eroticism]]. [[TakeAThirdOption Or both.]] [[invoked]] [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq9uz2Aixi/ this post]] from Blitzo's Instagram account provides some clarification though.

* InsecurityCamera: Averted. While everyone but the Two Agents are killed in the massacre, the building still has partially operational cameras that captured video footage of the I.M.P's rampage. Earlier in the episode, Loona also gets discovered very quickly thanks to said cameras.

* LogicalWeakness: In order to open a hell portal, the spell must be read directly from the grimoire, which Loona can't do in the emergency lighting of D.H.O.R.K.S. [=HQ=] under lockdown. On the other hand, a Prince of Hell like Stolas has no such issues, as shown with the ease with which he both enters the human world and gets Blitzo and crew home after the fact.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: During climactic battle, agents of D.H.O.R.K.S. are being shot to bits by Blitzo and Moxxie, cut to pieces by Millie, ripped apart by Loona... and it doesn't elicit even a single scream from them. At some point, for example, we can see an agent lying on the floor with both his arms hacked off and acting as if he was bothered by mere inconvenience, rather than suffering from excruciating pain we'd expect him to feel. Even when an agent gets accidentally ''[[GroinAttack castrated]]'' by Moxxie, he doesn't even whimper. Given the absurd nature of the show, this was most likely intentional.

** The symbol in the circle Stolas has the reanimated corpses draw to summon him is his symbol from the Ars Goetia rather than just a random sigil or stereotypical pentigram.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Blitzo is stated to have recovered from his incapacitation sooner than Moxxie due to taking large amounts of tranquilizers in college and [[NoodleIncident having his nipples clamped to a car battery]].

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Swarms of agents carrying Edo-period Japanese weapons? Nothing but a bunch of live targets to demonstrate how badass I.M.P can be. Two identified agents carrying guns? The crew is backed up against a wall, and only saved thanks to [[BigDamnHeroes Stolas]]. Justified, since I.M.P was either better-armed or more skilled than the mooks, and once confronted by Agents One and Two, they had run out of weapons and the two of them were actually using their firearms.

* TheOner: The ''Film/KillBill''-style fight sequence is a borderline example, as from start to finish it never does a hard-cut between characters, shifting camera focus as characters pass each other without any fight flow interruptions, but at several points there are hard camera-''shifts'' to slightly different angles to cut down on unnecessary extra flowing transitions.

* TeamDad: Innuendos and CombatSadomasochist tendencies aside, Blitzo acts this way in the fight by keeping his employees topped up on ammo and weapons, checking in on them, and even keeping them hydrated like a doting father.
* TheatrePhantom: Blitzo manifests as one in Moxxie's hallucination, complete with an extravagant cape, a white mask that covers half of his face and playing a SophisticatedAsHell song on the pipe-organ.

* WhamEpisode: The human government (or a corporation, judging by Agent One's mention of sending something to "Corporate") has been tracking I.M.P for some time now, and at the end have footage of them and Stolas.
* WhamShot: The ending shows that Agent One and Agent Two captured the members of I.M.P from multiple angles with their security cameras, implying that [[BrokenMasquerade the masquerade for the demons may soon be broken]].

* AngryCollarGrab: Millie does this to Loona while demanding she reopen the portal.

* PrecisionFStrike: Stolas goes "How the ''fuck''" at Blitzo for his team's recent recklessness, noticeably without his usual [[CensoredForComedy bleeps]].

* AskAStupidQuestion: When Blitzo makes an innuendo about physical backfiring by [[TooKinkyToTorture turning them on]] Agent One asks him what he means by that. Blitzo makes his point by taking the opportunity to make a pass at One over his stupidity being attractive.

* TruthSerum: A truth-telling gas causes Moxxie and Blitzo to tell the truth to the point of BrutalHonesty. This includes Blitzo telling Moxxie that he has bad taste in music, and Moxxie saying that Blitzo's outfit is tacky. An apparent overdose sends their minds on an extensive hallucination trip where they're confronted their issues, particularly regarding their relationships. Essentially, past telling the truth to others it forces them to tell the truth to themselves.

* TruthSerum: A truth-telling gas causes Moxxie and Blitzo to tell the truth to the point of BrutalHonesty. This includes Blitzo telling Moxxie that he has bad taste in music, and Moxxie saying that Blitzo's outfit is tacky. An apparent overdose sends their minds on an extensive hallucination trip where they're confronted their issues, particularly regarding their relationships.

* TruthSerum: A truth-telling gas causes Moxxie and Blitzo to tell the truth to the point of BrutalHonesty. This includes Blitzo telling Moxxie that he has bad taste in music, and Moxxie saying that Blitzo's outfit is tacky.

* SophisticatedAsHell: Moxxie's DisneyAcidSequence is a dramatic musical with plenty of eloquent language, but also just as much vulgarity, such as outright starting with a BadassBaritone version of Blitzo exclaiming to Moxxie "It is no prank, bitch!"

* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: Moxxie’s drug-fueled rant towards Blitzo includes the lines "Oy gevalt, of course Blitz this would be your fault!"

** ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The code for the doorway is ''11111''. Since only a single button is used for the code, it's the only button that's worn ''from'' usage, making it obvious for Millie and Loona on how to open the door.