Helluva Boss REWATCH: Episode 5+6

Late to watch and comment cause I'm on vacation, but here we go, hopefully in time before you record the next reaction! I like both these episodes a lot, but Truth Seekers especially I think is my all time favourite Helluva Boss episode. I do love whenever Moxxie and Blitz get some quality time together. Lowkey ship them a little lol! The Bad Trip song is so good. What I love about that sequence especially is the animation and how Moxxie's part is done in a sort of golden age Disney cartoon style while Blitz's part has sort of early Disney, Silly Symphonies trippy vibes. And yeah, the music in Blitz's part also reminds me of Pink Floyd. Specifically it makes me think of the opening track of The Wall, the one called In The Flesh, only that's in a major key while this is minor. Norman Reedus was sadly unable to reprise his role as Striker in season 2, so when he comes back there you get Edward Bosco instead. He's worked with Spindlehorse quite a bit, voicing other minor characters in Helluva Boss, and he was also Alastor's speaking voice in the Hazbin Hotel pilot. Kind of a bummer to lose Normal, but Ed does a good job too. Ultimately, I think you should watch the episodes in the way that's most comfortable to you, but as has been pointed out, it's probably also fun for you to see the updated animations of the Amazon version.

I get wanting to zoom and scrub more easily, but I do think it's fun for you as well to see the more updated animation and current version of the show! Also having correct subtitles is indeed nice. Also I think you should be able to talk freely about spoilers, since we are watching for foreshadowing and easter eggs mostly! I think if people want a spoilersfree version they can always go back and watch your first reaction first, right?

One thing to listen for during your rewatch is Stolas's little musical motif (the music from "Stolas Sings" which he sings with lyrics in s2ep1) that shows up in many episodes when he's on screen. For example, you can hear it in episode 6 after he saves them from the agents! That motif showing up throughout the series is one of my favorite details, it's so beautiful

Love the trippy sequence from episode 6 so much, we get so much depth and foreshadowing and the animation and music is so creative. I've watched that part several times and still pick up on new symbolism! Just my 2 cents for the rewatch, I think what makes a rewatch fun is recontextualizing earlier scenes with the knowledge you have of how the story plays out, so I don't think you should worry about saying spoilers. I don't think anyone would go into a rewatch expecting it to be spoiler free, that's what the original watch through is for! Also the subtitles are weird, it looks like a translation back to English from German? I opened the video up on my Youtube and the subtitles match up, so there's something funky going on in your settings there.

"oh, we need to see the genetalia, don't we??" is so funny 😭😭

Angel Dust's pet Fat Nuggets in Hazbin Hotel is a hell hog, like the ones Moxie tries to kill for dinner in Harvest Moon Festival, I believe. Fat Nuggets is tiny, though, so maybe there are different breeds, like livestock and pets. They changed the battle music for the Amazon version of the D.H.O.R.K.S. episode. I don't know why they did it, and maybe it's because I've seen the YouTube version soooo many times, I just love the old version of this triumphant battle music and prefer it over the more generic metal music the Amazon version has.

They've released all the songs from the series on the streamers, and Norman is credited for that song

"It reminds me of war!" I thought she was referring to WWII, London the "Blitz" when bombs were dropping at night

I love both of these episodes. Striker and Stolas are two of my top favorite characters. I also love the songs in both of these episodes. Stolas is just about always seen with that hat.

I hadn't thought about it in Blitz potentially being tempted in episode 5. I had thought once Striker had him against the wall, Blitz would've seen Mox from over Striker's shoulder come in and get ready to shoot, so he would've played along to keep Striker talking until Mox got the angelic rifle ready. But now I'm wondering too lol. About the legs. Most imps seem to be very goat-like down to the hooved legs. I'm not sure what's implied in the actual lore but a theory in the fans for Blitz was that he has non-imp blood mixed in somewhere that gives him the bipedal type legs and explains why he's taller than most imps. I also found it interesting in Blitz's trip that Moxxie and Stolas had their voices but Striker, Verosika, and Fizzaroli were all in Blitz's voice like the parts they were saying were his own internalized insecurities through the memories he has of them. But Moxxie and Stolas still have a significance over him that their words are in their own voices

Ep. 5: -Yes, Blitz lives a romantic relationship vicariously through that of Mille and Moxxie. The fact that he was in their bedroom as they were sleeping is another reference to the original pilot, where he was seen stalking and even filming them. -Yes, Norman Reedus is the voice actor and singing voice of Striker! Unfortunately, he is replaced in season 2 because of scheduling issues. I'm also reading that his guest role in this episode was supposed to be a limited appearance, he in fact accepted the role because he's a fan of Vivziepop. -"A genuine Carmine-Crafted Blessing-Tipped Rifle" that's a direct reference to Carmilla Carmine from Hazbin Hotel, the biggest weapons dealer in Hell, who also collects Angelic steel and uses it to craft weapons, which permanently kill sinners, Demon Royalty, Exorcists and Archangels. -I always took for granted that Blitz was playing for time, waiting for Moxxie, and his "Fuck it, I'm in" always sounded fake to me. Yours is a good observarion tho, deep down, he was definitely tempted, after all, he shares the same hate of Striker for the upper class, a hate instilled by his father since he was a little kid. Ep. 6: -Blitz's singing voice in Moxxie's trip is not his voice actor, Brandon Rogers, but instead Michael Romeo Ruocco, who also voices Agent One. -The D.H.O.R.K.S. are also inspired by the Crazy 88 from Kill Bill, the personal army of Lucy Liu's character. Just like the D.H.O.R.K.S., they only use traditional Japanese weapons. -Yes, Stolas often wears that hat, especially on formal occasions. It's the only headwear we see him wear, besides his tiny crown when he was a kid. Prime's version of the episodes is the better one, that said, if you're more comfortable with the episodes on YouTube, you should watch those, at end of the day, the changes on Prime are far and few in between and on the technical side. Also, your main point of contention for switching to Prime seems to be subtitles, but the YouTube episodes start to have proper subs from episode 8 onward, so my suggestion is to not switch to Prime. P. S. I apologize for my long comments, but there's just so much to talk about!

If I recall, there was a big gap of time between Harvest Moon and Truth Seekers, mostly because of the extra animation work the latter needed for its fight scenes.

I have no preferences as far as YouTube vs. Amazon. You do whatever is easiest for you! I know the subtitles is a concern with YouTube but I think the reason they were SO off had something to do with it being in German at the start? If you just double check that its set on English CC that might fix the issue.

I love the very first scene in "Harvest Moon Festical", Stolas and Blitz seems so comfortable together in that after sex talk. Also, about episode 6, I think I can go with a very long analysis of Blitz's psychology from the trip sequence, I will not for the sake of your voice, but it's very significant that in his mind Blitz is still stuck at the clown verson of himself, the trauma he suffered when he was a teen with the fire trapped him there and he can't go on and have a normal relationship with anyone. The mind-Moxxie says himself: Blitz craves intimacy but doesn't know hot to reach, because he hates himself too much. It's very sad.