#helluva theory

No wonder Blitz calms down when Stolas checks he's ok, by cupping his cheeks and stroking his face.

(Stolasdevoted broke my heart. So I'm breaking yours too, cus themselves the rules fokes).

This just makes too much sense.

Stolas even does this to check Blitz is ok, while he's pretending not to care. (Look at Blitz's cheeks going squeeshy there).

Blitz's love language

I think Stolas unconsciously reminds Blitz of the sence of comfort and safety, that Tilla was for him.

And how Blitz's mum showed him love, maps to things Stolas does for Blitz and Via. Making it easier for Blitz to subconscious recognize that Stolas is being caring.

(For lots of people how our parents/caregivers showed love shapes our sence of safety in adulthood).

And because both Blitz and Stolas are dads, they do have a parental way they care and protect their love ones. (If you're ever been mumed or dadded, by your friend with kids; you know what I mean here🙂).

This kind of care is something they both understand deep down, even when consciously they both aren't sure where they stand.

And Blitz is an extremely tactical person when giving and receiving care and love. Blitz wants to hold hands, and loves hugs from Millie, Moxxie, Fizz and Stolas.

Blitz loves cuddling his daughter anddoat on Loona in a very similarly ways to Stolas with Via too.

And he also wants affection returned tactaly when he's upset. This is the love language Blitz has. We can be dam sure Blitz didn't learn from his dad.

And while Stolas didn't have a parent to model this type of love for him from childhood, (instead Stolas taught himself to be the parent he'd had wanted, for Via, in his teens).

Blitz did, so he's get his tactical love language is directly from his Mumma.

Blitz even cuddled during Really Fast. (He woke up from spooning Stolas' back, and looks like they held hands all night too). Blitz every reenacts how cuddly he got with the grimoire proxied in for Stolas. 😆

Anyway, Blitz receiving affection from Stolas, in a way that unconsciously reminds him of his mum, would make he feel safe and cared for; in a way that'd be very hard to completely discount. Which might explain how he falls for Stolas so fast, kind of against his own reason.

Superficially

Tilla and Stolas have similarities to eachother, which add to Stolas feeling like a safe place.

Superficially both Tilla and Stolas are very tall, and have the same smile. Even her hair and circus brand gives Tilla a heart shaped face, much like Stolas'.

But think it's what we can infer about Tilla's personality and circumstances; that would had made Stolas felt more familiar. More like home. (You've probably met someone who you clicked with, cus they remind you of someone you've known for years🙂).

Parenting style

From Ghostfuckers flashbacks; we know Blitz's mum was incredibly gentle with him. Tilla's parenting style is drawing parallels to how Stolas raised Via. (Helluva uses similar framing to make callbacks and parallels all the time, so that's what we'll be looking at).

Because we've seen Stolas has this same gentle way of showing his love for both Via and Blitz.

This feels very similar to the gentle parenting we've seen Stolas raise Via. It's his parenting style.

Again parents just tend to do this with the people they love. And Blitz does it too with Stolas in Mastermind and Sinsmas. "Here you are-" under all that dirt' is something my mum would say.

But ok, back to that cupping of Blitz's cheeks, and face strokes reading as love to Blitz because of his Mumma... you know what else does?

This 😆

I've joked before that when Blitz gets caught by DHORKs; it reads like Stolas just saw Via playing in traffic. Cus come on! 😆

Look at this☝️ 'Mum is angry, you made her worry, and she loves you'.

(If Via had actually been at risk of being hurt in Seeing stars, she'd would have definitely set off this mood).

Tilla personality playing into gentle parenting methods- bit more of stretch

Heh we've also seen Stolas have a snarky wit with both Blitz and Via too (It's how Stolas and Via communicate together as part of their love language).

It's why Stolas often understands when Blitz is taking the piss with him, like in harvest moon festival or seeing stars.

Honestly think there's a very good chance that Blitz gets his wit and offbeat sence of humour from Tilla. Hopefully we find out for sure one day🙂.

Stolas also has a similar way of redirected Via and Blitz gently when needed too. Like when Blitz's mades a joke that makes him uncomfortable.

And the fact that this works, without pissing Blitz off; makes me think it's something he's used to people doing. But we've kinda only seen Millie do it.

Blitz definitely has a thing for parents that love their kids, and who try their best for them.

And someone who not only likes kids, but does the best he can for them; is a big tick for a romantic partner for single dad, Blitz.

Blitz even trust Stolas with Loona. Even when freaking out he knows Stolas would never hurt Loona, only standing in front of Moxxie and Millie till he calms down.

This trust has made Blitz dream of raising their girls together. Which is really sweet.🙂

(Heh and Blitz just also has a daddy kink in generally lol. Not just a thing for good dads).

Stolas being a loving, gentle dad was definitely something that had Blitz falling for him. Even the dorky Disney dad look, and the pink shirt look were doing it for Blitz lol.

The good parent, that puts up with the abuse, for the sake of their kids

Stolas isn't a perfect dad. That is impossible to be when you raising a kid with an abuser, like Stella or Cash.

All you can do is mitigate harm, keep the peace, walk on eggshells to manage their moods around the kids; and try to hide the worst of it. This is some of stuff that left Via feeling confused and betrayed, like the divorce came out of nowhere. Instead of what it is, a desperately needed safety measure from someone trying to kill him.

But I think the fact that Stolas had tried to put up with the abuse, for 17 years for Via; would add to the familiar feeling that Stolas give Blitz.

Tilla was his and Barbie's loving, good parent, who appears to stuck it out for them. Who tried to make it work for her kids.

(These two photos give me similar vibes. Cash might have been less murdery, but he still left his wife and children to burn).

Cash also spent most of his time on screen manhandling wee Blitzo, so the abuse is obvious.

He was even very happy to sell his son for pocket change. And risk the kid's life by making Blitz to steal for him. All while useing Blitz's love and loyalty to his mumma, as the way to forcing to do so. Fuck Cash Buckzo.

Sticking it out for kid(s) is the same situation Blitz finds Stolas in, when they reconnect as adults.

While Blitz hasn't fully clocked just how bad Stella's abuse is yet.

There are lots ways Stolas reacts that is setting off alarm bell for Blitz. Even though Stolas' privage has slowed down his recognition.

(your Link gotten eaten by gremlins Timmy, go fetch it before posting).

But Blitz was able to work that out straight off; that Stolas is Via's main parent, and that the marriage was trash.

(Stella was loudly bragging about how crap the marriage was, around when Blitz was brought in. And the anniversary party having large banners saying "Not Divorced!!" The pictures on the walls in hall).

Even when Stolas was panicking that Via was lost on earth, he never suggested asking Stella to help look for Via. It's very telling when you know they's no point asking the kid's other parent.

I can see Blitz being extremely proud of Stolas having the courage to leave, and demanding that divorce.

Because Blitz has been where Via was, and Tilla never got that chance. (I'm dieing to see Blitz talk to Via about it at somepoint). 🙂

So yer, these are the reasons I think that Stolas unconsciously made Blitz feel safe and cared about, by having a similar love language to the one Blitz grew up with.

I’ve never seen anyone talk about this scene and with the prequel coming, I figured now is the perfect time.

Earlier in the day, long before the “Not Divorced Party,” you can see Blitz at the window, trying to get Stolas’ attention.

He sees Stolas with the Grimoire and immediately tries to open the window.

If his only intention was to steal it, he would have waited until after Stolas had walked away, leaving the book unattended on the shelf.

He even looks distraught when Stolas doesn’t notice him and leaves the room.

Then later, when Stolas says he could have asked to visit, Blitz makes a joke about scaling the wall but then says under his breath that it was easier than trying to go through Stolas’ staff.

There’s literally no reason for him to have said that unless he’d actually tried.

He may have always planned to steal the Grimoire, but he had also planned on talking to Stolas first.

Which means that he may have originally intended on asking Stolas to use the book, but switched gears when caught breaking in and then faced with a tipsy, silly, sweet Stolas.

Either way, Blitz is someone who hates the idea of being dependent on others, yet he knew this would make his entire business model dependent on Stolas’ cooperation.

I think he was willing to put himself in that position because he already trusted Stolas. And more importantly, he was confident that Stolas would trust him.

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That got us thinking that Barbie may have left the circus and had already had a damaged relationship with Blitz before the fire, and that the show is currently letting us believe her reason for hating Blitz is because of the fire as a misdirect.

And this is where I put on my theory hat.

I think the most likely possibility is that her drug abuse developed early and Blitz was the first to find out. Because of how close she and Blitz were, she confided in him and swore him to secrecy. Blitz keeps it and tries to help her out but considering Blitz would be like…a fucking teenager at this time, and he had presumably taking on a lot of responsibility already, he could only keep it under wraps for so long until he told Cash because Cash is the only one with the means to get her actual help.

Blitz would have faith that Cash would get his daughter actual help…only for Cash to let everyone down and throw Barbie onto the street because her addiction is a liability to the circus (which, what a fucking hypocrite, can I put him in the wood chipper?)

When Blitz tried to confront Cash on how terrible what he did was, Cash said to him, “Well if you wanted it done any differently, maybe you should have stepped up and helped her instead of making someone else carry your weight, like you always do!”

So like…just classic gaslighting happening over here (seriously can I PLEASE put Cash Buckzo in the wood chipper?)

And of course, this would lead Barbie to hate Blitz because in her eyes, she confided in him and he ratted her out and ruined her life.

…but I would be just as happy, and I think it might be more realistic, if instead Loona went off on Octavia.

Because realistically? I think if Octavia were asked what Stolas should have done instead in that situation — whether he should’ve instead stayed quiet and not taken the blame and let Blitzø die?

She’d say yes, he should have.

Octavia doesn’t like Blitzø. Of course she doesn’t, her dad acts like a horny weirdo around him, this random Imp doesn’t actually seem to respect or like Stolas to begin with, and she definitely at least partially blames him for her parents divorce.

(Of course she does, she’s not even wrong to — even if their marriage was miserable and abusive before that, Stolas only had the nerve and hope to leave it because of Blitzø.)

But the minute she voices any of that sentiment, I think Loona — who already has a temper, who came so fucking close to watching her own dad die right in front of her, specifically to watching him be executed by a court full of snotty nobles like Octavia, for a crime he didn’t commit that Octavia’s mother and uncle framed him for (which their noble status enabled them to do) — would snap. Rightly so.

Because it really doesn’t seem like Octavia has thought very deeply about…any of the stuff between Stolas and Blitzø and Stella. Of course she hasn’t, she’s a teenager and it’s much easier to pretend her family was perfect until an outsider (Blitzø) screwed everything up.

And now? Now it will be very easy to blame Stolas, say he doesn’t care about her and never did. We know from the season 2 trailer that Octavia will say this!

But Loona has. Uh. Not to compare traumas, but she’s been through way worse. When it comes to parental abandonment and messy family, just the tiny snippet of her life before being adopted was pretty awful. And she’s had plenty of misery with the whole Stolitz drama, too.

I don’t think Sinsmas will be the end of the Octavia plot line, but the beginning of it. It will establish how poorly she currently thinks of everyone involved…

…and then hearing some judgment from Loona, who was previously pretty sympathetic to her familial plight, will make her wake up to how much more complicated the situation actually is. And Octavia will start to actually think about her parents, about Stolas and Stella’s treatment of her.

It’s a good place to set up some flashbacks for season 3 — showing what Stolas’s section of the Goetia family actually looked like, some of the good things that he’s lost with the end of Mastermind. Plus…

Lets imagine, Prince Consort Blitz becoming a thing...

What are your hilarious headcanons and or theories about the hijinks that would ensue?

I'll start...

"This crown is so fucking heavy, and these clothes are so goddamn itchy- FFFFUUUCCK MEEE"

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Stolas: "Darling, proper etiquette involved in drinking tea, involves raising your arm at a certain angle and sipping from the cup."

Blitz: "Manners schmanners" *holds that teacup like a fucking menace and chugs that tea like he's taking a shot*

So watching the Barbie’s Bad Day short reminded me of one rather interesting theory I’ve had ever since Sinsmas made the parallel between Blitzo’s broken relationship with his sister, and Stolas’s now-broken relationship with Octavia, and likewise set up a parallel arc/goal Blitzo and Stolas eventually reconciling with their sister and daughter respectively.

Now, as those who have been following my Helluva Boss posts for long enough could probably guess this, but my big hunch/hope for the former is that Loona is going to be integral to Octavia eventually reconciling and reconnecting with her father.

Because simply put, after Sinsmas I’m pretty confident in saying there is NOTHING Stolas could directly say or do to ‘make things up’. Octavia made it pretty clear that she is DONE with her father and the bridge that is their relationship has been thoroughly burned now.

Instead, what I’m guessing/hoping we’ll see is that it will be through a growing friendship with Loona that will ultimately lead to Octavia reconnecting with her father. And not even in the sense of Loona ‘convincing’ Octavia to ‘give her father another chance’, but simply being friends with Loona giving Octavia a new perspective and putting her in an orbit close enough to her father that they can eventually try reconnecting. Because Loona is in a very interesting position as someone who Octavia clearly seems to like, and also being, if not friends with Stolas now, at least something of a close associate. All while generally having something of an objective, unbiased perspective on super dysfunctional, fuck-up dads that I think Octavia would find quite useful. All of which makes the prospect of a friendship between these two particularly interesting.*

Basically, this is a case where, again, the proverbial bridge between Octavia and Stolas has been THOROUGHLY burned, and something new will need to be built between them.

And I think it’s easy to see the parallels to Blitzo’s similarly broken relationship with Barbie Wire. We see in Unhappy Campers that Barbie is entirely DONE with her brother, and there really is nothing that Blitzo can say or do to connect with otherwise (though pointedly NOT trying to call off the hit that got her fired from her job certainly didn’t help).

So that begs an interesting question: If Loona represents a kind of ‘objective third party’ that could eventually lead Octavia to reconnecting with Stolas, is there a similar figure for Barbie Wire?

Well, yeah I can think of a couple.

For one, I’d say the obvious option is the twins’ mutual childhood friend Fizzarolli, who we know from the new short has kept in touch with Barbie. It’s also notable that the timing of the short clearly taking place right after the events of Unhappy Campers means that it, and with it Barbie’s brief text chat with Fizz, likewise took place BEFORE the episode Oops and Fizz’s big reconciliation with Blitzo. So we conveniently don’t really know yet what effect that might have had on Fizz’s dynamic with Barbie.

And for a less obvious, but in my opinion potentially even more interesting possibility, what about Verosika?

The show has dropped a couple subtle hints that the two know each other, namely Verosika’s ‘your sister says hi’ jab to Blitzo during Spring Broken, and with Verosika having gotten her own bit of reconciliation with Blitzo during Apology Tour, I wonder if we might see that lead to her indirectly ‘putting a good word in’ for Blitzo with Barbie.**

Heck, given the potential/implications that Fizz and Verosika themselves are at least acquaintances if not outright friends, maybe they’ll both have a role to play in this arc?

All in all, with the strong hints towards Barbie Wire having a more prominent role in the story going forward, I’d say it’s pretty clear there are some rather interesting ways her arc with Blitzo could play out.

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*And I will freely admit that this is partly due to my being ENTIRELY sick of the fandom’s extreme fixation on ‘sister-shipping’ Loona and Octavia, and would MUCH prefer if the show made these two FRIENDS (and maybe other things…) first, and sisters second. Maybe let’s let these two have their own things going on entirely INDEPENDENT of their dads and NOT treat them as nothing more than ‘cute accessories’ to the Stoltiz ship, shall we?