Really?

Like, are you serious?

Only now are they deciding to show that Stolas being tortured and almost killed by Striker traumatized him? Now that poor Stolas is a "commoner", powerless, without his position and daughter?

Now, it might seem like I'm being unnecessarily cruel and mean to Stolas, but I want you to think about it with me for a minute.

You all know how Helluva Boss uses Stolas's suffering, right? Stolas suffering from PTSD isn't going to be used to deepen his character, develop him, or anything like that.

No, no, it will only be used for one thing:

Make him suffer so the audience will feel sorry for him and to gather pity.

This is always how Helluva Boss's narrative uses his suffering, as in Mastermind and Sinsmans.

The loss of his power, position, wealth, and daughter was not used to hold him accountable for his mistakes or portrayed as Stolas' fault. It was only used to generate empathy and pity from the audience, so that they wouldn't have to address Stolas's real mistakes and hold him accountable.

It's just suffering for people to look at and say:

"awww poor Stolas ):"

And it's going to be the same thing here, his PTSD will only be used to victimize him and probably even to alleviate or justify mistakes he makes in the third season.

And damn, the worst part is going to be the fandom; they've been given an huge package now to victimize this damned bird, even more than they already did.

You know that trope where the hero kills brutally the villains henchmen without regret but from some reason decides to spare the villain, well that's basically what happened in the season 1 finale of HH when Vaggie spared Lute EVEN though she had no problem with killing her fellow exorcists.

People say that she didn't kill Lute because of her character development BUT if that's the case then why did she kill other exorcists?

I mean in season 2 we get a flashback of Lute and Adam mistreating Vaggie and another girl and it seems implied that they were generally like that towards most of the exorcists.

So that means that Vaggie was perfectly fine with killing women that could have been ABUSED the same way she was.

[Y/N Angel suddenly drops her basket. It hits the floor with a loud crack.]

CRUNCH.

[She slowly grinds it beneath her heel.]

Y/N Angel: You know what these taffies are worth?

[The crowd quiets.]

Y/N Angel: More than every last worthless life in this room.

Crowd: angry shouting

Charlie: Hey! That’s not—

Y/N Angel: Shut it, princess.

[Charlie recoils.]

Sera: Y/N, control yourself—

Y/N Angel: No.

Emily: Violence won’t—

Y/N Angel: You’re in Hell, sweetheart. Violence is literally the local currency.

[Lute snorts trying not to laugh.]

Vox (grinning): Ah! Finally, an angel with some sense! Tell them how Heaven’s been butchering—

[Y/N suddenly grabs him and RIPS OFF HIS HEAD.]

CRACK.

The broadcast glitches violently.

Crowd: screaming

[She holds his head by the wires as sparks flicker.]

Vox (screen flickering): O-okay that seems unnecessary—

Sera: Y/N! This is exactly what Vox wants!

Lute (quietly): Oh this is WAY better.

Y/N Angel (raising the head): You idiots wanna scream “genocide”?

[She gestures at the crowd.]

Y/N Angel: You think that word belongs to you?

[Her voice sharpens.]

Y/N Angel: Let’s take attendance.

**She points randomly into the crowd.

Y/N Angel: Murderers. Rapists. Traffickers. Drug lords. Slavers. War criminals.

**She shrugs.

Y/N Angel: And that’s just the warm-up round.

A sinner: We were punished already!

Y/N Angel: Oh please.

**She laughs bitterly.

Y/N Angel: Your punishment was an eternity of booze, drugs, violence, and whatever disgusting kink your rotten brain dreamed up.

Y/N Angel: Hell isn’t a prison.

Y/N Angel: It’s a frat house for humanity’s worst mistakes.

Charlie (upset): They’re trying to change!

Y/N Angel: Trying?

**She gestures around.

Y/N Angel: Sweetheart, half this crowd would stab their own grandma for a cigarette.

Lucifer (dryly): To be fair, cigarettes are expensive.

Charlie: Dad!

Y/N Angel: And now the second Heaven shows up to remind you actions have consequences—

**She spreads her arms mockingly.

Y/N Angel: Suddenly you're oppressed.

Y/N Angel: Boo hoo.

Crowd: angry shouting

Y/N Angel: Cry me a lake of demon tears.

[She turns to Vox’s head.]

Y/N Angel: And you.

Vox: Listen we can negotiate—

Y/N Angel: The walking flat-screen thinks he's Malcolm X now.

Crowd murmurs.

Y/N Angel: You’re not a revolutionary.

Y/N Angel: You’re a parasite with a microphone.

Vox: I represent the people!

Y/N Angel: You exploit the people.

**She points at the crowd.

Y/N Angel: You sell them ads, lies, and outrage so they don’t notice you’re bleeding them dry.

Y/N Angel: And where were you during the exterminations, hero?

**Vox freezes.

Y/N Angel: Oh right.

**She smirks.

Y/N Angel: Hiding like a roach under the fridge.

[Lute bursts out laughing.]

Lute: Okay that one was good.

Y/N Angel: Not once did you save a sinner.

Y/N Angel: But now you want them to die for your little revolution?

Vox: This is propaganda!

Y/N Angel: No.

**She kneels beside him.

Y/N Angel: This is reality.

**She leans closer to his screen.

Y/N Angel: Vincent Whitman.

**Vox’s screen flickers nervously.

Y/N Angel: Your victims in life deserved justice.

**She drops his head.

CRACK.

**Then stomps the screen.

**Then drives an angelic steel knife through it.

Sparks explode.

The crowd goes completely silent.

Charlie: …Oh my God.

Lucifer (quietly impressed): Well that’s one way to end a broadcast.

Sera (furious): Y/N, you have gone too far!

Lute (grinning): Nah. I think she just started.

[Y/N Angel turns to the terrified crowd.]

Y/N Angel: Listen closely, worms.

**Her wings flare.

Y/N Angel: You are in Hell because you earned it.

Y/N Angel: And if you think you can march into Heaven demanding sympathy—

**She wipes blood off the knife.

Vivziepop abandons the potentially interesting plot between Charlie and her mother with woobifying Valentino and making Angel dust the fucking abuser

I had to draw Valentino for this shit, you’re welcome 😭

Og screenshot under cut