It was probably a mistake to have it follow up right after the finale ended off, which was supposed to get it's own conclusion in an....OVA I guess you could call it? And focusing primarily on Stolas' angst, probably should have been saved for Episode 2. If it had to be an character study episode, it probably would have been more investing to start it out with Blitzo trying to distract himself from what happened which would start out the series with who is technically the main character, and tie in with how the finale ended with him.
Brandon Rogers is great at making dislikable characters who are also enjoyable, the writing probably greatly benefits from having him on the team. Also there's teasers of Loona in some of the released reel, I wonder if that's just to get people's attention because furries love her, or if she's actually going to have a moment.
There's people just here for the humor (and feel annoyed with the more serious parts), people who want a deep show (whether these fans are satisfied or not is up to the individual), and people who want the show to back up their political/social beliefs (hence fans who only think about le buttsecks shipping and other fans who think they're gonna catch cootiecanceraids if Blitzo and Stolas fix their shit and get together for real).
Syphilis is easily curable with penicillin treatments, and the disease goes away fully. The damage it did from eating away at her brain could explain her unchecked aggression, there could be no penicillin in Hell, but who knows? Maybe it was just a throwaway line for a gag, and Vivzie didn't think about it beyond "Lol, lmao." or, given how she acknowledged the furries drawing COPIOUS amounts of porn, was another deterrent against that sort of thing.
That's probably why I didn't enjoy Stella that much in this episode. It's less about her being a bitch, and more the fact she was an unfunny bitch. I still think back to when she's screaming on the phone, calling a hit man on her husband....while he's sitting across the table eating dinner. His reaction was also priceless.
They retconned quite a few things in this episode. Nothing too noticeable at first, unless you look really indepth.
Stolas said Octavia was “at her mothers” and in this recent episode, he said that she leaves on the weekends but still hangs around during the week(to fuck with him, according to her). And I’m assuming the “heat of the moment” thing was him finally reaching the breaking point with everything going on.
I never really got that from her. Like, yeah, I know she literally said she likes to torment him, but from what it looked like, I never got that impression. Granted it is only two scenes, but they never came off as someone trying to torture another person. It came off as someone who was just downright angry and disgusted, not even wanting to be in the same room as them, let alone the same house. And it's not like it affected him much anyway.
I’m pretty sure her screaming about “sleeping with an IMP” was her idea of tormenting him, since she’s very much about being high class and looking down on people. Problem is, Stolas doesn’t have the same outlook, so he’s probably just more bored by it than anything. She’s trying to rub the fact that he went “below his station” and is going to “lose his rank” while Stolas is just at the point of “bitch, why are you still here?”
He's literally so oblivious she can't even get his attention by trying to fucking murder him. While literally sitting at the same table. I don't understand why this makes her completely unsympathetic. Wouldn't you hate this prick too?
Now I just imagine them having sex for the first time and afterward Stolas asks "So how was it?" Stella, obviously unsatisfied, and wanting Stolas to know, but without hurting his feelings, says "It was...something." Stolas nods, with a stupid smile. "Can't wait to see the egg tomorrow. Well, good night dear." As he goes to sleep, we see Stella with this blank expression on her face, absolutely stunned, as she realizes what she's going to have to deal with for the rest of her life.
Hmm yeah I assumed that as soon as I saw the translation.
Could be that Stella actually has some affection for Octavia, and that's why she tolerated it. Assuming she doesn't just see her daughter as an heir to the throne, anyway. We've yet to see them interact so it's the best guess I can come up with.
That would be an interesting take on it and reflect the reality that while some parents despise each other, they really do love their children. Is that how this story will go? Who knows at this point.
