Octavia: Giving Stolas Another Chance: Helluva Boss Sinsmas

Many fans of Helluva Boss are mad at Octavia for wanting Stolas gone in Sinsmas. However, here's why giving Stolas another chance is asking too much from Octavia.

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The line between trust and betrayal isn't as clear as many want to believe. Once it's crossed, there can be no going back. Because some scars, _*_PERMANENT._*_ This is the exact same message from the episode: _*__"Unhappy Campers."_* Back when Blitzø tried to reconnect and mend his bond with his sister Barb-Wire. And we all remember how that ended. Both that episode and Sinsmas have demonstrated precisely that no matter how we may choose to look at it, there's simply simply no point in trying to fix something that's clearly beyond repair. And that is the best deal Blitzø, Stolas, and us the audience will ever get. That being said....

Don't be too hard on her. Via letting go of Stolas was....necessary. Tragic, don't get me wrong. But necessary, nonetheless. She needs this time to herself to put the pieces together, _FOR, _ herself. Get it? And I still wanna believe she's gonna be okay despite everything. After all, Stella doesn't exactly have the tack or cunning, or drive, or even the motive to manipulate Via in any meaningful way, shape, or form. And, plus, what's furthermore, it is quite needless to say Via certainly doesn't trust her arrogant Uncle Andrealphus. Certainly not after that Sinsmas battle. Right now, the only real advantage those two Peacocks truly have over Via, is to she honestly believes that they are somehow victims in all this as-well. And I can tell you right now from personal experience that this kind of idea, never lasts very long. It certainly won't last long, as Stella is almost certain to openly brag about how much she liked hurting Stolas in one form or. And she'll probably be doing it while her daughter is in hearing range without e even realising. Now that Stolas and his (if you'll please excuse the expression), empty promises are out of the picture, Octavia has the opportunity, here and now, to determine the truth for herself. Don't get me wrong, it's still gonna take a good long while yet, but sooner or later, she will put 2 and 2 together. After all, she's a smart girl who is perfectly capable of reaching her own conclusions. I just can't help but worry what that conclusion will turn out to be. But for now, only one thing remains certain. Whether we like it or not, just like Stolas himself, we really have simply no other choice but to accept the fact, that Octavia, until further notice overwhelmingly feels she will be better off, without him.

So many of us who follow this show, (myself included, though my hope is starting to falter), are still clinging to the hope that somehow, there's gonna be some kind of Happily Ever After. This, light at the end of the tunnel. But just remember. At the end of the day, this is Vivienne Medrano's story. SHE, is its narrator. And ultimately, she alone can decide how it all ends. The rest of us, the audience, are just the invisible watchers and listeners. All we can really do, is observe how the play takes its course, and find out in due time if the finish line is one of joy and renewal, or if it's all doomed to despair, blood and sorrow. So be ready for all eventualities on both sides. Whatever they may be. Especially in terms of whatever is planned for the expo this month on the 25th.