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Plot-Its engaging with a fast pace and subsitution between two plots that serve a purpose. It also has emotional beats like the bad trip and the talk Moxxie and Blitzø had after the truth serum had cleared up. I overall found this an episode worth watching in order to get a deeper dive into Blitzø as a character, and his relationship with Moxxie. 10/10

Humor-I found this an incredibly funny episode with the jokes during the D. H. O. R. K. S interrogation and some of the lyrics for the bad trip like 'the world is your anus,so peg it with honesty' Even tho the jokes werent as frequent,it doesn't stop this episode from being great. 6/10

Visuals:They really upped the ante with this one. Love the dark aesthetic and variety found in a transition between Moxxie's disney-esque style and Blitzø's dystopian art style during the bad trip. The final battle scene was well-choreographed and exciting, showing off each I. M. P's fighting styles well and painting each as unique. Also the red and black lighting when Stolas is in full demon form is incredible and gave me chills from just looking at it. 10/10

Music:'Moxxie's bad trip' was excellent and memorable. The switch in between genre's based on which hallucination we're in is creative in its own right. Stolas's theme during his full demon transformation moved me. It is a piece of musical art. 8/10

Voice acting:Brandon Rogers,Richard Horvitz,Vivian Nixon,Erica Lindbeck,Michael Romeo Ruocco,Erica Lutterell and Bryce Pinkham brought this whole phenomenon to life. The delivery was just...i have no words for good they were. It was responsible for why i felt 3 mood transitions in just 22 minutes. 10/10

Theme Execution-The exploration of the platonic dynamic between Blitzø and Moxxie was incredible. I liked how it was done as the two seemed to get along before being left with the truth serum and tensions rise. And then, the said tensions were emphasized when Blitzø's fear of dying alone and self-sabotage tendencies that push others away was rubbed in his face. But at the end of the song sequence, the two have a much-needed talk after coming face- to-face the truth. From there, they actually made progress and proved their relationship is flawed,but there was still warmth and platonic respect and care for each other, and that they are working on being better friends to each other. 10/10

Overall:9/10 This was a spectacular episode that proved what Helluva Boss is at its peak. This episode was what prompted me to really get into this episode and is the start of Helluva Boss becoming more nuance while still keeping humor,cool visuals and all the sex jokes and violence sandwiched in between the new sense of emotional impact thats been scarce in most episodes(except Loo Loo Land)

Plot-Its....back to the pacing issues....they're still there and all over the place. And there was so much potential for the relationships it could have explored furthur(Examples:Blitz and Loona,Loona and Vortex,Blitz and Verosika) But instead it achieved none,failed to explore on the potential it hinted at with only a few scenes that end up underdeveloped at the end of the episode. 2/10

Humor:As usual,Helluva Boss gave me a lot of humor examples...(Loona's awkwardness around Vortex,Drunk Moxxie,Blitz and Verosika Banter) So,overall,humor's still pretty good....tho its not having me laughing all the way. 6/10

Visuals:The visuals are still good as always,eye candy still intact,this time with pink backgrounds for majority of the episode considering who is in this as a guest star. The variety is somewhat there, with Pride Ring's Red sky,the pink sunset setting of the beach on Earth, and also the neon vibe that can be felt in Verosika's office. 8/10

Music:Mustang Dong and Vacay to Bonetown are huge highlights that should be added to Helluva Hits! They're incredible,tho theres still no notable or outstanding background music for the most part,outside of Verosika's brief background music in her office. 7/10

Voice acting:Brandon Rogers,Richard Horvitz,Vivian Nixon,Erica Lindbeck,Cristina Vee,James Monroe Iglehart and many others did a great job of making this a guilty pleasure of mine. 10/10

Theme Execution:T-theres.....no theme? Well,probably. This episode's plot structure was so confusing,i got absolutely no takeaways on how the characters changed from this episode. 0/10

Overall:5.5/10 This was an absolute mess in terms of story. But theres still enough good humor,spectacular visuals,musical numbers that go hard,and last but not least, the expressive and likability that brings iconic lines to life by the talented voice cast. All of these help to make this actually somewhat bearable to sit through.

Plot:The pacing's not off and the story structure is pretty good. Only problem is that the side plots are a bit distracting. 9/10

Humor:Loads of good ones(examples:Millie headbutting into Blitz's office,Octavia's interactions with the main cast,the loo loo land mascot being a pervert,Robo Fizz,Blitz burning down loo loo land,stolitz interactions) 10/10

Visuals:Lots of variety and pure eye candy. The neon purples,blues and greens in certain backgrounds deserve a shoutout. 10/10

Music:Loo Loo Land and You will be Okay are amazing songs in their own right and earned spots in my favourite song playlist.

7/10

Voice acting:Brandon Rogers,Richard Horvitz,Vivian Nixon,Erica Lindbeck,Bryce Pinkham,Barrett Wilbert Weed,Alex Brightman and many others did amazing at bringing out the humor. Extra kudos to Bryce Pinkham and Barrett Wilbert Weed for the emotional scene. It was magical....10/10

Theme execution:I feel like the theme here is more or less on family dynamics,specifically the one between Stolas and Octavia. I love this theme this time around. Its not only sweet to see their relationship start to heal(sorta), but also to delve deeper into the characters' complexity and life. 10/10

Overall:9.3/10. This was an amazing episode. It was fun,sweet,sad and hilarious. Its a wild ride that i can't wait to sit on with other episodes!