Truth Seekers

I don't care that it's been a year and a half since this ep came out, I only just appreciated how flawless it is on my recent rewatch.

EVERYTHING. And I mean EVERYTHING in this episode is perfect. Moments like the interrogation scenes, musical/triply scenes, and ESPECIALLY the fight scenes not to even mention Stolas' chilling entrance would be considered all top ten highlights of the SHOW, let alone one episode.

The animation is stellar, the jokes ALL land, the music is genuinely INCREDIBLE and the voice acting, as always, is fantastic.

Shoutout to Vivzie and the team, you guys did amazing.

Top notch Vivziepop animation here (and lemme tell ya, that's not a low bar) - animation is absolutely gorgeous at times, especially during Blitz and Moxxie's BAD trips and the latter's amazing musical number (Richard Horvitz really does such a number as a singer, so grateful he's here and still shows how it's done after so many years) just like the final fight sequence, which, although a teeny bit lacking, really amazes by the amount of work put into it (it would also be a crime not to mention Stolas' demonic entrance in the end). Naturally, Brandon Rogers and Richard Horvitz continue to provide god-tier performances, all the others are great too. No doubt one of the best YouTube original shows and I'm so glad it exists.

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)

Amazing action scenes, plot, songs, visuals and characters. Now THIS is a helluva episode!

This is like genuinely an amazing episode hard to believe its on youtube of all things. The effort that went into the animation is worthy of a 10/10 alone.