Helluva Boss
Season 2 - Episode 2
"Seeing Stars"
Sometime in the past, Stolas tells a young Octavia the story of Azathoth’s tears, a special display that resembles meteor showers. Stolas promises her daughter that one day he will take her to see them. Octavia looks forward to this event, as years later she has kept track of the specific date. As she looks for her father around the palace, she notices him on the phone with an angry Stella. In the process of the divorce, Stolas is forced to move all of Stella’s possessions out of the palace. He is preoccupied with ranting at Stella while Octavia tries to remind him, to no avail, about their stargazing trip. She angrily storms off, planning to see the stars on her own.
Tears made of the hopes and dreams of every living thing that never came to be. Condensed and sent shooting across the night sky in a dazzling final display. What appears to mortal beings as a meteor shower we can see for what it is: Azathoth's Tears.
Meanwhile, back at I.M.P. Headquarters, Blitzo is trying to escape an angry Loona from pulverizing him, having upset her by confronting her, as per Moxxie’s advice, about her poor attitude towards clients. Loona mentions the idea of replacing her as the receptionist, and Blitzo goes along with the idea to consider it, upsetting Loona even further. Little does everyone know, Octavia sneaks past them (Loona spots her but doesn’t say anything) towards Blitzo’s office to look for Stolas’ grimoire. Once she finds it, she asks the book to “take her to the stars”, and activates a spell. Blitzo and the others notice this and glimpse Octavia leaving the office via a portal with the grimoire in her hands. An angry Blitzo scolds Loona for neglecting to warn them of their visitor.
Octavia finds herself in a place unknown to her, with a bunch of humans making it harder for her to get around. She runs into a corner to hide from people as she panics. Blitzo, also panicking, has no idea how to tell Stolas about the situation, until some time he does reach him on the phone. Thinking the situation went well, Stolas, in his full demonic form, is seen visibly furious. Meanwhile, Octavia struggles to get around, asking people for help in how she can see the stars. When she finds a pamphlet with the words “Starstruck Tourz” on it, she figures she can find what she’s looking for there. Back to a frantic Stolas, trying to figure out why and where Octavia left, and how they would find her. Loona, using her scent, deduces that Octavia is somewhere in Los Angeles.
As Stolas and the rest of I.M.P. enter a portal to L.A., both Stolas and Loona transform into their human forms. Without his grimoire, Stolas can’t use his powers to give the Imps human disguises. As the Imps follow from behind, Moxxie and Millie are stopped by a series of people trying to promote their businesses. A mix of music and art salesman. Moxxie realizes he needs money to pay people for the work they are trying to sell and does what he can to get them, despite Millie’s opinion on how pointless they may be. After a bus tour, Octavia realizes her desire to look for the stars was misdirected.
Blitzo exits a costume shop, finding what he can to disguise himself. It works all too well when he is mistaken for a celebrity named Brennon Ragers. As fans pile on top of him, asking for autographs and selfies, a TV crew tries to take him for a show that Brennon Ragers was supposed to guest star in. Blitzo immediately refuses and attempts to escape, but his attempts remain futile as he is thrown into a truck. As a crowd fights over his disguise, Stolas, posing as “Brennon’s agent”, is also thrown in the truck. Blitzo, still seeing hope, breaks the window, and advises Loona to look for Octavia. Meanwhile, Moxxie and Millie sing a brief love song, which catches the attention of several pedestrians and tourists.
With the tour over, a visibly annoyed Octavia continues to wander around the city, ignoring the things around her, until she passes nearby a souvenir shop. She takes a picture of the location, as well as check out the inside. Back to a protesting Blitzo, he’s expected to perform in front of an audience in a sitcom, which visibly haunts him from the last time he ever performed. Stolas reassures him that he’ll do a great job, and throws him onto the stage. Blitzo speaks his lines given via teleprompter, to which the audience laughs, boosting his confidence. At that point he decides to keep playing along with the show.
Loona wanders around the city, spotting the same souvenir shop Octavia was at minutes ago. She takes a picture and posts it on her Sinstagram. As she scrolls down, she notices Octavia took a picture of the same location she was at. She then looks at some of Octavia’s recent posts of her at random locations in Los Angeles. For every picture she’s in, Loona tries to find her at that same location, but to no avail. She stops at an observatory, but keeps on looking for her. Meanwhile, at Starstruck Studios, Blitzo is still going along with the acting. When he’s expected to play a scene where a family adopts Uggie, this reminds him of the moment, as the scene flashback, when he had first met Loona at the adoption center. Seeing the depressing condition Loona was in, Blitzo takes pity upon her. The scene cuts back to the present, on set. Blitzo, in a traumatized rage, refuses to give Uggie to the acting family. This leads to an argument that escalates to the point where Blitzo breaks character and tries to kill everyone on set. The studio is set on fire, and Blitzo grabs Stolas’ hand to escape the ensuing chaos and search for their daughters.
No. No, no, no, you can't have her! She's mine, and I love her!
Back at the observatory, Loona is still looking for Octavia, until she finally spots her on top of a ledge, sad and alone. This gives the two a moment together, as Loona, who reverts back in her normal form, talks to her about how Stolas is looking for her. She doesn’t believe this, as Loona is the one who found her and he wasn’t. She is visibly upset that Stolas was so caught up about hating Stella since the divorce, and had forgotten about his promise to her. Loona tells her that relationships with fathers can be difficult, but they always try their best to be there for their children. Loona reveals that Stolas is somewhere in the city looking for Octavia. She returns the grimoire to Loona and thanks her with a hug, ready to return to Stolas.
As Blitzo and Stolas search for their daughters, Loona and Octavia teleport to them via portal. Stolas embraces Octavia, relieved that she is okay, then questions why she ran off. Octavia reminds him about his promise to take her to see Azathoth’s tears. Having been caught up in the divorce, Stolas had forgotten all about it. He apologizes to his daughter, who forgives him and says she’s glad that he’s here now. Suddenly, fireworks shoot up in the sky, and Octavia takes the time to enjoy the moment. Meanwhile, Moxxie and Millie are ready to head back by entering a portal to I.M.P. headquarters. Moxxie, having collected many souvenirs, is stopped by another salesman, but Millie, by this point fed up with Moxxie’s naivety, kills the salesman and carries Moxxie through the portal.