History Recap / HelluvaBossS2E2SeeingStars

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Octavia goes to a densely populated city on Earth like Los Angeles to see the stars, only to not see anything due to a mix of smog and light pollution. Even when some of the clouds part to make the moon visible, it still only shows a tiny fraction of the stars to be visible. When Loona talks to her at the observatory, the closest the owl comes to meeting her goal, Octavia expresses her frustrations that she can't even see the night sky.

* ExactWords: Octavia asks the book to "take her to the stars". It ends up teleporting her to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

* BreakingOldTrends: This is arguably the first episode to not feature a central antagonist. The conflict instead is about Blitzo and Stolas's daughter issues.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: One of the cameraman is working a camera that says "God kill me pls." He gets electrocuted almost immediately after appearing onscreen.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Judging by his reaction at the end of the episode if Octavia had just directly reminded Stolas that today was the one single day that Azathoth's Tears would be visible he would have made time for her...

* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: In our universe, WebVideo/BrandonRogers is a minor if well-respected internet comedian. In the world of ''Helluva Boss'', his direct analogue "Brennon Ragers" is an A-list hollywood celebrity.

** A couple of FreezeFrameBonus shots show, like in the alley Blitzo and the others portal from, a set of Public Health Warning posters. They say that Los Angeles' water supply was recently analyzed to contain ''2% sewage overflow and 98% '''literal''' acid'' and should not be consumed under any circumstances. Near the end, while Blitzo fights off a group of security guards and angry fans for disrupting a show he is supposed to run, Stolas throws one of the water bottles, which soaks the show's producer and ''burns him'', causing chaos in the studio and allowing them both to escape and finally continue their search for their daughters.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: After Blitzo calls Stolas to let him know that Octavia stole the Grimoire, he said that it "went better than I thought". Moments later, Stolas charges through the door, screaming "'''''BLITZ!'''''" at the top of his lungs.

* BrokenAesop: Loona's speech to Octavia about parents not getting everything right when they try to be good parents rings hollow considering the show had never really shown Blitzo's failures as a father, always showing him as a over-doting and loving parent that gets a little too affectionate sometimes. On the flip side, Loona was the one who is always acting abrasive, having beaten the crap out of him for telling her to adjust her attitude with their clients at the beginning of the episode and even after the speech, she proceeded to kick Blitzo in the groins when he tried to apologize and hug Loona for threatening to replace her. Even acknowledging her backstory revealed in this episode, Loona comes off as hypocritical telling Octavia to cut her dad some slack when she herself refuses to. It's also hard to say why Loona would extend this empathy towards Stolas, given they have never had a conversation and from her perspective it would be easy to conclude Stolas is sexually exploiting Blitzo in exchange for the book, but she can't extend the same understanding to Blitzo who she does know and he does care for her.

*** When Loona is looking over Octavia's Sinstagram photos one of them is from Wally Wackford.

* RunningGag: Loona hits Moxxie with another YouAreFat joke since the Pilot and "C.H.E.R.U.B". Moxxie has to emphasize that he's not even pudgy before Blitzo joins in on the joke.

** Blitzo gets mistaken for a celebrity named Brennon Ragers, and thrown onto a soundstage. He immediately freaks out backstage, saying "I can't do this again", referring to his terrible childhood in the circus.