Ozzie's (episode)

"♫ You sold your life for a thrust! Now, that's the spirit of Lust! ♫"

- Asmodeus to Stolas

Ozzie's is the seventh episode of the first season of Helluva Boss, the seventh episode overall and the first part of the season finale. It premiered on October 31, 2021, on Vivziepop's YouTube channel.

Synopsis
Things sure do happen!

Plot
After another successful job involving the deaths of several lumberjacks, Blitzo, Millie and Moxxie return back to I.M.P. As Blitzo offers to buy everyone drinks later that night, Moxxie declines saying that he and Millie will have other plans; when asked about it, Moxxie reveals that he got a reservation at Ozzie's for their one year anniversary (which causes Millie to squeal with delight). When Blitzo tries to invite himself, Moxxie sternly tells him that the reservation was for two and he is not permitted to join them. Millie is able to calm an angry Moxxie down by seducing him, and takes Moxxie back to their home to change for that evening.

Moxxie and Millie later arrive at Ozzie's, with Blitzo secretly following them. When Blitzo tries to enter the club, the bouncer reveals that the establishment is for couples only; thinking on his feet, Blitzo tries to flirt with the bouncer who quickly throws him out. Blitzo decides to call Stolas and invite him as his date; meanwhile, Stolas is at home alone due to Stella having taken Octavia away for the weekend. He wearily makes a bowl of cereal and watches a romantic telenovela when the phone rings; seeing that it is Blitzo calling, Stolas trips over himself to answer it and immediately agrees to go out with Blitzo. He arrives about twenty minutes later in a fancy outfit and they both walk up to the club. The bouncer moves to stop Blitzo from entering again, but apologizes when Stolas asks if there is an issue and lets them in.

Getting a table near the stage, Stolas tries to make small talk with Blitzo, who is preoccupied with looking for Moxxie and Millie. The lights go down and Blitzo is horrified to see that the show host for the night is Fizzarolli. Fizzarolli mentions the the Loo Loo Land fire, aggressively remarking how he wanted to meet the person who caused it, and introduces a few of the performers for tonight including Verosika Mayday, causing Blitzo to bemoan his situation further. The scene cuts to Verosika at the bar, shoving away Wally Wackford who was handing her a drink at the bar.

Fizzarolli reveals that the very first act is a song written and performed by Moxxie, much to Millie's surprise and delight. After Moxxie sings for some time, the other patrons begin to show some restlessness and Asmodeus comes on stage with Fizzarolli to mock his sincere song being performed in a place known for lust and desire in the song House of Asmodeus. Blitzo tries to come to Moxxie and Millie's defense, only for Fizzarolli to turn his jabs at Blitzo. Verosika is quick to join in and sings about Blitzo not being good in bed and breaking her heart.

Asmodeus notices, with some surprise, that Stolas is with Blitzo and takes light of him risking the seemingly perfect life the prince has by sleeping with Blitzo, seemingly creating illusions of Stella and Octavia looking angry at him. Millie eventually interjects by attacking Fizzarolli and gets Moxxie to finish his song; by that point, Blitzo is incredibly upset but pulls his hand away when Stolas tries to comfort him. Blitzo and Stolas end up leaving at Blitzo's request, both looking sad and embarrassed.

After Moxxie finishes his song to a fairly positive response from the audience, Asmodeus bluntly and angrily tells both him and Millie to leave.

After Stolas is driven back home, giving his gratititude and appreciation for inviting him on a night out, he invites Blitzo to come in for a while, only for Blitzo to decline, saying he is not in the mood. Stolas offers to instead just talk or cuddle, but Blitzo again refuses. On the verge of crying, Blitzo reminds Stolas that what they have is nothing but Stolas wanting to have sex with him. Given the circumstances of the night, Blitzo does not have the energy to do so and apologizes. Stolas understands and bids him goodnight as the latter does the same; after Blitzo leaves, Stolas sheds a few tears before sitting outside on the front steps of his mansion.

Blitzo goes back to his apartment and after reading a note from Loona saying she's out at a party with Vortex, he lays on his couch and pulls out his phone. He flips through several images. There is a selfie he took of him and Stolas in bed cuddling, a picture of him with Millie and Moxxie drinking boba tea together, a picture of him excitedly holding up the adoption papers with Loona who is less excited, a picture of him shaking hands with Moxxie while holding up the IMP business card (implication that this is when he first hired Moxxie), a picture of him and Verosika together (Verosika's tattoo is noticeably not crossed out in this picture), and two pictures of him and Fizzarolli growing up (once as teens at a concert and once as little kids on stage together). The last picture is of him and his sister as well as another Imp who appears to be their mother; that image specifically causes him to start sobbing and he ends up crying into a pillow.

Characters

 * Employees of I.M.P
 * Blitzo
 * Moxxie
 * Millie
 * Loona (cameo)
 * Demons of Ars Goetia
 * Stolas
 * Octavia (illusion)
 * Stella (illusion)
 * Goetia family butler (non-speaking cameo)
 * Employees of Ozzie's (debut)
 * Fizzarolli
 * Asmodeus
 * Jesse
 * Lithe
 * Crane
 * Hen
 * Robin
 * Paradise
 * Lavender
 * Wally Wackford
 * Employees of Loo Loo Land
 * Mammon (name only)
 * Robo Fizz (mentioned and pictured)
 * Loo Loo (pictured)
 * Big Woobly (pictured)
 * Exorcist (pictured)
 * Verosika Mayday
 * Vortex (mentioned)
 * Verosika's posse (non-speaking cameo)
 * Josh
 * Coco
 * Apple
 * Milky
 * Kiki
 * Ace
 * Angel Dust (pictured)
 * Beelzebub (mentioned)
 * Blitzo's family (pictured)
 * Barbie Wire
 * Unnamed female Imp
 * Bombproof (drawing only)

Locations

 * Earth (portal only)
 * Hell
 * Pride Ring
 * Imp City
 * I.M.P Headquarters
 * Blitzo's apartment (debut)
 * Lust Ring (debut)
 * Ozzie's
 * Elevator (debut)
 * Greed Ring (mentioned)
 * Loo Loo Land (mentioned)
 * Wrath Ring (mentioned)
 * Envy Ring (mentioned)
 * Sloth Ring (mentioned)
 * Stolas's mansion

Objects

 * Stolas's Grimoire
 * I.M.P company van
 * Moxxie's guitar

Songs

 * "House of Asmodeus"

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

Trivia

 * This episode marks a number of first times for the series, such as:
 * None of the main characters, or any characters at all, are featured in the title card.
 * Vivienne Medrano both wrote and directed the episode on her own, without Brandon Rogers, the other lead writer and director of the series.
 * The interior of Blitzo's apartment is shown.
 * Stolas calling Blitzo by his name, rather than his usual affectionate nickname for him, "Blitzy."
 * Blitzo getting consequences for stalking Moxxie and Millie outside of work.
 * A greenscreen to be used during production, in this case, the effects of Stolas's cape.
 * Just like all the released episodes of 2021, this has scenes shown in the trailer for season one, to which some shots were improved.
 * Moxxie and Millie's first anniversary may be an allusion to the fact that this episode was released on the first anniversary of the official first episode, "Murder Family".
 * Around the exact same moment this episode was released, Stolas released a post on his Voxtagram account.
 * This episode is dedicated to the memory of animator Steven "LemonyFresh" Dorian, who was a clean-up artist for several episodes.
 * A poster advertising Angel Dust's services can be seen next to alleyway Blitzo thrown out to.
 * It is shown on a billboard that Imp City is located in what is called the second circle, however, Sinners, who are unable to leave the Pride ring, are seen in Imp City as well as in the I.M.P headquarters. This may be a continuity error, might be on purpose to retcon the restriction or could allude to both a "Seven Rings of Hell" and a "Nine Circles of Hell" existing.
 * Stolas is the only occupant in his mansion in the episode, and later, he mentions that Octavia was with Stella for the weekend. The latters' absence implies that Stella is no longer living with Stolas, or is spending time away from him.
 * The picture of Blitzo with Barbie features a taller imp implied to be their mother. This Imp bears a striking resemblance to Tilla.
 * Despite Loona's adoption papers stating it's from Illinois, Jeff Delgado, the artist whom drew the phone screenshots, confirms that it was a random adoption paper template and thus non-canon.
 * When Stolas tells Blitzo that he would "be there at twenty," he arrives at the Lust Ring approximately twenty seconds after the phone call.

Cultural References

 * The television in Stolas' house is from a company named HELLG, a parody of the real-life conglomerate company.
 * The apps on Blitzo's phone are parodies of real-life app services:
 * WackDonald's is a parody of.
 * Sinstagram is a parody of.
 * Voxflix is a combination of Netflix and Vox. Interestingly, this service was first referenced in the non-canon Voxtagram stories.
 * Lustinder is a parody of  with its symbol being Asmodeus's silhouette.
 * Envee has the same colors as the logo.
 * Bee Eats is a reference to Uber Eats and features the same symbol found on the Beelzejuice, possibly relating it to Beelzebub.
 * The rainfall outside Ozzie's theater might be an allusion to the 2nd Circle of Hell (Lust) in Dante Alighieri's .
 * When Blitzo walks out of the office, he whistles the same tune Poison Ivy whistles in the beginning of the episode "Finding Mr. Right".
 * Asmodeus's dance moves mimics the Genie's "Friend Like Me" climax from Aladdin. This is fitting as Asmodeus's voice actor was best known for performing as the Genie for the Aladdin musical.

Continuity

 * Stolas's Loo Loo Land outfit from the titular episode is seen in his closet.
 * The Imp couple sitting at the "Hot and Cold Drunks" stall in Loo Loo Land appears as the couple whose table gets performed on by Verosika.
 * Fizzarolli recalls the destruction of both Loo Loo Land and his robotic double.
 * Wally Wackford is once again seen working a different job in this episode, this time working as a bartender at Ozzie's.
 * Verosika and her posse are seen at Ozzie's, implying they either broke out of prison or have served their incarcercation on Earth during the events of "Spring Broken".
 * Loona going to a party with Vortex is a callback to Vortex mentioning his girlfriend throwing hound parties and thus inviting Loona to one.
 * The art style briefly changes during the beginning of Moxxie's song, similar to how the art style was deliberately changed during the music sequence of the previous episode.

Errors

 * From when Stolas first answers the phone and spills his bowl of cereal, to when it cuts back to his response, the spill is much smaller.
 * From 4:19 to 4:24, as Stolas agrees to a date with Blitzo, the cord connecting his phone's handset and receiver disappears.
 * Around 7:19, Josh is seen sitting on the table wearing his attire from "Spring Broken" despite that he was sitting with Ace from the previous scene.
 * After the scene transitions around 10:19, the faces of Asmodeus have switched places from the previous scene.
 * A heart pattern on the back of Ozzie’s tuxedo only appears during the scene where he slowly approaches Moxxie. The heart is absent in every other shot where he has his back visible.
 * When Blitzo interrupts the musical number, he is seen standing in front of his seat. But in the following shots, he is shown to be standing behind his seat.
 * Ozzie’s tail feathers are missing when he first emerges from the smoke, after being introduced by Fizzarolli.
 * During the scene where Fizzarolli asks Moxxie "Yeah, what do you want? Butt stuff? Piss play? Bondage?", the outline for his right eye overlaps the outline of his head.
 * The light switch in Blitzo's apartment disappears immediately after he turns on the lights.
 * The angle of the trajectory in which Blitzo is thrown into the dumpster is shown to be within a small alley northeast of Ozzie's, which would not make sense as he is animated to look as if he has been thrown straight into the dumpster's lid from the entrance of the establishment.

Gallery

 * Ozzie's/Gallery