Seeing Stars

"I mean, try to cut your dad some slack. He may not always get it right but he's trying. That's more important than you think."

- Loona, to Octavia

Seeing Stars is the second episode of the second season of Helluva Boss and is the ninth episode overall. It premiered on October 19, 2022, on Vivziepop's YouTube channel.

Synopsis
Octavia steals the grimoire and things sure do happen.

Characters

 * Employees of I.M.P
 * Blitzo
 * Moxxie
 * Millie
 * Loona
 * Demons of Ars Goetia
 * Stolas
 * Octavia
 * Stella (voice only)
 * Goetia family butler (non-speaking cameo)
 * Verosika Mayday (pictured)
 * Wally Wackford (pictured)
 * Vortex (pictured)

Locations

 * Los Angeles, California, U.S.A

Objects

 * Stolas's Grimoire

Songs

 * "Til the Day We Die"
 * "I Like It"

Instrumentals

 * TBA

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

Trivia

 * This episode premiered on voice cast member Bryce Pinkham's 40th birthday.
 * This episode has scenes shown in animatics from the trailer for season two, to which some shots were completed and improved.
 * The hellhound from the aforementioned trailer appears in Loona's Sinstagram stories.
 * The Sinstagram accounts use the same usernames as the ones for the non-canon Voxtagram.
 * It is implied that Blitzo still has lingering feelings for Verosika Mayday on some level, with him having an image of her on a calendar in the I.M.P. office, albeit with her face covered by a sticky-note with a poorly-drawn version of Blitzo's own face.
 * The framed crude drawing of Blitzo holding a gun, which was briefly shown when Octavia was sneaking past the gang, was designed by Brandon Rogers himself, previously used for poster merchandise for the show.
 * It is implied that Loona was one month away from turning 18 when Blitzo adopted her; following up from her mention in "Spring Broken" that Blitzo adopted her when she was "almost 18", the hellhound at the adoption pound noted Loona would "out of our hair next month" reveals that Loona would be forced out of the adoption center within a month. It is also revealed that Loona was expected to amount to nothing, which caused Blitzo to feel great empathy for her blight.
 * The coin Moxxie picks up is printed in the year "2021", implying this is in or after the year the episode takes place.
 * The binary text that was briefly shown in the proctor translates to "Did you actually translate this, nerd?".

Cultural References

 * Blitzo's disguise is accordingly represented as a Hollywood star named Brennon Ragers, which is a spoof to his voice actor, Brandon Rogers.
 * The hot influencers' affair scene is a direct nod to the and  affair scandal.
 * The costume shop Blitzo exited from was called "The Costume Shop of Horrors", which is a reference to the musical , one of Vivziepop's favorite musicals.
 * A street performer is dressed as a dinosaur version of from .
 * The paintings displayed on the street artist's stand Millie bumps into features crude paintings of what appear to be Sonic the Hedgehog,, and.
 * "Rottun's fruit snacks is a parody of fruit snacks.
 * The "Luvey" doll at the Star Owl souvenir shop appears to be modeled after Pennywise from .
 * The "Oh Weed Ya" board is a play on ouija boards.
 * One of the Starstruck Studios locations is based on the globe outside.
 * The cocaine-addicted actress in "Sweetie! I'm in the House" appears to be modeled after both Baby Doll from ' and Darla Dimple from the 1997 animated film '.
 * Azathoth's Tears and their primordial origins are a direct nod to 's.
 * A clown resembling Pennywise appears in the shop.

Continuity

 * The tour guide from "C.H.E.R.U.B" reappears.
 * The car accident victim from the aforementioned episode also appeared in an investigation scene with his lower half-torn off and his organ exposed.
 * In the flashback, Loona is wearing the same clothes she had on in the adoption day picture that appeared in "Ozzie's".
 * The beachgoer with the Verosika tattoo from "Spring Broken" reappears in the exact same animation, albeit with the tattoo changed to "Brennon Ragers".

Gallery

 * Seeing Stars/Gallery