WhatIsThePunchline
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- Jun 17, 2020
The only real strength this show has is that the creator genuinely cares about it.I've mentioned "I don't know I just thought x" was her motto she probably had tattooed, but in Season 2 Episode 8 it rears its ugly. I didn't watch any of the episodes of season 2 prior, but I watched a video explaining it and it really is Vivienne's motto. All of it. So basically Vox gets support of the entirety of hell (it's honestly one of the better plot points of the show and actually makes it kind of interesting now) and he becomes almost as powerful or on the same level as an angel from heaven or, according to his own words, a god. Alastor tries to best him, but he fails and Charlie has to admit something she strongly doesn't want to do because it has *gasp* consequences for the rest of her home. She has to admit Vox won and that will make him the God of the underworld I guess. But then Valentino steps in and it turns out all you have to do is just rip Vox's head off of his body and boom that's all it takes to kill him.
Like the best fucking moment in the entire show and Hellaverse history is basically undercutted by a cheap gag Vivienne threw in there for no other reason other than "I don't know, it just thought it'd be funny". It's unclear as to how much influence she has over her show, but her directing style just fucking reaks of her shitty decision making and bad ideas and it really makes itself apparent in this episode. I think now that Amazon is in charge of this show and owns it (I think) they need to step in and have her voted out of the company and make a statement that she just wasn't making good decisions and we felt she wasn't the best choice for continuing this show and we as a company need to step in.
As flawed as it is, that alone elevates it above true shit like rings of power or that new star trek academy.
If Viv gets booted then the same thing will happen to these shows. It will make the cringe yaoi romance plotline look like Shakespeare.
If she has any sense at all, whatever her deal with Amazon is she retains ownership of the IP. If that isn't the case even if she finishes the story the IP is truly fucked.
Better that it lives or burns at the hands of its creator.