It's time for me to talk about the leak of episode 12. I'll try to not be as long like the last one but no promises.
Episode 12:
So, I assume this will be the final episode of season 2 based on how dramatic everything gets with probably ending in another cliffhanger like season 1 did. Of course it's mostly about Stolas, but that is expected.
Looks like some sort of action scene happened, with Octavia learning her new powers. Stolas comes over to congratulate, and that's when shit starts to go down.
I won't lie; I was happy to see Octavia actually having enough with Stolas' bullshit. Her forgiving him so easily the last two times was so frustrating. But...oh boy. The writing! It seems like they're trying to give Stolas pity in this with the way Octavia's dialogue is. It's a shame really. There's some good points she brings up but it is just overshadow with how she says it.
So after all that, Octavia leaves her dad, by forming rocks around his house? I don't know if this is supposed to be metaphorical or literal, but we'll probably get some context for that. So Stolas cries (yay) as he is finally getting a consequence that actually affects him deeply.
With the next clip, we see Octavia walking around in the house, with Stolas' plants dying around here. I guess he got kicked out of his own house, since its not abandoned. I don't know how that exactly works since we know Stella has her own place. Speaking of Stella, we see a brief appearance from her and...
Viv, I know you want to show us that Stolas=good and Stella=bad, but can you PLEASE stop making her only character trait being "hating Stolas"? I can't take her seriously when she's laughing like some cartoonish villain. Can you just try to humanize her just a tad? It really makes Octavia look either stupid or awful for choosing to stay with Stella instead of Stolas. (Oh yeah also Andrealphus is there and I really have nothing to add about him.)
Octavia does her song number, which seems like a response to the song "You Will Be Okay" from Stolas, so that's kind of nice I guess. But I'm just so tired of basically being told how good Octavia and Stolas relationship was. Like we see drawings, pictures, and we had two small flashbacks with them...and that's it. And they all appear to have happened around the same time. Is there nothing to show between then and now? Also, I guess Stella wasn't a bitch the entire time since there's a picture of her with Octavia and Stolas, and she has a genuine smile on her face. Though, I guess we'll wait and see if that stays with the final product.
I feel like I could talk more about the issues I have with the clips, but I'm too tired to. It's just all the same emotional beats, same drama, with nothing new or interesting taking place. The plot is just getting worse and the comedy is also going down the drain. I'll keep watching for critique and to see how stupid it will get, but I'm not expecting it to get any better.
).