- Joined
- Aug 1, 2022
I don't know. I still found Valentino to be the more pathetic one. His introduction really ruined it for me as it showed him to be a dumb whiny crybaby that acted more like toxic ex with Angel than an actual pimp. Even in episode 4, I didn't find him to be as threatening as they were trying to portray him. I don't know if it was the voice, the fact that the dialogue was cut out from a fetish comic, or that when Valentino was acting like that one guy from the infamous Family Guy abuse episode with no subtly whatsoever. It was all tropey to me. I think it would have been more interesting if the abuse was more in that Valentino fed into Angel Dust's drug habit. Maybe he threatens to cut him off (we kind of see that in the pilot when Angel has to sleep with nobodies so he can buy his drugs), or he uses them as a way to make Angel susceptible to his requests. Though, the show doesn't really delve into Angel's addiction at all.Arguably, Vox should be the most dominant of the 3 Vs. What is being used to spread Velvette's social media fashion trends so she gets money? What is being used to give traction to Valentino's porn for his money? Technology provided by Vox. It's just that Viv made him look pathetic next to Valentino because everything in her shows revolves around sexuality seme-uke thingy. Remove the stupid faggot shit and I guarantee Vox could be written as more terrifying, considering the actual risks of media in general IRL.
One thing that I will say that I liked was that don't have Valentino physically abusing Vox like they did in the Instagram posts. I liked that they showed Vox being the one to keep Valentino under control, and that he is actively manipulating Val to get what he wants. Which if it's still canon that he was a cult leader when he was alive, it would make sense. And his powers of being able to hynotize people would fall in line to his background. Though, all that charisma goes down the train when Alastor appears on the scene. I don't mind the idea of him losing control because of Alastor; it just happens way to quickly. Him losing composure should happen slowly instead of right away. And it should definitely not happen in the public eye.
And Velvette is...kind of there. Viv definitely didn't have much of a solid idea for her like the other two, as her initial design showed that she was going to be hyperactive and "quirky" before it got changed to what we see in the actual show. She is an influencer and is in charge of the social media side of things, but she's also a fashion designer and the creator of the love potion (I don't know why Val isn't since that falls under his shtick). I could see her being the kind of person to spread rumors around and stretching the truth, though she doesn't appear to have any powers that reflect that; she can make clothes appears which...okay, I guess. She's definitely undercooked compared to the other Vees. Maybe she'll get more to do in season 2 as we did see her in the leaks, but you know how Viv is with her women characters.