The Full Moon

The Full Moon is the eighth episode of the second season of Helluva Boss and the sixteenth episode overall. It premiered on May 31, 2024, on Vivziepop's YouTube channel.It was tight af but WE DID IT!! The Full Moon is indeed coming tomorrow!!
== Synopsis ==
:Everyone's favorite Cherubs return and things sure do happen!
== Plot ==
The episode opens on Stolas in bed, startled by a notification of the incoming full moon, throws up and begins to sing about his worries that loom over his and Blitzo's rendezvous, with Blitzo joining in, although he instead sings about the sex he hopes to have, and about how he's been avoiding Stolas and his questions lately.
Meanwhile on Earth, the Cherubs are resorting to petty street crime to try and make money for food so that they can maintain their strength to save souls to get back to Heaven when they get captured by D.H.O.R.K.S., mistaking them for demons.
I.M.P return from a job where Blitzo is uncharacteristically cheerful towards Moxxie, which earns the confusion from the other I.M.P members. Blitzo explains that it’s the full moon which means Stolas and Blitzo are to have sex to keep the relationship going then goes on to say that Stolas had been giving him a rest from the arrangement for a few months, but now Blitzo is in the mood to continue. Loona suggests that the reason why Stolas had been letting Blitzo off the hook is because he is getting bored with Blitzo. Blitzo isn't too worried, even when Loona provides him with an example (disappearing during the conversation due to loss of interest) but decides that he needs to keep things interesting after realizing that they've used every sex toy Blitzo currently owns. He leaves to get ready while leaving Moxxie to take care of the office work.
After interrogating the Cherubs under the assumption that they work for Blitzo, a mutual target, D.H.O.R.K.S. eventually teams up with them after Cletus claims that they are Exorcists waiting for I.M.P to return to Earth in order to try and kill Blitzo. Agent One and Agent Two bring their new allies to their newly improved facility, which they upgraded due to funding received after the destruction of Facility X. After equipping them with armor (including Agent One who dons a hellhound costume similar in appearance to Loona in which Agent Two doesn't like) and a portal remote, the Cherubs arrive in the Lust Ring.
Blitzo goes to a candle shop to buy a 'snazzy and sexy candle', where the Cherubs follow him to. Keenie wants to immediately attack, but Cletus convinces them to wait to make sure the other I.M.P members aren't with him, and decide to follow him further. They follow Blitzo into a bondage and sex toy shop. Blitzo gets helped by the spider clerk and looks at some harnesses. The Cherubs are convinced that Blitzo is purchasing items to kill an innocent human with, but when the clerk spots them, they try to blend in, although Blitzo doesn't notice them and leaves the shop. Collin asks if they have any 'harshly-worded' bumper stickers, leaving the clerk confused, until Keenie asks if they have anything for 'a mild spanking', and the Cherubs get bombarded with various implements, until they ask what Blitzo was looking at. The clerk directs them to a very heavily BDSM-themed bench. Stunned and scared, the Cherubs hurriedly fly off, further convinced that he is purchasing items with the intent of killing or torturing an innocent soul.
Wanting to buy some more stuff, Blitzo heads over to Ozzie's to see Fizzarolli, who agrees to let him look at the best toys that he and Asmodeus make. Fizzarolli shows him some prototypes, such as anal beads, blindfolds, and then a massive, vibrating dildo. Blitzo excitedly agrees to take it while the Cherubs are outside of Ozzie's, mistaking it for an armory or war room. When they see Blitzo exit the back room with the dildo, they finally decide to attack him, but the other I.M.P members suddenly appear, having also been following Blitzo and the Cherubs the whole time, and they stop the Cherubs from attacking Blitzo, although the Cherubs do briefly get the upper-hand with their hi-tech suits from the D.H.O.R.K.S. members. Eventually, I.M.P members win and kick the Cherubs back to Earth through a portal back to D.H.O.R.K.S. Headquarters as Agent 2 asked how did the mission go, and Blitzo remains completely unaware of the entire fight.
Finally, Blitzo enters Stolas' bedroom through the balcony, excitedly showing him the new toys he got for them, but Stolas simply asks if he has the grimoire. Surprised, Blitzo takes it out, but Stolas then says he needs it back permanently. Blitzo assumes it's because they've skipped a few of the nights they're meant to have sex on, and briefly attempts to seduce him, only for Stolas to reject his advances and take the grimoire over to the bookshelf. Panicking, Blitzo pleads for it, saying he'll do anything for it, only for Stolas to give him an Asmodean Crystal that is registered in his name, allowing I.M.P to travel to Earth freely and legally, and says Blitzo is now free of him.
Confused, Blitzo asks if it is because he is not doing the sex well enough, and claims he can do better, but Stolas finally confesses how he feels towards Blitzo, admitting that their arrangement wasn't right, and that he wants Blitzo to be who he is, and that he'd like Blitzo to remain with him because he wants to, but that he doesn't have to and that it is his choice. Blitzo is briefly stunned, but then assumes it's an NSFW roleplay and tries to ham it up, but Stolas dismisses him and leaves the room. Blitzo realizes Stolas is being serious, and follows him. Stolas says that simply by assuming that Stolas' confession was simply a roleplay, that confirms that Blitzo does not reciprocate the feelings.
Blitzo turns outraged and storms after him, demanding time to think and calling him a pompous rich asshole. He then lashes out in tears, saying that upper-class demons do this constantly to lower-class demons just because they're less important. Blitzo then says he will not let Stolas do that, and calls for his feelings to not be played with.
This moves Stolas to tears, taking it as Blitzo not thinking highly of him, making Blitzo finally realize that Stolas' feelings for him are genuine. As Blitzo attempts to apologize for his actions, Stolas promptly teleports Blitzo out of the mansion. Blitzo screams at the sky in frustration as the episode ends.
== Features ==
=== Characters ===
*Employees of I.M.P
**Blitzo
**Moxxie
**Millie
**Loona
*Goetia Royal Family
**Stolas
**Stella (pictured)
**Octavia (pictured)
**Paimon (pictured)
*Goetia Family butler (non-speaking cameo)
*Agents of D.H.O.R.K.S.
**Agent One
**Agent Two
*Angels
**Exorcists (mentioned)
**Employees of C.H.E.R.U.B
***Collin
***Cletus
***Keenie
*Employees of Ozzie's
**Fizzarolli
**Jesse (non-speaking cameo)
*Robo Fizz (pictured)
*Striker (pictured)
*Barbie Wire (pictured)
*Verosika's crew (non-speaking cameo)
**Apple
**Coco
*Seven Deadly Sins (mentioned)
**Asmodeus (logo)
**Beelzebub
**Mammon
*Unnamed candle store shopkeeper (debut)
*Unnamed BDSM store shopkeeper (debut)
=== Locations ===
*Hell
**Pride Ring
***Imp City
****Blitzo's apartment
*****Blitzo's kitchen
*****Blitzo's bathroom
*****Blitzo's balcony
****I.M.P Headquarters
***Stolas's mansion
****Stolas's bedroom
****Stolas's kitchen
****Stolas's bathroom
****Stolas's balcony
**Lust Ring
***Ozzie's (cameo)
***Asmodeus's Tower (background)
***Cocks Comb Resort (debut)
***Sluts R Us (background)
***Unnamed candle store (debut)
***Unnamed BDSM store (debut)
*Earth
**D.H.O.R.K.S. Facility
**Live, Laugh, and Lasagna shop (debut; background)
**Cassettes R Us shop (debut; background)
**Unnamed nuclear powerplant (debut; background)
*Heaven (mentioned)
=== Objects ===
*Blitzo's Asmodean Crystal
*Stolas' Grimoire
*Stolas' Happy Pills bottle
*D.H.O.R.K.S.' portal to Hell
*The Dragon-driller 5000
== Music ==
=== Songs ===
*"When I See Him"
=== Instrumentals === 
*"Stolas Speaks"
== Trivia ==
*This is the first Helluva Boss episode to premiere in 2024.
*Cletus mentions the Exorcists from Hazbin Hotel to the D.H.O.R.K.S. agents. 
**However, it is unknown how they would know of them, as in Hazbin Hotel, the angels of Heaven had no idea about the Exterminations. Although, given some exorcists are present among the angels, it is possible the angels know what Exorcists are and can do, whilst being oblivious of their true mission, as it was only stated that the Extermination was to be kept secret.
***Additionally, Keenie gave her belief on how someone can get into Heaven, but Collin was not so sure of her explanation. This may be a reference to the Hazbin Hotel episode "Welcome to Heaven" in which it is revealed that not a single angel knows what the requirements are for a soul to enter Heaven.
*From this episode onwards, Blitzo has been given an Asmodean Crystal by Stolas, allowing I.M.P to continue their job legally.
**Additionally, Stolas mentions that Blitzo would technically be under Asmodeus' jurisdiction because of this.
*Stolas having a cloaca was revealed by Blitzo when he arrives at Stolas' mansion. This was previously mentioned by the show's lead storyboard artist, Arielle Somerville.Tweet by @R2ninjaturtle about Stolas having a cloaca (archived)
*This episode marks the first time no music is played during the end credits.
*Inside the I.M.P Headquarters, the same crude drawing of Blitzo (by Brandon Rogers), which was made as a poster for the series' Streamily autograph events, can be seen framed in I.M.P's waiting room during the scene when Blitzo and Loona were talking about Stolas.
*The outfit that Fizzarolli wears when Blitzo visits him is the same outfit Vivienne posted on her Twitter on May 6, 2022.Tweet by Vivziepop about breaktime Fizzy doodle
*This is the first time any demon is shown using their human disguise in Hell. In this case, Loona transforms into her human disguise during I.M.P's fight with the cherubs in the Lust Ring.
*It is revealed that Stolas has the power to teleport other people to his desired locations.
*It is revealed that the cherubs have been living off of money that they have been pickpocketing from people on Earth.
**Additionally, it is revealed that cherubs need to eat to survive.
*The C.H.E.R.U.B trio being a Heaven parallel of the I.M.P trio is further cemented with the mecha suits that D.H.O.R.K.S. gave them that are modeled after Blitzo, Millie, and Moxxie, respectively.
*Sterling Richter made the designs for the Pokédex & Gameboy-inspired device from D.H.O.R.K.S., Stolas' Andromeda constellation brush, and the milk carton with a tribute to the Loo Loo Land imp carnie.Tweet by Sterling Richter about object designs 
=== Cultural references ===
*Stolas' brush has the design.
*A punch card from Queezno may be a reference to a sandwich restaurant .
*The sound effect that plays when Blitzo throws away the second object from the sack comes from the "You've been gnomed" meme.
*The D.H.O.R.K.S. underground facility's cloning vessels and the cloned Catholic bishops marching in army formations may be a homage to the Kaminoan cloning facilities and the Clone Troopers from .
*A silhouetted demon found within the D.H.O.R.K.S. containment facility bears a striking resemblance to .
*The portal machine in the D.H.O.R.K.S. underground facility used to access Hell resembles a from the .
*The tracking device that Agent Two gives the cherubs resembles a Pokédex from the franchise and a handheld console.
*Inside Ozzie's warehouse, there is latex outfit that resembles the costume.
*One of the corpses of the victims that I.M.P killed makes the death pose.Tweet by Sterling Richter about gore and carnage scene
*In the gore and carnage scene there is a blood eagle as a reference to , and there are kunai.
*One of the shops in the Lust Ring, "Sluts R Us", may be a reference to .
*The businesses on the street where Cletus is saved in the baby stroller include a closing VHS store named "Cassettes R Us" (another "Toys R Us" parody) and a restaurant called "Live, Laugh, and Lasagna", referencing the phrase "Live, Laugh, and Love" often seen in real-life home décor.
*The most difficult scene for Vivziepop to write in this episode was the fight at the end because it had more weight and she had to make it so that it was like neither of them were right.August 2024 Q&A Patreon preview (3:19)
=== Continuity ===
*Since their encounter with I.M.P in "Truth Seekers", D.H.O.R.K.S. have been somewhat successful in making a manmade portal to Hell.
**Additionally, the D.H.O.R.K.S. headquarters of Facility X has been given full support and funding from the higher-ups for their demon-hunting.
*During the When I See Him duet, the books Stolas places the Asmodean Crystal between are the same two books Stolas showed to Blitzo as a child in episode "The Circus".
*As of the events of "Loo Loo Land", the carnie imp is shown to be missing as pictured on Stolas' milk carton.
*Stolas still has a bandage wrapped around his right arm, indicating that he's still recovering from Striker's torture in "Western Energy".
**Blitzo telling Moxxie how Stolas has been putting off him and Blitzo sleeping together for the past few months with several excuses is an indirect callback to the Stolas and Blitzo's text conversations at the end of the same episode.
*Loona and Cletus' brief exchange recalls the events of "C.H.E.R.U.B".
*The advertisement for the Robo Fizz blowout sale is a reference to the events of "MAMMON'S MAGNIFICENT MUSICAL MID-SEASON SPECIAL (ft Fizzarolli)", wherein Fizzarolli quit working as Mammon's brand mascot.
*Stolas' part of the When I See Him duet briefly mentions the divorce he initiated with Stella from "The Circus".
*Blitzo's pile of unfinished paperwork has a To-Do List that says "Eels" on the first bullet, referencing the fact that Moxxie accidentally shot over the former's eel tank in "Murder Family".
*Stolas has gotten a hold of and gives Blitzo the Asmodean Crystal as discussed between the former and Asmodeus in "Oops".
== Errors ==
* At the beginning of the episode, Stolas vomits after waking up to his alarm clock. Seconds later, his slippers are clean, as is the area where he vomited.
* At the end of the episode, Blitzo does not have the Asmodean Crystal on his arm after he is teleported outside of Stolas's mansion.
== Transcript ==
View the episode's transcript here.
== Gallery ==
*The Full Moon/Gallery
== Video ==
HELLUVA BOSS - THE FULL MOON -- S2- Episode 8
== References ==
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