StoolPigeon

Stalking behind the scene. Just look the other way.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

I love Verosika which is why her writing in S3E4 felt disappointing.
It isn’t about who she dates it’s how the plot sacrifices her established growth.
Apology Tour was the start of a turning point with her use of Blitz 1/6

#HelluvaBoss #VerosikaMayday #HelluvaBossS3Spoilers

[🌟 LIN 🌸💫 @wispiicoatl]

It’s so dumb bc you could replace Wally with literally any other character you wanted and not much would rlly change, especially not verosika’s dialogue

Like that to me rlly suggests that they didn’t think abt her character she just got used as a prop for both Wally + blitz

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@wispiicoatl This is exactly the problem. Verosika feels less like her own character and more like a prop used to serve Wally's and Blitzø's stories.
Her own development seems to have become an afterthought at best.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@Sp00nTheSpider Yet we're expected to believe she'd throw all that judgement out the window to help Wally with a half-baked scam. That's not character development. That's character regression for the sake of Viv's friends' ship.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@theresivy @Sp00nTheSpider And that's what makes it so ridiculous.
It feels like all of this was done to accommodate a ship favoured by Viv's friends. DaniDraws, Niblock… just to name a couple.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

When you let your friend's headcanon become actual canon: give depth to the gag character, then turn the girl with actual trauma and character development into a gag character who apparently can't have a single working thought.

[#1 Sera Defender 🇵🇸 @literallydarnel]

What bothers me about Wally and Verosika's relationship is that it's more about causing drama than developing the two characters. Every other line about them is how Wally "stole" Verosika or how Blitzo fumbled her even though Blitzo alr moved on from her from the beginning

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@doeswhatev The “he makes me laugh” justification and the Jessica Rabbit meme are another reason I despise this decision.

They're just poor writing shorthand for “we wanted this pairing, so here's a convenient explanation.”

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@doeswhatev I'm not saying she has baggage with her crew or self-esteem issues.
There were plenty of ways to explore her beyond her relationships.
Having something decent with Wally doesn't automatically mean good character development. Comedy came at the expense of her established growth.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@doeswhatev Her comedy didn't have to disappear just because her hatred of Blitzø wasn't her defining trait anymore.
She could still be petty, sarcastic and obnoxious.
Those traits don't depend on being stuck in the same emotional loop.
Apology Tour already proved that.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@doeswhatev Speaking of one-note characters.
I'd rather see them break up after he scams her and she realises, "Oh, right... he's a con artist."
Hilarious, but they don't have the balls.
Can't keep Wally one-note, but apparently Verosika can regress and forget everything she's learned.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@doeswhatev And it's not my job to come up with the writers' ideas, but even in the few minutes I've spent thinking about it, I can come up with better directions than an episode that feels like her personal character assassination.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@doeswhatev Hell, she could potentially have helped Barbie and Blitzø reconnect, since she hated him too.
Her story didn't have to revolve around hating Blitzø forever.
What disappoints me is seeing those possibilities pushed aside to make her a comedy prop for a joke ship +

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@wispiicoatl @korvytron "I always will come back" sounds like a threat.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@Blitom1 @houndoombutch Oh absolutely. I HATED the cosmic themed deviation from his former canonical "glorious evolution" lore.

And HATE it twice as much as it was brought into the game too.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@gorsger @AUsedNameTag @fambramb I know but as long as Queen won I'm fine.
Just hope Toby isn't as salty about it as many seems to believe.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@CinnamowlRoll @FallenITD Honestly, between the poor writing and the possibility that personal preferences or friendships influenced the direction of the story, I'm finding it pretty difficult to give the benefit of the doubt.
It just makes the whole thing even more disappointing.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@TheBluebraid @Blitom1 @houndoombutch Ah my bad. Fair enough
Guess I saw platonic undertones for romantic ones.

[#1 Sera Defender 🇵🇸 @literallydarnel]

@MasterBlade1994 Verosika should've known how much Blitzo takes his business seriously and disagreed with it esp since she did smth similar to Blitzo before which was taking his company's parking spot and it didn't end well for her

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@literallydarnel Please... the entire episode is just a joke to set up Stolas and Blitzø's angry shouting match.

They just needed to make them canon, regardless of the damage to Verosika's character.
Hope those who pushed for it are happy.

[StoolPigeon @stoolpigeonx]

@Blitom1 @houndoombutch It feels like so many shows tend to sideline or ignore their lesbian couples to shift the focus towards their gay male couples.
I don't necessarily want to call it fetishization, but... it does sometimes feel that way, with a pinch of misogyny and lesbophobia thrown into the mix.