Western Energy (Helluva Boss)

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Western Energy
I seem to have been stolen by that little cowboy friend of yours.
Part of Season: 2 Episode Number: 4 Air Date: May 20, 2023 Writer: Vivienne Medrano Brandon Rogers Adam Neylan Director: Vivivenne Medrano Previous episode: Exes and Oohs Next episode: Unhappy Campers

Western Energy is the fourth episode of Helluva Boss' second season and the eleventh overall. It debuted on Vivziepop's YouTube channel on May 20, 2023.

Plot

Striker exists and things sure do happen.

Why It Rocks

1. Instead of being a butt monkey in this, Moxxie instead has to fight Striker, who kidnapped Stolas. But to change things a bit, Millie is also fighting Striker.
2. Similar to that, we can also see Moxxie fight some more before attacking Striker.
3. The scene where Striker almost kills Stolas is very, very frightening. So scary that we can see blood pour from Stolas' wound.
4. Speaking of Stolas almost dying, when Blitzo hears that Stolas can get hurt, it is very sad. It's proof that Blitzo very much cares about Stolas.
5. Striker making a comeback is very refreshing since we've been getting so many new villains from the series. It's nice to see a villain comeback for a change, especially one we haven't seen since Season 1 until now.
6. Andrealphus, despite looking nothing like Stella, even though they're siblings, has a very nice design.
   • Also, his castle looks amazing, so there's that.
7. Some things have been revealed about Stolas and his magic. For example, Stolas cannot use his magic because he's restrained by Striker's lasso.
8. Amazing music and animation, as usual. But that doesn't surprise anyone. Even though Striker's song was a bit campy, this is counting at the end.
9. And, the fighting sequence is very amazing and badass; it also has nice transitions.
10. Edward Bosco's portrayal as Striker is very nice, but it's sad at the same time since his original voice actor wasn't in this episode.

Bad Qualities

1. The pacing would've been much slower and better if they had removed Loona and Blitzo from the B plot where Loona gets a needle. If the subplot had been removed, the pacing would've been much better. Or, better yet, it would've been better as its own short. But overall, this subplot feels very distracting, contrary to what's going on in the main plot, where Striker almost murders Stolas.
2. Plus, the subplot isn't as good as the Striker and Stolas main plot.
3. Andrealphus may be a bit weird to some viewers.

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