Seriously though that would be so tone deaf of Stolas that it's bordering on comical.
Val related, so warning for everything that comes with THAT (You know what I mean by "that".), also don't complain about me censoring rap3 like this. This post kept getting filtered by Reddit and I'm throwing up my hands with this one.
In the Bible, lust refers to any uncontrolled sexual appetite or the intentional objectification of someone else.
But, biblical law explicitly compares the violent forcing of a woman to the crime of murder. With lustful acts related to sex, like seeing a hottie and getting a little chub, Jesus taught that anyone who looks at someone with "lustful intent" has already committed adultery in their heart. It's bad, but not "violent crime" bad. It can also be forgiven.
Rap3 however is violent crime bad. In the Bible, rape is generally categorized as an act of wrath, violence, and oppression rather than purely one of lust. While lust involves an illicit or inordinate sexual desire, the Bible views rape fundamentally as an abuse of power, a violation of human dignity, and a violent attack against an individual. Sound familiar?
These are the key words here. Violence, assault, abuse of power, Val doesn't just rap3 Angel because he's horny. He does it because he wants power over Angel, he wants Angel to know he owns him. Biblical scholars emphasize that rape is an abuse of power and a total disregard for another person's dignity, which falls under the category of hatred and violence, which is wrath.
Most of Vals impulses come back to anger anyway. Yes, he is definitely lustful but I dont think even that's nearly as fundamental to his character then his anger management problems are. If Val wants to come for any Sins crown it's Satans, and uhhhh... yeah good luck with that one buddy.
Since everyone seems to want to talk about "more then then three things" tell everyone what you want to see discussed so people can actually figure out what to actually talk about. If you say something incredibly vague like "anything new" or "not this one thing" you will be sent the lands between as a wench. Also straight to Caelid.
Yes yes I know, very rare but anyway,
Clearly Stolas's kidnapping and the PTSD he's gotten from it is gonna be looked at in season 3. Though I think Blitz has sorta made it up to Stolas, I can't imagine Blitz not even texting Stolas back while he's in the hospital isn't a little bit of a sore spot.
Especially if Stolas finds out that Blitz had tried to see Fizz when Fizz was laid up in the hospital after the fire. Stolas finding out about that "either from Ozzie, Fizz or even Blitz because he's an idiot might put further strain on their relationship.
I'm not gonna lie, I found this picture in a folder labeled "the big sads" and I can't for the life of me remember what it was for. So I don't know, who had the most understandable reasons for crying here?
Notice anything about how Stolas and Stella first react to via being upset? No? Yes? Doesn't matter I'm telling you anyway.
From Via's POV Stella is comforting her without the caveat that she has to mess up beforehand.
We have seen two major times that Stolas and Via interacted before Sinsmas. B**oth times Stolas didn't pay attention to what Via was feeling and needed from him.
We see Stella and Via interact once before Sinsmas. And in that moment from Via's POV Stella did something Stolas has never done over the series proper. Show Via she cares without fucking up first.
Now regardless of if you think Stella loves Via to any extent or not, obviously Stella wasn't doing this out of the goodness of her heart but Vias head was buried in Stellas chest, So she doesn't know that.
Stolas hasn't done that. He's too preoccupied with his own emotions. He only shows her he cares after a fuck up. Stella "showed" Via without fucking up.
That's why Via would rather be with Stella now. Because while it could be rare that Stella shows her affection she at least doesn't need to fuck up to do it.
The fact that it's only one door that's unpainted somehow makes the OCD worse.
Edit: Yes people I have OCD. Diagnosed. By a therapist.
I've heard rumors this is enough to kill a man.
Based off of... something I can't show you because it will spoil part 2.
YOU SIT ON A THRONE OF LIES!
Using the art of ~✨️film literacy✨️~ let really break down this scene.
First of all, who would you expect is the focus of this scene? Well the target is the cheater. But this is Blitz wish. So this scene is focusing on Blitz.
Second, what exactly is happening here? It's Christmas Sinsmas and they're opening presents. Or to be more accurate Blitz’s present. The main, focused on action at the start is Blitz opening up his present while everyone else watches.
Now third. What is the next focused on action? The hug. This is Blitz’s hug. He brings everything in for the hug.
Forth. And this is subtle but very important. Who is in the center of the screen? Blitz is the one that's dead center of the screen. The camera is focused on Blitz. And this is Blitz wish. So he centered this vision on himself.
And fifth, would everyone else be okay with this right now in the story? Stolas and Loona maybe but you can argue that neither are in the right headspace for this, but Via? It's a little presumptuous at best that Via would ever want to be a part of this, let alone snuggle up to the guy who blew up her life with no care about how he's affecting her until... now ish?
If it was just one or two things then maybe you could chalk this up to a coincidence. But practical everything here is Blitz centering himself here.
It's Blitz’s wish, about him opening up his present with people who might not want this and he hugs the people who might not want this while even the camera is centered on him. Not only that, but this is Blitz, he's already pretty self centered so this being self centered of him wouldn't exactly be a new development.
BUT being self centered doesn't necessarily he's wanting this for selfish reasons. Blitz probably want's this because he believes that this is what's best for everyone. That him merging the families would make everything okay. He's focused on what he wants without considering what everyone else wants or needs. It's misguided but its comming from a good place.
So yes. It is self centered. It is pointing out he's still self centered. It's pointing that out because even though Blitz behavior is improving he still has growing to do.
Edit: Please be aware that "selfish" and "self centered" are different. Selfishness is about actions that benefit you at the expense of others, while self centeredness is a cognitive bias where you habitually view the world or conversations as revolving primarily around yourself.
Ever noticed that when Blitz is sad people correctly clock that he's depressed but when he's angry he's just being a dick? Ever hear that Stella can't be depressed because she's "happy with the life she had"? Ever see someone boil Loona or Barb down to their anger? Justified or otherwise? And not remotely understand the root of said anger?
Anger, irritability, and rage are very commom and frequently ignored symptoms of depression. Depression doesn't always manifest as sadness. It can be a short fuse, intense frustration, or sudden anger attacks.
For Blitz his anger isn't just him trying to push people away, it's also an outlet. One that he uses liberally enough that it's almost his default. For him it's "win win". He can push people away AND feel good doing it. The anger is also a way to justify pushing people away. "They're dicks, Idont need them.
For Stella, she almost certainly also has anger issues caused by depression, but unlike Blitz who's using anger as a form of armor, Stella uses it as a weapon. Stella quite frankly has a reason to be miserable. As Vivziepop says, Stella never wanted this marriage. Stella is miserable so she want's others to be miserable. Misery loves company after all. Some depressed individuals project their pain outward to normalize their own suffering. No it's not because of psychopathy. It typically stems from deep emotional pain, a lack of healthy coping mechanisms, or a desire for validation and connection, even if that connection is rooted in negativity. Stella "seems happy" because depressed people often seem happy. They mask.
Loona, just like Blitz uses anger to protect herself she's to push others away so she can't get hurt again. Anger WAS Loona's default. And she would get angry at the smallest things. Always one or two steps away from a breakdown. But as the show went on Loona notably seemed to become less angry. She made friends. Her bond with Blitz kept improving. And because of that by Sinsmas she's no longer angry because something goes slightly wrong. Also, ever notice that Loona was almost always on her phone? Depression and phone addiction are often connected. Excessive and compulsive smartphone use alters the brain's dopamine pathways, so it's easier for you to get that little blip of happiness when you use your phone, and it isolates you from real-life interactions. Which is what Loona wanted. She didn't want real life interactions because those could hurt her. She's not just maturing, she's finding healthy ways to manage her depression.
And for Barb see seems to take both the Blitz approach as using her anger as a shield AND Stella using it a weapon. Mostly the second. She does seem to want to push people away but especially with Blitz she seems to want her words and actions to hurt him to some extent. After all he's the one who ruined her life.
And as for how people say that some of these characters cant be helped, did you notice the pattern here? The angrier ther character is the, less support they have. Stella has no support, and she's by far the one here with the worst issues with anger. Barb is next up and while she does have support it seem tenuous at best. The person supporting Barb the most seems to have been Kendra and they likey broke up. Blitz is next and as the series has gone on he's gotten a lot less angry. He's still angry a lot of the time but hes come pretty far from his current low point in apology tour to Sinsmas. He has support. And so does Loona, and she's easily come the farthest. She probably had near Stella levels of anger at the beginning of the show but now shes managing her depression. If Stella and Barb hand more support they might not be this bad. But Barb still just pushes people away and Stella is, well, Stella.
And no, I'm not saying that everyone in the show that has anger management problems because they're depressed. For example Ozzie just seems to have anger management problems and Satan IS anger management problems.
This fandom unfortunately how seems to equate being angry and just being a bad person. I often see people for example saying you can't relate to Stella without being a monster, or seeing Loona or Barb's anger as a moral failing. When it's not. It's depression. And being angry instead of being sad isn't a moral failing. Lashing out at others is bad and how you lash out is bad, but anger *isnt*.
Ever noticed that Blitz is easily the character in most affected by his actions? That's not to say that no other character that is suffering from the consequences of their actions, others are. But Blitz is a special case.
Stolas has no long lasting consequences for his actions. His banishment is a joke. 100 years is nothing if you will live forever. And even when it's over, there's a high chance that Stolas will never want to return to his guilded cage. The only long lasting consequences for Stolas relates to Via. And if that Sinsmas daydream of Blitz’s actually happens then Stolas will get no lasting consequences. He'll literally get his perfectly fairytale ending.
Loona, despite everything, hasn't had lasting consequences for how shes behaved in the current day of the show. In fact her life has been on the up swing for a while now. Blitz has protected (and likely will still protect) Loona from the fallout of her attitude problem. Maybe something unrelated to her attitude problem like her giving Via advice without fully understanding Via's situation will cause lasting damage but theres not really anyway to tell for certain right now.
Neither of the M&M's have had lasting consequences for anything negative they've done. The closest to "consequences" for the both of them is this baby plot (depending on how they go about it.) The closest Millie got was Sallie being upset that Millie and her don't see eachother often.
Blitz however
Has lost his mother. Will likely never make up with his sister fully, his chance for a romantic relationship with Fizz or Verosika is in the negatives. And while Blitz does seem to have restored his friendship with Fizz, there's a good chance that he won't have a relationship with Verosika to any extent other then "dont want the other dead". Not only that but he can easily get more consequences added on. Via might understandably never want Blitz in her life because he ruined the one she had for selfish reasons without giving a fuck about how his actions were affecting her. Sinners killed by I.M.P. might want revenge. Brandon Rogers already told us that something really bad is gonna happen to Blitz in episode 11 of season 3.
There is a damn good chance that this show will pretty much end perfectly for all of the most important characters besides Blitz.
Delayed Onset PTSD. It's a thing. The diagnosis applies when full symptoms do not emerge until at least six months.
Major life changes caused by "take a guess", as well as Via telling him to go kick rocks probably made him unable to properly cope. And we saw in the first look that he was trying to fall back into his old coping method of trying to escape into his romance novel fantasies but clearly he just can't anymore. He can't manage the truma with Striker anymore so now his symptoms are starting to manifest. He's going to have to find a new (hopefully less destructive) coping method.
^(If I see one more GD post about how it's bullshit that Stolas has suddenly has PTSD I'm eating the poster.)
Coooome on season 3 trailer.