>>18341718>I think you can agree the show would be better if more effort was put into making Stolas' dynamic with Stella more nuanced and gray.i mean maybe? it's not needed tho. stolas's storyline is clearly about him being stuck in a system that's blatantly not for him as a type of metaphor for growing up LGBT in one of those hardcore christian families. i didn't experience that so i can't really comment on it
>Stella being a flat plot device makes Stolas look worse and flat as well, because so much conspired to make things not his fault.cheating isn't as big a deal as people make it out to be. stella was an abusive bitch to stolas BEFORE the cheating, as seen in The Circus with the lead-up to their "Not Divorced" anniversary party. not to mention openly mocking stolas's lack of interest during sex to her girls during it. people just fell for the initial face value evaluation of stella; she deserved to be cheated on
>Not only does Stolas not really have any agency, he's not as well rounded as he should be.the point is that he has no agency or control because everything has been decided for him (like having a "purpose" as a goetia), and that he's trying to find a way to escape it
>>18341778blitzo likely either didn't know if he could rizz up Ozzie the same way he could stolas, or just flat out didnt know how to get the crystals. that's why stolas is supposedly looking into getting blitzo and I.M.P asmodean crystals for them, so that blitzo doesn't have to "deal" with him and so that he can "move on"
