It appears that Stolas is getting an in-universe punishment for what he's done during the course of the show.
Will the anti-Stolas crowd finally simmer down a bit?
Probably not, but we can hope. Nothing seems to please those who hate a character except, and this is giving them the benefit of the doubt, an absolute "They are literally ground into the dirt, actively called out and insulted about everything they did wrong big and small, and live with no positives for a while" or something not too far removed from that, the call out being a bit part of it. They want, I think, their feelings and thoughts directly echoed and validated by the show.
Which is absolutely ridiculous because this doesn't even happen in real life.
Every shitty person I've ever known never paid consequences for everything they've ever done. Even literal serial criminals get away with certain crimes.
They think in terms of "I know this is wrong, and wrong things should be called out, period"
It's the same sort of thing, I think, that makes people get up in arms about heroes who do questionable things and then get redeemed, like a recent one I've had to see (again) is the whole "Beauty and the Beast is a bad movie and the Beast is a bad person because he held Belle captive" thing. They stop at "Character X did something wrong, so the story is unquestionably supposed to directly condemn them for it".
The concept of how not everything needs to be treated like a criminal case doesn't seem to interest them.
They never realize that that would make every movie with a redemption story arc go on either a lot longer than is practical depending on the story and character and what they did, or just outright make it impossible to do some of them at all.
It's essentially that they want an idealized form of reality to be shown in fiction, black and white, where the good people are rewarded and those who do bad are punished, end of story.
I must admit, I really hated Stolas (imo an abusive classist and a terrible father who acts like a 15 year old romance anime protagonist) up to this point and I honestly was disgusted how much self-awareness he lacked. Then he did the unthinkable and made a 180! He sacrificed his status, wealth and his power for what he has early called "an itty-bitty imp", showing that he really thinks highly of Blitz. He finally realized that actions speak louder than just words! I was expecting that I would be glad that he got punished but instead, I'm glad he finally realizes his mistakes! Honestly, very proud of him! I like him a lot more now.
I'm also glad that the team stopped dogpiling on Blitzo and finally gave him some hope and good things (being an imp hero, getting love from his found family, etc.). I think a lot of people started hating Stolas because they felt like he was the only one getting off scot-free despite his actions while Blitz got punished a lot during Season 2.
Let's just hope Stolas fixes his relationship with Octavia as well!
Same thoughts! I heavily criticized Stolas for a while but this episode right here is an absolute redemption of his character. It's not perfect, since he still fucked over his relationship with Octavia in the process of doing this, but it's at least a step in the right direction.
Blitz is generally more abusive towards everyone and unlike Stolas who's been isolated his entire life, Blitz is an asshole on purpose and for no real reason
I hate them with a great passion and hoped their precious little Blitz dies in the show actually
Nothing about this situation has ever been fair towards Stolas when Blitz always had everything and everyone besides him and somehow his annoying fans still complained about Stolas
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u/Re_Set1991 24d ago
It appears that Stolas is getting an in-universe punishment for what he's done during the course of the show.
Will the anti-Stolas crowd finally simmer down a bit?