Helluva Boss’s “Unhappy Campers” Shows Stilted Marriage Woes And Bitter Siblings

No summer camp massacre here, but lots of negative feelings and resentment emerge.

Helluva Boss was bound to have an episode where I blinked. “Unhappy Campers” hints at Blitzo’s backstory without elaborating on the details of the terrible things he did. Seeing Moxxie and Millie’s human disguises was hilarious, as well as Moxxie trying to play the role of detective to help a client.

My concern with this episode is that we had an arc where Moxxie developed character flaws that we hadn’t seen before. It wasn’t established beforehand that he would lash out at his wife, who he admires consistently for being better than he is at fighting and strategizing. And that arc detracted from the plot where Blitzo is trying to track down his sister.

Camp Logs: One Week With Demons In the Boathouse

Blitzo’s sister Barbie has gone missing. When he tries to sneak into her rehab room, the nurse on duty tazes him and warns him that his sister doesn’t want to talk to him. She checked herself out months…