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okay so the main criticism i've been seeing against episode 8 is that beelzebub (among other things) is "too nice" to be the sin of gluttony, because she's an attentive hostess, because she expresses worry over blitz's excess drinking, etc., and i wanna talk about it.

the thing is, i feel like this complaint is rooted in the most basic, somewhat cliche idea of the sin of gluttony, and a somewhat boring approach to bee's character in general. the idea is that, as the sin of gluttony, bee should be encouraging over-indulgence, excess, and the self-destructive aspects of party culture and drinking.

but she's the queen bee. she clearly explains that she can feel the "energy" of everyone at her party, and i think that's very important to analyzing exactly what gluttony means to her. instead of indulging in food and alcohol and drugs and being selfish (as gluttony is generally expected to be about), bee feeds on the ENERGY of the demons around her. and in order to get the best energy she can, she needs to be making sure everyone is actually having FUN and having a good time. gluttony, in this sense, is about EXTRAVAGANCE, having the best quality of everything, rather than just everything in general.

i also think this is why she was so put-off by blitz's actions. when he chugs the entire barrel of alcohol and then is absolutely wasted beyond all reason for the rest of the party, he's NOT actually engaging in her sin. he's not being gluttonous; he's not drinking to have a good time or to indulge or to have fun - he's drowning himself in alcohol because he's trying to forget and ignore all his problems, which is a sin much more akin to pride. his energy feels bad to bee because he's not having fun, he's deeply hurt and trying to distract himself by being self-destructive, which is NOT what her sin is about.

(also, remember, this is supposed to be part TWO of the finale. meaning, this episode (and the introduction of bee's character) directly goes hand-in-hand with the introduction of asmodeus, who's entire club IS about indulgence and depravity and everything you'd expect from the sin of lust. bee and the gluttony party are meant to be a direct foil to the energy of ozzie's.)

I found the moment where Bee and Vortex approach Loona about Blitzo being out of control at the party fascinating because, while I would have expected that concern from Vortex, hearing it from Bee caught me completely off-guard. Gluttony is all about over-indulgence and excess, so you'd think that Bee, the party girl queen of Gluttony herself who steals from a fellow sin without a second thought, would be the one encouraging Blitzo to go all out. But instead she's recognizing that not only is he making everyone else at the party uncomfortable, but that Blitzo is really miserable and all this binge-drinking and tonguing strangers isn't doing him any favors. And even though she clearly has the power to put a stop to it herself, she goes to Loona first because she understands that Blitzo will respond better to his daughter telling him to cool it.

What she says about being able to taste the vibes of everyone at her parties, not unlike a bee or a dog picking up on pheromones, makes me think that she's a naturally empathetic demon in spite of her devil-may-care image. Or maybe dating a regular hellhound like Vortex is what started making her more aware of the limits other demons have with indulgence that she herself might not be bound by as a sin. She could have been also wanting to stop Blitzo for practical resons since his own toxic behavior was throwing a wet blanket on everyone else which means their vibes would sour the party which would make it less fun for Bee, but she sounded legitimately concerned here. So far, Bee's the nicest of all the Seven Deadly Sins we've met and I wonder if that makes her an outlier in comparison to the others.

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Today I made an Espeon card while bored at work and I added a little animation to it.

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