Something I really loved about this short is how at first, when Millie brought up how SM smelled, she immediately got defensive only to actually smell herself and be like “damn. She’s right.”
Shows that SM can admit she’s wrong, and it’s not even made a big deal of afterwards. Show’s a bit of SM’s resentment on the fact that Millie doesn’t visit but the fact that they figure it out by COMMUNICATION and ADMITTING WHEN THEY’RE WRONG (a rarity in the HellaVerse) is AMAZING.
The genuine, happy smile Moxxie gives at seeing Millie enjoying her time with her sister is wonderful as is the two of them holding hands and laying on one another. ^_^<3<3<3
Anyways using a short to tell us more about Millie is actually the best direction they could take tbh
This post contains spoilers from Hell's Belles
Millie doesn't need a very deep story, she doesn't need heartbreaking angsty events or some childhood trauma to be interesting and this short was the proof
The only thing we needed was Millie being shown as more than just "Moxxie's wife" or "IMP's best killer"
We just needed her bonding with her sister, having fun and calmly talking through their issues
That's another thing, I love how telling is that both of them are good at communicating their feelings, because of how HB is I was expecting this to be some "Two parts short" with it ending with Sallie leaving Millie after telling her how she felt, but since they were raised in emotionally healthy environments, they're able to just talk and realize where things went wrong, Millie explains herself while also accepting that she hasn't visited as often as she would like and will try to visit more often, also tells Sallie that she could visit more as well
Also Moxxie not only not questioning why they are beaten up (he knows who he married and who his family-in-law are) but also not interrupting them and just silently walking to their room and leave them to have fun together, is nice to have Moxxie being shown as understanding and not trying to get involved or trying to impress Sallie, he just leaves them be
Why was a short the best way to tell us more about Millie? Because Millie doesn't have a hard time resolving her problems, the reason why Unhappy Campers took so long was Moxxie, because he sucks at communicating SPECIALLY after reviving a traumatic experience with his father, the moment he actually lets it out, she doesn't have a problem expressing how she feels and is just rightfully upset, but she was quick to see how Moxxie tried to fix his mistake and understood that he felt sorry
Short stories like this are what fit Millie perfectly, just showing who she is outside of work and outside of Moxxie, a girl that loves her family, wants to have fun, dance, play games and beat the shit out of the people she cares about that can also beat the shit out of her for the funsies, but also a mature person that can accept when she's wrong and is good at talking
thoughts about the new helluva boss short: Hells Belles
I love these two so much and I love that Sallie Mae is getting more screen time it’s awesome
Also Sallie Rocks that outfit, and then together as sisters are so cool
Also, small theory, I think the reason why Sallie Mae was triggered when she said Sal is because that was her name before she transitioned to female. I have a feeling that that’s the case since she’s canonically trans.