Fandom Toxicity, Debates, and... Pregnancy..?
- Sapphire Luna
- Dec 24, 2024
- 4 min read

WARNING: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM THE SEASON 2 FINALE OF HELLUVA BOSS. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE SPOILERS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CLICKING OFF THIS POST. THIS BLOG POST WILL ALSO MENTION PREGNANCY, CHEATING, AND ABORTION.
On December 21st, 2024, the season two finale of Helluva Boss, "Sinsmas," was uploaded to YouTube. A big plot point was revealed in the finale, which was Millie's pregnancy. The biggest thing that was taken from the scene was Millie's reaction to the pregnancy test; she was clearly not excited to have a child. This sparked a lot of debate and controversy within the Hellaverse fandom, and fans are already speculating what Millie should do with the baby.
One of the worst things that fans have been theorizing was that Millie cheated on Moxxie, which was why she was upset about the pregnancy in the first place. While this would not be one hundred percent off the table, it is still pretty weird to automatically assume that she was upset about the pregnancy test because she cheated. This is one of the most cliche tropes when it comes to a pregnancy plotline, so settling with that would be way too predictable.
One thing that many fans do not understand is that pregnancy and motherhood are scary things to deal with. We do not truly know what was going on in Millie's head during that scene. She may not be ready to become a mother just yet. Also, do we know if Moxxie and Millie even want children in the first place? This was never mentioned in the show, so with that clip, many people could come to the conclusion that Millie does not feel like she is ready to become a mother.
It is also pretty cliche that the reaction to a pregnancy is usually positive and the couple would be excited to have a baby. The only times I ever remember the reaction to a pregnancy being negative in the media was when a teen pregnancy was being portrayed or if the mother of the child cheated. It would be a breath of fresh air to see that Millie did not cheat at all, but rather she is still unsure about motherhood.

The other biggest issue that was brought up once the episode was uploaded was the fan question; "what is Millie going to do with the baby?". There was already a survey on a Facebook group about a day after the episode was uploaded. This was such a big plot point that was revealed in the finale that fans want to know Millie's decision.
Many people have expressed how Millie should keep the baby, others have expressed how she should abort the baby. Both options are viable, but my only issue with Millie keeping the baby is the fact that there are not many representations in the media of happy married couples without children. In most television shows when a couple has an unexpected pregnancy, they decide to keep the baby in the end. If Millie decides to abort the baby, it could show a happy, childless, married couple in animation.
We can see that Millie is happy with her marriage and her career, and she did not need to have children to be satisfied. As someone who wants to get married one day, but has no desire to have children of my own, this is the representation that I would need. Childless couples are often portrayed as "miserable" and "unsatisfied." This is not only a poor portrayal for someone like me, but others that are like me that are satisfied without children. If Millie makes the decision to not keep the baby, this could be a great portrayal of a married couple who are satisfied without children.
If you want my opinion on the matter, I believe that no matter what Millie decides to with the baby, there is one thing I know for a fact that she should do first; tell Moxxie. I know that if I was in this situation, I would tell my partner immediately. While I was never in this situation, I did have a personal situation that involved my body and sexual health with my previous relationship. The first thing I did when my gynecologist gave me the news was tell my partner. This was the first serious conversation I had with that partner, and it was very early on in our relationship. These are the serious conversations that need to be portrayed in the media we consume, which can, in turn, inspired a lot of serious conversations in real life.
Overall, Millie's pregnancy was a big talking point in the last couple of days in Hellaverse circles. I could not escape social media for these last couple of days without seeing a post about this most recent episode of Helluva Boss. While it is not confirmed when season 3 will premiere, fans will be taking this time to speculate what will happen, and that is all we have to do for now.
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