Throughout the entire duration of the series, Peter has given in to the temptations of Mimi, Lisa, Vegan, and Piglette. Yes, we understand “no means no,” but does he really have a choice? Some can argue yes, but hear us out in this one. Yes, he’s a man among men, and he bested the best warriors of his world, but like many accomplished warriors, the temptation of women will always be his greatest weakness.

In many instances, he has been forced to comply with all four ladies because they have always put him in compromising situations. If he goes along with them, he’s damned. If he doesn’t, he’s damned. This is most especially true with Vegan, who put him under a spell where he HAS TO give in to her, so that’s a reason as good as any. For Piglette, at least she could respect his wishes and keep their situation a secret from Piglette’s and Luvelia’s fathers.

At the end of the day, Peter truly loves Luvelia. When she was attacked by a monster in episode 4, ithout any hesitation, he risked his life to save her. In every instance he finds himself in a situation with Mimi and the rest of the gang, the only person he thinks about is Luvelia, and he does feel as if he betrayed her and that he’s no longer worthy of her love. The fact that he feels broken by being forced into having sex with them shows that his love for her is genuine, and you can see that the situation is largely not his fault. Every time he gets to be with Luvelia, you see how truly happy he is.

In episode 8, Mimi, Lisa, Piglette, and Vegan all decide to “share” Peter by coming up with a treaty, and there’s a clause that says he’s allowed to have a day off. You think that should help him with his life with Luvelia, but as it turns out, none of the ladies wish to honor his day off as they all take advantage of him. As even the episode states, Peter had NO SAY in the matter, nor is his signature on it. In order for Luvelia not to find out about what’s been going on, he’s morally held hostage, has to go along with them, and take care of their business in the bathroom. In the end, all the ladies find out that they’ve all been violating the treaty, and it goes down the toilet.

We’re not saying there’s any silver lining here, but based on what the ladies of the other clans are suggesting, they only want him for his children in order to strengthen their gene pool, and nothing in the long run (not even love or marriage, though Piglette has been offered as a potential bride). Once these ladies successfully conceive, the audience (and maybe Peter?) gets the impression that they’re done with him, and he’s free to pursue his relationship with Luvelia without any interference.

The ladies don’t seem to indicate that they want child support (God help him with that one if they do), nor do they expect him to be any part of their children’s upbringing. Will it come back to haunt him? If he’s able to successfully settle down with Luvelia, we hope not. But despite how devious and low these ladies go to sleep with him, we get the impression that they can be honest with Luvelia, and that they can admit they forced him against his will to have his children if it comes down to that.

And the number one reason you can’t blame Peter Grill kind of goes back to toxic masculinity. We understand this is a controversial term, but please hear us out on this one. Of course, everyone has to agree with Terry Crews that men need to be accountable when they sexually assault someone. As we said in number 5, he’s forced into compromising positions, and while he can fight his way out and tell someone, the reason he can’t is the other side of the toxic masculinity coin. In the mainstream, toxic masculinity is largely defined as justifying certain behaviors such as bullying and catcalling as portrayed in the controversial Gillette commercial.

However, men are also taught to not hit women or to hide their pain and feelings because it’s unmasculine. We have to agree that based on this criteria, this side of toxic masculinity is why we can’t blame Peter Grill. He’s unarguably the strongest warrior in his world, and for all we know, his opponents in the tournament he fought in were well-trained and well-experienced men. It’s probably not in his nature to hit women, and we get that (nor are we trying to encourage violence). At the same time, we understand that he can’t exactly defend himself based on this thinking (in addition to Vegan putting him under a spell where he HAS TO have sex with her). Plus, if he refuses, we’re sure the ladies can cause a ruckus to the point that it’ll get Luvelia’s attention.