No, I mean- I'm supposed to be a... sexy dark lord? [ He's a vain being, to be sure, but saying that to someone who's just got him in that totally uninterested stare makes the claim feel a lot more fragile, embarrassing to advance. He gestures down at his outfit by way of example. Trying to offload the particular question of his sexiness on the writing room so he's not the one getting blasted in she disagrees. ]

So... I think I need to look a little intimidating, but not too intimidating?

[ Underestimating how wide some people's strike zones are, a chronic problem for him, but in terms of maximizing mass appeal he's probably not wrong about the flaming skull being a step too far. ]