Hazbin Hotel's Showrunner Unveils Alastor and Rosie's Origin Tale Serves as a Huge Season 3 Tease
Dedicated viewers of the show finally got a long-awaited origin story in season 2's episode 4, called “It's a Deal.” This episode will probably spark a lot of discussion and raise many questions about the nature of a certain demonic Overlord who appears significantly stronger than anyone previously understood. These fresh disclosures feature a look into the mortal existence of a beloved character prior to his death and condemnation to the underworld.
A Major Tease for Future Seasons
The show's creator disclosed an inside detail about the episode – it serves as a huge hint for the third season. She also provided further details into the methodology of creating the mortal forms of her demonic animated characters.
Spoiler alert for episode 4 of Hazbin Hotel, season 2.
In the episode, a flashback discloses that fan-favorite character Alastor the Radio Demon was a serial killer in his mortal days. Being aware he was destined for Hell, he made contact with the realm beyond in advance to secure a powerful role in Hell. Rosie, the charismatic leader Hell’s cannibal community, promised Alastor he would become “the most powerful Sinner in Hell” in return for his eternal spirit.
This prompts an important query: How is Rosie sufficiently strong to elevate Alastor above all other Sinner Demons?
“The agreement between Rosie and Alastor is the first stepping stone in a much bigger story that involves so much, moving into the third season,” the showrunner explains. “Clearly that is an excellent question: How is she so strong? The answer might be many things, but the answer is in season 3. I am thrilled for fans to see it.”
There’s no telling how long viewers will have to remain for Hazbin Hotel’s next season. The studios have approved seasons 3 and 4, but the showrunner frequently notes that animation is a time-consuming endeavor, and subsequent seasons are undated. Nevertheless, she states withholding on specific information is a crucial aspect of maintaining season 2’s focus in the right places.
“The difficulty of any agreement with demons, or stories that have enigmas, is providing the audience sufficient clues to be like, Something's up here, and then unveiling that as we go, and allowing that be gratifying,” she comments. “So I'm very excited.”
Questions Answered in Season 3
The showrunner promises that the upcoming season will tackle the queries fans have been asking, like why Rosie commanded Alastor to disappear for seven years, which diminished his influence in the infernal realm.
“The entire seven-year span, and the pacts these humans are making, and everything — it's feeding into a bigger narrative,” she reveals.
Meanwhile, the origin story episode provides a further look into what the core cast of Sinner Demons appeared as as mortals, following after seeing another character's historical mortal appearance in the second episode. The creator explains that significant consideration was put into these character designs.
“The human versions of the characters hold great significance,” she notes. “They vary from looking really different from their infernal version to looking very similar. With Pentious, the first one we see, there was some internal discussion within the team between choosing a design that symbolizes the personality, as opposed to selecting an option that's historically correct. We leaned toward making something that just felt like it was him.”
She says the primary controversy over the mortal look of Pentious was his long hair: “We were like, ‘No one really had long hair like that in Victorian-era London.’ But simultaneously, we believe the outline is so important, and we also just thought he looked good. We were like, ‘This just feels right.’ We kind of gave the excuse that he's a hermit, so he just allowed his hair to lengthen. So there's always a way. As we create the human versions of these characters […] it is a very enjoyable process to investigate and figure out. I'm excited for fans to view additional of what the human forms look like.”
New episodes of Hazbin Hotel season 2 are released on Wednesdays on the streaming service.
