Alastor vs Vox! HAZBIN HOTEL Episode 2 "Radio Killed the Video Star" Reaction & Review

[@MikeyVenture]

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[@andrewlopez1106]

Christian Borle is Vox

[@jhoncater227]

on sir pentious it's called a hood

[@felixettos]

Vox is voiced by Christian Borle! he's mostly known for his roles in Broadway musicals (Falsettos, Something rotten, Charlie and the chocolate factory, Some like it hot, etc) he's really talented especially at voicing unhinged but entertaining villains like Vox, this role is actually perfect for him based on his previous roles

[@MikeyVenture]

Ahhh ok thank you. I wish I knew who he was, but I’m not much of a theater person

[@felixettos]

@@MikeyVenture fair enough, I've followed his career for years so i was pretty excited when they announced he's going to be in this show (also pretty much all of the hazbin hotel voice cast has some theatre background)

[@adriankuban2904]

​@@MikeyVentureVivziepop is using 7th Deadly Sins with this source of information material. So they are Fallen Angels which followed Lucifer down. Lucifer (Fallen Angel of Pride), Satan (Devil of Wrath), Leviathan (Dragon of Envy), Asmodeus (Nephil of Lust), Mammon (Demon of Greed), Belphegor (Demon of Sloth), Beelzebub (Fallen Angel of Gluttony) Just like that in her hell you have 7th rings which are one under another and pride ring is on top has 9 cycles 1. Pentagram city, 2.Imp city; ...

[@math9172]

Vox's voice is genuinely so indescribably endearing and hot and I cannot pinpoint why. All the VAs in this show are fantastic, even the more secondary characters.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I am loving the Alastar vs Vox rivalry. "Stayed Gone" is a great song. I love how how quickly Alastor shows up to diss Vox even harder. Also, I'm so glad they didn't go the obvious, overused story route of having Charlie believe Sir Pentious when he got caught and kicking out Angel Dust or whatever for the sake of drama. I hate that misunderstanding trope.

[@MikeyVenture]

It’s funny because I was fully expecting that to happen with Charlie. I even call it out, but thankfully they didn’t do what you mentioned

[@DanGamingFan2406]

@@MikeyVenture Agreed, Charlie's to good to do that.

[@diegocaceres3475]

I love "Stayed Gone". Alastor rosted Vox so hard that he cut all the energy in the city.

[@MikeyVenture]

It maybe my favorite song through 4 episodes. The music during the Alastor parts is sooooo good

[@TheMysticRivers]

you mentioned if Vox has been a tube tv before... if you have a look in Vals room, on the table near the monitors you can see a pic of them both, Vox has a tube tv instead of his current flat screen, suggesting its a "younger" him

[@MikeyVenture]

Oh wow that’s awesome! I’ll have to go seek that out because I need to see it haha

[@roo1014]

Didn't expect Velvette to have a British accent, but I dig it

[@MikeyVenture]

I love her voice

[@krazytreRTM]

"It's not stupid! 👏🏼👏🏼 It's just a GAME! 👏🏼👏🏼" 😂

[@gamerbear84]

**aggressive clapping** lol

[@butterflywarrioredits]

Alastor is part deer because sinners take the form of how they died and what their life was like in the time period they died. So a huge theory (not sure if it’s been confirmed though) is that he was a Creole radio broadcaster who was a serial killer/cannibal when he was alive I believe in like the late 1920s-early 30s and one day while hiding a body a hunter mistook him for a deer and shot him in the head. It’s also stated that Alastor hates dogs which would make sense because hunters sometimes have dogs with them. Also I’m saying shot in the head is because when he starts to go into his more demon form you can see a red X appear right in the forehead. If you don’t know by now you can see how a sinner dies sometimes by either an X or a + or sometimes little blotches (example of this case would be Nifty’s dress) which these usually indicate some form of external damage. If it’s internal like Angel’s or Husk’s case it wouldn’t show. Also love the idea of Alastor being like a Wendigo not just because of the deer parts but also the cannibalism and how cold hearted he is. And in the end of the Vox vs Alastor song I don’t think that was his “full” demon form. It just seemed too tame.

[@EverythingAndAnythingGoes24]

I like how you’re saying Al’s transformation at the end of the song is so tame so that it can’t be his full transformation, and yet I’ve heard/read so many people saying that it’s actually scary or terrifying, so that just makes me wonder: if he does have a full transformation beyond the one we’ve seen, just how much more terrifying is it gonna be?

[@butterflywarrioredits]

@@EverythingAndAnythingGoes24 I mean I agree that this form is really terrifying but knowing how Alastor is it just seemed more on the tame side. So if this isn’t his full form I’m excited to see what it is and how much more terrifying it is.

[@rosslynmarie4238]

I really hope that if we do get to see his further transformation that they'll do what they had in the pilot and have the image sorta distort/glitch around him

[@janekfilipowski9119]

Really fun episode.I love all those little tv sound effects that appear in Vox's voice whenever he gets angry.,,Stayed Gone'' is definietly the best song so far.Big improvment over the first episode

[@deethehuman]

Random facts: The score composers of this show are Gooseworx and Evan Alderete, who composed Digital Circus. Gooseworx also created that show. Nifty and Baby Shark (Nick Jr. version) share a voice actor. Velvette and Sandy Cheeks (the Broadway musical version) share an actor. Also, to answer your question. Vox is voiced by Christian Borle.

[@MikeyVenture]

Oh I did t know Gooseworx worked on the music. Loved Digital Circus!

[@alexrun9548]

Damn Christian Borle is killing it as Vox. Stayed Gone is one of my favorite song❤

[@obsidianwolf1999]

Alastor & Vox are rivals. There was a theory that Vox had a crush on Alastor after his breakup with Val, and used modern tech to imress him. The thing is Alastor hates technology that was invented after his death. Charlie also has a rival, Hellsa Von Eldritch, the sister of her ex-boyfriend

[@cartoonishclaude]

I really hope Taylor Louderman voices Helsa.

[@emmaray6215]

@@cartoonishclaude, Regina George from Broadways “Mean Girls”? That would be AWESOME!!! Especially since Charlie is already voiced by Cady!!!!

[@cartoonishclaude]

@@emmaray6215 And have Kyle Selig who played Aaron Samuels and is Erika's husband in real life as Charlie's ex-boyfriend, Seviathan von Eldritch.

[@jamesstutz6907]

First is the Radio Demon, Now there is a T.V. Demon. Now we need is a Telephone Demon. Really love this series.

[@warbacca1017]

Well,I think velvette is social media, so that's probably as close to a phone themed as we'll get

[@skysorrow9041]

14:55, the one & only time Angel & Vaggie have ever been in complete agreement with each other! 😹

[@feliperenan6627]

It's a reference to The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star"

[@MikeyVenture]

Indeed it is. First time I ever heard that song was from the movie “Empire Records.”

[@Ghost_R4cc00n]

I can say that this episode was the most entertaining one yet as we see the Vs at their first appearance since the pilot without any voice. As well it seems interesting to state on Alastor’s Full Demon form being a Wendigo based design 🤩 as I was thinking he would be a deer demon but Wendigo is a whole different story. So I can’t wait to see if there be more demon full versions coming in the other episodes to shine more designs in characters to draw.

[@MikeyVenture]

I am all for full demon designs. And yeah totally Wendigo vibes. It’s funny that many of us think deer for him, and it’s even funnier with what happens in episode 3 haha

[@Ghost_R4cc00n]

@@MikeyVenture same here, and truly. 😄 and true, as Al is a deer by his appearance at the antlers and hooves prints under his shoes. Also so true as 3rd episode explains it more

[@fanofheroes8184]

Wow this was a great episode, Alistor is horrifying. I can’t wait to see more of Vox vs Alistor. Great video and it’s January 21’st this is part 5/?

[@MikeyVenture]

He’s been horrifying, but in a fun way haha

[@fanofheroes8184]

@@MikeyVenture Definitely

[@GirlofCulture]

Alastor's reign of terror on Earth came to an end when he died in 1933. While taking his victims's corpses out to the hunting ground one winter, Alastor kneeled down and began feasting on their remains like an animal. A hunter came across this display, accompanied by a pack of hunting dogs. One of the dogs barked at Alastor's direction, leading to the hunter mistaking Alastor for a deer (or any wild animal) and hastily shooting at him, resulting in Alastor being mortally wounded. Alastor attempted to escape, but the hunter, having not yet realized his mistake, sicced the pack of hunting dogs on the wounded serial killer. Due to his injuries, Alastor was unable to escape and was viciously mauled to death by the canines, ending his wicked life once and for all. - So his cup "Oh Deer" indeed.. makes sense.

[@MikeyVenture]

Is this actually what happened? Or is it that theory everyone keep mentioning? Because I like it

[@GirlofCulture]

@@MikeyVenture Nope this is canon.

[@MikeyVenture]

@@GirlofCulture Interesting. I don't follow anything outside of the episodes, so I never knew this

[@jamesmccarthy962]

Has it been confirmed since as much of the prior lore is now uncertain i would wait until the show states as such although it still makes sense. I expect in one episode (might not be in the first series) we will see how several sinners died/lived their lives it would make sense for the hotel to explore peoples backstories on why they were damned.

[@Silvergirl231]

Allister: Rivals?! You've given him a generous compliment sir.

[@andrewlopez1106]

I love the rivalry from the start! Lol I wonder why Alastor left for 7 years?😮

[@Shadow1Yaz]

A theory I have is that “rehabilitation” means acting like angels. Notice how none of this really addresses personal issues and circumstances that lead to where you were. This feels like a “if you act white enough, maybe I’ll see you as a person” I think Charlie thinks if she can make them “people” in the eyes of the angels, they will stop killing the demons. But Charlie, one can never act right enough, you need to get the angels to see them as people as they are.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

My theory is that Charlie learned morality from certain groups of Catholics and Baptists that got famous for the wrong reasons. It’s unlikely she’d ever met an angel before Adam who was not actively engaged in extermination.

[@BigBWolf90]

That part you're thinking of that acts like hair on Sir Pentious is called a hood

[@lizryan7451]

It's great to see you enjoying the show so much! I've really been loving a lot of the new songs too! I feel like I've seen a lot of negativity because the show doesn't match what people have been building up in their heads for the last 4 years, so it's really refreshing to see someone appreciating the show for what it is, instead of criticizing it for not being what they wish it was

[@MikeyVenture]

I always try to warn people to not let what you created in your head ruin your experience of something. It’s never going to be exactly what you’d imagine and to put unrealistic expectations on something isn’t fair. I’m sure the long gap from the pilot didn’t do this show any favors for sure in those terms. But I’ve been loving it!

[@emmaray6215]

This episode has an entire three episode arc storyline packed into one!

[@noocoo9117]

I don't know if Angel can change or go to heaven. I mean, he already sold his soul

[@MikeyVenture]

That’s a good point

[@knitwit18]

Vox is voiced by the same person who plays Emmett Forest in the Legally Blonde Musical

[@karlesia]

I love your reaction to this episode! Good job

[@Cbev1994]

I find it interesting the theme is redemption but they omit the one person who gives it

[@emilyschomer6715]

Did you see the Valentino animatic?

[@pockyhunter187]

The blue screen during the song actually has a whole text of habing to reboot due to the Alastor.exe program. It's hilarious.

[@album-og9fs9vd3k]

Cool reaction video.

[@MikeyVenture]

Thank you!

[@TisBeOmega]

Ngl the title of the episode reminds me of the Alastor song "Radio Play"

[@Snow-el7yp]

The part I love most is when they sing without any noise covering it :_)

[@Orion_TheyThem]

I'm not sure if you're talking over stuff for copyright reasons but maybe you should pause when you have something to say? Because you're talking over and missing a lot of cool stuff. I noticed it in the last episode as well Edit: you literally missed where Val asked Vox if he was mad because Alastor almost beat him. You also missed Vox's vocal glitched several other times before. I am begging you to pause or go back. Because you're missing a lot of stuff

[@zamiradelgado9286]

This is now one of my favorites shows ever

[@CaraVB]

I love how Vox's voice sounds like a TV host!

[@Daesma999]

As if Alastor couldn't be cooler, he's based on Wendigo!

[@MikeyVenture]

First time I ever heard of Wendigos was from Supernatural, so that’s pretty cool

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

That morality play probably hit every single one of Angel’s insecurity spots. He plays a drug addict who never got enough hugs*, while the person Charlie’s been comparing him unfavorably to all day, Sir Pentious, plays the innocent who gets to never go down that road and very explicitly is NOT sexual in any way. * (backstory from Vivziepop: his dad was a 1940’s gangster who didn’t approve of his gay son)

[@CoemsModerator]

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[@emobirb2302]

sir pentious is just a scrunkly little guy

[@user-os8hl7ln1v]

Seems like val is bi polar

[@D4_n3k]

Why does animation cuts so often?

[@N.3.0.N]

I was going to watch this bc I dknt have prime and Im waiting for prime to upload the next one son YT but I cant because he talked and stops the video every 2 seconds

[@lizlilliman3644]

Alex brightman is adam as well

[@charliehall1944]

👉😈littlel spy 🐀🐍👉are hissss haaah

[@tajemniczepulchnecos2074]

11:10 Adam in his song was precise, and said that rehabilitation of sinners is pointless, because you can't go from hell to heaven, but anything is possible i guess 🤷. Maybe just making hell better would be also a good goal.

[@ziggipoljak9317]

Bro is from yapcity

[@MikeyVenture]

You know it!

[@pommyh3ck]

Charlie so disappointed me in the script sence. She - and all the hotel stuff KNOW AngelDust uses dr*gs. Give him the role of the add!ct is just... really evil thing to do. If it wasn't her who worte the script, I was really think it's just made to hurt AngelDust. It's just... I know she mean well, but she so lack of awareness sometimes. Thank for the vid!

[@tophk8975]

This might sound weird.. but you have PERFECT teeth!

[@MikeyVenture]

Thank you!

[@aranthur]

I am like 90% convinced that Valentino's accent is faked to sound cool and "exotic" which is why he loses it and just has an American accent when he's emotional. That's his real one

[@drecellthealive8912]

Apparently he's been confirmed Hispanic? His wiki also says he's Latino. I guess the accent switch is an actor goof.

[@aranthur]

@@drecellthealive8912 It's still possible for the character to be of Hispanic descent but still be from America and have an American accent that he tries to hide in order to put on a certain image

[@drecellthealive8912]

@@aranthur True, I just think his Spanish(?) accent is legit. Maybe he's like me in that he switches accents when angry but both accents are his and not faked.

[@bxzon2_yt742]

Bro talked the whole time and pause ing it just let it play

[@MikeyVenture]

600+ videos on my channel and this is how I do every single one. I tried the pausing thing a few times and so many people bitched about it. Can’t win with you people

[@Flazzzorrr]

Sir, this may be just me however, taking the video away every single time you speak really got to me, otherwise I still loved the reactions

[@MikeyVenture]

Sorry you feel that way. I personally prefer reactions when they do that, thus that’s how I want mine to be. But I’m always evolving how I edit, so maybe one day it’ll be less like that as my sensibilities change. I’m glad you still enjoyed it though!

[@Flazzzorrr]

It’s alright man, the reactions were still great

[@Flazzzorrr]

Plus I was tired so I ain’t thinkin straight

[@samson-hg5dt]

Can you please not speak when a song is played. it ruins the whole mood

[@MikeyVenture]

Copyright. My talking is why I can even show any of the songs haha. And I already had to cut a bunch of it because it kept getting blocked, so there you go. Unfortunately when you are dealing with others intellectual property you don’t get to make the rules

[@samson-hg5dt]

Oh ok