"Stayed Gone" - The Best Scene In Hazbin Hotel: How to Show Don't Tell

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[@pawnhearts8785]

Whether Alastor will end up being the big bad or the big good all along, he is without a doubt the Hazbin's most interesting character.

[@bjuganda7758]

Same, he was my favorite since the Pilot

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

Definitely one of the most important as well.

[@Raptor_Ren]

I’ve heard theories Eve will be the big bad, but we’ll have to wait and see.

[@MrRingCake]

well i thing he is neither good or bad, he is the guy that sits, watchs and laugths, while good and evil kill each other infront of him

[@pawnhearts8785]

@@MrRingCake Alastor: The Enlightened Centrist Definitely the most evil demon of them all

[@huntercool2232]

Vox: “You’ve beaten me at my own game.” Alestor: “Don’t flatter yourself… you were never even a player.”

[@defiante1]

It is important to remember that Vox beat Alastor before, its mentioned that Alastor nearly won but thats still a loss so Vox shouldn't be underestimated, he lost his cool but he is powerful.

[@not_smart_and_not_a_toy]

@@defiante1 i mean i dont know IF vox won like if he won he woudnt have had sutch reactions to him coming back (in my oppinion) sounds closer to them fighting and ending with a draw with both of them being hurt/damaged

[@ForestRaptor]

@@defiante1 It's a situation that VOX knows how powerful Alastor actually is. He knows that their previous victory was not from The Vs power but maybe chance and/or circumstances. Vox won with the other 2 Vees present. He seems to be the only one shiting his pants at the knowledge that Alastor is back, I agree, which really tells the whole story. Valentino and Voxxy are way way way too over confident, Vox understands that what they built is in serious danger.

[@sarahgilliss3503]

Excellent Avatar reference!

[@cashbanucita0025]

If the game is chess alastor is a queen a powerful piece that can move how it wants and decimate those in his way and vox is a bishop can move well but has limits

[@The_Nailsmith]

I remember making a replica of alastor’s staff for a friend. I still think it’s one of my fav things I’ve made

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Now I'm curious...

[@The_Nailsmith]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast go on?

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

​@@The_NailsmithDo you still have a picture I'd like to see it 👌

[@jokerplague276]

Ward 4 this

[@meapyboy12345]

Yooooo that’s cool

[@TheKaiser416]

Honestly, I think "Respectless" is another good example of this. While yes, it is a bunch of telling since we JUST discovered the angel head and are technically meeting Velvet for the first time (yes, we saw her once before, but not for long), we can see from the interaction that she's actually fairly intelligent, deducing that Carmella was the one to kill the angel based only on her hesitance and a look she gave when the head was presented.

[@sundalosketch4769]

While the song also tells us despite her intelligent sleuthing, she- like the other Vees, are still very immature in comparison to other Overlords. Arrogant, projecting their own insecurities, showing only to each other their flaws and how easily they can stray from reason when things get heated. I loved watching the generational differences between them all

[@nightybreeze]

She def would be good at Amongus

[@BlazingDarkness]

She didn't deduce that Carmilla killed the angel, she deduced that she knew how it died. Subtle but important difference. She also said she deduced it by Carmilla's face getting red and that it was "thanks to her being respectless". Carmilla's body language in that scene wasn't hard to read based on what Velvet said, BUT she wouldn't have that blatant body language if it wasn't for Velvet's strong character and ballsy respectless personality breaking Carmilla's composure. Her strength in that scene wasn't intelligence, although she isn't stupid in the scene by any means, the reason she was able to get the information was her confidence and brashness, and being able to stand her ground and keep her composure, frustrating Carmilla to her breaking point, putting her body language on full display.

[@shenzyreal]

except that was Not the first reveal of the fallen/beheaded angel; THAT was already revealed in the first episode.

[@nightybreeze]

@@shenzyreal yeah but supposedly only angel Adam, Charlie and the killer knew. It wasn't a publicly available information

[@black97_0]

Another interesting note about "Stayed Gone" that I've seen some people talk about. Alastor wasn't the first one to strike. Vox, upon learning that Alastor is back, had a not so small mental breakdown, and decided to do the equivalent of launching the pre-emptive strike, by sending the message to Al, quite literary stating: "I'm gonna make you wish that you'd stayed gone." effectively trying to tell Al, that he's not a rival anymore, as he has surpassed him by several magnitude, emphasising the fact by slandering Al and radio in general, very much akin to the "video killed the radio star" mentality. Yet through the entire time, Al not only kept his composure, and his wicked smile, but he threw all of it back at Vox, in a manner which (if I use Velvette's lingo for a moment) basically boils down to him typing "NO, U". And the cherry on top, once Vox completely lost it and blue screened, Alastor responded to him by literary turning his own words against him "I'm gonna make you wish that *I* 'd stayed gone." essentially responding to Vox's "I don't consider you a rival", by saying "I don't consider you."

[@_ddlunacchiato6886]

That last line "I don't consider you." is just menacing. Seems like in the entirety of 7 years, Vox wasn't the only one who's been rising to greater heights. Who knows what kind of deals and trickery Al's been up to in the same duration. Amazing analysis!

[@cheshirehat8355]

That's the *sugar on the cream* I guess you could say....

[@NiX93A7]

Uh, we know

[@pando0884]

​@@NiX93A7No, we don't.

[@Eclipsity]

I'm stupid. I read this entire thing thinking Al was AI, like ChatGPT. Not short for Alastor.

[@benjaminlim3936]

If you notice that Lilith and Alastor has disappeared for 7 years but the moment Charlie asks for the mum's help in the pilot episode, Alastor appears on the hotel's doorsteps. Definitely a coincidence. Won't be surprised Alastor has made a deal with Lilith, which would explain why he's not scared or intimidated by anyone, even Lucifer. And now Zestial has had rumors' Alastor has dealt with Angels so imagine if Alastor made a deal with an Angel, he would be almost unstoppable.

[@gamerstheater1187]

I think Zestial assumed that Alastor died

[@bman296]

​@gamerstheater1187 yeah Zestial mentioned Alastor being felled(killed for those confused by Zestial's ancient wording) by holy Arms.

[@kennethpeterson7524]

The rumor Zestial heard was that Alastor "fell to angel arms" i.e. was killed in a Purge.

[@kammie225]

I dont think the pilot is canon anymore

[@XsourclownX]

@@kammie225That was for helluva boss, I’m pretty sure.

[@branard5748]

I also wanna point out how, something Vox said in complete privacy was said by Alastor, be it the start of the song being referenced in Alastors scene here. now it could just be "oh well the song is just structured that way" but the idea that Alastor had some way of hearing Vox's little threat here says a lot. (also would put stuff like him looking directly into the security camera before the meeting with the other overlords a sorta "yea I'm watching you too, vox" moment).

[@Robster-insertabunchofnumbers-]

Makes me wonder if the reason Vox didn't come to the meeting is because he knows Alastor will be there now..

[@mahyar3451]

Maybe he's not just the "radio" demon, but the audio demon. Which gives him a lot more control over vox

[@gokbay3057]

@@mahyar3451 Well, televisions do use "radio" waves.

[@Gabrielle-bb2zq]

Or it's just the magic of musical theater.

[@culinarymercenary5831]

It's absolutely intentional. Vox only "won" because Alli left....probs by Lilliths orders (I think she holds his chain) They spend alot of time on the song lyrics and detail animations to foreshadow/tell backstory. Not just with Hazbin, but also Helluva Boss. 100% Allistor is flexing.

[@MagnificantSasquatch]

Honestly, it’s better. He didn’t cause the blackout, Vox did. And Alastor got him to do that just by riling him up. But because all other signals were out, his radio tower was isolated and the radio he was hosting through was battery-powered, it meant that not only did he get the last word, but everyone in Hell heard it, there was no way to mitigate it, and did so after tricking Vox into showing weakness just moments before. Man took dominance over a technopath who controls Hell’s information network with literally just a rickety radio tower, a single radio, and his words. That’s the showing without telling; Alastor didn’t even need to be powerful to pull that off, the slightest effort and wit on his part were enough.

[@ThomasKun]

In theory he could have caused the blue death for Vox as Vox is seen to appear in his tower and we all know Alastor's hate to be seen on TV technology, so he may have put some kind of "virus" into him idk how to explain it...

[@samuraitadpole5459]

Oda needs to take notes

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

If I'm not mistaken, the entire hotel was isolated from Pentagram City's power lines, as it seemed to still had its lights on, while Alastor's broadcasting room just glowed brighter to emphasize the scene.

[@chatongarou7665]

Was it Vox ? When Vox's system seems to be failing, if you look at the screen on his head it shows : "Vox has been shut down....the problem seems to be caused by : Alastor.exe" so I figured Alastor tempered with the Radio waves to shut Vox down. I might be wrong and both are possible, but this does look like a Virus to me...

[@captainleonox3818]

@@Constantine_Cvl8 Knowing what little we do about Lucifer and Lilith it was probably put in as a safeguard in case power ever went out during an extermination, as the hotel was originally a property owned by Lucifer. Maybe as a backup safehouse from when Charlie was little perhaps?

[@Noctazar]

Vox: *countless threats of destruction and suffering* Alastor: This will be fun. Subtlety will always be more frightnening than exaggeration.

[@thecod2345]

What’s even better, he never curses. While Vivzie’s work does suffer from definitely trying too hard with the excessive cursing, Alastor ironically turns that into an amazing strength. In a world where everyone feels the need to curse constantly to assert themselves or just say it out of impulse, Alastor will make you shit your pants and assert himself effortlessly without ever having to resort to it. It results in others feeling more like bullies while Alastor feels like a predator stalking his victims.

[@17DiamondMan]

@@thecod2345 I Feel Like That May Have Been Her Intention The Entire Time... Making us think it's all Just Cussing and Then Having Alastor Kinda, Blow That Away?

[@thecod2345]

⁠@@17DiamondManMaybe, although I’m more inclined to say it’s just Vivzie’s writing style since the only instance of a character completely forgoing cursing is Alastor between both shows. Alastor not cursing and that contrast is definitely intentional but there are definitely points where the cursing goes into the territory of a kid who just started cursing and hasn’t had the novelty wear off yet.

[@17DiamondMan]

@@thecod2345 True. The Worst he Says is Pissy Once

[@pillowvibes]

@@thecod2345okay, can you explain this narrative that viz has her characters curse too much bc it doesn’t sound like a lot to me whatsoever 😭 ig if you mean the characters that say fuck and shit a bit more than the main cast, they’re all purposely /annoying/ and objectively terrible people (adam & valentino stand out the most). as for the main cast tho, they curse about the same amount me and my friends do while talking to each other, and I feel similarly abt most of the helluva boss characters. is it just word of mouth making everyone parrot the same talking point or do yall genuinely consider this to be ‘excessive cursing’?? never once did I watch the show and think ‘wow, they’re cursing a lot’.

[@dragonlink2032]

Honestly the entire song and sequence is great. It effectively shows you what kind of person Vox is, not just a TV host but TV itself. He has a cooking show, a late night talk show, a news show, even a religious sermon styled show. He uses so many different mediums and switches up his style constantly trying to make it seem like he's much better than Alastor due to his versatility. Al even calls him out on it. Meanwhile Alastor has just his radio, and in the scene where they're on screen together Vox is constantly trying to push Alastor away but no matter what he doesn't budge, his pose never even changes. Just a really good way of showing how terrified Vox is of Alastor and how confident the latter is.

[@stevelordofdarkness2340]

It’s also a fun commentary on the versatility of radio in the face of “better” technology. How many people still have cable/satellite TV? Meanwhile, every single motor vehicle manufactured in the past seventy years is equipped with a radio that’s always within range of a transmitter of some kind. Vox’s biggest strength is also his greatest weakness, he has to innovate to maintain his power, with no guarantee that he’ll reach an audience as they must buy into his newest formats; whereas Alistor just needs a microphone and a simple AM/FM transmitter and someone will hear him. Video never killed the radio star, it never had a chance.

[@hatougenfa1882]

A small correction! It wasn't Alastor who cut the electricity, but Vox, who was overloaded cause of Alastor's return + bullying. Of course that doesn't change the fact that Alastor in general is a powerful chaotic force that wants to mess with the current Overlord oligarchy. But it does show that even if his opponent is someone as strong as Vox, he has ways to mess with them. Plus the two of them have history which I cannot wait to see xd

[@Robster-insertabunchofnumbers-]

I'd argue that makes it even better! Man didn't even do it himself, he managed to do it just by riling Vox up in the way he did!

[@ImDoneArguingOnYTComments]

It also shows Alastor's highly manipulative nature. He didn't straight up attack Vox. Instead, he already knew his weak spots, fears and insecurities he was projecting onto Alastor. And instead of defending himself, he just used Vox's own insecurities against him. He knew Vox had a very fragile ego and used it against him. Now thats something scary. Sometimes, power isn't all about physical strength, but also about messing with your enemies's heads too, which Alastor is pretty good at.

[@peppermine]

I have a small prediction that i hust thought of: what if Alastor wants, or is just fine with, Charlie's plans for sinner's redemption to come to fruition because that would change the status quo drastically, potentially putting him on top in a new system, or at least in a very powerful spot (where he might tempt or tease sinners with the possibilityof salvation like he kinda already does with his endorsementof the hotel but in a much more direct sense). If Charlie or someone who actuality cares were to catch on then that would probably lead to a conflict if mass proportions as well. Just a thought, thanks for reading if ya did.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

It's a valid theory to be honest. Though he doesn't believe it can be done, doesn't mean he won't try just to find out for fun

[@lrkeribergaard6110]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiastthat rhymes

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

@@lrkeribergaard6110 Oh god the shows music is affecting me! *Starts breakdancing*

[@lrkeribergaard6110]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast i- ......i mean okay sure

[@anothercoda3403]

Or he kills Vaggie or someone else at the height of Charlie's plans to unleash Lucifer's power into hell once again

[@bluesapphire170]

I think he’s somehow involved with Lilith. We need to remember that Charlie said her mom disappeared 7 years before current events, and according to Vox so did Alastor. He’s very dodgy about explaining why he was gone but it’s pretty suspicious.

[@Azkaellon9001]

don't forget he appears like right after Charlie leaves her mum that voicemail

[@ShadowXardas]

And it makes a bit of sense because Lilith was said to give hell power through song. Alastor’s radio would be the perfect way to broadcast her song all across hell.

[@zrockey77]

3 other things. 1: Alastor showed up at the hotel right after Charlie asked her mom for help. 2: In episode 5 Alastor dislikes Lucifer, implies that he wants to be a father figure for Charlie (even if he only did that to annoy Lucifer. 3: Also in episode 5, Husker says that Alastor is ALSO bound to contract, which could be to Lilith.

[@Nebukanezzer]

​@@zrockey77 I think he wants Charlie to be fond of him, as a chip against Lilith.

[@zeea6561]

@@Nebukanezzer I also think the deal for a "favor" will be used against Lilith who has a soft spot for her daughter.

[@ZetaNiGHT]

Things I love about this scene: - the whole duet is a straight-up call and response, with Alastor LITERALLY matching Vox's song (almost) beat-for-beat, not only making a complete fool of Flathead but further demonstrating his own wit and quick thinking in the process. which brings me to-- - the reprisal of Vox's opening verse-- which the mans sung BEFORE going live on TV-- implying that Alastor knows what Vox is saying about him, and giving HIS version of the verse straight-up telling Vox that he knows this, and that he has it out for Vox SPECIFICALLY on top of announcing his plans to all of hell. (quick acknowledgement that this and the previous point COULD just be 'because musical', it can be a bit hard to tell what's deliberately diagetic and what isn't meant to actually be happening in a scene, so... it COULD just be that, but it's still plenty in-character for Big Al either way haha) - the deformity and exaggerated proportions of Al's full demon form do SUCH a good job of portraying how truly twisted and evil inside he is, which is something that can be easy to forget from how fun and over-the-top silly his expressions of evil can often be. This does SO well at reminding you that yes, he IS in fact a huge threat that should not be taken lightly, nor assumed to be on 'our' side just because he's helping Charlie and co. - I feel like the reprisal verse really DOES make you seriously question whether his reasons for helping with the hotel are what he states to Charlie and co instead of something far more manipulative and sinister. This bit really makes you think 'shit, is Alastor the REAL big bad of this show actually??' for the first time, I think - his demon form pretty overtly emulating a wendigo, an extremely fitting representation for a cannibal and a murderer-of-murderers like him - Alastor's radio dial pupils emulating a ticking clock, both perfectly in sync with his words 'O H T H I S W I L L B E F U N' and also lending them additional weight with the notion that we are on a countdown to dangerville. this one little detail is such a clever and efficient way of amping up the suspense of this one shot and the entire scene as a whole

[@aribounty327]

I believe that the whole reuse of the "Let's begin" part was purely for musical, since when Alastor came out of the Tailor, the first look on his face when seeing Vox on the TV was annoyance. He would have no reason to change his expression if he already knew what Vox was saying before hand.

[@unicornsmfer]

@@aribounty327unless he wanted Vox to think he was save to say things just a little longer to get him to be a little more riled up with some more ammunition he could later throw back at Vox. I think his annoyed glance is also to taunt Vox a little and show he isn’t scared of Vox and rather annoyed that he thinks he can play in the big league.

[@ZetaNiGHT]

@@aribounty327 that is a fair point haha and recent episodes have made me reassess notions like that. A shame, I think it'd be much cooler if the double-meaning of the message was intentional/diagetic haha. @unicornsmfer I doubt this is the case honestly, his annoyed look coming out of the tailor seems more like a cue to the audience than anything performative he's doing at Vox specifically. I'm with ari on this one unfortunately haha

[@iossaiken]

If you also pay attention to how the scene is colored, it starts with a blue as a main color with red highlights but red slowly starts taking over until Al's final where its solid red tones

[@HivefleetMagoladon]

>I feel like the reprisal verse really DOES make you seriously question whether his reasons for helping with the hotel are what he states to Charlie and co instead of something far more manipulative and sinister. This bit really makes you think 'shit, is Alastor the REAL big bad of this show actually??' for the first time, I think The thing about Alastor is that while he *IS* incredibly powerful, his real danger lies in his intellect and manipulation abilities. He very rarely needs to directly confront anyone, and instead manipulates and takes advantage of the circumstances around them to engineer their downfall. This is another thing in this scene since Alastor defeats Vox without having to lift a finger, instead simply outwitting him through provocation and wit.

[@brysonsimms3487]

one thing i like is that when Alastor starts transforming you hear the sound of a wendigo which fits his character really well if you know the lore if a wendigo also when vox is shown blue screening it says Alastor.EXE and some other stuff

[@mousepariah3884]

A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED AND VOX HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO HIS SYSTEMS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE FOLLOWING FILE: ALASTOR.EXE VOX.EXE_CRASH_ERROR_EAT_SHIT_ALASTOR CHECK TO MAKE SURE ALL ((fucking 1930S looking ass)) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IS UP TO DATE AND PROPERLY INSTALLED. ASK VOX FOR ANY VOXTEK UPDATES YOU MIGHT NEED IF PROBLEMS CONTINUE. ((fuck you alastor)) DISABLE OR REMOVE ANY ALASTOR(S) FROM THE GENERAL VICINITY. IF YOU NEED TO USE 'UNSAFE MODE' RESET YOUR VOXTEK DEVICE PRESS F5 AND SELECT 'ADVANCED START UP OPTIONS' THEN SELECT 'UNSAFE MODE' TECHNICAL INFORMATION; STOP. ALASTOR.EXE ((tiny.prick.radio))

[@RonnieNichols]

Its not a wendigo, its an elk call. Wendigos have nothing to do with deer, and Vivzie has stated that Alastor is not based off of the wendigo

[@MutantCyborg001]

​@RonnieNichols and then why the youtuber has given a heart to this comment?

[@samfish2550]

Because everyone just says wendigo for click bait and regardless it is a good example of how spindlehorse uses specific irl sounds to double down on making each character seem unique. (Also ik wendigo aren't irl and don't have "a sound" but the principle still stands)

[@TheRhuen]

​@@samfish2550two bits, yes it is just an elk/deer not a wendigo sound, pop culture has made this association. However that said the wendigo was described as making a sound in native folklore, but it was a piercing howling wind of a sound that could paralyse someone or even spread it's cannabalistic influence .

[@melit.]

Something else I like about his ending solo here is that he’s reprising the beginning of the song. A “you started this and I’m gonna finish it” kind of deal. It also reminds me of how he reprised Charlie’s song in the pilot.

[@sm0kysoulcynics579]

NOW YOUVE GOT ME NOTICING PATTERNS. THATS ACTUALLY REALLY COOL.

[@therealremdog1407]

He also tries to do that with Hells Greatest Dad, Lucifer starts the song and Alastor literally says he wants to finish it

[@firebreathingmoonbeam3961]

And the song with Lucifer. He actually tells Lucifer that he may have started the song but "he's going to sing it and finish it."

[@Wichnam]

"Why do you do this?" "Why does anyone, do anything?.... Shere absolute... BOREDOM!!!!" - Alastor

[@noahwhite2929]

One note. Alastor seems to take pretty good care of that cane, like a phylactery or some such. Another, I think he got himself hurt bad by an angel a couple purges ago and that may have to do with the forehead mark and is thus very curious about how someone took one out. Because truly then, what a whole new world of entertainment he'd get with that information.

[@gibbsterV]

While that would be interesting the forehead mark is where he was shot when he was alive and the reason it remains on his sinner form is because he died from that injury

[@lrkeribergaard6110]

@@gibbsterVyaaaaa

[@benma1116]

@@gibbsterVthat’s been confirmed to be true

[@ItsMinnowSeason]

Unfortunately yeah as the other commentor said, his forehead mark is the mark of what killed him. A deer hunter shot him between the eyes on accident (hence his deer form) and now he's in hell. He takes care of the cane bc its what he speaks into to broadcast into radio, yeh

[@Scyclo]

Well the forehead mark is where he was killed. Alastor died by getting shot in the head because someone mistook him for a deer, which also takes the whole wendigo thing into a quite literal sense, if someone mistook him for a deer he must of been wearing a deer skull or something acting as a wendigo to mask his cannibalistic nature and identity as a mythical wendigo causing disappearances.

[@ethanh9275]

This part sounds like he's saying: "Ha! You thought you had a choice. Anyway, back to you regularly scheduled broadcast"

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Alastors seems Great at making his Rival overplay their hand, while keeping his own strengths in check both physically and strategically. I have a feeling we only got a hint of how gruesome Alastors body can become at the end of this song!

[@scribblerstudios9895]

I mean in Vaggie's exposition on Alastor during the pilot we not only see the antler form but several others, which I know probably isn't fully accurate anymore but Alastor has a clear sense of power while only using just enough to make his point. Frankly I am both scared and very intruiged to see him let loose the hound so to speak

[@Xeorboom]

I love how Alastor is still making Vox's screens work since TVs require radio waves, which Alastor controls

[@carlosgarcia-pd4wq]

the thing i like about "stayed gone" is vox begin with "you wish YOU stayed gone" and alistor finish with " you wish I stayed gone".

[@zap4th368]

I think alistor was able to shut down box’s signal by simply getting vox worked up to the point he shorted it out himself. He was connected to the network, and was glitching due to being worked up. Makes sense it would have an effect.

[@tyreewadsworth1593]

I have a feeling Alastor is going to be a big part of the show maybe in League with Lilith. Plus he is my favorite character.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Maybe? Though i doubt he's THAT High on the latter

[@muguiwaranoboy2542]

Don't forget demons like stolas they're far more superior than overlords And the 7 deadly sins who are probably the top 7 strongest characters in the series (with Lucifer and Lilith on top)

[@drakofox1362]

​@@muguiwaranoboy2542 Charlie is third strongest to add to that

[@Mxiiznon_binary]

The hell hierarchy is broken, you know stricker severely damage stolas with an angelic weapon, right? An imp... nearly fuckin killed stolas ​@muguiwaranoboy2542

[@drakofox1362]

@@Mxiiznon_binary it's because of the angel weaponry without it Striker would be a low but crafty imp without powers

[@Scyclo]

I love this scene because it shows despite his 7 year absence hes still perfectly capable of threating someone like vox. And to be fair alastor does have the souls of former overlords at his mercy, as revealed in episode 4 with husk saying he was once an overlord. Another song that has slowly become my favorite song next to loser baby is respectless. It shows how over confident the Vees are. It also does a great job in fleshing out Velvette, who has become one of my favorite characters. Respectless shows off velvette's intelligence but also her immaturity and over confidence beautifully

[@e-122psi3]

Yeah it kinda works in tandem Stayed Gone, which shows how damn powerful Vox is, but how it all goes to pot because he believes that makes everyone else beneath them, that they can power play but believe no one can. I wonder if Val will get a similar number showcasing how manipulative and fierce he is, but similarly is oblivious to the fact he's only one bully among many more powerful and savvy ones.

[@ivansleepy4722]

Let me put it this way, K? "Show, don't tell" is, from my perspective, a bit innacurate. I still would say that yes, when a choice is there, showing is a better option. However, I have a problem with the "Don't tell" in the saying. Because you could say that it doesn't mean that telling is forbidden, but it sure does soud like that. So, what's the problem with changing the name? "Show and tell" doesn't suddenly make it so there's a lot of meaningless talking, showing could still be the priority. It's just that I think that it could be beneficial to newcomers in writing, as it's not as confusing. That's just my take though, thank you for pointing out my mistakes in the original comment. Let's just be... civil, OK? That touches everyone, me included. I was kind of rude, and that's my mistake. I apologise for it.

[@NoMouthNoScream]

telling is part of showing lol. Show don't tell doesn't mean that it's better to have a deaf movie. In this rule telling would be naration and long unrealistic monogues by characters explaining what is happening, like Vaggy telling Angel Dust who Alastor is (though this one is surprisingly good, because it creates suspence)

[@FreshCutChimken]

True true

[@ivansleepy4722]

@@NoMouthNoScream so... we agree with each other. Cause that's what I said. Long exposition is bad, but both showing and telling are important. I know, I took the definition of "Show don't tell" too literally when I said that it means a mute movie (it doesn't), but my point still kinda stands, and so does yours.

[@EtutEagl]

In writing you don’t want to break the flow of the story to tell the reader someone is evil, instead you want to show it. Show don’t tell is a technique in writing that makes writing better. If you were to show and tell it would ruin the flow, because you would show “the character being evil” for example, and then say “the character is evil.” Completely ignoring the fact that you just showed them being evil. This scene doesn’t tell us very little exposition, and shows us exactly how Alastor thinks of his rivalry, without him outright telling us how he feels about it. We don’t get a scene afterwards in your system that goes like this. “Oh yeah, Vox, I’m not worried about him, I easily can handle them, it’s quite fun.” - Adding this after showing us or having this before showing us wouldn’t work well with flow or be as impactful. Show, don’t tell, Is relevant in all good pieces of work, and is a saying developed to improve writing, it’s just better to show the reader through a persons actions and words, than to outright tell the reader how the person acts.

[@hannahmetzger4880]

​@EtutEagl You sound like a snooty writing teacher. No, you're wrong. It's show _and_ tell, show and tell is _way_ better. Show don't tell is irrelevant. Not _everything HAS_ to be show don't tell!!! 😠😡.

[@jacksonthomas1851]

Alastor's section of this song is so good. It is a part that if nothing else personifies Alastor's own individualism and his desire to do whatever he likes because he wants to. It is perfection.

[@riccardopelino]

I honestly love more the reveal of al's deal. Not only we got this info, but we also saw how much of a menace he can be to his own "friends"

[@KelThuzad1989]

I like his interaction with Zestiel, and the way they clearly showed that his absence was more than a ”sabbatical” as he claimed. It also showed on the relationship between overlords.

[@Eggeer]

What does sabbatical mean I'm not from a English speaking country so I don't know some deep meaning words from english

[@Eggeer]

I'm to gay to search it up

[@Eggeer]

lazy* sorry auto connect

[@Eggeer]

Correct*

[@kzkaa.]

@@Eggeer it means "taking a long break from your career".

[@jakenewland-griffin9460]

the only thing I wonder about this scene is does all of the pride ring head this final message or did alister localise it just to vox

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

I'm pretty sure he sent it out but I COULD be wrong

[@Free_Flowing_Anxiety]

He was still on air, so, while Vox got the video, the rest of hell probably got the warning over the Radio.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

@@Free_Flowing_Anxiety Nice

[@umapessoa240]

He would probably want everyone to hear him threatening his rival with no penalty right after one upping him

[@natsukigushiken3244]

even though it's a short video it definitly explains quite well. alastor is a very interesting character when we really think about it

[@BNRmatt]

Note that, in an excellent example of show don't tell, Alsstor's lip twitches and his smile is so wide his cheeks tear, showing just how unhinged he is.

[@jacenhadwin513]

When I first saw this scene I got chills all over my body.

[@randomshitpost8477]

Kinda wish his voice became more cryptic at the end. But cool song nonetheless

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Yeah more radio static would have been nice

[@WhomeEveryoneHates]

I knew I wasn't the only one that liked this scene! I kept replaying it over and over and it never gets old.!

[@EnabiSeira]

And this is why he is my favourite character. The suspense, the mistery, and the funny moments. Everything around him just picks my attention like a candy to a child.

[@slimybirb3906]

This is why I love this song and the mass amount of confidence Alastor has over Vox, with Voxs solo scene happening before he starts broadcasting, as if telling himself that, while Alastor has no problem saying what he said to all of the pride ring.

[@Jade_Dragon]

My personal favorite is the "I've got an appetite for gambling/I've got an appetite for sampling...." From the Loser baby song. That entire song in general, but that specifically, because of the duality and the mirroring. But you are completely correct, this scene is literally an embodiment of Alastor's character

[@garg4531]

“Oh this will be *fun*” That line is so perfect and always gives me chills, and the imagery building up to it shows that Alastor means business Also one thing I didn’t pay much attention to at first is that Alastor’s lines at the end echo Vox’s at the beginning, which wasn’t broadcast Pair that with his face appearing on the screens at the end, and you get the implication that Vox isn’t the only one who’s always watching… Dude better sleep with both eyes open tonight!

[@seonruiz4835]

Im have lost count how many times i have whatched just this scene, i absolutely love it.

[@tanishamuntslag6369]

Alastor is so mysterious and interesting that everytime Alastor is on screen we get excited to see what he will do next😂

[@lauraholmes2402]

Alastor is far superior to Vox. Having seen the whole series now, Vox cannot survive without the other Vees. Alastor knows it (and says it), and I think Vox does too. Alastor, one the other hand, not only demonstrated his power and maintained his position alone, was able to come back from a 7 year absence and simply reclaim it from right under Vox’s nose. He doesn’t see the people he meets as people, but as potential pawns to use later. Every relationship he has is transactional, and I believe he’s genuinely psychopathic. Seeing the end of this song, it is quite clear that there is an end game. He has an intention in mind, reiterated by his part of the finale. There’s loads more I can add, I love his character so much.

[@chongwillson972]

@lauraholmes2402 I honestly hope vox can be a threat, because otherwise it makes him and the V's really boring if alastor can just beat them easily.

[@lauraholmes2402]

@@chongwillson972 he was kind of portrayed as a comedic villain, but I would love to see him as a genuine threat as well, even if it just makes Alastor look more evil and manipulative. I don’t want Vox to be a Powerpuff Girls villain

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

He has an objective but isn't sure of how to get there, he figures it out as he goes along

[@PR1ME98]

I absolutely love this scene too. I love characters that are extremely menacing and can actually make an terrifying impact on almost everyone else just by being themselves.

[@fireironthesecond2909]

My favourite song personally. I love the character and rivalry it gets across

[@beanieb0b]

This isn’t my favourite scene, but I will say that it is amazing how different the visual medium is from literally ones. I actually can’t imagine explaining this scene through words, it’s really good in that regard

[@xXasiahkiinXx123]

Alastor is my fave character from the pilot and this scene honestly just locked him in for that place with a unbreakable lock

[@dewmilk7266]

I LOVE the elk bugle sound effects in the background as he gets progressively more terrifying

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

That's probably a large part of how he climbed the ranks of He so fast, using his intellect and quick wits to punch above his weight class. He's also good at improvising plans, he doesn't had a solid plan on how to get out of his contract but he's confident in his ability to eventually find a way out which is why he doesn't lose his cool so easily. He quietly gathers information, even walking into town every day to see what news he can gather from tye TVs he hates so much, and then once he finds something useful he uses it to secure a deal with Charlie.

[@tossboy2643]

this is the shortest video essay ive ever seen, and yet it got its point across beautifully. Bravo sir.

[@NoMouthNoScream]

I also enjoyed this scene. Especially because he destroys the "Overlord are businessmen" vibe and shows how he is an actual demon

[@Uchiha_D._Ackerman]

wdym "actual demon?" All of them are actual demons. unless you're talking about hell-born vs sinner based demons. regardless, sinners are still real demons just of different origin; and Alastor is a sinner based demon not a hell-born.

[@terry.1428]

@@Uchiha_D._Ackermanok but vox velvette and valentino are clearly more focused on profit and control. As opposed to Aleister who just wants to be entertained

[@NoMouthNoScream]

yeah like terry said, they are more "people" then Alastor, even compared to Devil he's still the most wicked one. @@Uchiha_D._Ackerman

[@Uchiha_D._Ackerman]

@@NoMouthNoScream Oh you mean how cruel/evil/corrupt he is. I thought you were talking about species/race. Because by the show's standard, all of them are actual demons regardless if they are hell-born or former mortal sinners. It's just that some are more morally bankrupt than others.

[@Kate-rj6ys]

This is definitely my favourite scene in Hazbin Hotel too!

[@samfish2550]

Tbh show don't tell has been a real strength in a lot of the villain songs, namely Alastor and Velvet.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Before you ask, yes my sleep schedule IS NOT RIGHT! Edit: Many people told me that it was Vox who shut the power off, if that's so, WHOOPS 🤭

[@NightSpark11569]

Same

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

@@NightSpark11569 I'm on a boat with a couple of wackoooos

[@kingofthewoods2863]

Fix your freaking schedule

[@Ch1_p3r]

Bro, I'm wondering if you should make a power level list for Hazbin Hotel, because even though it wasn't very clear in the pilot, very strong characters were shown in the 4 episodes of the series. A power ranking wouldn't be bad, what do you say? Even if not, thank you

[@NoMouthNoScream]

I'm fixing my schedule rn. And I AM succeding!

[@mirunacristea9539]

This is my fav song and my favorite scene in the series, and what is funny is that the black out wasnt even caused by him directly, but by Vox himself. I love the character of Alestor, he lowkey gives me chills every time hes on screen, especially at the end of this song.

[@estebanpineros9409]

The best part is the ending, where we get to see the actual mosnter underneath, the Alastor that was recognized, even among demons, as a monster. Also gotta love how for most of their back and forth, Alasto's "fight" with Vox is mostly a d*ck measuring contest for the masses, but after Vox loses power, Alastor adresses his rival almost directly, explicitly threatening that this isn't just about taking back his empire, it' about the Radio Demon coming personally for the Vs.

[@ArchTeryx00]

It made a really great contrast to Vox's hyperactive. flopsweat trolling. He figured that by peppering Alastor with insults, he could make the Radio Demon lose his cool. Instead. Alastor turned it right back on him, got him to kill the power to the entire ring... and then he *slowly* unveiled the single most effective threat in the entire series. He reveals his full demon form, throws Vox's *unbroadcast* words right back at him, and finishes up his threat display with a chilling, "Oh, this will be *fun."* Cut signal. Little wonder Vox drops an Atomic F-Bomb a moment later and busts out crying.

[@dragoadvent]

Another wonderful part of this scene, the musical number in particular, is how music here helps contextualize the conflict. In every other song associated with a confrontation (Hell is Forever and Respectless), the genre of music shifts as one character's voice dominates the other (Adam taking over with rock music, Velvette with British Punk Pop). In Stayed Gone, it starts with Jazz and ends with Jazz. As a genre, Jazz is deeply associated with 1920s New Orleans, which those following Hazbin would know is roughly the place and time period Alastor lived in. To that end, the song starting with Jazz foreshadows Alastor's triumph over Vox. But it also reveals that Vox is relatively tone deaf and doesn't know that he's fighting a losing battle right from the start (before Alastor even enters the fray, musically!).

[@virus3935]

Man personally even when we were just being Told that alastor did shit he was so legendary in my eyes. Altho if they have a flash back to when he was doing those things id fucking die

[@RicochetXD]

Alastor and Charlie's mother went missing at the same time near enough. 7 years ago. He returns and an angel is dead. Charlie's mom is still not back yet. It makes me think that Lilith and Alastor are working together on something. A bigger plan maybe.

[@rattymenace]

Yeah! In the pilot Alastor appears almost immediately after Charlie tried calling Lilith

[@bandseta861]

Unfortunately the angel is a total anticlimax, we already know who killed it and it wasn’t the silly red man

[@AlottaBoulchit]

​@bandseta861 We don't know the full circumstances behind the death though other than it seemed the Angel was going to kill one of her daughters and she was not having that. It could be that Alastor or Lilith could have set up the gameboard for that moment to happen. 🤔😂

[@10000eyes]

That entire song goes way harder than it needs to its in my top 10 villain songs

[@loner844]

It seems that both Alastor and Adam are both doing what they're doing for fun. The difference, it seems to me, is that at least Alastor has charm. Adam is just irritating.

[@dantereinhardt6911]

Man, this scene sent shivers down my everything. It was so good.

[@anenbylittlepotato9737]

One of my favorite scenes is a very similar sort of show don't tell kinda vibe where in the You Didn't Know song when Sera goes "I wanted to save you the anguish it takes to do what was required" and it shows Sera's eyes reflecting the flames in a very terrifying way, probably showing how Emily saw her in that moment

[@loonable]

*me replaying the first part over and over* *stops replaying* *gets scares realizing its an actual full video*

[@shedtea]

genuinely my favorite scene of the show so far! the song itself is just so catchy and villainous but alastor's ending portion is genuinely perfection

[@ned1027]

Glad your covering Hazbin Hotel. Out of curiosity, what made you start covering it?

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

I've been a fan since the pilot, I've been waiting on this show for quite some time and even did a video or two awhile back. The only reason I didn't cover it more is...well you can only cover so much with one pilot especially if you're late to the part

[@SimplyTrulyNothing]

This scene was definitely my favourite ✨🖤❤️✨

[@MAJWCF]

Wow this felt like a 10 minute video essay but it was 3 minutes? That is amazing work!!

[@charlesbonzon3603]

I love that scene to.

[@Terastas]

We did get a "show don't tell" moment before this one when the Hazbin Hotel was attacked by Sir Pentious. We see during this moment, not only that Alastor can dispatch his foes with just a snap of his fingers, but that he has powers that go well beyond what one would otherwise expect from someone known as The Radio Demon. Equally telling is the reaction from all of the other characters, including Charlie Morningstar, the daughter of what is presumably the most powerful being of all in Hell. Everyone is shocked by it into complete silence with wide eyes, with the sole exception of Husk, the former overlord under contract with Alastor (IE: the only one who might already be familiar with Alastor's power level). Which actually seems like it might be an even bigger deliberate hint at some later plot point, given that Husk is also the one who taunts Alastor about being "also on a leash". It makes me wonder: Did Husk recognize those giant black tendrils? Or at least know that they were absolutely NOT within Alastor's capacity prior to his seven-year "sabbatical"? Did he figure out that Alastor sold his soul for more power all on his own just based on the fact that Alastor has powers he previously did not? Charlie: ("Holy crap!") Vaggie: ("Holy crap!") Angel: ("Holy crap!") Nifty: (radio static) Husk: ("So that's where you've been...")

[@arias1610]

I love this scene. I searched "HH coolest scene" just to find out if Ill find a video with it and this was legit the first thing that popped up. Its nice to know that people who understand it appreciate it as much as I do.

[@MrZachary5757]

Song is a fuckin banger thank god she added it to Amazon music. Hopefully one day she can add Hellva songs to Amazon music as well

[@normalpeoplelikeme]

One great example of tell over show (yes I just made that up) would be in John Wick when the mafia boss tells his son just how hard he f**ked up and how John Wick was actually a legendary hitman previously in his employ.

[@gamerstheater1187]

Small little theory: Alastor's mother was a Voodoo Queen, he was born in New Orleans between the late 1800s to early 1900s where Voodoo among the Creole community was widespread, he's also Creole.

[@flyboy6392]

He's more cajun than Creole, just by the food he mentions. (Source: I have family in the Bayou)

[@mrhappydepressed5503]

Short, informative, and to the point. I like this video.

[@monkeyfat61]

bro, that epic as shit i love how they finished it is one of those moments that gets stuck in your head expuly with the laugh at the end. i also love the loser baby song, it so cutie and shows how husker kinda sees alot of himself in angel dust I think

[@zara658]

The best part about his monologue is the fact he says "Tune on in." Which is quite literally a death threat in a way lol, considering he would broadcasts the screams of the overlords he killed on his radio show, so tuning on in to hear the next overlord he will more than likely axe next

[@enterthekyuubi]

Alastor looks more like the devil than the devil himself.

[@Raja995mh33]

This scene is definitely Top 1 or 2 for me. The same with his scene in the last song after the battle where he actively talks/sings about his deal and how he wants to get out of it and everything

[@fweppington]

Just finished watching the new episodes and OH MAN its getting so good

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

I prefer the beginning of the song as well as "now his medium is getting bloody rare!"

[@TheWitchDoc17762A]

I really think this scene shows just how much of a threat Alastor can be and I have a feeling we don't know just how powerful he is yet.

[@ichigoamv1473]

What I loved about it the most is how even thought i know it was just part of the song and not really him knowing he did a return of what vox was saying BEFORE he even went live like he was able to know what was going on inside of voxs room and threw it all back at him gave me real "Im in your walls" type chills

[@spaceaxolotl6196]

My favorite scene in Hazbin Hotel so far is definitely "Poisen" the depth put into the lyrics of the song mixed with the visual symbolism creates a scene with a lot of impact and meaning It's not just telling you how angel's life is but it's also showing you as well as showing you the toll that it takes on him as a serviver of SA myself I feel like the scene and the music does a perfect job of encapsulating how absolutely hopeless a situation like that feels. I did my own breakdown of the song scene by scene on my Twitter.

[@spaceaxolotl6196]

I'm not going to link my breakdown because I think linking your own social media is underneath somebody else's video is scummy unless somebody asks me for it directly

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

Alastor smile was so wide in this scene you can see his mouth tearing open at the cheeks and starts bleeding

[@somethingunusual8456]

2:24 it's actually way more interesting than Alastor himself cutting the power, he USES Vox to do it! He "hacks" Vox (as shown on his blue screen moment) via radio waves, and causes HIM to overload and shut down, and since Vox is connected to pretty much every device (and I imagine he's connected to all the eletrical power system of the pride ring at least) everything shuts down with him. It just goes to show, casually, how intelligent Alastor actually is, it gives us a taste of how he was able to outgrow the past overlords and make all the present ones fear him. But if he's trying really hard or not, we'll never know, because he never shows any weakness whatsoever, adding to the manipulative and unpredictable demon we know.

[@Sn1ckerdoodles]

Hes not turning off the power, he just made vox so angry he crashed lol

[@somethingunusual8456]

@@Sn1ckerdoodles he is though, at least he knew that would be the outcome of Vox's tantrum and wanted exactly that. At the end of the song Alastor clearly broadcasts a message that he wants everyone to hear with no other distractions

[@jungtothehuimang]

I genuinely enjoy the Hazbin team letting Alastor be a genuinely disgusting, horrific evil villain. Even if he comes across as quite benevolent at times, he is always one foot in the door of becoming the most horrifying monster he'll has ever seen.

[@nv3363]

I think he was almost killed by an angelic weapon and whoever he made the deal with helped him not die which would explain why he had stitches all over him.

[@GbyP]

Alastor invests in the hotel for his amusement but I believe he secretly believes it will work. Carmilla killing an angel proves to him that if the status quo is changed he will be the one sinner on top due to being the only overlord who invested in the hotel to begin with. Remember where others might see a problem Alastor sees opportunity and it isn't for more power it is all for chaotic fun.

[@Roge9]

I wonder what his association is with lilith. You can see him looking towards her in the picture and they both been gone for 7 years.

[@foxxknight8847]

I do like that as the show progresses, Alistor is actually warming up to the gang. I think he even outright says he never expected to actually LIKE them. I think we're going to end up with an evil character that is paradoxically one of the heroes. His main goal is still to spread chaos, but he will fight for those he has found himself caring about too. Even if that puts him on the side of "good". Because you can do good deeds and not be a good person. ;)

[@marcelinepink]

The idea of a demonic, deer themed radio host that pulls the strings from his radio tower is so visually appealing to me.

[@Jixxyyy]

This scene was what made me say that production value went way through the roof. It perfectly highlights how Vox thought he was in charge while Alistor is showing him just how horribly wrong he is

[@moistenedwall1003]

this's a damn good micro video essay. Really tight and effective; keep up the good work!

[@huntercool2232]

Me after my 1 year ban appeal expires: 0:01

[@happymaybe8523]

Every scene where Alastor shows even just a little bit of his power is the best scene

[@defectedheart2680]

I agree with you. I love that part the most but tbh for me I love the whole scuffle song with Vox and Alastor. It’s my favorite with Loser Baby as a close second, Poison and Respectless tied for third.

[@Me_and_also_me]

This scene was insane!!! It legit gives me chills every time I watch it!

[@Moonstriker2514]

Alastor is my favorite so far

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

He's everybody's favorite XD

[@kyletruchard5872]

I think the start of it is the most chilling, the way he says "Let's begin," with the snarl, and then the "I'm gonna make you wish that I'd stayed gone." He says it almost distastefully, like he didn't want to return or at least wasn't planning on it. The way he finishes it up with, "This will be fun." makes it seem like he either found a reason to return or even though he was forced to return, has found a way to make it fun for himself. Husk also mentions Al is on a leash which Al absolutely hates. I wouldn't be surprised if ultimately he was forced to come back but has found a way to screw with not only the denizens of hell, but also the one who put a leash on him. Perhaps lilith spent 7 years till she finally found something she could use against Al. If it is Lilith that has his soul, maybe it was less of a mutual thing and more of her finding blackmail on him after 7 years she could finally use.