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[cheeseanonioncrisps]

One of the more interesting aspects of Stayed Gone is the implication that, prior to his disappearance, Alastor must have been producing some quality programming.

Despite it's obvious importance in the modern world, TV apparently only started outcompeting radio in Hell after Alastor vanished. Seven whole years ago. And when Al returns, Vox's first response is to freak the fuck out about whether he's gonna keep his audience.

That's fucking crazy.

And we can be pretty sure that people weren't just listening in out of fear, either. Or because Alastor was making any major effort to crush all other forms of media.

If this was purely about which Overlord was the most powerful, then Vox's verses would surely have focused on emphasising his own strength. Instead, they're all about calling radio outdated. Vox is genuinely worried— apparently based on experience— that Alastor is going to outdo him in terms of sheer entertainment value.

Which raises the obvious question: what were Al's shows actually like? (Aside from those early broadcasts guest-starting the screams of the damned, obviously.)

We get kind of a taster in the song:

“Salutations! Good to be back on the air. Yes, I know it's been a while, since someone with style treated Hell to a broadcast— Sinners, rejoice!— instead of a clout-chasing mediocre video podcast. Is Vox insecure, pursuing allure? Fitting between this fad and that, is nothing working? Every day, he's got a new format! Is Vox as strong as he purports? Or is it based on his support? He'd be powerless without the other Vees! And here's the sugar on the cream: he asked me to join his team! I said no, and now he's pissy, that's the tea!”

Obviously he's doing it to music, so there's going to be some difference in the cadence of his voice from that, but still, he's talking noticeably quicker than he does in person. And he gets right to the point.

Compare it to his commercial in episode 1. There's a big difference in terms of both how much respect he's showing his audience (“well hello there, you wayward sinner!” vs “good to be back on the air”), and how much relevant information he delivers.

Alastor is a great character to watch, but most people who interact with him directly seem to find the experience either annoying, awkward, terrifying or all three.

Mainly because Al seems to go out of his way to put people off even when he's actively trying to get them to trust him, by making condescending asides or constantly dropping references to his own power. On air, however, he greets everyone politely and even drops what is almost an apology for being gone so long (“I know it's been a while”), then immediately gets to the information that he knows they're really listening for.

Alastor may not respect Charlie, Adam or Lucifer, but he does respect his audience.

And the content he's producing makes it clear why people are still tuning in. Al has the gossip. Katie Killjoy and Tom Trench may not be unbiased exactly, but they're clearly trying to provide sources for their claims and maintain some veneer of professional news reporting.

Al, meanwhile, is quite happy to provide strong opinions and baseless speculation about public figures, content that is less fitting with the professional image that Vox seems so desperate to keep up, but that is likely to attract a bigger audience.

What gets me curious now, however, is wondering what else he used to provide.

Again, radio was apparently the medium for news and entertainment in Hell until Alastor left. Implying that a) radio was at the time fulfilling many of the function that TV now provides, and b) Alastor was involved enough in this that it collapsed/got overthrown the moment he left town.

Did Alastor have an empire similar to the Vees? Did he run a bunch of channels? Did he have DJs and sports commentators and presenters on his payroll?

Given that radio seems to have collapsed completely after he left— did they all go running to Vox when he was presumed dead? Was the Vees new empire in part built on the ruins of Alastor's old one?

Or did he do the whole thing solo and just run like, a bunch of different shows. (In which case, since radio's bread and butter has always been music, Helluva Boss fans can now have fun imagining him interviewing Verosika Mayday about ‘Vacay to Bonetown’.)

[avenananana]

[polyamorouspunk]

Btw you can’t be mad that your polyamorous boo be paying attention to someone else who is giving them attention if you’re not giving them any and you refuse to make things official with them.

[wotunciba]

your "made from scratch" meshes are total garbage. low your voice, babe. and also those hairlines 😂

Oh, so you're only brave enough to send anonymous hate? That alone proves you know you're talking out of your ass. Why not come forward and face me properly? Or maybe you're one of those big cc creators yourself, huh? I'm dying to know why you're so mad. It's honestly hilarious—you're fuming, but all you can do is hide behind anon. So pathetic.

As for my work being "garbage"—let's get one thing straight: everything I make is free. Unlike your precious creators who charge people for recycling EA meshes with a couple of tweaks and call it "early access". You're really comparing me to people profiting off minor edits? I'm just here making what I enjoy, sharing it with others, and guess what? I don't owe anyone anything. People don't have to download my stuff, and they definitely don't have to pay for it. And you have the nerve to hold me to the same standard as someone who's milking people for money? You're reaching.

Oh, and before you start spewing more nonsense about shadow maps, etc—news flash: just because I don't include them doesn't mean I can't do them. You're telling me to do this and that, but I'm choosing not to. What gives you the right to boss me around? Cry about it. Your tantrum just screams insecurity. Go whine to someone who cares. Oops, seems like you'll have a hard time finding anyone. Tough luck…

And don't even get me started on your whole "before you talk badly about others" BS. If you're so noble, why don't you throw a million dollars at those lazy creators you're defending? You're their personal cheerleader, huh? Licking their boots while they laugh all the way to the bank. Even if I weren't a creator, even if I didn't make cc at all, I'd still have the right to call out their shady practices because I'm a player first and foremost. But look at you, losing your mind over nothing. I didn't even name those creators in my post, and yet here you are, falling apart. Pathetic. How fragile must you be to break down over this?

Honestly, it's kind of sad. You probably sit there behind your screen, day after day, sending hate messages to anyone who criticizes your precious creators. What a miserable existence. I hope someday you grow a spine and stop being such a coward. Good luck with that, though.

You should honestly be thankful I'm not replying to you in my native language. You wouldn't understand a word, and you'd just end up crying about it while sending even more pointless messages.

[zeytinfilizi]

nerede bu uyku tutmadı, sabahlıyorum diyen tumblr sahibeleri, gelin kız beşiği siz sallayın da ben uyuyayım biraz

[eternalmoongoddessworld]

[irrolyphant]

Justified: City Primeval • 1x03 Backstabbers

[steveinscarlet]

[otrtbs]

jegulus haters talk about jegulus more than their own ships its actually insane LMAOOO

yeah imagine basing ur entire fandom experience on things you hate,,,, lmfaoo couldn’t be me. not very demure. not very mindful 🙂‍↔️

[henry-fillips]

hey people who say “oh we have an lgbtq+ month but not a soldier appreciation month-“ yeah do the soldiers who help our country get their flags burned and slandered every day for expressing themselves? yeah i thought so [OOC POST]

[boythingpup]

Don't worry baby daddy will find where you live exactly, stalk you for days on end, give you a sense of paranoia. Daddy will find your room and look at you while you sleep and at times if your window is open, go inside and caress your face, and leave a note explaining what I did to you while you were asleep. A course of a month will pass in the same way. Me finding my way inside your room and molesting you every night, sliding a sleeping pill in your mouth so you don't make a fuss and using you properly, your deffensless body. Making sure to put a chastity cage on your dick and keep the key to my self so it's stuck on you forever.

I claim this emote 🥱

HEHEHEH i’m jumpingup and down with glee….

🎉🎉 i lov being forced to enjoy what’s happening !! ur so so so nice to me that it would be mean and disrespectful not to thank u .. kissing me gently on the forehead so i stop being so loud when i cry :[[

bein permanently confused 2 why ur doing this or what’s happening to me n u tell me all i need to know is that U want this! and if i want to be good i have to make U feel good! cuz selfish pups get hurt and good pups get pets!!

WAAHH!!!!

[daughterofanarcissistwoman]

When people try ganging up on you but you’ve been ganged up on all your life.

[vilochkaaa]

sketches for my soul :)

small headcanon that pierre sometimes pins to his jacket one of the flowers from a bouquet given by a near and dear person

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.. and this

[greenfiend]

I see a lot of takes on here that imo are wildly wrong and very biased and likely somewhat projections but I’m really too lazy to argue with anyone tbh. Lmao.