#hazbin hotel s1 e4

[critterofthenight]

sooooo Husk was the overlord of gambling? that's actually so fucking cool

[zephs-sideblog]

Hazbin Hotel episode 4 - I loved the episode to death, the greatest so far, has two absolute bangers of songs, and circles around my favorite character(s) in the show thus far. As a warning to all, the main theme of it made my stomach churn. It's good that it's there and it's something uncomfortable that needs to be brought up and talked about more.

No spoilers for those who haven't seen it yet.

[shootinwebs]

( spoilers: hazbin hotel s1:e4 )

( content notes: abuse implied, valentino )

alastor and angel friendship: having inside jokes and everyone thinks they're absolutely unhinged when they reference them, not being able to stop laughing, S tier hugs, getting drunk and crying together, strongly respecting each other's privacy and how they don't want anyone else to know about the details they share with each other about their experiences of abuse, alastor quietly/tenderly mending angel's wounds from val that he'll refuse to go to the hospital for (and sneaking him things like lidocaine, birth control, etc., before he has to go in for a shoot)

alastor and charlie friendship: singing songs from musicals together while they're collaborating on tasks in the hotel, alastor really wanting to tell her that he loves her (as if she was his own daughter) but not knowing if she would trust him to be genuine about it / if he would sound sincere

alastor and rosie friendship: queer friendship of the century, being known for laughing in like every other sentence when they're together (and everyone knows when they're in the restaurant/bar/etc. because they laugh loud as hell), telling each other pretty much everything (even the darkest shit), alastor finally having someone to cry his goddamn eyes out to (she's the only person he'll run to when he's truly suffering an emotional crisis and he'll literally be sobbing his goddamn lungs out on her chest or in her lap)

alastor and niffty friendship: literally his surrogate daughter

alastor and husk friendship: sharing an equal tendency towards being sarcastic and deadpan when they're feeling especially mean, secretly making fun of everyone, alastor being supportive and even excited about husk & angel's romantic relationship, husk secretly thinking to himself that (even though alastor likes to consider himself the cruelest overlord and refuses to believe how much of a soft side he has) alastor is actually not that bad and shit could be wayyy worse, alastor silently just being there and listening to husk vent (i.e. without unsolicited advice) when husk gets too drunk and cries

alastor and vox (former) friendship: making each other laugh until they're coughing and in tears on the floor, being supportive of each other's business goals, really nice hugs, alastor perhaps taking his threshold of forgiveness towards vox too far

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2012 Icons of Alastor || S1-E4/E5

2012 Alastor/Radio Demon Icons from Amazon prime's Hazbin Hotel - Season 1, Episode 4 & Episode 5.

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[Ep 4 Download Link] - 36 Icons [Ep 5 Download Link] - 1976 Icons

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Cassandra and her villain arc; was it bad? Let's discuss... (Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure)

Just wanted to say before we dive in, I'm currently working on a piece about Gonzo from the Muppets and some Hazbin Hotel stuff too. So stay tuned;)

Cassandra was mainly portrayed as snarky, cold, and even a little rude. She's almost a perfect opposite to Rapunzel, which makes them interesting friends. And it's nice that Rapunzel has another girl she can rely on, since I personally believe female friendships are important in media. Within the TV series, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Cassandra is often seen budding heads with Eugene or helping with Rapunzel's misadventures. And as the show goes on, we see Cassandra actively looking out for Rapunzel more and more.

Even though Cass states many times in the first two seasons that she loves and cares for Raps, their relationship is quite unstable through out the show even before she became a main antagonist. Let's take a look at their relationship pre-season two to get a better understanding:

For example, in The Challenge of the Brave (S1 E4) when Raps joins the challenge, Cass feels like Raps is being a bad friend by trying to win something that means so much to her. She's annoyed by Raps' ignorance, and jealous of the admiration Raps is receiving. Yet, Cass never even told Raps how much the contest means to her. So instead of communicating her feelings, Cass starts to act more snappy with Raps and actively tries to get Raps eliminated from the game. However, it's not unreasonable for Raps to be unaware of Cass' wishes, especially since she struggles with social cue. Regardless of the fact that Cass should've been more patient with Raps, I think this episode would've been nice foreshadowing to her change of heart in season three if they didn't try to paint Cass as the victim in this episode. I don't understand why only Raps apologized, when they both should've acknowledged their wrongs.

In Under Raps (S1 E9), Rapunzel tries to make Cass feel better about being single by making her things and showing her appreciation for Cass. When this happens, Cass sort of gets annoyed for no reason even though Rapunzel's intentions are sweet. She doesn't even really verbalize if Raps is pushing boundaries or not, she's just... frustrated?

This doesn't relate to Rapunzel directly, but in Great Expotations (S1 E8) Cass uses Varian to get what she wants. Even though she does make up for it, it's still a testament to her character. Cass often acts without thinking about how others might feel or think, and the way she treats Raps in season one is a prime example of that. She does take into account how naive and ignorant Raps can be, but she refuses to show any patience for it as Raps recovers from literally being isolated for eighteen years. And Cass is supposed to be Raps' best friend! It's the same with Varian. You see, Cass isn't really a bad person. She just wants her moment in the spotlight, her moment to prove herself. In these episodes, that's often what drives her to make these mistakes towards her friends. This would be a great character flaw, and an interesting writing concept. But this show keeps having Cass in this same situation again and again, and she never grows from it. It gets old very fast.

Not to mention, Cass also tried to force Raps not to tell Eugene how she got her hair back when it first happened. All because Cass "doesn't trust Eugene". I thought this was strange, because I don't really know what kind of friend asks someone to lie to their significant other.

In the flashback episode, Beginnings (S3 E6), we learn that Cass never wanted to be friends with Raps to begin with, and there was a lot of guilty undertones on Cass' part of the relationship at least in its early stages from what we can see. Raps clearly latched onto Cass way too fast, because she was still fresh out of the tower when they met. And Cass wasn't ready to be what Raps needed (which was therapy). Cass was Raps' first friend besides Pascal, and I don't understand why Cass would take on that role if she wasn't going to put in the effort to at least try and be compassionate and understanding with Raps.

Moving on to season two, Cass didn't really do anything of substance until The Great Tree episode (S2 E14) which is a little weird in hindsight. But I thought her insecurities about needing to prove herself and how she always feel second place to Raps were pretty justified. We saw a couple times through out the series that people preferred Raps over Cass, or gave Raps opportunities when Cass worked harder for them. Still, I don't feel like that's Raps' fault. Waiting in the Wings did a perfect job of illustrating Cass' feelings on this subject, and it even made me like her more as a character because it gave her so much more depth. Still, the song talks about how Cass is going to keep waiting until her moment in the sun arrives no matter what, which contradicts her villain arc quite a bit considering the fact she did not wait at all. Anyway, I think Cass trying to insinuate that Raps doesnt trust her judgement anymore in these episodes was BULLSHIT. Raps clearly loves and values Cass, and trusts her completely. All Raps did was mkae a call that Cass didn't agree with, I dont think this meant that Raps wasn't listening or wasn't trusting Cass. The two of them simply disagreed on it, which they do all the time.

Technically, the thing that pushes Cass off the edge is the fact that she finds out she's Mother Gothel's biological daughter. But there was one other incident that set this villain arc into motion before the episodes within the House of Yesterday's Tomorrows. Cassandra's hand wound from Rapunzel.

When Cass injuries her hand during the final fight within the Great Tree, she blames Raps for it even after they talk it out and apologize. I didn't understand this at all, because yes Cass warned Raps not to use the decay incantation. But it's not like they had any other choice! And Raps was not in control of herself or the tree when Cass got injured. Not only this, but Raps also told Cass to leave before anything even happened. Why is Cass upset with Raps for not listening to her when she wouldn't listen to Raps either?

The season three opening episode, Rapunzel's Return (S3 E1), shows us exactly what Cass saw in the House of Yesterday's Tomorrows. We learn that Cass is Gothel's real daughter, and this is a huge turning point in the series. Because in this episode, Cassandra's entire villain arc stopped being about her own struggles and insecurities and how she's felt second place to Rapunzel this whole time, it became about the fact that Gothel chose Raps over Cass. I felt like this was a lazy writing choice, to make it seem like Cass' feelings of being inferior to Raps are more justified. But honestly, I think her villain arc could've stood well on it own if they just planted to the smaller seeds of doubt earlier on, and didn't involve Gothel in it. Of all people. Gothel is a naturally selfish woman who would never do anything that doesn't serve some kind of purpose for her. I find it hard to belief she kept Cass around simply to do house work around her cottage instead of just dumping Cass at an orphanage of some kind.

I also feel the need to mention the fact that Cass was absent for almost 12 episodes in a row, during what is supposed her season as the antagonist and her moment to have the spotlight, probably has something to do with why her writing in season three came out so half-baked. Combining this with the fact that her change of heart was only really hinted at in maybe five out of the forty-five episodes, episodes in which the conflict involving Cass' character is always resolved by the end, makes her entire villain arc seem out of character at first glance.

This season went to great lengths to make Cass' actions and attitude as nasty as possible, especially by having her show no remorse or doubts after Be Very Afraid (S3 E9). This is on of the reasons her redemption arc fell flat.

In A Tale of Two Sisters (S3 E14), we see the last bit of Cass' doubt be outweighed by her need to blame someone for the way Gothel abandoned her. So, she blames Rapunzel. But Cass knows Gothel was sick and abusive towards Raps, and she also knows it's not Raps' fault she was kidnapped. After all their years of friendship, I didn't buy the concept that Cass would let her anger manifest in a way that would blame Raps for a traumatic event that happened to both of them.

While I'm well aware that Zhan Tiri has been manipulating Cass since the House of Yesterday's Tomorrows, it still didn't make Cass's villain arc anymore believable for me. It felt like the show's way of trying to excuse its own crappy writing.

Once a Handmaiden (S3 E16) is when Cass realizes Zhan Tiri has been manipulating her since the beginning, and begins to regret her choices. So Cass disguises herself as Rapunzel's current handmaiden to try and find a way to extend some kind of olive branch. This gives us a little more insight into the headspace Cass has been in these past few months, and it gives the audience more room to sympathize with her (especially in the play scene). Yet, when Zhan Tiri reveals Cass to everyone and the guards start attack her, Cass is quick to become incredibly angry, even though Raps was trying to call off the guards. Cass literally takes over the entire kingdom, almost killing hundreds of people after spending the whole day bonding with Raps like old times. While I have issues with the amber-firing machine Varian made, I feel like the switch up with Cass in this episode was absolutely insane.

Cassandra's redemption arc, if you can even call it that, completely fell apart because it was so rushed. It was similar to Varian's redemption arc in that sense, but even though Varian's redemption arc had flaws he was able to sort of get away with it. Varian's villain arc was shorter than Cass', his crimes weren't as bad as Cass'. and he served at least a year in jail anyway. Cass served no punishment for her actions and got to leave Corona scot-free. This also plays into the constant contradiction Cassandra goes through this season of soul-crushing remorse vs homicidal rage.

Considering Cass was one of our main three characters for the entire show, I just think she deserved better when it finally came time to give her some more depth and complexity. But what do you guys think? Do you think Cassandra's time as an antagonist was poorly executed? How do you think they could've fixed it? Feel free to let me know!

[gaygoetia]

Helluva Boss Theories

Caught up with Helluva Boss and now idk what to do with myself so have some theories!

(Not including my next episode/Asmodean crystal theories cause I already discussed that here)

There are so many plates spinning at this point in the story so here are my current theories/hopes/ideas in where each thread is heading:

Stella (and her brother)

Stella is a simple woman with simple goals - to kill her husband and take all his money (not necessarily in that order).

But as established in S2 E4, if Stella kills Stolas all his money and possessions will pass to Via, leaving Stella with nothing. Of course he also won't give her anything willingly on account of how she, you know, tried to kill him.

This leaves two obvious avenues that I can think of that Stella is likely to take in pursuit of Stolas' fortune:

1. Blackmail - It's only a matter of time before Stolas' deal with Blitzo is going to come back and bite him in the ass. It's pretty much an open secret that he's been loaning out his Grimoire so that Blitzo can illegally access the human world and at some point someone is bound to leverage that fact to their advantage.

As soon as Stella realises (or more likely, her brother points out to her) that this is prime blackmail material, I think she'll jump at the chance to squeeze as much money out of Stolas' as possible.

2. Ransom - I think this is much less likely because it's too similar to previous storylines and is likely to feel repetitive, but Stella could also potentially hire Striker to kidnap Blitzo and demand a ransom in exchange for his safety.

Mammon

Given that S2 E7 ends with Mammon warning Asmodeus that he'll regret crossing him, I imagine that Mammon has a plan of his own that will emerge in future episodes.

I don't know how likely this actually is given it would be pretty large scale and would likely impact the plot of Hazbin Hotel too, but I would love it if this leads to a civil war across Hell.

Mammon is all about money and he'll be losing a lot of it now his top money-maker has publicly decried him (and I doubt Asmodeus will continue production of the Fizzy fuckdolls either).

It could also be an opportunity to finally introduce Satan (Demon of Wrath) and Leviathan (Demon of Envy) as potential allies to Mammon (whose desire for vengeance is motivated in part by the sins they embody), leaving Beelzebub and Belphegor as potential allies to Asmodeus. Of course the other sins might also have beef with each other that we don't know about which could exacerbate the situation further.

Striker

Striker has been a major player in season 2 in particular, popping up over and over again as an antagonist to IMP due Blitzo's connections to Stolas and Fizz respectively.

While he's ostensibly killing for money, he clearly has a more personal agenda stemming from his hatred of the upper class.

At the moment it's hard to know how exactly his plan will come together but in the last episode we saw him approach Crimson with the intention of forming some kind of alliance, though the details weren't specified.

I think this must be the first step in Striker's long term plan to bring down the monarchy and topple the hierarchy of Hell, though how this will play out is unclear.

I don't see the show killing off Stolas but I can imagine Striker's next appearance being in conjunction with the assassination of another royal character like Stella or her brother or even one of the Sins like Mammon or Bea.

I can also picture him trying his hand at kidnapping again in order to lure in a royal target - maybe kidnapping Blitzo or Via to draw in Stolas.

D.H.O.R.K.S

Thanks to IMP's consistent failure to keep a low profile, they've drawn the attention of D.H.O.R.K.S, an organization on Earth that appears to investigate paranormal activities, and as of S1 E6 we know they have video evidence.

I don't see them finding a way to hell without dying but I suspect they'll continue to cause problems during IMP's visits to the surface. They might even find a way to bind or command a demon.

That said, rather than the D.H.O.R.K.S themselves posing a serious threat, I think major consequences for IMP and/or Stolas are more likely to arise from the D.H.O.R.K.S drawing the attention of Higher-Ups in Hell.

What do y'all think?

I'd love to hear alternative theories on where all these storylines are leading!

Do you think all the different threads will end up intersecting?

If so, how do you think they'll tie it all together?

[hazbinhotelscreencaps]

Hazbin Hotel (S1: E4, Masquerade)

[funkylilworm]

Everything I like about, relate to, and love Hazbin Hotel and Helluva boss

Tw: This may include spoilers so be aware

 Favorite Hazbin Hotel character/s

Alastor 

Angeldust 

Sir Pentious 

Baxter 

 Husk 

Vox 

Lucifer Morningstar

Zestial 

Adam (idk why he just started living in my brain and idk how to make him leave, please don't attack me :'( )

Least Favorite Hazbin Hotel character/s

Valentino (for obvious reasons, I want to fist fight him) 

Katy Killjoy (I WILL DEFEND CHARLIE WITH MY LIFE) 

Favorite Helluva boss character/s

Blitz 

Moxxie 

Stolas 

Wally Wackford 

Fizzarolli 

Asmodias

Striker 

Chazwick “Chaz” Thurman 

Beelzebub 

Least favorite Helluva boss characters

Crimson 

Paimon 

Cash Buckzo 

Stella 

Mammon

Favorite Helluva boss episode/s 

S1 Ep1 Murder family 

S1 Ep 2 Looloo land 

S1 Ep5 The Harvest Moon Festival 

S1 Ep6 Truth seekers

S1 Ep7 Ozzie's 

S1 Ep8 Queen Bee 

S2 Ep1 The Circus 

S2 Ep3 Exes & Ohs 

S2 Ep6 Oops 

S2 Ep6 Mammon's magnificent musical mid special 

Favorite Helluva boss Season/s

Season 1 

Favorite Helluva boss songs

Look my way 

Look at this 

Loo loo land 

2 minutes notice 

You will be okay 

Favorite Hazbin Hotel episodes

The pilot 

S1 Ep2 Radio killed the video star

S1 E4 Masquerade

S1 E5 Dad Beat Dad

S1 E6 Welcome to Heaven

Favorite Hazbin Hotel seasons 

There's only 1 right now so, S1 so far 

Favorite Hazbin Hotel songs

Poison

Addicted

You're a loser 

Hell's great Dad 

Respectless 

Hell is forever 

Stayed gone 

My Helluva Boss and Hazbin hotel ships

Rare pairs - ♤     

Canon - ♧   

Common - ♡ 

Crack ship - ☆ 

Crack ship (turned genuine) - ◇

Crossover ship- ○  

Canon × Oc - ● 

°Sir Wackford - Sir Pentious × Wally Wackford ○♤

°Radioapple - Alastor × Lucifer Morningstar (Queerplatonic ) ♤

°AngelHusk - Angeldust × Husk ♧

°Arachnious - Sir Pentious × Arachniss♡

°Penaxter - Sir Pentious × Baxter ♤

°Penaxter Wackford - Sir Pentious × Wally Wackford × Baxter ♤

°Chaggie - Charlie × Vaggie ♧

°Sammon - Stella × Mammon ♡ 

° Bezalastor - Bezel × Alastor ○ (Queerplatonic)

° Deerlamb - Alastor × Lamb (from Cotl) ○ (Queerplatonic )

° M&M - Mille × Moxxie ♧

° Stolitz - Stolas × Blitz ♧

° Sir Cherri - Sir Pentious × Cherri Bomb ♧

° Greedmetal - Mammon × Adam ♤

Hazbin hotel and Helluva boss characters I kin and why

Tw: This might start getting into venting Territory, sorry folks

Blitz-

☆ Funny

☆ Copes through humor

☆ Abandonment issues

☆ Anxiety

☆ Swears like a goddamn sailor

☆ Dirty mind and dirty sense of humor, constantly making sexual innuendos

☆ Self sabotage

☆Trouble opening up

☆ Pansexual

Moxxie-

☆ Nerdy

☆ Has anger issues

☆ Suffered terrible trauma

☆ Theatre nerd

☆ Artistic

Angeldust-

☆ Again….,Copes through humor

☆ Dirty mind and dirty sense of humor, constantly making sexual innuendos

☆ Extremely hypersexual

☆ Depression and su[those]al thoughts

☆ Addictive behavior (mostly through alcohol and coffee )

☆ Suffered childhood trauma and sa trauma

Lucifer-

☆Isolates myself alot

☆ Heavily autistic

☆ Gets hyperfixations

☆ Gets depressed and gets autistic burn out a lot

☆ Dorky

☆ Very short

☆ Bad at social cues

[jessequinnfirstofhername]

Jesse Reacts To Hazbin Hotel: S1 E4 "Masquerade"

NSFW

This is going to be rough.

…Angel you’re an artiste, don’t listen to the haters

Husk how long have you been sitting on all this dirt?

I’m going to drop the Valentino jokes for this one. YOU’RE A DUSTY MOTH PIECE OF SHIT VAL!

Charlie, sweetie… you mean well.

Who the fuck writes Angel Dust’s scripts? Val?

STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM CHARLIE YOU PIECE OF SHIT

LUCIFER WHERE ARE YOU WHEN YOU’RE NEEDED?! SMITE THIS BITCH!

…okay, I’ll allow myself one thirsty comment about Val’s outfit under his wings…

NOPE! Fuck you Valentino! I changed my mind!

Oh Angel…

I have no quippy comments about “Poison”. It’s so well done and so sad.

VOX YOUR BOYFRIEND IS A FUCKING PSYCHOPATH DO SOMETHING!

Oh Angel, Angel, Angel…

But why did Alastor want Husk’s soul of all things…? Do Overlords absorb one another’s power by owning their souls?

Loser Baby is so sweet, but Poison (even though it’s a sadder song) is so much catchier.

…I might be starting to ship Husk/Angel Dust…

WHERE WAS ANGEL DUST KEEPING THOSE GUNS?!

Val has poor eyesight… because he’s a moth… geddit?

[wormworker]

( hazbin hotel spoilers: S1:E4 )

man i was just thinking about the horrifying movie "requiem for a dream" and how angel dust's story reminds me so much of it in multiple ways (especially in regards to marion's part of the story oh god).

(plus the ?brooklyn? accent he has? idk if they were going for brooklyn or jersey, or maybe even boston. i'm west coast lol idk.)

and then i was just rewatching RfaD and fecking KEITH URBAN is in it (voice of husk). so many bizarre coincidences in my life lately lmfao

[the-squishy-scrimblo]

Thank you gentlemen! Ready to do one of these again! :)

current song I’m listening too: Slipknot - Custer

Current favorite song: Loser, Baby from Hazbin Hotel (s1 e4)

Random song: Light’s on (daycare attendant song! :} )

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MUSIC LOVERS ASSEMBLE!!

i feel like starting a tag chain so i hope this works out :)

reblog this with 3 songs:

the song your listening to right now (or last one you listened to)

your current favourite song

a song of your choice

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its now or never - elvis presley/love in the dark - adele

trastevere - måneskin

nevermore - queen

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[critterofthenight]

bahahaha, Angel handing puppy dog eyed crying Charlie over to her girlfriend like "i think this is yours" is fucking hilarious

[lizzie-420-666]

Angel Dust was at the opera!?🤯

[shootinwebs]

( spoilers: hazbin hotel s1:e4 )

aaaaa the song "joyride" by roxette is so huskerdust to me.

the slight circus vibe in the lyrics matching the decor of the hotel, the energy of "wow this is a mess and we don't know what we're doing."

the absolutely triumphant chorus of "hello, you fool, i love you!!" that i feel matches what would potentially be the love confession between angel and husk -- who are both hesitant. because neither of them feel they deserve to be loved, so they would have to break each other out of that state of mind with a reality check about how they both believe the other is worthy of love.

and more in the lyrics about "wow this person is so magical" -- i think husk, once he sees who angel really is without the mask, he thinks angel is a beautiful mess. he starts seeing everything that angel does (every step, every breath) as magical.

i think they would both share this sentiment that, even though they're in hell and everything feels like a lost cause, it's heaven when they're together.

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2699 Icons of Husker || S1-E4

2699 Husker Icons from Amazon prime's Hazbin Hotel - Season 1, Episode 4.

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AAAAAAAAAAA, THE POISON SCENE WAS SO WELL DONE