#switched their Alex Brightmans

[keets-writing-corner]

What are your thoughts on Adam coming back as a sinner?

I'll be honest, I'm really not entirely sure!

there's a lot of unclear lore going on with angelic steel and angelic powers and whether or not death is permanent

outside the show, we were told by creators that only angelic steel/weapons can permanently kill or damage sinners otherwise they just respawn. WITHIN the show we're told that these same weapons can permanently kill/damage angels (they don't tell us that souls are basically immortal unless killed by the weapons), and yeah that semi checks out with vaggie who got her wings RIPPED out instead of cut out like her eye. her wings came back, her eye did not

but, we also don't know if the exorcists are heaven-born angels, or other winners like Adam, although personally I think they were created specifically FOR Adam, since he mentions naming Vaggie himself, so that means whatever is true for Vaggie may not be true for Adam since they are different types of angels

And then there's Lucifer, I heard somewhere that he cannot be killed by angelic steel, but rather only by someone who's more powerful than him, aka, probably the elders (assuming they ARE more powerful than him and not just other seraphim who are like "we're older so we're higher ranking than you") or idk whoever is above the elders. Can Sera or Emily kill him? idk, but Adam can't kill Lucifer in any way. Lucifer won't die to the steel, and he won't die to Adam's anime beam. An anime beam that presumably not only Lucifer can do as well, but allegedly, he could if he wanted to, use it to just nuke all of hell and kill its inhabitants and there's not anyone anyone can do about it (they're so lucky he's not violent by nature)

so I know this is kind of confusing but bare with me, here's what I'm compiling

It's said that Sinners/souls can ONLY die to Angelic Steel

OR, such as Lucifer's case, at the hands of someone more powerful than them (but top of the top angels could be considered outliers)

angels, on 1 for 1, are more powerful than demons

Adam is, in theory, more powerful than Sir Pentious and fired an angel beam at him which vaporized him instantly, but did not kill him with angelic steel, and Sir Pentious lived and got into heaven

There was no doubt in Charlie's mind that her dad could (and almost did) incinerate and permanently kill Adam with a beam and she stopped him (Note: Lucifer uses no weapons)

Adam was stabbed by angelic steel and "died" as far as we know

but here's the confusion for me: if an angelic beam from someone more powerful than you can permanently kill a soul, why didn't Adam's permanently kill Sir Pentious?

Is there something more going on here? Is there a possibility that maybe what is thought of as able to or unable to create permanent soul death actually more complicated than we thought?

Lute clearly believes Adam is dead, she wouldn't have reacted the way she had and she wouldn't have confronted Lilith otherwise. It's unclear whether or not Lute (and to an extent Adam) knew that angelic steel would permanently kill one of them until the start of Hazbin Hotel where an angel was killed. Vaggie didn't know it was possible, but she also wasn't as high ranking as Lute. At the very least LUTE believes Adam is dead based off of the knowledge she currently has, but we have no idea if that knowledge is correct

This could just be a simple case of, as human souls, Adam and Pentious were technically equal rank, ergo his beam couldn't permanently kill Pentious and he should have used angelic steel, for that permakill, which means Adam is 100% and not showing up as a sinner in the future cuz he WAS killed by an angelic weapon

OR

This could be that the circumstances around one's death at the hands of a perma-death weapon influences what happens to them upon dying, which means that there might be more going on to this than we thought, and Adam could very well return as a Sinner

From a writing perspective:

I really don't know what I want to see more of. On the one hand, permanently killing Adam puts more weight on his potential death and the conflict between Heaven and Hell, and definitely puts more animosity between the two sides

on the other hand, Adam coming back as a sinner is some sweet sweet ironic juice and quite frankly, it'd be downright hilarious

BUT all of this being said: I think my tendency will be to believe that Adam is dead. If the writers want us to take perma-death seriously going forward, they are not going to bring back the only two major cast members that died. they will keep one (Pentious) as the special case that nobody understands what happened/as the outlier, and they will keep Adam dead, for weight and to promise to the audience that while Sir Pentious did get to survive, we do have to worry about taking permanent death seriously. Merely showing that Pentious survived is already destroying our faith that characters can be killed permanently in this show given everyone theorizing that Adam will come back as a sinner, and this takes away some of the stakes of the danger

Personally, I will enjoy whatever comes! Who knows, maybe I'm wrong and Adam does come back. Either way, I will have fun, both scenarios are equally interesting to me

[bothersomedirtchild]

Classic bait and switch!

[inubaki]

Based off Beetlejucie’s broadway play and some of the screen shots with Alex Brightman and the miss that played Olivia. (I’m sorry. I don’t remember her name).

Just Lucifer playfully switching their halos while playing kola.

[lovelyreprisethirteen]

okay so… does anyone else see a very clear potential future storyline of adam coming back as a demon and after trying and failing to get revenge against charlie and co. end up as a guest at the hotel in a last ditch attempt to get back into heaven only to become a genuinely better being and happier than he ever was as an angel further blurring the lines between heaven and hell in terms of the morality of the people in them eventually fully cementing himself as a fan favorite himbo by like season 3 or is that just me????

[slimeylee]

my new favourite helluva boss episode is oops (s2 e6)

im fucking inlove w fizzarolli HES SO SILLY AND I LOOVE ALEX BRIGHTMAN !!

[cececrowley94]

A day late but happy Halloween everyone 👻 I've been wanting to cosplay him in Lydia's dress since last year. Today I'm at home and I took the opportunity to take some shots.

[dracenavibes]

[thebeetleb0y]

Listen, Alex Brightmans beetlejuice was hard core crushing on the Maitlands the whole time undeniably. But Justin Collettes beetlejuice? Oh he wants them NASTY. He wants the nastiest dirtiest sex possible with that suburban couple.

AB’s Beej: sub bottom

JC’s Beej: dom switch

[mastersprogram]

Happy ONE YEAR to This “classic bait n switch” Thanks Alex Brightman And Elizabeth Teeter :))

[gritsandbrits]

Irene has 2 minions, Tyrone and Alex Brightman. Tyrone is a very large man who is described the strength of 10 oxen and is completely obedient to her (think Darla's minion from Cats Dont Dance). Alex Brightman is very comedic and only works with her out of fear (and money). I call him alex brightman because he literally is just him if he was a disney character.

In the end while Tyrone stays loyal to Irene, Alex Brightman is convinced by seeing her increasingly unhinged behavior, his own guilt and realizing hey Arendelle aint that bad, that he realizes the pay isnt worth it anymore and switch sides. He's like, a good version to LeFou.

[prince-liest]

A "getting to know people" meme that @coppercrow tagged me in! :D Thanks, I genuinely enjoy reading these and filling them out—even if I am always the asshole who breaks the chain, haah.

Last Song: 'The Whole Being Dead Thing' from Beetlejuice. I will never get enough of Alex Brightman and this song in particular has been haunting me for YEARS.

Favorite Color: I like many colors, but I particularly enjoy the variety of shades found between blue and green that aren't quite either.

Watching: Dungeon Meshi!

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: All three, especially blended together! But if I had to pick a favorite, it would be savory.

Relationship Status:

Current Obsession: My personal apologies to everyone who followed me from before the Hazbin Hotel brainrot. I try to tag it all!

Last thing I Googled: Axo has convinced me to switch search engines to Brave, but my last search was "l'odeur du ng" because I found an old perfume bottle under the sink at my mom's.

[royalchewy]

Ready to be a Sparkling Diamond, sabotaged to Stick it to the Man

Entry for @ninjaturtlemaniac’s Troll’s competition. I mainly just loved the excuse to draw their OC, Cabaret! Click for better quality. I included the two halves separately and together. Feel free to read my rambles.

I loved Cabaret’s design and him being a musical theatre troll meant I got to have a lot of fun with the outfits. These are technically the same outfit since they’re both used in ‘The Sparkling Diamond’ number from moulin rouge. I wanted this to be Cabaret ready to perform that song, only to be sabotaged and have his music switched. Luckily, he still knows the song and puts on an amazing performance.

Cabaret’s voice claim is Alex Brightman, so he’s performing ‘Stick it to the Man’ from school of rock in the second image. Really enhancing the performance by ripping parts of his costume, throwing his accessories off the stage, and smearing his makeup. He is truly angry about the music switch up, but the show must go on.

I had so much fun making this! Hope anyone who read this whole thing enjoyed it!

[noemilivv]

Good morning/afternoon/night, I was wondering if I could request a MORNINGSTAR ; send in a list of 5-10 hazbin hotel songs (both pre-show and post-show are acceptable) and i will rank them + give an explanation !

The songs I had in mind were

Out For Love

My Machine

Addict

Insane

Heaven 2 Hell

We're Sure To Drown (Husks Tale)

More Than Anything

Poison

Hell Is Forever

Thank you so much, I love your pics!

hello!! i had to listen to ‘my machine’ cuz i had never heard it before, so this ranking may be a bit wonky, but here it is!!

this list goes from worst-best (there is no worst tho, let’s be real, cuz these are some bangers)

lowkey though, i’m expecting to get murdered for this, cuz i have some opinions that may be controversial 😭

9: We’re Sure to Drown (Husks Tale)

It’s a banger, no doubt. It tickles my ears (in a good way) and makes me absolutely wanna bash out. But honestly, nothing against it, it’s just not for me, I still like it, it’s just not one of my tops.

8: Out For Love

This was one of the very few songs that in the official show that I couldn’t ever fully get into, it’s very good, but halfway through I end up moving to the next song on my playlist :’) I truly wanna love it, I’m just not there yet haha

7: My Machine

I know it must seem like I despise PARANOiD DJ’s music but I don’t! You just stunned me with two of his songs that I’ve only listened to once or twice XD Pentious is one of my fave characters, but tbh Cherri’s part blew me out of the water haha Not much to say cause my first time listening it to this one was like 10 minutes ago.

6: More Than Anything

Don’t get me wrong, I definitely jam out when this song comes on, but tbh I’m a bigger fan of more upbeat songs - especially in Hazbin, and I connect very deeply with this song due to being a massive Charlie kinnie XD and honestly it’s amazingly good, but it’s not at the top for me

5: Heaven 2 Hell

This was the song I would absolutely jam to in like 2022 during my prime-time Hazbin Hotel phase, but honestly, when I listen to it now it’s not my fave, it’s not bad by any means - it’s just my preferences have changed since the show came out

4: Insane

This song has a special place in my heart, but truth be told, I haven’t listened to it in a hot sec since the official show soundtrack came out. It’s chill, makes me wiggle, and this song definitely sparked my love for Alastor, but you gave me so many bangers so it dropped slightly :’)

3: Hell is Forever

Adam (and Lute) are some of my fave characters in the whole show and they nail this scene AND Alex Brightman does a killer job at this song! Imo it really emobodies Adam’s character and his morals, and not only that, it’s catchy as fuck! Also I love Charlie’s part in the beginning haha

2: Addict

This song holds a lot of sentimental value to me, as it’s the song that really got me immersed into this show. It was the song I’d listen to as an escape, and on top of that, Micheal Kovach and Chi-Chi nailed their parts and their voices are stunning together! Also not to mention no matter how long it’s been since I’ve last listened to the song, I can sing my heart out word for word, no mistakes

1: Poison

In the least biased way possible, I relate a lot to Angel Dust (so ofc both of his songs are at the top), and I know how it feels to be in a shitty situation with another person and for it to feel like you have no way out. Also on top of that, this is a fucking banger?! The switch between Angel Dust to Anthony in this song has never felt so real and painful. Blake Roman does an fantastic job with this number and he’s also one of my faves from the voice cast. (I know, I’m biased, sue me /hj)

[weirdtrashpanda]

Hazbin Hotel Songs Analysis

Aka Rei has a new hyperfixation and has to talk about it or he will explode

Since I basically grew up on Musicals (it's in my blood) and I do appreciate a hell centered cartoon/animation, of course my new fav is Hazbin Hotel.

Since the first episode I can't stop listening to the songs and well... my theorist brain is doing overtime. So here's a layman analysis of the music.

I will get to my theories about the story and such at some later point.

Let's go! Spoilers ahead, duh.

First of all: Sam Haft is a genius. Alex Brightman is amazing. And every character has a genre or at least signature instrument. And obviously a lot of my own opinions.

Happy Day in Hell

We basically get hit in the face with a classical Musical Number and get to know Charlie's dream and her musical style. Plus some small hints at Vaggie's background.

The music and the style is very reminiscent of Overtures from modern Musicals, which is very fitting.

Hell Is Forever

Already a callback to previous songs, but fast. Once Adam starts the genre switch to rock, which is Adam's signature style.

Before his guitar solo is a pretty nice reference.

The message is basically "Fuck you, I do what I want bitch"

Stayed Gone

Ah yes, the sexual tension /hj

The beginning is very rhythmical, controlled and straight (ha). Once Vox gets going it gets more swingy with repeated patterns. The quick parts show what a talker he is.

Alastor slides in and slowly takes the song over like in Hells Greatest Dad. Also the piano gets a bit more present once Alastor joins.

In the end Alastor completely took over.

It Starts With Sorry

At first this song seemed so random, but well. Now it makes sense.

When Sir Pentious starts singing, in the background there's a guitar mimicking snake Rattles.

Again a very Broadway song. I cannot get over that this again is Alex Brightman!

Respectless

I love it.

Carmilla's theme is obviously Latin with a Spanish guitar. And Velvet's Hip Hop or at least something similar, not sure because not my type of music.

Zestials small part shows how adaptable he is.

Whatever It takes

Hopefully we get more songs with Zestial.

Again it starts with guitar, and turns into a amazing power ballad. It shows Carmillas passion and devotion to her family.

Veggies part on the other hand is so "weak". Which totally makes sense, since she is still so scared. We also get some hints again. In the background you can hear a kind of glockenspiel.

The duet makes now more sense. Daphne Rubin-Vega is crushing it, amazing voice.

Poison

Ah yes, the controversial song. Tbh stop, listen again and start thinking. Chill.

EDM seems to be Angel's genre which is so fitting.

The lyrics are heartbreaking. No, he is not glorifying his abuse, he doesn't know another way. Angel has given up, he is trapped. So the least he can do is have fun. He's already in Hell, so fuck it.

The last chorus. Ah! This is not Angel Dust, this is Anthony breaking down.

Loser, Baby

No one was prepared for this. Keith David could fuck me just with his voice, respectfully.

Husk's style is kinda idk, brass ig. But don't quote me on that.

The lyrics are perfect and so relatable.

Fun Fact someone on TikTok pointed out: Husk offers Angel his hand and only pulls him along when Angel takes his hand. We stan a gentleman.

Hell's Greatest Dad

Electro Swing! The title alone shows Lucifers Pride. And how much he cares about Charlie.

Again Alastor butting in to take control. God, he loves being that guy.

The violin solo, such a nice reference.

Headcanon: Mimzy waited for the perfect time to bust in.

More Than Anything

Ah yes, the midpoint dramatic ballad duet.

It's so boring but sweet. They harmonize so nicely. Who doesn't love a good healthy bonding song.

Also harmonies in this song a peak.

Welcome To Heaven

I know this voice! Blaine from Glee went to Heaven!

The style is so clean and fake, perfect. Also organ.

The lyrics are low-key petty. Also Molly?!

You Didn't know

Such a dramatic song, very musical end of act 1.

Love the switch when Lute starts singing, again with rock but much more controlled than with Adam.

Emily's theme is also very mousy in the beginning.

The callback to Hell Is Forever is so nice, the harmonies though...

Big reveal at the end. Adam is a Dick. (Hehe)

Out For Love

Heck yea! Carmilla centered song.

Very Latin and passionate, love it, still with a modern flair.

Tbh Carmilla is underrated.

Ready For This

You go girl! Again very Broadway.

Once the cannibals join in it gets more old-timey, which fits the period the Town is in. Really sounds like a cheery war song.

Rosie and Alastors dynamic is amazing, just two queer besties being their true self.

This song also gets us excited for the final battle and stills shows Charlie's anxiety.

More Than Anything (Reprise)

This was torture. Normally a Reprise is very telling, example Hamilton.

I was so scared for Vaggie. Still amazing song, good representation.

Finale

What an ending! I was in tears.

The little callbacks amazing, Lucifer being there for his daughter. Everyone supporting her now. It's really a perfect Finale song.

Vox and Valentino being gay and their usual self.

Alastor's part reaks of foreshadowing. No, Alturist is probably not his surname. And no, he doesn't really care about Charlie and Co, he is there for power.

Conclusion

Amazing music and storytelling. Perfect for the mental ill 18+ theater nerds.

The Living Tombstone are amazing! Listen to their music.

Looking forward to the next season.

[soyouareandrewdobson]

Some late Halloween recommendation

(Seizure Warning)

Happy happy Halloween,

Halloween,

Halloween,

happy, happy Halloween,

fuck you Dobson!

Well, haven't talked for a long time, haven't I?

Things got busy again the last couple of weeks and with the sort of posts I am working on being rather long + spending my off time from work on other things than somethin Dobson related, I couldn't bring much to the table.

That said, next month something really big is in the making, starting from November 2th. Other than that, I kinda thought I want to do something small, non Dobson related for the holiday..

So in case some of you are looking for some Halloween related fun to spend the next 24 hours with, I thought I recommend some minor movies and other horror related things you may hopefully enjoy.

So let's start

Creepshow (1982) & Crepshow 2

I am a huge fan of horror anthology movies and Tales form the Crypt like stories (comics and tv show), so when I heard that Stephen King wrote a script for a comic like horror movie in the 80s, directed by George Romero, I was kinda hooked up.

Creepshow is something of a hidden gem people are becoming more aware of nowadays thanks to the internet, popculture and the fact, that on Shudder there has been a tv series based on the concept, that currently runs for 4 seasons. And while the quality of some episodes is varying, it is a lot of fun to watch. Particularly the one episode that is literally Bob Ross fighting the Deadites from Evil Dead.

As for the movie that started it all, separated in five little stories, the movie has something from everyone. From a multibillionaire finding himself attacked by cockroaches in his apartment, a zombie wanting cake for father's day, to a henpecked husband exploiting a weird monster to deal with his bickering tramp of a wife. I know the movie was once on completely for free to watch on youtube, but unfortunately I couldn't find it for this entry as quickly. That said, have the still good, though moref flawed sequel here

The Night of the living dull

still one of the funniest jabs at really awful fans, related to my favorite cartoon from the 90s. If you can find more of the Nightmare Ghoulery online, I highly recommend it.

It is still better animated and way funnier than the actual Tiny Toon reboot we got last month. As evident by that opening alone

Franken Fran

Imagine if Frankenstein created a slightly cute teenaged girl who is a masterful surgeon and biologist/genetic engineer, who tries to help other people with her operations. Only for things to go ever so slightly wrong for the people involved in it. Partly because Fran doesn't care for either good or evil, just science, partly because they kinda deserve their ironic fate.

For friends of horror anthology stories and people who want to laugh at Kamen Rider in a certain way, for free to read here

This

considering I am on tumblr, I don't think I have to introduce you to Helluva Boss. So let me just more or less out myself as a fan of it too. I may think it is in part flawed (the people behind it certainly love to overindulge themselves in musical numbers and gay fluff, while I just wished there was a bit more cartoonish killing), but I have quite a bit of respect for the quality of the animation and some of the ideas going into it. Plus, related to the linked episode itself, "2 Minutes Notice" really slaps and it is obvious, that Alex Brightman has a lot of fun here. So alone for that I recommend you watch the episode.

Deadstream

Imagine Evil Dead 2 mixed with your average youtube douchebag prankster getting his comeuppances. One of the best movies I watched last year, Deadstream is about Shawn, a failed youtuber trying to restart his career by spending a night in a haunted house. Only problem, not only is Shawn something of a slightly dumb piss ant who recognizes red flags way too late, the house really is haunted and the ghosts are certainly not friendly or in need of help at all. While "low budget" by certain standards, the movie has some really great practical effects and decent scares, but also some really great black comedy and slapstick mixed in, without ever really going into full on Scary Movie cartoon-esque antics. Also one of the few movies, where the concept of "livestreaming" is actually utilized extremely intelligently for the sake of the movie's style. As far as I know it is watchable on Shudder, so please. go see it

Negaduck

He is the terror, that schemes at the night.

to wrap this post up, a little still ongoing thing in the world of cartoon related comics. Currently published by Dynamite Entertainment in colaboration with Disney, Negaduck is a tie in series to the current Darkwing Duck comics, focused on one of Darkwing's most popular villains. His personal archrival (and I think multiversal evil counterpart, to me they were always a bit vague with that in my opinion) Negaduck. surprisingly well drawn, this comic manages to capture the cartoonishness of the cartoon in vibrant colors and makes Negaduck a lot of fun, when he tries to come up with an ultimate scheme and in his quest ends up going on a treasure hunt for King Midas' gauntled. You can read the first two issues of more hopefully to come here.

Now with that said, I am off to a party with friends and playing some Luigis Mansion 3. HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND HAVE SOME CANDY

[sunskate]

JGP Bangkok dance: the 1st JGP of the season! in Thailand! this ice dance field has the 2 top teams from jr worlds who didn't senior up -

Leah Neset/Artem Markelov 🇺🇸USA (17/20 yo) they were 5th at Worlds in March, have won 2 events this season already. their RD is Scorpions and Joan Jett, and their FD to a Sarah Brightman song based on a classical piece by Albinoni. they're polished, their demeanor is professional, a mature team for juniors. their coach is so involved, you might see her jumping and dancing at the boards when they skate. they're aiming for gold at Jr Worlds this season

Celina Fradji/Jean-Hans Fourneaux 🇫🇷FRA (18/19 yo) they were 6th at both Jr Worlds and the JGPF last season. they're skating the same Scorpions song as Neset/Markelov in their RD, but with AC/DC, and they have a tango FD. this is their 8th season together, and the longevity shows in their sense of ease and equality with each other. they have a bit of a history of being stronger in the RD than the FD at big events- but we'll see what happens this season. they're looking to return to the JGPF and to medal at jr worlds

Layla Veillon/Alexander Brandys 🇨🇦CAN (17/18 yo) 5th at 🇨🇦Nats in january, could make the Jr Worlds team this season. they have a Run-DMC RD and a Chaplin FD. they've competed twice this summer, their FD is sweet and has the curve lift from Seasons, and the RD is fun and in process: the rocker foxtrot is the junior RD pattern, and in the 2nd half, the teams switch sides - what traditionally were the woman's steps are skated by the man and vice versa - L/A missed all the key points in this section in both their comps, so i'm sure they’ve been working on that. many teams are having similar issues with this 2nd half of the pattern (2RF). it feels like IAM/O have a 3 yr plan for their jr career - last season was time to learn the big stage, give them programs in their wheelhouse which were nevertheless more mature than what they had before. this season started with difficult balance lifts in both programs (the original curve lift in their RD was like a Madi and Keiffer Hubbell lift that required a lot of strength from both), dance styles and storytelling that ask a lot of them, encouraging them, especially Alex, to project more, and they are☺️

Yufei Lin/Zijian Gao CHN (18/19 yo) they were on the JGP circuit in 2019, so this is their 5th junior season? they have programs by Romain and Pascal Denis including this Sleeping Beauty FD ⬆️ - i love a good classical program, and this one is lovely- they visited IAM recently. they're promising, and it will be interesting to watch their progression. they seem to be following in Wang/Liu’s footsteps working both in China and with IAM

Jinny Kim/Namu Lee 🇰🇷KOR (15/16 yo) South Korea has competitions to decide who they send to the JGP, so here's their RD- they train with Wing/Lowe in Vancouver, and they're young, but i love when you watch a team and their skating basics look this strong- they need experience together, but there's a lot to like - they're both performers, he especially is giving 100%

Natalie Blaasova/Filip Blaas 🇨🇿CZE (15/18 yo) another sibling team from the Czech Republic, though from a different camp than the Mrazeks and Taschlers. their RD is Tina Turner and "It's Raining Men,” and their FD is Wakanda Forever

Alexia Kruk/Jan Eisenhaber 🇩🇪GER (16/18 yo) they did a variation of the goose last season in their FD ⬆️ this season, they're doing a Michael Jackson RD and a tango/flamenco FD

any team with a JGP assignment is one of the best in their whole country - good luck to them all 💙💙💙