Hazbin Hotel: Modern Musical Done Right. (Hell is Forever, More Than Anything, Poison)

Hazbin Hotel has had me in a death grip since it released and a large part of it is the music. Hazbin is a full blown broadway musical brought to animation and streaming and I'm here to check into the hotel.... I just had to...

Also, I used the terms SA and SW for s*xual abuse and s*x worker in the video as YouTube doesn’t like it when you say those phrases out loud.

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00:00 Introduction
03:42 Hell is Forever
06:49 More than Anything
10:15 Poison
13:51 Thoughts on the Show
15:01 Controversy
16:35 Wrap Up

[arielgalles]

Something that really gets me in "Poison" is when Angel is doing his dance on the stage, and he looks like he's genuinely enjoying it, but then Val approaches and that small bit of joy is entirely ruined.

[somerelativleyuninterestin]

My favourite thing about More Than Anything is that it’s so good it actually made the “estranged father and daughter” set-up work for me

[billymcmedic]

Lucifer effectively taking a support role for Charlie also fits his theme as the “ringleader” of hell, yes the man is in charge, but his main job is to hype up the other acts and prepare the audience, lay the ground work to make the acts themselves stand out even more as a result, while keeping the circus organised, hell we see it in “more than anything”, when he throws Charlie the spotlight is on her while he’s out of frame, not to mention his entire pocket dimension is themed after a circus tent. Works incredibly well for how he is presented to the audience

[NoMustang]

Twitter has been obsessed with trying to cancel Vivziepop for years. Hazbin Hotel just has a very dedicated hate fandom to it because it's popular.

[medley_lark]

Never had the "controversy" explained to me before, just always heard people being like..."oh Vivziepop is controversial"*insert spooky noises* and I felt awkward ever admitting I liked her work--- now, I'm like, that's it? That's the controversy? are you kidding me?

[mythic_snake]

I didn't even realize this until someone else pointed it out, but after Angel says "I disassociate, disappear" his whole dance routine after that is a fantasy world he escapes into. The images that flash on the screens behind him are what is happening in real time. But every time Val approaches him, he is snapped back to reality for a split second until he manages to disassociate again.

[patrickazzarella]

Really should have been 10-12 episodes. It definitely felt rushed when there could have been so much more to explore. But it was ejoyable none the less

[OtakuJuanma]

I'd like to point out that when Angel gets pulled during Poison it not only shows his lack of control, but also shows how he does his best to appear like he actually is.

Gets pulled, makes a sexy walk. Gets thrown to the ground, makes an ass-up pose. It both works as him trying to show himself as sexual for Valentino, or a simpler reference to the fact he's an actor.

Also, he's a bad actor, as shown on Episode 4 but his act when trying to look okay appears genuine.

[piratehalfdroid]

Sir pentious was me through out the entire song of More Than Anything

[applepieexplosion]

Thank you for talking about the difference between angle dust and Anthony. I love how the actor even has distinct voices for each one. Anthony's voice is so much more raw and broken and it's horrifying but beautiful

[amanofnoreputation]

The idea that Angel fell in love with Val is questionable because Val can use his saliva to alter peope's mental states like a love potion.

[milkbread]

Another thing is the cast. For me, it’s been a while since I’ve seen a cast seem to genuinely enjoy being apart of a project this much and I think that alone speaks loads about how much care and effort everyone (not just the cast) put into this show. Also people are so scared of controversy that it shows in the media being produced but that’s how change is made. Hazbin Hotel and just vizziepop’s work in general has been such a breath of fresh air for me and adds to why I enjoyed it so much.

[ldawg]

I think the fast pacing is because they didn’t have enough eps to work with, like they got told they could only do 8 eps so they had to squeeze a bunch of info into it to set up season two, hopefully Amazon let’s them make longer and more eps considering how positive the reviews and demand for more are

[manicpixie]

As an SA survivor, yeah, I've never felt more seen than watching Angeldust go through all that shit, even though the particular abuse he suffers wasn't what I went through. Loser, baby, is also such a comfort song for me? Not even because of the SA, but because of my disability. It's nice, it's comforting, to admit "yeah I'm a loser, but hey I'm not alone" and I adored the episode. It helped me really reframe how I see myself and my disability, funnily enough

[dvckduckgoose]

Viv said from the start that she wanted Broadway VAs and the OG cast knew that

[oatmealdoodles]

I can’t even listen to *more than anything* because my heart starts crying, this song has been in a headlock. The “I’m grateful your my daughter more than anything” is such a powerful line, and the voice actors do SUCh a good job. This song just makes me so happy.

[CertifiedMayagendist]

(boils it down to three songs)
(Omits Loser, baby)
(Physical pain)

[Mixi_Hazbin]

Finally a good analysis of some of the songs.

I loved the breakdown of More than Anything. It is my favourite in the whole season.

My favourite visual joke is that Lucifer is dressed as a Circus Ringleader. Which I found super hilarious.

[nicestpancake]

"And she's there too, " classic

[thelastcrow]

Hazbin Hotel and controversy go hand in hand, ever since the pilot episode.