Hazbin Hotel First Impressions (Episodes 1 and 2)

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[SarcasticChorus]

First two Hazbin Episodes are available at a24films.com you just have to pay for them.

[wrantheim]

I'm curious. Charlie didn't see her mother in 7 years and Alastor was gone for 7 years.
Either the writers just like the number 7 or something important happened 7 years ago.

[somerelativleyuninterestin]

Imma be real, if it weren’t for the leaks I wouldn’t be checking it out. Vox and Alastor’s song actually made me far more interested in the show than any of the marketing did

[viveleshistoires]

To be completely fair, my favourite adult animated show ever, Bojack Horseman, had a rough first _season_ and I still adore the show so, you can still have hope.

[SophieTheSarcastic]

Okay so I actually really like that Val switches accents (also that’s not British that’s a Spanish accent) because he’s already been confirmed to be very manipulative, so it’s clever that the accent changes with his personality. When he’s angry (sometimes) and/or wants to be charming with Vox or Angel, he uses the sultry Spanish, when he doesn’t give a shit, he uses his natural American accent.

[hexellent]

Also I agree with you about the intro. Saying "the extermination is to prevent hell from dethroning heaven" so early on is ridiculous when it's supposed to be a TWIST. Why does Charlie act so surprised when Adam refuses to let demons ascend when SHE SAID IN THE OPENING that those who were deemed "sinners"/who acted outside of the will of god were never meant to gain power or influence. If she actually bought the "overpopulation" excuse, THEN her plan would actually make sense because overpopulation is an issue of SPACE (which hell presumably has little of and heaven presumably has a lot of), while "undesirables can never gain strength in numbers" is about PEOPLE and POWER.

[thyweebhub]

I knew this was going to be a rough start from the get got, new entire voice cast, gives off a more cartoony vibe surprisingly more than the pilot

[SilverSoldier]

I feel like that whole intro about Hell's formation is... too perfect. Like it paints both Lucifer and Lillith in too good of a light and the Angels in too bad of one. Granted, we haven't seen any other angels outside of Adam and his Executioners and they all suck but I can't help but think Charlie doesn't have the whole story and that will come into play later.

[metalskulkbanepl]

The only thing that would make this start even more rough if it was overshadowed by some Youtuber paying 50K for a kinky video of Charlie and his Avatar.

[corynnightshade]

To be fair, it was confirmed that aside from visual changes, the Pilot is canon.
Edit: Livestreams. Outside Sources. Quite a majority of other Content Creators have stated this while sourcing a livestream that I believe came out a few months ago. That is where this information comes from.

[SHITStudios]

I think ep.1 suffers from "second start syndrome." It has to balance firstly reintroducing all the characters naturally so that any new watchers who just see the show on Prime can be all caught up without watching the 2018 pilot, while also making sure the original fans who *did* watch the pilot are entertained and that it feels like a natural continuation of the plot. That's not easy to do.

[berilsevvalbekret]

Honestly I would love to see Valentino trying to shoot the Hotel and just get curbstomp by Charlie. A great way to show Charlie's overwhelming power.

Edit; Holy Shit guys what are ya'll doing here O.O

[hexellent]

I agree with pretty much everything you've said here, ESPECIALLY with the whole "dragging out the joke" stuff. Adam being a dudebro went on WAYYYY to long, especially since it was mostly him talking to himself. For me, dudebro jokes are funny when the bro in question is playing off a straightman. They tried to do that here, but it was mostly just Charlie stuttering and mugging for the camera instead of actually talking and bouncing off of him. And like you said, there are too many jokes where the punchline is that something unfunny is being repeated.

I also dislike the way Adam was characterized in the first place. Like, I get the point that it's supposed to be "angels are just as bad as sinners, they just have more power!!" but like the point of the "x is just as bad as y" trope is that it's supposed to be a SURPRISE. It would've been so much better if the angels appeared well mannered before revealing their cruelty. It would also show how those in power weaponize aesthetics to justify persecution. "See, we don't act crass like THOSE guys, so we're clearly superior!" It would ALSO make the Angels more threatening if they were smug and distant in their cruelty instead of revelling in it like LITERALLY EVERY OTHER VILLAIN IN THE SHOW

[im_bored_hi_]

I just love that Adam’s favorite food is ribs. Since, you know, Eve was made from one of his ribs.

[cassiushellsin]

Once again, Vivziepop’s problem is pacing and trying to do WAAAYY too much with in one episode, just like in Helluva Boss. I honestly thought the whole “sir Pensious is a spy” would last wayyy longer, maybe all throughout Season 1

But it’s dropped in the same episode.

EDIT: thinking back on it, Charlie forgiving him even after finding out he was a spy REALLY speaks volumes of her character, and the first bit of true sympathy Sir Pensious has probably ever felt, finally finding a place where he feels welcomed. Episode 4 is the best by far.

I take back what I said, this shit’s good, still clunky, but it’s way better and better by the episode.

[jacobb]

I never thought sir pentious would join the hotel. Thinking back a few years ago I just assumed he’d be a recurring villain. But this has potential to be fun. I can’t wait to see where it goes.

[kama]

Just waiting for the Lucifer episode and I am PRAYING they show how powerful Charlie is. I like Alastor as a character but I feel like we only see him as this unstoppable powerful overlord 24/7 when he’s just one of the hundreds of overlords? Above overlords are Goetia, the sins, Charlie and Lilith then Lucifer, but Charlie acts like a cliche sinner and never shows any power. I really hope they show her power because she’s probably 50x more powerful than alastor, maybe even more

[thefanwithoutaface]

Not a fan of them deciding to go "Heaven is actually evil" since the whole premise is getting characters from Hell, who are as evil as can be, trying and mostly failing to be better to maybe get into Heaven. Making Heaven comically evil, to where Adam acts like a Frat Bro is just so lazy.

[xhorizon]

I rlly enjoyed Nifty’s character introduction, that camera joke really landed for me

[troyhagerty]

There's a reason why all of the voice cast have such good speaking/singing voices: Most of them are Broadway-caliber performers.

Adam/Sir Pentious: Alex Brightman - Beetlejuice
Charlie: Erika Henningsen - Mean Girls, Les Miserables
Vaggie: Stephanie Beatriz - Encanto, In the Heights
Husk: Keith David - Hot Feet
Carmilla Carmine: Dapne Rubin-Vega - RENT, In the Heights
Valentino: Joel Perez - Jesus Christ Superstar

As a musical theater nerd, this cast absolutely blew me away!