Hazbin Hotel's Showrunner Unveils Alastor and Rosie's Origin Tale Is a Major Teaser for Season Three
Devoted fans of the series at last received a long-awaited origin story in the second season's fourth episode, called “It's a Deal.” This installment is likely to prompt a lot of discussion and pose numerous questions about the nature of one particular demon Overlord who seems significantly stronger than anyone before realized. These fresh disclosures feature a look into the mortal existence of a beloved character prior to his demise and condemnation to the underworld.
A Major Tease for Future Seasons
The series creator disclosed a secret about “It's a Deal” – it serves as a major tease for the third season. She also provided further details into the process of creating the human versions of her demonic cartoon figures.
Warning: Spoilers for the fourth episode of Hazbin Hotel, the show's second season.
In the episode, a flashback reveals that popular personality Alastor, the Radio Demon was a serial killer in his human life. Knowing full well he was headed to the underworld, he made contact with the afterlife in advance to secure a powerful role in Hell. The charismatic leader, the charismatic leader the cannibal faction in Hell, promised Alastor he would become “the most powerful Sinner in Hell” in return for his soul.
This raises the question: How is this character sufficiently strong to raise Alastor above every other Sinner Demons?
“The Rosie and Alastor deal is the first stepping stone in a larger narrative that encompasses a great deal, leading into season 3,” the creator explains. “Clearly that is a perfect question: How is she that powerful? The solution could be various factors, but the revelation is in season three. I am thrilled for fans to see it.”
There’s no telling how long viewers will have to remain for Hazbin Hotel’s next season. The studios have approved the third and fourth seasons, but the showrunner often notes that animated production is a slow, lengthy process, and subsequent seasons have no release dates yet. Nevertheless, she says withholding on those details is an important part of maintaining season 2’s focus in the right places.
“The difficulty of any kind of deal with infernal beings, or narratives that have mysteries, is giving people just enough information to be like, Something's up here, and then unveiling that as we go, and allowing that be gratifying,” she comments. “So I am quite eager.”
Mysteries Resolved in Season 3
The creator promises that the upcoming season will address the queries fans have been asking, such as why Rosie ordered Alastor to vanish for seven years, which weakened his influence in Hell.
“The whole seven years, and the pacts these individuals are doing, and everything — it contributes to a larger story,” she reveals.
In the meantime, the Rosie/Alastor backstory episode provides another glimpse into what the core cast of Sinner Demons appeared as as humans, following after seeing another character's historical mortal appearance in the second episode. The creator explains that significant consideration went into these character designs.
“The mortal forms of these personas carry so much weight,” she notes. “They range from appearing really different from their infernal version to seeming almost identical. With the first character, the first one we see, there was a little bit of a debate internally between going with a design that symbolizes the character, versus selecting something that's historically correct. We opted for making a design that just seemed like it was him.”
She says the primary controversy over the mortal look of Pentious was his lengthy locks: “We were like, ‘Nobody really had extended hair like that in Victorian-era London.’ But at the same time, we think the outline is extremely crucial, and we also just thought he looked good. We were like, ‘This seems correct.’ We sort of gave the excuse that he's a hermit, so he just let his hair grow out. So there is always a solution. As we create the human versions of these characters […] it is a very enjoyable process to investigate and figure out. I'm excited for fans to view additional of what the human forms look like.”
Fresh installments of Hazbin Hotel season 2 are released on Wednesdays on Prime Video.
