Hazbin Hotel's Creator Reveals Rosie and Alastor's Backstory Serves as a Huge Teaser for Season Three
Dedicated fans of the series finally got a much-anticipated origin story in the second season's fourth episode, titled “It's a Deal.” This episode will probably spark extensive conversation and raise many inquiries about the essence of one particular demon Overlord who appears significantly stronger than anyone previously understood. The new revelations feature a look into the human life of a beloved character prior to his death and condemnation to Hell.
A Major Tease for Upcoming Installments
The series creator shared a secret about the episode – it acts as a huge hint for season 3. Additionally, she offered further details into the methodology of designing the human versions of her demonic animated characters.
Spoiler alert for the fourth episode of Hazbin Hotel, season 2.
In “It’s a Deal”, a look back reveals that popular personality Alastor, the Radio Demon was a serial killer in his mortal days. Knowing full well he was headed to the underworld, he established communication with the afterlife beforehand to secure a strong position in Hell. Rosie, who leads Hell’s cannibal community, promised Alastor he would become “the strongest Sinner in Hell” in exchange for his soul.
This prompts the question: How is this character powerful enough to elevate Alastor above every other Sinner Demons?
“The Rosie and Alastor deal is the initial building block in a much bigger story that involves a great deal, moving into season 3,” the creator states. “Obviously that is an excellent question: How is she so strong? The solution might be many things, but the answer is in season 3. I am thrilled for fans to see it.”
It is uncertain the duration viewers will have to wait for Hazbin Hotel’s third season. The production companies have green-lit seasons 3 and 4, but the creator frequently remarks that animated production is a time-consuming endeavor, and subsequent seasons have no release dates yet. Nevertheless, she says holding off 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 demons, or stories that have mysteries, is giving the audience sufficient clues to be like, Something's up here, and then unveiling that as we go, and letting that be satisfying,” she says. “So I am quite eager.”
Questions Answered in Season 3
The showrunner promises that season 3 will tackle the questions fans have been posing, such as why Rosie ordered Alastor to disappear for a seven-year period, which weakened his influence in the infernal realm.
“The entire seven-year span, and the deals these individuals are doing, and everything — it's feeding into a larger story,” she reveals.
In the meantime, the Rosie/Alastor backstory episode offers a further look into how the core cast of Sinner Demons appeared as as mortals, the second after viewing Sir Pentious’ Victorian-era mortal appearance in the second episode. The creator says that a lot of thought was put into the visual creation of these forms.
“The mortal forms of these personas hold great significance,” she says. “They range from appearing quite distinct from their demon form to seeming almost identical. With Pentious, the first one we see, there was some internal discussion internally between choosing a design that symbolizes the personality, versus selecting an option that's very time-period accurate. We leaned toward making something that just seemed like it was him.”
She mentions the biggest debate over the mortal look of Pentious was his lengthy locks: “We were like, ‘No one really had extended hair of that style in that historical period.’ But at the same time, we believe the silhouette is so important, and we also just thought he appeared attractive. We were like, ‘This seems correct.’ We sort of provided the rationale that he lived in seclusion, so he just let his hair grow out. So there's always a way. As we design the human versions of these personas […] it's such a fun thing to explore and determine. I'm excited for fans to view additional of what the human forms look like.”
New episodes of Hazbin Hotel the second season drop on Wednesdays on the streaming service.