Hazbin Hotel's Showrunner Reveals Alastor and Rosie's Backstory Serves as a Huge Season 3 Tease

Dedicated viewers of the show at last got a much-anticipated backstory in the second season's episode 4, called “It's a Deal.” This installment will probably spark extensive conversation and pose numerous questions about the nature of one particular demon Overlord who appears significantly stronger than anyone before realized. These fresh disclosures feature a look into the human life of a beloved character prior to his demise and sentence to Hell.

A Significant Hint for Future Seasons

The series creator disclosed a secret about “It's a Deal” – it acts as a major tease for season 3. She also provided more insight 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.

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In the episode, a look back reveals that fan-favorite character Alastor, the Radio Demon was a mass murderer in his human life. Knowing full well he was destined for Hell, he made contact with the realm beyond in advance to obtain a strong position there. The charismatic leader, the charismatic leader the cannibal faction in Hell, promised Alastor he would become “the strongest Condemned Soul in Hell” in return for his soul.

This prompts the question: How is Rosie sufficiently strong to elevate Alastor over every other Sinner Demons?

“The Rosie and Alastor deal is the first stepping stone in a larger narrative that involves so much, leading into season 3,” the showrunner states. “Obviously that is a perfect question: How is she that powerful? The answer could be various factors, but the revelation is in season three. I am thrilled for fans to witness it.”

There’s no telling the duration viewers will have to wait for Hazbin Hotel’s third season. The production companies have approved seasons 3 and 4, but the showrunner frequently remarks that animation is a slow, lengthy process, and later seasons are undated. Still, she states holding off on those details is a crucial aspect of maintaining the second season's focus in the right places.

“The challenge of any agreement with demons, or narratives that have mysteries, is providing the audience sufficient clues to be like, Something's up here, and then revealing that gradually, and letting that be gratifying,” she comments. “So I'm very excited.”

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Questions Answered in The Next Season

The showrunner assures that season 3 will address the queries fans have been posing, such as why Rosie ordered Alastor to disappear for seven years, which diminished his power in Hell.

“The whole seven years, and the deals these humans are making, and all that — it contributes to a larger story,” she says.

In the meantime, the Rosie/Alastor backstory episode offers another glimpse into how the main characters of Sinner Demons appeared as as mortals, following after viewing Sir Pentious’ Victorian-era human form in episode 2. The creator explains that a lot of thought was put into the visual creation of these forms.

“The human versions of the characters hold so much weight,” she says. “They range from looking really different from their infernal version to looking very similar. With Pentious, the first one we see, there was some internal discussion within the team between going with a design that represents the character, versus selecting an option that's historically correct. We leaned toward creating a design that just seemed like it was him.”

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She says the primary controversy over the mortal look of Pentious was his long hair: “We were like, ‘No one typically had extended hair like that in Victorian-era London.’ But simultaneously, we believe the outline is extremely crucial, and we also just felt he appeared attractive. We were like, ‘This just feels right.’ We sort of provided the rationale that he's a hermit, so he just let his hair grow out. So there is always a solution. As we design the mortal forms of these personas […] it's such a fun thing to investigate and figure out. I am looking forward for fans to view additional of what the human forms look like.”

Fresh installments of Hazbin Hotel the second season are released on Wednesdays on the streaming service.