Warning! This article contains spoilers for Hazbin Hotel Season 2, Episode 4: “It’s a Deal”
Hazbin Hotel stands out with its clever writing and hilarious visuals, rewarding attentive viewers. While the main story of Charlie trying to redeem sinners is compelling, it’s the subtle details that truly bring Hell and its inhabitants to life. The latest episode, “It’s a Deal,” is full of mystery and reveals, especially concerning the popular character Alastor. The episode centers on a deal Alastor made before becoming a demon – a binding contract that controls him. His attempt to break free leads him, as usual, to Cannibal Town, a strangely endearing community governed by the powerful Overlord, Rosie.
Hidden within the strange town populated by cannibals, a small detail in the scenery briefly reveals something about one of its most prominent residents.
The Cannibal Town Bench Unveils a Shocking Truth
Many fans will fondly remember Susan, the always-disapproving and highly critical resident of Cannibal Town, brought to life by Kimiko Glenn (who also voices Niffty, the Hotel’s knife-loving maid). Though not a major character, Susan became well-known for constantly hindering Charlie’s efforts to gather support from the citizens of Cannibal Town. She was the classic grumpy old lady, seemingly unaffected by the town’s cheerful, violent lifestyle. Her influence suggested she’d continue to be a recurring obstacle and provide some dark humor. However, a single shot in the episode “It’s a Deal,” showing Alastor planning his escape on a bench in Cannibal Town, strongly implies that her story has come to an end.
A small memorial plaque is attached to the bench where Alastor often sits and plots. The inscription is a darkly humorous and unsettling message: “In loving memory of Susan—I wish she’d die again.”
A small detail reveals a significant truth about Cannibal Town: Susan is truly gone. It seems she died during the big battle at the end of Season 1, when angels fought against the demons and town residents, including Susan, were defending their home thanks to Charlie’s encouragement. This shows that even though everyone in Cannibal Town is already dead, they can still be permanently destroyed. The plaque dedicated to Susan, followed by a sarcastic remark, perfectly embodies the dark and cynical humor of the town’s cannibalistic community.
But the inscription suggests something bigger than simply stating when a minor character died. It hints at a truly groundbreaking idea.
The Rules of the Underworld Are More Complex Than We Assumed
The world of Hazbin Hotel originally had a simple rule about Hell: when people die, their souls go to Hell forever, as Adam made clear. Every year, angels try to destroy all the sinners, which would completely erase their souls – this was the only way to truly get rid of them. While powerful demons like Alastor and Rosie could kill lesser demons, everyone assumed these demons would just come back to life, possibly with some pain, unless killed with a weapon from the angelic Exorcist Army. Those angelic spears were the only thing that could permanently destroy a soul.
The inscription on the bench—reading “In loving memory of Susan—I wish she’d die again”—complicates this simple idea.
As a huge fan of the show, the idea that someone would wish for Susan to ‘die again’ really got me thinking! It strongly suggests her soul isn’t just gone when an Exorcist defeats her. If that were true, wishing for her death wouldn’t make any sense. Instead, it feels like she’s entering a different kind of death – maybe one that’s permanent, but doesn’t involve an Exorcist. Or, even more terrifying, maybe she’s being sent to an even worse level of Hell! It makes me wonder if Hell itself has its own ways of permanently destroying someone, separate from angelic intervention – maybe something to do with the Overlords, the deals people make, or even just the environment of Hell itself. It’s a really fascinating idea that opens up so much about the inner workings of Hell!
If a wicked person can be truly killed—without their soul being destroyed by angels—it introduces a terrifying new level of suffering. This implies that Hell isn’t just about endless pain, but could be a place where individuals face repeated deaths, permanent exile, deeper imprisonment within the underworld, or the complete loss of the ability to recover or be reborn.
Alastor is frantically searching for a way out of his deal with Rosie, and this detail could be a chilling reminder of what will happen if he fails. Rosie, as an Overlord, completely controls his soul. What started as a dark joke about Susan’s death becomes a physical manifestation of Alastor’s deepest fears, revealing that the rules of power and death in Hell are much more complicated – and frightening – than anyone, including Charlie and her friends, ever imagined.
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