Welcome to Heaven (episode)

"Dearly beloved, it is my pleasure to say unto thee. ♪ Welcome to Heaven. ♪"

- St. Peter, welcoming Charlie and Vaggie to Heaven

Welcome to Heaven is the sixth episode of the first season of Hazbin Hotel, and the sixth episode overall. It premiered on January 26, 2024, on Prime Video.

Synopsis

 * Charlie and Vaggie make their way to Heaven to speak to Adam's manager. Meanwhile an explosive reunion gives Angel the opportunity to show how far he's come.

Plot
Charlie and Vaggie arrive in Heaven, where they are welcomed by Sera, the head seraphim, and Emily, a younger seraphim. Adam and Lute confront Vaggie, who is revealed to be an exterminator angel. It’s shown that Lute attacked Vaggie after she spared a defenseless sinner child during a previous extermination. Vaggie has not told Charlie the truth about her past yet, and Adam threatens to tell Charlie. A trial intended to decide whether souls in Hell can be redeemed begins. Shown through a hologram during the trial, Angel Dust's friend, Cherri Bomb, takes him and the other hotel members to a night club. While trying to save a drunk Niffty from Valentino, Angel Dust stands up to him, saying that Valentino can do whatever he wants to him in the studio, but away from the studio, Angel Dust is his own man. Charlie claims this is proof of Angel Dust being redeemable, but it's revealed that the angels themselves don't know how souls enter Heaven. While arguing over the case, Adam reveals the extermination plans, causing Emily to distrust Sera, as Sera knew about the plans and didn't tell her. Adam also tells Charlie about Vaggie's past as an exterminator, which leaves Charlie distraught. The court finds that there is no evidence a sinner can be redeemed. Adam sends Charlie and Vaggie back to Hell, but not before promising them that when the next extermination begins in a month, he'll be coming for the hotel first. Emily vows to help Charlie despite a warning from Sera.

Characters

 * Employees of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Charlie Morningstar
 * Vaggie
 * Husk
 * Niffty
 * Clients of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Angel Dust
 * Sir Pentious
 * Cherri Bomb
 * Valentino (cameo)
 * Angels
 * St. Peter (debut)
 * Seraphim Angels (debut)
 * Sera
 * Emily
 * Exorcists
 * Adam
 * Lute
 * The Royal Family (mentioned; pictured)
 * Lucifer Morningstar
 * Lilith

Locations

 * Hell
 * Pride Ring
 * Pentagram City
 * Hazbin Hotel (cameo)
 * The Consent Club (debut)
 * Heaven
 * Heaven's Courthouse
 * Unnamed hotel

Objects

 * Lute's LED mask

Songs

 * "Welcome to Heaven"
 * "You Didn't Know"

Trivia

 * It is revealed that angels have an alternate angelic form. This may serve to be a parallel to demons and sinners' full demon form.
 * It is revealed that Adam was the one to suggest the start of the Extermination as a movement to Sera, and the latter had no choice but to agree in hopes of preventing Hell's sinners from a possible uprising.
 * It is also revealed that the Extermination was originally supposed to be kept a secret from the other angels outside of the Exorcists, as per Sera's orders.
 * As of this episode, all of Heaven's Courthouse members are now made aware of the Extermination, after Adam himself accidentally lets it slip.
 * Adam is also the one to have given Vaggie her nickname, with the latter keeping her name after her descent to Hell.
 * Additionally, it is revealed that Vaggie was originally an Exorcist Angel before she spared a sinner, resulting in Lute slashing her eye and ripping her angel wings off, with Adam confiscating her halo and leaving her in Hell.
 * This also means the spear Vaggie has been carrying around since the pilot is indeed the same one she had as an angel, making it an Angelic Weapon.
 * It is revealed that the majority of Heaven do not know how a soul qualifies to become an angel in Heaven.
 * According to Angel Dust, his contract with Valentino states that the latter only has full control of him whenever Angel steps foot within his studio.
 * This is the first episode to show Lute without her mask.
 * This also implies Exorcist angels only take their masks off during their off-time.
 * During the "Welcome to Heaven" sequence, a spider-like angel can be spotted who bears a strong resemblance to an older version of Molly, Angel Dust's twin sister. Whether or not this is the same character is unknown.
 * This is the first episode wherein Alastor does not make an appearance.
 * This episode reveals that Hellborns and Angels abandoned in Hell can visit Heaven seemingly without any repercussions, with the only exception being Lucifer himself.

Cultural references

 * The "Stick it to the man" line on Adam's notes is a reference to the song of the same name from the musical, , of which Alex Brightman, Adam's voice actor, originated the role of Dewey Finn.
 * Additionally, on the same sheet of notes, a "Cool S" can be seen on the bottom left corner.
 * Adam pointing out how Charlie and Vaggie went to see "his manager" and calling Charlie a Karen is a reference to the real-life nicknames given to entitled customers, usually middle-aged blonde-haired women who ask for the help of a store manager, as to try and prove themselves right.
 * In the titular song of the episode, during the scene where St. Peter sings "Where the virtuous reside 24/7", one of the angels in the background resembles a Cryo Abyss Mage from Genshin Impact.

Continuity

 * In Vaggie's flashback, both her and Charlie are seen in their pilot outfits.
 * Charlie paying Cherri Bomb to take the gang out to have some fun may be a callback to how she also paid Angel Dust to be the Hotel's first client, as per the Dirty Healings comic.
 * One of St Peter's lines during the Welcome to Heaven song states how everyone in Heaven is hot. This is a callback to Adam guessing how one of Hell's biggest problems is "ugly people" back in "Overture".
 * Cherri joking about how Angel can only rest once he's "double dead" may be a callback to when Angel joked similarly about it to Vaggie in the pilot.

Errors

 * Despite Charlie packing over a day's worth of luggage for her trip, she and Vaggie aren't shown to have brought any of it with them to Heaven. But, some of her luggage is scattered on the hotel floor, with the rest being shown together with them after they arrive at their hotel room in Heaven.
 * When Sir Pentious tries and fails to ask Cherri to have sex with him, the left hand Cherri is resting her cheek on is briefly drawn as her right hand.

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

Gallery

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