Radio Killed the Video Star

"Alastor... came back, and he is with Lucifer's D̸̖͠Â̷̼U̴̩̽G̴̹͋H̶̜̕T̸̞̒Ě̵̹R̵͍͝...and that wasn't the first FUCKING THING YOU TOLD ME?!"

- Vox to Valentino after the news of Alastor's reappearance

Radio Killed the Video Star is the second episode of the first season of Hazbin Hotel, and the second episode overall. It premiered on January 19, 2024, on Prime Video, and a week earlier on the A24 app as part of pre-ordered packages.

Synopsis

 * The Vees: Vox, Velvette, and Valentino rule their corner of Hell unchallenged, but Alastor's return to the airwaves may shake things up. Meanwhile, a new Hotel guest tests Angel's patience.

Plot
TBA

Characters

 * Employees of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Charlie Morningstar
 * Vaggie
 * Alastor
 * Husk
 * Niffty
 * KeeKee (cameo)
 * Clients of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Angel Dust
 * Sir Pentious
 * Egg Boiz (cameo)
 * Fat Nuggets (cameo)
 * The Vees
 * Vox
 * Velvette
 * Valentino
 * Overlords
 * Carmilla Carmine (mentioned)

Locations

 * Hell
 * Pride Ring
 * Pentagram City
 * Hazbin Hotel

Objects

 * Sir Pentious' blimp

Songs

 * "Stayed Gone"
 * "It Starts With Sorry"

Trivia

 * According to Alastor in the song Stayed Gone, he was allegedly invited by Vox to be a part of his team prior to the events of the series.
 * According to Vox, Alastor has been absent for seven years prior to the events of the pilot, making him share the same number of years missing as Lilith.
 * As of this episode, Sir Pentious is now a client, and thus a permanent resident of the hotel and part of the main cast.
 * According to storyboard artist, Nicole Rodriguez (@Shnikkels), the details of the voicemails Valentino sent Angel on the latter's phone has the ones where Valentino tries to coax Angel to return by sweet-talking him be shaped like hearts, whereas the ones where he is reprimanding Angel has the voicewaves shaped like spikes.
 * The drawing that Vox showed in his news report while singing "Stayed Gone" is the same drawing Vivienne Medrano posted on her Twitter while teasing Alastor's future redesign.
 * Baxter makes a small cameo on a TV monitor.

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to the classic song "".

Continuity

 * TBA

Errors

 * TBA

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

Gallery

 * Radio Killed the Video Star/Gallery