Radio Killed the Video Star

"Alastor... came back, and he is with Lucifer's DAUGHTER...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 Vee's: 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
When Charlie,Vaggie, and Angel Dust are talking about the exterminations, suddenly Sir Pentious arrives at the hotel in his ship, breaking a wall of the hotel in the process, announcing that he is here to fight Alastor. Meanwhile, Vox gets called by Velvette, who tells him that Valentino is having a tantrum.Vox meets Valentino in his room, who tells him that the reason he is angry is because Angel Dust moved to the Hazbin Hotel without asking him first. Valentino wants to go and shoot everyone at the hotel, but Vox manages to dissuade him, saying that it will be bad for the Vees' image if he goes "chasing whores around town". After being calmed down, Valentino reveals to Vox that Alastor is also staying at the hotel and shows him some footage from the Hazbin Hotel. At the hotel, Alastor easily defeats Sir Pentious, but Pentious manages to rip off a piece of Alastor's coat. Alastor sends him flying away with an explosion, before announcing to the rest of the hotel's residents that he is going to the tailor to get his coat fixed. However, he leaves some of his shadow creatures to fix the wall while he's gone. Vox, angry that Alastor was back, begins a television broadcast where he denounces Alastor and radio in general. Alastor, coming out of the tailor, notices Vox doing this,which is when the two of them have a singing battle,after there little argument Vox hires Sir Pentious to be a spy on the hotel.After Pentious gets caught in the act by Angel,him and Vaggie are about to kill him but then Charlie stops them and teaches Sir Pentious how to say sorry.

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)
 * Baxter (non-speaking cameo)

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 mentioned by Valentino, Alastor almost beat Vox one time.
 * 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, 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 to tease Alastor's redesign.

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