Welcome to Heaven (episode)

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

- St. Peter

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
TBA

Characters

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

Locations

 * Hell
 * Pride Ring
 * Pentagram City
 * Hazbin Hotel
 * The Consent Club
 * Heaven

Objects

 * Lute's LED helmet

Songs

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

Instrumentals

 * TBA

Trivia

 * It is revealed that angels have a greater angelic form, a parallel to demons and sinners' full demon form.
 * It is 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.
 * Adam is also the one to have named Vaggie, with the latter keeping her name after her descend to Hell.
 * Additionally, it is revealed that Vaggie was originally an Angel and an Exorcist before she spared a sinner child, resulting in Lute slashing her eye and ripping Vaggie of her angel wings with Adam confiscating her halo, thus becoming a fallen angel.
 * Vaggie having her eye plucked out was heavily referenced in several of Vivziepop's drawings of her during the preproduction of the show, wherein Vaggie is surrounded by depictions of floating eyes watching her.
 * It is revealed that the majority of Heaven do not know how a soul qualifies to become a winner in Heaven.
 * According to Angel, 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 LED helmet.
 * This also implies Exorcist angels only take their helmets off during their off-time.
 * During the "Welcome to Heaven" sequence, a spider-like angel can be spotted, bearing a strong resemblance to the original design of Molly, Angel Dust's sister. Whether this is the same character is unknown.

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.
 * 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 females, who ask for the help of a store manager, as to try and prove themselves right.

Continuity

 * In Vaggie's flashback, both Charlie and Vaggie's outfits are similar to the ones in the pilot.
 * Husk being disappointed in Cherri pushing Angel to take drugs is a reference to "Masquerade".
 * 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.

Errors

 * Despite Charlie packing over a day's worth of luggage for her trip, she and Vaggie aren't shown to have brought them to Heaven. But, some of her luggage is scattered on the hotel floor, with the other 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's cheek is resting on is briefly drawn as her right hand.

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

Gallery

 * Welcome to Heaven (episode)/Gallery