Review - Hazbin Hotel Season Two (2025)

       Hey guys, Chuck here. And, we have another season of streaming television to talk about. The second season of Vivienne Medrano's animated series Hazbin Hotel has recently wrapped up its run on Amazon Prime, and here are my thoughts. 

       So, since the events of the first season, Charlie Morningstar, Vaggie, Alastor, Husk, and Nifty have gotten many more guests from n the recently remodeled Hazbin Hotel. However, there seems to be some confusion, as many of them are at the hotel to learn to kill angels, as opposed to the hotel's purpose of rehabilitation and redemption. A rising voice from Vox, the demon with a television for a head, spreads doubt about the whole redemption thing, as there's no evidence that a soul from Hell can be redeemed and enter Heaven. 

       Even in Heaven, there is a question of how Sir Pentious, who was the only one from the Hazbin Hotel to redeem himself and enter Heaven, managed to make it happen. And, with Adam out of the picture, Heaven's forces need a new leader, and Sera appoints Adam's son Abel to the position. And, unlike the absolute Chad that Adam was, Abel is more of a lighthearted doofus. This doesn't sit well with Lute, who was loyal to Adam, and still wants to carry out the Exterminations while expelling Pentious from Heaven. But, the Speaker of God keeps this from happening. 

        Back in Hell, Vox, and his associates, Velvette and Valentino, work to undermine everything that Charlie and the hotel stand for, and attempt to manipulate every sinner in Hell into a fighting force to overthrow those in Heaven and take over. And, despite every effort from Charlie to make her case that redemption is possible, her back-and-forth feud with Vox leads to Alastor leaving, and eventually become Vox's prisoner, and both Angel and Husk have a falling out with each other, as do Charlie and Vaggie. Even Lucifer attempts to help stop Vox, but it does more harm than good. Finally, when Sera, Emily, Lute, and Abel arrive, Sera confesses that she allowed the Exterminations to happen as a deterrent against those like Vox from becoming too powerful, leading to Vox declaring war against Heaven. Oops. 

         One interesting bit about this season is that we get into the back stories of Pentious, Alastor, and Angel. For instance, we learn that Pentious was once a human inventor in London in the year 1888, Alastor was a human radio host turned serial killer in New Orleans in the 1930s who cut a deal with Rosie for greater power in Hell, while Angel is revealed to be in Hell for committing patricide. Yikes. As for Vox, well he was a weatherman so wrapped up in his ambitions that he went on a murder spree. 

         The animation and music is very on point with what Vivienne delivered with the first season. The various twists and turns in the plot delivered on a viewing experience that kept me engaged week to week, and made for what I might consider a slightly better season than the first one. Elevating Vox and the Vees into central antagonists this go around was definitely smart, and seeing how they challenge Charlie and the hotel crew also made for an experience that stands different from the first season. 

       The performances were, of course, on point, with the returning Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Blake Roman, Keith David, Christian Borle, Jeremy Jordan, Amir Talai, and such all delivering fantastic performances, both speaking and singing. There were two notable newcomers with Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump as Abel and the legendary Liz Callaway as the Speaker of God, and both were terrific. But, easily my favorite was Krystina Alabado as Cherri Bomb, who gets a much bigger role this season. 

       Overall, I had a lot of fun with season two of Hazbin Hotel, and I eagerly await the planned upcoming seasons of the series. And, with Helluva Boss officially moving to Prime Video, there's certainly more crossover potential with the two series, which I am excited about. 

       Alright guys, this is Chuck signing off, and I'll see you in the next review.