ok this scene has bothered me ever since this episode came out.
the framing, the zoom in on alastor’s face, and how he’s the focal point.
then we get that infamous frame where he isn’t smiling. plus the whole speech about “smiling”
so, here’s a mini 🧵 of my thoughts!
#hazbinhotel #alastor
the framing, the zoom in on alastor’s face, and how he’s the focal point.
then we get that infamous frame where he isn’t smiling. plus the whole speech about “smiling”
so, here’s a mini 🧵 of my thoughts!
#hazbinhotel #alastor
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- He loses his smile and radio voice at moments where he briefly forgets to focus on curating his appearance.
- The stitches he has in full demon form are there to prevent him from splitting his face in two with too much smiling.
him not smiling could just be simply animated that way for his lip sync to work.
but! i feel like there’s more to it!
because directly afterwards is when he+🧵⬇️
“a smile is a valuable tool, my dear. it inspires your friends, keeps your enemies guessing, and ensures that no matter what comes your way, you’re the one in control.”
which REALLY sounds like masking, to me!+🧵⬇️
and also, we have the fact that when he’s using his full power, we see the stitches on his mouth!
but only in two instances, when he makes the deal with charlie, and in the duet with vox!+🧵⬇️
i’m sure he trusts charlie, to some extent.
as for vox? i don’t think he trusts him, at least not anymore.
but maybe there’s enough familiarity there for him to feel comfortable showing that side of him?+🧵⬇️
but onto my main point!!
i know a lot of people theorize that whoever has alastor’s soul is the one who has his mouth stitched into a permanent smile.
but i think it makes SO much more sense for HIM to have done it, himself!+🧵⬇️
he never shows any weakness, even when he was almost killed by adam.
if you watch closely, the first thing he does is look to the side to see if vox’s drones are watching him.+🧵⬇️
and yeah, i hope his development throughout the series is slow, and he learns to open up to people and let his guard down!💖