Hazbin Hotel season 2 answers the long-standing question about who owns Alastor’s soul. Episode 4 reveals details about Rosie’s contract, why Alastor remains bound, and how Vox’s new deal changes the situation.
In “It’s a Deal,” released on November 5, 2025, the episode alternates between a present-day media conflict and a flashback to Alastor’s last hours. It shows the summoning ritual that transformed him into an overlord and reveals the unexpired fine print of his pact.
Hazbin Hotel season 2 explains why Alastor has been absent and his limitations against the Vees. It focuses on his “prisoner” pact with Vox, which protects the hotel while he searches for loopholes.
“Alastor reappears not as unstoppable chaos but as a strategist testing the limits of old promises and new leverage.”
The episode flashes back to Alastor’s human life, where he was a rising broadcaster and serial killer. In a woodland cabin, he performs a ritual to summon Rosie in Hell, bargaining for “power beyond what he could imagine.” He gains immense strength but dies the next day, mistaken for a deer by a hunter.
“He bargains for ‘power beyond what he could imagine,’ becomes the strongest sinner, and dies the next day when a hunter mistakes him for a deer.”
Hazbin Hotel season 2 reveals Alastor's soul ownership through a mix of intense flashbacks and strategic present-day moves, deepening the story’s dark and complex lore.