Hazbin Hotel

Hazbin Hotel is very queer, raunchy, and fun. The animated comedy is filled with memorable songs, exciting character arcs, and a thrilling story. The episodes will have you on the edge of your seat, while filling your heart with equal parts joy and angst. Even if it doesn’t sound like it’s fit for you, get it a try.

Its lovably layered characters, grouped with its absurdly catchy songs and focused world-building, may very well catapult this series to success. It's still finding itself, but it's having a ball doing so. And so far, we are too.

Besides the mixed joke quality, the frustrating, disorienting camera can sometimes undercut punchlines from landing or diminish dramatic impact. With all its intricate setup early on, you can feel Medrano's ambitious wings get trimmed by corporate streaming demands that are crucial for the show's story pacing. .... Overall, “Hazbin Hotel” checks in with stellar tunes, a skillful voice cast, and balanced charm to round out its hellish setting. It's a sweet, raunchy time many adults, especially musical theater nuts, will proudly enjoy.

The ambition and inventiveness Medrano brings to the series is commendable. Perhaps in the already greenlit second season, Hazbin will slow down and find its groove—that is, if viewers aren’t too put off by the firehose exposition of the first few episodes.

While there’s some fun to be had with its song-and-dance mode, it’s impossible to ignore how closely Hazbin’s concepts of mature themes and comedy match up with those of a 15-year-old boy.

Each outlandish episode is filled with wicked wit and even busts out with a bit of song and dance. A revolving team of guest voices descend to these fiery pits of what will likely turn into a cult sensation.