Fantasy Author Reacts to Hazbin Ep 5
Added 2025-05-16 17:17:47 +0000 UTCWhat do I have in common with a spine? I'm back! That joke was better in my head.
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Please watch steven universe. You would probably get a lot of subscribers for that series, seriously it has a large fan base because it's GREAT! Also, I think you're forgetting the characterization of Lucifer that we've already been shown from episode 1, that he is the sin of Pride and that he was cast out of heaven and became so depressed and distraught only being able to interact with the worst of humanity that he has become seriously depressed which lead to him becoming an absent leader and later after he appears to have split with Lilith, an absent father. But these things seem to stem from his sin of Pride leading to his now deep feelings of inferiority and his inability to reconcile how awful people have become from HIS gift to humanity (the apple of knowledge). His getting cast out of heaven for trying to gift free will to humanity was, quite literally, the WORST thing to ever happen to him. His doubt that Charlie can make a difference is not misplaced, he wants to protect her from how what he KNOWS Heaven is like. The scene on the balcony, consider that Vaggie's reaction you noticed is in response to what Lucifer was saying, not Charlie.
Void Fairy
2025-05-21 21:54:59 +0000 UTCIronically the slower pace at which your consuming this show with its too-fast pacing might have been detrimental to your read on Lucifer in this one. In the opening shadow-theater-intro Charlie gives us in episode one, it's pretty blatantly spelled out that Lucifer's confinement to hell and exposure to only the most negative consequences of his actions in Eden have broken his spirit completely. Which is then further demonstrated in his reply to Charlie's assertion that Sinners are "our people" when he very nearly hyperventilates into a panic at the thought of how much harm sinners have done. Harm they only had that opertunity to do because *he* gave it to them. Overall, For being the Embodied Sin of Pride; Lucifer's mental health state at the beginin of this episode is pretty clearly demonstrated as being one mired in an utter lack of internalized self worth, deep depression, and crippling anxiety which is one helluva (*snickers at the pun*) toxic cocktail to try and raise a child with. Then you have the indications that Lilith not only left him, but actively sperated him from Charlie. The heavy handed evidence is there in the visual that accompany Charlie's verse in 'More than Anything' but it's *also* implied earlier with how Charlie replies to Husk's assertaion of her "daddy issues" and how she a clearly maintain more of a relationship with her mother after the fact and has come to actively avoid any reaching out on her part. With that in mind it's much more understandable that Lucifer's been left with only two beliefs left in his heart regarding to his daughter. One, That he has no actual value to her beyond what he can physically/magically *give* her; and two, his only goal as her father should be to protect her from any lasting hurts, even if that mean hurtting her 'a little' *now*, so he might gently let her down before heaven han come and crush her spirit the way they did him. Better to be disappointed and give up while your still capable of changing yourself, afterall, than to try and be utterly crippled with wounds so soul-deep in the attempt that there us no healing them.... right? Both of theses attitudes are demonstrated in Lucifer's two songs. Although his promises of wealth and fine things in "hell's Greatest Dad" indeed are broached in such a way as to pump up Lucifer's own pride and skills in the eyes of everyone aroubd him, they are nevertheless just meaningless, expensive, and yet entirely unimportant thoughtless and ultimately valueless *things*. Because that's the only reason Charlie could need him here right? To give her *stuff*? However, it's the opening of the second song that really cements that second deeper -yet likely truer- motivation he has behind his seeminly dismissive attitude towards her plans. During the lines "now you the only thing worth fighting for" Lucifer sees the lances of light streaming through the broken window as the spears of heaven's retribution, which have until now, been solely focused on him, but as he finishs that stanza the scene shifts and now it's Charlie who is tge focus of thier ire . The look of terror in his eyes as he instinctively pulls her from the light into the shadows does a lot of heavy lifting, imo. Then they take it a step further as he then pulls her down fully into his arms and litteraly shields her from the light of heaven's regard with his own head and body as he sings the line "I'll *shelter* and adore you more than anything". While this maybe an incredibly noble sentiment from the father of the small child she was when she was separated from him... it's rather less so now that she's grown up. His protection and shelter are not what she needs from him now. And I think it's *that* realization, that she's not his 'little girl' any more that really seems to trigger that reconciliation or hearts *and* minds that is the second half of her song. ...any whooooooo, sorry for the long ramble, just this one was extra interesting to me cause I think it was an odd mix of some key character info being given to you too far back in combination with the other emotional moments more currently provided not quite getting get that chance to breath due to the truncated schedule the remaining episodes suffer from, from here on out. 🙃 All that said,super excited to get your take on the remaining episodes. Your insights on the characters and how they work with and off each other has been a real treat.💛
Amaris D. S.
2025-05-18 19:51:22 +0000 UTC
