What did you think of the AMA?
>>155880579i want to ruin Esther's childhood
>>155880610>i want to ruin Esther's childhoodAbaddon calm down!
Reminder the Concierge didn't make Katherine hit Ben.
>>155880635She is a filthy abuser, someone should call ron
>>155880635>Ben realizing later that she was apologizing for the Slap >Realized he had to accept the apology despite wanting her to do it again.Poor ben
Let's turn everyone into demons.
>>155880948cute esther!
>>155880579spoiler for season 2 episode 8:man, nathan killed himself because his sister went back to a loveless relationship with a douche and left him completely alone for years. once the hotel was restored, he had nothing left to live for.that hit me hard to be honest. only thing that brought her back to him even after her "marriage" broke was that nathan DIED and she inherited the hotel.
Almost finished watching the season.I'm glad they didn't do the cliche in the Crowe episode where the cool badass dude is actually a loser pussy and putting his faith in Ben instead of Esther was just because of heckin' sexism.
Does anybody have a compiliation of what's under the floorboards during the opening right after Esther sunburns that Vampire? I think I saw a possum and some dolls but I didn't really care to pause so fast for it. I remember the last season's one was some funny thing involved a rat - spider wedding.
>>155880948Ben should be a angel or a imp>>155881073That's why I love the show it's so soulful but real. Lowkey nothing is scarier than fulfilling a goal and realizing it didn't make you happy but you put so much effort into it.
>>155881116I like that as well expected esther to make dante beg her on his knees for help and he was secretly just a scared pussy. As a anon said that's how Rick and Morty would have done it. Also why I like how much humbling esther gets at times because other shows would make her magic prodigy with no faults
I demand Esther lewds and art. Reply to this post with all such content.
>>155881201How can you be so useless anon.
>>155881954With the next part of the ama being "Why I stomp them" makes abaddon seem like a true demon. Because of the shadow placement as if he stomps all over a crying boy.>>155882166Can't post that here but we do need more esther. Some good ole estherdon might help but here's a oldie but a goodie
>>155882712imagine the love making
>>155882766He's definitely a biter.That's okay, Esther bites back.
>>155881116I’m glad Dante stayed cool too. The fight scenes he gave us were actually really well animated and choreographed. His Death girlfriend was pretty hot too.
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Ideally, how many seasons should this show run for do you all feel? I personally think they have more than enough juice for 4-6 at this pace, anything more than that would be risking ‘decay’ I feel but the current showrunners feel smart enough to handle 4-6.
>>155882933Apparently there was a leak that showed they at least have enough material for potentially up to 5 seasons.
What a sad character
>>155883014Which one? They both seem pretty happy
watching epsiode 1 of s2, I really liked katherine and her calming voice, really wish she stayed around
>>155882933I think that 4 - 5 would definitely be the sweet spot. There are lots of things they haven't fully explored yet. I think inevitably we have to get a Nathan before he died + Abbadon ep, an episode that flashbacks to when Abbadon possessed Jacob up to the priest's death, another episode focusing on Katherine and Joel, and an episode where Nathan passes on. It seems that they like to do a serious/lore ep at least once a season so that feels reasonable. Also, am I crazy for believing this show has to end with Nathan passing on, it just seems like the right thing for his character development
>>155883614i don’t see Joel and Katherine becoming anything substantial, he’s definitely way better as comedy relief like he was this season
Since it was a discussion last thread, it's actually funny that S2E3 actually gives one of the clearest examples of how they will generally prioritize jokes over strict continuity.>Abaddon is sticking his leg in the fireplace, bored and unbothered>sticks his hand in ovens and boiling water, no reaction>later struggles and howls in pain as he holds cheese over fire to melt itThey outright show that he's immune to, if not outright likes being burned/on fire. And then have him overtly in pain holding his hand over a fire for the sake of a joke.
>>155884470It's been like that though. Jarbon showed us that Abaddon has a boy-like pain threshold, but, because he's a demon and insane, he'll either ignore it (if he's fired up) or intentionally lean into it (if he's bored). I just realized we're fucking power scaling Abaddon as I typed this out. Wtf
>>155884652He at worst has flinched in pain over being dismembered, but trucks along anyways. The tiny 'ow' from Jarbon's bite is another comedic bit yeah.I honestly think the melty cheese is the most he's outright let any sort of pain shown, like he's barely managing to hang on through it.
>>155880579it was AMAzing!actually I'm sickened by how rainbowy the participants were. I wish yknow, WE could be involved in that shit instead of social media folks, but oh well
>>155880941it's not just okay to want to hit people, it's not okay to not want to.If you don't want to do something, what value is there in you not doing it?
>>155881073you know you can use spoilers on /co/. it's rreeaaal easy, man.That's also not.. exactly how it went, but yes.>>155881116Right? This show is so fucking refreshingly balanced. I feel like even 90s shows were less nuanced.
>>155881546are we sure it was properly fixed up though? I got the impression he had failed to do so, probably ran out of money..>>155882554could catbox it.I need to draw more..>>155882712ahh I wish I could draw this well.
>>1558829338-episode seasons? like, easily 10normal seasons? like 4-5.
>>155884801Bold of you to assume I'm not a faggot
>>155884652It’s not quite power scaling, but it is kind of cool to pay attention to what his demon physiology offers.
>>155884720maybe because that was the same hand he just had in the boiling water, and we saw how red it got. we know regeneration takes a while, so he has limits. walking briefly into a fire is no worse for him than holding your hand over a candle for us, but the cheese was probably like when you grab something warm after previously holding something cold..
>>155884869the best thing you can do to gatekeep is to simply assume everyone belongs. those who don't will get the hint and quietly leave. If they aren't capable of taking a hint, then no other method was ever going to work anyway.
>>155882933>>155882977Yeah, 5 would be perfect.>>155883614>Also, am I crazy for believing this show has to end with Nathan passing on, it just seems like the right thing for his character developmentNo, you're absolutely right. That's why it'll be particularly frustrating if this show ends up getting dragged out forever. >>155884470>>155884652>>155884720Maybe he's being dramatic.>>155884854>I need to draw more..Damn, me too anon...
Am I the only one that really likes Dante CroweHe’s actually pretty cool and he strikes a nice balance between good guy and ruthlessly pragmatic I hope when he shows up again he doesn’t lose that even if he probably will hold a grudge over what happened
>>155884904nah he’s cool. even if he didn’t have everything else going for him him showing up Esther the way he did was very satisfying. I’d also like to see some kind of art/fanfic where she tries to get closer to him by offering him ‘favors’ in exchange for knowledge
>>155884904I don't mind him but his episode might be my least favorite of the season.
>>155884904I didn’t even realize baker was voicing him. Yeah he’s cool.
>>155884904He felt like Grimsburg-tier writing. Just impossibly sharp, clever, and rapid-fire, so your brain doesn't even have time to digest how clever it all is. And he's also a douchenozzle AND he's also genuinely competent and clearly cares AND he's also dangerously careless.. he's all over the place, and I love him. I'm so glad that we got to see him BEFORE Ron, because he provides so much context. This is the kinda guy Ron thinks he is.
>>155885010>I'm so glad that we got to see him BEFORE Ron, because he provides so much context.Also provides context for "how did Katherine end up with a guy like that?" Girl was MOIST for Dante
>>155884904He has fans on Tumblr. Which makes sense since he's a walking talking Supernatural reference
>>155884904i love that him seeing something in ben wasn’t just a joke in the end, ben actually is capable when and if he gives himself the chance to be. they made a really good move having him still be vulnerable despite all his power and cunning, him overlooking to ask if there were any other ghosts in the hotel besides Nathan (probably because it’s an apparent rarity for there to be more than one) and being outmatched against Death at the end gives him a fair level of relatability, like that’s the kind of mistake/vulnerability you *would* expect from what’s a ultimately still just a guy. also, the ghost touching gag got more than a few giggles from me.
>>155885083wait really? Supernatural is actually decently cool? I assumed it to just be Twilight-tier mombait.
>>155885177I like that they didnt go too gross with the touching thing either, they genuinely do just want physical contact. The show is kinda inconsistent on whether ghosts can like, diddle each other.You can tell they really took a lot of feedback on this show, and while some of that is unfortunate (theyre trying pretty hard to kill estherddon shipping), other parts are great (Ben being shown multiple times that he IS capable and should really be more confident, even if he's not there yet because the show's funnier when he's not)I'm also glad they broke him up with the gross-faced flapper ghost. she wasn't good enough for him.
>>155883608definitely. the withakay joke cracked me up too.
>>155880579was it just someone who works on the show or was it actually liam mcpoyle
>>155885621it's pretty rare for voice actors to do this kind of thing via text. Few of them are that INTO the character, unless they are the creators, and like.. have voiced them for a decade already.shit though, remember that brief trend of using motion-tracked animation to do live 2d stuff answering fan questions? Star Vs had a fun one.. there, the actors really did have to do their best, and they did fine.
>>155885563>theyre trying pretty hard to kill estherddon shippingAre they? Because the Esther and Abaddon focus happening in an episode that has multiple couples having conflict feels like a ship tease.
>>155885707okay, not kill, but starve. They barely spend any time together, especially in episodes that- well you've posted the image, so you know which ones I mean.I did like the few moments together they DID get, and it's hilarious finding that Abaddon still doesn't even really know what friendship is, thinking that it means you never fight. I like that he (barely) had the maturity to learn a new perspective, because you can tell he was BETRAYED to hear they were 'fighting.' and all that implied to him.
>>155885621Probably a show writer since there were Esther bits. Abaddon's VA is involved but he fucks around more
>>155880579Ep 8 gave off a sense of finality hopefully netflix wont go full returd
>>155885804i commented somewhere in another thread the same thing, it feels like its got one good season left and either cancelled or just a another 2 god awful boring seasons
>>155882872He likes to mark his territory>>155884470I always saw it as him being dramatic as if he's forging something of great importance against the gods. Less actually being in pain we literally saw him in the esther projection episode sitting in a burning gazebo unfazed.>>155884652I feel like abaddon tends to tank things and just needs to lock in. Remember he struggled with esther in their fight but we see him lifting and moving a cannon and choking a giant mothwoman to death as mothman tries and fails to pull him off her. Then in the mermaid episode he swallows hooks and gets his foot bit off without realizing it. But then when he locks in he fights off and kills at least 5 mermaids even as they are biting and slashing him. I wonder if maybe he has a demon berserk rage boost seems whenever his eyes turn red he can do something insane. Like when he screamed and broke all the windows.
>>155884854That is possible but based on how the hotel looks and how little kathy knows he did the bulk of the work. Think he was mostly done and just never fixed the porch because he fell into his depressionBased and true, same though I want to make something but am kind of lazy and tapped on ideas.
>>155886100that makes sensealso, hot molten cheese would be much worse on the skin than even boiling water.. it's the reason frying food is so much faster than boiling it. and why you can stick your hand into a 400 degree oven for ages before it actually starts to feel uncomfortable, as long as you dont touch anything but the hot air.>>155886126Huh, maybe you're right. I thought she was the one who did most of it.I will try to at least sketch up an esther here if I finish what I'm working on.. you guys deserve one.
>>1558829336 seasons and a movie.
>>155886207shit.. a movie. a movie about Nathan's unfinished business that ends with him refusing to go, then eventually letting go. that'd be rad.I wonder if he had anything left in his bank account when he died, for Katherine to inherit. It'd be funny to have a plot about him asking her to spend it for him, on something fun
>>155866721It's partly so that they don't get confused for kid shows.
>>1558829336 seasons feels appropriate. 666 and all that. Seconding a movie too. Could be the perfect send off.
>>155886141Yeah people forget that's why people make stuff like prison napalm certain things actually make heat worse and fuse to your flesh also makes the heat stick. True also might have fire resistance but not melting damage lol.Nah notice we see how much the place is fixed over the time he even finished the hedge maze but then he seems to start getting depressed.Also nice I might try and do something too, has been forever
>>155881201It's voodoo dollshttps://www.reddit.com/r/HauntedHotel/comments/1x1tmt3/another_story_beneath_the_floorboards/
>>155880579Hope we see the boy more in his underwear
>>155880579Hope we see the girl more in her underwear
>>155886449This required a reply, why?
>>155886931you just replied to it. did that require a reply from you ?
>>155886943not really
wtf I didn't known they were real
>>155886141well this came out pretty nicely..
>>155880579She was 16, Scott...
>>155887569>Horny Ben instead of Benhmmmmm>>155887573Very cute!
Episode 2 was fun.
So when are we getting Season 3?I still have that leaked animatic saved.
>>155887857Man, that was a cute dress for Heather. I was hoping she'd stick around a bit and get roped into some dumb thing Abaddon was up to.
>>155880579Is it just me or is something about the audio mixing weird this season? It's as if the bass got chopped in half on the EQ. So far so good, but the audio is making this very hard to watch.
>>155888014They literally did make an alliance in the first season. Wonder if anything will come from that eventually. Maybe she’ll develop a crush on him.
>>155887857>>155888262I love that he still calls her "the one they call Heather"
>>155888014it's like they made a cast that was a little too big for a 176 minute season.>>155888542i wonder if he even realizes that's a name, since it's also the name of a plant.
>>155887573Nice pretty cool fighter esther though but with how the show treated her think she'd be getting ryona'd. honestly guess we both did something more sfw. though I spent way to much time on this one for how shitty it came out but wanted to do something non horny for once.I'll do something simpler tomorrow.
So this is what 100 years of sexual frustration does to a woman.
>>155885588me too, am surprised she isnt a rugpull evil character too, being a genuine person who just likes to work at inns
>>155889242i need a 20s flapper gf to listen to tommy dorsey together
>>155889242her and Ben definitely had some form of ghost sex, like with him being a conduit and ghosts can take off their clothes.
>>155889661They definitely masturbated in front of eachother. It was another thing she'd yell at him for, he's not supposed to cum before she does.
>>155891337I would watch Heather’s channel, lame historical speeches and all
so, how would you describe Abaddon in relation to the others?I'd say cousin, he seems closer to Nathan than Kathy most of the time>stray cat they adopted at some point, but it is an outside cat so has a lot of time by himself doing wacky stuff and returns to eat>>155884904wonder if he'll be back in season 3I hope the Netflix people give it a third season
>>155891371Abaddon honestly barely interacts with Nathan. Maybe they were closer when he was alive, but since he became a ghost they had two episodes together and both were in season 1. They didn't hang out at all in season 2 besides in the flashback.
>>155891464Nathan was the one behind the boat-trip idea
>>155891523Y'know what fair. That just completely slipped my mind because it was so Abaddon/Ben focused.
>>155891337I loved the youtuibe channel gag, not only because of course she has an extremely specific (yet somewhat succesfuull) channel but also because it did a bit of character building with Esther being supportive of her friend.That girl is ruthless but she can be a good friend when she wants
Its very likely that Abbadon saw Kathrines butthole.
>>155891337>She loves ChurchillIs she super based?
How does your ghost form work? Like does everyone look like how they died and some people just looked weird or is it like ghostbusters where it's seemingly random if you get a human form or monster the form?
>>155891792Proper human ghosts seem far more common.It could be tied to like, the shape of your soul or something. Like Candlehead was so obsessed with candles in life that he became basically half-candle. The Snatcher probably snatched so much that his ghost became some kind of exaggerated 'ideal' of someone that snatches things.
>>155880579is the show actually good? i never watched beyond ep3 of s1
>>155891892Wait snatcher is a ghost? I thought he was alive like Jessica, they thought he snatched esther's body when ghosts can't grab people
>>155892174It was unclear in Season 1, but in 2 hey phases through walls and is one of the ghosts that wanted to touch Dante.
>>155891757What possesses you to type these things, man
>>155892204I mean I even if you're not a ghost you have to touch dante at least once right? I would Ita probably supposed to be pretty good
>>155892160you're missing out anon! pretty entertaining and funny show whit its dose of actual lore/sentimental episodesOf course it works better if you're into spooky stuff but it's super enjoyable
I had this weird idea for season 3 that actually acknowledges the time moving and starts with abaddon trying to get something on a shelf and realizing he doesn't need to stand on his tiptoes to reach it anymoreleading to him angsting about actually starting to age tied to literal character growth >Kathy: that's all about growing up, Abaddon, things change and at some point you'll end up like Ben>Abaddon; pathetic?>Kathy: a teenager>Abaddon: a pathetic teenager>Ben: hey>Kathy: nobody is calling you pathetic, Ben>Abaddon: I do
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>>155891792We don’t really know I don’t think there’s been an explanation ok how it works, probably just one of those things that’s more for jokes than to be thought about
>>155891792maybe he died by being turned into a giant candle?
>>155893660Westaboos holding it down with some kino art
>>155882933500 seasons.
>acts like she likes turning into a demon>suddenly hides when a girl from school sees herEsther is such a fake idgafer.
>>155894427She really is but it was cute. funny how the girl had a broken arm and wasn't even all that judgemental just shocked she was in the hospital too. See esther this is why you don't have friends>>155891792I always saw him as a guy that literally tried to turn himself into a candel even his eyes look hollowed out like a jack-o lantern. Also think some are monster's turned ghost
>>155891792Speaking of how the ghosts look, I love the visual storytelling from some of their designs.Like, gee, I wonder how this lady died.
>>155894970Imagine having to look like this for all time
>>155880579People can say whatever they want about the art style, but this show in genuinely really well animated.
>>155894833>She really is but it was cute. funny how the girl had a broken arm and wasn't even all that judgemental just shocked she was in the hospital too. See esther this is why you don't have friendsShe gave everyone mysterious and dangerous creatures instead of just talking to people to make friends. Esther is very bad at this>>155895997CUTE
>>155895322It's gotten a lot better from s1, shows that netflix at least gave them a better budget.>>155896181Esther really is sad she makes fun of ben for bringing the popular kids but at least his method was much better. She tried to uses bomb to open a door, she refused to go the normal route in making friends and just toss the thing she does know/control aka supernatural things. We definitely need another esther school ep I imagine it goes two ways.>1. she becomes a mean girl, gets in with the cool girls and completely changes. Maybe a joke that they all have daddy issues>2. Abaddon goes to school with her and becomes popular and she gets super jealous and can't understand why.Also weird thing but is it just accepted that magic, ghost and monsters are real? No one in the hospital questioned esther's demon stuff and they accepted the witch was a witch and cast a spell on them. Like is it just the town and people know a bit and accept weird stuff or does the whole verse know a bit of it all?
>>155894427She was annoyed and worried about it, she obviously cared. >>155895322This is objective fact. It’s probably the best animated show in years. Blue Tit outdid themselves.
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>>155888981>sfwwell, it's still a sketch, so there's time...>>155891209definitely>>155890423please tell me someone actually made this by hand. I mean, it's signed.
>>155891546they did a great job of getting rid of nathan just when the plot needed him out. they're amazing writers.>>155892160it's damn good, but if you weren't pulled in by ep 3, you aren't going to be
>>155892635>I am secretly a writer for the showit's okay anon, we won't tell>>155893363that is a good point. we forget magic is real, so it's possible the monstrous ghosts were magically turned into monsters via a curse, then died. possibly of the curse, possibly of heart disease.
>>155896975I noticed how well animated it was with the background charactersespecially in that episode>>155889242but also and especially character expressionsI thought: they didn't have to go the extra mile, but they did
>>155894427I can imagine just not wanting to explain it>>155895207I wonder what her unfinished business even could be.>>155895322I like that this is a callback to how they met, but we didn't know that yet.
>>155894833I don't know that the girl had time to really react or be sure what she saw, but.. yeah good point.>>155896959oh yeah..>>155896980is that kid wizard?
>>155897163watching a really cool 4th of july firework?
>>155897100There is always time, want to try and do more myself tonight>>155897221Sling girl could have been her new friend and esther fucked it up like the lil autist she is. Honestly a esther humiliation episode at school would be sad but realistic. Some of the most confident people outside of school become weirdos/losers on campus it's so jarring and sad.Very weird if it is ok since no one says anythingIdk actually
>>155897720A lot of shows make me want to go back in time and just be more mysterious this time.
>Jessica can date people Do you think there's like a core to her? Like a monster lady or she's just a mass of tentacles?Either way she might be waifu material
>>155892635Why would abaddon suddenly age now? He's literally 100 billion years old nigga
>>155898130I just wanna know what exactly a ghost can do with her. we got the demon-ghost-human rockpaperscissors thing explained, but where do monsters factor in? are monsters in the same category as humans, that is, mortal beings? animals?>>155898153anon did explain it, albeit very poetically with flowery language. He's saying what if emotional maturity is what unlocks his aging.
>>155898130>the tentacle monster dates the demon shotawhat did they mean by this
>>155898269reminding us that he does have some concept of relationships, just.. usually with strange creatures. with humans, he doesn't really understand the attraction he has and what form that might take. I loved how he turned into a little boy in the presence of Mrs. Pennyfeather.
>>155898130I swear we saw some kind of 'center' of the tentacles real quick in Season 2 and it was just some lump of flesh colored like her tentacles.
>>155898853if it's anything like an octopus, that area should be the mouth
>>155896959Technically they weren’t there for the curses to begin with, just Ben’s allergy issue, and Esther’s was the only one immediately visible and I just assumed everyone thought it was some kind of costume or something, they likely ignored all of that mumbo jumbo and just laser focused on the fact the witch apparently kidnapped them and her own health issues like the doctor said >>155898130Would be funny if they pulled another Death and had her be a hottie attached to tentacles but who knows
>>155898909We also saw that the ends of the tentacles also have mouths.It's like the monster from that one horror movie on the ship, Deep Rising.
Oh, huh. This was apparently one of the initial design concepts for Demon Abaddon.Interesting that it's closer to the silhouette than the final design is, but the final design is generally better fitting for Abaddon.
>>155899517oh my tail-nipples
>>155899517he could easily probably change into that, anyway. demons are malleable.
>>155899517I like that it's kinda bug-like, but I'm glad they scrapped it. What we got is much better.
>>155880579Why do foids like this little shit so much
>>155899732Shota is cute
>>155899732He is moe.
>>155899732He is the ultimate brat to be tamed.
>>155899517I like it's more bug like but really the face reminds me of something from hazbin think you could take a bit of this and fuse it with the current him specifically the extra mouths. But also confusing why he gives cockroach vibes but he's the cobra and shrimp king. Think this feels more like a satam cartoon antagonist design>>155899261True just weird to see a girl slowly become a demon over time and talk of curses and they seem to acknowledge and ignore it. Almost like a "Same shit, different week" vibe.Especially the cop since he saw her detransformation and the witch stuff when they were trying to arrest her.Honestly be funny but only if>Jessica keeps flirting and having hots for nathan>Nathan keeps rejecting her>Everyone wonder why jessica is so pissed off lately>She's in heat or looking for a mate>Esther Nathan and maybe heather devel deep into hotel to kill jessica at the source>Reveal she's a hot cthulu girl or entity>By the end after calming down/stopping jessica's heat>Nathan shoots his shot and decides to try and date her>Reveal she's with abaddon now>Jessica:Sorry nathan you are a nice guy but I need a bad boy>Abaddon: Some guys just don't know what they got til it's too late
>>155899517What was up with that one set of fanart pieces with a hypothetical Abaddon design that ended up being really really close to what we got. Titmouse nabbed it or was the artist a true Acolyte of Abaddon?
>>155900716i'm pretty sure we saw his silhouette in the show, and all fanart followed from that
>>155900716They just speculated based on the silhouette and other demons/monsters we had seen up to that point.