02x05 - Silenced

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

[growls]

[Katie Killjoy] Good morning,
Pentagram City.

Today's top story...

infamous loser, Alastor, has been captured

by the strong, chiseled arms
of sex-icon Vox.

It leaves us all wondering,
what is our TV daddy planning?

And you can trust us with your gossip.

[♪ "Bad With Us"]

♪ Holy sh*t, is this true? ♪

-♪ Alastor's been defeated ♪
-♪ By Lucifer? ♪

-♪ No ♪
-♪ Then who? ♪

♪ That self-absorbed TV head ♪

♪ Word is, he gut him fair and square ♪

♪ I heard Vox f*cked him with a chair ♪

♪ Either way, it's seemin'
the Radio Demon's off the air ♪

♪ I can't remember
ever seeing power shift this fast ♪

♪ With all his smarmy talk,
I thought Vox was just gassed up ♪

♪ Now he's surpassed all expectations ♪

♪ Hell as we knew it is through,
he's shaken the foundations ♪

♪ Now that Vox's muscles are flexed ♪

♪ who knows what moves
those Vees will make next? ♪

♪ So I've had a stroke of luck,
it's true ♪

♪ But I'm not one to rest on my laurels ♪

♪ What a better time
to reinforce our crew? ♪

♪ Grab an olive branch,
go knock on some door-els ♪

♪ Why should we keep crossing swords? ♪

♪ After all, we're all overlords ♪

-♪ You know you wanna be bad with us ♪
-♪ Bad with us ♪

-♪ Come and make angels mad with us ♪
-♪ So mad with us ♪

♪ And Zeezi? ♪

♪ I hear that Heaven
has some pretty sick venues ♪

♪ Open a club up, make a hubbub,
drop a beat to "amen" to ♪

♪ Hey, Prick and Hatchet, best believe
your g*ng fights are gonna be batshit ♪

♪ With exorcist blades,
you can fill Heaven with rage ♪

♪ Oh, Maestro, I know ♪

♪ a tranquil realm where you can rest ♪

♪ Hey, Zestial,
there's old boring sh*t up there ♪

♪ Books, tea, eldercare ♪

♪ Mi querida, Carmilla...

-Are you serious?
-Mm, yeah, okay.

♪ It's the dawn of a new regime ♪

♪ Come on, join the winning team ♪

♪ It's so much fun to be ♪

♪ bad with us ♪

-♪ So bad with us ♪
-♪ So f*cking bad ♪

-♪ with us ♪
-♪ Cha cha cha ♪

-No.
-Stop it.

[whimsical music playing]

[grunts with effort]

[soft grunt]

[aggressive grunt]

[soft grunting]

[panting]

[sighs]

I mean, this is adorable.

Sweetie, what are you doing?

[winded] I'm trying to get
Emily's attention.

She really didn't give you
a way to contact her, huh?

Not really, she just
kind of popped up once

and I don't have a way to reach her.

Heaven is closed down or something,

so now I just need to get... [grunts]

Her... [grunts]

Attention!

[grunts] Colors.

Do you think she sees it?

She doesn't see it, does she?

[groaning]

If it makes you feel better,
they look pretty.

Thanks, Vanny.

Mmm, no, that one
doesn't sound right in practice.

-Ugh. I'll keep at it.
-[chuckles] Okay.

Thanks, Vaggie.

Ugh! This would just be
so much easier with Alastor.

He was supposed to host the hotel,

not get himself f*cking kidnapped and...

Oh, God, what do you think
they're doing to him, Vaggie?

I'm sure he's okay.

You know Al, he's always up to something.

But I have things handled.

Is there anything I can help you with?

I don't think so, Vaggie.

Look, the only thing that can stop Vox

is the proof that Pentious is alive,

and that I'm telling everyone the truth.

So, I just need to keep...

[grunts] ...trying!

[lighthearted, bombastic music playing]

Stop Vox...?

Hmm.

Oh, I think I know what to do.

[fireworks squealing and popping]

[bouncy, playful music playing]

Oh, Angel.
How was the group therapy session?

Ugh, I-I missed it.

I've had a headache all day.

But Husk seems
to be enjoying the therapist sh*t.

Says his "pretending to listen" skills
are put to good use.

It was very informative.

I have never heard someone come up
with so many ways to say "stupid."

Adding a few to my personal dictionary.

[voice breaking] I just don't understand
why she left me.

Well, maybe it's because
you're a moronic, unthinking damn fool.

-"Damn fool"!
-Who is too nonsensically doltish...

"Doltish."

To realize that you're
a mindless chuckle-f*ck...

-[Baxter] "Chuckle-f*ck."
-[Husk] ...with your constant

gormless buffoonery.

Maybe you should try
not being a feeble-minded...

-Ah.
-smooth-brain for once!

"Smooth-brain."

Yeah. Maybe.

Am I doing therapy right?

I like therapy.

-Where're you headed?
-Lucifer.

I need to ask him something.

Oh-h*-h*. Must be important.

Give me the tea later.

[elevator bell dings]

[Lucifer] Hi there. Coming, coming.

Just a minute,
I-I'll be there, I'll be right there.

I wasn't doing anything weird, I swear it!

Oh, hey, Charlie's girlfriend.

What, uh, what brings you here?

Come in, come in, just let me just...

-[grunts, clears throat]
-[duckies squeaking]

Wow, you really wasted no time, huh, sir?

Aw, call me Daddy.

Wait, no, don't. Call me Lu.

What, now... What is it you need?

Uh, you're the king of Hell, right?

♪ Last time...

I checked, why?

Well, I don't know how much
you know about Vox...

Oh, the TV head guy?
Yeah, he's all over the place.

Guy really likes
to hear himself talk, huh?

Have you been, uh,

-listening to him at all?
-Nope.

Well, he's been hardcore sh1tting
on Charlie and the hotel for weeks.

It's kind of driving her crazy, and I...

Wait a second. He's been what?!

Yeah. So, you know,
you think you could go over and, like...

I don't know, smite him or something?

[wheezing laugh]

[laughs, coughs]

Sorry. Oh, Vanastastia,
I'll let you in on a little secret.

I cannot smite him, no.

It's kinda part of the whole Hell thing.

You see, it isn't just a place,

it's, uh, it's a punishment,
and mine is that I'm stuck here

with all these sinners, can't k*ll 'em,
can't do nothing with 'em.

So I just have to ignore them.

They are all mega gross,

and not a single one of them
has good taste in musical theater.

But Vox doesn't know that.

What if you go intimidate him?
Bluff a little?

To most of Hell, you're a pretty big deal.

Eh, I don't know. [chuckles weakly]

Well, I'd ask Alastor,

but, you know, he's unavailable, so...

Oh, no, no, hold a, hold a, hold on, okay?

I can handle any problem
a-five hundred times better

than that dumb, red loudspeaker, okay?

If my little girl is getting harassed
by this "Vox" fella, then... [laughs]

It is my time to daddy up!

Mm, no. Don't say it like that.

But great.

[moans weakly]

[grunts]

[moans]

[grunting]

[sobs wearily]

[sighs]

Aww, Charlie.

Sera, we need to talk to her.

Hell needs to sort itself out first.

-But...
-What good would talking to her do?

I don't think it's a good idea.

You're afraid, aren't you?

Because you know
we owe Hell a massive apology.

I brought cookies!

-What is he doing here?
-I invited him.

I figured if anyone can help us
make these decisions,

it'd be best
to have an actual Hell expert.

Well, I'm not quite
a Hell expert, but, uh,

yes, I'm happy to help.

He can't be here, Emily.

This is important,
only the highest angels can...

Well, I'm as high as you,
and I say he stays.

[groans] All right.

So, Pentious,
what do you think we should do?

My vote is that we should apologize.
Maybe with some gift baskets?

-I mean, who doesn't love gift baskets?
-Right?!

Um, yes, well, I'm sure Charlie would...

like a gift basket? With chocolat?

Oh! Oh! You should throw in
a cheese assortment.

Oh. And a cute little plush bear
that says "sorry for the violence."

That would be so cute.

-Plus lots of taffies!
-On it.

I really don't think
this... is a good idea.

How can the demons accept anything we say
after what we've done?

Well, Your Highness, a wise woman once
told me that it starts with "sorry."

So, I think it's worth a try.

[grumbles]

Okay. Bye.

Have fun.

[moaning wearily]

[magical whoosh]

-[gasps]
-[Emily] Charlie!

Emily! Ahh!

It is so good to see you!

Uh, a third time.

Um, are you actually here,
or am I really dehydrated?

-Definitely dehydrated.
-No, silly, we're really here.

And we bring gifts!

Oh! Are these taffies?

[chuckles] That was my contribution.

Uh, um, is Pen okay? Can I see him?

The snake is fine. He misses you all.

I'm sorry we can't bring him.

Right.

Well, thanks, guys.

I appreciate this basket thing.

Uh, it's-it's very nice.

[sighs]

[screams] Wait! You're here!

Yes! We are!

I need you tell Hell that Pentious
is in Heaven and that Vox is full of sh*t!

Oh. Sure.

-We can do that.
-Hold on.

Sorry, it's just Vox has
completely convinced most of Hell

that you all are still out to get us

and that redemption isn't real,

-and that I'm just some crazy person...
-What's a "Vox"?

Yeah, he's like a guy
with a TV for a head?

It's like about this big...

You know, it's not important.
Please, I need you to come with me.

I heard Vox has a rally today, a big one.

If we go there, you can apologize
in front of his entire crowd,

show them all that he's a liar, and...

And that we're sorry.

Yes! So sorry!

Yes! Oh, my gosh, yes.

We're gonna need more gift baskets.

-[busy chatter]
-[upbeat music playing]

I took off work for this, man,
just to see what Vox is gonna say.

[rallygoer] According to a recent poll,
Vox is the hottest person in Hell.

-How am I looking?
-Not bad.

You clean up nice for a TV. [chuckles]

I know.
So, uh, you have the dancers ready?

Mm-hmm.

-And they're...?
-Tens, plus one eight for "diversity."

Good man.

[wheels rattling]

Are you sure you want to present yourself
like this to all of Hell?

-Pardon?
-Flocked by your partners.

With their
far more impressive contribution

to your flashy little clown show.

What really are you contributing
besides... noise?

[scoffing]

[laughing and stammering]

[laughs] I'm the face?

The face of the revolution.

Where the f*ck have you been?

Yes, but still, if that's all...

You think they could have
pulled this off without me?

It's me who made this happen.
I have the vision.

-I have vision.
-[scoffs] Sure you do.

Mm-hmm...

[both growling]

I should go get the dancers camera-ready.

See you out there?

Absolutely.

A-A-Actually, Val, how about you
and Velvette manage backstage?

Can't have any mistakes
in the presentation.

I can handle the crowd.

You don't want us coming out?

Just not right away.
Don't worry, you'll have your time.

Thanks, babe.

Sure... [chuckles sarcastically]
"babe."

See? I'm in charge here.

I suppose it's something.

Excuses and lies
seem to still be your specialty.

I try.

[demonic laughter]

Hello, Pentagram City!

[cheering and whooping]

-Yeah!
-Oh, yeah!

[laughs] Yeah! How are we doing tonight?

[cheering]

[rallygoer] Better now that you're here.

Well, all right! Fantastic!

Well, I just have to thank you all
for coming out to support.

It's such an honor, a-and can I...

oh, just take a moment to say
Lilith would be so proud

of how strong Hell has become.

"Resist," am I right?

Come on, let me hear it!

[cheering]

Resist!

Revolt!

I love it!

I'm happy to serve you.

Trust us to take on the angel menace!

-[thunder rumbles]
-[crowd gasps]

[♪ "Vox Populi"]

[electricity crackling]

♪ You're acting out
like you want Teacher's attention ♪

♪ Well, I'm the principal
of this eternal detention ♪

♪ I hope you had your fun,
but, son, it's time to ring the bell ♪

[laughs] ♪ Ding-ding ♪

♪ Sinnerman, you're getting
way too big for your screen ♪

♪ Now I'm here to drop your punishment,
it's gonna be mean ♪

♪ Just in case y'all had forgotten ♪

♪ who's the m*therf*cking king of Hell ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm the serpent ♪

♪ I'm the flame ♪

♪ The mortal world
is scared to say my name ♪

♪ I am so spooky, I'm the sh*t ♪

♪ I am a living aspect of the infinite ♪

♪ So, scheme all you want,
Mr. TV-Head-Man ♪

♪ I'm nearly a god, who are you? ♪

♪ Just a dead man ♪

Wow. Super scary.

I see why they give you such a big hat.

Quick thing, though...

♪ It's curious you stopped by
to fight me nail and tooth ♪

♪ When all I mean to try
is to dispense a dose of truth ♪

[intrigued whispering from crowd]

♪ We sinners do not need a king,
we need someone who understands ♪

[crowd] Yes.

♪ A different kind of despot
bringing respite from divine demands ♪

♪ New order,
like what Lilith had envisioned ♪

♪ when she threatened them ♪

♪ She knew Hell could be great,
and we can make Hell great again ♪

♪ Just imagine
if we could flip the script ♪

♪ Take the fight back way upstairs
and make 'em beg and say their prayers ♪

♪ and what would happen
if we could run the ship? ♪

-♪ Hoist the mainsail, paint the decks ♪
-Aye, aye!

♪ Have a crew mate to protect,
'cause they want us all divided ♪

♪ That is how they keep us down ♪

-♪ We got the guts, we got the chutzpah ♪
-Guts! Chutzpah!

-♪ We got the means to seize the crown ♪
-Yeah!

♪ If you're not f*ck' stupid,
then you've only got one choice ♪

♪ Me! Vox Populi, the people's voice ♪

♪ Try to picture if we could ♪

-♪ escape this hole ♪
-Let's go!

♪ Never have to live and fear
of days that angels may appear ♪

♪ 'Cause here's the kicker,
sinners can save their souls ♪

♪ Not by changing for redemption ♪

♪ but by taking over Heaven ♪

♪ They say Hell's too populated,
that's why they exterminate ♪

♪ We got the numbers, we got the thunder ♪

-♪ Let's annex their real estate ♪
-Yeah!

♪ If you want to see a new world ♪

♪ raise your fists and make some noise ♪

♪ Hail Vox Populi, the people's voice ♪

♪ Manifest destiny, long as you invest
in me, the rest'll all fit into place...

Meanwhile, this "king" thinks
all of us peasants

should be satisfied
with an endless existence of suffering!

-Wh-Whoa. Wait. Hold on.
-Tell me, Hell, are you satisfied?

-No!
-Your wife knew it was wrong, Lu.

Maybe that's why
she's not around anymore.

-You mouthy little mortal!
-Here it comes!

Smite me! Silence me!

That's all you angels know how to do!

[growling]

-[crowd gasps]
-You won't do it.

You're weak!

They didn't banish you,
they clipped your wings

and chained you down here.

Well, I got no chains on me.

-Who's with me?
-[cheers]

♪ Let's unite and fight for a ♪

-♪ brand new realm ♪
-♪ Brand new realm ♪

♪ We'll direct our destinies
as one nation under Vees ♪

[laughs] I love it!

♪ 'Cause happy days are nigh
with Vox at the helm ♪

♪ That's me ♪

-♪ Future's never tasted sweeter ♪
-Oh, yeah!

♪ Thanks to our charming leader,
every sinner can be a winner ♪

♪ Let's take our fates
to the pearly gates ♪

♪ We can have the keys
if we trust the Vees ♪

♪ Give applause,
Hell has cause to rejoice ♪

[all] ♪ Hail Vox Populi,
the people's voice ♪

[cheering]

[crowd gasps]

Uh...

hello.

Oh, my God! They're here to silence me!

-[horn toots]
-[rallygoers gasp]

No, no, no, no, no.
We're here to apologize.

-We are sorry.
-Oh! Oh, really? You're sorry?

For what exactly?

For... everything.

For allowing
the extermination of your people.

Oh, just that? And what do you have here?

Are those gift baskets?

[laughing]

No, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[laughs] No, wait, wait.

You... You are apologizing for genocide

with gift baskets?

[laughing]

Uh, they have assorted taffies in them.

Like, really good taffies.

Oh, you hear that, folks?

These angels think
our lives are worth "really good taffies."

That's what a sinner's soul
is worth to Heaven, huh?

[booing]

[rallygoer] I don't like that at all!

No, that doesn't sit right with me! No!

-No, I... That's not...
-Emily?

Tell us all the real reason you're here.

You are here
to flaunt your power in front of us

because you can't stand

that Hell managed to land
a pretty damn big hit on you, didn't we?

[cheering]

How dare you, f*cking demonic filth?

No, that's not it at all.

We wanted to apologize.
What we did was wrong.

Again with the apology.

After everything Heaven did to us?

Why would any of us forgive you?

[rallygoer] No, why would we
even forgive you?

[shouting and booing]

Yeah, get the f*ck out of here!

Why would we forgive you?

-That's not what we do in Hell.
-Yeah, what he said.

Wowie wow. A lot of negativity here.

Hollow, vapid words,
mocking us with trinkets,

thinking that could ever make up
for our fallen sinner brethren.

Taunting us with how little
we matter to them.

-[cheering angrily]
-[rallygoer] They think we don't matter?

I'm madder than I thought I could be!

[chanting] We matter!
We matter! We matter!

That's not...

Do you know how many sinners
died in each extermination?

-Thousands.
-[crowd gasps]

[dramatic music playing]

What?

No, not the pictures. Stop.

That's not what this is.

First Lucifer threatens us.

Now this?

Wait, what? Dad?

You do not see me. I am magical...

Dad?!

[tire screech sound effect]

[duck quacks]

I'm not here. You're dreaming.

This is a dream. Bye.

Well, we think you are full of sh*t!

Hell will rise!

Yeah!

[chanting] Hell will rise! Hell will rise!

-Hell will rise! Hell will rise!
-[gasps]

-Stop.
-[rallygoer] Hell... Rise...

-Oh, I messed it up, guys.
-Please, just back up.

[rallygoer] And now
I can't get back into it.

Okay, everybody, stop. Please.

I... I don't...

We don't... I...

Oh, gosh.

Geez, this isn't going
how we wanted at all.

Enough!

[gasping]

[triumphant choir music playing]

Sinners like you are the reason I allowed

for the extermination in the first place.

Power-hungry and violent.

This angel admits it.

She called the extermination

to silence the sinners speaking out,
empowering each other.

You did it to keep us down.

-[♪ "Vox Dei"]
-♪ Well, we are not gonna ♪

♪ be kept down anymore ♪

♪ Consider this
a declaration of holy w*r ♪

♪ I've woken up the people ♪

♪ to the lies you angels tell ♪

♪ When we pay you a visit
we won't be bringing baskets ♪

♪ We'll be bringing decimation
that'll put you in caskets ♪

♪ I'll show you what it means to be ♪

♪ the m*therf*cking king of Hell ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm the furor, I'm immense ♪

♪ I am the avatar of your consequence ♪

♪ I'm your omega, I'm the flood ♪

♪ I am the nightmare you made
when you spilled our blood ♪

♪ So cower and hide,
find a rope you can swing from ♪

♪ Go say your goodbyes, to your lives ♪

♪ to your kingdom ♪

[Vox laughing]

No, no, no! No, wait!

No! Please. Come back.

[laughing hoarsely]

[chuckling] Hey, d-don't fly too far.

[laughs] Yes, I love playing with you...

Oh! Hello! By the look on your face,

I'd say the gift baskets
were a major success.

Um... something, uh...

-not chill happened down there.
-What?

Hell declared w*r.

-I... I'm sorry.
-Uh...

[crying]

Oh...

Oh, no.

[authoritative orchestral music playing]

No, no, no, please, don't leave.

I promise things aren't as bad
as they're making them out to be.

Please.

f*ck.

Where the f*ck is my dad?!

-What?
-Dad! I know you're here.

[Lucifer] Uh, no, I'm not.

Dad, what the f*ck were you thinking?

You threatened Vox?

Sweetie, I promise
I was just trying to help, okay?

You see, Vavnu over there told me you
were having trouble with this guy and...

I'm sorry, what?!

Wait, hold on. What happened?

He ruined everything is what happened.

The angels were here to set things right,

but thanks to him...
and, apparently, you...

Vox was able to spin it, again!

Charlie, that's what Vox does.

I thought if your dad could at least
get him to back down, you'd stop caring.

Well, why didn't you ask me?

Because you aren't listening to me.

You're hyper-fixating
on what he's saying about you.

Because he's hurting the hotel,
he is ruining...

Charlie!

You are hurting the hotel!

I know it sucks what Vox is doing,
but you're playing his game.

What? How can you even say that?

Are you not on my side?

I am, but being on your side
means telling you the truth.

-I am worried about you.
-Well, don't be.

If you don't care
about what I'm trying to do,

then I can just do it myself.

Fine. If you want to bury your head
in the bullshit, be my guest.

[Vaggie grunts angrily]

[grumbling in Spanish]

Ugh.

I think you should leave, Dad.

You have f*cked things up for me enough.

[sniffles, sighs]

Okay.

[slow, sad music playing]

♪♪

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[upbeat music playing]

[neighing]

[whip cracks]