Episode 8:The Show Must Go On

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As the inhabitants of the hotel and cannibals help out with reinforcing the hotel, Charlie attempts to express her appreciation for how hard they have ''tried'' at redemption, whatever it may actually be - though her uncertainty at whether they will actually survive is also clear. The night before the battle, over drinks, General Pentious nearly confesses his feelings to Cherri Bomb (who does not seek redemption, but accepted Angel's invitation to the battle) but gets cold feet - though Angel Dust later suggests to her that General Pentious may be worth pursuing. Alastor observes the group from the mezzanine with Niffty, who expresses her fondness for them while agreeing they are entertaining, Alastor merely says that they might be moving under other circumstances. Niffty then proceeds to place a tiara composed of sticks, leaves, and preserved bugs and dubs the Radio Demon "King Roach", and the two share a laugh, albeit a quite unhinged one.Later, Charlie shares with Vaggie her fears that she has led everyone to their deaths, though Vaggie replies that even if her actions ultimately redeem just one person, it will have been worth it. Reaffirming the strength of their feelings for each other, the two sing More Than Anything (Reprise) and kiss, Odin saw this and cries because he expresses jealously over their relationship then he expresses his feelings by singing Just Look My Way.Extermination Day arrives and a portal opens over the hotel, allowing a horde of Exorcists led by Adam to dive-bomb it. Alastor forms a force-field made of shadows around the hotel to keep the Exorcists' main force at bay, trapping a large number of angels inside, where they are picked off by the cannibals, the militia, the hotel staff and guests, and various Angelic weapon systems designed by General Pentious, whilst other Exorcists on the outside ram into the force-field and killed by weapons wielded by Alastor's shadow tentacles. However, Adam is able to smashes the force-field apart with a single blow; spotting Alastor and recognizing him as the force field's conjurer, he heads for the Radio Demon while the Exorcists attack the Sinners' main force.After Alastor introduces himself, the two battle, with the Overlord goading Adam and employing various abilities to maneuver around the Archangel's wild attacks. The Vees observe the duel through their surveillance, with Vox practically crowing for Alastor's humiliation. Alastor appears to have the upper hand for most of the fight, his versatility and cunning countering Adam's sheer power and increasingly annoying him. However, Adam eventually breaks Alastor's microphone when the latter makes a miscalculation (causing Alastor to visibly lose his composure, though not his smile). Adam then deals him a severe wound across the chest, forcing Alastor to vanish into the shadows (much to Vox's fury).Adam returns to the main battle and begins raining destructive bolts of "holy light" on the combatants, disrupting the Sinners' defenses and allowing the Exorcists to press forward; realizing that Alastor lost and may have been killed, Charlie begins to panic. Understanding that Adam must be stopped at any cost, Sir Pentious finally confesses his love for Cherri Bomb, kissing her, before sacrificing himself (and most of his loyal Egg Boiz) in a failed attempt to destroy Adam with his airship.Distraught and enraged by the loss of her friend, Charlie enters her demon form. She, Odin, and Vaggie ride Razzle and Dazzle, respectively, who have entered their own demon forms, toward Adam, only for Razzle and Dazzle to be killed by Adam and Lute, dropping Vaggie back into the hotel's lobby with Lute in pursuit. Charlie and Odin go after them but are attacked by Adam and thrown into the hotel's sign, electrocuting them. Pursuing them to the roof, Adam mocks Charlie's idealism and the fact that she's risking her own immortality to protect the Sinners, condemns her for being Lucifer's daughter and refers to her as 'girlie', only for Charlie to stab him in the shoulder with Odin doing the same and Charlie declare, "That's Princess of ''Hell'' to ''you'', pig!" Surprised and angered that They managed to wound him, Adam lunges forward.In the hotel's lobby, Lute and Vaggie duel as Lute vows to carve out her other eye, increasingly wrecking the room around them. Lute gains the upper hand and manages to impale Vaggie through the hand, but Vaggie reveals her restored wings, crushes Lute under some rubble and spares her. However, Lute tears her arm off to escape the rubble and continues attacking Vaggie, keeping her from reaching Charlie, Odin, and Adam.Meanwhile, Adam overwhelms Charlie and Odin as the Exorcists encircle Angel Dust, Husk, Blitzo, Moxxie, Millie, Loona, Stolas, and Cherri Bomb. Just as Adam has Charlie and Odin in a stranglehold and all seems lost and Odin is about to stop holding back, Lucifer appears and sends him ricocheting into the Hotel's sign and into a skylight with a punch to the face and catches his daughter and her boyfriend, apologizing for his late arrival. Adam climbs out, with his mask half destroyed from Lucifer's punch, revealing his true face, while asking how many more "freaks" he has to fight. Lucifer replies that he's the only one he has to worry about, saying that Adam messed with his daughter, and now, he was going "to FUCK you", messing up the phrase "fuck you up". After Charlie corrects him, the two angels commence an aerial duel where Lucifer easily outmaneuvers, humiliates, and enrages Adam with his shape-shifting, and mocking him over his failed marriage with Lilith (and what Lucifer 'had to offer' both her and Eve, that Adam didn't). In the course of the fight, Adam fires a beam that splits the hotel in two, causing it to collapse; Charlie starts to fall into the chasm, but is caught by Odin. Adam tries to strike them from behind, but Charlie intercepts his blow and hurls him to the ground, destroying what remained of his mask. Odin then stops holding back and enters his partial demon form and proceeds to angrily beats him to a pulp for threatening his girlfriend. However, just before Odin can strike the final blow, Charlie steps in, attempting to show mercy.Adam breaks down in a rage, claiming that the fight is not over and begins ranting about how he started everything on [[Earth]], and that everyone should be worshiping him. However, he is suddenly shot in the back, much to everyone's shock and Vaggie's amusement. As he collapses, dying, his killer is revealed to be Odin (who fulfil his promise with being the one to kill Adam) then Odin shoots him a couple more times to make sure he's dead, Shocked, Lute and the other angels retreat, cancelling Extermination Day, which is soon (grudgingly) announced by 666 News: "Anyway, congrats to Charlie and her crew for ''not'' being totally fucking useless, ''for once''". Observing this, Rosie, Carmilla Carmine, and Vox are each shown to be pleased.Walking through the rubble after the battle, Charlie mourns the loss of General Pentious, Razzle, Dazzle, the slain cannibals and Militia soldiers and the destruction of her hotel, blaming herself for not finding a more peaceful solution. Lucifer and the others comfort her and remind her how her actions inspired them to stand up to Heaven and prove redemption is still worth going after.Lucifer uses his magic to help rebuild the hotel to a greater state, with a painting for General Pentious in his general outfit and a golden statue of Dazzle in his demon form as to pay homage for their sacrifice, as and with Charlie and the other residents assisting, as they sing 'Finale.' At V tower, Vox and Valentino gleefully observe the destruction and casualties from the battle (which opens a power vacuum among the Overlords that they hope to take advantage of) and the apparent disappearance of Alastor, vowing that "the future of Hell belongs to the Vees!" As they dance in celebration, Velvette, amused, records them.In the aftermath of the fighting, Alastor stumbles to his wrecked broadcasting-office, severely injured, and displaying extreme anxiety and frustration over both how narrow his escape was, and that someone ''else'' owns his soul (as Husk previously implied in Dad Beat Dad) through song. He expresses his desperation to find a way to escape the deal as soon as possible, remarking ominously that once he does, "Guess who will be pulling all the strings!"Later, the hotel is finally rebuilt, with Alastor reappearing to the rest of the residents, most of whom seem delighted to see him (though notably not Lucifer or Husk). Velvette takes a selfie with Vox and Valentino making out in the background. Meanwhile, in Heaven, Sera and Emily are shocked to see Sir Pentious appear before them as an angel, proving to them that sinners ''can'' be redeemed, Emily giving an adorable squeak at the realization and Sera shocked and mortified that she has unintentionally killed demons that are able to be redeemed.Lute, now in charge of the exorcists, confronts Lilith on a beach in Heaven. She presents Lilith Adam's halo as proof of his death and remarks in warning that "Your deal is done" and that, if Lilith wants to stay in Heaven, she has to go down and confront Charlie herself. in the post credits Odin is revealed to be the mysterious and most powerful overlord in Hell, The Arkham Knight. Odin is planning with his Militia that his parents will pay for what they did to him and his torturers will too.

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