If I had a nickel for every time a minor bitchy character that pissed me off at first dropped an unhinged banger of a song on her way to becoming a major villain and instantly made me ready to support all her wrongs, I’d have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
As a fan of both Descendants and Hazbin Hotel, I’ve been seeing certain similarities between “Queen of Mean” and “Gravity” lately.
I mean, in both cases the characters (Audrey/Lute) reach the point where they lose both those whom they loved (Ben/Adam) and their reputation/status, spiralling into the madness and swearing vengeance on those whom they believe wronged them.
Ngl, I never liked either Audrey or Lute when they were first introduced. One was an entitled high school brat, the second was a self-righteous genocidal psycho. Both were unlikeable and very easy to dislike/despise. BUT the moment their solos dropped, I instantly became fascinated with them.
Idk why, maybe because these songs always tend to bring certain degree of depth to the characters that used to seem one-dimensional, and then suddenly become so much more interesting. They both find themselves at their lowest, they’re vulnerable, which allows for a good character development and a more complex motivation for their villainy.
Not mention, both their songs are FIRE! I had “Queen of Mean” living rent-free in my head all the way throughout 2019-2020, and now I’m getting just as obsessed with “Gravity”❤️🔥
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