I do think these 2 shots being in the same episode is significant.
But I think it's deeper than just a surface reading. That being Alastor naturally dislikes people people racist to him / targeting him (which is what's happening but like layer one of what's happening.)
My question for the party in life is was it Alastor's choice to be there. I'm guessing that he didn't. The reason I think he didn't is becuase we see where he choice to party the speak easie. This would also parallel is curent situation because if he is being forced to go to this rich people party it would be because of the producers.
At both of these point he has gained power though outher people and in doing so thoughs people now have power over him. The producers literally being his bosses he'd have to be beholden to or he could lose the job he worked so hard for. Rosie has more litteral power owning his soul in exchange for him being the most powerful sinner.
With both of these he does love the power he gets from these people. Alastor loved being the radio host and he loves being the most powerful sinner in hell.
Now he resents that Rosie is putting him in danger by haveing him portect the hotel especially in his curent condition. Danger he didn't know he was going to be put in because he didn't understand Angels could hurt him. Now that he's wounded he's in danger
And the thing that people seem to offten gloss over with party guy is that isn't just a micro agression in this context. It is a implicet threat of actual violence. He is implicitly in this crowd being like look no one cares what happends to you. Hate crimes where extremely common at the time and often had zero consiqensess. So maybe party guy would never have followed though on that threat but Alastor would have no way of knowing that or if he's in actually danger because of him. Regardless viweing this is a potentially dangerous situation he's been placed in aginst his will is where I draw the parallel.
It is very ironic to consider the devil from the Bible is less of a threat to Alastor than some random guy but he is.
Like Alastor feels comfortable enough to pull this shit.
Which I do also fine this reponce intresting becuase party guy got stabed a bunch and lu gets a stain. ( Yes I realize actually jumping lu would be frowned apon but still this is tame.)
Now it is true Lu like party guy is trying to push Alastor out of the space. It is note worthy that Lu's argument is Alastor isn't doing shit which he's not, he's not becuase he's wounded and Lu doesn't know that. Lu is not comeing at him for being a sinner or anything though I'm sure it reminded him of the party.
The outher irony is that Alastor spilling his drink on Lu is conveying the same message party guy was conveying to Al. I can do what ever the fuck I want and you can't stop me.
Also between Lu and Alastor, Al does have all the power. Lu litterly cant hurt him though we don't know if he knew that at the time.
