110 - Matryoshka

[@jayfeatherness]

the dramatic goodbye monologue and then the "hang on," is the most nightvale thing to have happened

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

Cecil was like “goodbye” and I’m just sitting over here with a Karen voice like “sir, that’s against the rules, you didn’t do the weather, we’re gonna have to send station management after you” But I was also panicking

[@jeremyeineichner7271]

"Perfection does not exist. All we can hope for, is better" *sniff* Nice

[@NCRambassador]

*cecil says goodbye* "this can't be goodbye, we haven't had the weather" *cecil comes back* "see i told you"

[@littlebearbradick9263]

"Steve relieved me from stress or Steve relieved me from duty." Damn, this episode is SO cathartic. This explains so much.

[@ineed2beabetter326]

I started crying as soon as heard Steve decided to open up about the hurt he feels from Cecil's cruel words. it was really beautiful and painfully real. we've all said some terrible things about you Steve. but only because we didn't know you and it was fun to jump on the bandwagon with cecil. I know I'm sorry for that. you've always been a sweetheart Steve. I acknowledge that.

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

Well said. Your name kind of suits what you said

[@XerxesTexasToast]

Steve Carlsburg deserves the world.

[@Parietal-Polymath]

i love that the citizens didn't hear the Huntokar episode. Perfect opening.

[@SinDemon]

I legitimately punched the air and cheered when I heard that the angels were acknowledged by the Hall of Records... I'm way too invested in this show

[@KaylaKasel]

Me too, friend. I think we all did.

[@glitter9778]

is nobody gonna talk about how steve chose the font comic sans or-

[@minerva4711]

was just about to say that

[@bulbasaurcowboy]

Yeah, I was just thinking, 'of course Steve would choose fucking comic sans.'

[@DoktorWeasel]

What other font would he use? I mean, it's Steve Carslberg. Of course he uses comic sans.

[@evilbetty9423]

Papyrus, probably.

[@lindseyc7960]

trash Daniel Howell be like

[@FluentInFangirl12]

What I really love is how even Cecil, as much as the fanbase loves him, is not perfect, and now we are being forced to acknowledge that. And how excited my little cinnamon roll got towards the end of the episode, that was precious

[@h.wilshire5959]

when cecil said goodbye i almost started crying and when he came back i honestly started laugh crying

[@chipsivanna99]

SAME

[@jekkiefan]

Same

[@MidnightSunna]

Hailey Wilshire same

[@austian23532]

Hailey Wilshire same

[@jamesamala7371]

I screamed

[@quiroz923]

This is a BALLSY move, from a writing standpoint. This really really changes the nature of the show. From the very beginning, the joke in Night Vale has been that everyone acts like it's not weird. Hmmm. I wonder if they'll deal with it or just revert to the status quo.

[@The_Eyes_Have_It]

It seems Night Vale has acknowledged itself enough to bleed into our reality, given some of the newest episodes 💚

[@nodnarb232001]

"Just move forward. Because facing it would mean pain." Everything about Steve's post-weather part is some of the most heartfelt writing I've ever heard.

[@cheenarr]

night vale is certainly changing, and im wondering what will happen now that they've accepted the things that aren't normally *normal*. also, the character development is AMAZING WOW

[@rebeccalambert3240]

YES the character development UGH amazing.

[@cosmicsymbols4225]

Our reality is damaged, badly damaged, but it's not beyond repair~

[@kathycat4452]

OMG HEATHERS

[@camillaolsen8579]

Stick around here, make things better.

[@kathycat4452]

@@camillaolsen8579 cAUSE YOU BEAT ME FAIR AND SQUARE

[@minty7945]

@@kathycat4452 please, step back now, little further

[@Vampire_BunnASMR]

@@minty7945 I know it's been five years but- DONT KNOW WHAT THIS THING WILL DO!!!

[@jacquelinefey737]

"It hurt my feelings a bit but he kept doing it. It was kinda funny" You're the guy who everyone secretly loves but no one wants to be. Keep being that.

[@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout]

Cecil's realization of the way he's been treating Steve this whole time almost made me cry. You're a good man, Steve Carlsberg.

[@600deadmonks6]

carlos skipping away with his hands clutched to his chest bc hes just SO exited about astronimy is my life force now

[@minerva4711]

cecil's voice in this one has so much emotion it was great

[@minerva4711]

oh my god I was ready to cry at 17:30 then cecil came back and i was like thank god

[@minerva4711]

gosh this episode is one of my faves, right next to All Right and worms... and Toast

[@MichaelTheAnimator.]

STEVE CALLED CARLOS HIS BROTHER IN LAW THATS SO NEAT

[@JustMe-jj7xr]

Steve called Carlos his other brother in law

[@-coffeecat1590]

Neatest

[@keiduu6731]

You had me with that fake ending in the middle...

[@handinlovablehand]

cecil saying "goodbye, night vale" did NOT make me cry. i was NOT crying. NO TEARS left my eyes. NONE. i was EMOTIONALLY BLANK. i was NOT CRYING. just wanted to put that out there.

[@jamesamala7371]

STEVE I CAN'T LOOK AT IT-- THIS IS A RADIO SHOW

[@jamesamala7371]

Steve = Liberals in our torn up america who NEVER SEEM TO BE RIGHT ABOUT TRUMP BEING OUR DOOM IMPEACH HIM ALREADY

[@jamesamala7371]

HE CAN HEAR HUNTOKAR???

[@jamesamala7371]

STEVE IS TOO GOOD FOR THIS WORLD-- PROTECT HIM

[@jamesamala7371]

PEACE BE UPON THEM

[@JustMe-jj7xr]

Steve was announcing in court for angels

[@emilyneves6489]

Love the significance of Cecil, the voice of Night Vale, having someone else (and Steve of all people) SPEAK for him is just so amazing I love this show

[@literally_a_crow]

Guys, quick theory here. (More of an observation/head cannon, but whatever) I like how Carlos has one generally accepted appearance and he only appears to only be in one version of Night Vale. Meanwhile Cecil has a metric ton of head cannon appearances, and there seems to be infinite Cecils. This probably wasn’t intentional by Fink & Cranor, but it's still pretty cool.

[@LillianWinterAnimations]

My beleif in this regard is that Carlos isn't an outsider. Well... There is ONLY night vale, right? You can't be from anywhere else. Everyone in Night Vale is FROM Night Vale, but not necessarily THAT Night Vale. That means Carlos is from an alternate Night Vale.

[@mareanewman1896]

YAH! Meaning either Carlos has been lying or he doesn't know. There must be an alternate nightvale that isn't called night vale and has a university.

[@rshaw2293]

+Marea Newman but if all the other reality are disappearing then will Carlos fade?

[@BoxofGlitter]

Carlos CAN be an outsider. In Desert Bluffs and the Tiny Night Vale (Under land 5 of DGBAAFC) there were no mentions of Carlos alternates. Both of them are apparent Night Vale equivalents. So either Carlos is an outsider that only entered the current Night Vale we are receiving radio waves from, or the Carloses (Carloi?) from all the universes merged into one perfect-haired, dark-skinned beauty that has a personality of a normal scientist.

[@literally_a_crow]

That's what I was thinking......You put it way better than I could've

[@FluentInFangirl12]

me: this had better not be the last season fink: we are going on hiatus through July and will be back in August- me: my acne is clear, the sun is shining, my crops have grown, I am blessed

[@SinDemon]

Also MAJOR SPOILER WARNING NIGHT VALE ACKNOWLEDGED ITS WEIRDNESS!? HOW CAN I EVER DEAL WITH THIS!?

[@kat222x]

when he started talking about NV being five years old I thought he was gonna say 'and this is the end' and I almost started crying

[@ladymandalei]

I was afraid o the same thing.

[@russelllahna2268]

Cecil, gravely and mournfully: Goodbye, Night Vale. ... Goodbye. *long pause* Cecil, once again in a normal tone: Hang on, I gotta go... check something. Be right back, here's the weather. Me, sobbing and checking the timestamp to see that there's still 15 minutes left in the episode: OH JUST SCARE THE SHIT OUTTA ME WHY DONTCHA

[@sebastiancollins6730]

Hey Listeners I'm back for another Wedding Update. I mentioned a ways back that I got engaged to my Lovely Lady. I asked all you guys for suggestions for my Night Vale themed wedding and you guys came up with great ideas. Things haven't been on track lately. I got laid off a while back and I haven't been able to get back to the workforce yet so things - IMPORTANT things, are being postponed. Fret not, postponed is not cancelled. I love that woman and even through all the hell of the past months she still loves me. I'm a lucky man. This might be my last update until we come back in season six. Night Vale is a big part of what brought me and my Love together. This story Fink and Cramer write is an important part of my life and has given me something very dear to me. I sincerely thank you for this thing you guys do. Keep it up. Anyway that's the end of my tangent so until next time progressive days and peasant nights Listeners.

[@bramblechaser162]

Sebastian Collins - good luck, friend.

[@BlancheNeigefan]

Good luck, and be very happy !

[@keabonhall2436]

Sebastian Collins updates on the wedding???

[@DreamieMomo]

Hope this stops the "that one dislike is from Steve Carlsberg" jokes, that man is too lovely to ever do that. Anyway, I loved this episode! It was wonderful, and knowing Cecil can finally accept Steve makes me so happy. C'=

[@MugetsuFused]

kevin always acknowledged angels and such tho.... wheres kev

[@EnkiduW]

Casserole hopefully far far far away

[@Dronita42]

He's in the desert-otherworld, which he's renamed desert bluff. He went there some time before Carlos left it.

[@MugetsuFused]

Dronita42 it was rhetorical, but thank you anyway 😁

[@glowingandconfused]

TIME TO RE LISTEN TO ALL 110 EPISODES

[@cristoffL]

me too.

[@IlastarothTayre]

Just finished my binging from the beginning. Also, nice Great Comet icon

[@Vera-od4hp]

You have a good taste in music, my friend

[@jamesamala7371]

matryoshka doll -- a doll with layers, like nightvale. This isn't a random episode title. It's a metaphor.

[@hannahcartwright8190]

I have always loved Steve Carlsburg and I am so happy about the fact that we finally get to understand him. And poor nightvale

[@bramblechaser162]

Cecil's history with Steve was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.

[@TheLilacButterfly]

"I once was lost, but now I'm fine with that." My heart tightened and I'm not sure why.

[@jin13118]

Five years ago I didn't know that I would be listening to it today. I'm really happy it's around today, for so many reasons, one specific, being that recently, I have been struggling with my insomnia again, and being able to close my eyes and visualize each episode so vividly, helps me sleep so much more soundly. I will not lie, I cried when Cecil apologized for everything he said about Steve. I cried because this show is still around and still going strong. Thank you fellow Night Vale citizens for going on this journey with me, and may we have many more years to go.

[@Acrodents]

my emotional, cramping, PMSing self cried so. damn. hard. I'm actually glad Cecil accepts Steve now; I've always thought Cecil was a bit selfish towards him: he always did care about Cecil, Carlos, Janice, an Abby. and omg the ending ♥ I can't hold all these feels at once..

[@kuzu7102]

I don't know if anyone has commented about this already but I just realized that Steve mentioned seeing the arrows and dotted lines in the sky in The September Monologues which was over 50 episodes ago and wow that's got me messed up

[@ellakauffman8240]

I've only listened to the beginning of this and can i just ask... are we all steve carlsberg. i mean, we could all hear the podcast, so has he, he seems to be the only one who notices the peculiarities of the town... it just makes sense

[@jacquelinefey737]

If so many of weren't secretly afraid of our own social awkwardness and by extension eager to hold others in contempt for theirs... Maybe we'd all be Steve Carlsberg.

[@soaring-comet]

not going to lie, I almost cried at this episode especially with Cecil saying he loved Steve and shit like hshsbr imagine if this had ended up being the last episode and can I just say the weather was 👌👌

[@giulia5634]

I'm LIVING for Cecil's character development I'm soooo happy he finally opened up to Steve and started treating him well 🥺

[@Ash-ub4hu]

OMG I STARTED CRYING WHEN CECIL SAID GOODBYE but then I looked at the video length and calmed down ;p

[@ladymoon1638]

The uplifting words and tone from Cecil at the end of the broadcast nearly had me in tears. So much character development and so much renewed hope... this episode was almost too much

[@riverbirch2503]

I am not a perfect person. I have my pros. I have my cons. The most important thing, in the development of a human being life. Is self-acceptance. For when you finally hit that mark. When you can see yourself in the mirror and acknowledge all your strengths and weaknesses. You can begin to love yourself. You can start to grow behind your faults. You can develop, more, into the person you want to become. Thank you Nightvale. Thank you so very much. You...are a very...very weird place. Thank you so much, for existing.

[@thesnack126]

The last 2 episodes where amazing and answered so many questions

[@mikececconi2677]

So yeah, Nightvale is our America, in denial of its own terrifying collapse even as it happens, trying to distract ourselves with memes and baseball scores and pop songs even as the dragons burn it all down. Of course it is.

[@NemoBmo]

Mike Cecconi I agree, it's scary.

[@NemoBmo]

The corruption of family, the murders and devision. It's horrible. I hate how everyone decides to focus on the surface to try and forget all that is happening.

[@shookethbrooketh2354]

i just sent a much longer version of this to my friend. such a horrific metaphor

[@_-.-_-_.._--.-_-_----_-.--_._-]

Unfortunately... historically and spiritually, the United States has become the Roman Empire in its weakness and slow decline. Study the similarities and its a terrifying wake up call.

[@Johnny-vi7oq]

Hey, at least we haven't split into 2 parts yet unless you count political parties..... Crap.

[@shookethbrooketh2354]

this is a metaphor for our own society. if we remain in denial or oblivion, it will continue to crumble. they managed to stop the denial while their world and their society was still only damaged. here, in the real world, let's not be too late.

[@MySerpentine]

I'm afraid that we already are too late . . .

[@crowstrive1426]

MySerpentine I don't think we're too late; We are always able to change, we just have to acknowledge what we need to change, and be willing to make it better.

[@crowstrive1426]

I don't think we're too late; We are always able to change, we just have to acknowledge what we need to change, and be willing to make it better. The interaction between Cecil and Steve parallels it well; [about why they hadn't acknowledged the mean things Cecil said and how it made Steve feel bad.] "The main thing was to keep moving, not bog down in tears and emotions" "Facing it would mean pain" I can think of so many problems people just... don't bring up because the process afterwards is difficult and/or painful. I feel like we need to have an attitude more like Steve; "If you don't like me, just tell me why, and we can work through it!" Though that particular bit of dialogue can only be applied to some particular situations, I think the idea(s)/feeling(s) behind it are the main thing to take away: The ability and willingness to change, the willingness to be vulnerable, and be shown the parts that need fixing, (and/or to find why those parts are the way they are), and the notion that change or 'working through it' is a group effort. ("*We* can work through it") (some of this is from my reply to MySerpentine)

[@Scardy]

I actually started tearing up when Cecil said he loved his brother-in-law.

[@ethanlivemere1162]

No brother-in-law is perfect. He becomes perfect when you accept him for what he really is.

[@lcnonsense4634]

MMMMMM THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!! STEVE IS TOO GOOD FOR US, WE DON'T DESERVE THIS MAN. AND JESUS NIGHT VALE IS *VERY* WEIRD BUT I LOVE IT ALL THE SAME.

[@joyfullyitdevours]

Cecil sounds so, so, happy. Proud and excited. It’s been so long since we’ve heard him truly enjoying his town. I’m not crying. I didn’t watch the sun set while listening to this.

[@morina4993]

i might have cried a little (mayyyybe)

[@jessicaw9011]

oh my god this show finally got to me a little bit! Damn you Cecil and Steve!

[@jenniferhawkins3608]

Real Talk: a group of dragons is actually called a "tyranny." It's official Wizards of the Coast (Dungeons and Dragons) stuff resulting from a recent storyline

[@nopeg5730]

I read in an old fantasy book that my grandmother had that it was a thunder. Don't remember what it was called, it was in German tho and was printed in like 1970 or somewhere around then... Also, in the Inheritance Cycle, they're called a Thunder as well... I think all fantasies have a different term

[@pollyrg97]

Weir comes from the Anne McCaffrey 'Dragons of Pern' series, and is one of the few references that I definitely got thanks to my early-00s obsession with the series.

[@nostop320]

did Cecil mention mountAINS?

[@threwthelookingglass7194]

no stop back to re education ... hahaha

[@alexevenstar3214]

Any Eragon fans who thought about the books when he mentioned they were called a Thunder of Dragons?

[@cherrysda7815]

hOLY SHIT THIS EPisODE CAN I JUST FUCKING HUG SOMEBODY I AM JUST SOOO FUCKING HAPPY. also happy 5th anniversary Night Vale

[@jekkiefan]

Same! This episode was so emotional and wonderful!

[@cherrysda7815]

NOT TO MENTION CARLOS BEING SOOO EXCITED ABOUT SPACE

[@jekkiefan]

AHH! Yes! I love that part!!! (But let's be honest, they're all my favorite parts)

[@cherrysda7815]

true true :)

[@hollygarfield123]

I LITERALLY STATTWD DANCING I WAS SO HAPPY

[@bellpebber63]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE STEVE HIS VOICE IS SO INNOCENT BUT HE HAS MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ANY OF US

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

Steve confronting Cecil and then Cecil admitting his mistake and then just- I’m so happy rn

[@nochill1233]

When Cecil said that he loves Steve I let out the loudest gasp full of surprise and relief ever

[@JasmineStardes]

why hasn't Cecil mentioned Carlos even once, it feels weird

[@BoxofGlitter]

Jasmine Stardes There are too many things on his mind. He has to finish the show, worry about the hearing, not to mention the dragons destroying town and the sky literally going missing. Carlos should be high on the list tho

[@sophienah4654]

i feel like i have to forcefully stop myself from saying this whenever i read the commetns on every single episode but; the show is not about their relationship. its adorable and sweet, yes. But SO MANY listeners ignore important details and each of them individually, what interesting characters they are individually. and come to deluded conclusions and see situations completely wrong because theyre so obsessed with their relationship. SOmetimes cecil has important stuff to do and say that has nothing to do with his husband. Storytelling

[@handinlovablehand]

also everything going to hell and everybody just ignoring it is the biggest mood i've ever felt

[@olyviaspell]

my heart stopped when Cecil said "goodbye night vale" (beautiful episode ❤)

[@iamthewerewolf4916]

I'm sorry for saying those hurtful things, Steve. We all are.

[@botanahazard6456]

Tears, tears on my face pouring out of my many eyeballs

[@lindseyc7960]

OH MY SWEET SMILING GOD I MISSED CECILS SWEET HONEY VOICE CARESSING MY EARS

[@staarry]

Lindsey Chaskelis HANBWBAHHAB ME

[@worriedremediation]

Lindsey Chaskelis same

[@williammassey8761]

HUNTOKAR HAS BLESSED US WITH SOMETHING THAT COVERS UP THE SCREAMS. the horrible unraveling screams.

[@taniacid4265]

this is some much anticipated shit

[@XxNinsunexX]

I have never cried so much or cheered so loudly in a public place about anything.

[@ShrimySeabug]

Loved this episode. I have multitudes, we all do. We don't like all of them or any of them, but they are all we have. Acceptance is key to everyone's reality

[@harrypotterfantng]

This was amazing! CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!

[@thetardisisinnightvale7441]

I love Cecil but Yeah he can be a bit mean to Steve. i am so happy the last episode was not the last

[@laurenrusso9437]

Oh my lord I'm ugly crying at that ending. plus the weather was Just. So. Perfect. for this episode

[@gratrunka6479]

This is such an emotional episode, I cried bit by bit. Great job Welcome to Night Vale Team.

[@mackenziemaple5665]

YES I'M SO PROUD OF YOU CECIL I'M SO PROUD OF YOU STEVE GO NIGHTVALE

[@faegentry7131]

Cecil:There is a weir of five-Arin dragons burning down City Hall right now Me:Sweet Jesus wth?

[@RickyKingProductions]

I think this is one of the best episodes yet. I love how Night Vale manages to stay true to itself but also be a new creation each episode. It progresses by going deeper within itself. It's beautiful.

[@sahalebeaudette464]

At 3:59 I heard 'I'll just put it here on this Cecil' and I was so confused 😂

[@soapyteethmcgee7324]

Sahale Beaudette Ah yes. The studio that is entirely made of Cecils. The door is Cecil. The desk is Cecil. The windows and microphones are Cecil. All is Cecil :D

[@Probly_a_sweet_potato]

Kodi Benson Cecil does not go to the booth to do the show, Cecil IS the booth! Heheh

[@JustMe-jj7xr]

Easel

[@cristoffL]

this is the day i caught up and am currant. i got into nightvale about 3 years ago and didnt binge them. what a crazy awesome ride. good on you guys.

[@Alexintrinketopia]

I experienced so much feelings and emotions during this episode. I cried when Steve was talking about how he feels about Cecil and how they resolved their conflict.

[@doctordisney5755]

so Carlos is known as Carlos the scientist in Nightvale. what if years later everyone refers to him as carlos, you know the scientist like with john Peters, you know the farmer

[@toppersundquist]

Been a while since I've gotten chills from KZbin...

[@fluffhead6757]

Man...I knew that everything was going to turn out okay in the end (because this is Night Vale, and everything always does), but I still cried during the part before the weather. Maybe it was because of the possibility of losing our Cecil. Maybe it was the possibility of him being replaced, and nobody carrying that knowledge except us and the few characters in-universe like Steve. What a masterful final episode. All those hints, all those details we once wrote off as normal-for-Night-Vale-weird-stuff...all woven together masterfully. Carved with the same care and attention to detail as a Matryoshka doll. This is, in my opinion, the best finale we've had thus far. It was big, and emotional, and revealed so much about the universe that this friendly desert community lives in. I adore WTNV. For a lot of reasons. The soothing voice taking us through it all. The interesting and strange universe that everyone lives in with an odd sense of normalcy. The character development and relationships between different people. But most of all, it's the knowledge that, no matter what, every episode. Every arc. Every major event... It'll all turn out okay. Even when it doesn't seem like it, it eventually *will be okay.*

[@soapyteethmcgee7324]

This made a bit of my heart return.

[@stellam8936]

Where did the rest of it go?

[@Moueska]

Eye contact and breathing... in unison 💗💙💚💛💜

[@foxyfriend]

I love the enthusiasm he has in his voice in the end, i reminds me of me when trick my self to thing imma start working out

[@possible_ghost]

I literally just finished the last episode when I got the notification for this one

[@MugetsuFused]

Malian Carver i had just finished listening to drawbridge episode! yes, im re-listening to the entire podcast again... 😊

[@MugetsuFused]

it's four days later and i've made it back here. the phrase "past mistakes are not an indicator of future results" (or whatever it was) is sure said quite a lot. i didn't count but it was at least four times.

[@edengarcia9115]

me: Man I wish August was never coming I hate school and it's so hot and- Joseph : we'll be on hiatus untill August! me:.......WHY CANT AUGUST GET HERE SOONER. LIKE HOLY CRAPOLI

[@RickyKingProductions]

THANK YOU NIGHT VALE CREW

[@holamellamoeliot3154]

That’s some nice wether we have today seeing as there literally isn’t a sky.

[@flareinc7413]

Oh my gods... This episode. These people. This was so good I can't even... Loved it so much.

[@ReaperChild79]

This podcast moves me more than any other form of media. I cried when he acknowledged Steve, and said he loved him. Yay for Steve!

[@Hannah-gh4by]

Okay, this and the Huntokar episode are my favorites

[@nemnyoom]

and now i'm finally caught up on night vale, after about a year and a half!!!

[@nightmare_eyes430]

This episode got me in shambles. Everythinng is.... amazing. Jesus, all that with Steve, and Hiram, and the Mayor and everyone!!! I was so scared of this episode didn't listen to it for months. And now I'm so happy.

[@klltsun_2576]

They didn't hear Huntokar's story?! Dammit! Is it because this version of Night Vale had forgotten about her, and so lost their connection to their god? And so they're unable to hear her, only Steve heard. Only Steve can see the glowing arrows in the sky, and even then he doesn't know that they're messages from her. And aww Cecil and Steve have a better relationship now! And so that's why Cecil hated Steve... I can't empathize, since I didn't experience something similar myself, but I understand. He's only human. The arrival of Steve meant that his role in his only living family left became distant once more, not as distant as Cecil and Abby before their mother died, but still distant. Abby with her daughter no longer needed him to lean on now that they have Steve there so... he felt bitter, I guess. He's only human, he's not perfect, and humans tend to not like change and likes being needed. Being needed makes us feel that we matter, that we had some purpose in life, after all. To people in the past episodes who said that Cecil just hates Steve for some stupid reason, hah. But then again, it wasn't revealed yet at that time, so I understand that too. Hearing about how Hiram was affected by Violet's head... I still stare at them in a stern and condemning way and continue to think their suffering is deserved because it is their crimes that led to the accidental death of Violet, but there is also a sadness in me. Just a tad. I pity and sympathize with their grief, I feel grief for Violet, but I had also cursed them in a previous episode to not die, but to live and suffer in regret and grief, and I stand by it. This show, this beautiful beautiful show. That was a beautiful end. So this is still Night Vale, weird and creepy and funny and has an oppressive government, but its' people now acknowledge how weird their town was, instead of drowning in denial.

[@selenefirestorm6242]

Oh merciful glow cloud, I'm sobbing at work as Cecil says goodbye...and then what a relief when he goes into the weather.

[@imnotclever7353]

This one was smart and deep, gonna spend the next two weeks re-listening to it and picking it apart. I'm so happy!!

[@amirsyamsyul6412]

HOLY TOTALLY EXISTENT ANGLES! STEVE CARLSBERG REDEMPTION ARC!

[@ichigo3003]

im so moved im tearing up, this episode is so wonderful (just as all wtnv episodes). thank you for this gift and thank you for night vale.

[@Musshiss]

cecil: our town is fucking weird tbh