147 - The Protester

[@cxriander8514]

"I don't know any scientists" can y'all hear me screaming my lungs out like holy hell this is how I DIE

[@AD-cy4vj]

Same

[@pollyrg97]

You can see it coming and you're going 'no, no, no...' And then he follows it up with "As a life-long bachelor..." NOOOOOO!

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

I was out to get grocery while listening and at the cash register when that line came and just went "whAT" a little too loud just a they announced my total and let my wallet fall down from utter shock like omg bad timing and even more awkward to try and explain

[@Companion92]

I said "no no no" out loud at work

[@somelight_arson5339]

I new that that was gonna happen when the audiotape went out and my mind was like no.. no... no don’t pls don’t and then he said „don’t know any scientist“ and my heart just broke a little because ಥ_ಥ

[@chroamathebrute]

WE'RE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME LINE BOYS

[@remanjecarter2787]

What's next? No secret police? No glow cloud? (ALL HAIL) Time needs to be fixed

The darkest time line

[@kimdalton5067]

As soon as I heard there was no dog park, my stomach dropped #notmynightvale

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

I felt my soul lurch

[@periclesmarkakis6385]

How else do we get to the desert otherworld, even though it is illegal to attempt to try to enter or even look at the dog park? Where will the hooded figures lurk menacingly? We displaced them. NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@kaysenkowskisprader]

As soon as Cecil was saying people were missing i was like "DEAR GOD JUST DON'T TOUCH CARLOS PLEASE DONT TOUCH CARLOS" GOD DAMN IT

[@pollyrg97]

Once it got to Basimah's mother I was like 'I know where this is going.' 😭

[@andromedadywn9090]

When he said "and people not coming to night Vale" I knew

[@uoutubeusername]

Next episode it gets Cecil too

[@icawus972]

me: aw heck yeah he’s talking about carlos again!!! me, approximately 20 min later: h-hey???

[@alfiet9532]

*whispers to myself* A scientist is usually fine A scientist is usually fine A fine scientist with a fine beard is usually fine

[@BionicleFreek99]

"i've never met any scientists, not personally anyway" OW MY HEART, WHY, YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS, WHYYYYYYYYY

[@panth753]

I love hearing about Carlos. Edit: Then I heard the ending. 😔

[@dreamway9]

I cried

[@AlexandeKnight]

They did us dirty! And I love them for it

[@TheRealEvilkitten3]

who's carlos?

[@DaddyIsntDoneSpeaking]

​@@TheRealEvilkitten3NOOOOO IT'S SPREADING!!

[@TheRealEvilkitten3]

@@DaddyIsntDoneSpeaking so it's a new disease then? got it, avoid contracting this "carlos" thing. thanks for the tip!

[@Spinnenfan1]

Carlos will be fine. A scientist is always fine !

[@andab91]

You cannot be not fine when you are not.

[@vanessareynolds5428]

@@andab91 thank you for that existential dread :)

[@ТаняВув]

You just make my day

[@mothysjar]

YOURE NOT HELPING

[@cookiecaker]

The positive voice in a comment section of despair

[@hailtothegeeks]

*takes out ear buds, walks outside, screams to the heavens

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

The void cares not for your pitiful human wailing. But I'm right there screaming with you. And I haven't even finished the episode

[@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout]

Um...he didn't say "John Peters...you know, the farmer?"

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

That's because John Peters never had a farm...*sniffles*

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

@@ItDoesntMatterReally OH MY GOD WHO WILL GROW OUR IMAGINARY CORN NOW?

[@redrasegarden]

Leonard Greenpaw OH GOD I WAS TOO BUSY PANICKING OVER CARLOS TO THINK ABOUT THAT!

[@saferoundhouse5910]

For some reason it really bothered me that he didn't say that 😅

[@ethanlivemere1162]

Oh, he was talking about THAT John Peters? I was confused, he should really specify

[@SokaRoxMySox]

In my heart I knew. Right from the absence of the neighbours and the love of Carlos's beard I knew. I told myself that was silly, they'd never do this, not to Cecil. But as soon as I heard "...or had never moved here in the first place" I could not lie to myself any more, and I cried for what Cecil had lost, and for the fact that he doesn't even know to miss it

[@rodneyg9746]

I just burst into tears at my desk at work. I'm a 31 year old man. Damn it Nightvale, I cried less at Endgame this past weekend!

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

I'm only 21 but not crying while getting groceries is really awkward as well lemme tell you

[@fishheist8346]

"I dont know any scientist" I STOPPED WALKING AND LITERALLYJUST STOOD IN SHOCK IM TRYING TO WALK HOME AND AM CRYING

[@ten5h1]

OMG... heartbreaking head cannon... When Cecil says he has never met a scientist, a tear falls from one of his eyes without his knowledge. 💔💔💔 they better bring our perfect scientist back somehow.

[@wesleyhunt7599]

Guess The Snap affected Night Vale too.

[@joeyj.5601]

YOU'RE THE WORST KIND OF PERSON

[@astarothosullivan3099]

TOO SOO, GODDAMNIT

[@spinnyboination7830]

*GET OUT*

[@redrasegarden]

DAME YOU THANOS!!!

[@jasonwilliams174]

Normally my first listen of each episode is when I go to sleep, bu the moment I heard "I don't know any scientist..." I WOKE TF UP

[@bramblechaser162]

As soon as Cecil started talking and describing Carlos, I knew something bad was gonna happen.

[@mossthemage9948]

Nope. NOPE. YOU BRING HIM BACK. I just finished reading It devours! and after what happened with Carlos there I WILL NOT TAKE IT NIGHT VALE. please make it impermanent.

[@carcinogenicoak3057]

Be still, my heart. This is the worst thing ever. Huntokar, save us!

[@carcinogenicoak3057]

Looking back on this episode, everything is much more worse than I first realized. Is Steve Carlsburg okay? Does Janice even exist? What about Tamika, Earl, Diane, Josh, Jackie or Maurine??? Any of the scientists like Nilanjana? What about the Faceless Old Woman? What happened in that Blood Space War that changed everything we knew? Will Carlos ever return?

[@MacTechG4]

Looks like she’s trying, and failing, just like in Her Story

[@spiderbits2923]

What lovely weather we had today!

[@wednesdayswolves]

😘

[@griffinkilday590]

Finknor really just went "Cecil and Carlos have a dog!!! :D Sike! Suffer."

[@SorasShadow1]

ngl, fight or flight response triggered by "John Peters" not being immediately followed by "you know, the farmer" but the table flip response was triggered by the dearth of scientists

[@MacTechG4]

Sounds like we are experiencing one of Night Vale’s timelines collapsing in real time.... Is this an episode taking place during Huntocar’s failed attempt to fix the timeline?

[@demontempist743]

Interesting theory, but only time will tell. Or maybe it won't.

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

hm... maybe the blood space war was what messed up huntokar's attempt to fix the timeline?

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

*Me during the first few minutes:* yay, nightvale! My soul is pleased *Me a second later, reading the comments during the pre-nightvale talking:* OH GOD NONONONONONONONONONO SPARE US PLEASE!!! NO! Ugh, I'm physically ill

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

Why would you spoil it for yourself like that?

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

@@LeonardGreenpaw I physically cannot restrain myself from reading comments during the podcast

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

@@sleepyselkiesiren ... I am physically suspicious of your use of the word physically

[@lukester868]

"When I’m done, half of humanity will still exist. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be." - Thanos from Infinity War

[@RainbowMagicCosplay]

I'm not crying my eyes are just... um... sweating... yeah my eyes are just sweating it's a weird problem...

[@IlastarothTayre]

Oh no, the dog park!! Our beautiful, frightful dog park!!!!

[@cassandrastillman8796]

God park sounds like a band name

[@IlastarothTayre]

@@cassandrastillman8796 fck i misspelled it, you're right though

[@redrasegarden]

On the bright side. The creeps from desert bluffs are likely gone. That’s gotta be a pluse

[@CrownMooseCostumes]

"As a life-long bachelor" OH THAT HURTS!!!

[@Autumn_Actually]

I just caught up from the entire backlog. And this. This is what you give me. I hope this is about the tiny city? Maybe? God, please let this be temporary either way. Cecil is already so lonely.

[@echothenardier8053]

Logan Isanerd That’s what I’m thinking. Is the war causing timelines to shift into other, or take the place of other timelines?

[@simplysam4192]

Ah frick, I can’t believe ya done this

[@IlastarothTayre]

I SWEAR TO GOOOOOOOOODDDD YOU'RE KILLING US WITH THIS

[@saratalon7872]

Is this not the scenario of Infinity War? But with the memory of the dead missing? It's even worse for me

[@wynnt1]

Maybe a bit more Stiens;Gate. Same premise, but it explains why certain people dont remember certain things

[@frankie9373]

And time travel makes actual sense here

[@patriziamohr7202]

I don't like how often the line "My husband Carlos" is being dropped in an episode about forgetting people and them vanishing

[@periclesmarkakis6385]

Well that ending was a swift kick in the teeth.

[@alschain7231]

excuse me hoW COULD YOU THINK MY HEART CAN TAKE THIS

[@trdsf]

I half expected to come out of the weather and hear Leonard Burton. What *did* happen is that now I know better than to listen to new episodes at work where I have to muzzle my reactions...

[@notneilcicierega]

I didn't plan on crying today but okay

[@Baking_gunpla]

I just found this Channel and I have no idea what is about, I don’t even have a single of what I’m just listening to, but I’m just enjoying this man’s pronunciation

[@briandaaranda9735]

Ah, welcome! You should probably start at episode 1 (should be in the channel!) and work your way from there. Also, stay out of the dog park and do not acknowledge the existence of angels. Good luck!

[@Baking_gunpla]

@@briandaaranda9735 I´ll do that. Thanks a lot!!

[@MacTechG4]

Also, cars and mountains do not exist either And stay out of the Dog Park, it is forbidden, as are wheat, and wheat by-products It’s not all strange and bizarre here though, here, have some Invisible Pie and a glass of Orange Milk...

[@pollyrg97]

At this stage you have two choices: listen to the pilot. And all the other episodes. And download the live shows. And be obsessed for ever. Or run. Run and don't look back.

[@ten5h1]

Brianda Aranda also... ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD

[@atherer1843]

Cecil, it's not a beautiful day. It's definitely NOT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! Bring Carlos back right now, you bastards!

[@rainbowzebra361]

It makes me so happy when Cecil talks about Carlos, like, it's so pure and lovely. That South Dakota thing, that was exactly like the house that doesn't exist. Ohhh, so that's why everything feels so weird today. Wait...the dog park doesn't exist anymore? Oh no, Basimah doesn't exist either! WAIT... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Have a great day :)

[@jayf1181]

Wait what if what happened to Basimah's dad happened to Earl? They each stayed nineteen for a very long while

[@knightoffrost8547]

glad I'm not the only one that put that together into a question of a theory

[@cassandrastillman8796]

And Troy Walsh and Jackie fierro and others whoooo I've been waiting for this. 🤸

[@cassandrastillman8796]

Look at this emote tho 🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸

[@ellenwynne5037]

That's gotta be the implication; it's way too similar not to be.

[@melissavalerio5752]

Why can’t they leave sweet, beautiful, gorgeous hair, and wonderful Carlos alone? I’m always distraught when something happens to him. My whole world stops when I hear anything bad has happened to to him because I worry about Cecil and for Cecil. Give Cecil and Carlos the happy life they deserve!

[@neelamsingh7733]

For weeks I have been wondering that I haven't properly heard about Carlos in a while. And so I was overjoyed at the beginning. And then I screeched internally at the ending. How could you General?

[@wynnt1]

On a side note, while this is going on. Wtf happening in Desert Bluffs?

[@MacTechG4]

Who cares? They’re all a bunch of jerks anyway, good riddance to Strex and their insipid “Smiling God”

[@astarothosullivan3099]

@@MacTechG4 Oi, I live there!!

[@astarothosullivan3099]

@@Hyena_Heckler *Smiling brightly while sharpening a knife* Careful what you say kiddo!

[@redrasegarden]

Who cares?! We’re missing a Carlos!

[@polkarrty]

Probs kevin doing it with charles

[@SaYhITOme253]

It's James again!!!!!! See I told you I wasn't crazy about that bothering me!!

[@juliagoodwin9510]

"I didn't know any scientists." No. "Not personally, anyway." Nononononononononononononono...!

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

As dreadful and soul wrenching as today's story was. I would like to take a moment and reflect on the blood space war. Lets take a moment to consider the impacts of war. All those people going off and fighting, only coming back changed and to a world that has changed without them. Lets take a moment to remember the fathers who come back with minds too broken for their lives, the people they once knew and that knew them are now strangers Lets take a moment to remember the brothers who come back with the painful memories of what they have done, returning home and seeing the world in a new light Lets take a moment to remember the daughters who come back without pieces, limbs at best but souls at worst, coming home as corpses, as death Why are we fighting? Can anyone remember what started our current arc of the Hatfeilds and the McCoys. We hit them, because they hit us. Then they hit us again because we hit them. So we hit them because they hit us. Round and round we go, again and again, repeating the same battle every time, continuing to pay ever higher prices, but never learning our lesson. I suspect, that soon we might learn the identity of the great evil we have been fighting. I suspect it might just have been us all along. Citizens, I ask you but one thing. The next time you consider going to battle, the next time you want to wage a war... Consider the price that will be paid, for war is paid for in blood

[@ptowzapotato4157]

Love that it updates at exactly midnight (EST)

[@notanalien9908]

this is the first ever episode i had to wait for, cause i only started listening recently and....wtf? Carlos!!!

[@klltsun_2576]

.. Okay, is Night Vale gonna tip over its precarious balance in the existence of reality again because of all these time traveling and different timelines? Stop the Blood Space War, we don't want Night Vale destroyed! Also, wow lol. First it was different alternate realities, now it's alternate timelines. I love this show Me after episode ends: NOOOOOOOOOO!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I literally screamed-whispered when I listened to it, and I was still screaming and crying, but mentally this time, while writing this comment. No no no why did you do this why why whywhywhywhy I hate you I hate this show I love this show why why

[@dontthinkpanic3715]

Why is no one talking about that the fact that city council has kids! Did they have them with station management?

[@vicmanthome6605]

Are we witnessing Thanos' Snap's effects in the nightvale universe??

[@tindeeriksson8522]

Seeing Endgame, the new ep of Game of Thrones and then THIS in the same week took like,, 15 years of my life jesus cHRIST

[@CuriosityCore101]

I see this going one of two ways from this point: either this starts a whole storyline which ends with getting everything back, or Night Vale is totally normal in the next episode and this is never mentioned again.

[@nehas9417]

me: listening to wtnv is so relaxing :) me after this episode: oh god nevermind NEVERMIND

[@c0re889]

If Carlos don’t come back, Joseph and Jeffrey gonna have to catch these hands.

[@HPgirl]

I was already upset by losing the dog park... You bastards.

[@doodlekind2307]

HELL YEAH LATE NIGHT NIGHT VALE GANG!!!

[@Coolcat0986]

Ay I forgot there was gonna be a new episode today.This is a pleasant surprise.

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

That comment was thematically appropriate

PLEASANT??

[@EayuProuxm]

2:00 Astronomers are trying to determine why a chunk of the moon is missing. I just started Assassination Classroom, so I may have an answer.

[@ewantylczynski4323]

Oh heck yeah. Koro sensei is very tentackly so is many creatures in Nightvale, i can see how those universes relate XD

[@leavilknievel]

I know we we’re all thinking it the whole time bc of the excessive talk of Carlos but when he said ppl who hadn’t moved here it basically cemented it

[@remanjecarter2787]

They adopted an eggplant

[@aimhrialta]

So I had a hard day and I was like, I know, I will listen to the soothing tones of Cecil. Um. Welp

[@pollyrg97]

What have we learned from this? 😉

[@aimhrialta]

@@pollyrg97 Probably nothing. He sounds pretty, I'll be stupid again

[@dracorex426]

Do something Huntokar!

[@vickikondylas555]

Let's us forget that we forgot ,,,and go to the weather ,,,great line 😂🙌

[@TripleS-Reviews]

Cecil sounds soooo much better! Don't know what the change is, like if he's stopped putting on a deeper voice or something but it's listenable again! Just need to slightly tone down the bass on that microphone a bit and it'd be 100% perfect :)

[@Biowoman.]

He was feeling ill, I believe, so that'll have changed his voice a bit

[@rebeccalambert3240]

NO Cecil that is most definitely NOT the most important thing

[@TheGrinningViking]

Hey, Joseph. Or Jeff. Whatever it is. No. Stop that. You know what I'm talking about.

[@echothenardier8053]

When Carlos said there was no Dog park, my brain immediately jumped to wondering how that would affect Carlos and his trauma from being in the otherworld, but I guess we won’t have to worry about that now

[@StariingDown]

The weather was particularly good this time

[@charismartin1169]

cant believe thanos got carlos too

[@milo1728]

“I don’t know any scientists” I understand that the council has made a decision but as it is a stupid ass decision I have elected to ignore it

[@revolvingwalloftrash3724]

YOU CANT TAKE CARLOS FROM ME I WONT LET YOU

[@jessefarr3919]

When Thanos did the snap in Infinity War this actually caused these people to disappear. Or /*spoilers for Endgame*/ when they messed with the timeline in Endgame it caused this bad universe

[@juliedufour2230]

Going from "OMG CARLOS HAS A BEARD" to "I don't know any scientist" is really an emotional roller-coaster I wasn't ready to go onto...

[@aro_kc459]

I'd say this is a good time to panic

[@isoclops4767]

I am NOT okay. I. AM. NOT. OKAY.

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

FUCK NO!!!! CARLOS WAS ERASED! BASIMAH WAS ERASED! THE DOG PARK WAS ERASED! HOW MANY MORE BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THIS SEASON?! Holy Huntokar, so many tragedies are happening during the birthday of Lee Marvin. EDIT: OH MY GLOW GLOUD, JOHN PETER'S FARM WAS ERASED TOO?!

[@UzumakiNarue]

me after finish a stressful week and papers: lets gonna relax and catch up with night vale me, after this episode: !!!! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!!! NOT MY DOG PARK! NOT MY CARLOS!!!!! they just adopt a doggo ;A; Huntokar help us

[@neelamsingh7733]

Some wars aren't worth winning.

[@maximilliontimes]

I ACTUALLY SCREAMED OUT LOUD WITH MY MOUTH AND MY LUNGS AND MY VOCAL CHORDS NO PLEASE

[@alexandrafall3238]

Crying at work while listening to this episode is not good. Not good at all. You bring Carlos back! (I know what happens next, but still)

[@juneiparis5815]

The weather is absolutely phenomenal with headphones

[@kerijonkagerou7718]

Hopefully this is just coming from another timeline's nightvale, and not the one we know and love. I was already on edge when Cecil said about Carlos' beard. When did he have the time to grow such a thing?

[@Sparkleydoggy]

Ughhhh I'm actually crying right now. I had a feeling that was going to happen, but I kept telling myself, nooo they wouldn't do that.... 😫😭 I was wrong.

[@hopepunk6847]

May 1st episode entitled The Protester? Oh heck yes.

[@haleynicole4337]

Rewinding 3 different times to make sure I heard that right. MY SOUL HAS LEFT NY BODY.

[@xxcelestialdreamxx7709]

"I dont know any scientists" Me: No no no nonOnONONONoo

[@Amehana]

Oh my heart absolutely broke after our beloved announcer forgot about his husband.

[@astarothosullivan3099]

Godamnit, is it too late to move to Desert Bluffs? Cause I'm going to try.

[@TheMinisterium]

Hey guys, I'd just like to thank you for helping in giving me the courage to do radioplays of my own. Great stuff as always, keep it up.

[@umbrawolf6085]

This is definitely the eeriest episode for me

[@sintio4270]

Really enjoying the weather today :D

[@rebeccalambert3240]

😭 CARLOSSSS. YES! THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CARLOS CONTENT!! I love them both so much

[@neelamsingh7733]

4:32 What does he start mumbling? "Alright good cut" is all I can understand.

[@carrietulip]

He goes 'Oh right the moon, oh good God always with the moon'

[@ShardNetwork]

First the Dog Park is gone, then John Peters isn't a farmer... then sweet, sweet Carlos is gone...

[@binathiessen4920]

I cried a little when Cecil said he didn't know any scientist.

[@courtneywiest1995]

THIS EPISODE MAD ME CRY! NO! CECIL DESERVES ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD! HOW DARE YOU TAKE IT AWAY! CARLOS, SWEET PERFECT CARLOS!!!!!!

[@Shinji_Dai]

I'm not even sure South Dakota exists, and I supposedly live there--if it exists. Edit: Okay, I was not ready for that ending.