162 - Alpha

[@hwilliams2339]

I was so relaxed listening to Cecil tell the story, until I practically had a heart attack when the weather started!!!!

[@klltsun_2576]

thanks for the warning! XD

[@theconfusedvampire]

Same. H*** f***! 😱

[@pipilynn2651]

Same. Holy shit

[@glimmah]

I read this just before the weather, thanks xD

[@cambased4891]

Same.

[@briandaaranda9735]

Did anyone else get jumpscared by The Weather or was it just me?

[@Companion92]

yes, but I also really like it. I just wasn't prepared XD

[@ericac3817]

The intro is new and so soft and relaxing, and Cecil's baritone voice always relaxes me like melatonin, but he sounded especially calm in soothing in this episode. So you can imagine my reaction when I'm falling asleep to Cecil's storytelling, when the weather blasts SCREAMO DEATH METAL ON FULL VOLUME

[@SoulQueenoD]

Today's weather set off my flight or freeze response.

[@Biowoman.]

"Hey, there's where my brother in law went! Go state!" Awe that was cute. Still love how Cecil and Steve get along now

[@jordanjoestar9096]

Steve confirmed phantom thief

[@nyoomyum]

I was listening to this while trying to sleep then *the weather*

[@miriammicek8883]

//shakes the closest random human being// *i was wearing HEADPHONES*

[@nyoomyum]

Miriam Micek SAME

[@Companion92]

@@miriammicek8883 same

[@spiritualmelancor]

Same!! Fuck, I was almost asleep...

[@lel1160]

Fucking right ?! I usually listen while I’m going to sleep, usually I’m drifting in and out of consciousness by the time the weather comes on, but last week I nearly had a heart attack at the stock market..!

[@wesleyhunt7599]

June 15, 2012. We're going all the way back to the pilot.

[@polkarrty]

The pilot's plane's pilot

[@redbirdmatches6881]

January 14th 2012 is the release date for the pilot (on KZbin)

[@wesleyhunt7599]

@@redbirdmatches6881 It was June. That's when they celebrate the anniversaries. I remember the date listed on iTunes.

[@redbirdmatches6881]

@@wesleyhunt7599 okay I was unaware, I was referring to the KZbin post date but thanks for correcting me because I want to believe that it is all connected

[@strangebean9895]

HOLY CRAP THE WEATHER SCARED ME

[@chaoticpotato6463]

HOL UP, NEW INTRO MUSIC

[@nemnyoom]

honestly i don't think anything else can surprise me after hearing that

[@nemnyoom]

oh. the weather appears to have begun

[@iridescentdemon]

I really like it

[@deadlypotato8665]

It is really good though

[@SomeAHole]

Isn't it like a Valentine's day thing?

[@kathleenwagner4324]

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" my cat has to be put down today and I'm listening to this with her. I'll be thinking about this.

[@JackDaniels-mh5bf]

Absin

[@JackDaniels-mh5bf]

The

[@idiotgay]

Rest in piece what was her name?

[@kathleenwagner4324]

@@idiotgay Her name was Trixie Rosemary, a very small and soft tuxedo, a little over fourteen. Very sweet.

[@jenniferruth3964]

I just read this. ::hug:: I'm sorry for your loss.

[@polkarrty]

THE UNIVERSITY OF WHAT IT IS??? Carlos' Alma mater is back?

[@ethanlivemere1162]

That transition to the weather was... sudden

[@ariannewingard1660]

I wasn't expecting metal .This is really great to hear tbh .

[@june8791]

i love how the story progresses in real time, it makes night vale feel alive. its super fun too see how seemingly random things from the first 5-10 episodes are becoming story arcs :)

[@YuUkOsnxd]

After I almost felt out of bed when the weather started, I didn't expect to end up liking it so much Also, this episode was great!

[@jordanjoestar9096]

A man recieving acupuncture by a river.. oh dear.. thats the 8 of swords...

[@moe_spooky]

The 8 of swords it theor favorite card. That is the card of self restricting beliefs, and negative thoughts. WHY CECIL??

[@KurasakubiSaurn]

Perfect way to end the night, a new episode of Night Vale.

[@ryankleinicus]

Wow, it’s almost midnight here and the weather sure hit pretty hard tonight. Not even wearing headphones and RIP my ears! 🤣🤣

[@garbomode29]

"But first, the weather. RAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGH!!!!"

[@CrystalineFawnReader]

I screamed when the weather started. I was NOT expecting that

[@EayuProuxm]

This episode was like a picnic in an open field looking up at the stars in the night sky, and then the weather was a sudden thunderstorm drenching everything.

[@galladegamerletsplays]

can we talk about how this is the conclusion to that single off-handed part in the very first episode about the teleporting airliner!?

[@fauxclaws]

I was thinking about that but I couldn't remember what episode it was from

[@amniamin22]

And there are voices in my head... so many voices in my heead...

[@mothsprojects]

YOOOOOOOOOO

[@amniamin22]

@@mothsprojects be more chill fan?

[@tarekarek5672]

Finally some good weather, so relaxing to hear. Seriously...I usually fast forward but that was just beautiful.

[@saphcal]

Part 1/5 :O

[@sconesumer]

OH SHIT

[@dataq1745]

AHHH SHIT! I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT! I'm SUPER excited for this new arc!!!

[@tasmanianmagpie6056]

I fell asleep while listening to this, but was warned about the weather thanks to the comments. I woke up halfway through the intense screamo rock and found that it was putting me back to sleep. What a strange occurrence, Night Vale, but hey, cure for insomnia

[@lynn6760]

This is one of the best episodes I've ever heard. Up there with "if he lived"

[@juliagoodwin3461]

I was going to go to bed... but screw it. New Night Vale!

[@dylancody4367]

Same

[@technicallyatart2636]

amazing weather

[@strawberrymilksamurai]

If Amelia doesn't end up in the middle of Nowhere with Muriel, Eustace and Courage, I'll be very disappointed

[@mustymanureman2324]

SEVERE WEATHER IN OUR AREA TODAY

[@hdervish2497]

My heart is full of joy after hearing this weather.

[@dogglefoxkvk]

The weather was hilarious

[@kekasauria]

Loving the weather tonight

[@AngieZu]

"not everything has to make sense all the time" ahahaha i love u Cecil

[@greeninkmagic]

I loved this weather. Even though it was a bit sudden, and not really the usual kind of Night Vale weather, so I jumped a bit. But seriously Night Vale, do more metal music, please.

[@Streetpartymarty]

more weather like this please

[@Gaugoo8]

I LOVED the weather!! Never hear Metal on Nightvale, so a wonderful change of pace!

[@XerxesTexasToast]

The pivot from the very gently-produced audio of the episode to very aggressive metal for the weather was fucking incredible. LOVED it, would've laughed aloud were it not 3 AM

[@SamJohnPower]

8 years in and Night Vale finally does screamo. YESSS.

[@ochiofbestoon]

bruh thats death metal

[@SamJohnPower]

@@ochiofbestoon Well yeah I was just using "screamo" as a general term for any music with screaming lol

[@CapriciousNoodle]

The weather fit so well for me I smiled ear to ear.

[@JackDaniels-mh5bf]

good

[@data6022]

absence makes the heart grow fonder fear makes the heart grow faster death makes the heart grow flowers

[@JetblackThemeTime]

Oh man. The weather was actually great for once.

[@everyones-a-cryptic]

I LOVE THIS WEATHER SO MUCH OMFG

[@MadsMcKay]

Doods thank you for the heavy weather!! This is makes my day. Dont listen to much stoner doomy metal but this was such a pleasant change of pace for me as a long time fan. :)

[@lil.patison884]

That was such a pleasantly wholesome opened ending to an episode 😭💕💕💕

[@DragonbornCanid]

ahw hell yea, the weather! the weather: A̴̻͍̥͌̐̓͌̍̆̑̽̏̌̆͋͂̾͌̑͠Ą̸̰̗͚̙͓̼͍̒́̓̍̿͊̔̓̈́̽̀̾̊̓̓̈́̆́̊̓̕͘͝͝͝ͅA̵̪̠͛͒̂̇̓̈́̀̋͊̾͛͐̒́̐̉̍͐̂́̍̚̚͝A̸̳̭̦̥͇̯̳͇͎̙͓̘̝̞̓̔́͋͒͌͆͑̑̓̂̌ͅĄ̴̫͍̗̽͂͒̔͋̔̌̋̈́̕͘͠Â̷̢̛̰͉̲̥̩͍͍͖̣͕̙̻͈̟̎̉̀͊̑̿͂̑̍̋̂̇̓̽̔̒̕͘͜͝͝͠͝͠ͅA̶̢̛͕̥̼̬̮̼̳̹̻͈̼͎̟̺͇̞̝̤͙̐̀̉̎̈̃̅̔̍̾͑͌͋̚͝͠A̵̡̢̦͎̻͙̘̻̹̙̪̹̮̖̠̩̝̝̭͚̰̭̼͗̅̆̆̑̀̓̔̃͑̄̋̍̋́̅̚͜͝Ȧ̴̧̧̳̜̥̤̪̥̳̰͕̮͙̳̫̰̩̰̓̈́͂́̔͂̓̅͑̌̏̐̚̚͜ͅĄ̵͙̣͈̯͍͍͖̻̦͉̺̔̐͐̃̾̏̔͌͆̋͗͗́̋̿͗̏͋̍̔͘̕̚̕͜À̸̢̨̡̧̠̼̪͚͎̝͓̖̬͇̯͇̮͓̼̥̭̠̤̪̄͝ͅͅA̴̧̰̘̥̣̫̜̘̤̲̫̰̗̽A̴̧̢̢̱͕͈̠̤͉̟̝͍̩̗̩͎̰̱̖͐͒͌̂̽̐͒͌̈́̏́̔́̆̐̿̉͘̚͜͜͜͠Ạ̴̧̫͙͍̰̯͇̣̝͎̙̟̫͍̫͔̜̙̊ͅͅ

[@chocolatepudding1241]

Wasn’t expecting death metal. Hell yeah! 🤘🏻 well like it’s not my favorite style of death metal (I usually go for a more classic sound) but it’s awesome that they had the guts to play it

[@maryfikes8912]

It always amazes me how well the storyline continues to tie together after all these years. Very well done guys 👍

[@bahnhofsblumen]

The weather is so good tho, like yes, I had a heart attack but it SLAPS

[@birdmanbytheclaw]

Missed you nightvale

[@Rudero3]

Man, this is in my top 5 favorite episodes but that weather absolutely kills, destroys the vibe that Amelia's story carries. I remember hearing this episode for the first time at my local park, in my car, alone and was enamored with where this was going because I remembered the jet that teleported into the gym in episode 1, but was NOT ready for that weather...

[@bethanyfield6035]

The weather is taking me back to my metal days! Lovely to have something so different :) The screams sound like really old bring me the horizon xD

[@user-garnet]

Are they…just never going to address Cecil’s apparent clairvoyance? Ok then

[@mreiii6871]

oh my god this intro. my heart is so full of it

[@TheForlornBat]

Digging the music box tune. Also really likes this episode's weather! I would love to take'buttress is a funny word' class.

[@mezzorosebane92]

well I about fucking crashed my car when the weather kicked in

[@dataq1745]

Y'all got me with today's weather...

[@japandemonium77]

finally, some good fucking music

[@deoccultist]

Best. Weather. Ever.

[@goatboat8574]

The weather is a really nice change from all the indie and hip hop but holy fuck that was a jumpscare

[@dylancody4367]

This weather is beautiful 😍

[@stampede274]

The weather damn near killed me.

[@bramblechaser162]

I think love is saying “it’s okay you’re a werewolf”.

[@rainbowzebra361]

Ooh new music. I would get gifted kid burnout so hard lol. Go state! Woah go find him! I had the same thoughts as Cecil. Have a great day :)

[@MacTechG4]

Finally, some *DECENT* Weather! :)

[@celumbral9334]

i had my volume kinda low since it's pretty late here but i was kinda vibing to the weather ngl

[@the_tax_consultant]

Wow that weather was a very stark contrast to the general mood of the broadcast!

[@unlikelyspore1406]

Is that the same plane who materiallized in the basketball game?

[@Devang3l]

wild weather today

[@CuriosityCore101]

This is the first time the intro song has been changed that I've really enjoyed what it was changed to.

[@Kei-Kei]

I know this weather... Straight line winds baby, ho yeah.... Twister a'coming... 😆

[@thais8891]

I think the distressing weather is supposed to make us feel a bit like what was going on in the new character's head? Very interesting experience

[@metamaus5701]

I am so here for this.

[@aeidla]

real good episode

[@dataq1745]

OOOHHH BOY! I smell a new arc incoming!

[@WeAreAirborne]

"the salten sea" *SUDDEN ALICE ISN'T DEAD FLASHBACKS*

[@rachelbrenner4092]

It actually is spelled Salton Sea, trust me I'm from California.

[@amynicole3590]

Please don't stop making these...😭

[@hele-sweet]

Well there goes my eardrum. Pretty sure it scared other library patrons, even though I don't keep my headphones that loud. Weather's over at 22:15 friends.

[@plxnetastro]

Helen Marz I LOVE YOU.

[@ladyamethyst83]

Thank you!

[@Em-td4kc]

That weather scared the bejesus out of me

[@NX42]

hell yeah that fuckin weather

[@faegentry7131]

I didn't realize at first, but "Amelia Anna Alfaro" and "garbled frequencies" i see what you did there nightvale

[@professionalfunny7035]

hey I actually liked the weather!!

[@TheKsourmoon]

The weather scared the shit outta me. Put a warning on that! Holy crap

[@InfinityAdviceGuru]

The Weather scared the bejeebus outta me because I'd turned the volume up to be able to hear what Cecil was saying about Alpha x.x

[@HPgirl]

Oh, is it hear attack weather-season again? How time flies.

[@OneDayWeAreFree]

omg, i was doing a puzzle since the beginning and then i hear her mother hated the puzzle vice XD

[@FrancescoBianchiTaliesin]

That intro 🖤💜

[@wynnt1]

Jesus that weather scared me. I just finished something similar but damn

[@felixcosm]

Let Cecil say fuck!

[@Lissandale]

I'm finally caught up and now. (makes face) Now I have to wait for the next one. (sigh) Oh well, back to the beginning.

[@cynthiaxmae]

Happy valentine's day ♡♡♡♡

[@fishheist8346]

Weathers a little heavy today I see

[@galladegamerletsplays]

A FIVE PARTER

[@EayuProuxm]

"Love means never having to say, 'You're a werewolf!'" Someone's not a fan of the Twilight series, i see

[@Monsicorn]

Why do I feel the next episode is going to be named Omega?

[@ipodman371]

im guessing Bravo

[@Biowoman.]

Bravo, Charlie, Delta and Echo will be my guesses

[@polkarrty]

@@Biowoman. but alpha was actually Alvarez right?

[@Biowoman.]

@@polkarrty idk what you're talking about

[@polkarrty]

@@Biowoman. the word that she heard on the radio was heard as alpha at first but it was actually Alvarez

[@fishheist8346]

Weather scary when stoned rip me

[@bradleyshay4113]

Hello this is BradI have heard so much about the adorable little community of night Vale that I wish to move there and become a member if I could maybe find a large house preferably attached to a large

[@bradleyshay4113]

Sorry my cat walked across the keyboard before I can finish my postif I could please buy a house with a large subterranean bunker where I can complete my experiments in peace weird things always start happening when I start my experiments I swear a mad scientist can't get any work done these my last community kick me out just because someone's toy poodle explodedI mean come on. Could happen to anybody right

[@Wettham77]

nice

[@guszun18]

Anyone else notice that he mentioned brother around minute 9:30 ish and that’s from the alternate universe? 👀 or am I being paranoid or something?

[@mothsprojects]

he said "brother in law"!! He was just talking about Steve, the confusion is understandable :)