73 - Triptych

[@null_100]

i fucking love kevin's noticeable voice difference between the past and nearer-past.

[@KokoroKaisen]

Do you think he still (?) has black eyes in the further past?

[@null_100]

i don't think so, no, because later he notes "what they (strexcorp) did to [his] body" so, i'd assume eye removal would be part of it

[@Luciettas]

"Stay tuned next for a feeling in your chest that will never quite sit right with you again" *That was not okay, no, no...* *My poor Kevin...*

[@spiwolf6998]

Well.. damn.... 😢

[@alexiarodriguez7326]

i was actually starting te feel a weight in my chest just as he said that bro im crying

[@msp654]

I DIDN'T THINK THEY COULD EVER POSSIBLY GET ME TO LIKE KEVIN. PARDON ME WHILE I GO LIE DOWN IN A CORNER AND CRY

[@youtubegameraddict5016]

I liked him as a sort of villain. But now he just breaks my heart, I want to hug past Kevin and help him fight Strexcorp.

[@pennithemultifandomshipper9774]

SAME. I FEEL BAD FOR HATING HIM NOW. THE WEATHER MADE IT WORSE

[@michellenorman1844]

@@pennithemultifandomshipper9774 OMG THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT THIS EPISODE

[@mudfirethebengal10]

HE GAVE HIM HOPE. I THINK I AM DYING.

[@scarletwinter9311]

I feel you

[@BananaBreadBurger]

What gets me the most was the fact that Cecil told Kevin not the truth, but rather what he would want to hear. Cecil knew his words couldn't change the past, so he didn't warn Kevin. He made him happy instead. Because that was the least he could do.

[@youtubegameraddict5016]

MY EMOTIONS!

[@samlueke2855]

the shit hurted tho

[@ReaperChild79]

And i CRIED.

[@aricatrall]

AAAAAA MY HEART

[@Sethr1996]

Save kevin!!!

[@mads3437]

me hearing kevins voice in the beginning: urgh me now: no poor thing lemme hug you

[@karo306]

me at the beggining: ugh Kevin -.-' me at the middle: Kevin? ;-; me at the end: Keeeviinnn ;_________;

[@polkarrty]

I still wonder what happened to Charles and Donny

[@carpaltunneler286]

1) roll over2) try not to cry3) cry a lot

[@chiakihamano5906]

Do you ever imagine that when Kevin was using his own body to be the last stand between the radio station and the StrexCorp that he thought about Cecil's words and chanted in his head that "We will win. We will win. We will win. I will win this fight. Everything will go right. Desert Bluffs will prevail."?

[@thomasotten4876]

stahp

[@DontIntoMyHistory]

That Ending Was Emotional Enough.

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

STAHP IT

[@Piper_____]

Yes. And I can only imagine the betrayal he felt, and then ceased to feel.

[@BonnieBuggie]

I liked this but know in my heart it is a dislike bc how dare you >:[

[@Sigmundfruit]

at 24:00 he wasn't lying. He's living happily in the desert otherworld, which he called Desert Bluffs, free from Strexcorp, at his best

[@ReaperChild79]

That helps, just a little. 😢

[@gossamer999]

"You don't think WHO can hear you anymore?" Gives me chills every time.

[@scarletwinter9311]

Where is that again?

[@gossamer999]

+Sherlock Halfmutant 8:46 abouts

[@scarletwinter9311]

thanks

[@ComradeLuka]

When I heard his voice again it was too smooth somehow? Too cold. My heart stopped :( Kevin you lovely radio host what has become of yooou

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

This is one of the episodes that has made me feel sad in a way I didn't thought it was possible before. Kevin used to be like Cecil, a good man that is also kind of a jerk, but with many friends. However, StrexCorp destroyed all his hopes and dreams and transformed him into a monster that is broken and alone. Cecil feels empathy for him, but is unable to save him, and it makes this sadder. Also, I love the weather of this episode!

[@youtubegameraddict5016]

I can not handle these emotions so soon after Episode 70!

[@lessofamess9298]

BUT JUST IMAGINE KEVIN LAYING THERE RIGHT BEFORE THEY TURN HIM INTO THE CREEPY MONSTER-KEVIN AND CRYING BECAUSE CECIL LIED TO HIM I'M SORRY

[@MidnightSunna]

Why do you do this to us? *sob*

[@lessofamess9298]

Brynn Hoffman I'M SO SORRY

[@thomasotten4876]

Stop

[@ratbag268]

Kevin is allways saying there friends as if to remind him of the conversation were his friend from the future gave him hope

[@Sebbysgirl120]

I didn't need that pesky heart anyways

[@evbable]

I never thought I'd be sad over Kevin

[@MySerpentine]

+Erin Bundy I was from the beginning, myself

[@MySerpentine]

All Hail The Mighty Glow Cloud! I tend to feel sorry for bad guys, and he was pretty obviously fucked up/brainwashed somehow

[@thomasotten4876]

ALLLLL HAIIIL

[@axeman2328]

+The Judge ALLL HAIL THE MIGHTY GLOW CLOUD

[@reventon4547]

The Judge Am I too late to sing praise to The Mighty Glow Cloud? (all hail.)

[@shoelaced]

I think the new music is starting to grow on me. It's a little purpleish and there's a hair on it. I might want to get it checked out.

[@AdamDeVoix]

+shoelaced Oh, that's normal. Soon you'll experience itchiness, the ability to see ghosts, and forever hear a strange ticking. But don't worry, the Sheriff's secret police will keep nice and healthy. But we can't guarantee you'll stay human.

[@marywagner7120]

A triptych is a painting made up of three connected scenes in separate panels.

[@hey-ln8uu]

My heart breaks every time I hear Cecil tell Kevin that everything will be okay.

[@Rime_in_Retrograde]

Even with all the foreshadowing, I still never thought that I wouldn't hate Kevin...

[@chillsahoy2640]

I wouldn't worry about Cecil having told Kevin about the resistance against Strex because I got the impression that time in this episode works on a closed loop: it's precisely because of the conversation between past Kevin and present Cecil that Kevin sends Daniel to Night Vale, which is just as it has already happened. In other words, that conversation was meant to happen in order for our own timeline to exist. Similarly, it may be that Cecil telling pre-Strex Kevin that he will be okay is exactly what causes Kevin to be overly confident and unable to resist Strex's influence. A very thought-provoking episode, and poignant at times. P.S: The title of this episode, Triptych, is actually the name of a type of painting made in three sections (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptych) which is quite appropriate for this episode as we get to hear three Kevins: pre-Strex Kevin, Kevin as we knew him during the Strex takeover of Night Vale, and future, elderly Kevin.

[@InnocentDoodles]

Triptych: a set of three panels or compartments set side by side bearing pictures, carvings or the like

[@celinak5062]

InnocentDoodles +

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

You have broken my heart, WTNV. I have always sympathised with Kevin, and to finally know his story hurts me so much. To know how much he loved his town, and that he was willing to lay down his life, is as uplifting as it is sad. I congratulate you on making this life-hardened woman cry. I hope you guys continue with this line, because I would like to know if Cecil and Carlos try to change Kevin's fate.

[@Suppestar27]

Yeah, that would be awesome to see them try to fix everything!

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

Suppestar27 Unfortunately so far, it seems as if Cecil wants the opposite of what we do. :(

[@julopabene8736]

I think Cecil did the right thing in this situation. If he said no, Kevin would have given up earlier and who knows what could have happened if Strex Corp took over Desert Bluffs with no resistance. Although Cecil could have also told Kevin that he would have to fight, that it would be hard, but that Kevin should never lose hope. This way he maybe could've gotten the timeline he wanted, although that might lead to dramatic changes, maybe even going so far as to Cecil and Carlos never meeting in the first place.

[@Sigmundfruit]

I don't think he lied at that last part. He just didn't give all the details. He didn't tell that Kevin wasn't part of the winning fight, he didn't tell kevin that he would be in his prime in a desert otherworld he CALLED Desert Bluffs.

[@lucyanne9626]

"Tad Strange is the name, and being normal's my game!"

[@ChrisCipher]

Sam S this episode will forever scar Tad Strange :)

[@Probly_a_sweet_potato]

I almost fell of the couch when I figured out Tad Strange was Cecil!!! “Lovin you Tad” 👉🏻

[@painland]

+Probly a sweet potato I totally forgot about that but it's beautiful

[@nopeg5730]

@@Probly_a_sweet_potato and I like bread.

[@birdofhermes2012]

Just imagine. You were once a happy and loving community radio show host regaling your listeners with tales and local news, until one day a beast comes out from the desert to devour your town and everything you hold dear. you try and fight, fight with all your might but... but fate never gave you a chance. their were no angels to save you, only a Smiling God to consume you. You tortured in every conceivable way, in order to twist and rend your body and mind into something into something hideous, monstrous even. You smile more now, you speak softly and kindly. But your smile is not a smile, its silent scream. When you speak it is soft but laced with venom. Now your a weapon wielded to destroy everything you used to hold dear, but your still in their arn't you? somewhere in your mind your forced to watch your body do these terrible things. You are in Hell and everybody hates you. Just imagine...

[@jocelyngoodwin4485]

Holy frick you're a great writer

[@plxnetastro]

You're so good! ((Pls write a fanfic))

[@porchcollapse8612]

Oh god your writing is so good Fix your spelling and you could do that professionally! I envy you

[@spiwolf6998]

Concept is awesome! 👌💔 Needs some editing.

[@RK900Gaming]

I uh... read this in Kevin's voice which soon dissolved into Cecil's for some reason

[@MrDosenburg]

Once again, WtN proves that you come for the weirdness and stay for the massive amounts of feels.

[@AmeliaVampireQueen]

YES

[@jessycahuff5847]

Since the beginning they warned us about him. He used to be a 'stubborn radio host' who always fought Strex tooth and nail but they managed to 'change his mind'... It so sad, it's always been sad but now that it's truly cannon base off fake reality I have to be *truly sad* and I don't like it at all Q-Q

[@Cygnus378]

this show is legitimately beautiful

[@8footverticalleap]

Sesil

[@angelahunt4654]

This is the saddest episode so far... holy shit. When Cecil had to lie... I can't.

[@LnPPersonified]

Poor Kevin. And poorer us, for not having known him as he was, but only as he was inflicted upon us.

[@narrowstairs7]

I was fine (read: still able to hold back the tears) until Cecil's ending quote. Fink, Cranor, you certainly know how to hit all the right sad buttons.

[@triforcelord4351]

Why do I feel bad for Kevin?! Dammit... Time for re-education.

[@Mmiaaannb]

You and me both..

[@echadwick3916]

Yes, why? Why should you feel bad for someone who believes in a smiling god? Who knows true happiness? Are you smiling? ArE yOu??? *smiles inhumanly wide*

[@GlitchLich589]

I wonder if Cecil needs the re-education that almost every fan who's heard this episode probably does.

[@celinak5062]

Rotten Luck yes, a feeling in your chest that will never sit quite right with you again

[@taniacid4265]

IM NOT CRYING. THERE'S JUST A MAN IN MY EYE.

[@z3k355]

Tania Cid this is such a nightvile thing to say lol

[@sknfmsmr]

Hehe this is Doctor Who season 6 finale

[@sunnysea24]

The subtle difference in the way Pre-Strex Kevin and Post-Strex Kevin spoke made this all the more heartbreaking

[@antonialunarius9564]

Cecil. He lied to him. But he did it to protect him from the ugly truth. That I can respect.

[@piratekittygirl]

Antonia Lunarius imagen kevin infront of his station as his last stand "i can do it, cecil said i did it. I can do it i have to." And then failing. Getting tortured and used as a weapon against your loved ones and eventually against the very guy who tried to give you hope. Think about that. Do it. Hes still in there. Screaming at himself.

[@jazminlouro7775]

Why would you do that My heart stopped working

[@cindygrotz5109]

This episode just ninja-kicked my feels. I'm having serious Kevin-related sadness.

[@disastergirl888]

I've always been intrigued by Kevin ever since we first saw him and as time went on he became one of my favourite characters, if not actually my favourite, so I'm so happy we got this episode, it brings a depth and tragedy to his character that they've hinted at for a long time now but we've never properly seen before this. I just hope this isn't the end of Kevin...

[@samrust4366]

I loved this cause nightvale and desert bluffs have always seemed to be mirror opposites, but this showed that haven't always been

[@LovecraftianToenail]

Not even kidding, this is probably the most heartbroken I've ever been over Night Vale. Ah, Kevin, you poor soul. It could've been Cecil...

[@AmeliaVampireQueen]

The worst part is that it MIGHT br a future Cecil, since he now is similar to young Kevin

[@rhymebeat1142]

This episode. So many feels. Even the weather was just full of feels.

[@DragonetteEye]

Is Grandma Josephine the Old Woman Josie of Desert Bluffs?

[@MySerpentine]

+Dragonette Eye Yup

[@SomeAHole]

+MySerpentine Wait...Does that reply have anything to do with a character that pretty much only says that?

[@MySerpentine]

Some A. Hole Possibly :D

[@SomeAHole]

MySerpentine Yay

[@yomotoSan]

+Dragonette Eye Just like Kev is Cesil of Desert Bluffs.

[@emilyharvey4930]

"Stay tuned next for a feeling in your chest that will never quite sit right again." I ALREADY HAVE THAT, CECIL, WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?

[@enriqueramos2426]

this is the first episode that, immediately after it ended, I listened again. it was so sad, so interesting omg and Kevin R. Free IT'S SUCH A GREAT ACTOR. today he made me laugh, and scared and sad with only his voice

[@knightofbreath-k8b]

I would like to apologize for anything I've ever said that is bad about Kevin. Minus the fact that he's creepy. He's still creepy, but now I understand him a lot more and I can like him a lot more. I hope in some other alternate universe he actually wins against Strex Corp.

[@minty7945]

14:46Notice how, despite everything, Kevin calls Cecil an "old friend". It sounds like he means it. Despite the fact that Cecil lied to him about Desert Bluffs failing the revolution, despite the fact that he tried to invade Nightvale, Kevin considers Cecil a friend in the end. And Cecil still shows him empathy, even forgiveness. God, this show.

[@bulletmonkeyxp]

The deadpan "i am so glad we drove strexcorp out of nightvale" was amazing

[@chaosrosecreations]

"I am so so glad we drove Strex out of night vale."

[@spiritualmelancor]

I was not prepared to feel bad for Kevin. Every time before now, he's shown up and I've stopped in my tracks simply because its Kevin and something bad is going to happen to Cecil or Carlos or anyone I love. But I would forget that Kevin used to be very much like Cecil. This episode took the time to remind me of that, and I love it.

[@122gogreen]

I have always really respected Joseph and Jeffrey's decision not to monetize the podcast itself with ads/etc., but a part of me really wishes there was something I could do to support them financially. I'm not currently able to donate or buy anything from their store. I would gladly watch this KZbin video with a thirty second ad if it meant I could be helping something I love (however how small that way was). I totally understand their thought process, but I still can't help but feel bad that I don't really have a way to directly support them. :(

[@iexploreinmydreams2574]

Hey , if you do listen to them on youtube , you are helping them financially . Their channel gets payed for a certain amount of views /time spent viewing .

[@themaskedmagpie5638]

And viewing brings more people that could donate or tell more people

[@klltsun_2576]

I explore in my dreams Oh my god thanks. That makes me feel happy

[@ArielRyanBautista1313]

Nice weather this evening

[@unwoman]

+Ryan Bautista thank you!

[@Coma-Dose]

+unwoman Your music is awesome!

[@renéfestivequest]

it was beautiful, wasn't it.

[@ebrdsht]

+unwoman It was so nice and fitting for this episode!

[@TheLilacButterfly]

Cecil essentially just gave him a dying man's last blessing. Telling him something to make him happy because he knew he couldn't change what happened...

[@bias1789]

First of all, how dare you make me cry over Kevin. Poor, originally sweet little Kevin. Ugh, I want to hug him. Second of all, this is amazing and I love everything about this podcast

[@princecookie300]

I woke up to this, knowing he'd be there. But ... This isn't right. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. Last time I cried that much was over Old Oak Doors. IM SOBBING. THIS ISN'T RIGHT, FINK. But I'm happy to know more about him :( Just hope this doesn't mean it's the end of his intervention. sounded a bit like a conclusion ... Thank you all.

[@princecookie300]

+Legier Elise Also the weather was amazing but I was too busy crying to fully enjoy it.

[@snowdayplease]

You can hear everything Kevin's gone through in his voice. This episode was heartbreaking.

[@RIPRedwood]

This was probably the most "Night Vale" weather we've received in months. Thank you for this.

[@jennileewho1979]

daaammnnnn....my heart hurts now. But daaaammmnnn what a fantastic episode! But daaaammmnnn, is present Kevin alright now though?!?! I want him to be alright!

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

+JennileeWho 19 I hope that they try to change Kevin's fate! That would be so cool if that was this year's arc!

[@moriahhall9592]

The weather was beautiful tonight. I'm not gonna lie, the overall theme of this episode broke my heart and brought me to tears. It also tied in really well with the ending of the last episode. To live in the moment and not know the future, to look back and mourn what was and what will never be. They truly crafted a masterpiece of emotions with this episode!!! Well done nightvale, well done!!

[@actual_ghost]

I feel like this is such an underrated episode. It's so good, acting wise and story wise and just... ugh! Love it.

[@lilrachel6]

The part whole thing with Kevin destroyed me. He use to be just like Cecil, then Strex fucked him up...... They could have been really cool friend. Why didn't he tell Kevin? Kevin could of done something different... He could have won. I need a hug, chocolate and maybe coffee.

[@marcogypaetus9607]

lilrachel6 what could he have told him "No, you lose, Strex takes over, turns you into a monster and all hope is lost?" What good would that have been?

[@kittenexe9950]

I will cry over my psychopath baby Kevin, cry over the normal life he never got to live.

[@rachelemberlee2621]

My poor little baby Kevin. To be honest, I never really minded Kevin (who doesn't love a villain?) but brainwashed Kevin is my headcanon. I remember reading that this episode was going to be heartbreaking and it did not disappoint.

[@MySerpentine]

*Gives Kevin all the hugs forever*

[@CosylandWhispers]

Really liked the weather this episode :)

[@Coma-Dose]

+LOVEWhispersUK So did I. The beginning reminded me of a previous weather report. "Of a Friday Night" by Anais Mitchell

[@CosylandWhispers]

***** I don't remember that one,but will have a look! Thanks :D

[@jaylol9010]

+NikaraKeehl it somewhat reminded me of the weather report "Closer" by The Tiny

[@SnowieKitten]

The weather is great, but I couldn't fully enjoy it because I was crying :)

[@ololo518]

When I first heard Kevin I literally pause video and start screaming and jumping all over my kitchen 'cause I thought he forgot everything and Desert Otherworld became Desert Bluffs. Kinda "all of it happened before and it will happen again" Then I only felt sad. It was really intense episode

[@disastergirl888]

Yeah, I sort of thought they were going to do that, like the desert otherworld was actually the past and becomes the "real" desert bluffs and present!kevin becomes past!kevin in some weird kind of infinite loop, but I'm actually glad they went in the direction they did instead, it might have been more straightforward but it has a lot more meaning and emotional punch.

[@KindofDerp]

Wellp. My heart is officially ripped to shreds past recognition now. Great episode.

[@TheNicMMc]

Out of all these single episodic style audios, that was most gripping radio play of them all. Just something about it felt more real then any of the other ones even though the stakes were lower. Really love how Night Vale building on its own mythology.

[@DoubleAA1996]

I wonder if that's part of why Kevin tried to kill Cecil the first time they met. Because he remembered that Cecil lied to him?

[@carolinea3899]

HE SAID YESSSS, YESSSSSSSS, I LIKE CHOKED AND STARTED CRYING.

[@JP-mg5hy]

I think this is the most heartbreaking episode of WTNV. Also a Triptych is a three panel image usually with different sets of imagery to let the viewer gain a full understanding. We saw three versions of Kevin and gained a fuller understanding.

[@YakitoriQueen]

laughable of me to think that i would be emotionally ready for this

[@porchcollapse8612]

YakitoriQueen you underestimated this episode

[@YakitoriQueen]

@@porchcollapse8612 i absolutely did

[@lougert]

I think mere exposure will probably make me like the new theme with more time. This episode, I didn't dislike it like before. However, hearing Cecil say "Welcome to Night Vale" for the first time in weeks was enough to blot out any displeasure I may have felt.

[@kaitlyncummings9621]

Ok, so like so fucking upset about Kevin, like literal tears rn, but let's just take a sec and talk abBOUT HOW AMAZING THIS WEATHER EPISODE IS!?!?!?!

[@justeundonut-moi.7979]

Oh my God, do you all remember the first time Kevin and Cecil saw each other in Sandstorm ? Kevin immediatly attacked Cecil. What if, when he saw him, Kevin realised that this was the man he talked to years ago ? What if he thought ''This is the man who lied to me and told me everything was going to be okay ?'' Maybe this is why he attacked Cecil for no apparent reason the first time he saw him !

[@liv7288]

this was really good, I'm glad we finally got to hear what Kevin's backstory was!

[@Classicbutterscotch]

It’s been almost four years since I’ve listened to Night Vale. Not entirely-I’ve listened to the odd episode or two, and popped back in without hesitation when episode 100 dropped-but it’s a near thing. I don’t know why I decided to start again at this episode, but I also do. This episode hurts in a special kind of way. It’s the illustration of an echo that made up one of the best and worst times of my life, where Nightvale was a life raft and I struggled without it. I remember first listening to it and feeling so goddamn sad for Kevin, for Desert Bluffs, and for Cecil. Kevin was Cecil in another life. In another world, Kevin spouts poetic nonsense (probably with a sunnier tone) about the first and only scientist he’s ever liked, or maybe it’s a gardener with a great attitude and short hair. In that same world, there’s a dog that floats in the women’s restroom, and his supervisor Lauren pops in now and again to ask for some rations to feed it. In that world, it’s our beloved Nightvale that is the one chosen by a horrifying facsimile of a god. But in this one, it was Desert Bluffs. It was Kevin. And we have Cecil, and we have Carlos, and we have all of the citizens that inhabit their world. It could so easily have been our Cecil with black eyes and an empty smile but it was Kevin instead. No rhyme or reason. Just a choice made by an unfeeling force. Sorry for being all pretentious and stuff, I’ve been writing a lot of essays and I think it’s rubbing off on me (damned school system!) so I had a hard time putting my feelings into words otherwise. My point through all this was that I really love this story. I really love Nightvale, and this little community. And I’m happy I finally worked up the nerve to come back.

[@mncrw]

That, like, genuinely hurt me. When Kevin was first introduced, I really, really, didn’t like him. But then when he was in the desert otherworld (Desert Bluffs 2.0) with Carlos, I could feel him kind of growing on me. Now I genuinely like him. It was implied before that he initially didn’t like Strex, but... wow. Knowing his story now just really hurts my heart. Honestly, I’m willing to give any version of him a hug at this point, even if it’s an evil one. He deserves some comfort.

[@ellaisplotting]

Oh man, I was NOT prepared to be directly called out about my pronunciation of Cecil 😫

[@rachelemberlee2621]

;listens to past Kevin- ;recent Kevin appears- me: ...fuck.

[@AJKam1kaz3]

I can imagine what things would be like if Desert Bluffs haven't been taken over. It would be like a regular rivalry with Night Vale but in a friendly way I guess you can say.

[@lilaboxx]

What Kevin said about a town not being about the name but about the people is exactly what Cecil said when Carlos came back from the desert otherworld I'm gonna go cry now

[@keythetrashking7491]

oh no, he's nice. oh no, Kevin! Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit. They turned him into a demon. I'm so, so, sorry. Damnit, oh Kevin.

[@chaoticpix93]

I never thought Kevin was the 'bad guy' the bad guy was the corporation of Strex. Also what if Desert Bluffs were the people on the mountain that Night Vale never mentioned again. >.>

[@z.m.stewart1996]

I really hope the consequences of Cecil lying to Kevin about DB's victory over Strex comes back to bite him in an emotional way. I mean, I don't hope, because it'll feel terrible, but I feel like it'd be good.

[@mikelee8937]

Prelude to tragedy, and temporal deception . . . oh Cecil, to lie to the past is to defraud the present, and thus incriminate the future. The sad is strong in me . . . Goth Yoda would be proud.

[@DaPsychocat]

OK, Kevin is fucking creeping me out.

[@Leif4Deltora]

WELL TAKE MY FEEL!!! I DIDN'T NEED THEM AWAY!!! ...... *cries in a corner*.....

[@hiyasly555]

Before this episode, I firmly believed that I'd never feel anything but hatred for Kevin. Yet here I am, trying to drown myself in my own tears so I don't have to feel my heart ache for him.

[@casentinex1339]

This was a really great episode. Cudos to the WTNV team that made me tear up listening to Kevin and all the awful things he was forced to feel. I really hope we hear more from Kevin, past, present, or future.

[@joshuavales9823]

My mind is now devoid of original dreams. My dreams have been stamped out, obliterated. If only they were stronger, more significant. But alas they have been thrown from mind by the dreams of fink, and cranor as the cuckoo throws out eggs.

[@TheFunwichHorror]

+hntrofdmads Nah, probably on drugs.

[@quiroz923]

+hntrofdmads tea, not even once

[@8bitRae]

Every time someone describes the physical appearance of Kevin i try to concieve an image in my head, and then i regret it.

[@juliagoodwin3461]

Damn. Well now I want to give Kevin a hug. (The old Kevin, not the current one, I like my organs right where they are, thank you very much...)

[@handinlovablehand]

i just got back to listening to night vale and i havent listened to triptych specifically in abt a yr, but this is Literally Engraved Into My Brain. i can recite almost all of kevin's first monologue and around half of the second perfectly in time with the exact intonation he has. kevin free did an incredible job with this ep and his voice when he's in far in the future fucking haunts me

[@TheFirstHowl]

i've been waiting for this since episode 19A!!

[@greendayfecer]

Did anyone else think it was strange that even though Cecil slipped up about the secret rebellion it didn't change the furture? But I guess that all has to do with time is weird for them thing. Or maybe because there communicating between radios it isn't efficient. Only night vale can countlessly show that nine times out of ten the villains don't choose to be evil. I seriously wanna give Kevin a hug, hot chocolate, and a big fluffy blanket.

[@DistantLunatic]

Actually, that bit is cleverly written. It implies Daniel was sent to Cecil's station because of this conversation.

[@Elanel]

I hate you. I'm crying. In other words, I wish Lauren was mentioned in early Kevin's list of friends, but I think we can assume that the Smiling God didn't manifest a woman, and that she, too, was brainwashed.

[@slash1dot1dash]

I... I dont- I dont think "happy" means what we think it means with Kevin...

[@saturnsaliens]

I can just imagine Kevin when StrexCorp takes over. He's upset because Cecil lied. He had given him false hope. But you sort of understand why he does it. He's giving him something to hang on to.

[@thomasotten4876]

This is the best WTNV episode imo.

[@porchcollapse8612]

Thomas Otten I believe it’s the best tied with A Story About Huntokar

[@musicaltheater8942]

I honestly can’t decide if my favorite is this one or Echo

[@deanastasya]

I am listening to this, years later. I knew what happened. Really this is so well written and so... sad. It is still so tragic to think about. The way Cecil lied got me, I wonder how it affected Kevin. His naive optimism, right to the end when he knew he lost right before he was changed. Oh and the weather just- this is so good

[@AnymousScreams]

I can't hate Kevin comletely, being pre-Strex and years after okay, now. He could have actually been a good guy, really. Yeah, I hated him calling Carlos beautiful, but can you blame him? He's Cecil's counterpart, and they think alike in that regard, but now knowing Kevin's timeline, it just makes it sadder.

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

Okay I didn’t think it was at first, but Kevin’s possessed-by-StrexCorp voice is significantly creepier than his nice voice Edit: jUST WHEN I THOUGHT NIGHT VALE COULDNT BREAK MY HEART MORE KEVINNNNNNNNN