When I first started listening to
Welcome to Night Vale 22 episodes had already been released. It took me 3 days
to catch up and since then the 1st and 15th have always
been my most anticipated days of the month.
Listening to Welcome to Night
Vale is like learning a new language. Only one of my friends listens to and
when we get to talking about it everyone around us just looks dazed and
confused. When I try to explain to my parents why I support the Faceless Old
Woman who lives in your home over Hiram McDaniels who is literally a five head
in the mayoral elections, or why I’m freaking out because station management
have left their offices I’m met with blank looks. While at times it can feel
lonely speaking the language of Night Vale it also feels a bit like being part
of a secret club, a very large non-exclusive secret club.
One of Welcome to Night Vales
greatest assets is its writing. It is a brilliant mix of dark and twisted and
light and humorous that really appeals to my sense of humour. I often have to
listen to it on my own so that I don’t get strange looks for randomly bursting
out laughing. Another aspect of the writing that I love is that nothing is
forgotten. Something that happen a year and a half ago could be referenced
again and you know that characters that come up once will appear again. Stories
feel like that are progressing in real time and it is easy to become invested
in the town and its inhabitants. And boy am I invested.
After every episode I have the
urge to rant, rave and discuss what has happened. From talking about my
feelings on an episode to conspiracies for the future to symbolism I spotted,
keeping my thoughts and opinion to myself is nay impossible, with my parents
often suffering through my rants. Writing about it seems like a much more
sensible idea.
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