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1) I have always been staunchly on the side of "Steve Carlsberg is a good guy" and then "Steve is a good step-dad", so I am very happy that this was vindicated. Protective Steve was awesome (and slightly scary)! And Cecil begrudgingly admitting that Steve isn't that bad was lovely - I'm pretty sure that Hal Lublin hugged Cecil Baldwin at that point :) I also love that they used Hal Lublin's talents for mimicry to hilarious effect. (And Cecil loves the idea of Carlos being a spy, because of course he does.)
2) Steve and Cecil are stepbrothers! So one of Cecil's parents (his dad?) married one of Steve's parents, and then Steve married Janice's mother? That seems to fit, and clears up the mystery of a Missing Palmer Sibling.
3) Kevin was originally like Cecil, and Desert Bluffs like Night Vale. That is pretty unnerving, and pretty tragic - how much of the 'original' Kevin is left? Now that the angels have bought Strex, can they restore Desert Bluffs to its pre-Strex state?
4) Dana is mayor! I love this. It's wonderful. She's proven that she's a leader, that she's resourceful and can persevere, that she has Night Vale's best interests at heart, and she's not in the least self-serving. A Night Vale under Dana will be very, very interesting. I liked her differences with Tamika - Tamika urging everyone to strike back against Strex, whereas Dana was concerned with keeping everybody safe.
5) Cecil actually got in on the fighting. Good to see his previously suggested skills in some form of combat / self-defence get used.
6) Oh Carlos. He sounds so excited that he's figured things out, that he has answers, and then so heartbroken that the answer is that he doesn't belong in Night Vale. This is the first episode in a long time where it's been emphasised that Carlos is an Outsider - he's grown more and more accustomed to Night Vale so it seems like he's been completely integrated, but... he's not. (Are his other scientists originally from Night Vale? He doesn't remember how he got to Night Vale, and it seems that they're 'allowed' to stay there). I wonder how long they'll keep Carlos in the desert? There are ways into Night Vale from there - hopefully - such as the House That Does Not Exist, and the Dog Park. And Intern Maureen ("the angry woman in the intern shirt" oh Carlos) figured out going back and forth. So I hope Carlos can figure it out! Part of me hopes he'll be back next week for his and Cecil's anniversary, but I wouldn't be surprised if this gets drawn out a bit more. But he'll get back, and he'll be fine. It was pretty painful to hear him to go from "a scientist is always fine" and "a couple of days, a week max" to "a scientist is usually fine" and "maybe a few weeks, I don't know". Carlos always has this optimistic streak, and hearing him lose that slightly... ugh. Come back soon, Carlos. Screw the laws of the universe - you belong in Night Vale!
2) Steve and Cecil are stepbrothers! So one of Cecil's parents (his dad?) married one of Steve's parents, and then Steve married Janice's mother? That seems to fit, and clears up the mystery of a Missing Palmer Sibling.
3) Kevin was originally like Cecil, and Desert Bluffs like Night Vale. That is pretty unnerving, and pretty tragic - how much of the 'original' Kevin is left? Now that the angels have bought Strex, can they restore Desert Bluffs to its pre-Strex state?
4) Dana is mayor! I love this. It's wonderful. She's proven that she's a leader, that she's resourceful and can persevere, that she has Night Vale's best interests at heart, and she's not in the least self-serving. A Night Vale under Dana will be very, very interesting. I liked her differences with Tamika - Tamika urging everyone to strike back against Strex, whereas Dana was concerned with keeping everybody safe.
5) Cecil actually got in on the fighting. Good to see his previously suggested skills in some form of combat / self-defence get used.
6) Oh Carlos. He sounds so excited that he's figured things out, that he has answers, and then so heartbroken that the answer is that he doesn't belong in Night Vale. This is the first episode in a long time where it's been emphasised that Carlos is an Outsider - he's grown more and more accustomed to Night Vale so it seems like he's been completely integrated, but... he's not. (Are his other scientists originally from Night Vale? He doesn't remember how he got to Night Vale, and it seems that they're 'allowed' to stay there). I wonder how long they'll keep Carlos in the desert? There are ways into Night Vale from there - hopefully - such as the House That Does Not Exist, and the Dog Park. And Intern Maureen ("the angry woman in the intern shirt" oh Carlos) figured out going back and forth. So I hope Carlos can figure it out! Part of me hopes he'll be back next week for his and Cecil's anniversary, but I wouldn't be surprised if this gets drawn out a bit more. But he'll get back, and he'll be fine. It was pretty painful to hear him to go from "a scientist is always fine" and "a couple of days, a week max" to "a scientist is usually fine" and "maybe a few weeks, I don't know". Carlos always has this optimistic streak, and hearing him lose that slightly... ugh. Come back soon, Carlos. Screw the laws of the universe - you belong in Night Vale!
