r/nightvale • u/havron • Jun 15 '26
Discussion 290 - A Solution
What a situation we find ourselves in, as a community.
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u/Vodchat Jun 17 '26
That's a heavy hitter. God damn. I don't even know where to start. Idk if I should spoiler any of this, I mean, anyone who comes here has heard the episode, logically.
The biggest shock was the first one. "I'm on a dark planet, lit by no sun" You're fucking what?? Hooray for the return of what I jokingly call my favourite character though, love that thing, and absolutely befuddled by the implications here.
RIP headphones users. (me) Great sound design though, does a good job at evoking "hey what the fuck".
"God"... Interesting. We already know the universe has gods, and about the whole mud womb thing - Huntokar, the Glow Cloud, the Woman from Italy, etc. I'm curious what makes this one stand out, and why they get angels?
And, of course, the end of the episode. I'm absolutely stoked.
But yeah, my favourite part is getting more about the dark planet. That thing has been on my mind ever since it first came up in the podcast. And Dana has now BEEN there, and survived.
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u/SutpensHundred 14d ago
Bit late to the discussion but I'm catching up and wanted to chime in about the dark planet of awesome size lit by no sun. Definitely one of the most captivating things for me.
What strikes me as interesting about the dark planet is how it is almost every mention of it is in proximity to death. Cecil saw the planet before something happened to him in episode 33. Now we have God who lives on the dark planet and the angels which are tied to it, a connection that I don't think has previously been made. Makes you a bit worried for Dana after this!
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u/UndeadT Jun 15 '26
It is too early for the Neon Genesis Evangelion twist at the end of this. What the fuck.
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u/Vodchat Jun 17 '26
I haven't seen NGE and I'm not planning to but I'm curious what you mean
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u/UndeadT Jun 17 '26
Basically, angels and other creatures featured in that show are eldritch-level alien beings. They aren't magical, they just are, like this god is. Humanity took ancient knowledge of those beings and twisted it into a pseudo-sci-religion that seeks to assimilate all human souls into orange Fanta. The angels in NGE also make some of the (best deisgned) worst sounds ever put on TV.
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u/Vodchat Jun 17 '26
Thank you. Looked into it a bit and sounds pretty interesting.
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u/UndeadT Jun 17 '26
It's a great 90s-era anime with deep themes. It's also got Kindgom Hearts and Hideo Kojima levels of convoluted plots and remakes and demakes and remixes if you look at the following releases. But the basic anime is a good place to start if you are interested at all.
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u/Vodchat Jun 17 '26
I've heard great things about it! Also that it's depressing, but I like SOME depressing works so that might not be a dealbreaker. But big franchises put me off and more importantly, I'm trying to broaden my horizons beyond Western Europe/the US/Japan, so I'll pass for now.
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u/heartofgold_42 Jun 17 '26
I like to listen to WTNV before going to sleep and the god sound scared me so much lol
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u/blankdreamer Jul 12 '26
Amazing they could get God to allow his likeness in this show. Everyone wants to be part of this podcast!
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u/Ok_Variation7230 Jun 15 '26
Wow that sound is horrifying