History Headscratchers / WelcomeToNightVale

*** Or time could pass at different speeds in different parts of town, this would allow Cecil to leave during pre-recorded ads, public service announcements and The Weather and return in time to continue the program despite having been gone for much longer. Something like this had to have happened in episode 25 too, for him to travel to the bowling alley, spend some time sitting with Carlos then return to the radio station by the end of the song. Although broadcasting from a place where time travels at one speed and having people listening in other locations where time travels at other speeds couldn't possibly work, it makes about as much sense as a lot of things in this town.

*** Or, if Cecil never went so far as to take and put a picture of Carlos on his desk, maybe it's a picture of someone else entirely - but ''who?'' Earl Harlan? A family member?

** Citizens of Night Vale most likely practice DoubleThink like in 1984 or The City & The City: they need to know the actual truth for practical reasons, but must also deny and disbelieve on command. The impermanence of radio makes it perfect for disseminating things that must be forgotten.

** It's possible that in Night Vale, the people of the town already know what Cecil look like. To them, he doesn't need to explain anything-- the out-of-universe reason is to preserve the loose descriptions in radio plays, so every listener can have their own Cecil.

*** There's been strong evidence in the "technical difficulties" section in the episode that happens after the "station managers" episode that may have been...either replaced, or that he's been changed from his initial form in some way.

*** It seems significant that he's much more afraid of the station management - although there's been no evidence that they're actually dangerous - than he is of all the things that are known to be deadly and horrible.

** Perhaps because the radio station management has been protecting him in some bizarre way.

*** Or time could pass at different speeds in different parts of town, this would allow Cecil to leave during pre-recorded ads, public service announcements and The Weather and return in time to continue the program despite having been gone for much longer. Something like this had to have happened in episode 25 too, for him to travel to the bowling alley, spend some time sitting with Carlos then return to the radio station by the end of the song.

*** Or time could pass at different speeds in different parts of town, this would allow Cecil to leave during pre-recorded ads, PSAs and The Weather and return in time to continue the program despite having been gone for much longer. Something like this had to have happened in episode 25 too, for him to travel to the bowling alley, spend some time sitting with Carlos then return to the radio station by the end of the song.

** Kevin may also be referring to the NUMBER of eyes that they have, as fanon often gives Cecil a third one on his forehead.

*** Maybe they were actually having adventurous sex.

* Cecil sure does seem to report a lot on things that the government don't want people to know about and actively deny happening. It's been established that they can make people disappear, though they don't do it often--how the hell has Cecil lasted this long?

*** Carlos ''has'' recently discovered that time in Night Vale may not be real...

** It happens enough throughout the series that you can be pretty sure it's intentional. One interpretation is that the 20-minute podcast version is a cut-down version of a much longer radio show. Or you can take it to mean that Cecil is capable of some strange instant-travel type action. Given Night Vale, though, it's likely there ''is'' an answer, and it's weirder than anything fans would be likely to guess.

* From time to time, Cecil seems to go out and do things without actually leaving the radio studio. For instance, in the first episode, he does a news segment and starts out confused about the mysterious scientists who've come to town. Then, during the same segment, Carlos arranges a town meeting, and Cecil then discusses the meeting in detail as if he attended it (or at least personally saw everything that happened), despite the fact he was hosting his program the entire time. How does he do that? (It's pretty easy to muster a [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Doylist]] explanation, which is that the writers got mixed up or [[BellisariosMaxim expected the listener not to question it]], but the [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Watsonian]] implications are kinda freaky.)

* From time to time, Cecil seems to go out and do things without actually leaving the radio studio. For instance, in the first episode, he does a news segment and starts out confused about the mysterious scientists who've come to town. Then, during the same segment, Carlos arranges a town meeting, and Cecil attends the meeting, eats a corn muffin, and falls in love with Carlos. Meanwhile, he's doing his radio show, which is clearly recorded and broadcast live. He then reports on the town meeting with Carlos as part of the same news segment which he was doing ''the entire time''. How does he do that? (It's pretty easy to muster a [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Doylist]] explanation, which is that the writers got mixed up or [[BellisariosMaxim expected the listener not to question it]], but the [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Watsonian]] implications are kinda freaky.)

::Cecil's wording clearly implies that Kevin's eyes are different from his own. However, Kevin states that Cecil's eyes are the same as his. So which is it? Is one of them lying? If so, why?

** It's heavily implied that the hostel, the traveling partner, and indeed the entire country of Switz did not in fact exist, possibly some sort of hallucination. Also, this is Night Vale. Normal logic really just doesn't apply to it or its denizens.

** It's heavily implied that the hostel, the traveling partner, and indeed the entire country of Switz did not in fact exist, possibly some sort of hallucination. Also, this is Night Vale. Normal logic really just doesn't apply there.

** It's heavily implied that the hostel, the traveling partner, and indeed the entire country of Switz did not in fact exist, possibly some sort of hallucination. Also, this is [i]Night Vale.[/i] Normal logic really just doesn't apply there.

** It's heavily implied that the hostel, the traveling partner, and indeed the entire country of Switz did not in fact exist, possibly some sort of hallucination. Also, this is <i>Night Vale.</i> Normal logic really just doesn't apply there.

* What's up with that inn in Switz where Cecil and his travelling partner keep rolling out of all night long? Wouldn't they, at some point, come up with the idea of closing the door or just sleeping at right angles to the slope instead of parallel to it?