"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a cursed talisman must be in want of a hex reversal."
Tropes present in this episode include:
- Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit": Chickens in Night Vale have antennae and dozens of legs, traits they have evolved so that predators will confuse them with raccoons.
- Cuteness Proximity: Cecil's reaction to Joanna's piglets.
- Happiness Is Mandatory: Non-government example. Starbucks is now refusing to serve unhappy customers.
- Stock Footage: The below proverb is reused from Episode 88: Things Fall Apart.
Today’s proverb: Want to feel old? People born in 2014 have already graduated college, don’t know what a trombone is, and are all named after gourds.
