History YMMV / KingFallsAM

* GrowingTheBeard: The show starts off seeming like it's going to be a clone of ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'', but it's helped by the fact that there are additional cast members from the get-go, and it's not just one person at a microphone talking in what could be considered WordSaladHorror. It breaks out into its own around Episode 7, when [[spoiler: Tim Jensen calls the station from an alien craft.]]

* TearJerker:
** Ben has a breakdown on-air in Episode 20. [[spoiler: After being constantly taunted and egged on by Greg Frickard (who has, by this point, progressed from SitcomArchNemesis to full-on StalkerWithACrush, actually attempting to secretly record his and Emily's [[BlatantLies business meeting]] which Ben crashed in spectacular fashion), he sounds like he's about to start crying by the time Emily calls, who chides him for treating her like a child. To top it all off, she says that, before his meltdown, she would have liked to have been in a relationship with him.]]
** Ben's GriefSong "Can You Hear Me" in episode 40, [[spoiler: where he sings to Emily that he misses her, he can't live without her, and he won't stop trying to find her.]] Even Sammy is choked up after hearing it.
*** Becomes HarsherInHindsight when you learn about [[spoiler: Sammy's missing boyfriend Jack, and you realize that Sammy knew exactly what Ben was going through the entire time.]]
** In episode 44, the utter anguish in Ben's voice when [[spoiler:he finds the apparently-dead body of Emily in the wreckage of the Rainbow Lights]] needs to be heard to be believed, followed by the fact that [[spoiler:Emily doesn't remember him.]]
** The end of episode 49 reveals that [[spoiler: Greg Frickard gaslighted Emily into believing he saved her from the Rainbow Lights, and the two are now in a relationship. Ben, not wanting to mess with Emily's head even more, decides to go along with it.]] The way he holds himself together in front of Emily, then breaks down right after she leaves, is absolutely ''heart-wrenching''.
** Episode 100.
*** First off, [[spoiler:Tim Jensen is severely injured fighting Robo-Tim, and it's unclear if he'll recover, or how his wife Mary will react]].
*** At the Devil's Doorstep [[spoiler:a possessed Cecil [[ICannotSelfTerminate begs Herschel to kill him]] in order to stop him from opening the gate. Herschel tries, but in the end he can't pull the trigger before the gate opens and Cecil is taken by the Void]].
*** After years of [[spoiler:missing his fiance]], Sammy finally hears his voice again. [[spoiler:Except Jack is telling him how wonderful it is in the Void, begging him to join him so that they can be together forever. When that doesn't work, Jack turns to digging into his insecurities instead]]. In the end, Ben, Emily, and Lily have to physically drag Sammy out while he pleads for them to let go.

* The end of episode 49 reveals that [[spoiler: Greg Frickard gaslighted Emily into believing he saved her from the Rainbow Lights, and the two are now in a relationship. Ben, not wanting to mess with Emily's head even more, decides to go along with it.]] The way he holds himself together in front of Emily, then breaks down right after she leaves, is absolutely ''heart-wrenching''.

* FanonDiscontinuity: A minor case; Sam has been stated to have his hair in a "man bun" on a few occasions, but several pieces of fan art choose to omit this detail.

* TheWoobie: Tim Jensen. Not only does he get abducted and ComeBackWrong, [[spoiler:he didn't come back ''at all''. The Tim that's been living with Mary since Episode 22 was some kind of impostor, and Tim was away for almost another ''year'' before Ben shot down the Rainbow Lights. When the actual Tim comes back, he finds Fake!Tim stalking Mary still, and is kicked out of the house by her because she doesn't know what's real anymore. When he's invited to stay with Troy and his wife, he ends up leaving on a hot plate and burning down their garage. When he finally speaks in Episode 46, you can tell that he's just goddamn ''tired''.]]

** In episode 44, utter anguish in Ben's voice when [[spoiler:he finds the apparently-dead body of Emily in the wreckage of the Rainbow Lights]] needs to be heard to be believed, followed by the fact that [[spoiler:Emily doesn't remember him.]]

* AwesomeMusic: The 2016 Christmas episode, but especially the song "Next Year" given the popular opinion that 2016 was just terrible.

* FunnyMoments:
** Any time Glory Holes[[note]]It's the name of a religiously-themed minigolf course[[/note]] is brought up in the show, Ben and Sammy can barely contain their laughter. It's helped by the fact that Xavier Hawthorne is completely oblivious to this, no matter how much Ben and Sammy snicker about it.
** Episode 34 has [[spoiler: the banshee of ''Helen Keller'' of all people]] crash a town mayoral debate after the words "blind", "deaf" and "dumb" are said too many times. It's such a random event that it is hilarious.
--> '''Sammy:''' Miracle worker my ass.
** The entire 2016 Christmas special. The town was enchanted by Gwendolyn, the Racist Witch, to have snow fall over it... and as a side effect, it made everyone in the town sing what they're doing ''except Sammy''. He spends the entire forty minutes of the episode [[SanitySlippage questioning as to whether or not he's gone insane]]. Highlights musically include the BattleRapping between Deputy Troy and Jacob Williams and Howard Ford Beauregard III's VillainSong.

* TearJerker: Ben has a breakdown on-air in Episode Twenty. [[spoiler: After being constantly taunted and egged on by Greg Frickard (who has, by this point, progressed from SitcomArchNemesis to full-on StalkerWithACrush, actually attempting to secretly record his and Emily's [[BlatantLies business meeting]] which Ben crashed in spectacular fashion), he sounds like he's about to start crying by the time Emily calls, who chides him for treating her like a child. To top it all off, she says that, before his meltdown, she would have liked to have been in a relationship with him.]]

* GrowingTheBeard: The show starts off seeming like it's going to be a clone of WelcomeToNightVale, but it's helped by the fact that there are additional cast members from the get-go, and it's not just one person at a microphone talking in what could be considered WordSaladHorror. It breaks out into its own around Episode 7, when [[spoiler: Tim Jensen calls the station from an alien craft.]]

* NightmareFuel:
** Tim Jensen's plight. He's been abducted by aliens, his wife and children don't know where he is, and the mayor destroys CropCircles that could lead to him coming home. Also crosses over into TearJerker, because when he gets home, he's... not right.
** The entire tape that was recorded at the Devil's Doorstep, played in Episode 11. It's filled with OminousLatinChanting, the sound of blowing wind, and a poor, inept explorer describing all sorts of bizarre events happening, such as his compass spinning around and the weather growing colder and colder as he gets closer to the doorstep. Oh, and [[spoiler: [[HauntedTechnology at the very end, the tape turns itself on and]] ''[[HauntedTechnology can't be turned off]]''.]]

* HeartwarmingMoments:
** When Sammy insists that SantaClaus lives in town, Ben rallies the callers to deny this- not out of spite, but because they respect the fact that Santa doesn't want to be constantly disturbed by people.
** The episode immediately after this has [[spoiler: Deputy Troy bury the hatchet with Ben over the fact that he caused the death of Ben's pet sugar glider, Serendipity. He does this by getting him another sugar glider- [[BlatantLies sorry, a]] [[InsistentTerminology cat]] (sugar gliders are illegal in the tri-state area) as a Christmas present. It's named Peas, because Troy wanted Ben [[{{Pun}} to give Peas a chance]].]]
** Hershel Baumgartner's ad for mayor... [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold surprisingly averts any mudslinging or homophobia towards Ron Begley]], claiming he has no real issues with his competitor. In fact, part of the reason he's running for mayor is that he doesn't want his favorite bait shop owner to stop doing his job.

** The entire tape that was recorded at the Devil's Doorstep, played in Episode 11. It's filled with OminousLatinChanting, the sound of blowing wind, and a poor, inept explorer describing all sorts of bizarre events happening, such as his compass spinning around and the weather growing colder and colder as he gets closer to the doorstep. Oh, and [[spoiler: [[HauntedTechnology at the very end, the tape turns itself on and]] ''[[HauntedTechnology can't be turned off]]''.]]

** The episode immediately after this has [[spoiler: Deputy Troy bury the hatchet with Ben over the fact that he caused the death of Ben's pet sugar glider, Serendipity. He does this by getting him another sugar glider- [[BlatantLies sorry, a]] [[InsistentTerminology cat]] (sugar gliders are illegal in the tri-state area) as a Christmas present. It's named Peas, because Troy wanted Ben to give Peas a chance.]]

* HeartwarmingMoments: When Sammy insists that SantaClaus lives in town, Ben rallies the callers to deny this- not out of spite, but because the respect the fact that Santa doesn't want to be constantly disturbed by people.

** Tim Jensen's plight. He's been abducted by aliens, his wife and children don't know where he is, and the mayor destroys CropCircles that could lead to him coming home. Also crosses over into TearJerker.

** Tim Jensen's plight. He's been abducted by aliens, his wife and children don't know where he is, and the mayor destroys crop circles that could lead to him coming home. Also crosses over into TearJerker.