Rabbits are not what they seem to be. Welcome to Night Vale. |
— Cecil |
"The Drawbridge" is the 6th episode of Welcome to Night Vale. It was released on September 1, 2012.
Synopsis[]
The city faces extensive delays in the revitalization of the Old Town Drawbridge. Plus, time for another pledge drive, changes afoot at the Night Vale Daily Journal, and good news for radio controlled airplane hobbyists! Also, the city is reminded about how it has strived onwards throughout many challenges, building amazing things such as The Invisible Clock Tower and other important monuments for the city.
Plot Developments[]
- Old Media Blues: The Night Vale Daily Journal replaces its print edition with the "Imagination Edition."
- Do Not Approach the Dog Park: Mayor Winchell announces that there is no digital, staticky hum coming from the dog park.
- Steve Carlsberg: First mention of Steve Carlsberg, when Cecil outs him as the citizen who raised doubts about the merits of building a drawbridge.
Recurring Segments[]
A Word From Our Sponsors[]
And now a word from our sponsors: [long, soft moan]
Horoscopes[]
Here are this week’s horoscopes.
Virgo: Go see a movie today. It’s a great escape, especially from all of this pollution and dangerous UV radiation. Say, is that mole new?
Libra: Your dreams will be filled with prophetic visions. Write them down. Hopefully there are some lottery numbers or sports scores in there.
Scorpio: Curse you. Curse your family. Curse your children. And your children’s children. Vile vile Scorpio.
Sagittarius: Eat well today. You’ve earned it. And by it, I mean massive food allergies. And by earned, I mean acquired. I should proof this stuff before I read it aloud. Let’s try that again. You’ve acquired massive food allergies. Yes, much cleaner. Eat well.
Capricorn: Those were not contact lenses you put in this morning. Best not think about this again.
Aquarius: The white ball will be under the middle shell. Trust the stars. Invest all your money in this lucrative street game.
Pisces: You’ve won a brand new car!
Aires: You will feel a haunting sadness about times gone by. Today’s smell is wheatgrass and toast.
Taurus: Today is your annual Crime Day. All Taurus’s are exempt from laws today.
Gemini: You will meet someone today who will have no effect on your life and who you will immediately forget. Retain hope for a possible future.
Cancer: I’ve gotta pay my phone bill and also get more milk. That wasn’t me talking, that is what the stars say today. Interpret it as you will.
Leo: It’s better that I don’t read this aloud. Better that you not know. Tell your family you love them.
That has been this week’s horoscopes.
Traffic[]
And now, traffic.
There’s a stalled car on the northbound onramp to the Eastern Expressway just south of Route 800. Commuters should have little delays as Highway patrol is fiercely denying this report. In fact, police representatives have just issued a statement claiming that there are no cars anywhere and “what are you doing talking about them, talking silly lies, you silly people. There are no cars. What is this fiction? Oh, please. Do you seriously believe for a second. Wait. Wait! You thought that cars were real?” the highway patrol continued. “Oh, that is rich!”
All other roads seem clear. Expect delays, of course, at the drawbridge construction site, because it is years away from being competently finished.
Proverb
Lost? Confused? Lacking direction? Need to find a purpose in your life? |
— Proverb |
Trivia
- The anonymous world leader that made the $45,000 donation at the end of the episode is most likely Guatemalan ex-president Otto Perez Molina, since "Mano dura, Cabeza y Corazón" was his campaign slogan.