Binary System Podcast #384 - WTNV #237 "Frown Night" and more Loki

This episode originally broadcast on November 9, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/11/binary-system-podcast-384-wtnv-237-frown-night-and-more-loki/ This week's episode of Welcome to Night Vale features the surprise return of Kevin from Desert Bluffs! AND Lauren, who's sporting a fashionable set of priestess robes and a permanent frown tattoo, courtesy of an angry mob that was at least partly Kevin's fault. The two frenemies spend the episode telling the story of Frown Night, and prove that while Kevin may have had a redemption arc and Lauren may have gotten her comeuppance, Desert Bluffs is still a terrible place to live. After that, of course, we've got an in-depth recap of season 2 episode 5 of Loki. We're not quite sure about some parts of this season; there seems to be two sets of writers with dueling consequences, Loki takes way too long to get up to speed on everyone's new lives, and really? You're serving bourbon in shot glasses?? But there are some satisfyingly twisty things going on with time, the spaghettification effects are mesermizingly gorgeous, and the season just went full-on meta, so how long until the next episode? This week's outro is a clip from Curious Satellite by Frau Holle. Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk. For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!