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I want the world to at least attempt to make sense, damnit

One of the hallmarks of Lovecraftian horror is that Things don't make sense. As the consumer, you either buy that or you don't. One of the mainstays of the Lovecraftian view is that the universe is actually abstract and incomprehensible, and that the rational world we perceive as sane humans is a thin veneer enforced by our psyche.

The key to Lovecraftian horror isn't death/ghosts/corpses/gore, it's that humans have fragile minds and that understanding the alien and chaotic nature of the universe drives humans insane. Of course, since Night Vale is post-Lovecraftian, it incorporates some of the abstract randomness of Lovecraft's world (where things don't make sense in traditional logical or narrative fashions) and adds in some humor to make it enjoyable to a wider swath of listeners.

If you think Night Vale is going to Actually Make Sense, it never will. We will never know what What is Going On in Night Vale, because there is nothing unusual about Night Vale. Why things happen in Night Vale needs no explanation because everything is normal in Night Vale.

These two points are pretty important if you want to enjoy Welcome to Night Vale.

You either accept that (you're never going to figure out what's "wrong" with Night Vale, there will never be a coherent, linear narrative) and enjoy the rest of the series, or you don't, and you don't have to be into everything the internet is in.