28 Aug 2026
Evergreen | Vale Four | S4E18 | GE45 | Season Finale
I know exactly what you are. You’re trade.
Evergreen is the finale of DDS’s fourth season, Vale Four (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/). Every DDS season looks at something through the lens of desire horror (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/desire-horror). That means it asks why we want unsettling things.
This season looked at ads. Each linked set of stories, or cycle (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/cycle), was about an advertising phenomenon. We did earworms (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/hook), facial telemetry (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/facetrace), microtargeting (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/valescape), and gaming (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/snarecraft). We wrapped up with astroturfing: fake grassroots that makes it unclear what’s real.
The whole season followed a corporate sabotage plot. One faction (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/holdfast) tried to tank Vale Four (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/) before a massive IPO (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/vale-four-charter).
In the finale, we’ll find out if that whole plot was real or theater. You have to listen to find out that answer. I can give you some hints, though.
Yes and no.
If you want to fully decode this, check the cycle (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/cycle) finales: Sinker (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-3-sinker/), The River (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-7-the-river/), Bullseye (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-10-bullseye/), and Sublimate (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-15-sublimate/).
These texts matter: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, any Greek myth guide, A Star Is Born, and The Lesser Key of Solomon
It was a dark romance the whole time. It’s on you to figure out who was romancing whom.
A post-credits sequence with the Muppettes (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/muppettes) explains the show’s transition into monster romance.
State Of The Dream
The Deep Dream State (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/) is NSFW. It’s certainly rated R, containing sexual language and references. The website (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/) and trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDf0KMPrSw0) are PG, as is the Season 4 opener Refrain (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-1-refrain/). That’s all by design; we believe in intimate storytelling but not blindsiding.
I am the showrunner, sound designer, publicist, writer, director, and a voice actor. That’s a lot, but “adult stories are real stories” is my bit, and I’m fully committed.
Season Five, After After, is under supported development. We recently crossed 60,000 downloads despite a very unclear niche, so we don’t intend to stop now. Auditions for Season Five are open. Email deepdreamstates@gmail.com (mailto:deepdreamstates@gmail.com) if interested.
Season Five will be resolved by audience voting. The setup will be clear, but the ending isn’t. Listeners choose the faction they want to hear more from.
Cast & Crew
Written, produced, directed, sound designed, and publicized by Neural Nets And Pretty Patterns (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/).
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Assistant Director: Bliss Blank (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/bliss-blank/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17754818/)
Chavito (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/chavito/) as Mr. Beefcake (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#mr-beefcake) | Syndi Rella (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/syndi-rella/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17765752/) as Hespa Sports (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#hespa-apate) | Neural Nets And Pretty Patterns (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/neural-nets-and-pretty-patterns/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17755189/) as Z (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#z-dr-zev-talcott) | Ring of Kees (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/ring-of-kees/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17839622/) as Tessa Finn (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#tessa-finn) | Swirls and Twirls (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/swirls-and-twirls/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17864395/) as Iris Vale (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#iris) | Dizzy Dollie (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/dizzy-dollie/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17760876/) as Naia Anderson (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#naia-anderson) | Bliss Blank (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/bliss-blank/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17754818/) as June Lowell (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#june-lowell) | Tickled Panda (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/tickled-panda/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18291391/) as Hilton (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#hilton) | Dakota Dream (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/dakota-dream/) · IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18291393/) as Astoria (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/#astoria)
EPISODE LINKS
Evergreen on NNPP (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-18-evergreen/) | Blubrry (https://deepdreamstate.blubrry.net/evergreen-vale-four-s4e18-ge45/) | MusicBrainz (https://musicbrainz.org/release/7c67f05b-62b5-4400-a9ed-4bcf0b25cc31?release-group=4d2e6550-bdf5-4db8-b2c3-c30ed5122654)
Evergreen (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/episode-18-evergreen/) is the eighteenth episode and Season 4 finale of Deep Dream State (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/), a monster romance, science fiction romance, and desire horror (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/desire-horror) audio drama by Neural Nets And Pretty Patterns (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/). It concludes Season 4: Vale Four (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/). S4E18 / GE45. Duration: 18:08.
SHOW LINKS
Deep Dream State (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/) | Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDf0KMPrSw0) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DeepDreamState) | Vale Four (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/arcs/vale-four/) | DDS Glossary (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/) | Cast (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/cast/) | Scripts Index (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/scripts/) | Neuralpedia (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/neuralpedia/) | Support the Show on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/minderaser) | Deep Dream State on IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38590860/) | Deep Dream State on MusicBrainz (https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/4d2e6550-bdf5-4db8-b2c3-c30ed5122654) | Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139568834) | TV Tropes (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/DeepDreamState) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5VVhwaymeOKbV9RG7Gre98) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-dream-state/id1822405042) | RSS (https://deepdreamstate.blubrry.net/feed/podcast/)
EXPLORE THE NEURALVERSE
Neural Nets And Pretty Patterns (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/) | NNPP IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17755189/) | NNPP MusicBrainz (https://musicbrainz.org/artist/134bc2e9-16e4-4b1e-b779-b9024f002882) | NNPP BookBrainz (https://bookbrainz.org/author/59c9b4e8-2b6f-4230-b631-df2b01553b42) | NNPP ISNI: 0000 0005 2877 6254 (https://isni.org/isni/0000000528776254) | NNPP IPI: 01346215468 | 01346215566
Human Made Art
The poster image for this arc is from Sunrise Forever (https://pixabay.com/users/vic_b-6314823/) on Pixabay, under the Pixabay license. Layer art overlays are used to vary each iteration of the image (https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf). Deep Dream State uses human art at every stage of the creative supply chain.
Consent Declaration
Deep Dream State (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/) is a monster romance, science fiction romance, and desire horror (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/deepdreamstate/glossary/desire-horror) audio drama written and produced by Neural Nets And Pretty Patterns (https://neuralnetsandprettypatterns.com/). It explores psychological fiction at the boundaries of control, identity, desire, and complicity. The elements depicted are fictional and intentional. All performances are works of fiction and take place within a consensual creative context.
Source (https://deepdreamstate.blubrry.net/evergreen-vale-four-s4e18-ge45-season-finale/)
