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So I've been listening to The Magnus Protocol, and managed to get my dad into TMA last year so he's now listening to Mag Protocol too. So last night we were listening in the car to the latest statement, and I was half-jokingly saying which fear the statement sounded like mostly, to which my dad starts talking about how he doesn't think these statements and the O.A.I.R are connected to the Fears at all. I'm gonna try to put a cut for anyone not caught up but here's how this led to a theory of mine:
So Lena said to Gwen that there's good and bad forces that need to be balanced, but she never said which side of that the O.A.I.R. is part of, if any. I was noting this when it hit me.
Every single Magnus Protocol Statement so far has been about misfortune coming around due to perceived fortune or a fortunate opportunity becoming misfortune.
Let's break this down ep by ep so you see what I mean.
Episode One: It's a little hard to figure out what the fortune is to the misfortune, especially since it's mostly getting us used to the characters and the overall setup of the show, but for the first statement I think it's not the statement giver, but the husband. Harriet (the one emailing) says he sounded excited in an unsettling way (I am assuming the "he" she is talking about is her husband since she doesn't mention anyone else). When she meets him, or what has him, she describes that he laughed and laughed. Her misfortune was his fortune, his joy.
The second statement in that episode of course is about the Institute, but by way of a bunch of spelunkers looking for something intriguing to discuss. I haven't quite figured out the connection here but I am sure there is one, even if it's through the characters (aka Sam) finding something within it.
Two: A lot easier to connect to this. Daria is finding joy through getting this tattoo that allows her to change how she looks and alter her appearance immensely (and grotesquely). Enough said.
Three: This statement is one that overall I just don't understand tbh, but I think it shows the opposite? As in the victim is experiencing fear and discomfort the entire time, but towards the end you'll notice he gets much more happy and calm about the situation.
Four: This is again easy, it's about a violin that needs blood but will give you amazing talent if you pay that price, and horrible bloodshed if you don't. Self-explanatory.
Five: The guy is trying to make a living off watching and reviewing horror movies, gets excited at a live showing of one just for him, then realizes it's not what it seems and posts everyone should see it. Easy enough. (Very Grifter's Bone in energy)
Six: The introduction to infamous new tumblr sexyman, Needles. I shouldn't have to spell out how he gets pleasure from others in pain by needles.
Seven: All I gotta say is it's "all for a good cause" and you should get the picture.
Eight: Utilizes that uncanny fear of false hospitality if you ask me, but either way this statement is clearly taking something associated often as comforting and twisting it.
Nine: The dice literally affect fortune and misfortune and likely make the statement giver into the embodiment of fortune. 'Nuff said.
Ten: Bonzo needs no explanation for this in his introductory episode so let's move on.
Eleven: This one goes more into obsession territory than anything, which is another running theme of the show and another theory, but it also talks about how the sea brings comfort so that could be part of it. (Also I noticed the sneaky possibly Dr. David reference in there lol)
Twelve: Now I know what you're gonna say, "How is this one connected to fortune at all, Cal? It's about some woman being traumatized at a strip club!" Well think about this: what if it wasn't supposed to end in Bonzo? Gwen gave Bonzo an "assignment," didn't she? And Lena pretty much outright says that this statement was that assignment. So it's possible this is what happened after stopping the initial outcome.
Thirteen: The latest episode as of typing this, and the most clear with evidence. The man literally gains a fortune from his own misfortune, so ya know it's right there.
So every statement is a good thing turned bad or a bad thing turned good. So what? Magnus Archives had plenty of statements similarly framed, so why am I focusing on it here?
Because what is the tagline for Magnus Protocol again?
Fear takes many forms.
#the magnus archives#the magnus protocol#magpod#tmagp#tmagp spoilers#tmagp theory#alexander j newall#jonny sims#tmagp needles#tmagp mr bonzo#magnus archives#the magnus institute#podcast stuff#the magnus pod#magnus protocol#someone please tell me I'm not crazy#cause i swear im onto something here#we'll see i guess#but if im right im coming back to this and saying i told you so
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Okay I Know why they did it, Alice is our beloved tumblr girl but like
Knowing that Alex and Jonny were brainstorming "what do the kids say -- wait bussing stuff is bussin' right yeah that's good jot that down"
I do adore that they're having fun
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tma in a nutshell XD
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No but tmagp soundtrack. I don't see a lot of people talking about it, but I'm craving every second of it. It's so grandiose, the closing theme gives me goosebumps every time
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so like ik he’s dead but can the tma fandom plz fancast Gerry as Brandon Lee. Yk the guy who played Eric Draven in the crow? Look him up if you haven’t seen it because that’s literally Gerard Keay right there change my mind.
#the magnus archives#tma#gerard keay#jonathan sims#the crow 1994#eric draven#brandon lee#the crow#jonny sims#its kinda fitting that he’s dead tho-#sorry i had to#but seriously though#Brandon Lee as Gerry
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Magnus Archives Relisten 7, MAG 7 The Piper, Spoiler-Free Version
This is a spoiler-free analysis of Magnus Archives MAG 7, The Piper. One of the best-written episodes in the series. Pure poetry.
Facts: Statement of Seargent Clarence Berry regarding his time serving with Wilfred Owen during World War One. Statement given November 6, 1922.
Statement Notes: "Hey you know Wilfred Owen? The famous poet Wilfred Owen? The guy whose poems you had to read in class Wilfred Owen? Yeah, what if he was possessed? Wouldn't that be fucked?" -Jonny Sims at the Rusty Quill pitch meeting.
In all seriousness, this episode is incredible. The description of the three faces of war is so detailed, yet so brief. I want to take a little time to explore each face and set of arms.
The First Face: "One to play its pipes on scrimshaw bone." This line is apparently where the title "The Piper" comes from. As the story goes on, both Berry and Owen describe hearing strange music. This seems to be the "song of war" that the Piper plays, signaling a truly gruesome battle. This song doesn't necessarily warn off or compel the soldiers, but seems to do a bit of both. A war song doesn't just encourage a soldier to fight, but also warns an enemy. Wilfred Owen believes this being is The War itself, therefore its song should encourage violence from all sides, but also instill a deep fear in every soldier.
To me, this face fits with the hand raised "in a crisp salute." This hand and face prevent a false majesty and honor to war. This face tells the soldiers fighting is good, they will be rewarded, they will be valued. But of course, underneath its muddied green coat, all that the War has is a scarred and bloody body. "Nothing remained but the wounds themselves."
The Second Face: I've chosen to associate the face that "screamed its dying battle cry" with "the arms gripping blades and guns and spears." This face seems to represent the adrenaline violence and war brings, even as it kills you. I've always thought adrenaline not as good or bad, but creating more tangible and real emotions than other things can.
The Third Face: "One that would not open its mouth, for when it did blood and sodden soil flowed out like a waterfall." I associate this face with the hands begging for mercy. Clarence Berry is under 22 when this statement takes place, and (the real) Wilfred Owen would be between 22-24. These are practically children. They are going to die. They are going to die before their time, before it is fair. They are going to beg for mercy. This is the nature of war, and so is the nature of The War.
There is an implication that The War kept Owen alive so he could create poetry that glorifies The War. I wonder if this is out of ego--it wanted to be seen as glorious and beautiful--or simply to drag the battle on longer. If it seems inspirational, it will continue.
Overall I think this episode demonstrates the tentative balance World War One held between being "the writer's war" and "the technological front." The war represented a shift in humanity's ability to be brutal, but also spawned art and innovation. This doesn't justify the violence that occurred, but rather the acts of destruction and creation during the war existed in tandem, like two sides of a coin.
Character Notes: I know that Jon was speaking through the statement when he was making fun of Owen's poetry, but the idea of Jon being a cannon poetry hater is too funny for me to ignore
#podcasts#audio drama#rusty quill#the magnus archives relisten#tma#tma relisten#jonny sims#jonathan sims#media analysis#analysis#the magnus archives#Wilfred Owen#rusty quill network#rq network#horror#horror podcasts
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Beholding—
Jon is my comfort drawing :7
#tma#art#artists on tumblr#the magnus archives#jon sims#digital art#jonathan sims#tma fanart#the beholding#jonny sims#the eye#swiffin
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Play "Slay the Princess" to hear Jonny Sims be very disappointed in you many, many times.
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Love that the vast majority of people listening to the Magnus Protocol right now are coming already from the Magnus Archives and so we’re rocking up like it’s the hunger games or something like-
“alright guys, wallets out, who do we think is gonna be the first to die? I’ve got $20 on Colin”
We really are not beating the “listeners are servants of The Eye” allegations anytime soon. We really will never learn our lesson huh?
#tmp#the magnus protocol#tma#the magnus archives#jonny sims#alexander j newall#jonathan sims#martin blackwood#norris#chester#magpod#mag 200#the eye
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This is how I picture Jonny and Alex when they react to Magnus stuff on twitter
#tma#tmagp#the magnus protocol#the magnus archives#Jonny Sims#alexander j newall#every time i see a creenshot of their reactions on here i feel personally offended xDD#1k
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they're being ominous again
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Jonny and Alex are really just firing checkovs gun into the crowd and there are so many fucking casualties
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jonny sims, learning absolutely nothing from his past: surely i've done it. surely the fandom won't want to kiss a man made entirely out of needles
#i'm picturing him seeing the reaction to needles and heaving the world's biggest sigh#you can't bring monsters to a group of monster fuckers and then be surprised when the monster fuckers wanna fuck the monster buddy#you've only provided the fandom with a Challenge#tmagp#the magnus protocol#tmagp spoilers#jonny sims
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*Puts ur Jonathan Sims in a skirt* c:<
#he feels so bonita#he feels like a fem queen#Jon’s so he/they to me#digital art#fanart#tma fanart#tma jon#tma podcast#tma shitpost#the magnus archives#the magnus archive fanart#the magnus institute#jonathan sims#jon sims#jonmartin#illustration#character art#jonny sims#tma archivist#the archivist
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me, when Jonny Sims appears in any piece of media he's been part of: oh hey. what's Jonny Sims doing in this piece of media I started consuming solely because Jonny Sims was in it.
#jonny sims#slay the princess#the mechs#the mechanisms#the magnus protocol#tmagp#tma#the magnus archives#re dracula#dracula daily#re: dracula#dracula book#dracula#thirteen storeys#family business
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So while listening to Episode 6's case, I remembered that during the early premiere stream Jonny and Alex talked about Needles a bit. So I figured I'd put them together to make a nice little intro for Needles because I fell in love with him immediately.
#the magnus protocol#the magnus protocol spoilers#tmp#tmp spoilers#tmagp#needles#jonny sims#alexander j newall#my audio#let bloody hear it for#harry roebuck#what an incredible performance#i can see how that would convince alex if the writing wasnt enough#because wow#absolutely wicked#i hope we get to hear from needles again in the future
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