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He really said you have something I want
Rip king you would have loved the quarantine princess bride home movie
I can no longer go a day without getting hello Jon’d
Trying to picture Jon fucking around in America half crazy and paranoid with approximately .63 hours of sleep has me wheezing
Trying to imagine Basira’s face when she opened his drawer and it’s funnier every time 💀
Assorted s3 memes ✨
Me when TMA portrays pessimists and people who struggle with emotional unavailability as humans with feelings:
It’s ok Jon I was also a deeply annoying child
I’m sorry but this is the only way I can picture The End
Assorted s1-s2 memes pt. 2
Jon when someone brings him another statement about mummies:
He’s such a hater but I love him sm
Just some assorted s1-s2 memes
Uhh TMA character sketches (Jon and Martin are coming later)
These designs go crazy tbh
After slowly chipping away at this for a while, I'm finally done drawing the cast of The Magnus Archives!
TMA Season 4!
What a CRIMINAL way to end the season, holy SHIT!
Now I understand why I’ve seen so many artists do scar maps of Jon, it really did all come together in the end. And the way Elias, or Jonah, really, orchestrated it all with the cherry on top of giving Jon a false statement that he couldn’t stop himself from reading; truly the master plan. The words for the Watcher’s Crown ritual itself were very cool, just the right amount of nonsensical almost-rhyming to make it flow nicely.
And the fact that three of the most iconic TMA quotes/moments happen so close together near/at the end of season four is WILD; I was not expecting all of that! First we got “Where are his eyes?” “Where they’ve always been, Martin. Watching over my institute.” THEN “Look at me Martin, what do you see?” “I see… I see you, Jon. I see you!” and to wrap it all up “Jon…?” “Look at the sky, Martin! It’s looking back!” *maniacal, distorted laughter.* Absolutely insane place to leave off. (Also the bonus of Jon using his named attack of “I see you!” on Peter Lukas).
I can’t forget Basira and Daisy, either. Their story is so good, I love me some tragic yuri. (Although for their sakes I hope it gets less tragic tbh; I want them to be happy 🥺). But I’m not that hopeful, considering we got ~2 minutes of Jon and Martin being content at the safe house before things really went to shit. At least Melanie got away, she’s been through so much. And I’m happy she got together with Georgie, that’s so sweet 🥹
The Extinction and the fact that new fears can emerge was an interesting plot thread for this season, both for how it fit with larger events and how it gave us a new kind of spook. I liked the hunger-world amusement park one the most, I kept thinking about it when I went to the fair myself the other day. I also noticed there were more episodes where it wasn’t 100% clear which fear entity was behind the statement, or even that there were multiple involved. Like with ‘A Gravedigger’s Envy’, it could be both The Buried and The End. It was fun to see how the fear entities could be mixed and matched, then of course to find out how that aspect, too, fits into the big-picture meta-plot. After having episodes with this type of spook, it makes more sense how no ritual can succeed if it tries to separate one fear entity from the others.
Season four tied up a lot of loose ends and got the official statements of big names that have been lurking around since season one, like Simon Fairchild, Annabelle Cane, Adelard Dekker, Peter Lukas, and of course Jonah Magnus himself. Personally, I’ve been wondering about the statement of Mr. Paul MacKenzie and which fear entity was responsible for his demise since season one, so I’m glad we got the statement of his son so far down the line to say ‘Spiral’ for certain.
I can’t believe I’m already about to start season five, this has gone too quick!!
TMA general update:
Okay so I’ve finished season 2 and now I’m almost done season 3, so we’ve got a lot to cover.
There have been so many death flags for Tim, even before he asked Elias to kill him :((( Finding out about Sasha really broke him, and then we find out The Stranger took his brother from him too. I have a feeling he will not survive the third season, rip. I’m putting off listening to the ‘Masquerade’ episode cause my guess is that’s when he’ll die, or something worse will happen to him while they’re trying to stop The Unknowing.
Jon’s character development has been truly masterful. He’s gone from a paranoid wreck to an avatar getting used to his burgeoning powers, I’m proud of him tbh, even though he’s literally becoming a monster. I like the new style in S3 where Jon travels around collecting statements and Martin reads more back at the Institute. The reappearing characters are great to see too! MAG111 was so interesting, we finally got an explanation and names for ‘The 14’ entities that have been behind all the spooks and abominations! And of course we met Gerry, another assistant Gertrude fed to the horrors without hesitation. Michael’s statement in MAG101 was also a big piece of lore, considering he’s a main antagonist/meddler. Finding out about the Impossible Altar, the Watcher’s Crown, (Eye-pocalypse?) and the other rituals was so exciting! I sense the overarching plot at work here…
Elias finally getting his hands dirty with some good old-fashioned pipe murder for the S2 finale was something else. He’s certainly been showing his true character in S3, snarky and devious but also has powers and knows how to use them. And ya’know, I thought it was fanon, but from the two Peter Lukas visits I’ve listened to so far, they really do act like an old married (for convenience) couple. Speaking of, the second time he showed up, Martin got transported to The Lonely when Peter Lukas talked to him!! Not his first time in an entity’s realm/domain, and luckily not his first time escaping from one. I’m so glad he got let go, I was really scared for him for a sec there.
Melanie and Basira have joined the team, (Elias’s prison), and it’s nice to have more pov characters to follow! I love how they made Basira a bookworm so much, it warms my nerdy heart! I was sad when Elias revealed Melanie’s father was a victim of The Corruption at that old folks home, (something-Ivy?), although I do appreciate her attempts at offing Elias, and I want to see where her research into war ghosts leads her. (We finally found out how she got shot by a ghost!)
This is the “oh yeah, it’s all coming together” point in the story and I am living for it! TMA is doing the mystery + horror balance very well; we’re learning some important lore in between getting scared by monsters. The darkness one from MAG86 still haunts me, its “the blanket never did anything” line was so cold, it would’ve terrified me particularly bad as a kid.
That’s all for now! I’ll do another one of these around season 4, probably.
Dude chill out nobody wants your loser you can keep him
tryed some new style of doing things on this one, and it tured out cool :D
and now I finally can show this cool scratch I made like 2 mouth ago
Daisy and Basira :DD my babes on the Strength Tarot Card❤️❤️❤️
EVERYONE LOOK HERE, THIS DESERVES SO MANY LIKES AND VIEWS
Also, yeah, spoilers for mag200
TMA x Villain(빌런) feat. @worldformula
This is almost as good as going all John Amehrst on Elias's office.
Extremely late crack AU where Gertrude and Gerry met the guy with the clown-eating Monster Pig and just took it back to the Institute.
Jonah-James-Elias: I’m compelled to ask why
Gertrude: This is my new service animal.
Jonah: For what service?
Gertrude, with her longest pointed Stare: Eating clowns
Jonah:
Monster Pig, sitting outside Jonah’s office, staring in at him through the door he Knows was closed and locked when he came in: 🐷
And that’s where it stays. The titanic horror-hog wouldn’t go anywhere if it didn’t want to. It’d be there to greet Breekon and Hope the second they tried to walk in with their delivery. It’d devour them and the table in one sitting just to get at the Not-Them.
It’d lay in wait, lurking around Jon and the Archive crew like a massive pink shadow–
Jon: Elias, I understand Gertrude was attached to it, but are you sure we shouldn’t relocate th–
Monster Pig, in the corner: 🐷
Jonah, Knowing it knows where he sleeps: The Pig Stays, Jon
–and turn up at the Unknowing, at which point it would devour the entire circus.
Jon, Tim, Basira, Daisy:
Monster Pig: 🐷
Its job done, it goes snorting off into the night, maybe heading back to haunt its very best friend, Dylan Anderson…after a brief detour.
Jonah, sitting in his cell: Well, the Unknowing was a waste. At least there’s still the Dark Sun to string them along w–
Monster Pig, kicking down the door, having saved the best clown for last:
🐷
tl;dr: The Monster Pig was Flesh-aligned, Stranger-averse, pro-clown-cannibalism, and would’ve saved the day if Gertrude had only taken it away to let it do what it loved
(courtesy of rudy @lesbianlotl!!)
The Magnus Archives got me feeling again
I teared up more than once just thinking about:
1. The Podcast ending
2. The cast being unhappy in general
3. JON AND MARTIN ARGUING (because one loves the other too much and the other does too but he's "noT GonNa DoOm tHE WoRld ovER It")
4. Yeah, Jon, in season 1 you really were a fucking dick, UH? OH! What's that? The sound of all of those mutual pining fanfictions that I wrote in my head just shattering??? Oh, cool.
5. "And I'm glad you've got him"
6. "Can I have a cigarette?" AND JON FUCKEN LAUGHING. UGH, GOD, SIMS, DON'T GO ALL "Oh, hey, remember that?" I OBVIOUSLY REMEMBER, I'VE BEEN HYPERFIXATING ABOUT Y'ALL FOR THE LAST MONTH.
7. The fact that I love Basira so much.
8. Jon feeling so guilty that he felt the need to try clear Elias's name.
9. ThE oMiNoUs fUcKInG tHiNG aBOUt tHe lIGhtER.... I dOn'T kNoW whAT iT is yEt bUt I jUsT kNoW tHaT i'M gOiNG tO cRy beCAuSe oF iT.
10. And the horrifying theories that sprouted in my head like the flowers in Jared's flesh garden.
I am not here to comment on the extremely cool new statement.
I am not here to tell how much I hate when y'all theorists are right (yes, I'm talking about "A Guest for Mr. Spider)
I am here to EXPRESS MY JOY IN FRONT OF THE NEW "I lost my boyfriend/girlfriend" FRIENDSHIP THAT'S BLOOMING BETWEEN JOHNATHAN AND BASIRA.
I'm listening to episode 159.
As you may be expecting, I am going to ignore all of the shit that has been happening out of The Lonely.
Am I freaking out about Basira and Daisy? God, if someone hurt the two lesbians I would destroy them and then myself.
Am I shocked about Elias' bullshit? Yes, I may spend the rest of the afternoon posting about the fucker.
Am I emotionally ready for the last episode of the season? Absolutely fucking not.
But, hear me out...
*on the verge of tears* t-they said they love each other.
"Don't you dare try and be funny, Bitchard. You had your chance. You decided to go and traumatize my babies, so no, you don't. 💚"
-Me, trying to convince myself that Elias Bouchard isn't making me feel something other than hate
✨❤️Just Basira wrecking Elias' shit❤️✨
✨❤️There's more where that came from❤️✨
(Season 4 spoilers, my dudes)
Oh yes, the dumb™ Jonathan Sims is back and ready to stick his nose or well, his entire body where he shouldn't!
So, some thoughts about episode 117:
"I don’t quite get those two. I suppose what they’ve done, seeing what they’ve seen… it’s a hell of a bond." I thought that with the Eye's power you would be better at seeing things like this one
But then again, you haven't seen how much Martin's been trying to get closer to you, so I should've expected that.
THEY'RE GAY, ARCHIVIST-
God, Basira, I just want to hug the shit out of you.
"How the hell did I end up having to save the world?" Dear I don't have the slightest clue, other than Elias Bouchard being a dick and involving you and your girlfriend into this mess.
Melanie being awkward is adorable, but then she monologues about her violent tendency and thoughts against Elias...
I am worried.
Like, Miss King, please, PLEASE. I know Elias Bouchard is, as you said, and asshole, but please don't.
I know that at least two entities feed on violence and FUCK I DON'T WANNA LOSE ANYONE TO THEM-
"Good luck, John. I do hope you win." Good Melanie! :)
"...But I also hope it hurts." Bad Melanie! :(
I love every single Martin interaction.
EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Baby! Dear! Don't worry! It's normal to feel scared!
"I need them to be safe, I need him to be okay. So-sorry, umm." Don't say sorry, dearie, you just made my day, don't say sorry-
Oh, okay Daisy, good talk. :)
Getting ready to kick some plastic ass!
God, seeing Tim this fiery and passionate is SO GOOD, but, as I said for Melanie, PLEASE DON'T DO DUMB SHIT.
"I’m gonna hurt them, though. I’m gonna hurt the thing that stole my brother and wrecked my life." UHHHH, TIM?! PLEASE DON'T DIE-
"I’m the distraction. If it looks like any of the circus folk, mannequins, whatever, are gonna see the others, I’m to make the biggest mess I can, draw them away, keep them busy." TIM, LOVE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DIE TODAY, ARE YOU?!
"I don’t expect I’m going to be coming back from this. I don’t know if I want to."
TIM NOOOOOOO-