#dog's tma liveblog

[scribesynnox]

Just watched TMA episode 100 “Guess You Had To Be There” and okay, now I see why the Eye only listens into the ACTUAL horror stories and compels people to tell the their tales because otherwise you’d get people like these three in the episodes and oh my god.

#tma #liveblogging #I’m sorry but they were a PAIN to hear #oh my god the dude was still talking about his dog #GET ON WITH THE SPOOKS MY DUDE #though it’s verrrrrrrry weird that the eye chose to listen in to THESE statements #given how dull they were #the interesting bit happened right at the end #and…. all of these people remind me of the Not-Them’s #their names at least #I mean… ‘John Smith????’ #sure John smith’s exist but a John smith in the Magnus institute??? and the eye chose to listen in????? #maybe these three people are Not-Them’s????

[lemonsrlit]

MALEVOLENT 34 LIVEBLOG

wtf where's the static and the music??? this is different and weird

is this like a recap of the last episode?

ARTHUR FINALLY THERE U ARE I HEAR U

ohh it is from the last episode ok I was right

WHERE is John it's been several minutes where is he :(

"he went into the other room" SNITCH >:(

I want this guy to stop monologing and go back to arthur and john :(

"I hear it in my head" okay kellin

I'm starting to think Arthur isn't in there lmao, this guy has been talking for a while and nothin has happened

OOP NO THERE HE IS FUCK

he shot him in the shoulder??? add that to the long list of injuries ig

TMA HAS RUINED ME I HEARD THE DOOR CREAK AND THOUGHT OMG MICHAEL??

woagh this guy Knows things

OOOO THE BUTCHER. (I knew that but ima pretend it was a big reveal)

I hate knowing that all these voices are Harlan. because now I hear Kayne in all the voices for some reason. every time I hear a side character I think KAYNE??? and it's never him :(

DID HE JUST KILL A COP?? damn

I like this music, i think its new :0

okay this guy has been talking for a while, this is juno steel levels of monologuing

lots of gun noises in this episode

(amazing commentary from me I know)

"could you come out here" oh no dude don't trust him he's gonna kill youuuu

okay dude if you're chasing a guy why are you sitting here talking to this other guy forever. go chase him before he gets away dumbass

ARTHURRRRR HE'S HERE HE'S HEREEEE

ARTHUR I'VE MISSED YOUUU

"I'm not capable of this kind of carnage" arthur you ate a man

wait am I supposed to know who elijah strong is

arthur... what's ur plan here...

I think this is the third time someone has said "good boy" in malevolent. I wish that number was zero.

I'm???? so confused?????

LARSON NO FUCK OFF

"I see you" no you don't <3

ARTHUR STOP CALLING HIM A DOG LMAO YOU'RE GONNA GET TEETH KNOCKED OUT

WE. ARTHUR NO DON'T SAY THAT

oh fuckkk he's figuring it out

yes arthur get him to infodump about music so he doesn't kill you

I'm a pianist! I'm a pianist! lmao

LARSON FUCK OFF DUDE OMFG

yknow I was hoping we wouldn't have to deal with Larson for a while but nooo

also I'm realizing we haven't heard faroes song this whole episode, I miss it

WAIT IS DANIEL ALIVE OR DID I MISHEAR

NO JOHN? THIS WHOLE EPISODE? HARLAN HOW COULD YOU IT'S BEEN SO LONG

#malevolent #malevolent 34

[d-lissa]

Liveblogging TMA - Season 3 - MAG 118-120

"Just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean it’s a lie."

SEASON THREE FINALE

In three parts this time !

Have I mentionned just how much I hate this podcast ? Because I do. Just. Fuck this story. Can't stop pulling at my heartstrings.

At least, this time around I saw most of that coming, so it didn't panick me as much as the last two finales but WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN JONATHAN DREAMS OF THE STATEMENTS HE RECEIVED EXCUSE ME-

I just. We just can't let this man not be traumatized for five minutes, can we ? No wonder the man can't fucking sleep if he always dream of the people he received the statements of dying miserably every night. Is that what the people who gave the statements dream of too ? Or, since everyone mentions feeling better, did he, like, eat the fears they talked about ?

You know what ? I don't know how much The Institute pays its workers, but the man ain't paid enough for this bullshit.

Here's to hoping Peter will propose that therapy thing to him as well whenever he wakes up, if he isn't in on probably sacrificing Jon to the Eye for the Watcher's Crown, that is.

At this point, you know the deal.

THE MASQUERADE :

"Sorry, Elias. I can’t hear you. There’s – a door in the way."

Pfft. I have to say, I was confused for a bit, but I found that beginning extremely funny.

And so we start with Martin burning statements. Probably to make sure that Elias is occupied and can't go magically snooping around. Of course, we know it ends badly for Martin, but man was that moment cathartic. Martin should act up more often, actually.

Meanwhile, at the wax museum, Jon is a worried mess and the canddle work is sloppy. Man, the Stranger could've tried harder at least.

"When you were, um, kidnapped, did you leave a tape recorder here?"

And of course, a tape recorder appeared out of fucking nowhere. I am not even surprised at this point. Might as well, you know ? Thank you The Web, for giving us listeners an opportunity to see this mess happen in real time.

"Oh, so that’s it, isn’t it. Martin’s just acting out. I mean, Daisy’s a “rabid dog,” and Melanie’s a potential killer, Tim’s a – a rogue element, but Martin, oh Martin’s just acting out. He’ll have a cry, and a lie down, and feel much better."

Oof.

I mean, to be fair, his actions does look like more of a temper tantrum than anything else. Like, I know it's a plot and all, but also, compared to our previous resident arsonist, I can't say that Martin is being very intimidating here.

Which is fair, it's not the point, but it's not like he's lying here either, is he ? He wants to be taken seriously. I kind of feel bad for him.

And of course, the entire mom backstory only worsened that feeling. I will not quote it, because I am hurt enough as is, but Jesus fucking Christ, it explains so much about Martin's behaviour and how he interacts with others.

Sorry Martin, I know you love your mother very much, but man what a bitch.

Back at the unknowing, the wax work isn't actually wax work, and Jon is ... Strangely appreciative of the setting ?

"Yes. I suppose it is."

Like, what do you mean, you suppose it is "holy", Jon ? I mean, I guess seeing something so uncomprehensible for the first time would be quite an experience, and to be fair, I myself am quite curious about, but "holy" ?

Terrific, horrific, nauseating. Jon, I feel like you're being too admirative here. It is profane, and something that should scare you. Though, I suppose it does ?

It scares him and he finds it beautiful anyway, or maybe even because of how terrible it is ? Jon, you're still trying to sell the fact that you have some common sense left, don't go full tortured artist on the things that are actively out to get you.

My God, his head must be such a traumatized mess.

Guess he really makes a good Archivist. Always seeking knowledge and reveling in it, despite ... Everything surrounding it. God knows that outside the context, I too would be mesmerized by it all. It sounds like a fucking trip.

"And I guess you don’t need skin to sing. To join the choir."

God, this is messed up, I love it so much. The imagery in this podcast is out of this world.

Speaking of messed up, more Elias scheming his way into being number one hated character of all time and being quite succesful at it.

But before that, a well earned rant from Martin. God, nobody can catch a fucking break in this story.

"Well, I hope you’ve got something better than that pathetic dig at my feelings for Jon."

I really love how the story is so overt about this, about how Martin very much has feelings for Jon and that they very much are romantic. I wonder how they've come to pass.

Still, I'd hardly say that the way Jon treats Martin is that bad. It's not perfect, obviously, and Jon is kind of a bitch, especially in the first season, but he was also overworked taking over a job he had no qualifications in with a member of his staff that had even less qualifications.

And he was hardly needlessly cruel, just cutting with his words, but still willing to help out how he could when Martin needed help.

I just don't think me and the people in this story have the same definition of "treating someone very badly", not going to lie.

But gosh, the sobs did hurt me.

"Tim, contrary to what you think, I did not bring you here to indulge your death wish."

Except that Tim very much came to do just that. The man wanted to go out swinging, with a bang.

At least he got his wish.

But Jon must feel so hurt seeing someone he cares about so ready to give away his life like that.

STRANGER AND STRANGER :

Man, this entire episode is a fucking trip.

In the most litteral of senses.

"Of course you don’t. You can’t. Not anymore."

Jon is confused and lost and doesn't remember anything ever. The way this is all told through an audio format is so amazing, I am genuinely impressed. I feel like if this had an actual visual support, it'd be less impactful than having to use my imagination to feel how things must be like there.

Love how Nikola is passing herself as Tim and how Jon feels better thinking that he's with his friend, even if he is so confused by everything. Nikola doesn't have mind reading abilities, does she ?

Did Jon talk to her about him when he was being kidnapped ? Talked about the people close to him in some delirious moments of fear or pain ? About Sasha and how he can't remember her because of Nikola's ilk ?

"No, you’re not. Because nothing is anything. Leave."

I also love how everyone has a different way of dealing with the situation. Jon is trying to understand, and to do what he is supposed to do, even if he can't remember what it was, because that's just who he is. He always needs to understand. And he is trying to trust his friends, to trust Tim, because he said he would trust the people around him.

Meanwhile, Daisy is focusing on herself, not believing anything and not trying to understand, just pushing everything away until there is nothing but rage and violence. She can't think, she can't differenciate things, but she doesn't need to, she just needs to listen to herself and the blood guiding her. And she loses herself to it.

"I said get away!"

Tim is just as distrustful as Daisy, just as angry, but he doesn't have the blood, he is just bitter and angry and he cannot trust. He is scared and confused, and so he isolates himself because others only always hurt.

And finally, Basira is just as confused. Like Jon, she wants to understand things, but she is trying to rationalize everything because she is less emotional and attached than he is. She can think but can't understand, but she doesn't need to understand because there's no stakes for her here. She came to help, but can't remember that, so the best way is to listen to herself and not listen to anything else, because she is right and the world is wrong. All she needs to do is get away.

Of course, Jon never would've done that, because he needs to stay and understand and help.

"Don’t be obtuse, Jon. I’m here because you failed."

Oof. Man, Nikola is good at making people doubt themselves.

Anyway, after the "I'm your friend" angle stopped working, Nikola starts gaslighting Jon through Gertrude and Leitner, two people he respects very little but who's disappointment would sting like hell.

And Nikola just knows where to hit, it's impressive.

And Jon listens, Jon feels like everything she is saying is the truth, and he is so sorry about it, oh my fucking god. He just wants to make everything better, but he doesn't know how, and he isn't allowed to think for himself, forced to be overwhelmed by the situation, not understanding anything until he is reminded of what he is.

"I see you."

The Archivist.

"Shame you don’t know your own coffin. But you will."

Daisy, half feral, killed Hope, and for that she is stuck into the coffin. Wherever that leads her, I don't think she's dead, but she will suffer. For a long, long time.

And meanwhile, Basira managed to logic her way out of the Unknowing. Impressive, even if it makes me wonder what she was supposed to achieve here. Did Daisy become like that because Basira wasn't here for her ? Basira is her partner, the one grounding her, so it makes sense that if Daisy loses her, then she loses herself.

It is good that Basira managed to get away, but she didn't do anything to help the situation, did she ? I can't imagine she will feel good about herself once she realize that she's left everyone behind.

"I see the sad clown, bitter and hateful. I see him finding his way into the circus where nobody knew him. I see him torn apart, becoming the mask, remade by a cruel ringmaster. Sometimes a doll, sometimes a mannequin, always hiding in somebody else’s skin. Somebody else’s name."

That little speech was kind of cathartic, even if what it means for Jon is kind of gruesome. But I also am so tired of monsters condescending the hell out of him.

"Jon. I don’t know if you can hear me, but if you can… then I don’t forgive you. But thank you for this."

... I mean, really, Jon didn't do anything warranting the need for Tim's forgiveness, outside of maybe the stalking. But I don't think that's what was on Tim's mind when he said this. Sounds more like even in the end, he blames Jon for everything that happened, as if Jon himself wasn't just as much a victim.

But.

I get it.

No matter how much it hurts me to think about.

"I know."

And so, on a joke that doesn't stick its landing, the bitter existence of Timothy Stoker comes to an end in a blaze of glory, taking with him the Circus, avenging his brother.

Oh, and also Jon, who definitely got killed by the blast for this one.

... Except that it is, unfortunately for Jon, not the case.

EYE CONTACT :

Honnestly, I considered just writing "What the fuck" repeatedly for this entire episode because what the actual HELL-

But, I figure this'd be taking the easy way out.

"Statement of Elias Bouchard, regarding the dreams of Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, currently unresponsive. Details pulled directly from subject."

Ok, but seriously, WHAT is Elias ? How does he have the powers to take the statements from others ? Like, he is worshipping The Eye as well, obviously, but I thought this power over statements and such would be the Archivist's, you know ? It just sounds like those powers would be more useful to them rather than Elias who isn't an Archivist.

But he still has all the powers of one ! And more, even. Will Jon get on his level one day then ? But how did Elias manage to get all these powers when Jon got them all through BEING The Archivist ?

Urgh.

"The Archivist does not know where he is, and in many ways that is correct, for to say that he was anywhere would be an error. He has no conception of his body, lying on that gray hospital bed, perplexing the doctors. Heart unbeating, lungs unmoving, but mind and nerves alive and firing wildly: everything but brain-dead."

God, this is fucked up. This is so fucked up, what the heeeeell.

I will not quote the dream sequence, because just thinking about it makes me ill and sorry for Jon, he's just. Stuck there. Repeating over and over again the doom of everyone that has ever confided in him. And they see him too, and they judge him, and they think him responsible, which he IS because they wouldn't even have those dreams for every remaining nights of their life and I am SAD about it, ok ?

What happens when the victims are awake ? Does Jon just not dream ? Please tell me he isn't constantly being mentally tortured with the death and suffering of other people without being able to move a finger and forced to relish in their fear and constatntly watched. I thought giving statements was supposed to feel GOOD. Why are they like this ?

Fuck.

Anyway, the people he sees in his dreams. In order, we have :

Lionel Elliot, statement giver of "Anatomy Class"

Tessa Winters, statement giver of "Binary"

This would be the place of Daisy's statement from "Hard Shoulder", were she not stuck in the coffin. (Also, the fact that he hopes to see her, it hurts me, he just wants to be reassured that the psycho murder cop is ok, I can't.)

Karolina Gorka, statement giver of "Underground". I guess sje isn't dead as I first assumed, as there are no dreams from the statements of now dead people. Honnestly, I wonder what Jon thought when Sasha's statement disappeared. Did it not and just changed to show Not-Sasha instead ? And I wonder what happened to Helen's when she was trapped in the Soiral corridors but before becoming The Distortion.

After, it should be either Helen Richardon's statement from "The New Door", or Michael Shelley's/The Distortion's statement from "Another Twist". Jon is affraid to know what is behind the door, and I have to say, so am I. It is fitting that The Distortion is the thing we understand the least here, considering what it is, the confusion it creates. I wonder if it has anything to do with how The Distorion itself works. What would happen if the door were to be opened ?

Jordan Kennedy, statement giver of "Pest Control".

At first, I thought it was Jude Perry, as this was the only person we've heard of setting herself on fire, statement giver of "Twice As Bright". I had wondered what the avatars thinks of Jon giving them those nightmares and watching them. However, after actually paying attention, I found my answer and avatars can apparently avoid having those dreams ? Which is nice ? Does this mean that even if Mike Crew were alive, he'd be able to hide his dream ? But then, who's statement is it ? Obviously, the figure burning and filled with holes is Jane Prentiss, but from what statement is she from ? Not her own, obviously. I don't think she gave a statement while her worms were eating Jon and Tim, and written statements don't COUNT. So is it from Jordan's statement, despite him barely mentionning her compared to the landlord guy that was probably of The Lightless Flame ? I am just confused on this one. Also, where the fuck is Martin's statement ? He's not dead, obviously, and the only others that can avoifd the dreams are avatars apparently, right ?

Trevor Herbert and Julia Montauk, statement givers of "Nightfall". Since those dreams are here, then I guess they weren't avatars of the hunt, and simply influenced/markes by it, like Daisy is, which is not enough to avoid the Eye. Do the written statements really not count ? I'd assume not, otherwise Jon would've even worse things to see and watch, but then the line "He recognizes that look from the other hunter, whose dreams he has watched for so long." kind of implies the opposite. Also, why are THEIR nightmare not their cruel and painful death, but rather them hunting for Jon himself ? Is that their "bad end", rather than death ? Does Becoming count as worse than the end ?

Naomi Herne, statement giver of "Alone". Which, considering that this is "the oldest of the dreams", then that means that written statements definitely don't count ! Then I guess earlier was just an allusion to Daisy, he recognize their look from her, who's nightmare he did use to suffer.

Georgina Barker, statement giver of "Dead Woman Walking". Guess her lack of fear keeps her from actually feeling affected by the dream, even if she still has it ?

Ok, I am guessing that the statements from "Human Remains" didn't count, though it would've been pretty funny if Jon just found Elias in his nightmares. It would've been fitting.

Jurgen Leitner is dead, and so can't haunt Jon's dreams, and same thing for Gerry Keay and Mike Crew.

As for Melanie, Martin and Basira's, I just remembered that anyone affiliated to the Institute is free from those dreams ! Stupid memory, I legit totally forgot about that one, despite Basira and Daisy mentionning it before. Which explains why the ones from "Human Remains" can't count, because all the subjects were of the Institue, except for Not-Sasha.

I wonder how many of those does Elias have.

"The Ceaseless Watcher of all that is, and all that was; the voracious, infinite hunger the tears at his soul, invoking him to discover, to observe, to experience all, and everything, and forever."

At this point, you could've just titled the episode "The Ominous Episode" and it would've done the job, honnestly. Jesus fucking Christ. Why FOREVER anyway ? Surely it can get new puppets ! Leave Jon aloooooone, damn it !

(I mean, I am actually kind of freaking out about the relationship between an avatar and their Fear, and the "love" they have for one another, but that morbidity is also battling against my hard earned instincts of wanting Jon to be ALRIGHT AND HAPPY, DAMN IT !)

Anyway, heartbraking statement over, I am getting a little treat in hearing Elias get beat up for a bit, which is nice.

You will not be missed, you beautiful bastard.

I know that he's going to come back later, because he literally has dirt on every one of the people who will guard him, and that he'll probably have a very cosy stay in prison all things considered up until he decides he just don't feel like playing along anymore as he has done, but a nice little break from him.

Maybe being away will stop him from ruining Jon's life ?

That'd be nice.

"You didn’t tell her. Worried she might create too much of a scene? I understand. I just hope she… doesn’t hold it against you."

I uh ... Wouldn't hold my breath for that. Especially considering that objectively, killing Elias would be for the best, even if it doomed everyone at the institute to die a painful death.

Not that Melanie has been very considering of other factors that aren't immediate satisfaction at watching that bastard suffocate with his neck in her hands. Which is fair, but also, she really should do something about that. Tunnel vision is understandable, but do try to think of others outside yourself, please.

All of that being said ?

Good on Martin, honnestly. He did something, outsmarted the mastermind, kept his cool and managed to trick him. He's probably feeling absolutely awful about Jon's situation, and Tim's too, even with their strained relationship by the end, but I guess a win is a win.

Even if it probably feels hollow when compared to all the losses.

He did good. He should have some rest.

"To be honest with you, Martin, I didn’t expect to be taking over the place so soon, or in quite such a state of disarray. But I’ll do my best to keep the place afloat."

... Though it doesn't look like Peter will let that happen.

We just never can have nice things, can we ?

But hey, this time around there will be less murders ! And also ... Therapy ? Damn that's nice, definitely need that here. For literally everyone.

"I think we’re going to great things, Martin. Great. Things."

... You don't say.

Oh, it is going to be a fucking mess next season, huh ?

OVERALL :

Amazing season, definitely my favourite so far, it was SO good. I am HERE for the character driven story and the overarching plot, as you may have noticed through all of my ramblings.

I can't wait to see what's next to come !

You know, other than pain and misery and wretchedness and torment and grief and heartache and sorrow and-

Well. You get the idea, right ?

Is it too much to ask for Jon to be ok ? I just don't want him in pain, that's all. Maybe that now that Elias is in jail it could happen ?

... Yes, I am in denial, shush. I am emulating my inner Jon, ok ?

I feel like I have made the point all throughout the season, so I don't really have anything to clear up at the end, do I ? Or maybe I do but just can't think of one.

That being said, I do want to think of what kind of avatars the cast would be !

Honnestly, for Jon, I legitimately can't accept anything other than The Eye. The guys isn't a good enough liar or interested into manipulating others or anything of the sort to belong to The Web, he's just a curious little guy ! He wants to know stuff, ALL the stuff, all the time and frankly ? I relate man. That being said, considering just how many times he has been the victim of another fear already, and I am assuming that they feed more strongly on the people they've marked, I like to think that he is also feeding them a little, from time to time. And that they'd like him, maybe ? I mean, as much as they can "like" anything, I guess. A little snack !

Martin, I say, got big The Web vibes, in the pathetic sad little guy kind of way. This guy could probably stage an entire murder and let proofs that it was him all over the place and he'd still manage to cute his way out of it. That being said, I don't want him filled with spiders, thank you very much, so if not The Web, then The Lonely ! That guy just cannot be the priority of anyone ever, can he ? RIP.

Tim would absolutely despise having anything to do with The Stranger, obviously, and would probably have a really fun burning them to the ground. Honnestly, while I know he isn't exactly horny for the fire and the pain and stuff, I do think he'd make an interesting avatar of The Desolation. If not, then senseless rage aiming to destroy everything around him also suits, so at least a Slaughter one.

Sasha was really curious too, though I do feel like it was in a different way than Jon, and she was a researcher. I think she'd have made an adequate servant of The Eye ? But I just don't know enough about her to give more thought to it, and what we got is very basic. Honnestly, if I had only season 1 Tim or Martin I would've said they were good for The Eye too, even though in retrospect they very much weren't, just because of their job ! And Sasha wasn't really exactly here just for the knowledge. Headcanon time, I think The End would've worked ? She was pragmatic and (very much) not scared of death, considering her ... Everything, she seems to be the kind to look it dead in the eyes as it comes to take her.

Melanie, considering her whole anger and murderous urges of the season, I'd say an avatar of The Slaughter. Maybe even Desolation ? But, no, she's not in the business of destroying lives, and dance on the ashes, more blind rage and anger with no filter. If not The Slaughter, then maybe The Stranger ? She sometimes speaks as if she can't recognize herself anymore, as if she was a stranger in her own skin. I think it fits, somewhat ? Or that could also be The Flesh, now that I think about it.

Basira, honnestly, The Spiral. Just. Straight up. Just how crazy do you gotta be to make sense of what doesn't have any ? She wouldn't fall victim to it, as she is always so sure of herself and her decisions, a total rock in the midst of chaos, being the one to know and leave others to their doubts. Plus, I think she'd be able to make someone doubt themselves, to be honnest. So, either The Spiral or The Web. She's got a controlling streak, I feel.

Daisy, well, obviously it's The Hunt. She has already been affected by it the entire time we've known her, there's nothing to her character that isn't tailored for The Hunt. That being said, this is the boring answer, and considering how she is, I'd say she'd make good work serving The Lonely. No violence there, obviously, only that insidious knowledge that you are alone and always will be and that, maybe, it'd be better for you. For everyone else. Were she to suddenly gain awareness of who she is, I think she'd feel pretty lonely in general. i think she already does somewhat, considering just how much she and Basira clings to each other.

Georgie is marked by The End, of course, but that's not something she'd end up serving, is it ? Real talk here, I feel like she'd be pretty suited for The Vast. Of course, she's not affraid of heights or anything, since she can't feel fear at all, and actually that would definitely keep her from even being an avatar, but that's not the point. Just, that feeling of insignificance, of powerlessness, that no matter what you do, you can't ever matter, you can't ever change anything, I think that this is something she might be able to relate to, considering her past eperiences. And honnestly, I feel like she is the type of person who would make you confront that feeling heads on, whether you wanted it or not.

Elias is obviously serving The Eye, and I don't see him ever even consider any of the others, but if he had to, then The Spiral would fit, I think. You just know that this gaslighting king looooves drive others crazy for his own entertainment. That would also be the results I would give to Jonah Magnus, to be honnest.

Gertrude was, obviously, never really Beholding material considering her everything. However, she was a seasoned arsonist with no scrupules to making others suffer, so The Desolation it is ! Not even because of Agnes, she'd just have got it on her own. If not that, then The Hunt, maybe ?

The Admiral would, obviously, serve The End, I mean, it's a CAT. Of course it is planning your doom while hiding behind a harmless exterior. But it wouldn't chase you, nooooo, it'd just act cute and you'd just follow it towards your end. Fool.

Hm. Did I miss anyone important ? I feel like I missed some important people. Boo.

Oh well, if I did, just tell me, I'll add them ! It was fun to do !

The quote of the post will be :

"There is nowhere in this universe that it would not blot out the sky."

End Liveblogging.

#tma #the magnus archive #liveblogging #liveblog-tma

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The Magnus Archives Liveblog- MAG 8 Burned Out

Look at that, two liveblogs in one week. I'm really doing it. If you want to read the liveblogs of previous episodes click the #wgcliveblog in the tags and it'll take you right there.

I, frankly, am getting more into it. I'm not immediately into it like I was with Unwell (which is such a good show and if you haven't heard it yet you'd love it especially if you like the horror in TMA), but it's growing on me and I think a good chunk of that has to do with the overhanging mystery with Jane Prentis because I am possessed by curiosity as well as the strong imagery a couple of episodes have delivered (bag of teeth, anyone!).

Alright, enough dawdle. Let's get into it.

00:00- Time to skip some ads!

03:45- Okay, so I'm not the biggest horror fan in practice. I didn't grow up watching it and so I never really got super into it, but there are things that I love that teeter on the suspense/horror or action/horror range (i.e. Invisible Man, Alien, etc.) and I do like horror novels which do a great job of building suspense. But I want to know from you tried and true horror fans what about the genre speaks to you?

07:38- Calling a group of ragamuffins punks is almost as jarring as calling a group of punks ragamuffins.

08:05- TIME TRAVELLING PUNK?! (Though to be fair he sounds more like a hippie with the shaggy hair an Polaroid features)

08:59- So what's in the garden? Human sacrifice remains? Dead body for non sacrifice purposes? An army of dead dogs?!

09:29- I was going to say I have no clue what burning human hair smells like, but I realized that's a lie because I've had braids many a times and burning the ends is exactly how they close.

11:53- Not to laugh at this man's struggle but there are, indeed, quite a few bones in one's hand. 13 to be exact.

12:50- Oh, that's properly horrific.

13:01- I don't know if it's because I mentioned horror novels above the cut, or if all horror dealing about what is or isn't real reminds me of it, but this episode reminds me a bit of the Haunting of Hill House. It could also be because this is shaping up to be a ghost story.

14:51- AND IT'S CALLED HILLTOP ROAD! Yeah, big Hill House vibes.

16:22- Oh, he's a serial killer. Yeah, ghost of a serial killer is a fun kind of horror. It's like the best of classic horror and modern horror.

18:06- What happened to Henry and Agnes, you goof??

18:27- Would you live on land where people were brutally murdered? Recently? Also what's the cutoff for the discomfort of brutal death. Cause if you live in Antioch or something a lot of people famously died there but it happened quite a bit ago. Is that enough time?

21:22- I'll be honest, if my house had an exorcism I'd take a little day off to go walk around the town. Go to a coffee shop and come back once the deed is done.

22:42- It's time to move.

24:29- Yeah, Spider apple? Definitely time to move. It's time to switch towns frankly.

25:12- Girl the problems are still here? We don't even need to worry about the further yet!

25::31- Oh, correction. The problems are good. Thanks, Father.

25:48- You're a dismissive little prick, Johnny boy. I wonder what makes him a true believer.

26:19- He may be a prickly bastard, but you have to appreciate his commitment to organization.

27:15- John will be like "an entire town can corroborate this story of strange and supernatural happening, but I personally do not believe so it did not happen."

Again, not super into horror but I think out of all the horror tropes, ghost stories are the ones I like most. Ghosts can be so many things and it's fun seeing how they are manipulated to better serve a story.

Sidenote: I am still listening as I writer this and did anyone else get the nationalistic whisky commercial with odd Cold War undertones? This is just a personal question.

#wgc liveblog #fiction podcast #audio fiction #audio drama #podcast recommendations #the magnus archives #tmapodcast #tma spoilers #Spotify

[lonely-dog-song]

the writing in this podcast which implies that the reason the podcast itself exists in our world is because the recordings were brought along with all of the fear entities, meaning that all of the entities are real and all of the spooky stuff within the podcast could happen in our world, and the only reason we arent in the same apocalypse that the podcast is currently in is because our reality is lucky enough to have not set it off thru a ritual (yet), is 1) really good, & 2) really scary to think about

#lonely dog speaks #dog's tma liveblog #tma spoilers #i finished up to eppysode 199 and aaaaaaaa the apocalypse isnt jon's fault i want him to come to terms with it soooo bad #brain empty i will just eagerly await the final episode LATER #sorry the body of this post is one hugelong sentence IDK How to space it out

[magnusarchivememes]

name one joy greater than seeing someones liveblog contain “good cows!” immediately followed by despair

#tma #the magnus archives #im always >:3 when i see someone liveblog #its literally the the fma thing with the dog

[lemondoddle]

AND I FEEL LOVE FOR MARTIN BLACKOOD IN THIS ARCHIVES TONIGHT

#lane speaks #liveblog #tma spoilers #what a meetcute huh #''hey have you seen a dog in here i may have let it in'' ''who the fuck are you?'' #oh my godddddd

[kristsune]

GOD THE INTERLUDE WITH JON AFTER TMA STARTED IS SO CREEPY

well i mean first we get a mahtin buT THEN THERE IS THAT CHANTING

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE CHANTING. WHAT IS THAT FROM

WHAT DOES IT MEAN

SOMEONE WHAT DOES IT MEAN

FREAKS ME OUT

#tma #the magnus archives #rqg #rqg liveblog #i do love that we get a mention of the dog XD #i love that basically the first encounter after it started #is jon yelling at martin #i cannot #i love hearing tma as it starts though #this is so cool

[peonyprophet]

Not to be g*y and l*nely, but "he was worried I'd get lost" in MAG13 makes me cry now I guess because MAG159 "I thought you might be lost".

#legit made such a wounded noise my dog got up and came to lie on my feet #i might not like martin but i respect jonny's craft #tma liveblog

[crystallizedkingdoms]

“Now I’m stuck knowing how your year eight PE teacher died.” oh so the whole Knowing thing IS pretty useless sometimes

#god can you imagine having a conversation with someone suddenly you just Know that their grandpa’s cousin’s dog’s aunt is constipated #thats hell im sorry jon #tma liveblogging

[smooti]

Putting the podcast on the speakers so I can clean and listen and my dog is Entranced by Jonathan Sims’ voice

#tma liveblog #the magnus archives #diamond dog #dd

[radiosandrecordings]

‘Good Cows!! - OH FUCK’ is to TMA liveblogging what ‘love that girl and her dog - OH FUCK’ is to FMAB liveblogging

#My Post #The Magnus Archives

[murple]

liveblog-ish pt. 2

Once again, some of these are from while I was listening, some are in retrospect. I find that typing while listening takes away from the ~full experience~

Anyways here’s my thoughts from episodes 10 - 15. spoilers, obviously.

(I forget how I formatted it last time so you’re stuck with this)

Ep 10 • Darius? DARIUS!!!! • Dont worry jared I'm just as dense as you. My friend had a crush on me for a year and almost confessed like 3 times and I never noticed • "Not trying hard enough" I'm gonna fistfight this therapist • I'm falling in love with darius by proxy • Oh god oh god camera • HELL YEAH STATIC AND GLITCHES

Ep 11 • WHAT • CASTIO?????? • OH GOD WTF • THIS IS JARED'S LAB PARTNER? THE CREDITS LADY???? • OH GOD • "Some... thing" Aghhhhhhhh • Oh god oh no oh god oh no • "Its" fuck you • Ok I'm gonna shut up and listen • Note from relisten: fuck he's being observed so much • "Creatures like those" this rules out option 1 • NO STAY AWAY FROM GROVE!!! I'm scared of dog sounds but I love him so STAY AWAY • Mr Zimmer sounds like the classic evil podcast man, like cutter • Note from relisten (bc I was too shook and angry the first time): FUCK ZIMMER • Dr rahal????? No he can't be evil too!! • "Human shell"???? • Note from relisten: this puts all the 'curse this flesh prison' in a very different light • Ok I'm gonna listen now

Ep 12 • Yup I knew they were evil therapists • Jared run away with darius. Just. Elope. • Not many notes bc I'm still reeling from ep 11

Ep 13 • IM CRYING THIS IS SO SWEET • Half of the truth is out! Congrats!! • He took that really well, but,,, oh my,,,,, the classic 'staring in horror at your loved one's scars',,,,,,, I have Emotions

Ep 14 • "Pacification of various creatures" fuck • Tbh I forgot abt this guy but he has extreme Long Term Shadowy Big Bad vibes. I feel dread about him • Yes Jamie hacker

Ep 15 • Ace mood. Pls no more details • Oh fuck did past-Jared kill Jamie's friend • I feel like my observations are highly influenced by the fact that I'm listening to this after a year long tma obsession which made me very suspicious of anything that even resembles something nice for the main character. My brain just automatically prepares for the path of deepest tragedy. Anyways I'm still convinced that Jared's past holds some pretty terrible stuff that he'll be horrified by if/when he finds out about it, including but not limited to his involvement in Jamie's friend's death. This is due to both how the blue lady said he changed so much since they last met (which ig could be referring to lots considering the whole "human shell" thing but STILL) and my "we can't have nice things" mentality • (My tone in the previous point was far too stuffy, imagine me saying all that very emotionally and distressedly like the conspiracy theorist I am) • But other than the looming dread, I'm so happy abt jared and Jamie's friendship!! Going from him thinking that he couldn't call her bc they never really talk to inviting her over to his house. Progress!!!!

• I’m completely hooked on this podcast now. Jared sounds like a Friend and I care him so much. I need him and Darius to be okay but at the same time I eagerly await the spooky horror stuff that’s bound to come next

• YIKES after the ep 11 revelation I’m so excited for the next episode,,,,, that feeling of excitement and dread and anticipation and agggghhhhh

• that rec list that said ‘here’s podcasts to fill the tma shaped hole in your heart’ wasn’t lying,,, I daresay this is better than tma. completely different vibes, but more my style (THE PROTAGONIST ACTUALLY HAS FRIENDS!!! GOD I CARE THEM SO MUCH)

• also something I haven’t really mentioned but I’m absolutely LIVING FOR is the sheer amount of queerness....... like, a canon nb protagonist??? with other nb friends???? and they actually like. Talk about gender????? (and also the whole not changing name and pronouns makes me so happy bc I also like my given name and don’t wanna change it, obviously for different reasons than jared, but it’s still nice to relate to) God it just gives me so much good happy feels, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a podcast that has so much good rep, and that’s not even starting about all the other queer relationships and how normal it all is. oh, to live in a queer small town full of cryptids.......

(also just to clarify, jared IS still using he/him, right? bc I’ve seen some fanart descriptions using they/them but I don’t remember hearing him say that he was gonna try that. maybe I missed it. I can be quite oblivious. if so, apologies, my brain decided to blank out at the wrong time and I’ll correct this post)

#jar of rebuke #spoilers #I've decided that this is my new obsession #I downloaded all the episodes so I can relisten when I move out for my summer job #gotta love not having internet #(it's actually genuinely really nice but still inconvenient) #jared hel

[anthonycrowleymoved]

(Regarding fma lol) ashdgd it's on my to watch list but i never have the motivation to start new things. Also when i was like 7/8 the dog/girl/nightmare ep from the 03 series was on after inuyasha and it Traumatized me (it was a lot) but i love what ive heard and seen of the characters and how alchemy works, also all the fic/art is amazing 😭 also i dont have any tags on my blacklist cos i dont like feeling left out, even from awful stuff (not that fma is awful lol)

yeah nina tucker absolutely traumatized an entire generation and Genuinely cannot imagine going into it that young because i remember flipping tf out when i watched it and i thiiiiiink i was at least 13. sorry that was ur intro to it bro

but yeah if it’s on your to watch list there’s very few pieces of media i like, umbrella recommend to people outright. this isn’t necessarily the same as me liveblogging any old thing. like i liveblogged tma but i don’t think i’d umbrella recommend it to people because some people just aren’t into horror. fma is one of those things i’d probably encourage anyone to at least try out regardless of personal taste just because it’s that good. the characters are awesome, like both main and side characters are pretty much all fleshed out and you have a lot of really interesting and diverse female characters probably at least partially because the author of the manga is a woman who is Very Cool, and race relations play a part in one of the main plotlines of the show’s universe as well as a side plot (like not EXACTLY bc this doesn’t take place in our world but there’s characters who are coded as different races and that coding matters in the world of the show, if that makes sense, which is more than you can say for most anime - hell, most media - from the mid 2000s). and on top of that you have this really interesting immersive universe that starts off as interesting because whee fun magic and worldbuilding but then evolves into a narrative that delves into grey morality and the evils of genocide and dictatorships. anyway sorry for ranting i love it a whole lot and if you haven’t seen it you should give it a try

#fma #and like honestly i'd argue it ages better than most media of the time period that's what im' trying to get at here. anyway #sleepyschmoop #inquiries #shut up maggie #text

[queensparklekitten]

i’m never going to forget the time i was going through the tma tag after seeing an episode and there was someone liveblogging, she was on season 3 and kept keysmashing and getting hyper emotional so i was like “THIS IS GOLD” and insta-followed and a day or so into watching the liveblogs she posted something she imagined up with the characters that was probably intended to be a nsfw joke but i was like “whatever” and kept watching the entertaining liveblogs, and then on episode 100 (this was just a couple days after i first followed her, mind you) she wrote in the tags about peter and elias using phrases like “raw bottom energy” and used “elias” and “dog of the lukas family” in the same sentence and since it was the most cursed thing ever i just HAD to reply “Do not do that” because i would like to never again see horny excitement over master/servant lonelyeyes and then she blocked me and i was like “what? did the liveblogger just block me because i rightfully sent them to horny jail??” and that was the first time i actually looked at her blog and the first thing in the description was saying she doesn’t allow minors to follow her and i was like “ok that explains... a lot actually” but then i read the rest of her bio and that was how i found out she’s a fujoshi and a “pro-shipper” (mind you fujoshis are on my DNI list) and ships thor/loki and anyways the moral of the story is i am a fucking idiot and also anyone know some good TMA livebloggers who go absolutely crazy to replace the one i lost because even though i’m keeping up with like 3 livebloggers rn, the only one who i know for sure would give me some serious keysmashing and screaming has spoiled the entire podcast for herself by going on the wiki 

[lonely-dog-song]

looked at the title of the new magnus archives episode ("An Appointment") and my immediate thought was "oh here's how Rosie can still win"

#IDK IF SHE'S IN THE EPISODE YET #lonely dog speaks #dog's tma liveblog #the magnus archives #MAG192 #i havent listened 2 it yet but i did look at the tag a bit to see what's boppin. seems spooky!