THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2020
- MAG158 - Case #0182509-A - Multiple persons
Original recording of events leading up to the disappearance of several Institute personnel.
The Magnus Archives becomes the site of a major incident as various interested parties state their intentions.
Content Notes: Loud noises (including rock grinding & static), Violence (gun & monstrous), extended gunfire, isolation, murder / death / loss
Starring: Martin Blackwood - Alexander J Newall; Peter Lukas - Alasdair Stuart; Not!Sasha - Evelyn Hewitt; Basira Hussain - Frank Voss; The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Alice “Daisy” Tonner - Fay Roberts; Trevor Herbert - Ian Hayles; Julia Montauk - Francesca Renée Reid; Elias Bouchard - Ben Meredith; Gertrude Robinson - Sue Sims
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director: Alexander J Newall
Producer: Lowri Ann Davies
Editors: Alexander J Newall, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead
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Peter to Martin: ah, you played me like a fiddle.
Elias to Peter: no, he played you like the cheap kazoo you are
i am absolutely cackling, you are the reason i love tma comments sections
Love wins ♡
as soon as a heard the "he played you" part i knew there would be someone in the comments saying this lol
@cak01vej i need a spiderverse martin au now
its a reference to the botswain call whistle
Martin fucking did it. He played 4-D chess against Peter and won.
While Elias out here playing 10-D chess
i still think martin is of the Web because of that n so many other things tbh
martin played 5D chess with interdimensional time travel and peter was mad so he threw the table at him and banished him to the shadow realm
"That's a Leitner."
"It is!"
"And the blood on it?"
"That's Leitner too!"
PETER NO
*chef's kiss*
LMAO THATS THE BEST
i hate him so much but i must admit he is very funny
They have a Leitner and Leitner...two for one
I literally laughed out loud at this
Man you KNOW as soon as Peter chose Martin, Elias knew he won. Elias spends the season in jail learning his mistake for underestimating Martin, and is just WAITING for Martin to outsmart Peter. And then of course he KNEW Jon would go after him. He's won on every front.
martin's real power is how often people underestimate him
@@broblerone413 That all goes to show how much he's a part of the Web. It's just like Annabelle Kane said.
"Peter, I want another divorce"
Youve embarrassed me at the annual christmas party for the last time
VpqvwpuVPUAVOYQF9YGAY9V9YWV PLEASE I'M LOSING UT
One isn't enough??
@@InsidiousClouds We love collecting them.
(They got back together after and then broke up again)
"and the blood on it?" "that's leitner too!" JFC AJDHSHJDJGAHHAAHHA
Ngl seeing your icon on this I was like "same hat? Same hat!"
@@bvolz7103 though in different directions
Same hat, but one is wearing it backwards.
That was awesome
@@bvolz7103 same same hat!
elias bouchard breaks out of prison to go to a different prison and, once there, cackles villainously to himself as his enemy's plot to establish dominance fails because the key player realizes he is not cool enough to be the chosen one
14:39 Jon nervously asking Basira for a gun, realizing he’s the physically weakest dude in the whole series, and Basira telling him no lol
Martin and Jon has a competition going on who would be worse in a physical altercation
@@germanerd6148 i feel like martin could throw a punch if it came down to it. jon, on the other hand, i imagine him as a 1,60m scrawny nerd with toothpicks for arms
@@f_mva Ok but I think Jon is the better runner which might be more important in a fight with a monster
@@germanerd6148 hmm fair enough
@@f_mva @germanerd I love this imaginary battle test you got going on for them in the comments lol
lmao "to go into the Lonely willingly is as good as death"
Jon: how do I do it
hfskdk this was really funny
I get it honestly. He went into the buried and survived, got caught inside a corruption and stranger ritual and survived, and took a Dark Star TOO THE FACE and walked home.
jon: Ok... 5 min crafts tutorial?
@@nateds7326he’s indestructible one fr
Anabelle was right about martin being a good fit for the web
Im also curious when that was
“Good lord! Is Martin becoming some sort of spider person?”
@@kaydeejohnson2028 more likely than you think
@@kaydeejohnson2028 "No Jon, it's just a figure of speech."
20:10 - something about Elias having to think about a metaphor for that long is extremely funny to me
Same
I always thought it was Jonah pausing for dramatic effect, savoring how much he knew Peter would HATE his analogy; both because peter hates analogies in general, and because he compared him to a "cheap whistle" like the whistle used in "Boatswains call"
@@Avianwriter I did NOT pick either of these up and man does it make me enjoy this moment ten times more.
Martin “I’m too self deprecating to fall 4 ur shit” Blackwood
Martin “Do i look like a chosen one” Blackwood
Then Gertrude grabbed the machete and started madly swinging at Elias who screamed like a little girl and shot at her a few more times until she finally died🤘
Word of god 👁
👁 does not lie
Lol I just listened to the behind the scenes podcast for this 🤣
@@roseclearwater9904 She's too much of a badass to die from a single gunshot😂
don't forget the cackle 😁
20:10 HE PLAYED YOU LIKE THE CHEAP KAZOO YOU ARE
THATS ACTUALLY WHAT I THOUGHT HE'D SAY LMFAO
@@jessbailie3539 SAMEEE
I REMEMBERED THIS COMMENT AND FULLY YELLED IT OUT LOUD TO MY PODCATCHER BECAUSE I GOT SO EXCITED LMAOOO
Ok there's so much stuff going on like
1- when i read the title "the magnus archives" i thought it meant the "archives founded by magnus", not "jonah magnus is still alive and he actually runs this bitch"
2- daisy is a freaking werewolf
3- go martin go, I'm so proud
4- damn, elias and peter really did split up and elias got the house and kids in the divorce, uh
AND the dog (daisy)
“that’s Leitner too” made me cackle
Same
classic peter
Same
my absolute favorite joke so far
Elias: I want to divorce... again.
Peter: Fine, but I want Martin.
Elias: * Laughs Evilly. * You're so dead.
Exactly 40 episodes ago I thought "damn, everyone better NOT underestimate Martin from now on". I mean, he went through his plan to distract Elias, even knowing he would be psychologically tortured. And after being devastated, he still managed to compose himself and keep a clear head when deciding not to kill him. Besides that, he was the only one in the Archives that maintained hope while everyone else had given into despair, and he still cared about the others while everyone else had become distant. I really hoped that everybody (or at least somebody) would realize how truly strong he was... but well, here we are.
Honestly, if someone ever underestimates him again... they are a fool. Martin is such a powerful person
My thoughts exactly
Martin has Danganronpa's main character energy.
The Episode in Which We All Love Martin More Than We Thought Was Possible
jokes on you, we already loved martin more than what is humanly possible
Yes, I wouldn't have thought it was possible💗😀
Oh, how right you are
I don’t think this world or any other, can comprehend how much we love Martin.
OKAY quick reminder that Martin only willingly worked with Peter because he thought he lost everything starting with Jon and then his mom and everyone grew distant BUT when Jon came back, he had a reason to stay again and that-- THAT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL AND NOW Jon is WiLLiNgLy going into the Lonely jUsT to get Martin back UGH JUST KISS EACH OTHER ALREADY GOD
Jon is Ace. He probably won’t kiss.
@@Catglittercrafts WHEN will people understand that ace DOESN´T mean aro for the good love of god
Unfortunately I was listening to the writer & producer talking and doing a questions & answer thing (it’s really good & interesting! It’s on Spotify & they’re between the seasons (seasons r every 40 episodes) it’s the one for the 5th season 😉) and they said that they wouldn’t kiss on tape because there is no way to make that sound on podcast without it sounding absolutely weird & disgusting lmao 😢
@@roseclearwater9904 hmmmmmmmmm just wait
@@Catglittercrafts ace ppl can kiss omfg
that moment when you realize daisy is a werewolf
wolf wife wolf wife wolf wife wolf wife wolf w-
@@oliviawoloshyn5824 I assume they're saying that since daisy let the hunt overtake her, she turned into an actual predator (why we hear wolf snarls when she starts to fight)
Kind of knew that already.
....was the same moment you read this comment
I wolf her
So I guess you could say Elias was an alias.
HOW DO I LIKE THIS TWICE BEST COMMENT GOES TO YOU
I just scREAMED
oh my fucking god
Tee hee I see what ya did there
HAHAHA, This is the greatest thing humanity has ever seen LMAO
I now understand fully why everyone loves Martin, cuz DAMN is he the most bad-ass adorable marshmellow man. And now finally I understand this whole "Elias is sexy" thing, which utterly baffled me until his supervillian laugh. DAMN....
Thank you! Elias is 100% sexy my gods (OG Elias and Jonah Magnus)🤣
I do understand because tbh elias' voice is really nice but DAMN do I hate him anyway
Elias is my guilty pleasure. Huuuggnjhhh. He’s so messed up lol 🥰🥰🥰
ben meredith didn't have to DO that to us
wait timestamp i think i missed it
The Jonnah Magnus reveal was surprising but in a way not because of the hints of it around. Like Elias having the skull of Jonnah's dear friend in his office for some reason, absolutely brilliant!
And Eric and Gertrude commenting on how much he changed when he took over the Institute
also "can I call you Elias?"
@@humphrke I remember someone in the comments calling that out, now it makes sense.
@@humphrke ah! That puppet master woman i guess ?
And everybody being "can I call you Elias?" or "so now it's Elias".
"...so either shoot me, or-"*BANG*
holy shit lol
I couldn’t help picturing Elias doing jazz hands while saying “i DoN’t KnOoOwWw, Martin.”
this is all i can picture now
now i just want to imagine everything elias ever says is accompanied by jazz hands, and you know what ? i think i will
@@lel1160 i made an animation for this lol
peter: * promises martin everyone will be okay *
also peter: * releases not them *
elias murdering someone on tape p2
He might as well be a member of the lightless flame with how badly he burnt Peter
The best Asmr
Electric boogaloo
Martin: … that’s a Leitner
Peter: It is! :D
Martin: … and the blood on it?
Peter: That’s Leitner too! :D
Script
(Contemptuous) Elias: Peter
(Equally contemptuous): Elias
They are defenetiv divorced and now in custody battle about who gets Martin
I still miss Tim, just Peter mentioning to Martin made me feel bad
Ok for the longest time ive been seeing people write comments about how he's gone off on a kayaking trip and I knew he was supposedly going to die too but my dumb brain actually believed them. Even when season 4 started and they said Tim was dead I assumed the strangers or the lonely took him somewhere and the police found a fake body so his death was fake. I thought he was just going to come back but nooooooooo i had to learn from a wiki page that everyone was pulling my leg😭
@@amphitritemists4595 glad someone else had this experience - for the longest time I thought everyone was serious about the kayaking trip and then got such a shock when he got blown up at the end of s3. i went to the wiki page and sure enough :(
@@amphitritemists4595 Denial! It's not just a river in Egypt!
@@tabaxi lmao I saw the kayaking trip jokes but also got a vague spoiler about his death, so I thought the kayaking trip was how he died and something supernatural was going to happen during it. His death still shot me in the heart though
:(
Jon going from being happy when Martin is out of the archives and being constantly annoyed at his presence to willingly going into the Lonely for him is giving me big feels
Everybody keeps saying Martin wasn't fooled because of his low self-esteem, but seriously, if someone is going "Only You Can Save The World" or "You Are The *Chosen One* For This Very Dangerous Task" at you, not believing them is _absolutely 100 %_ the correct course of action. Martin is _smart_.
My man Joshua Gillespied his way out of the extinction.
All your voice actors are damn good but Peter Lukas just really hits the spot.
"Are you scared, Jon?"
"Yes."
"Perfect."
Everything playing out as it should. Damn you, Elias. Actually... Damn you, Jonah.
elias is WHAT NOW
well. didn't expect that. martin is a smart boy
but... martin ONLY didnt fell for it because of low self esteem and only got out of it by being a good pushover, telling people what they want to hear. ouch.
Yes to the first, but the second... I don't think so. A pushover might say and do what others want them to so they can avoid confrontation, but a manipulator can play with what you want and expect of them to achieve their own ends. And Martin himself admitted he has a thing for manipulating people.
Martin at this point is such a strange mixture of the Eye, the Lonely, and the Web and it makes him quite a bit more capable and dangerous than he appears.
@@polyanima I mean, the mixture makes sense. To manipulate people effectively, you need knowledge and secrets. The more secrets you have to keep and the more you wat to manipulate people, the less you can afford to make genuine connections.
If Martin is able to harness his full potential, it's going to be really interesting to see what he's capable of.
Martin weaponised pushoveriness. Clever lil cinnamon roll.
peter really went "look @ this cool stuff" *unleashes ancient evil*
The bit when they're trying to figure out how to get to Martin and Peter in the tunnels, and they have no idea where "Elias" is, and then not!sasha and then the other two (Trevor and the montauk? girl) come in at the same time, is so funny, and Jon's "fucking hell" or whatever is so funny
Yeah Julia Montauk.
FINALLY. I've been WAITING for the Elias and Peter confrontation scene! (I use that word loosely) Just them being lil shits to one another and Martin having none of that is pretty hilarious.
I wonder what would have happened if Jon had a gun. Makes me think of that meme.
Daisy was holding up so good :(
And Martin is so smart. I like him so much. And I love that Jon is Martin's reason. The "Are you scared" parallel at the end is so good.
She was 😢😢 we'll still appreciate her tho 😔✊
If Jon had a gun he would have shot himself thinking it would get rid of the main problem😔
"Are you afraid?"
"Yes."
"Perfect."
And bruh!!! Elias being actually Jonah in a trench coat?? Daisy turning to a goddamn werewolf? Basira finally being willing to trust Jon?? The NotSasha returning??? Peter and Elias playing some sort of power game???? The lesbians going for the grand sacrifice for Jon to chase his crush in a pure wlw/mlm solidarity moment????
I found the beginning of s4 kinda slow but DAMN if it's not all culminating brilliantly!!
that was the MOST stressful episode in the ENTIRE PODCAST so far holy *fuck*
Gertrude: "so either you shoot me or..(gets shot)
Also Jon's comment after she said it hadn't hurt so much. This episode was awesome on so many levels.
20:11 I legit thpught he was gonna say "like the cheap kazoo you are" JDKSBENSNS
Elias' laugh though
GOD
THIS IS SO GOOD
My boy Martin has gotten SO MUCH character development this season, and I love it.
I would like to mention, though, that the season four playlist is missing episodes 157-160.
mahou shojo protagonist martin comes through!!!
Mahou Shoujo Martin Magica
Was not paying much attention in the beginning and Alex shouting “Bert!!” Before just going back to listing off the names regularly caught me so off guard 😭
Martin 'King' Blackwood
When Martin first met Peter, Martin was the one with the knife, but now the tables have turned!
The parallels of Peter and Elias both saying, "Perfect," when their chosen apprentices do something they want.
20:59 is when Elias has an evil villian laugh moment, it's pretty great
"Thats Leitner too!" will forever be my favorite line by Peter.
Martin you dropped this--->👑
Martin: no
Old man Peter: *throws a tantrum*
Yo daisy just fuckin turned into a werewolf furry. Also Martin talking about how Jon coming back gave him a reason to live is giving me life.
Hearing Daisy sacrificing herself as she gives into the hunt…oh my GODDD shit went down in this
A question that has been simmering in my mind since I first "watched" this episode... boiling my brain and, at long last, bubbling up here:
*In the history of the Institute, has anyone ever attempted a séance to call upon Jonah Magnus and, if so, what was the result?*
They got his voicemail🤷🏻♀️
You know that Spongebob umbrella “WHO SUMMONED ME?!” Vine? That, but Elias wearing a balaclava.
Elias walked in with his coffee mug that says "World's Okayest Eldritch Boss"
@@AnanasVert i want a coffee mug with that on it holy shit
bruh absolutely no one is talking about daisy turning into a FYCKING WEREWOLF NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I LOVED YOU 😭😭😭
the vampire killer&serial killer daughter squad: get yo fckn dog btch
Basira: it dont bite
Daisy, growling: YES IT DO
Martin deserves all the love and all the tea and all the kittens in the world. I was hoping he didn't buy Lucas's lies BUT HE PLAYED HIM LIKE A CHEAP KAZOO HELL YEAH GET 'EM KING. unfortunately, the eldrich bosses had a pissing contest to attend, so Martin's resolve didn't change that much
now I hope that Jon will be able to get his bf outta The Lonely, like he did with Daisy
This episode reminds me of all the times Martin talks about how he loves spiders.
What a happy and totally not tense family reunion!
Wait who laughs here at 20:57? Is that supposed to be Elias? Or...idk Jonah's old corpse? Or PETER laughing creepy??? This part threw me off. Ohhhh he Does want him to go into the lonely so it can be the last fear to mark him.
Edit: OK it's Elias but HE LAFF WEIRD.
Elias
It's Elias
@@trucetruce335 thanks y'all. I listened to the season 4 q&a. Lol.
I find the idea of the tunnels being the institute's basement pretty funny. Yeah we keep the all-powerful Beholding artefact down there, a lady with knife hands who's obsessed with doors, Magnus's old body, a raging shapeshifting centipede, for a long time Getrude's body too, lots of dead worms, Leitner used to live there, and the whole thing is implicitly owned by the Buried. Don't go snooping or you might let something out
And that's the last one:
-A guest of mister spider
-The Magnus Institute
-Jane Prentis
-Not-Them
-Jude Perry
-Mike Crew
-Daisy
-Michael
-Oliver Banks
-Melanie
-The Boneturner
-The Coffin
-The Black Sun
And now Peter Lucas.
That's all of them, every single power. Idk what this is gonna turn out to mean, but it will not be good.
You are right, it is Very not good. Have fun with episode 160. :)
@@nicholasschran9019 im giggling at how terrifying and ominous that comment is, 160 certainly is a time !
@@nicholasschran9019 first time listener here, kinda scared
:)
@@lyx8039samesies
Our man Martin played Peter like a cheap kazoo
elias! martin! not!sasha! everyone is here for the party.
also GODS what an UTTERLY STRESSFUL episode.
there's, god there is SO much-- but something that stuck out to me:
Peter: How does that make you feel?
Martin: ...nothing. Nothing at all.
Peter: Excellent--I'm *so* proud of you, Martin.
Martin: I really don't care.
Peter: *Perfect.*
Elias: To go into The Lonely willingly, is as good as death.
[...]
Know their route and simply.. follow it.
Jon: *only the static, of knowing*...
Elias: Very good.
Are you scared, Jon?
Jon: ...Yes.
Elias: *Perfect.*
Listening to this drama while I draw a cat with abs (joke with a friend) is an interesting experience.
Martin I think you've dropped this 👑
I mean, I hate Peter, but the 'I'm reading, shush' is just so relatable...
"He played you like a cheap whistle" You go Martin!
Oh Elias...
Oh ma gosh I was on another tab and Elias goes “and now...” and then a little tiny girl’s voice softly mumbles “now...” and I panicked for like five seconds before realizing it was a water-filter ad 😂
The culmination of so much shit in this episode is incredible. The Not Them running into Trevor and Julia and then Daisy straight up turning into a Wolf to fight them????
Daisy telling Basira to kill her after she gives in to The Hunt is actually gonna make me cry.
Time to stan Martin even harder
God this was such a good episode. There's too much to mention! The reveals, Peter continuing to be way too charming, Daisy/Basira, Jon/Martin, the cliffhanger, basically everything
(I'm not amazing at writing but here we go)
The image in my head of what the panopticon might look like is quite vivid.
I imagine the brick tunnel opening up to a massive cylinder shaped room with a dome like roof. Dwarfing the size of the cramped tunnels.
If every gap in the wall wasnt covered with old teal bricks then it was with empty cells. Old and long rusted.
The only light being casted on the walls was a dim green light that shone from the dull windows of the panopticon. Standing tall and assertive. Old but pristine. Sharing in that teal hue of the rest of the room
I also imagined that it would have metal stairs and safety railing coated in an old dark green paint chipping away revealing the rust underneath, spiraling up to the entrance.
There in the dusty dark panopticon sat Jonah Magnu's body, slouched over on a simple old chair facing away from the door. A sourceless green aura casting light on the area around.
For the Watcher's tower the windows were dull and dusty. Atleast not in the eye of the beholder.
I imagined peter standing tall behind Martin's short form. Placing the knife in Martin's fingers, while he sings him promises of glory, safety and loneliness.
I imagined Elias sitting on a few stray boxes on the right side of the entrance, having a good look at whoever might turn the corner from the spiral metal staircase. Not that he needs it. The green light casting stark shadows over his form.
I imagined Jon standing there is subtle disbelief, but not surprise. As he desperately and fearfully tries to find Martin, the large windows begin to fill with eyes.
And his heart, with an unimaginable fear.
Faaaaack. I really want to draw this now. But im bad at drawing complex backgrounds T^T
Peter trying to officiate their last divorce
This episode invigorated me so much I think I could run around my house ten times and still have that leftover buzz in my chest. Martin outsmarting Peter was actually perfect, Jon going into the Lonely for Martin was great but worrying, Elias outsmarting everyone ever was brilliant.
Also, everyone be proud of me, for I have finally worked up the courage to listen to these episodes under the following conditions:
-in the dark
-in my living room, which is quite big
-with the window open onto the forest
-with noise-cancellation headphones on.
I don’t think I’ve ever been this level of brave in my life…
these are the perfect conditions!
The parallels between peter approving Martins turning to the lonely from the previous episode and Elias approving of Jon becoming an eye avatar.. ARHG
I love that not-sasha realized that fucking around had concluded and it was time to find out
2:42 Martin's fucking "rI-ight..." is so good
It's a serious episode, but I cannot stop laughing over how every time John turns his head something that wants to kill him shows up
Martin just got caught up in their divorce drama
This whole episode is a fucking emotional rollercoaster I am screaming and crying real fucking tears i will probably drop dead rn
I'm sorry Elias/Jonah could get it 💯💯💯💯💯
Umhummmmmm 😏😏😏😏😏
Man... this certainly is the biggest fuster-cluck that they've thrown at us all at once. O.o
*EVERYONE IS HERE!!*
Edit: Hell yea Martin!!! He's officially my favorite character now!! Other than Breekon & Hope.
This really is the episode where everything goes to shit
Martin said sike, you guys! HE SAID SIKE!!!! :D
[INT. MAGNUS INSTITUTE: THE TUNNELS]
[TAPE CLICKS ON. THE SOUND OF PETER’S STATIC IS AUDIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND ALONG WITH SLOW, HEAVY FOOTSTEPS. MARTIN MAKES AN AGITATED SOUND.]
PETER
(pleasantly) Is everything alright, Martin?
MARTIN
It’s fine. Don’t particularly like it down here.
PETER
Ah, yes, of course. Hard to trust the doors, I imagine.
MARTIN
(wry chuckle) Yeah, well, everyone else seems to these days, so…
PETER
But she’s still the same corridors, I suppose. I’m sure… what was his name… Tim! Tim w-
MARTIN
(interrupting) I would really. Rather not talk about it, Peter.
PETER
Very well. This way.
[A FEW SECONDS OF SILENCE AND FOOTSTEPS.]
MARTIN
Are you sure about that map? I’m pretty certain the tunnels change.
PETER
Oh, don’t worry about that. Ink’s practically still wet. Not to mention, if they do change, well… I happen to have something that will change them back.
[RUSTLING]
MARTIN
That’s a Leitner.
PETER
It is!
MARTIN
And the, um… the blood on it?
PETER
(cheerfully) That’s Leitner too!
MARTIN
(apprehensively) …Riiight.
PETER
Do you want to see how it works?
MARTIN
No, no, I’d really rather you didn’t -
PETER
No, I insist! Watch.
[A FEW SECONDS OF SILENCE AS NOTHING HAPPENS.]
MARTIN
(wryly sarcastic) Very impressive.
PETER
I’m reading. Shush.
[MORE SILENCE, THEN FAINT FOOTSTEPS.]
MARTIN
Peter. Peter, there’s a… Peter, I think there’s something in there.
PETER
Mm-hmm. I’d stay quiet if I were you.
[A LOUD, SCRAPING SOUND GROWS IN VOLUME, ALONG WITH AGITATED, INHUMAN NOISES, BEFORE NOT-SASHA ENTERS WITH A DISTORTED SCREAM. IT LETS OUT A FEW RAGGED GASPS.]
NOT-SASHA
So you finally decided to let me out, John? (calling) Jooooohn?
Who’s there?
[MARTIN’S TERRIFIED BREATHING CAN BE HEARD.]
Who let me out?
Don’t be shy… I just want to say thank you.
…alright, have it your way. Now if you’ll excuse me… I have some unfinished business.
[IT LETS OUT A CACKLING LAUGH AS ITS VOICE FADES.]
[MARTIN LETS OUT A SHAKY BREATH.]
MARTIN
That- that - that was. Um-
PETER
Yes!
MARTIN
And it’s going to -
PETER
Make sure everyone is too busy to follow us. They’ll be fine… probably.
You could still go help them. If you insist.
[SEVERAL SECONDS OF SILENCE, MARTIN LETS OUT A RESIGNED INHALE.]
PETER
(satisfied) Very good. Come on.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
ARCHIVIST
Gone how?
DAISY
Just walked, out as far as we can tell.
BASIRA
A couple of guards on duty vanished too.
ARCHIVIST
(agitated) Vanished. How?!
BASIRA
Just left. Best we can tell, he had some dirt on them.
DAISY
Old friend at the prison let us know.
ARCHIVIST
What, and no one thought of that?
BASIRA
Asshole could have left at any time, but he just sat there laughing at us.
ARCHIVIST
No, no, this - this can’t be a coincidence.
BASIRA
Coincidence with what?
ARCHIVIST
Martin, or someone, left me a tape. Him and Peter Lukas are looking for something down in the tunnels.
BASIRA
Do you know what?
ARCHIVIST
No. He called it a device.
DAISY
When?
ARCHIVIST
I mean, I don’t - I mean… n-now? I guess? They could - it can’t be a coincidence that this is when Elias chooses to make a break for it.
BASIRA
You think he’s coming here?
ARCHIVIST
You don’t?
DAISY
Let’s go.
ARCHIVIST
(sighs) I’ll get the key.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
[MORE CLANGING FOOTSTEPS.]
MARTIN
What is this place?
PETER
The panopticon of Millbank prison. Not quite as Smirke originally conceived it, of course; Jonah Magnus made certain… adjustments.
MARTIN
And it’s been down here the whole time?
PETER
Why’d you think this was chosen as the Institute’s location when the prison closed? It’s a significant site of power for the Beholding. From the tower in the center of this room, you can see everything.
MARTIN
But there’s nothing in the cells.
PETER
I don’t mean the cells, Martin! I mean everything. Come on. Mind your step, this comes from an era before safety rails.
MARTIN
I don’t understand. Why are we here?
PETER
It’s quite simple, really. I want to use the powers of this place to learn about the Extinction - what it’s doing, where it’s manifesting. Then we can stop it.
MARTIN
And you need me for this?
PETER
Correct! Without a connection to the Eye, any attempt to use it would likely end very messily indeed. But thankfully it just so happens that you hold such a connection.
MARTIN
So that’s it. Both Lonely and Watching.
PETER
You must admit you’re the perfect candidate.
MARTIN
I suppose I am.
PETER
There is, of course, just one other complication? You’ll have to dispose of the current occupant.
MARTIN
Current…
[MARTIN SEES SOMETHING AND STOPS.]
(tense) Who is that?
PETER
Jonah Magnus! His body at least. Sitting here, watching. Binding it all together, growing ever older. If you want to take his place, well…
MARTIN
I’ll need to kill him.
PETER
Yes. Don’t worry, though, I brought a knife.
[THE SOUND OF ROLLING, SLIDING STONE.]
MARTIN
(shaky breath) Where are his eyes?
ELIAS
Exactly where they’ve always been, Martin.
[MARTIN LETS OUT A TREMBLING GASP.]
Watching over my Institute.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
BASIRA
And you’re sure?
ARCHIVIST
Yes, I’m sure it wasn’t here before!
BASIRA
It’s just that there’s a lot of tapes around.
ARCHIVIST
And I don’t keep any of them with the key to the tunnels. It’s been left for me.
DAISY
And it says ‘play me’. Kind of suspicious.
BASIRA
So Elias left it.
ARCHIVIST
Or Martin, or Peter, or Annabelle!
BASIRA
Fine. Whatever. Could be a distraction.
ARCHIVIST
Only one way to find out.
BASIRA
We don’t have time for this.
DAISY
We don’t know that. We’ve no idea what sort of time frame we’re on. I say play it.
ARCHIVIST
Thank you.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
[THE SOUND OF SLOSHING LIQUID. A DOOR SWINGS OPEN.]
ELIAS (JONAH)
Gertrude.
GERTRUDE
(under her breath) Damn.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Did you really think I wouldn’t notice?
GERTRUDE
I’d rather hoped you’d still be hampered with all the Dark’s business. It’s their ‘Grand Eclipse’ at the moment, isn’t it?
ELIAS (JONAH)
But I think we’ve both come to the same conclusion about that. That’s why you’re here.
GERTRUDE
Yes. Shame, really. I used to be able to torch a building in half the time. Age catches us all. (contemptuously) Well, almost all of us, Elias.
ELIAS (JONAH)
You were the one so… insistent on staying human.
GERTRUDE
And no doubt that makes my death a lot less complicated.
ELIAS (JONAH)
What exactly were you hoping to achieve here? Why not come at me directly instead of burning everything first?
GERTRUDE
I was rather hoping the fire would occupy you while I did just that.
ELIAS (JONAH)
I see.
How long have you known?
GERTRUDE
About your body? Not long after you took your new host and we had our little… chat. It wasn’t exactly a huge leap to the panopticon after that. The hard part was figuring out how to actually reach it. Took me the better part of a decade.
ELIAS (JONAH)
So you burn the place down, use it as cover to reach my body, and then we die together. How poetic. Doesn’t seem like your style at all.
GERTRUDE
I wasn’t actually planning on dying.
ELIAS (JONAH)
And how exactly were you planning on achieving that while you’re still bound to the… ha. Oh, I see. Very clever. (amused smirk) I thought Eric was the only one to figure that little morsel out.
GERTRUDE
Knowledge has a way of surviving. You of all people should know that.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Quite. It was a good plan, actually. If you hadn’t been so complacent about me keeping an eye out down here, probably would have worked. (sarcastic) Gertrude’s grand retirement.
GERTRUDE
It still might.
[SOUND OF FLINT AND STEEL]
Just needs a little spark, and -
[A GUN COCKS.]
I see. So you’re finally getting your hands dirty? I must really have caught you off guard.
ELIAS (JONAH)
I suppose we both got a little complacent. Fifty years is a long time. End of an era.
GERTRUDE
I’m not really in the mood for nostalgia, Elias. You might have noticed I’m rather busy so either shoot me or -
[A GUNSHOT RINGS OUT. GERTRUDE GASPS AND COLLAPSES.]
GERTRUDE
(gasping) Well… there it is. Thought it would hurt more.
ELIAS
(sighs) Pity.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
BASIRA
Right, so what does that tell us?
John? John?
ARCHIVIST
Y-yes, sorry, right. Just, uh… uh, the panopticon. It’s the, um-
BASIRA
The design of Milbank prison, based on an all-seeing watchtower. I know. I did the reading.
ARCHIVIST
Right.
BASIRA
You think that’s the device?
ARCHIVIST
Yes. And I’d wager that Elias’ body -
BASIRA
Gotta be Jonah Magnus, right?
ARCHIVIST
I’d say so.
BASIRA
(sigh) And he’s been body hopping like whatever was in Reynor.
ARCHIVIST
So is he going to help Peter or stop him?
BASIRA
Lukas is planning to take over the panopticon. Can’t imagine he wants that to happen.
ARCHIVIST
But Elias put him in charge. That doesn’t make any- what… Daisy are you-?
BASIRA
Shh!
[HEAVY, UNEVEN FOOTSTEPS. DISTANT FEMALE SCREAMS CAN BE HEARD.]
ARCHIVIST
Oh, no.
BASIRA
Stay here, both of you. I’ll check it out.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
PETER
What are you doing here, Elias?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Oh, you needn’t worry.
PETER
Two against one?
ELIAS (JONAH)
I couldn’t stop you if I wanted to. I just wanted to be here at the end. Can a man not watch his own death?
MARTIN
What, wh- what? What? How are you even here?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Well-
PETER
Don’t let him distract you.
ELIAS (JONAH)
(contemptuous) Peter.
PETER
(equally contemptuous) Elias.
MARTIN
Both of you just - just shut up. Just give me a second to think.
PETER
Of course. You can take all the time in the world.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Come now, Martin. I would have thought you’d jump at the chance to kill me.
MARTIN
That’s not… why wouldn’t you help against the Extinction?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Because I’m a busy man. It has never been my top priority.
MARTIN
I don’t believe you.
ELIAS (JONAH)
That really doesn’t matter, I’m afraid. It’s the only answer you’re going to get.
MARTIN
If I…
If I do kill you, will the others survive?
PETER
Elias?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Come now, Peter, it’s a valid question. And you should have addressed it yourself, really.
The short answer is, I don’t know, Martin. I guarantee it won’t be pleasant for them, but I honestly don’t know if their ties to the Institute are quite as strong as I may have implied. You, at least should be insulated from the fallout by your new allegiance. John… might be powerful enough to weather it. Melanie’s well out of it, so that just leaves Basira and Daisy. And the rest of the Institute, of course, and you can’t tell me you care about them.
MARTIN
(indignant) Wh- of course I do!
ELIAS (JONAH)
Do you though? Do you really care about any of them? Or is that worrying just simply an old reflex?
Goodness. Peter has done his work well, hasn’t he? No, the only choice I think that matters is whether you want to kill me or not.
MARTIN
I do. (laughs) I really, really do.
PETER
Then do it, Martin. We’re the same, you and I. We don’t need anyone else. watching from a distance, that’s always who you’ve been. Haven’t you enjoyed it these last few months, drifting through the Archives unseen, unjudged? You’ll like it in there. I promise.
MARTIN
Yeah. Yeah, I think I would.
PETER
Then do it. Kill him and help me save the world.
[A LONG PAUSE.]
MARTIN
No.
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
DAISY
Well?
BASIRA
Looks like two people. An old guy and-
DAISY
A woman with a scar.
ARCHIVIST
Oh, God, now? Why now?!
BASIRA
It’s probably not a coincidence. From what I saw they’ve been toying with the rest of the Institute, but it won’t be long until they’re all dead or escaped.
DAISY
And then they’re coming here.
ARCHIVIST
(under his breath) Right.
BASIRA
Set up by the door. Try and take them when they break through.
DAISY
Right.
ARCHIVIST
Do I, uh… do I get a gun?
BASIRA
You’ve fired one?
ARCHIVIST
(indignant) You never taught me!
BASIRA
You never asked. Besides, we’ve got problems enough without -
[A LOUD CRASH.]
NOT-SASHA
Hello, John.
BASIRA
Oh, shit.
ARCHIVIST
You’ve got to be fucking kidding-
[LOUD CRASH, GUNSHOTS]
BASIRA
Go!
[CLATTERING SOUNDS AS JOHN RUNS.]
TREVOR
Joooooonny boy! (cackles)
JULIA
We want to make a statement!
NOT-SASHA
Oh, hello! What’s happening here? New friends?
[GUNSHOTS. NOT-SASHA LAUGHS.]
NOT-SASHA
Not new friends? Even better.
DAISY
What the hell is that thing?
JULIA
Ha! You see that, old man?
TREVOR
Talking. They’re all monsters in here.
ARCHIVIST
You remember what happened to Sasha?
BASIRA
That’s the thing that took her.
ARCHIVIST
It was trapped in the tunnels. It - Martin. Something’s happening down there.
BASIRA
If he’s down there with Peter, or Elias… dammit, we need to get down there.
TREVOR
(in the background) Come out, come out, wherever you are!
(sniffs) Can you smell ‘em?
JULIA
Ugh. Hard to tell over the stink of that thing!
BASIRA
They’ll follow us… goddammit. John, go, we’ll keep them busy.
ARCHIVIST
What? No! I -
BASIRA
Don’t argue. Just go.
NOT-SASHA
Joooon?
ARCHIVIST
Fine. Just don’t die.
BASIRA
Go.
[A FEW MOMENTS OF SILENCE AND CLANKING.]
BASIRA
This might be it.
DAISY
Basira…
BASIRA
Didn’t think it would end like this. (heh) You know what, actually, I think I did.
[JULIA LAUGHS MANIACALLY IN THE BACKGROUND]
DAISY
Basira, promise me something.
BASIRA
What - no. Daisy, no.
DAISY
Basira, when this is over, you need to find me. And kill me. Promise me.
BASIRA
No. No, Daisy, we’ll figure something out.
NOT-SASHA
You can’t hide forever, John…
DAISY
These last few months… it was always borrowed time, wasn’t it? Can’t outrun it forever.
BASIRA
(desperately) Daisy…
DAISY
Promise me.
BASIRA
I promise.
DAISY
Thanks. Now run.
BASIRA
Daisy -
DAISY
(voice growling, distorted by the Hunt) Run…
[QUICK FOOTSTEPS, DAISY SNARLING. JULIA LAUGHS AND COCKS A GUN.].
JULIA
There you are.
TREVOR
All alone.
DAISY
(snarling) Shit!
[A GUNSHOT RINGS OUT.]
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
PETER
Martin. What are you doing?
MARTIN
I’m… saying no. I refuse. Game over.
[THE KNIFE CLATTERS TO THE GROUND.]
PETER
Martin, this is not the time for petulance. There are bigger things at stake here -
MARTIN
(laugh) You know, I think that was actually the problem. You made the stakes too high. All the little details that didn’t add up… it made them more obvious. Exaggerated.
PETER
The Extinction is coming.
MARTIN
Oh, I’m sure it is! But that’s not what this is about, is it? This isn’t about saving the world, it’s all just some power play against him. I might not know exactly what’s going on, but I don’t think I want any part of this. However much I want to kill him… I’m out.
PETER
But you said -
MARTIN
Honestly, I mostly just said what I thought you wanted to hear.
PETER
I see. (to Elias) This is your doing, is it?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Hardly.
MARTIN
It’s not him! It’s not anybody. It’s just me. Always has been. I…
When I first came to you, I thought I had lost everything. John was dead, my mother was dead, the job I had put everything into trapped me into spreading evil and I… I really didn’t care what happened to me. I told myself I was trying to protect the others, but… honestly we didn’t even like each other. Maybe I just thought joining up with you would be a good way to get killed.
And then… John came back, and… and suddenly I had a reason I had to keep your attention on me. Make you feel in control so you didn’t take it out on him. And if that meant drifting further away, so what? I’d already grieved for him. And if it meant now saving him, it was worth it.
When you started talking about the Extinction, though… you had me actually, then, for a while. But then - (laughs sardonically) then, you tried to make me the hero. Tried to sell me on the idea that I was the only one who could stop it. And that I’ve never sat right with me. I mean, I mean, look - look at me, I’m not exactly a - a chosen one. But by then I was in too deep. So I played along. Waited to see what your end game was, and here we are.
Funny. Looks like I was right the first time. It’s probably still a good way to get killed?
ELIAS (JONAS)
(smugly) I warned you, Peter.
PETER
But you do serve the Lonely.
MARTIN
Oh, I’m getting there, but if this is the final test or something? Then bad luck. The answer’s still no.
PETER
(petulantly) No. No! This isn’t fair - do you have any idea what you’ve done? You knew, he must realize -
MARTIN
Jonah had nothing to do with it.
PETER
No, that’s not - you can’t -
ELIAS (JONAH)
You’ve lost, Peter, admit it. He played you like a… (gleefully) like a… cheap whistle.
PETER
No! Shut up.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Peter. It’s time.
PETER
Fine.
MARTIN
Great. Now perhaps one of you, then, can tell me what’s…
[PETER’S TELLTALE STATIC FADES IN SUDDENLY, DROWNING OUT MARTIN’S VOICE. WHEN IT FADES OUT, MARTIN IS GONE.]
ELIAS (JONAH)
It won’t be that bad, Peter. You’ll see. Now, he’ll be here soon, so you can leave or -
PETER
Oh, no. No. I’m not gonna make it easy on him. You haven’t won yet.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Your choice. Just make sure to leave the door open.
[PETER’S STATIC RISES ONE LAST TIME, THEN FADES. ELIAS, BY HIMSELF, LETS OUT A LONG, TRIUMPHANT LAUGH.]
[CLICK]
[CLICK]
[A FEW SECONDS OF JOHN’S LABORED BREATHING]
ELIAS (JONAH)
Ah, John. I was almost worried. You found your way all right?
ARCHIVIST
(out of breath) Yes. Yes, I did.
…how?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Suffice it to say I called you.
ARCHIVIST
What is this place?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Hmm. A complicated question. And time is as -
ARCHIVIST
The panopticon.
ELIAS (JONAH)
(pleased) …my, you have grown. Yes. A masterpiece, isn’t it?
ARCHIVIST
Yeah. It is. And that’s you there? Your… body?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Not anymore. But not really, although if you harmed it, it wouldn’t go well for me. Or any of your friends, for that matter.
ARCHIVIST
Maybe it’s worth it.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Maybe. And I’m sure in another circumstance, you would be more than happy to take your chances for a shot at revenge.
But…
ELIAS (JONAH)
But for Martin, time is very much of the essence.
ARCHIVIST
Where is he?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Peter Lukas has cast him into the Lonely, and with every passing moment he gets further away from you.
ARCHIVIST
How do I bring him back?
ELIAS (JONAH)
From out here? Impossible.
ARCHIVIST
You want me to follow him?
ELIAS (JONAH)
No, John. You want you to follow him. I simply want you to know that if you do so, you are almost certainly not coming back. To go into the Lonely willingly is as good as death.
[THERE IS NO HESITATION.]
ARCHIVIST
How do I do it?
ELIAS (JONAH)
Wasn’t too long ago. And I’m sure traces of their passage still remain. Just open your mind. Drink it all in. Know their route, and simply… follow it.
[THE STATIC ONCE AGAIN RISES.]
Very good.
Are you scared, John?
ARCHIVIST
(quietly) Yes.
ELIAS (JONAH)
Perfect.
[WITH THAT, THE STATIC OVERTAKES HIM.]
[CLICK]
Steven [Redacted] thank youu
Jonah and Peter are engaged in a custody battle over Martin as part of their 67th divorce
elias fucking _summoning_ jon
Is no one going to mention that Martin basically said Jon is his reason? CAUSE MAN WAS THAT CUTE
jesus christ how many things are living in the tunnels??? basira shoots at the fuckin not sasha entity and like 3 other voices start laughing or going jooOOOoon jfc
The two monster hunters were there too
It was the wanna be van helsings and Helen.
All are just having a big nice get together !
Martin is actually an angel and he deserves so much happiness and vacation days
NotSasha: Joooonnn~~
Jon: Youve gotta be Fucking Kidding Me
Return of the Kings this episode tbh
Martin Blackwood slaying it
Elias Bouchard back to the top
Oh this feels so good I am PUMPED for whatever's next!
I had to look up Panopticon because while i knew what the word meant I needed context and
Then i realized this was a call back to that episode where we find out that one of the things they were testing in the prisom was a guard tower that could observe every cell, the literal real world panopticon.
Omg: the book?
That's a Lietner
The blood?
That's Lietner too
Wow