THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #26 - A Distortion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2017
- MAG026 - Case #0160204 - Sasha James
Statement regarding a series of paranormal sightings.
The Magnus Archives tells the tale of another of its own archival assistants whose close encounter with a stranger leads to both a missing person and some familiar creatures.
Starring: The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Sasha James - Lottie Broomhall
Writer: Jonathan Sims
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![That was very stupid. [Magnus Archives Animatic]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2Y2NcTLR0EY/mqdefault.jpg)
Jon needs to stop dismissing people, so far both assistants have gotten into trouble because they thought he wouldn't take them seriously without evidence.
In Jon's defense he believed Martin about the Witch right away.
Maybe he didn't expect anything would actually happen to them, or maybe he didn't expect them to care so much about what he thought?
(Lowkey hoping it's the latter for angst and/or wholesomeness purposes. Wait, what am I saying? Both possibilities could be used for angst. :D)
Jon is probably being overly dismissive because much of the evidence that belongs with a file that’s been proven is missing from a ton of files that seem to have compelling leads, and only now is he believing because his team is being attacked.
he's very dismissive about the regular people that come in but when a coworker makes a statement he always takes it seriously and keeps them safe
He has taken both of them seriously though, especially Sasha. Tbf working in a job that deals with the paranormal, you need to be quite skeptical, if you just believed everything and took "feelings" as evidence, it would be a mess.
“You know me, Jon, I’m not the bravest person in the world, I generally avoid horror-“
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WORK
At that point, none of them truly knew
I love reading and listening to horror but no experiencing them
@Ida Juelsson I need to document this
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Statement of Ida Juelsson regarding an event concerning a woman they consider to be paranormal of nature, recorded direct from subject 16th of July, 2021 -
@Ida Juelsson I'm inclined to chock this statement as the overactive imaginings of an 11 year old based on the fact that quite frankly, it's impossible to find any corroborating evidence other than of course it having vague similarities with earlier statements, but I do sympathise with the subject, I too feel like I'm always being watched, especially right now... hmm I'm rambling
End of Statement
That was hella fun lol, I recording be reading it and everything, gotta say I felt like Jon, that frankly was definitely an exiting statement you gave there, we have local folklore of women wearing the faces of loved ones here to lure children into the forest and mind you we live on opposite sides of the globe
@cak01vej I guess?
But weren't they both in Artifacts before the show started?
the idea of Michael going around just like. . . doing normal stuff is really funny to me for some reason
What did he do with the flowers he bought?
@@michie2222 he put them in a vase for the hallways, just for a nice lil decoration
@@michie2222 Maybe he had a date
Most social interactions are built on lies, or misdirection so of course someone like Michael would be excellent at it
Shopping for houses, meeting old friends, being in peoples dreams
I love how it is obvious by the tone that Sasha is the favorite
Jonathan: I don't have any favorite employees
Jonathan: *IChuuut sasha your the favorite don't worry*
sure as hell.
martin is incompetent
tim is unprofessinell as hell
sasha is super competent and professional
who will the favorit of a workobcessed boss be?
The fucking irony. The guy that killed the worms with fire got killed by a fire extinguisher
FU I totally didn't catch that and this is my 3rd or 4th time through
Who was the guy who killed them with fire?
@@burgerboss1016 Timothy Hodge, the man that protagonizes "Squirm".
DAWG I DID NOT REALIZE THAT
Second listen and I completely forgot that😂
JON DONT BE MEAN TO MARTIN >:(
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hes just being a tsundere 🙄🙄/j
i mean it is a lil funny
fuck jon all the homies hate jon
he won't be mean in a little while ;]
When she described the figure tall and thin without bones and stiff fingers and larger bony hands, it reminded me of episode: 8 burned out, when the “schizophrenic father” of the statement giver said, “All it’s bones are in its hands”. 0.0
Wow. I didn't remember that
OWO
reminded me of the weird josh in episode 17
Reminded me of the figure seen by the priest before Mass
Lol, it reminded me of the Not Graham from what, the second episode I think?
It's a small detail, but it's really funny to me that Tim is the one who pulls April Fools pranks on his coworkers when, in episode 11, Jon said Tim was the _only_ person he trusted not to be pulling a prank on him with the scary dream statement. Poor Jon. No wonder he has trust issues.
Michael seems like a nice morally ambiguous entity!
Chaotic neutral
Michael’s in it for a good time
Perhaps a cousin of The Man in The Tan Jacket or The Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home
@@wynnt1 I like your way of thinking
@@wynnt1 I like the way you think.
Well, isn't Michael a charmer.
Yeah❤️
Manifesting good Michael vibes manifesting good Michael vibes COME ON PLEASE CAN WE HAVE A NICE FRIENDLY SUPERNATURAL ENTITY FOR ONCE-
Sorry, that's not how the story goes.
@@voidjockey82 I mean kinda in a weird roundabout and totally didn't see that coming sorta way. Though really depends on ones definition of "nice" muahahaha
Well, everything connected to the open eye symbol has been somewhat nice for now...
i would consider michael morally grey from this first intro. but not exactly nice, no entity seems to be so far at least. there must be some benefit for him, or it, in all this as he said he wanted to help or sth but did not care if they died. well that is my impression
Lol. Lmao, even. Rofl, if you will.
The irony of Sasha calling out MARTIN'S lack of a self-preservation instinct is amazing, for two reasons.
If Sasha ends up dying, I'm gonna come back here and complain to you about spoilers
@@cocoTr33 Hey, this is vague enough that it could be about any idiocy from her, not just dying.
@@pyrosianheir I have returned to complain to you about spoilers. It was, in fact, not about her idiocy, and it was, in fact, a spoiler.
@cocoTr33 damn, now I'm spoiled too. Guess I need to avoid comments u-u
@@cocoTr33 well fuck, i just got spoiler-ed.
Did anyone notice how Michael didn't mention Elias when he was asking her if she wanted to save her co-workers? After that one episode where Elias walks in mid-statement, I'm starting to not trust him that much
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I just thought that maybe Elias was like a security guy so he of all of them does not need so much protection, which might not actually make sense but still. I mean Jon keeps saying he's gonna ask Elias for extra security or fire extinguishers... Yea that kinda s bad reasoning tho
@@a.b.6689 The reason Jon mentioned talking to Elias about more security is because Elias is in charge of the institute. He’s the head administrator who would be able to arrange for additional security or for the fire suppression system to be switched out.
Just some clarification for you going forward. 😊
Basically, he’s Jon’s boss.
@@TheNitpickChick I dunno if I was too stupid to notice or if this was a spoiler
@@a.b.6689 It’s not a spoiler. Elias is established from the get-go as Jon’s boss. 🙂
In the first episode, Jon mentions him as “…the Head of the Institute, Mr. Elias Buchard…”
But then there were several episodes between that and when Elias interrupted the statement recording in episode 17 to chastise Jon about upsetting Naomi Herne (since she’s connected to the Lucas family, who he mentioned are big donors to the Institute). So I understand how it could have escaped your notice.
There are a ton of names thrown about, and it’s hard to connect them all on your first listen. 😊
"You'll know him by all the bones in his hands." Episode 8. The narrator's father's last words because they were about to stop his "work" with fractals. Either its these creatures... or the bone turner. I DONT KNOW AND ITS KILLING ME.
I get the feeling that every single creature up to now has been the same "species". We just don't know the mechanics behind them yet. Maybe the immortal spider and the vampires were something different, maybe.
Maybe it's closer to this one that the other? Because this one ONLY seems to have bones in its hands- "all its bones in its hands" would fit
@@GiubileiFernando I think that the worms are one separate species, the Leitner books are a case of its own and whatever the eye cult is up to, although there seems to be a connection between eyes and books. I also have the feeling that whatever possessed the priest and the house has something to do with that cult because both the serial killer and the dad if the worker at the house were killed with no weapon found. I don't see how they're *all* connected but it feels like there are two to three bigger things
I love reading these theories from season 1
@@someoneawesome8717 ah, a time traveler I see. Being entertained by the thoughts and theories of those who follow your path, such as I. Good that you're not one of the time travelers that just posts the eye emoticon
I just realized that it was Jane Prentice who attacked Harriet in squirm, and she infected her, and it was worms that came out and made that horrid noise.
Ooooohh I was thinking who was Jane prentice. And Timothy Hodges is the guy who gave the squirm story.
And Timothy hodge is the dude who slept with Harriet.
Hey better late than never! The worm stories really make my skin crawl so the attachment was easier to pick out after being so disturbed by each of the connected statements.
Thank God he went scorched earth
thank you for commenting this I was mixing up jane prentice and Harriet and it was really confusing me
Listen, I’m jumping ship from the Magnus Institute the moment entities start coming for me. “I quit! I’ll go away. I won’t talk about any of this ever again” 😂
👀 This comment is gonna age well.
@@RustyQuill ohhh man I can’t wait to see how 😂
I would probably have the reaction of "well f***. I'm f***ed. But it's not like anyone else is better prepared to deal with this."
@@RustyQuill it truely did
But will they let you leave?
Michael is already my favorite lovecraftian horror-creature.
I prefer Helen.
he is adorabe
@@Sxcheschka fellow Helen enjoyer
f ck yea Helen! Michael is also v great !! : )
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When am i gonna learn. When am i gonna stop trying to eat and listen to TMA at the same time
charles sputum how do you eat honestly I am very impressed.
RIP
You eat? Lmao could not be me
I be out here forgetting to eat for 6 hours at a time
Same
I was eating a pizza this episode and ngl I felt fine the whole time. It was very tasty 😋
Just a good reminder that when you document dangerous creatures inevitably someone will notice you.
What's with the benevolent supernatural entities always being called michael???
how do you know they are different beings and not one and only? ;)
@@margo1574 Michael from the good place is actually a huge fire squid so I doubt it
@@data6022 still, entities learning how to use skin suits isn't unusual at all here... :D
@@margo1574 well, we can assume that this creature picked the name Michael for a reason. Maybe it sees itself as some kind of savior or protector (either honestly or ironically), given its apparent plan of action?
This could be entirely unrelated I haven’t even listened to the episode yet I just saw your comment, but Michael is actually, if I’m not mistaken, the name of one of the Arch Angles from the Bible. I guess it already has a supernatural element to it.
i'm at 13:09 and i'm claiming michael as my monster boyfriend sorry fellas i got dibs
Oh honey, you can keep it
fuck can't believe im too late
he has tWo hands
i will personally fight you for him. square up.
Cal Hanlon I looked up fan art and well.. I think I may be a monster fucker-
Mr Body-Snatcher seems to be becoming quite the regular character
@Emily Barclay Senor Your Toes Hand'em Over
@Emily Barclay Professor of "just fcking unbirthing ur skeleton"-class
@Emily Barclay introduction classes starts at 3 am, includes basics in bone-snatching and a speech on how grave-robbing is really just discriminated unjustly against by law enforcement
"do u want to quit?"
"i need to know"
oh my gosh the foreshadowing 😬
Spoilers (kind of)
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I know I'm three years late, but im convinced "Micheal" is the thing that "replaced" Graham from episode three, Across the street. Anyone else?
I think that was the not them
I THOUGHT THAT TOO
SPOILERS (no specific spoilers tho, just a general thing)
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Michael and not-Graham are two different things. Michael is the spiral and not-Graham is the stranger. they do seem very similar tho.
Well, i spoiled myself before listening to this podcast and already knew who Michael was. And in that episode, when "not Gahram" appeared and they described how he looked i was like "that's him, thats Michael"
This is my first go-round & YES that was my first thought. Michael's description matches that of "Not-Graham"!
michael literally just vibing
Michael distortion was not a villain and canonically saved everyone's life and was in fact in the right the whole time in this essay i will-
thanks
I love you 🥺💕
true that
A week or so before watching this episode I remember having a dream where a small silver worm burrowed into my leg. To say I'm a little disgusted is an understatement.
oh wow that is actually horrid
Reminds me of the terrible story I used to tell my neighbor friend's older sister about the "black worms" which functioned about the same way as the silver worms, but they were smaller, like hairs that crawl into your hair if you lie in the grass. I feel bad because we teased the older sister with this creepy tale, as she was disabled sort of, with prader willy. So even though she was older, maybe 14, she was mentally about the same age as us, around 11 (me) and 9 (her younger sister I was friends with) at the time back in 2002.
I'm so sorry... but... those do exist... this worm is called Dracunculus medinensis...
@@TIGGYQUEthere you go, pouring fuel on my nightmares.
(sees title) oh my god, its happening! whats the procedure everyone, whats the procedure, everybody stay calm, STAY F*CKING CALM
basically me, ive had prior knowledge of michael and when i saw the title i SCREAMED
@@gamelikers FBSJFBJSFNHDND SAME. SOMEONE I KNOW REALLY LIKES TMA AND EVEN COSPLAYS MICHAEL AND I SAW THE TITLE AND GOT SO EXCITED OHMYGOD
OMG EXACTLY HGVHGVJHGV i started listening to tma because of the fanart and cosplay i saw of michael, so when i saw the title i almost sqealed in happiness uguztfuztfizt
Meanwhile I'm relistening to this and I didn't make the connection til now lol
As someone who is trying to get into doing voice work, these seem like such a labor of love. I hope you guys get more recognition, these are so great!
Sasha is a brave lady. She needs to worry about what Jon wants less though.
I absolutely looove the transcripts from the site I'm reading from (It looks official but I'm not sure it is? idk)
...who’s that architect he’s obsessed with?
ARCHIVIST
_(slightly disgusted)_ Robert Smirke.
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...we spent half an hour checking for it.
ARCHIVIST
_(completely disgusted)_ Yes. I remember.
I love being caught up and reading all the theories from ppl doing their first listen
Lol then plz read mine on the “getting darker” episode I HAVE TO KNOW if I’m on the right path
Reminds me of the thing that followed Graham in ep3... The most striking similiraty is it's ability to appear sympathetic...
Oh that's where I rember the tall blond from, notgraham
@@Not_Lilly42 HOLY CRAP
@@Not_Lilly42 but notgraham was short? could it be that he grew
@@Not_Lilly42 I just checked and not Graham was short with curly blonde hair
So far the flesh hive is the thing that's creeped me out the most. I don't like the thought of things under my skin. I could never get any piercings for that reason, and piercings that go under skin and not just through it(ear piercings are fine and lip and nose piercings don't really bother me but eyebrow piercings or ones that do across the bridge of the nose freak me out) make me feel uncomfortable to even look at or think about. Honestly, sometimes the fact that I have bones under my skin freaks me out. So the flesh hive freaks me out because that's playing into a fear of mine that's rather hard to escape.
Same here. Even month piercings are a no go or tunnels in ears. It doesn't bother me much in photos. But in videos and in person is worst. It's just that sight of something foreign moving inside a living person as they speak, emote, move around that makes my skin crawl. I can't even be friends with such people cause seeing them often is just too much.:'c
oh dammit now im acutely aware of my eyebrow piercing
@@NoelciaaaI remember when I was pregnant being creeped out by the lumps in my stomach as the baby stretched.
Me: *sees title* oh my god are we finally meeting Michael
wait what's up with the title what did i miss
@@f_mva !
Oh my gods... Tomothy Hodges was the dude from sqirm. I wondered how he ended up getting infected since he burned everything down but Sasha said she didn't even feel the worm squirming into her skin... That makes me sick to the stomach😨😨
Also I guess it's ironic that he killed the worms with fire and now died by a fire extinguisher
At the end of that episode, Jon was concerned because he'd had "intercourse with one of Jane Prentiss victims" soo I'm guessing that's a definite mode of infection.
@@sarcastixfoxdragon6166so... Uhhh.... STD worms?
the voice of this woman omg.
Good? No good?
It good bb
It's perfect.
Jon: “I need to know”
SON YOU GOT A BIG STORM COMING
Welcome to The Magnus Archive ft. Salad fingers
😂
I genuinely pictured Michael as a morph between Salad Fingers and Loser Candy (from Gravity Falls) and only realized recently after seeing some fanart that everyone else just pictured him as a hot dude with sharp hands and great hair.
@@awarlockunkindlyborn1353 i sorta pictured him as a late-stage other mother ( like from coralline) but a blonde guy
sasha fans 🤝 michael fans
this episode
i miss sashas voice but also FIRST MENTION OF MY BOY FUCKHANDS
Pro tip from an avid fan:
I quite enjoy the way I went about watching this series. It might sound a bit odd but I started at episode 91 because I had seen an animatic and it looks action packed enough to keep my attention longer then my first watching of the anglerfish. And then I kept watching, I started in the middle of the series and watched until I was caught up. Now I’m enjoying going back and watching the beginning to pick out all the little clues an stuff like our friend we meet here from a point of understanding. I’m not sure if this would ever work for any of you I just wanted to say I liked watching it this way.
All my love for consuming media in the "wrong" order, if it works for you, don't ever let someone shame you for doing something unconventionally
When i picture Michael for some reason the image of distorted Jesus from the Mandela catalog pops inti my head
This made me feel a slow developing terror, like something was getting closer, right from the start, when they said the silver worms have followed Martin all the way to the Magnus Institute. I always assumed the office was like a fourth wall-all safe from the supernatural. The statement this episode proved me wrong.
😂
Hey i *just* noticed that michael doesn’t ask if she wants to save her *own* life.
This is my comfort TMA episode so far. Every once in a while, I come back just to read the comments and listen to the episode again. This podcast is amazing.
Re-listening, saw the title of the episode, and exclaimed "Oh, it's my boy!" for all the world to hear. God, Michael is such a fun and [SPOILER?] horrifyingly tragic character, I love them. A master of interior decor.
Same! lol 😄
Michael is my favorite entity/avatar/monster character. He’s so delightfully chaotic whenever he shows up, I adore his voice and his laugh, and his backstory breaks my heart. ❤️
(I love Helen too, don’t get me wrong, but Michael remains my favorite. 😊)
oh so THIS is the mr. mchugehands i've seen people obsessing over.. he seems nice :)
Inch resting how Martin's "archival assistant" and Sasha's "assistant archivist"
I never noticed that before! Well spotted! 😃
Yeah. Jon clearly puts Sasha just below him on the hierarchy tree. He's the head archivist, and she's the assistant archivist; but, they're both Archivists. While Martin gets relegated to archival assistant: bottom of the totem pole below Sasha and Tim.
"i thought that if this prentiss were the danger everyone seemed to think, then he’d almost certainly be dead" stop being mean to martin, guys!!!
Spoiler:
Says the woman that got herself killed first.
@@melissaharris3389 okay, sasha didn't axe the table. she's a solid case of wrong place, wrong time
"Tall, blond, and monster" had me cackling
Relistening to this after 101 makes me sad :(
Where’s her sense of survival? Like she complained about Martin, like what about her 😭
Okay biggest take away is some weird creatures and paranormal are not malicious. Why Michael might not be good he did in fact help twofold even as he teached them how to fight worms and saved Sarah from infection . However I understand Jon concern on some thing that's clearly not human and apparently not caring if they die helping them for some unknown reason. After all this time investing traumatizing and/or murderous supernatural having one helping us strange as fuck.
I think he does it just cause they r probably fighting a common enemy or either he has some kind of benefit from helping. Maybe he wants them to discover smt..
Micheal!! Ugh how I missed this podcast. I love the funky tall spiral blonde man
They just released another episode and now I'm getting anxious because I'm so far behind. Fhbfbdrh
Saaame. Honestly I just started a few weeks ago, and I’m desperately trying to catch up!
Yeah same, I just started a couple days ago and I can't go anywhere without getting spoiled :(
Why is no one commenting about the fact that Michael took Sasha out on a coffee date?? That’s so weirdly human it’s endearing. God get a room you two.
URM GUYS? DIDNT SHE SAY THAT ONE OF THE WORMS GOT AT HER? GET HER MEDICALLY CHECKED JONATHAN!
Also, oh hey, first sighting of the Door Man.
coming back to this while halfway through season 5 hurts more than at should
"Seriously? If a member of the public came in you'd have torn that statement to shreds!"
The second time a member of Jon's crew has put themselves in danger as a result of his critical nature. (The first was Martin, wanting to do a good job researching for Jon.) I wonder how he feels about it.
YEAHHH MICHEAL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED!! im so hyped ive heard abt him for a while, hes one of the reasons i started listining
"It's just a scratch".... Oh, Sasha
I just got a Michael's ad in front of this episode
the descriptions in this episode got me so good... I've never been squeamish but I gagged a few times while listening to this!
Listen. I ship Sasha and Michael. One day this will be the story of their first date. "The stalking wasn't cool, but then I joined him for coffee, we met up later and he showed me how to slay an evil parasitic enemy, and then saved me from gruesome infestation. The rest is history."
This is fucking hilarious. Gosh, I hope your second listen was even more delightful than your first.
"I generally avoid horror" Sasha you work at a place where you search for horror
Sasha, dear, have you read any of the statements?
Micheal reminds me of Not Graham and the weird long creature she kept watching. Both were blond too, but they had pictures of Not Graham so I'm not too sure about that.
I love that Jon believes Sasha without a doubt that's honestly just very sweet to me, especially since he is a bit of a hard ass
Is Sasha not getting treated for that?
All it's bones are in it's hands.
Okay, so this is very stupid, but I heard "fire extinguisher", registered it as such, and then proceeded to think it was a flamethrower (with CO2 and zero flame for some reason) for the rest of the episode, right until I heard Jon talking about getting CO2 fire extinguishers for the Institute, at which point I registered the thing for what it was again and realised what a goof I've been.
Like wtf, dude xd
Also, I'm a big fan of sympathising Jon. The way he talks to Sasha at the end radiates great sadness at the thought of her leaving. I hope to see more of this side of him.
possible spoilers
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"Also, I'm a big fan of sympathising Jon. The way he talks to Sasha at the end radiates great sadness at the thought of her leaving. I hope to see more of this side of him."
"now i see you."
"it is remarkably easy to buy an axe in central london."
@@cactusc9519more possible spoilers
"Ceaseless Watcher, turn your gaze upon this wretched thing."
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bless. i hope we see more michael
I'd just like to remind a few people (as I myself forgot this detail and remmberd it from searching his name in the transcripts) that Timothy Hodge was the one with the sexual incounter with Harriet Lee, the women infected with the parasite from the woman in the red dress/"flesh hive" .
I’m gonna stop eating my spaghetti now thank you
I love rewatching this after already knowing answers to most mysteries of the show. Michael's remarks of "You can't even imagine what's going on". So good.
Me who just started getting into MAG / TMA and imo this has been one of the best episodes so far.
CROWLEY PFP
@@azcdtixs YESS HI FELLOW GOOD OMENS FAN ?
jon why do you hate Martin so much??
Ikr???
I honestly don’t think he hates him at all- Jon seems like a prickly guy who doesn’t like expressing how he really feels about people.
he has a crush and doesn't know how to deal with it
From what it sounds like, Martin is THAT guy.
You know those signs that say, "Its been x days since incident y has happened." Martin seems to be the type that makes x go to 0. "It would be Martin."
Just accident prone.
Cause he let a dog lose in the archives 😅
Oh, worm
I was trying to figure out where I've heard the name Jane Prentis before. She was the lady in the red dress in episode 6 squirm
Michael didn't mention saving Elias nor Sasha, how lovely
20:51 CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
Satisfaction brings The Archivist back.
This is like the first time we hear the emotion and concerns from the narrations enter Jon’s normal speech, he clearly cares about his coworkers.
As some that's finished the series I'll say that Jon cares very deeply but constantly has difficulty expressing that to others. It's part of the tragedy that few people really understand how _much_ Jon cares.
Sasha is my favourite of the assistants.
she is cool
Nah just the thought of a worm chilling inside Sasha without her knowing makes me sick😨😨 "Michael" clearly is a weird fella but I'm glad it did that
Michael Distortion, i care you 💛
Michael the Distortion my beloved
Oh you really 'need to know' don't you Jon
... ah, Sasha.
I know, I know it most likely wouldn't have changed anything.
She was on the radar of those things now either way, they would never leave her just be.
But maybe, if she had taken that offer and went away, maybe she would have been deemed "not important enough".
And then, just maybe...
Well, it doesn't matter anymore I suppose.
Unfortunately, none of them _can_ quit. Even running away isn't an option as Tim later learns.
Not sure if the Distortion knew this or not. It _IS_ lies after all.
I swear, i have heard the name timothy hodge, but for the life of me I cant seem to fricking remember what episode it was *spoilers for s2 and s3*
spoiler
i really didn't understand why everyone is talking about how Michael will be their monster boyfriend until Helen came along and now I understand
the episode Squirm. he was the guy who took home the girl who'd been infected by Jane Prentiss, and then set whatever hatched from her on fire. He'd gotten infected from her.
(Minor spoiler. Beware). ----- I am on my first re-listen and I cannot believe this episode was actually called "A Distortion". It could have been named THE Distortion as well, why go for less😅
wait she said that the hands were like leather, it's like the leather hands poking through the holes in that metal thing in the last episode right? is this the same creature? it also has similarties to not!Graham before he turned into him I think. Also, now that I think of it, the way Martin described the sound of squishing the worm was very similar to how Timothy from squirm describes the sound from the bedroom, and timothy was infected by worms after Harriet was acting weird so it was obviously the worms. This creature might also have to do with the boneturner from how it was described it would take the bones in that episode
Michael my beloved
So I already know abut about the other charecters and how they look because of tiktok, [thats where I found out about this podcast] and I have the strong feeling the creature named Michael is actually the spiral.
oooooooh this is exciting! ive seen a shitton of fanart and cosplay about this michael guy i think so im really excited to see where that goes
Ok so I think the "vampires" from earlier may actually be mature versions of those wormlike things and they reproduce and mature after being placed in a host (such as the young woman from Writhe) very similarly to how parasitic wasps (the ones that made Charles Darwin stop believing in God) reproduce. I will return to this if my theory has viability. I don't mind spoilers so if someone's back here on a rewatch please tell me if I'm on the right track
Canon doesn't go that direction, but that would have been horrifyingly fascinating. One could argue that canon doesn't outright contradict it, either.
@@FH-rp6zs yeah, I'm back now the whole series was a ride!
@@someoneawesome8717 the way you said this made me think of the tv series "The Strain" 🤢
@@rye4453 oh that series was pretty good for the gross out factor, but as it stands the vampires and the worms are in fact two separate types of monster, which was a little disappointing
the biggest relevant thing i can think of is the sheer amount of extant worms, and the reportedly small population of vampires, makes me doubt it, unfortunately because that would be fucking terrifying and i love the idea
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I looked up robert smirke (the architect they were arguing abt) and read his wikipedia just to know what kind of things they normally talk abt in the institute and accidentally spoiled so much for myself lol 💀💀
i think michael's a good lad
I wonder if there's more going on with Elias?
Michael sounds like one of those Alternates from The Mandela Catalog
MICHAEEELLLLLL YEAHHHHHH
This is getting so much better omfg I see why there's so much hype
The first thing that just came to my mind is, What if that blond man is the guy who "replaced" Graham in Ep3 (Across the Street)?