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Okay, hear me out, hear me out— Johan Liebert as an avatar of The End

GERRY KEAY, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE 😭😭

blonde protocol gerry

because he's happy and alive and i love blonde goths and i love him

alice's dyer hair designs are so different just because she changes her hairstyle every monday prove me wrong

episode 2: making adjustments.

daria my little precious girl i'm so sorry

colin

colin becher

he was...so real. for that.

Concept: TMA quotes but it's Barbie

Proof of concept:

Coherent thought escapes me for a lot of this post so forgive me if the topic jumps around or becomes confusing at times; this was not meant for the public eye initially

Something that strikes me as odd in the following excerpts from episode 2 in The Magnus Protocols are the repeated usage of floral patterns, initially regarding the serpent on ink5ouls' arm and secondly regarding the paintbrush that was tattooed on Daria's skin.

"except that they had an absolutely gorgeous floral serpent design running up their arm and into their neck that was so vivid it looked ready to slither off their skin and onto the chair." (Making Adjustments, E2 TMAGP)

"a flurry of colourful floral patterns entwined with symbols I didn’t recognise. Despite the pain I twisted my arm back and forth to admire the work and those symbols almost seemed to glitter in the light. It was… It was beautiful." (Making Adjustments, E2 TMAGP)

Another, bigger thing but there is a repetition to symbols throughout the entire podcast thus far. The quote above mentions "symbols [they] didn't recognise", that almost seemed to "glitter in the light" (2 TMAGP). The following quote solidifies my resolve that these symbols are going to be an important and recurring subject.

"The photos from the spelunk seem properly gone, but I did find an old wooden thing with a bunch of similar symbols on ... No dice, I’m afraid. Must be something up with my phone camera. Really not helping the whole paranoia thing either. Anyone know anything about photographic distortion?" (First Shift, E1 TMAGP)

RedCanary finds a box in the ruins of the Magnus Institute, and if that's not evidence towards it being supernatural, photos they take of the box turn out distorted. This is curious to me, as not only is there no significance that I recall placed upon small boxes with symbols in The Magnus Archives, but also you can see the repetition of the symbols *again*. These symbols have no weight in TMA, and right now, I can't even remember supernatural symbols.

After making a quick term search, here are the only instances of prevalent symbols in The Magnus Archives.

"The design had always struck me as beautiful: it was silver, an abstract shape of a hand with a symbol on it that I believe was meant to represent a closed eye." (A Father's Love, E9 TMA)

"On each face were thick black lines that formed these symbols that I didn’t recognise, but they were clearly drawn on the faces themselves, not just on the photographs. I don’t remember the symbols in any great detail, I’m afraid, just the faces that they were drawn onto, though they weren’t people I recognised." (A Father's Love, E9 TMA)

"MARTIN: It’s okay. What are you reading?

BASIRA: Introduction to Alchemy. It’s, um, really interesting, actually – you know a lot of the symbols people use come from astrology and alchemy. Like the symbol everyone thinks is the female symbol is actually the old astrological sign for Venus, which means it also means copper in alchemy. Which is kind of… What?" (Absent Without Leave, E95 TMA)

"The other side had a symbol of some kind, written in thick marker pen: a curved line, with four straight lines coming off one side of it. Like a closed eye." (Growing Dark, E25 TMA)

"It’s gibberish – just a mess of symbols and letters, like it was using the wrong characters. Some of them weren’t even ASCII. I didn’t have time to really process it, though, as they were generating quickly, and soon filled the whole screen." (Binary, E65 TMA)

"It’s a good way to visualise these things. Symbols and metaphor… they give easy channels for the Great Powers to flow through. Ready forms for their energy to manifest." (Connected, E197 TMA)

"That was the day we found the stone. Half buried, worn almost completely smooth by time and exposure, but still clearly covered in those same hieroglyphics as I had seen in da Silva’s manuscript ... Jack clapped me on the back and started making some sketches of the symbols." (Dead Horse E133 TMA)

"Grigori had done some work to make sure we were digging over what he believed to be the entrance, and it only took a day to unearth the slab of limestone that covered it. I could see hieroglyphics etched onto the surface, but they were far too worn to read. Large upon the stone was carved the closed loop of a shen ring, the symbol of infinity." (Burial Rites, E64 TMA)

I omitted mentions of symbols regarding the People's Church of the Divine Host, since they seem to be less relevant. Quotes above that caught my eye are the ones from Absent Without Leave (95 TMA) and Connected (197 TMA), though the former much more so than the latter.

"I was meant to be doing a portrait for some generic witchy alchemist character, and it was when I was researching the symbols and stuff that I came across 'Ink5oul'" (Making Adjustments, E2 TMAGP)

This quote specifies alchemy. The only reason I'm so iffy about it is because of the irrelevance to the symbols at hand. Alchemy in the whole of the Magnus universe is only mentioned twice, and I've included both quotes (Absent Without Leave (95 TMA) and (Making Adjustments (2 TMAGP)) in this little monologue.

Connected (197 TMA) catches my eye so much because Annabelle Cane, the speaker, mentions symbols that pertain to the entities. Symbols that allow for "the Great Powers to flow through. Ready forms for their energy to manifest" (197 TMA)). The only setback in this idea of the symbols representing the TMA entities, is that I would presume they depict the entities themselves (e.g Desolation = fire, Eye = eye, Lonely = cloud, etc.). However, RedCanary mentions that the symbols as follows:

"it was like… symbols and stuff and some pretty suspicious stains on some floors. I don’t really know occult or whatever, but I dunno. Felt legit in a way most of it doesn’t." (First Shift, E1 TMAGP)

These symbols are not described in any way other than this. The second episode mentions them almost "[glittering] in the light" (2 TMAGP). Thus far, these are the only descriptions we have of the symbols. They aren't mentioned to be reminiscent of eyes, nor webs, nor bugs, nor any other material concept/thing that could resemble the 14/15 fears.

The reason for the lingering and my pushing on the mention of alchemy not once, but twice in the Magnus Universe is because these symbols are harder to explain. They're less frequent in day to day society, and thus they are more difficult to describe.

TL; DR: There is a weirdly specific usage of floral patterns in episode 2 of The Magnus Protocol. What's more, there is an even more weirdly repeated usage for symbols in The Magnus Protocols that I believe is the basis for the entity system, or maybe the way in which it manifests.

I think the fact that the magnus fandom subconsciously(?) decided to draw Gwen and Elias Bouchard like this should be studied

What’s up people, I wanted to post this when I listened to the epilogue but alas the storm knocked out the cell towers in my area and today was the first day they’re back online so

Behold a mediocre live post, posted not live

Ohh I have decided I do not like this epilogue and I haven’t even started it, just the way Alex said epilogue put me on edge

Ohhh oh no Gwen Alice rematch

Gwen my useless lesbian girlboss can you handle this situation because I am going to go with no

Wow Gwen you suck ass at comforting

And you don’t know what you’re doing!!!

Bestie you don’t know what your job does!! And you’re looking for a MANUAL girl pop you are so screwed.

Yeah Colin how did you forget about him he’s probably fucking dead

Oh shit his phone he hates phones that ain’t good

TAPE RECORDER!!!!! ❤️

Is this the portal between worlds????? IT IS!!!!

Sam baby girl how are you, ah bad it seems bye Sam until we see you again

Back to the OAIR and the great time of employee misconduct

Their bickering❤️❤️❤️

Oh SHIT Colin’s dead RIP you had a good run. Shoved himself in a server rack by the sound machine of it

Well what an ending

Ok I’m back I’m walking in a rainstorm but it’s fine

Damn this guy was cleaning up some crazy stuff how do you melt a tooth???

No dude lighters are bad news

Damn avatars in this universe got it together they made an effective food source

That’s not a mannequin my friend

Yeah dude don’t be curious that’s the motto here

Oh the dreams looks like the people here can’t escape those either

I wonder if a web or web variant runs the hilltop center

But at the same time this guy is going o. About stones and it sounds like he’s speaking in rocks so it might be a buried equivalent. (Also damn this is some good voice acting)

She can wait- SAM you fucking idiot you will not get another chance to call her back.

Also Celia is freaking me out especially that “there it is “ the tone of voice sounds so off

And you might relsease another one

Celia why do you sound so unbothered by the gasps(I know why I bet she heard a lot of that in the apocalypse)

WHAT IS IT damn I wish I had eyes

Is it that weird tree thing wtf is it

Almost that is not an answer

Sam this is not the time for a breakdown

Is Sam’s headache related to the object somehow

Also Sam you’re in a rusty quill product you don’t get to know what’s going on

OH WHAT THE FUCK it’s a tear in the universe

Celia you sound like a mad scientist I bet she was a chemistry major all this sounds of balancing makes me think of chemistry.

Also Sam’s totally a sacrifice isn’t he, Celia is going to shove him in the rift to try and take her place

Celia avatar of the web I was not expecting that

What is stopping her 

Oh shit oh shit oh shit that’s the stranger

What The FUCK WHAT IS GOING ON?????!!!! Her voice is tape recorder. Oh shit this is the TMA Celia the fearless one that’s fucking Georgy

Did the archivist say it is time??? What happened to them What is going on?????

oh Alice good luck what ever you are going to find isn’t going to be pretty. What the fuck oh shit it’s the stone statement guy from earlier. We are the Hilltop what??????

Oh Gwen you are so unbelievably fucked but good for you day drinking.

GWEN!!! You don’t even know what the job does!!!! And you still fucking blackmailed your way into it. You are so screwed girl

Oh the glitched phone sounds that is so cool, looks like the connections breaking

What the fuck is that noise

Sam’s fucking gone

Yeah gone in the multiverse man

Dude what a fucking season 1

Honestly what a fucking episode it really did a good job of wrapping up the season. I’m honestly excited for what comes next. (Still no Annabelle cameo so :( but a girl can dream)

Besties I’m listening to the finale while I have the time.

Sam you bloody idiot PICK UP THE PHONE

Celia what plan, what are you going to do

NO Colin FUCK he’s dead Colin I’m so sorry

Yeah Gwen I love you be you fucked up so BADLY

Lena was handling things you now have to deal with all the supernatural bullshit. Laugh while you can your about to have a dead IT on your hands I would say go girl boss but I fear she may have girl bosses too close to the sun.

Archivist on the lift I love that they are getting a lift buddy just you wait

Celia was that a moment of Knowing

What is Sam humming??👀

We want your teeth- bestie you are in the fucking avatar shopping center

Ohhh if it is the TMA Celia I understand why she wouldn’t like doors

Who is the Scottish guy is that Colin no right I don’t think so but I am so shit at voice recognition. This poor guy he had to work the spooky strip mall. But man he is smart, sounds like this universes Joshua Gillespie.

Yeah bribing the taxi man

Oh Oh OH tape recorder I do not know who this guy is. Ohh was that a compulsion. He’s fighting it.

AHhhh the archivist they spoke ahhhh. I love their voice

Bleeding buildings that’s cool but also working a bad job for money that’s so real

Ok ok I’ll do a part 2 later I got work and can’t listen

Girls I’ll be honest I am not ready for the Magnus Protocol finale tomorrow. I don’t know what will keep me preoccupied on Thursdays and I’m scared.

I’m still hoping for an Annabelle Cane cameo like come on it’s hilltop road it’s her place!

Brief episode notes

Oh Trever Herbert I missed you so, your voice is less energetic so I’m sad but still nice to see you

Oh so there’s another group that does similar things hmmm

Not the forced diversity photo shoot

Dude Gwen wasn’t kidding about wanting Lena’s job hot dam

Sam’s trauma speed run lets goooooo

Yeah this isn’t suspicious at all bunch of children with no real supervision hmmm

Dude this guy has the weird bone movement like that guy in the first episode

Huh is this a Jonah variant but instead of replacing eyes he is doing a weird mix of the circus and flesh and it just taking handfuls of skin

But also Sam could it be that they rejected you to protect you

Oh damn this is just like Georgie in a way especially with the skulls

Ha dude just Dropped

Dude Fuck I forgot about the Magnus Protocol Episode

Trevor Herbert!!!!!!! What the Fuck are you doing here. I’m glad to see you again buddy I missed you!

Using a kind boy for your own personal gain who’s devoted to you. This guy is 100% Magnus

Dude a pre anglefish that’s a cab that’s so fucking cool

Augustus reading an older statement about a weird guy doing weird stuff. Real subtle here guys

ARCHIVIST!!!!! How are you my beloved

Also no distinct code for archivist hmm👀

Dude Chester sounded so robotic this episode

Like last episode I was kinda freaked out about how human Norris sounded but this episode all that humanity was gone. Looks like Colin did more damage than he thought.

Subtraction Soup!

I was not expecting you to make a cameo in today’s episode

Idk if it’s the fact that I’m exhausted but Norris’ voice at the start just sounded so off to me. Like it was so human and idk why but that actually started to freak me out a little bit. My brain knows something’s wrong but it can say what. Or it could be the 3 hours of sleep I got who knows

Chef Jane Prentiss was not on my bingo card but I’m not too upset

Another worm wife joins the team

TMAGP 24 live reaction

I was not expecting the actual demon baby

*sigh* a heart thing and cycling incident

Why must they suffer in this way

Also a being that’s all eyes, good to see we have another archivist on our hands

While I am distressed over this episode,

One thing I am very happy about is that Harlan did not do the sound mixing for this episode

Because in my heart I know we would have been subjected to all the delightful sounds of a stomach “unzipping” so small mercies

Harlan

Harlan why the fuck would you do this to me

I am eating Drywall right now

Fuck this episode

Also Mrs Kelley??

Lena is married how did I miss that, did they mention it and I missed it???