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My best (worst) tma headcanon is that in mag 200 when Jon struts up to Jonah/Elias in the Panopticon and he tells the Eye to "release him," the Eye doesn't just release Jonah from it's grasp, it also releases Elias from Jonah.

So then we get a very confused, very disoriented Elias, sort of Separating away from Jonah over the next few minutes.

It starts with a very confused Elias, not really understanding where he is or what's happening

Then it flips back to Jonah, attempting to maintain control and Villain Monologue as is his prerogative as a melodramatic asshole

Then it's back to Elias, realizing he's about to die and not understanding why or what's happening, only that Jon is about to kill him and that he's Scared.

And finally, once again Elias, dying but in his final moments wishing Jon luck with whatever it is he's doing, not fully understanding the scope of things, but understanding what Jonah was and what he had done, and understanding that they had to die for it all.

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Damn… it makes sense but I hope it was only Jonah. Would suck if Jon killed an innocent man to get to the culprit. 😢😭

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I kinda find that less satisfying than Jonah being, at the end, just a scared little man terrified of death. I like the idea that it's all him because it strips him of that grandeur and leaves him so pathetic.

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I don't really see it, but also it would explain why Jonah was written so poorly (at least to me) in the final episode.

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would you mind explaining your opinion? genuinely interested

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@coffinqueenie I can't explain it best right now, it's been a while since i listened to the finale but I was so disappointed by Jonahs ending as it felt rushed. There was no effort, though I think that's mainly cause Jonny built half of Jonahs character on a mystery but the character behind that mystery is hollow. I think he was too calm during that scene. Yes there's panic, but it doesn't feel like it's enough. In the scene with Basira it made sense, but in that scene I think he should've been even just a bit more angry. I've actually been meaning to rewrite it, probably get my point across better

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That makes so much sense holy shit, I was always confused why Jonah suddenly seems to switch personalities there

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I always thought that was OG elias being confused and begging for life!!

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What makes this theory even more terrifying is that John would know exactly what's happening, but at this point he wouldn't even care. We've seen how willing season 5 John is to get his revenge on and then rationalising it for himself.