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I was thinking about Season 5 “murder cheerleader” Martin Blackwood today, and I want to talk about it because I think it’s a really interesting aspect of his character that can basically be summed up by what Anabelle Cane tells him in “The Worms”.

“He’s (Jon’s) more powerful here than he’s ever been, isn’t he? And you’re not sure what that means for you. Does he even need you at all?”

Jon is powerful in the apocalypse. So powerful, that he doesn’t need Martin to make it to London from a physical standpoint. He can just waltz through the fears, smiting all the way, and I think that’s why Martin leans so far into their revenge quest that he even pushes it when Jon starts to get cold feet.

Because from his standpoint: By encouraging the smiting he’s showing Jon, and himself, that he can be powerful too. He can be someone with a strong resolve who Jon needs to complete his quest. And when Jon starts to push back from it, it feel’s like a rejection of the one thing Martin think’s he’s good for.

What he doesn’t realize is that Jon’s revenge quest has nothing to do with him because Jon isn’t doubting Martin’s place by his side. While Jon could technically get through the apocalypse unscathed, he needs an anchor. He needs a reason to get up and keep going, and like he tells Martin in “Curiosity,” Martin is that reason. It doesn’t matter to Jon if he’s strong, or powerful, or useful. Jon just need’s someone that will tie him to his humanity.

And Martin does that without even trying.

Could you imagine the kind of theories Jon Sims would come up with while watching a show/movie or reading a book?

Worse: Could you imagine the kind of theories Jon Sims would come up with if he were watching his own series that he is the main character of? I genuinely think he’d start to theorize that Martin was a puppet made of spiders at some point.

In my opinion, one of the biggest moments that shows why The Eye picks Jon over Elias happens in Season 3. And it’s when Tim insists that he gets to help take down the circus.

Elias, who’s main goal is kickstarting the apocalypse, doesn’t want Tim to go because he see’s him as a rouge element to his plans. If he goes off the rails then it might hinder Jon’s ability to go up against The Stranger and get marked. That’s just not worth it in his opinion.

Jon however, wants Tim to go, because as he says himself, “I would rather have you were I can see you.” Jon KNOWS that Tim is spiraling. It’s very obvious to anyone around him and it’s easy to draw the conclusion that his unstable behavior is going to lead to him lashing out at some point. But, Jon is willing to risk that so he can keep his eye on Tim and see what he does when faced with the thing that took so much from him.

Jon truly and utterly serves The Eye, while Elias spends a lot of his time serving the concept of the apocalypse. What happens with Tim is a great example of that because Elias favors his plans instead of the knowledge of what Tim will do when unleashed on the circus, and that’s exactly why The Eye favors Jon as it’s pupil.