I know that we assumed that Sam was a Jon parallel (new job, mysterious traumatic past, scrawniest brown man in Britain) but i don’t think he is anymore. Paranoia, an unhealthy obsession with workplace mysteries, absolutely doomed by the narrative? That’s all Colin.
Meanwhile, look at Sam. He’s obsessed with the Magnus Institute, to be sure, but unlike Jon, he’s actually good at it. He’s reckless, willing to follow any leads no matter how dangerous or weird. He listens to mysterious sources that any self respecting horror protagonist (cough Alice cough) would flag as risky. But beyond that, he’s also smart, confident, and brave. He’s not only easy to like, he’s easy to underestimate. And that’s not Jon.
That’s Sasha