[ID:screenshot from the unofficial transcript of magnus archives episode 154 reading, Two years, I tried to figure out how to quit, how to leave this place.
And when I finally did, when I felt the Watcher’s grip slip away, it
left me in such a state I was no longer useful to Mary, and… she did
what Mary does. (short laugh) It was fitting, I suppose. Even after everything, she made me taste blood one last time.
ID: screenshot from the unofficial transcript of magnus archives episode 200 reading, ARCHIVIST.
It has to be you. The Eye won’t let me do it. MARTIN.
[Sobbing] Are you sure about this? ARCHIVIST.
No. But I love you. MARTIN.
I love you too. [KISS] [MARTIN STABS DEEPLY; THERE IS A SINGLE GASP] [PAINED SOB] [DISTORTED SCREECH, WITH SOUND LIKE TAPE RAPIDLY UNSPOOLING AMIDST A RISING CRESCENDO OF STATIC] [THEN… CLICK] /end ID]
my favourite part about the old timey letters to Jonah is that they all contain in some way the sentiment of I am cutting contact with you because you are batshit insane. no one does it like Jonah Magnus!
our short-timed romance was lovely, Jonah, but you are fucking insane and I don’t want to meet you ever again
No getting our hopes up with the spin-off beyond this point and whatever, but I think it’d be very sexy if Jonah got to haunt the narrative like he deserves.
the fact that jonathan means “gift of god/gift from god” (x)
and sims means “the listener” or “he who hears” (x) (x)
but i can’t write any cool analysis about how Jon’s name fits into the thematic elements of the narrative bc Jonny just straight up plagiarized his birth certificate will never stop making me angry
the thing is, jonny sims insisting on honoring the dictum of death of the author made me respect him a lot, & now i find myself counterproductively caring about how much he would hate jonelias 😭
