January 2024

The Line

”Canaries should stay above ground.”

Was terrifying on its own of course but I think there’s another layer to that which makes it an even more obvious warning, If you didn’t know Canaries used to be used by coal miners to detect Carbon monoxide, in the 19th and 20th centuries. This was because canaries are especially sensitive to air toxins (ex. carbon monoxide), more so than humans. So when a canary was noticeable sick or died, the miners would know that there was carbon monoxide in that area. “Canaries are safer above ground” is a very obvious warning to Sam especially

this place is not safe, stay away from the Magnus institute or it may poison you.

“I was born down here and I will die down here”

Hold on now Alice, let’s not say things like that so early on in the series, that typically doesn’t work out super well when your a Jonny Sims character, lest I remind you:

Love that the vast majority of people listening to the Magnus Protocol right now are coming already from the Magnus Archives and so we’re rocking up like it’s the hunger games or something like-

“alright guys, wallets out, who do we think is gonna be the first to die? I’ve got $20 on Colin”

We really are not beating the “listeners are servants of The Eye” allegations anytime soon. We really will never learn our lesson huh?