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[–]calacatia 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I never notice the static :(

[–]fxktnThe Extinction[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they can be hard to hear at times.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I'm sure you'll catch it, but Mag87 - "Meghan" talking to Sebastian about meeting their boss: "You may call them 'I Do Not Know You'"

[–]fxktnThe Extinction[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had it in my notes since yesterday :) Thanks for pointing it out though. Will add it to the list now that the episode is fully released.

[–]Mindness502 1 point2 points  (1 child)

This is great! I feel like I heard some static throughout the series on one of my listen-throughs, at least subconsciously, but I hadn't really thought about it outside of the Distortion till I came across this post. I'll have to keep a closer eye on it (pun not intended).

Any ideas as to what the static represents? Is it just the Powers showing their influence upon the world? From this list, it doesn't seem to be specific to any Power, except maybe the Beholder. Or, could it be the Beholder itself pointing out the other Powers, a subtle nod to the listener regarding the knowledge of their existence to help drive the fear of the Powers?

[–]fxktnThe Extinction[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, it seems to be there whenever something supernatural is near the tape recorder (Not-Them, Michael, Crew making Jon fall), but obviously it's also just there during the reading of statements, when things related to some of the powers is mentioned/explained.

I think that, for the latter group of statics at least, it's the Beholding showing a particular interest in that part of the statement. I suppose it could also be the statement's power that's kind of coming through, but I lean more towards the first idea.

"Can I have a cigarette" has static because Beholding's attention is drawn to that phrase, not because the phrase itself is having any power...Or something. I'm sure it's significant though.

Something funny though: There's no static in Mag28 when the phrase "silk will not stitch the butchers meat" is read, which surprises me a little bit. It's a perfect example of a phrase that would typically have that... So maybe it's a red herring/not a direct quote from a power.

Either way, it's worth keeping an ear out for this I think. Or just check this list after each new episode. I'll generally have it updated fairly quickly after release if there is anything.