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WAIT I JUST REALIZED AFTER SO LONG

Last person to see Sasha, before she got replaced by NotThem, was Elias. She went to artefact storage, because, as per Elias's words, "they got separated".

The thing is, at this point they couldn't "get separeted", Elias knows position of every person in The Institute at all times (if it's not in the tunnels), meaning he knew exactly where Sasha went.

Gertrude mentioned Sasha had "potential to become The Archivist" and by that point she was already marked by two Entities (The Corruption and The Distortion) when Jon was marked only by one (The Web), which means she was speedrunning that shit, which interferes with Elias's plans for Jon.

All this points to the assuming Elias knew exactly where Sasha was going, might have even directed her there, because he hoped or knew she would die there.

ELIAS INDIRECTLY, BUT PURPOSEFULLY, KILLED SASHA.

Someone bring me "reasons to kick Elias Bouchard in the balls" board, we gotta add another point.

poor, disposable, magnus podcast men

Love that tma is so traumatic constantly that we all gloss over the fact that Jon was kidnapped and forcibly moisturized while tied to a chair for a month.

Every time I think too hard about it it actually freaks me out. And Jon never talks about it again which also freaks me out

I’m planning on writing a fic (after I finish my currently uploading one) where s5 Jon and Martin get sent to a universe where the s1 stuff hasn’t happened yet after the whole stab thing, and have to try and explain everything to the s1 cast…was kinda scared that people wouldn’t like it but I’m starting to think there’s an audience for it

Overdone but s1 Jon would literally strangle s5 Jon to death if he found out about him and Martin, it would be on SIGHT

i bet on losing dogs

i am SO NORMAL about elias bouchard. but like, the original one. one of the most tragic characters of tma imo

everyone spits on this guys’ name because some victorian or gregorian guy decided he was a suitable candidate for an impromptu eye transplant surgery that just straight up got him killed (probably). so not only does he die but his corpse gets to be violated! and his memory defiled! and literally (almost) no one knows! they refer to jonah as elias even when they do know that’s not his name and that’s just so awful.

fate SO MUCH worse than death.

and i mean, same goes for James Wright! (though not to the same extent, at least imo)

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i read some fanfics (there aren’t that many) where elias is trapped in the back of his own mind, getting to watch magnus puppeteer his body around and sometimes in those fanfics people make him mentally fight magnus (failing in some, and succeeding in others, both of which i love). or they have him survive by getting magnus’ eyes out of him. like a “jon fights with jonah and rips his eyes out” situation. every fanfic writer who has contributed to this au let me just say; i love you so so so so so much. you are writing some mighty good work. i need it in my veins. more. <33 also did i mention that i love you? you deserve all the good things in the world.

TMA things I literally cannot stop thinking about:

- original Elias Bouchard

- Sasha James and her subsequent erasure

- Tim and Jon’s ruined relationship and potential past friendship

- Tim, Jon and Sasha when they worked together in research

- the psychological and physical torture of being moisturized every day for a month. literally some of the most violation stuff i can imagine

TMA 200 SPOILERS GOD DONT READ

Okay was it bad my first thought was "the lesbians stay winning" I laugh through the pain I Laugh Through the Goddamn Pain

Ok, so I want to talk about this. Because it IS very interesting and an important detail about Jonah Magnus as a character, his whole journey and the way he's lived his life.

First off, it's been pretty much established that he is close with the Lukas family to some extent. They are-- assumed monetarily-- patrons of the institute. Considering the way Magnus began this whole journey and the fascination he had with the fears from the start, it's easy to assume he and Mordechai were on the same page, allies perhaps.

When he mentions that he retrieved the bones "when the time came" to me that sounds like he waited for that moment. Waited for the moment when Barnabas was no more than bones. And why? Because he wanted to know EXACTLY what would become of someone stuck in the Lonely. He needed to see it first hand, and unfortunately poor Barnabas crossed the wrong family in the end. Always pay your debts everyone -- But, I think Mordechai probably told him where he could find them, or at least let them be released from the Lonely. But Magnus was probably free to come and go as he pleased anyway.

As to why he keeps them, and where they are, again, what he says is "bones you can find in my office if you know where to look." To me, sounds like they are locked away somewhere in the office, probably in a safe or just a locked drawer or something depending on the furnishing of his office. Honestly, I don't think he's told anyone about them, nor would anyone probably even hear that tape. We have NO WAY of knowing if Jon even heard that tape. I'm under the impression he never heard it, considering that it would have given a pretty big hint to who Elias really is, even for Jon. No, the only one who knows that secret is the one controlling the tape recorders.

Does he told to them? Perhaps. I think that's open to interpretation. My own personal headcanon is that he's careful not to say anything out loud he doesn't want overheard. He's careful, he knows better than to spill secrets before they're ready to be revealed.

But if he did, if someone walked in on him talking to them, that would be the funniest thing in the world. But, I think they'd probably get fussed at or just leave thinking it was totally normal. Because, you know, it probably is.

In short. Jonah Magnus is more sentimental than he lets on, assuming Barnabas was more than just a simple friend. Either he kept them because he did care for him or he keeps them as a reminder. But, that's just my opinion on it. :3

So, I have a series of questions concerning what may be considered a weirdly niche piece of TMA canon. Namely, the time Elias casually mentioned that someone’s bones have been stored in the office of the head of the Magnus Institute since the fucking Victorian era.

For those of you who either didn’t pay attention to the old-timey parts of TMA or just don’t remember, here’s a refresher on how this shit went down: A man named Barnabas Bennett ended up in debt to Mordechai Lukas, a man whose family is notable for serving an eldritch entity which embodies the fear of loneliness. Mordechai, annoyed at not being paid back, Barnabas to a fucked up Lonely pocket dimension. Barnabas was the only person in this fucked up Lonely pocket dimension, but objects in said pocket dimension could be affected by those in reality and vice-versa. So, Barnabas sent a letter to his close friend and probably-lover, Jonah Magnus, BEGGING him for help. Jonah, being a bitch, didn’t do shit, not out of any spite towards Barnabas, or because he didn’t think he could get Mordechai to let him go, or out of fear of meeting the same fate, but because he wanted to see what would happen. Then, when Barnabas finally wasted away into nothing, Jonah went and picked up his bones, then stashed them in his office. Where they remained for like 200 years.

I have several questions about this event, which are as follows:

1. How did Jonah acquire the bones? Did Mordechai offer them to Jonah, or did Jonah ask for them?

2. Did anyone else know about the bones prior to Elias talking about them on tape?

3. Does he ever talk to the bones like they can hear him?

4. If the answer to the previous question is yes, has someone ever walked in on Elias while he was doing so? Has someone walked into Elias’s office only to find him mid-evil monologue while tenderly cradling a human skull and, if so, how the fuck did they react to that?

Not to be obsessed with my own playlist but -

Spoilers of course for specific themes and all that. Listen at your own risk.

Oh, I don't know, maybe to stop having the extra title of Mr. Douchelord? But hey, everyone's got their life goals. You seem pretty set on yours, which would be fine, if you weren't dragging everybody else down with you. So, what's the ratio here? Cost and profit? I already know lives mean nothing to you - but in terms of, how much effort you've got to put into a guy who's just going to die anyway, how much is too much?

"The profit is worth every single cost. And it will be when I am finally on top," the smile on his face spread even further for a moment before Elias regain his composure and shrugged it off, "What's that old saying? In order to make an omelette you have to crack a few eggs. As far as how much effort is too much? I had around half a century nearly with Gertrude. She would have been perfect had she been more reliable. It is... Annoying to start new, but, well... The process for working in the Institute is very thorough for a reason.."

I think Ink5oul and the other influencer (sorry) could be atleast partly to do with the eye, hear me out.

Near the end of MAGP 16, we get this

Which I know reminded most of us of our good friend Sergey Ushanka

(I'm aware it's spelt wrong but that's irrelevant)

But it's too different to be that, I think the key part here is "I just wanted to be noticed" or in others words to be seen. Now I'm fully aware this is very thumbtacks and red strings right now but if we look at MAGP 20 we get these

Ink5oul repeatedly says the actual tattoos don't matter, but the reaction of their audience. It was too much to put here but near the beginning of their monologue they talk to Gwen about the way our brain reacts to going viral and says having too much of that can turn you into an addict. Which ink5oul has clearly become at this point. My point is that throughout this episode, ink5oul seems to be actively trying to take our focus from the actual tattoo itself, ijstead focusing solely on the reaction and one other thing.

Now, the problems. I will be the first to admit there are a few holes with this theory first being with the other thing ink5oul focuses on that I just mentioned, it's a thing they call "the look" which just by the name sounds like more evidence of the eye but really isn't. Ink5oul talks about how now they crave this look of fear, apprehension, and dread more than anything, so it kinda throws a wrench in my gears, but it can be overlooked.

Secondly this does nothing to explain why and how ink5ouls tattoos do what they do (cause fires, deaths,ect) my thoughts atm are that it could be to do with a combination of another fear but I'm not sure which and honesty that line of thought is a bit flimsy.

My final thoughts are this, I think the fear, if that's even what's at play in this universe, that ink5oul harbours, represents, whatever is the eye. But a different version of it, in MAG the eye drew its power from seeing and it's victims suffered from being seen, what if it has reversed in a way? Now "avatars" take their power from being seen, beholded I'm honestly not certain what this version of the eye does to its victims that's another wee problem with this theory but I do think this theory has atleast a bit of creadance.

Ok, so one or two things I didn't mention was that there's also the possibility that the eye hasn't reversed, but instead, ink5oul is the victim, but I dont think that makes much sense with they've been presented so far but it's still possible.

Secondly I'm not certain we have the eye acting like this in any other episodes where being seen is the punishment but we do have very very mild hint of it in MAGP 5, just a quick refresher for those like me who can't memorise these things episode 5 was about a blogger watching an really obscure horror movie, with the lines "Voyeur needs to be seen to be believed "

That line does actually kind of hint towards the idea that being seen is the new goal of the eye but this could definitely just be confirmation bias. Even if this isn't to do with that thus episode is definitely eye flavoured. As the film apparently shows videos from the bloggers own life.

Which in the very least atleast shows thst the eye is being seen with social media more often than not

I think Ink5oul and the other influencer (sorry) could be atleast partly to do with the eye, hear me out.

Near the end of MAGP 16, we get this

Which I know reminded most of us of our good friend Sergey Ushanka

(I'm aware it's spelt wrong but that's irrelevant)

But it's too different to be that, I think the key part here is "I just wanted to be noticed" or in others words to be seen. Now I'm fully aware this is very thumbtacks and red strings right now but if we look at MAGP 20 we get these

Ink5oul repeatedly says the actual tattoos don't matter, but the reaction of their audience. It was too much to put here but near the beginning of their monologue they talk to Gwen about the way our brain reacts to going viral and says having too much of that can turn you into an addict. Which ink5oul has clearly become at this point. My point is that throughout this episode, ink5oul seems to be actively trying to take our focus from the actual tattoo itself, ijstead focusing solely on the reaction and one other thing.

Now, the problems. I will be the first to admit there are a few holes with this theory first being with the other thing ink5oul focuses on that I just mentioned, it's a thing they call "the look" which just by the name sounds like more evidence of the eye but really isn't. Ink5oul talks about how now they crave this look of fear, apprehension, and dread more than anything, so it kinda throws a wrench in my gears, but it can be overlooked.

Secondly this does nothing to explain why and how ink5ouls tattoos do what they do (cause fires, deaths,ect) my thoughts atm are that it could be to do with a combination of another fear but I'm not sure which and honesty that line of thought is a bit flimsy.

My final thoughts are this, I think the fear, if that's even what's at play in this universe, that ink5oul harbours, represents, whatever is the eye. But a different version of it, in MAG the eye drew its power from seeing and it's victims suffered from being seen, what if it has reversed in a way? Now "avatars" take their power from being seen, beholded I'm honestly not certain what this version of the eye does to its victims that's another wee problem with this theory but I do think this theory has atleast a bit of creadance.

Me and the devil walkin' side by side

The Magnus Archives is a podcast

It was not according to plan.

A sassy mean girl, that’s who Elias is 💅

I’ll never recover from seeing worm sex out of context its too funny

Completely Out of Context & Unhinged TMA Moments

Man marries a bug

Homophobic vase

Man gets stuck in the spiral for 6 hours and then just leaves when he realises he was late for dinner

Oversized Pig eats a circus clown

Man eats notepads

Man eats computer

College kids leave an apple full of teeth on professors desk

Sky eats a man (twice)

Man learns to live with a creepy coffin in his flat

Dustbin men find a bag full of human teeth

Plumber who is so oblivious he does not notice human skin in a drain

Vampires

Worm sex

Music that makes you die

“I’m being crushed to death, might as well take a nap”

Couples weird roommate joins a cult but cuts down on energy bills

Circus Clown eats brother

Evil books

Getting lost in the suburbs

The blanket never did anything

Delivery men who act exactly like delivery men, but worse

Door eats woman

Shot by a ghost

Woman gouges out eyes in order to quit job

Local cop eaten by a coffin

Pls add more in the comments