#tma ep 86

[blazernot]

I feel like the shadow creature is the same from a father's love because of the black water

#tma liveblog #ep 86 #also the other three are realizing what John felt

[fox-guardian]

hey guys did you know that um. did you know. first of all did you know i'm losing my mind, secondly, do y'all remember in tma how when someone reads a written statement, they don't really Stop unless they're interrupted? and they read the whole thing easy cheesy, no issues with reading whatever words are there? like. jon literally could read french for a whole statement and was Fine. granted, that's Jon, but like nobody else struggled with pronunciations and whatnot (that i can recall)

presumably, this is an eye thing. either as employees of the institute, or because everyone there is just also eye-aligned in some degree (melanie had the ghost hunting show, the eye is fond of martin, etc)

and then there's tim in season 3 ep 86

[Sigh] Statement of… uh, Benjamin Hatendi… Hateendi? Regarding a… [papers rustling] a blanket. Dead friend. Monster. Regarding his unavoidable and gruesome end. How he tried to hide. He couldn’t. Statement is from… 1983, March 2nd. And I guess… [long sigh] I guess I’m doing this one. Tim Stoker. Archival assistant… Archival prisoner at the Magnus Institute.

correct me if im wrong but i don't recall anyone struggling with pronunciations before this bit. but that's not even the biggest thing here, that's just a lil Taste, a lil Flavor.

note the phrasing there. "Regarding his unavoidable and gruesome end." why would he say this when the written text on the statement says this:

Uh, right. Benjamin Hatendi’s account of… [rustling pages] oh for… a, a strange encounter. Er, statement date, March 2nd, 1983. Melanie King recording. Apparently.

"a strange encounter". that's it. nothing about an unavoidable death, just a "strange encounter". Tim Why Did You Say That.

why would our dear timothy bimothy, who is being pushed to the brink, who is becoming rapidly more depressed and losing hope, say this?

this isn't the only time he's said some weirdly grim shit tho (ep 104)

There was never really any hope for me, though, was there? This was how it was always going to go.

and then there's this bit from elias apparently having Looked into tim (also 104)

TIM All right, hit me with your X-ray eyes then, boss. What do you see? ELIAS Disruption. An unpredictable, angry man with nothing left but the desire to feel in some way revenged. TIM [Sarcastic] Ooh, terrifying! Surely only magic could have let you see so deep inside my very soul.

"nothing left" but the desire to feel revenged. and tim doesn't dispute this, because it's true.

when he first joined the institute he did so in order to look for answers about danny, but then he stopped seriously looking. and now that the circus is back, this is all the drive he has left. not looking for answers, just wanting revenge. closure. an end, if you will.

this is Literally It For Him. a couple lines later he suggests elias kill him, he's At The Breaking Point.

he is so tired, he's lost all hope, and he's saying all this grim shit about "unavoidable death" and "this is how it was always going to go" like hmmmm sounds familiar doesn't it. DOESN'T IT (<- is going insane)

(ep 11) [....] despite the rapid response of the paramedics and how much of his medical history I had immediately to hand, there was nothing I could do to save him. (ep 11) I have no responsibility to try and prevent whatever fate is coming for you. Based on my previous experience, such a thing is likely impossible anyway,[....] (ep 121) There. That was it. That was our fate; where we would always be.

hmmmm sounds a bit like oliver huh? everyone's favorite ex-accountant avatar of the end?? right??

but then there's this last bit i have from ep 86.

why did he stop reading the statement

Statement. “My parents never let me have a nightlight. I was always afraid, but they were ju–” Ugh, this is stupid.

why did he do that. again, correct me if im wrong but when else has someone just Stopped Reading like that without someone or something else interrupting them? why could tim just stop himself?

my theory is this: at this point, tim is completely gone from being aligned with the eye. he no longer seeks to know what happened to danny, he just wants closure. he doesn't wanna do any statement work, and he keeps mentioning these tidbits about hopelessness and the inevitability of terrible events, specifically death.

the eye isn't compelling him to read the statements like it does the others, because it doesn't have as strong a hold anymore. the grip is slipping from him. and by the time the unknowing rolls around, maybe it's lost him for good. maybe he finally fell into a different power he never meant to serve, and yet, he does.

and maybe. just maybe. because i'm so not in denial. but MAYBE. he did die in the unknowing. but maybe he got better.

basically end!tim truthers rise up, this is how end!tim kayaking with his bf oliver banks can still win, etc etc I'm Going Feral <3

#ramblings with major #the magnus archives #tma #tim stoker #oliver banks #timoliver #lil bit uwu #tim stoker tuesday #end!tim #cursing #tma angst #ig #i hope this is coherent and makes sense im losing my MIIIIND im losing my Mind

[opeothalmologist]

New fan of TMA (Feb 2024) who’s just started Season 4. Here were my reactions each season! 3/3 — Season 3 (with spoilers)

Part 1, Part 2

“try not to relate to jonathan sims challenge (failed in 5 seconds)”

“the storybook concept is SO. GOOD.”

“Elias Bouchard always gaslight gatekeep girlbossing” (The one time I felt bad for Daisy lol)

In silent shock of how amazing Ep 86 is (and then Melanie and Martin look at Hot Waterfall Man)

“who… who is jude perry again”

“DIG DIG DIG”

“i did not expect gym bro horror but my god was it good”

“MIKE!!!!!!” 15 minutes later “mike….”

side-eyes at the Jonah Magnus mention, having been spoiled

“At the very least, he’s admitting to his crimes”

“THE ADMIRAL!”

Did not expect Georgie to have this much backstory

“War x The End best ship”

“long pig 🐷 short pig 🐷 wide pig 🐷 narrow pig 🐷”

“Tim :(”

“Melanie :( go queen. kill Elias”

“jonathan sims world tour!”

“julia and trevor duo in the US is not what we expected but exactly what we deserved”

“i could make a venn diagram of gerard keay, nacht faust, and nico di angelo”

realizes gerry is my new fave

“taking Murder Club too literally but go off”

“Let’s goooo… TIM. DAISY.”

“NIKOLA THEME?”

“TIM NO”

big sigh of relief now that Nikola is gone

“it’s giving recap episode” (Ep 120)

#nikola is the type of villain i love to hate lol #the magnus archives #tma season three #tma spoilers #tma reaction #jonathan sims #elias bouchard #daisy tonner #melanie king #martin blackwood #the admiral #jude perry #michael crew #mike crew #tim stoker #julia montauk #trevor herbert #tma crossovers #gerard keay #gerry keay #opeo gerryposting #nikola orsinov

[theanxiousghostartist]

SPOLIERS FOR THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES EPISODE 86

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"The blanket never did anything." TMA - Ep 86

This is one of my favorite lines from TMA, but is it really true. In the statement, the avatar waits for a few days before attacking for before attacking Benjamin Hatedi. Why would they do that? On day 1, they could have easily killed Benjamin, but it waited 5 days after he made his statement to kill him. Why? They needed his fear. We know avatars feed off of fear, so they had to wait to feed off of more fear. Why would they wait so long? Because the blanket did do something. In his statement, Benjamin says that the blanket was safety, or at least he thought so. Because the blanket was a safe place, he didn't exhibit as much fear. Therefore, the avatar had to wait for longer until they could drink their fill. They had to let Benjamin's fear fester for longer so that there would be more fear there.

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And a 'lil Melonie King doodle for you (:

⚠️ Eye Strain Warning ⚠️

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#tmagp thoughts #the magnus archive fanart #the magnus archives #the magnus pod #the magnus archives spoilers #traditional art #fanart #artists on tumblr #melonie king #the dark #tma the dark #tma theory #the magnus archives theory #tma melanie #the slaughter #mag 86 #mag 86 spoilers #sketch #doodle #queer artist #trans artist #lgbtq artist #Melonie king fanart #my art #tma #tma fanart

[sassyminnesotan]

TMA Ep. 86: Tim continues to be my FAVORITE I was literally just ranting to someone the other day about how nonsensical making archival audio recordings of paper files is (unless it's being recorded directly from a primary source) because they are far more difficult to navigate for research purposes and will require additional storage space, and then Tim comes in comparing them to making recordings on wax cylinders. Literally the only person with real archival skills in the whole damn archive.

#yes i am aware that making audio recordings would make the materials more accessible but from a practical standpoint for an archive #it quite simply makes no sense #em listens to tma #the magnus archives #in which i review things

[nonbinaryeye]

MAG 86 Tucked in (also known as "The blanket never did anything" episode) always annoys me so much!

The guy talks about a monster which hurts him and says it will arrive again tonight and is like "well guess I die?"

He doesn't try sleeping in a room with some other person. He doesn't try not sleeping at all at night and sleeping during day. He doesn't try to prepare himself and take some weapon. Hell, he could ask at Magnus Instute if they won't send researcher with him to witness it as did that old man haunted by Spiral in MAG 27 A Sturdy Lock. He just accepts his fate.

Anyway in conclusion Benjamin Hatendi has completely opposite energy than Joshua Gillespie.

#I've been thinking about this for a while and finally I put my thoughts down #I mean maybe nothing of the options would work but he literally doesn't even try #mag 86 #tma ep 86 #tucked in #benjamin hatendi #tma #magnus archives #mEye post

[the-void-and-the-valley]

me: yeah in all honesty? tma doesnt actually scare me properly yknow? like sure theres creepy bits but ive never actually been sc-

me @ episode 86:

#the void yells back #the void listens to tma #the magnus archives #tma #tma ep 86 #guys im gonna cry pls help me #my stomach made a noise and i actually nearly died thinking it was some shit #mike mcfuckhands better stay the fuck away from me #im gonna punt elias into the sun this is all his fault #and melanies for reading that shit #/j mostly

[parasite-core]

Melanie: It’s not like you have any reason to kill *me*

Jon: *noncommittal hm*

Lmao and once again I love Jon.

#tma #tma liveblog #tma ep 86

[phantom-pizza]

The blanket never did anything.

#one of my favorite lines #tma #the magnus archives #my posts #mag ep 86

[its-a-nickname]

whats the tma statement that destroyed any sense of security you had with your fear mine was ep86 when jonny sims absolutely evicerated any and all comfort i had in the dark with the five words “the blanket never did anything” :D

#im relistening to tma and i got to ep 86🤩✨✊ #im never sleeping again ty jonnyyyy #the blanet was all i had! #tma

[eggrolls-and-fandoms]

Okay but the person from tucked in. That’s an amazing statement, and is terrifying, and “hiding was always so much easier.” And I love it, it’s one of my fav episodes. 10/10

But like all your problems are solved if you buy a lamp. And if that doesn’t work, at least try out sleeping with another person nearby. That might curse you both but like yeet worth a try man

#the magnus archives #tma #mag 86 #there is a sOLuTiOn #shdbjsbfjdbfjfbfj #unlikely #and even unlikelier to work #BUT I don’t get why they didn’t at least try #ajdbjsbfjd #don’t mind me #also TIMMMMMMMM IN THAT EP AHHH #“’what did she look like.’ MY HEA R RTT T T T #AGHHHHSHDHDDJ

[blazernot]

The Magnus Archive loves me specifically. Just when I was feeling sad about Sasha it gave me two new girlies

#Melani and Georgie #tma liveblog #ep 86 #also Tim goodness

[blueskittlesart]

playing w tma designs

#skribbles #from what i can see the only person w a sort of agreed-upon canon design is jon so i just went w what i thought for the others #anyway whats up im blue im 17 and i never fucking learned how to draw men #tma #the magnus archives #jon sims #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #tim stoker #sasha james #not-sasha #im on ep 86 and i STILL dont know what the plot of this show is but im hooked

[tiredbluejay]

Why do you keep giving me what I ask for with Tim but not what I want?

#Blue Jay Chirps #The Magnus Archives #Tim Stoker #Timothy Stoker #Ep. 86 Tucked In #i said i wanted more Tim and he had a big fight with Jon #i said i was waiting patiently for Tim to make a statement and he's recording a statement #and he's not even actually recording the statement what the hell #all i want is for the man to have an unexplainable encounter and make a statement because he's rattled #and doesn't know what the hell else to do #and no the statement he made in 40 doesn't count because Jon forced him to make it #poor Tim tho #he's breaking a little i can tell #Blue Liveblogs TMA

[gloww0rms]

Maybe I should have skipped Tucked In,,, I’ve always had a slight fear of the dark if I thought about it too much and now I’ve gone and get myself spooked

So I listened to the episode just in the afternoon right, and I didn’t listen to the podcast before bed which is relevant just wait!! As you may know in the episode the character suddenly wakes up a little after 4 pm and Something is in the corner of their room waiting to attack them so...

WHY DID I JUST SUDDENLY WAKE UP AT 4 AM WITH THAT EPISODE SUDDENLY PLAYING ON MY PHONE??? HELLO??? Turned the light on quicker than I ever have in my life

#i never suddenly wake up at 4 #and why the hell was the ep playing #mag 86 #tma

[tmascaringmysleepaway]

okay really, really? the blankets are sacred! they protect us! and now i can’t BELIEVE i have to sleep with an actual KNIFE—

#SHUT UP SHUT UPPPP #the magnus archives #tma #ep 86 #i love this podcast so much it’s ridiculous