THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #48 – Lost in the Crowd

MAG048 – Case # 0100325 – Andrea Nunis
Statement regarding a series of encounters in the streets of Genoa, Italy.

The Magnus Archives tells the tale of a programmer with wanderlust whose explorations of the quaint backstreets of Genoa take a decidedly bizarre turn.

Starring: The Archivist – Jonathan Sims; Elias Bouchard – Ben Meredith
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director: Alexander J Newall
Editors: Alexander J Newall, Mike LeBeau, Ian Hayles

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[Thundergoom]

“Sasha seems unaffected by her near death experience, this makes her the least suspicious” Jon I think your understanding of human behavior needs some work

[nanahuatli]

Jon, clearly unhinged: "I'm worried about everyone else's mental health".

[cuteluflory]

Elias: Tim and Martin said you're spying on them
Jon: *play dumb*
Jon: Ive been worried about their mental health
Jon: *not than dumb!*

[Blizzic]

“Sasha seemed the least suspicious”

SHE HAS A DIFFERENT VOICE, JON

[Citrons_pourris]

I can just imagine Jon with binoculars looking at Tim's house but clearly still in plain sight

[msp]

Elias: Please stop spying on your coworkers
Jon: ??? SUSPICIOUS

[rgb]

Sasha: *the tape she records goes missing, Michael warns not to trust her, is literally another person*
Jon: but she's the least suspicious

[barefootwanderer]

I love that Gerard Keay just quietly goes about fighting against the bad shit like a low-key ghostbuster, I think he's my favourite none archive staff supporting character.

[orionsbelt]

Martin, Tim, Elias: literally just doing normal things they always do
Jon: Suspicious, , , I should spy on them
Sasha: literally an entire other person, Unsettling Michael says to not trust her
Jon: But she's so trustworthy

[FreshSqueezedSlugs]

Micheal: Yeah no it's Sasha, Hey look out for Sasha, hey Sasha Is Weird
Jon: Elias

[CrystalSkyDrops]

Wow Jon went from snooty sounding, condescending, sassy skeptic in season 1 to paranoid conspiracy theorist in S2 real quick.

[dots]

jon being completely unhinged but still taking the time to do dramatic readings of cases is SO GOOD, i admire his dedication to the aesthetic

[netgeekdoggirl]

i think the mere idea of michael complaining about jon being too rude is so funny

[cae]

John: ok Michael warned me but he truly just tries to mess with my head. I have to use my own sharp mind
The mind in question:
- "Are you a ghost martin?"
- there is a worm lady but it too could be just a unknown normal parasite, nothing mysterious
- thanks god that I can trust you, ice cold, robotlikespeaking definitely not changed sasha
And much more

[conandenz]

"remember the face of your loved ones"
*me who cannot remember faces for the life of me * ha ha I'm in danger.

[aw]

elias: stop being creepy we're worried
jon: cREEPY? who's SHE?

[Arya-elps]

what absolutely hurts is Jon saying Sasha working at the institute is a "natural progression of a lifelong interest in the paranormal" when in reality she hated working there. :'(

[tallynesmen]

People: The Magnus Archive has an episode for everyone's biggest fear
Me, an italian with social anxiety: crowds of italians?? S P O O P Y!!!

[Alsmythical]

I swear any time the word hot is said in these recordings i'm just like aw fuck oh shit not again.
it could be like "The coffee was hot."
and I'd be like wtf oh god why is it hot?? DEMON!!

[nunyab-]

I find it most interesting when whatever these forces are don’t play on people’s preexisting fears, but instead twist something they enjoy until its unfamiliar and terrifying. This statement and Naomi’s, where a genuine preference for being alone becomes a source of misery and danger. That skydiving kid who loved jumping out of planes until the day he got glitched into an unending skybox. The cave diver who went as far as to gain a sense of protection and comfort from the lightless caves, having those caves turned against her. It seems like any kind of strong connection, positive or negative, can be used as an opening for one of these entities to threaten your life.
(no spoilers in the replies please, im a first time listener slowly making my way through the series)