The Magnus Protocol 8 – Running on Empty

CAT2RBC3366-12072023-28022024Architecture (liminal) -/-hunger [coursework]

Incident Elements:· Temporal Distortion· Spatial Distortion· Altered Reality· Isolation· Graphic Violence· Canibalism· Mentions of – stress, trauma, psychological breakdown, starvation

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall Directed by Alexander J Newall  Written by Alexander J NewallScript Editing with Additional Materials by Jonathan SimsExecutive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. HamiltonAssociate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice Produced by April Sumner Featuring (in order of appearance) Alexander J Newall as NorrisAnusia Battersby as Gwendolyn BouchardBillie Hindle as Alice DyerJon Gracey as Gerry KeayLowri Ann Davies as Celia RipleyShahan Hamza as Samama Khalid Sue Sims as Gertrude Robinson

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer – Tessa Vroom Mastering Editor - Catherine RinellaMusic by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)Art by April Sumner

[LOBSTERMANN]

I swear, Gertrude being Gerry's grandma and him calling her Gee Gee reads like a Wattpad fanfiction. I love it.

[sascharuler]

I hated how fucking sad Gerry's life was in TMA so I legit started happy crying hearing him

[malaizze]

Starting TMA team: Friends with a few minor secrets

Starting TMP team: World’s worst gifted kid trauma, insane computer guy, Alice, girlboss blackmailer, ex-apocalypse-cultist multiversal time traveler

[dekuloveshair]

Crying shaking gnawing on the walls of my enclosure
These past two episodes have really been “let’s make something for the tma fans to go wild about “

[theoneguyoverthere]

Suddenly, Colin destroying Sam’s phone makes a lot more sense. I was wondering how we would hear anything going on outside of the range of the office computers, but I forgot that, technically, we all carry recording devices around with us at all times 😰

[mnndstrs]

Okay, aside from the obvious details, something I noticed was how similar the tower with the restaurant was to the Panopticon. Even the phrasing used to describe it: "unmatched panoramic VIEW on all sides." & "The tower still stands, OVERLOOKING the surrounding countryside."

[Rye.Akai]

When Alice bitterly says Boss i just got angry Tim flashbacks

[personguy-zc]

Don't let gary and Gertrude overshadow that Celia is looking into *alternate dimensions and timetravel* also i think it's safe to say that freddy glitches when somebody lies on recording. It happened when gary says he remembers nothing about the youth recruitment program (or whatever it was) and again when celia said she's helping Georgie with the podcast.

[elliesteele]

GERTRUDE IS GERRY'S GRANDMA??

W H A T

[Yumeki-san]

"Similarly, as I looked closer at the
diners themselves, I noticed oddly
repeating elements to them. Three
women were wearing the same
blood-red heels. Two men, the same
blue coats and worse, there were
even recurring features iterating on
different faces: the same green eyes
on two women, identical moustaches
on three men."

Don't worry! These are just the usual background characters

[themostsomberofsaturns]

Every Thursday I become S2 Jon and every Thursday I'm thankful for that

[Yumeki-san]

"following a
protracted divorce which cost me the
majority of my friendships."

Well, he sounds pretty lonely to me.. don't you think so too, Norris?

[Ren_zilla-]

must jonny continue to do the equivalent of jangling keys around to get our attention with constant tma references? i am going I'm

[CamilleChauTempsDesCerises]

The real horror is being a scholar, listening to a podcast to have some leisure and having to listen another damn paper

[WhatTheScallœp]

GERRY SOUNDS SO HAPPY PLEASE DON'T HURT HIM AGAIN GUYS

[AlexDeMiro]

21:04 weird static when he LIES
23:28 weird static, when SHE lies

[maximusthedude]

GERRY!!!! GERTRUDE!!! Even a reference to Georgie and her podcast!! Man, I honestly didn't expect so many relevant TMA characters to show up in TMP, especially not this early, but I'm pretty excited to see what they're up to! Knowing Jon and Alex there's no way it's just simple fan service, I'm sure they have some kind of important plans for them in the story.

Also, for those curious, Gerry is officially listed as Gerry Keay, and 'GG' as Gertrude Robinson in the credits. No way she's his actual grandmother, I wonder if she met him and in whatever 'gifted kids program' they were talking about and took him in? Maybe she managed to get him away from Mary in this world - or maybe Mary was never evil, though I find that unlikely. Either way, I feel like Gerry has already lived a happier life in this world than he got to in the original. Gerard told Jon "If I ever had friends, I wanted them to call me Gerry." It's basically official - the man has friends : )

[cielle.b]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT
THE LOVE OF MY LOVE IS HERE
MY BABY, MY SWEETHEART, THE BELOVED

[ThatOneArchivist]

Consuming my goldfish while clipping through the floor out of excitement

[lemmetalkaboutthis]

Screaming, crying, flipping out with joy and worry!!!

Even the _script_ wants to just stab you in the heart!!:
"GERRY
Oh, don't take it too much to heart. It's such a lovely morning.

[Gerry sounds so deeply, plainly _happy_ .]"
I CAN'T- I _CAN'T-_
HE BETTER BE SAFE FROM ALL THE HORRIBLE THINGS THIS TIME!! LET THE BOY PAINT AND BE HAPPY AND _NOTHING ELSE!_

Also, crack-theory, since Celia knows Georgie - the voice of "Chester" sounds familiar bc she met this-world Jon through Georgie lmao