The Magnus Protocol 17 – Saved Copy
Added 2024-05-21 15:00:24 +0000 UTCCAT2RC1147-30111997-04042024
Doppleganger (interdimensional) -/- murder
Incident Elements:
- Murder
- Existential Horror
- Temporal Distortion
- Identity Crisis
- Graphic Injury
- Captivity/Torture
- Mentions of: Therapy (Anger Management), arrest, malnutrition
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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall
Directed by Alexander J Newall
Written by Alexander J Newall
Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims
Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton
Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice
Produced by April Sumner
Featuring (in order of appearance)
Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley
Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid
Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer
Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard
Jonathan Sims as Chester
Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese
Sound Designer – Meg McKellar
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)
Art by April Sumner
SFX from Soundly and previously credited artists
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Comments
Super late but I love Alice and I beg the eldritch men in charge of writing to spare her please, thanks :)))
Chyou Xian
2024-06-04 08:00:31 +0000 UTCI don’t think it’s confirmed but it seems implied that there’s something going on there / variety of theories around it - something along the lines of Martin Jon and Jonah slipping through to this universe and somehow trapped in the computer system at OIAR something
Axis S
2024-06-03 13:18:37 +0000 UTCAlice is an icon
Ash
2024-05-24 04:24:55 +0000 UTCI’m guessing the Eyepocalypse is what happened, but he doesn’t remember it.
Bruna G
2024-05-24 02:57:00 +0000 UTCYes, absolutely! That's exactly what I was thinking! And Darrien mentioned needing to walk up through an office space to get out of his therapist's office, which lines up with the Hilltop crack being in the basement!
Erica
2024-05-23 23:04:42 +0000 UTCOh, agreeing with you! It’s in Oxford, as in, where Hill Too Road is. Where the crack is. Heck, this is an old case … it might be on the crack.
Kate McKiernan
2024-05-23 17:49:35 +0000 UTCYes? Sorry, I can't quite read the tone you were going for -- would you mind explaining a bit more?
Erica
2024-05-23 17:33:16 +0000 UTCIt’s in Oxford …
Kate McKiernan
2024-05-23 17:26:20 +0000 UTCThe title ''Saved Copy'' makes me think of the whole case with Sergey Ushanka in Binary - could be related to the whole JMJ error
Sunkissedbeetle
2024-05-23 16:07:43 +0000 UTCNot a shot in the dark at all. Go watch the trailer again and take a GOOD look at the loading screen…
Valerie Kaplan
2024-05-23 14:13:29 +0000 UTC“Augustus” and Jurgen aren’t the same voice actor. Similar sounding, yes, but if that were the actual goal then they’d just have kept Paul Sims. Plus there’s no narrative logic to Leitner ending up there, he died more than a year before the Eyepocalypse. Jonah was present at the end, and his body was dead but I bet his eyeballs were still viable…
Valerie Kaplan
2024-05-23 14:11:21 +0000 UTCOh, I have NO doubt that Daria’s surname in particular is Gray. 😉
Valerie Kaplan
2024-05-23 13:57:03 +0000 UTChmm jmj error comes up again...
Clown
2024-05-23 13:32:12 +0000 UTChands down my favourite episode so far!!! i started tearing up from excitement the second i heard the word 'catalyst' <3
Aleksa H
2024-05-23 08:39:50 +0000 UTCDelightful episode. Interesting to see the balance theme and across dimensions. I was fuzzy on who was in the basement. He mostly isn’t specific, but at one point it sounds like they’re (dead?) father: “I couldn’t join him down there with our father in that horrible halogen light.” Maybe a metaphor?
Kate McKiernan
2024-05-23 06:24:14 +0000 UTCI was super happy to see them!
Kate McKiernan
2024-05-23 06:18:21 +0000 UTCA lot of names similar to “Dorian,” which you know, checks out. ;)
Kate McKiernan
2024-05-23 06:17:05 +0000 UTCSo Celia has slipped through to the another side, inadvertently I'd guess, and is sleepwalking? Into trains? Martin and John were at the anger management place too possibly...
Jayson Bailey
2024-05-23 06:14:30 +0000 UTC"The ad lib was that she didn't write a full stop" has such a cheeky tone, I can't imagine Jonny Simms ISN'T doing the :3 face
Ariane Signalis is the Elster Signalis Fan Club and challenges you to play SIGNALIS without pointing at any of the characters an
2024-05-23 00:52:07 +0000 UTCAhahaha I also thought that's what I heard at first! Did a mental double-take. :-)
Ember
2024-05-22 19:51:43 +0000 UTCWhat if the "baby" is OtherCelia?
Ariane Signalis is the Elster Signalis Fan Club and challenges you to play SIGNALIS without pointing at any of the characters an
2024-05-22 18:44:27 +0000 UTCTrue
Unknown Tear
2024-05-22 18:41:30 +0000 UTCIn fairness to him, he also ended the harm being done by his serial killer doppleganger. He could do more, sure, but I don't think it's fair to saddle him with the guilt of his double. And it's going to be one of the few cases of anything close to "good" triumphing over what is clearly and demonstrably evil we get.
Ariane Signalis is the Elster Signalis Fan Club and challenges you to play SIGNALIS without pointing at any of the characters an
2024-05-22 18:40:15 +0000 UTC... what if there are two Ceilias as well? Celia says she has a child, but Alice is proof that whatever Eye-Style shenanigans can and do capture moments outside the Office with relatives... or people you meet in the case of Celia, Sam, and Gerry and Gertrude. But on her own, we just hear Celia. What if the "sitter" she is hiring isn't for a child, but for her alternate self?
Ariane Signalis is the Elster Signalis Fan Club and challenges you to play SIGNALIS without pointing at any of the characters an
2024-05-22 18:27:47 +0000 UTCI think the big debate is whether it's "Jon-Martin-Jonah" or, based on the voice of Augustus in the Violin case, "Jon-Martin-Jergen"
Ariane Signalis is the Elster Signalis Fan Club and challenges you to play SIGNALIS without pointing at any of the characters an
2024-05-22 18:23:39 +0000 UTCWhat if it's a Thing, as in the movie from 1982
Ariane Signalis is the Elster Signalis Fan Club and challenges you to play SIGNALIS without pointing at any of the characters an
2024-05-22 18:20:02 +0000 UTCOne of the best so far. AU is one of my favourite tropes. Along with all the story crumbs and possible cameos (?!), loved it.
Rowan
2024-05-22 18:08:43 +0000 UTCAlready looking forward to relistening to this season.
Ian
2024-05-22 13:48:21 +0000 UTCColin :(((
Honey Coffee
2024-05-22 11:57:33 +0000 UTCOoh so much going on here! So many crumbs!!! I'm going to have to binge register to them all at the end of the season to get a better feel for how the dots might be connected.
Mother of Ferrets
2024-05-22 06:06:11 +0000 UTCHas anyone confirmed if the recordings done by Jonny sims are actually supposed to be recordings by the archivist?
Richard Clark
2024-05-22 06:05:55 +0000 UTCI wonder if it's the Magnus Institute's OUTREACH Centre because they use it to reach out to other dimensions
Erica
2024-05-22 03:40:32 +0000 UTCOh I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought that haha
Erica
2024-05-22 03:38:05 +0000 UTCHang on. Haaaaang on. The case subject in “Futures” was ALSO named Darrien. Darrien Laurel. (AND we’ve had a Daria, and a Darla.) Is this a Thing, or another Michael situation? 🤔
Valerie Kaplan
2024-05-22 02:38:32 +0000 UTCPossibly. However, I think John, Martin, and Jonah are specifically involved in the OIAR, not copies. I think they "chose" this case to poke at Celia. I think "Chester" is calling her a copy of this universe's Celia, when in reality I bet TMA Celia hijacked TMP Celias body. TMP Celia is trying to find an escape, even if that means death by train, like the beginning of this episode. Maybe this case was meant to be a hidden message for her
Nemo_Nihil17
2024-05-22 02:22:42 +0000 UTCImagine that! Meditation and therapy is what stands between Darrien 1.0 and serial killing. I guess the lack of a fancy manor with a convenient basement also helps.
Gabi (Tao)
2024-05-22 01:23:31 +0000 UTCI don’t know why but I got genuine chills when it got to ‘consider it a happy ending’. Just something to it. And how did he wind up so emaciated? Starved as if for months. What happened in that moment of transport…?
Frankie Frankenstein
2024-05-22 00:52:59 +0000 UTCI wonder which Magnus staff member Darian was talking to and how they would benefit from therapy / anger management. That was such an intriguing side comment. I also agree that the new receptionist and the other patient did feel like Martin and John. And the comment about stroking orchids made me laugh. I'm so looking forward to finding out what the Wellbeing Mutare Materia research institute is!
Gabi (Tao)
2024-05-21 23:56:43 +0000 UTCAlice has the best quips, lol. "Oh, am I? Good"
Grace 'Gengar' Soria
2024-05-21 23:09:44 +0000 UTCIf ever there was a reason to crack out my conspiracy board this is it. Celia what are you up to?! Colin what is going on? A JMJ error?! Urg so many dots to connect....
Quizzy1313
2024-05-21 22:53:36 +0000 UTCOh this case was Excellent! Loved the classic creepy vibes.
Kristsune
2024-05-21 22:44:00 +0000 UTCOooooooooooooooo I loved this casement
Connor M. Carnall
2024-05-21 22:28:25 +0000 UTCIm not sure if its just me, but every s sound makes it sound like the audio peaks.
Rue
2024-05-21 21:29:24 +0000 UTCi personally would be a big fan of the saved copy theory being true because it would bring back that ambiguity about what happened to jon and martin
mercury on the moon
2024-05-21 21:03:04 +0000 UTCthere’s also “Thinking back, I almost wonder if the same thing happened to them...”
mercury on the moon
2024-05-21 20:57:34 +0000 UTCa note on the title: could “saved copy” be referring to what chester, norris, and augustus are to jon, martin, and jonah? are these “saved copies” of the real people? could be a not-so-subtle clue or a total red herring, i’m not sure
mercury on the moon
2024-05-21 20:56:19 +0000 UTCI heard Weyland Yutani too! I am *CONCERNED*
MuddyHippy
2024-05-21 20:43:55 +0000 UTCreceptionist & other patient at the beginning = jonmartin therapy meetcute au???
jo
2024-05-21 20:31:06 +0000 UTCOH THANK GOD! I wasn't the only person who thought that!!
Heather MacKenzie
2024-05-21 20:07:48 +0000 UTCFIRST OFF FANTASTIC EPISODE but secondly, I know it's a small detail but it came to mind when it was mentioned. Towards the end when a "JMJ error" is mentioned, perhaps that stands for Jon, Martin, Jonah. Probably a shot in the dark, but couldn't help seeing that possibilityy
Gabriel V
2024-05-21 20:03:19 +0000 UTCJonputer, I LOVE your brain
MarlaBothBothIsGood
2024-05-21 19:34:13 +0000 UTCI NEED IT TO BE THEEEM
MarlaBothBothIsGood
2024-05-21 19:33:46 +0000 UTCREVERSE NOT-THEM!!!!! (brought to you by Community's top episode) WHAT A STATEMEEEENT (the concept of finding the alternative you which is the same but NOT REALLY...UF) Loved Celia's Cold opening
MarlaBothBothIsGood
2024-05-21 19:22:41 +0000 UTCi wonder if the same thing happened to them
Patchrat
2024-05-21 18:29:02 +0000 UTCPlease let it be them. Please. I just need them to be happy in one universe, please
OopsieDoodles
2024-05-21 18:07:59 +0000 UTCcelia ripley i don’t know what kind of weird shit you have going on but i am in love with you
grace
2024-05-21 18:04:43 +0000 UTCExactly what I thought!
Eve Dickson
2024-05-21 18:01:04 +0000 UTCSam “isn’t a fan of horror” LOL Buddy I have some bad news for you
Audrey R
2024-05-21 17:52:30 +0000 UTCAM I INSANE or did the receptionist who “was a big, soft guy who stumbled over his words” sound like Martin and the “bookish looking guy with serious city miles” sound like Jon??? HELLO???
Audrey R
2024-05-21 17:51:30 +0000 UTCWhatever dread power this thing serves is my new affiliation
DavidCoppAFeel
2024-05-21 17:30:21 +0000 UTCthe noises i just made. the dots…….. i need to connect the dots…………
shmudkip
2024-05-21 17:29:12 +0000 UTCOk I'm not crazy!! I thought so too!!
Mice and Moonbeams
2024-05-21 17:19:08 +0000 UTCOne of my fav episodes so far!!!!
ece
2024-05-21 16:46:02 +0000 UTCHe’s trying his best lol 😅
Trisidael
2024-05-21 16:31:58 +0000 UTCJonputer: here's another story about a dimension hopper who locked his evil alternate self in a basement. This will cheer you up, right? Celia: ....well it's the thought that counts I guess
J Burns
2024-05-21 16:23:48 +0000 UTCthe way i heard it and immediately thought of them too LMAO
Willow Edwards
2024-05-21 16:22:51 +0000 UTCI love Celia and Chester's weird half-relationship that's developing
Erica
2024-05-21 16:22:01 +0000 UTCMagnus Archive (this one) also looking for a catalyst...
James Rule
2024-05-21 16:21:15 +0000 UTCAh yes paying taxes. That makes up for all the wrong
Unknown Tear
2024-05-21 16:17:16 +0000 UTCI couldn't find anything interesting on Welling (I only did a quick search, honestly) but materia is Latin for matter and mutare means "to change." So that's interesting
Seal
2024-05-21 16:17:02 +0000 UTCWelling Mutare Materia
Seal
2024-05-21 16:15:11 +0000 UTCAlso can we talk about how the person @ reception was kinda described like Martin and the other patient waiting was kinda described like Jon?…
Fae
2024-05-21 16:13:36 +0000 UTCIf so, that would explain why she has a baby now… ooo dark thought. 😬 Although, she said it wasn’t quite the same, so I imagine her situation is less straightforward.
Trisidael
2024-05-21 16:10:15 +0000 UTCTHIS CASEMENT.. GUH, MY FAVORITE TROPES ROLLED INTO ONE🥺 Feeling so fed this Magnus Tuesday… So many tasty office plot crumbs too… and Alice and Gwen’s banter continues to be my favorite.
Anthony
2024-05-21 16:09:48 +0000 UTC“Not exactly the same, is it?” CELIA??? HELLOO??
Fae
2024-05-21 16:03:53 +0000 UTC5:20 The descriptions of the new receptionist and the other guy in the waiting room…. It might just be my headcanon brain, but those sound a LOT like Martin and Jon, right?!
Trisidael
2024-05-21 16:02:58 +0000 UTCHOLY SHIT THIS WAS A GOOD ONE!!!! 😃
Trisidael
2024-05-21 16:00:52 +0000 UTCWhy do they have to use my name in this. Makes it so much more existential
Darian Walter
2024-05-21 15:54:55 +0000 UTCso celia totally replaced her tmagp self right
Willow Edwards
2024-05-21 15:54:28 +0000 UTCHave we heard of Harcourt House before? It rings a bell, but I can’t quite place it. Also: are we thinking this Magnus Institute Outreach Centre is built on the ‘dimension rift‘? It is in Oxford after all and it’s the place Darrien comes to after his meditation…
Ellie J. B. R.
2024-05-21 15:38:32 +0000 UTCOH JEEZ!! great episode
YungBrood
2024-05-21 15:33:10 +0000 UTCOh!! That was a LOT!!! (I’m scared)♥️
duck
2024-05-21 15:27:15 +0000 UTCWow I sure did enjoy that episode as usual! There were absolutely *no* really concerning/probably important details in it at all! *shakes in fear*
Aryn Jae
2024-05-21 15:25:14 +0000 UTCDID THEY SAY WEYLAND YUTANI OR AM I MISHEARING,,?????? edit. read the transcript. waugh. sad alien autism noises
everyone took the funny names
2024-05-21 15:24:36 +0000 UTCI am screaming
Lisette
2024-05-21 15:23:39 +0000 UTCTHE DOPPLES ARE SURFACINNGGGGGGGG
SentientBogOrb
2024-05-21 15:21:20 +0000 UTCim a hype beast
mayab
2024-05-21 15:07:16 +0000 UTCYay best time of the week is here again
Ponytail Pope
2024-05-21 15:03:48 +0000 UTCit’s protocolling time
ethan
2024-05-21 15:01:13 +0000 UTC
