MAG 194 - Parting
Added 2021-02-10 16:01:01 +0000 UTCCase ########-34
Considerations of observation.
Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Content warnings:
- Arguments
- Body horror (inc flesh & gore SFX)
- Self-inflicted wounds & body modification (inc SFX)
- Explicit language
- Panic & emotional distress
- Mentions of: alcohol, knives, death, funerals, mass suffering, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, second person POV, scopophobia, breathing difficulties SFX, physical violence, gaslighting, tumours/cancer
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Laura Berry, Serena DeRosa, Dalia Quiroz, Vaughn S, Hannah Aroni, Sydni Zastre, Maia Montenegro, Ash, Jamy Eun, Faustina Pauwels, Ryan Mulgrew, Sarah Houghton, Sabrina B., Tristen, Just a girl, Gretal McCurdy, Eddie Sourboy, Jean, Ash Craig, mandabot, Lindsay Woodcock, Nick Ball, Emily Lalande, SternStundenSpirale, Max Sellers, Gale Love, C W, desiderius, Samantha Grant, Michael Lynn, Chani Mores, Paperweight Jellyfish, Kate, jasper, Ayu, Djorkus Day, CJ Craig, Norea Besman, iota, Gwen S., R. L Moses, Roggepan, Adrian Gergler, Agneskissme, Oliver Loupe, Katie Collins, Mika Stavropoulos, Lucas Bear, WhoopsieDaisy.
Edited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J Newall
Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Sensitivity consultation by Alexander Linde Nielsen
Performances:
- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims
- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall
- "Melanie King" - Lydia Nicholas
- "Celia" - Lowri Ann Davies
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Comments
Jon didn't even get to say sorry ;_; I'm sure Martin knows. HONESTLY I'm actually a bit hopeful because I've genuinely been thinking for awhile if anyone has a PLAN to un-end the world, it's the Web.
Rurrie
2024-11-15 19:42:21 +0000 UTCdamn malcolm didnt even have a kitchen knife at home
gasbolina
2024-04-05 01:01:43 +0000 UTCI think Martin knows that his options are 'stay with Jon' or 'be dead.' Also I'm not sure that constantly mocking him and trying to diminish him when Jon is trying to deal with a bunch of cosmic stuff is 'looking out.' Jon also doesn't really need looking out for. He's likely the only person in the whole story that doesn't seem to need looking out for as far as I can tell. Like, Jon says or does literally anything and Martin's like "OOOOOOOO WOWEEE You're soooooo powerful and cooooooooooooool" all sarcastically. I dunno. Not to mention that aside from saying things like 'I love you' there's basically zero affection or passion or even comeraderie between the two. Heck, even just plain tolerance of each others personalities. When they started dating in the show I went back and relistened to like 3 episodes prior because I thought I must have fallen asleep or something and missed the lead up. I try to imagine them kissing or holding hands and all I can imagine is Jon giving Martin one of those dad-style gentle knuckles on the chin and saying 'hang in there, kiddo.' Like, imagine them actually making love. Martin is all "You're not doing it properly!" and Jon is all "You don't know how hard this is for me!!" Good grief. Good luck at the altar, boys.
Brad Pope
2021-02-26 03:09:58 +0000 UTCare we listening to the same show lmfao he's literally looking out for his self destructive depressed mess of a boyfriend, just because there's conflict doesn't mean it's toxic and manipulative
Bergs
2021-02-25 20:28:45 +0000 UTCLol I hate Martin as a character so much. Any time anything interesting happens Martin has to make it about his feelings and then use that to try to control / hurt Jon because he 'cares so much.' dude is afraid and manipulative. I kind of love that these guys have literally nothing in common except mutual trauma. Sure Jon is a douchebag too, but at least he's a douchebag with something to talk about. Martin is the avatar of garbage relationships. As always, the statement this episode was a evocative masterpiece.
Brad Pope
2021-02-14 12:27:33 +0000 UTCNo.
Jenny Allcock
2021-02-13 19:57:31 +0000 UTCSiiiiiiiiims!!!!!!!!!!........One more episode like this and I will not be able to stop myself from spontaneously, physically manifesting in the Sims-Sienna household to demand explanations of these emotional Crimes. With my hair all flying around my head like a Hayao Miyazaki character and everything. God dAMN it....!
Simplicity Fairbolt
2021-02-12 02:50:43 +0000 UTCOh wow, those were some gross sounds. Excellent statement and soundscaping. That fight hurt, but it made sense. And I am so excited! Hill Top Road! HILL TOP ROAD
Alexandra DeCarlo
2021-02-12 01:38:38 +0000 UTCYou guys blow it off the park once more. Outstanding performance, gorgeous soundscape, and just excellent job all around. 25/10.
Tatianna A
2021-02-11 20:09:41 +0000 UTCMe A few days ago when I say the title: Anxious and nervous Me after listening to the episode: even more anxious and nervous. Just...please, don't let Martin and the Archivist be permanently parted while in the middle of an argument.
Heather MacKenzie
2021-02-11 17:12:44 +0000 UTCAhhhhh finally, this was so good
hal
2021-02-11 12:17:28 +0000 UTCAhhhhhhhhhh I'm not ok but I am kind of excited and scared. Why did I have to get into horror?!
That Podcast Queer
2021-02-11 11:57:10 +0000 UTCMe, screaming internally and externally (insert this is fine meme here, but with Martin as the dog and Annabelle in the doorway, and the fire is webs)
NoMercyPercy
2021-02-11 09:27:29 +0000 UTCI AM VERY EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW THIS EPISODE WAS SO STRESSFUL
deeeeeeeeee
2021-02-11 07:15:09 +0000 UTCYessss, we're going to Hilltop Road.
Opaline illyria
2021-02-11 05:15:54 +0000 UTCIt’s gotten to the point where I’ve got to listen to these isolated in my room because my verbal and physical reactions are getting out of hand
Gravie
2021-02-11 04:00:16 +0000 UTCAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Panko
2021-02-11 03:58:44 +0000 UTCI knew she was eventually going to pull something! I can't wait! I'm frightened and excited!
Tahir Raines
2021-02-11 02:28:39 +0000 UTCThe soundscaping is always incredible but hhhhhhhhhhnnnnn this one i- *chef's kiss*
Jack Merlot
2021-02-11 02:16:35 +0000 UTCThe stage direction ajsgfksnfsk BÖNK
Jack Merlot
2021-02-11 02:14:48 +0000 UTCOh nooooo this was so good but I'm panicking. A lot. Jon and Melanie working together is actually quite nice, I think they could make a very fun team! I just wish the circumstances were a little less terrifying...
Niamh
2021-02-11 01:56:37 +0000 UTCI'm screaming!!!! I'm so excited!!!!
Jaymes Brown
2021-02-11 00:23:37 +0000 UTCLove to see the episodes speeding towards an inevitable heartbreaking end. Love it 🙂. Also Martin audibly tearing up broke me to pieces.
Elsie Sexton
2021-02-11 00:01:16 +0000 UTCOMG. It's happening. We're going back to Hilltop Road. (Also: A++ on the acting this episode. So good. I was right there in the tunnels with you.)
Marie
2021-02-10 23:51:18 +0000 UTCI know that there is a lot of big plot going on, but I want to take a minute to luxuriate in that statement. Gave me serious Junji Ito vibes.
Myshe
2021-02-10 23:44:36 +0000 UTCIt’s happeningggggggghdhdhdhdhdjdh D: I’m so excited, and so afraid. Keep up the amazing work.
Laura Bailey
2021-02-10 23:36:51 +0000 UTCH e l l y e s (there is no way to put my excitement into words. i've been waiting for something like this for a looong time and it seems to be heading in Awesome Directions. can't wait to cry) Also the Melanie-Jon conversation was SO good, I care them so much ;_;
sAZAndorable
2021-02-10 23:25:41 +0000 UTCThat was fun! Don't hurt our Martin.
Kara Moskowitz
2021-02-10 23:17:21 +0000 UTCno longer paying attention to school this is more important
silverarsonist
2021-02-10 23:09:40 +0000 UTCI listened, as I often do, while out for a walk. Deeply grateful that my mask conceals a big chunk of my face from passers-by, because the expressions this episode evoked were not at all under control. AAAAAAAAHHHHH!
Kate Sparrow
2021-02-10 22:58:49 +0000 UTCVINDICATION
Weenie hut jr
2021-02-10 22:27:35 +0000 UTCyeah hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah this slaps im so excited
Hot Drinks
2021-02-10 22:01:56 +0000 UTCYASSSS!!!! I was waiting to go back!!!
Sophia Smithers
2021-02-10 21:44:28 +0000 UTCYall know that video of the small child hitting her head on a desk in class and the whole video is chaos? That’s me rn
Lizzy Mowles
2021-02-10 21:20:10 +0000 UTCI am absolutely freaking out here omg
Stephanie Leacock
2021-02-10 21:13:26 +0000 UTChello i am going to SCREAM
Akidachi
2021-02-10 21:10:03 +0000 UTCI had to pause the episode like three times and take chill out breaks because I am!! worried!! big time!!
Julova
2021-02-10 20:50:02 +0000 UTCI am never going to be okay ever again. I NEED TO KNOW HILLTOP ROAD'S SECRETS BUT THAT JM FIGHT AND WHERE IT ENDED HAS DEVASTATED ME TO MY CORE
R Harmon
2021-02-10 20:47:32 +0000 UTCGreat episode!! I am in severe emotional distress!! Edit: That last line?? IM SCREAMING.
Paola Ivanna
2021-02-10 20:44:56 +0000 UTCmy bones ACHE and i’m Not Having Fun anymore but goddammit the writing in this episode is brilliant
funeralcandy
2021-02-10 20:23:17 +0000 UTCI am extremely Not Okay.
Emmett Maguire
2021-02-10 20:12:21 +0000 UTCI am quite literally SCREAMING This was such a good episode. This is my favorite podcast hands down. Good job everyone!!!! I'll be over here..losing my mind lmao
AJ Codling-Martinez
2021-02-10 20:10:31 +0000 UTCAaaaaarrrggghh and now we have to wait a week
Pip Walker
2021-02-10 19:57:10 +0000 UTCThanks for the heads up, will get that amended tonight
Rusty Quill
2021-02-10 19:21:27 +0000 UTCNot sure how to feel here in Web Nation on this day. No more Jonmartin comfort crutch AND no more weed jokes, whatever shall we do?!
fromgloriousjupiter
2021-02-10 19:04:02 +0000 UTCDELICIOUS. FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD. this is absolutely devastating & im gonna be relistening to it all week. HILLTOP ROAD BITCH.. the writing & acting in this episode was amazing. really one of my favorites. painful
Jorgia
2021-02-10 19:02:50 +0000 UTC*unbridled screaming*
gojo fujoshi
2021-02-10 18:51:52 +0000 UTCthat house, i swear to god
Soph
2021-02-10 18:39:37 +0000 UTCOh my GOD OH MY GOD OKAY ITS HAPPENING EVERYBODY STAY CALM
Bailey Wind
2021-02-10 18:30:18 +0000 UTCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Well this was excellent and horrifying and utterly terrifying. Thrilled Hill Top Road is finally being brought into play for the end game but OH NO. Amazing work as always, I have never been so excited to be in such danger!
MuddyHippy
2021-02-10 18:27:51 +0000 UTCI know Johnny had said Hilltop Road was big this season, but I am gonna lose MY MIND if this goes the way I think it is!!
Hayley Phoenix
2021-02-10 18:22:08 +0000 UTCGod I love this show
Arcturus
2021-02-10 17:48:34 +0000 UTCWhy does vindication taste so bitter???? Honestly, despite making me want to rocket to the moon, this was a really good episode. Very excited to see where this all goes (and see how much I've guessed correctly Vs how many surprises are in store)
Sam Symonds
2021-02-10 17:46:54 +0000 UTCIt’s happening it’s happening SO MUCH IS FINALLY HAPPENING !!!!! IM SO OVERWHELMED THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE!!!!
thecrowsoundtrack
2021-02-10 17:42:48 +0000 UTCGosh this is by far the best audio drama I've ever listened to. And one the best stories in any medium - the way is has built up over the years?? Great stuff. Remember when we didn't have the faintest idea about the entities? Or the nature of avatars? There are just so many levels to this podcast. I could rave about it all day from all angles.
Lurkin
2021-02-10 17:41:27 +0000 UTCOh I'm experiencing an emotion.
Elfie Oakwood
2021-02-10 17:22:05 +0000 UTCAmazing statement and fantastic acting! And goddd the plot is going wild
Lurkin
2021-02-10 17:21:24 +0000 UTCHahahaha Eye Eye Eye
Mammon
2021-02-10 17:16:47 +0000 UTCi am HOLLERING
Id Ridian
2021-02-10 17:12:12 +0000 UTCI think this is the first time this show has made me teary eyed. Also I audibly got excited when he FINALLY MENTIONS HILLTOP ROAD
James White
2021-02-10 17:11:14 +0000 UTCWhat an excellent and elegant episode. I love Martin being the voice of humanity & reason. I love Jon running up against the limits of his powers and having to Think (with Melanie’s ungentle help, heh). I love the statement, which is so wonderfully balanced in being both extremely Relevant to the meta-plot and also terrifying as hell on its own terms. And I absolutely love how the last line made me audibly gasp and reel back in my seat.
Anastasia
2021-02-10 17:03:10 +0000 UTC1) hell yeah, excited for what's going on here. 2) the statement part of the episode made me realise how deep a similar scene in ninja swordfighting game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has stuck in my brain, because I pretty immediately went OH NO, i see what's gonna happen and then spend the next five minutes comparing the two. (spoilers for a late boss fight; self-harm & gore, obvs: https://youtu.be/L3p-eEDHNbU?t=97 ). (hesitation probably isn't defeat, Archivist, but it might have lost you your boyfriend.)
Nikki Bee
2021-02-10 17:02:20 +0000 UTCI’m just going to sit over here rocking myself gently. Don’t mind me.
Liz M
2021-02-10 16:57:58 +0000 UTCOHOHOHOHO IT'S REALLY HAPPENING Y'ALL
Raluca Patrinichi
2021-02-10 16:57:33 +0000 UTCI'm losing it oh my god!!!!! The tension continues to build for the last few episodes and im!!!!!
The Magnus Archives Was A Comedy
2021-02-10 16:56:55 +0000 UTCFirst off, the climax of the statement made my flesh crawl, and I'm in a well-lit room on a college campus. That's probably one of the most disturbing things I've ever heard in a podcast. Nice job! Second, the end of this went in a completely different direction than I was expecting. This is going to hurt so much, in part because I have no idea how this is going to end (though I'm looking forward to seeing the speculation on Tumblr).
Mark Sutton
2021-02-10 16:55:20 +0000 UTCThis is okay. Everything is fine. Nothing can go wrong (as yall can see i am deeply in denial)
imma poisonyou
2021-02-10 16:48:38 +0000 UTCHTR!! Annabelle wearing a woolly hat! And Web!Martin (theory) is alive and well. Thanks for another great episode!
Ivy
2021-02-10 16:48:04 +0000 UTCTo honest I dont knows how to comment anymore xD Great épisode (by great i mean "UHGHGGG" )
Lilmouse
2021-02-10 16:47:36 +0000 UTCRip salesa... 😔 you'll be missed king
Owleics
2021-02-10 16:47:23 +0000 UTCI have audibly screamed so many times listening to this
Moss
2021-02-10 16:47:11 +0000 UTCWELL THAT SURE WAS AN EPISODE
Josefin Berntsson
2021-02-10 16:41:29 +0000 UTCOH TAPE RECORDER WE'RE REALLY IN IT NOW
Murdo Homewood
2021-02-10 16:41:15 +0000 UTCPsst, the .docx version of the script erroneously has the previous episode's title on top. The .pdf is fine.
Victoria Lapteva
2021-02-10 16:40:36 +0000 UTCHonestly, this is probably one of my favorite episodes so far this season. I love Melanie in this especially. [SPOILER] Hill Top Road!!!! I am so excited!!!!
Anna S
2021-02-10 16:40:30 +0000 UTCOHMYGOD??? If this is another case of Martin playing the avatars I'm going to lose it aaaaaaaaaa
jelmarose
2021-02-10 16:39:39 +0000 UTCHere we go!!! HTR!!!! I Knew Annabelle was going to swoop in at a vulnerable time! (Orders enough popcorn and tissues for the next 5 episodes)
LainyJP
2021-02-10 16:33:45 +0000 UTCThe SCREAMING i did while john was trying to figure out HTR
Broth Mirepoix
2021-02-10 16:32:08 +0000 UTCThis was a terrific episode. All building up now ..... to what!
twigletsaregreattoeat
2021-02-10 16:31:32 +0000 UTCI'M SCREAMING
Juls SK Vernet
2021-02-10 16:30:20 +0000 UTCI SCREAMED!! Yesssss!! This is so exciting!!
Anna
2021-02-10 16:28:44 +0000 UTCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!
CrazyChopstick
2021-02-10 16:28:36 +0000 UTCOh boy... this isn’t going to go the way we want... gosh, this is revving up!! Thanks, RQ!
Eli Labat-Angstadt
2021-02-10 16:28:32 +0000 UTCI JUST got done re-listening to 114 about Hilltop Road. Holy crap what good timing. I am so freaking excited and insanely worried all at the same time. God, this was a good one.
Jamie Hilts
2021-02-10 16:28:10 +0000 UTCAs soon as Melanie said “where would they go?” I was screaming. Yes yes yes!!!!!
Harley_treefrog
2021-02-10 16:27:35 +0000 UTCOooh! The drama rises. the way jon's voice broke on "It just is" was so heart wrenching. Super excited to see what happens next ep with hilltop road and with martin and annabelle... also that confrontation with the tapes gave me chills!!
ThirdFromTheLeft
2021-02-10 16:26:24 +0000 UTCI HATE THAT I LOVE THIS. IM SO UPSET. NO SPOILERS BUT OHHHHH I WAS YELLING AT THE END AND THEN HE SAID IT TOO AND I-- I'M CALM. I'M CALM.
james evelyn
2021-02-10 16:26:11 +0000 UTC
