MAG 172 - Strung Out
Added 2020-06-17 15:21:36 +0000 UTCCase ########-12
The Tragedy of Francis, a comic puppet show in all acts.
Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ.
Content warnings:
- Emotional manipulation & abuse (including familial)
- Body horror & wounding
- Supernatural manipulation
- Explicit language
- Addiction (including smoking & drinking)
- Substance abuse (including syringes)
- Spiders (including SFX)
- Implied or internalized queerphobia / transphobia
- Humiliation
- Schadenfreude and forced laughter
- Maladaptive coping mechanisms & relapse
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Elizaveta, roswyrm, mirsa, eet, Amy Prehm, Christian Otholm, Toni, Ellis Beale, Jaderz, A.Ninja, a New name, Sharon Grafton, Eloise Sherrid, Leslie Safran, Mars, Stewart Smith, CirrusGrey, Emma Sandgren, Nicole Stevenson, Meg Taylor, Carine Lee, Liz, Fushi, Iain Bradley, Fire in Dark Woods, Dave (the good china, now pls), Cher Carlisle, Rashika Rao, Mithy Carlan, Ruth Anderson, Michelle M, Roo Jones, kailajay, Clara Edmonds, Marimo, DapperCyborg, DT, Samantha Minnette, Gail, Ashley Dovahkitten, Sieben, Amnesiac Stowaway, Fish, Lisa F, Ya Boi Vince, Kali Moogle, Kristine, Cyncit, Kiera Mortensen, meaty thwack
Edited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall
Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Performances:
- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J. Newall
- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims
Sound effects this week by mlsulli, Podcapocalipsis, Raulitoto, checholio, khenshom, 6polnic, J.Zazvurek, MDRivet, Processaurus, Kinoton, lonemonk, J.Zazvurek, YleArkisto, Kinoton, Kyster, jayfrosting, Jedo, Mirko Horstmann, kyles, nervousneal, temawas, tom_woysky, JohnsonBrandEditing, harleto, gchase, 13GPanska_Markova_Lucie, abbahoot, hachiman935, dav0r, craigsmith, Aiwha, spanrucker, alirabiei, InspectorJ, FunWithSound, klankbeeld, TheWah, thaihaudio, Sandermotions, Glaneur de sons, taure, tangotango1, MrAuralization & previously credited artists via freesound.org.
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Comments
Another excellent episode that is both horrifying and accurate π . The writing is superb, and captures better than anything else I've read or heard the damage that abuse (self and external) will create in the mind of the abused individual.
marie CD
2020-09-09 14:32:07 +0000 UTClate to the party but! the soundscaping on this one is so well done! they've all been very very well done but the atmosphere is so immersive in this one, my favourite this season in terms of just being fun and creepy to listen to soundscaping wise.
Arden
2020-06-19 22:33:18 +0000 UTCIf the Spider is shaping up to be the final boss of TMA that makes sense; free will and whether you do or don't have it is worth being afraid of haha beautiful writing this episode as always
Alex
2020-06-18 22:35:01 +0000 UTCignoring problems never worked out before, did it Martin? /wrings hands anxiously
ledgem
2020-06-18 16:40:43 +0000 UTCFROM THE TOP OF THE ROPE, MY GOD!!
Jessica Ma
2020-06-18 15:44:15 +0000 UTCI relistened last night (maybe twice) and am just blown away by the consistently amazing writing on this podcast. This episode was probably the scariest one I've heard. I'm not afraid of spiders, but that was revolting. Also the hooks, the struggle of the addict, and the amusement of the audience all make up a true horror story. I'm wondering what happened to Martin while he was wandering. He seemed so distressed, I didn't like that.
LainyJP
2020-06-18 14:32:01 +0000 UTCMy arachnophobia had me shuddering and itching throughout this entire episode , that final segment of Francis' act might be my worst nightmare. And, dammit, here I thought I was safe in my theory that Martin was for the Lonely when in fact he might be controlled by the Web. Can you serve two masters? I'm truly nervous for Martin. And the Archivist. And am not looking forward to the confrontation with Annabelle.
Heather MacKenzie
2020-06-18 14:18:10 +0000 UTCI recently got into TMA so this is my first episode listening to it as it comes out. Thank you so much for such an amazing show! Time to mull over old episodes so that I can join in on the theorizing :D
luvkirby4ever
2020-06-18 11:12:22 +0000 UTCI feel like I owe a formal apology to the web!martin theorists now
Camryn Rennie
2020-06-18 09:53:02 +0000 UTCI was including webs/spiders threads as the third one. I know it kinda crosses over with the hooks, but when the episode title was first given I guessed it was a web episode becuase of the way spider webs will sting things up. So I was counting them as: webs, hooks, and addiction. (Hope that makes sense.)
Dorian
2020-06-18 06:06:55 +0000 UTCI can see 2: 1. Literal strung up/out re: Hook 2. Strung out re: addiction Could you spare a 3rd pun?
Mary Zorn
2020-06-18 05:47:45 +0000 UTCLove the title. A rare triple pun. (Also the episode was amazing. Web episodes always make me feel afraid in a very specific way.)
Dorian
2020-06-18 00:49:13 +0000 UTCi gotta say i'm excited about the theories this episode is gonna bring about
micah
2020-06-18 00:03:37 +0000 UTCg-d this is so good. i love when statement givers refer to the archivist so he's like. refering to himself in his physical voice but with someone else's perspective. very cool!
Mikel E.B.
2020-06-17 23:16:55 +0000 UTCa tag for parental abuse/shitty parents would be good as well because itβs pretty jarring
Espen
2020-06-17 23:15:44 +0000 UTCoof. seconded that this could really benefit from a body horror/gore tag ~
quinnntastic
2020-06-17 22:48:36 +0000 UTCI really love this season! English is not my first language and I had to restart a lot of episodes at least one time, because the intensity and atmosphere got me so much I forgot to listen to the words! Really really well done!
Denise Schi
2020-06-17 22:46:45 +0000 UTCGreat episode. So scarily real
Aline Macambira
2020-06-17 22:39:41 +0000 UTC'Never liked theatre anyway' MARtin how DARE?
fromgloriousjupiter
2020-06-17 22:35:34 +0000 UTCOh please, not Web!Martin. Poor baby
Aline Macambira
2020-06-17 22:32:39 +0000 UTCSo glad I woke up from my stage manager nightmare and came straight to this. I am STRESSED >:-(
Megan Aguilar-Ames
2020-06-17 20:44:33 +0000 UTCthis was reaaally interesting and very much close to my heart, addiction. (SLAP COUNT 3 do i have to get worried)
sasmus
2020-06-17 20:28:52 +0000 UTCits wednesday. i open patreon. i undergo the full spectrum of human emotion in roughly 20 minutes. i close patreon
cecilfae
2020-06-17 20:20:29 +0000 UTCSomething about my new headphones cord bugged out on this episode - I went through the first 15 minutes of it with no verbal audio whatsoever, just the echo-y click-clacking of the puppetry and occasional audience laughter, on repeat for 15 minutes. The first 8 minutes I was like... wow Rusty Quill really made a Choice on this one. (I did initially think it was weird that Johnny didn't into the episode as normal, tho)
Kendra
2020-06-17 19:35:21 +0000 UTCI like the idea of addiction being connected to the spider; makes so much sense when you show it like this!
Rebecca Dupont
2020-06-17 18:44:19 +0000 UTCanyway...... (chants) web martin web martin WEB MARTIN WEB MARTIN SPIDER LOVING JEALOUS BITCHY "SWEET BUT REALLY WANTS HIS WAY" WEAVING/SPINNING-ANALOGIES-IN-POETRY "RING-RING IT'S ANNABELLE CANE AND IT'S FOR YOU" "CAN COMPEL HIS BOYFRIEND OUT OF STATEMENT MODE" MARTIN. OH MY GOD. and uhhhhh wow. with jon having such a big, horrified history with the web? Ooh La La, What A Show That Would Be!
martin kachow blackwood
2020-06-17 18:42:47 +0000 UTCdear jonny, i am afraid
Murdo Homewood
2020-06-17 18:39:29 +0000 UTCdamn i wish my non-binary ass had a live audience to laugh every time my parents roast me
martin kachow blackwood
2020-06-17 18:38:36 +0000 UTCI don't mind spiders at all, and yet I still find Web-centric episodes to be some of the most effective and creepy of them all.
Brian Taulbee
2020-06-17 18:15:36 +0000 UTC[IMOGEN VOICE] Watch it, Buster!
Rene Hardigree
2020-06-17 17:15:17 +0000 UTCi love my weekly ritual of coming here, handing jonny and alex a bat, and saying, "ok go for it." anyways the sound design in this one is everything and the content is so overwhelming i can't even talk about it. they've gone and done it again.
Sam Miller
2020-06-17 17:06:10 +0000 UTCApart from the addiction themes which were beautifully and horrifically conveyed, this feels like weβre going to have a knockdown 80s era WWE cage match between The Lonely and The Web for Martin with a surprise appearance by The Beholding.
Gilligan Mungus
2020-06-17 17:05:11 +0000 UTCHI THIS CHARACTER HAS THE SAME NAME AND PRONOUNS AND ISSUES AS ME :) I LITERALLY FEEL LIKE IM BEING THREATENED <3 THANKS
kodamaiser
2020-06-17 16:42:40 +0000 UTCI really liked this one. Well done! Pause for laughter.
Marianne weber
2020-06-17 16:42:09 +0000 UTCOh wow this is absolutely the worst statement yet!
Em Moesen
2020-06-17 16:29:34 +0000 UTCOh man the formatting on this one is incredibly done, as always, spectacular job! I love the direction and buildup of it all, it was an especially wonderful ep. Martin's approach to it all too has me excited for his future interactions with the entities, and, his outlook compared to Jon's outlook.
Celadonleaf
2020-06-17 16:15:36 +0000 UTCWeb Leave Martin Alone challenge
Arcturus
2020-06-17 16:05:16 +0000 UTCI always forget how much I hate spiders until a web statement popped up. Absolutely terrifying, I loved it. I feel like a subtitle for season 5 could be "where in the world is annabelle cane?"
The Magnus Archives Was A Comedy
2020-06-17 16:01:32 +0000 UTCHey Jonny I just wanna talk
Maddie
2020-06-17 15:56:57 +0000 UTC[IMOGEN voice] Yikes!
GriffinsTreehouse
2020-06-17 15:51:12 +0000 UTCVery good episode! I do think there should be a gore/body harm warming in the content warnings tho!
Kitkat
2020-06-17 15:49:00 +0000 UTCThis episode was absolutely amazing... the stage directions and script with the laugh tracks. The entire format was wonderful and the post statement with the questioning amped up the mystery so well. Love Martin!!!!
Isabelle
2020-06-17 15:43:56 +0000 UTCPuppets freak me out.
LainyJP
2020-06-17 15:41:06 +0000 UTCwow, this one's a doozy
jingqi
2020-06-17 15:33:26 +0000 UTC
