MAG 160 - The Eye Opens
Added 2019-10-30 16:36:37 +0000 UTCCase #0181810
Vigilo, Audio, Supervenio
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Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall.
Written by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J Newall.
Performances:
- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims
- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J Newall
Sound effects this week by Skipmedia, Mydo1, flag 2, Sage trytle, Coral_Island_Studios, kd_jack & previously credited artists via freesound.org.
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Comments
I fully believe Gertrude's cat did get killed by the Desolation. Gertrude is old woman DOOM guy.
Pia K R
2025-05-08 12:37:09 +0000 UTCjon and martin are still in a cabin in the woods happy and free nothing bad ever happened
Necrozma Gamer
2025-02-12 04:37:14 +0000 UTClmao i saw ur comment on an earlier episode and literally wondered about u while listening 😭 thanks for the update 🙏
Julia
2025-01-16 07:35:12 +0000 UTChearing Jon speak with Elias's voice is so unnerving. Great voice acting!!!!!
Rurrie
2024-11-08 14:49:36 +0000 UTCUpdate: I am no longer #TeamElias
Rurrie
2024-11-08 14:49:10 +0000 UTC"OBVIOUSLY I'm going to tell you if I see any good cows"
Rurrie
2024-11-08 14:11:37 +0000 UTCdid martin see any good cows
wingwhisper
2022-01-18 17:03:51 +0000 UTCwhat the FUCK
wingwhisper
2022-01-18 17:03:40 +0000 UTCWow. The voice crack when the statement changed ended me ... perfect so good
Paula Salkeld
2019-11-10 15:23:27 +0000 UTCYes - I thought the same! It would have been so easy to have stopped there - I love that Jonny has even grander plans!
Amanda Blakeley
2019-11-01 01:31:28 +0000 UTCJon's little broken laugh at the end... damn, this episode blew me away!!!
Jess
2019-11-01 00:42:56 +0000 UTCYES
Joshua Pittman
2019-10-31 16:32:27 +0000 UTCWell, if MAG returns in early April then we'll have to wait only five loooooooong months. :)
Stu Pollock
2019-10-31 15:41:44 +0000 UTCPERFECT HALLOWEEN SEASON FINALE !!! :O
Maria Blowers
2019-10-31 12:25:01 +0000 UTCThis has stunned me beyond words. Gotta say the scariest part was reading the warning for mentioned pet death. My fear for the admiral was intense.
Izzy Aliberti
2019-10-31 11:09:40 +0000 UTCI recently told somebody that this podcast is not only my favorite podcast, but my favorite piece of ART in existence. And yet this episode blew me away beyond what I could ever have expected - absolutely incredible incredible work.
Madeleine Cella
2019-10-31 06:08:08 +0000 UTCJon's sob laugh at the end is reminiscent of Micheal and I love it!
Maybe
2019-10-31 04:56:30 +0000 UTCOH. MAI. GAWD. Utterly brilliant. Now crawling back into my dark corner to relisten to the first few minutes of the episode on loop until April. :Clutching them to my chest, making soothing noises:
Panko
2019-10-31 04:45:06 +0000 UTC(ok now that there's less danger of spoiling people) The line "It's not in your blood or your soul or your destiny, it's just in your own rotten luck" is great and I laughed aloud also I anticipated the 'mark from every power' thing, I kinda thought we might get the Watcher's Crown by the end of this season, I did not remotely expect the magnitude of what actually happened and I'm so happy. (it would 100% be a cop out not to have the whole tentacles descending from the sky moment in a cosmic horror story, and still most of those stories end the moment that happens)
Alex
2019-10-31 03:03:20 +0000 UTCgreat episode!!! six months.. so time for my 4th relisten of the series. will tell you guys if i come across any great cows.
chel
2019-10-31 02:30:58 +0000 UTCI - did not see that coming at all, and yet it makes perfect sense. You all have out done yourselves with this one
Abe Kenmore
2019-10-31 02:10:45 +0000 UTCI just noticed the content notes and LOLOLOLOLOLsob. "Change."
TooManyJens
2019-10-31 02:04:34 +0000 UTCAmazing! And unbelievably brave as a season rather than series finale. How are you going to top that?!!!
Anton and Ken
2019-10-31 00:48:24 +0000 UTCExcited and terrified: time to rip down the red string and start from scratch! Thank you for the constant attention to detail in your content, the payoff continues to be incredible!
mygenderisgoblin
2019-10-31 00:31:14 +0000 UTCThat’s what Stoner!Elias thought and look what happened to him
Meredith Clayton
2019-10-30 23:51:39 +0000 UTCBrain go BOOM. And I agree April is the most horrifying part xD But then we can say 420 and have it mean other things xD
Bonster
2019-10-30 23:48:28 +0000 UTCThe fear is real. I feel it. I fear what has happened and how I fear it must be resolved. Poor Jon . Poor Martin. Poor World.
Cher Carlisle
2019-10-30 23:41:09 +0000 UTCWowza
Dan and Melissa
2019-10-30 22:10:36 +0000 UTCThat was maybe the best finale i have ever experimented in my life??? Thank you that was amazing!!!
Lilmouse
2019-10-30 22:03:58 +0000 UTCI'm not sure the last time I've been this satisfied and happy as well as this traumatized, simultaneously. ...but DANG I WANT MORE.
3EyedMavens
2019-10-30 21:29:21 +0000 UTCJon just breaking right there at the end is *chef’s kiss*! And I can’t help but think that the motto for the final season is “We have such sights to show you!”
Brian Taulbee
2019-10-30 21:28:06 +0000 UTCGertrude "Literally Female John Wick" Robinson confirmed?
AlmavivaConte
2019-10-30 21:27:23 +0000 UTC😳. A. MAZ. ING. *sob*
Amanda Blakeley
2019-10-30 21:23:44 +0000 UTCOk I've been dreaming about a movie-/series adaptation of TMA before but now I'll be furious upon those who have the power but don't make it until the day it will be a reality. No Jon, not you. I will not hold any grudges on you. Or anyone else on RQ. Just the other a**holes. I don't know who "they" are but I am from this day furious with them. Trust me, I will keep "an eye" out.
Pajken
2019-10-30 20:57:21 +0000 UTCamazing
Oltanya
2019-10-30 20:53:53 +0000 UTCI’m in absolute awe by all of this... I’ve never been so excited for the following season! I’m crushed but hopeful. Also that voice acting at the end was amazing
Isabelle
2019-10-30 20:42:10 +0000 UTCJonny, Alex, every single person who has brought this masterpiece to life... you are brilliant and should feel the utmost pride at what you’ve wrought and brought upon the world. April can’t come soon enough.
Patrick Monroe
2019-10-30 20:36:22 +0000 UTCThe best writers in fiction.
Mammon
2019-10-30 20:08:59 +0000 UTCAlso, I gotta say: I LOVE Gertrude's response for going down the path she did. She's a damn legend, and I love her. Though honestly I love so many of the characters and *everything* about this podcast. Again, phenomenal work, everyone.
Kiro
2019-10-30 19:58:03 +0000 UTCOh. Well, I guess.....THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!!
Erin Rosa
2019-10-30 19:50:32 +0000 UTCI don't want to spoil folks with a comment so I don't want to get into specifics, although aaaaaa I really want to comment on specifics. Lots of details of characterization and the mechanics of how and why things happened here that I love. As a commenter above said, though, this ep would be the last episode ever of so many other shows; the fact that there's a whole last season left and I trust TMA to be tightly planned and plotted from end to end is really exciting. I have no idea what you'll do now and I can't wait to find out.
Alex
2019-10-30 19:15:22 +0000 UTCNope, John is really just an autistic kid with a snow globe. (Please see St. Elsewhere series finale for those who are unfamiliar).
Gilligan Mungus
2019-10-30 18:29:13 +0000 UTCOk I have never, ever, in all my years of consuming any kind of media had a finale be this SATISFYING. The build up, the acting, the audio work, the payoff, it was all absolutely perfect?? Six months is going to be a long wait for everyone who loves this show, but honestly I do not care about the wait. Everyone at Rusty Quill involved in this series in ANY way should be so immensely proud of what they've created. But mostly, thank you so much to Jonny and Alex for helping to bring such a heartwrenching, heartwarming, terrifying experience to all of our lives. Thank you.
Josh
2019-10-30 18:28:57 +0000 UTCI am losing my shit in the best possible way right now.
Kris Eversole
2019-10-30 18:27:19 +0000 UTCIt was all a dream, though right?
Sara Williams
2019-10-30 18:26:09 +0000 UTC“Arrive”
A.Ninja
2019-10-30 18:21:37 +0000 UTCI could feel my heart start to race and then the end just GOT ME. I'm at work, I don't have time to process this at all. (It's so good, it's just soooo good)
voiceoftheashari
2019-10-30 17:55:19 +0000 UTC(Very slow, stunned applause)
JA Baldwin
2019-10-30 17:52:11 +0000 UTCWELP
sAZAndorable
2019-10-30 17:42:23 +0000 UTCYou wonderfully disturbing people; this was such a great end for so many plot threads. The thing I think I like the most about this episode is that for a lot of series, this would be the finale. But we know there's at least forty more episodes to come, and I have no clue where they're going to go. I can't wait to see what's to come (not to mention how much the fans on Tumblr are going to completely lose their minds once this episode has wide release tomorrow).
Mark Sutton
2019-10-30 17:41:54 +0000 UTCI'll just be slowclapping until the hiatus is over cause Well Gorramn Played.
Danii
2019-10-30 17:39:47 +0000 UTCThat was absolutely amazing. I'm completely awestruck. By the writing, acting, sounds, *everything*. Truly incredible work, all of you! I can't stop shaking or grinning; or stop thinking about it. Amazing work.
Kiro
2019-10-30 17:37:34 +0000 UTCThe next 6 months till April are going to be the longest 6 months
Helen
2019-10-30 17:34:21 +0000 UTCWell this was an emotional adventure I'm gonna listen to again and again and again for the next six months!! Huge thanks to the team for working so hard on this one and I hope you can take a moment to catch your breath during the hiatus <3
Josefin Berntsson
2019-10-30 17:32:48 +0000 UTCAsking the real questions here
Meredith Clayton
2019-10-30 17:32:15 +0000 UTCJesus tap-dancing Christ. On the one hand: YES FOR THEORIES BEING PROVED TRUE!!! On the other: CRAP THE THEORIES WERE PROVED TRUE!!! In all seriousness tho, this payoff was INCREDIBLE, and bravo to all involved for getting there. Now, how long til April???
elizabeth p.
2019-10-30 17:30:38 +0000 UTCOkay but did Martin see any good cows
Mo Quirk
2019-10-30 17:30:31 +0000 UTCI've had a bit longer to process this, and honestly KUDOS to Jonny for the voice acting in the last few minutes (The Chant to the hysteria) because god/damn/ that was stellar
Roo Jones
2019-10-30 17:28:48 +0000 UTCHoly shit.
Dan and Heather Norbury Montalto
2019-10-30 17:28:25 +0000 UTCListening to this at 4am instead of sleeping was. Certainly a choice.
Mo Quirk
2019-10-30 17:27:20 +0000 UTCI found this podcast a month or two ago and now....I have to wait? Guess I'll just have to relisten...for the third time.
Brooke Griffith
2019-10-30 17:24:52 +0000 UTCTHE SKY IS LOOKING BACK!! what a fantastic end to such a quality season amazed and excited for April. Thankful for this!
Nicole Stevenson
2019-10-30 17:22:55 +0000 UTCat least Jon and Martin get to suffer the apocalypse together, right?
ieatahottchip
2019-10-30 17:22:18 +0000 UTCOk, who knew that the word “April” would be the single most horrifying part of this?! But you all EARNED IT. Oh my. Johnny - that was PERFECTION. You gave us enough clues but still twisted it just enough so that we didn’t see all of it. And what a performance. Seriously. WOW
Meredith Clayton
2019-10-30 17:22:05 +0000 UTCShouldn't have listened while at work I am shaking. Incredible incredible work and I'm so excited for April!
Gladiolus
2019-10-30 17:21:53 +0000 UTCUm.
Stu Pollock
2019-10-30 17:21:49 +0000 UTCY U P
Roo Jones
2019-10-30 17:19:20 +0000 UTC“Vigilo, Audio, Supervenio” To watch, to hear, to overtake?
Rowan MacBean
2019-10-30 17:18:56 +0000 UTCOh John. Please don’t be broken. Please don’t be broken. Oh Cheesus, please let his brain be able to recover. And we have another freaking season after this. Just. Wow.
Gilligan Mungus
2019-10-30 17:18:50 +0000 UTCWhat an episode! Everything I n/ever wanted. Amazing!
Terence Praet
2019-10-30 17:18:49 +0000 UTCoh boy, it's going to be a long six months
Fish
2019-10-30 17:18:11 +0000 UTCI am SHAKING. FUCK.
Keeperofterris
2019-10-30 17:16:35 +0000 UTCMy heart stopped THREE TIMES in pain and I threw a pen across the room and I had to cover my face twice and I'm so glad everyone's response is the same as mine: FUCK
Lauren Prince
2019-10-30 17:14:16 +0000 UTCVINDICATION!!!
Devin Goodman
2019-10-30 17:13:13 +0000 UTCaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa
neongrey
2019-10-30 17:12:31 +0000 UTCOh. F U C K.
Mollie
2019-10-30 17:09:39 +0000 UTCDamn son! All the predictions from Reddit were on point!
Milan Nigam
2019-10-30 17:09:19 +0000 UTCBravo to everyone involved. Oh my god.
Liz MacGregor
2019-10-30 17:09:09 +0000 UTCYeah I'm going to need a few months to worry, thanks folks
Roo Jones
2019-10-30 17:07:17 +0000 UTCWell, shit. (Edit: I genuinely had this comment in mind before I spotted Brooke's, sorry!)
Roo Jones
2019-10-30 17:06:28 +0000 UTCFUCK.
Janik Helbig
2019-10-30 17:06:25 +0000 UTCAW JEEZ
catboy
2019-10-30 17:05:50 +0000 UTCWell, dang.
Brooke Griffith
2019-10-30 17:05:38 +0000 UTC
