Oxford Comma [The Magnus Archives]

i love the s1 gang. i care them. the possibility of their found family status haunts me to this day like IT COULD HAVE BEEN BEAUTIFUL BUT NO THEY WERE UNCEREMONIOUSLY TORN APART BY TRAUMA AND THE WALLS THAT COME WITH MIDDLE AGE SADNESS UGHHH....
so i thought how could i take a cute, relatively upbeat song and make it about the s1 gang o hey my dark academia playlist has this song AND IT SAYS JON. animatic time. plus i thought that it would be mildly funny if the lil jon line referenced jon which is just. the sheer juxtaposition. i hope i captured the bittersweet quality of their weird co-worker friendship well hehe
i think im well on my way to making at least ONE MORE tma video and then we'll see if i can actually get around to the penumbra podcast one im TRYING MY BEST TO STAY FOCUSED ON IT BUT THE TMA BRAINWORMS KEEP EATING MY MOTIVATION IM SORRY IM TRYING!!!!!
anyways i hope yall enjoyed this cute little one before some miiiiiiiiiiiiild sadness in the next. but its jonmartin so it has cute parts!!!! i hope!!!! (I GUESS THIS ONE ENDS SAD. OOPS. theres a cute bit in the end i swear-)
miles

[@shorks]

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[@birdiejett3163]

Back when half the gang wasn’t permanently traumatized and the other half dead . . . Good times . . .

[@Nobody-xk7cy]

Why can’t it be both?

[@GTSCRD]

back when the entire gang wasn’t dead 💔

[@bobtheboy5311]

Well Tim and Jon where mildly traumatized... it was just nothing compared to what would end up happening to them-

[@someoneawesome8717]

I miss when the biggest threat was worms and tunnels

[@ceaseless_spiral_avatar]

fr 😢

[@CeaselessWatcher01]

This animatic gave me a hug and told me it loved me, then punched me in the face... it’s beautiful, but now I’m sobbing

[@theartpuppet4220]

Couldn't put it better myself.

[@braininajar8474]

Yup

[@اميرالشمري-ن8ل]

@@braininajar8474 😒😷

[@edgedancer77]

Yup, same hat. 😍😭

[@someoneawesome8717]

It pulled an ep 200

[@frostynoms5517]

Stink Man Elias: Heehoo i'm gonna enjoy ruining these poor baby beans

[@thistleywistley681]

the whole series:

[@cupidsick]

he has a stinky moustache. stinky

[@thistleywistley681]

@@cupidsick very stinky

[@Sophs.booksh3lf]

The archives gang in s1 is my favorite example of the found family troupe.

[@glomp4146]

the way elias looks in that one frame is killing me. that was a perfectly good archiving team. look what you did! now it's got anxiety.

[@user-nq1nz9vs4c]

2:39

[@JadeHarleyBizarrely]

This was really cute and sad! I miss the season 1 dynamics and squad, back when there was that sorta funny, awkward begrudging love-hate and picking at each other and just... camaraderie. Back before everyone learned how real stuff got and everyone got so jaded and/or killed.

[@alenazhang8629]

man this is so smart and awesome in the beginning where they retyped sasha to add the oxford comma but ALSO its like they're swapping out the original sasha for not sasha . . . UGH

[@alexanderlicentia5265]

It took me a month of replaying this video to notice that. OP really gonna fuck me up like that huh?

[@leebee42069]

Me: I should relisten to the first season again Also me: the last time we did that you relistened to the entire thing Episode 1 The Anglerfish playing in the background:

[@gimmebleachlmao2576]

MEE

[@ceaseless_spiral_avatar]

@murplex4406HA. HA HA HA. ha ha. Ha.

[@pyjama6136]

og archival staff pls come back im begging on my knees here

[@hannahu.6220]

no

[@Lee-xw7gf]

I’m suddenly heavily mourning Tim and the simpler times. Good writing, Jonny, I’m distraught.

[@hamburgerdog25]

Please I just want one pleasant moment when they're all in the same room

[@sophiaaa6042]

I love this... you just KNOW Tim is a hip checker

[@abunchofrandomstuff4106]

This just makes me realise that if the notthem had taken Tim instead of Sasha then the watchers crown probably couldn’t have happened

[@fandommemes8858]

Would you mind explaining that bit? I'm a bit confused, lmao

[@jydeosaure6564]

That shit hurted my heart. And the last clip with all of them hugging, hurts my heart but in a not so sad way, still very sad tho

[@cat-gc4kp]

me at the beginning: this looks cute. the comments are saying its sad but idk what they mean..? me at the middle: this is cute, its nostalgic for s1 but pretty happy nonetheless me by the end: i see what they mean

[@trixie7759]

0:31 he really said "No talk to me I'm angy, this animatic is literally the best, I've watched it at least 10 times already

[@anno9081]

this is getting me through june

[@feylaray6284]

Same here 😭

[@fifteefoolish4879]

this is getting me through november

[@hamburgerdog25]

1:07 couple of seasons later and this illustration hits on a whole new level

[@parmavioIets]

A TMA ANAMATIC TO VAMPIRE WEEKEND????? i’m gonna cry i can die happy now actually

[@lovelyflowergirl42]

I think about Tim sobbing against the wall like once a week, jsyk

[@gummywyrmz709]

Miles, I can't emphasise enough how equally beautiful. and heartbreaking this is. Like, I love it? Your linework is fantastic, your colours are beautiful, but that sad sense of nostalgia hanging over it is so... it's so much. I love this video. I do not love not!Sasha.

[@Under_a_heat_lamp]

Pay that beginning was so clever! How you used the Oxford comma with Sasha’s name bc she gets replaced. I love that!

[@inkydiamonds]

OKAY THE FACT THAT THIS ANIMATIC STARTS BY WRITING OUT SASHA'S NAME THEN ERASING IT TO PUT THE OXFORD COMMA THEN WRITING IT AGAIN . HELLO THIS IS SO SMART SHE WAS REPLACED-

[@glassthelocalgremlin9521]

every day i miss them and it hurts my soul,,, this gives me serotonin and breaks my heart at the same time 1:03 tim stoker i love you 1:07 *incoherent screeching* 1:15-1:28 sasha james i LOVE YOU when it's switching between happy moments and prentiss attack images,,, UGH 2:19 they're all best friends your honor 2:25 hi the birthday party part was uNCALLED FOR 2:36 slimy man. i HATE him. 2:42 THE FLASHING BETWEEN SASHA AND NOT!SASHA... HNNG MY HEART I MISS SASHA JAMES SO MUCH 2:45 you had NO BUSINESS ripping out my heart TWICE 2:55 make that three times what the hell dude /pos UGH EVERYONE BEING SCRIBBLED OUT AROUND JON,,, AMAZING. DESTROYED ME YET AGAIN. 3:20 choking up and whimpering at this panel. anyways they're all together again Somewhere Else. everyone leave me alone i'm in my Feelings again.

[@lorenam2430]

Me, 3/4 through S1 of TMA: Hey now Also this is great

[@ceaseless_spiral_avatar]

JUST NOTICED. “Little Jon” ASHAKAJAISHQKAHS OMG NOOO HIS NAME IN THE FUCKING SONG THIS MAKES THIS EVEN WORSE, IM SOBBING

[@moss_piglet]

Okay this is it I’m officially getting into the Magnus Archives, I’ve needed a new audio drama for a while lol

[@horsewizard340]

oh god good luck

[@casey3889]

How'd it go for you?

[@mysteriousandforeboding]

missing s1 archival staff this fine 2024 evening

[@novicity4439]

IM CRYING IM CRYING IM CRYING AHHHHH, this animatic is so perfect! Even the begining with the typewriter font that hesitates before typing sasha, you killed me before this even started- oh my, I just love the your art style and your headcanons for the way they looked it's so cute! Also, it's quick but the part where Jon is getting paranoid and Tim is crying facing away but martin is trying to look through a window and reach out to Jon really TORE MY HEART OUT oh my god and then the flicker of sasha and fake sasha got me too, this was wonderful, I love this song and you really made something beautiful with it!! Thank you so much for sharing dude!!!

[@captchaluff]

there’s a lot to love about this but specifically i love tim’s body language! what a king

[@thelandofnod2269]

This song fits spookily well to the Magnus Archives, also thank you for the last TMA anamatic, it's why I binged the whole show lol

[@pho_is_not_interesting]

I am fucckcinff crying,,, I miss when tma was just a workplace comedy😭

[@gimmebleachlmao2576]

This changed me. Imma go cry now

[@annapascal8652]

Welp . . . I'm sobbing, thanks.

[@loki1456]

How dare you hurt me like this with the season one gang! *sings to self* We could have had it all..

[@m.r.9215]

Elias standing there like :> with his evil little mustache is so funny. Also I’m gonna cry these are my children

[@alexroybal7281]

[SPOILERS FOR MOST OF THE SERIES] 2:20 just realized they faded out in the order they died in, time to fucking sob now.

[@emilyk38]

oh so this was absolutely lovely and absolutely heartbreaking

[@hamburgerdog25]

AAAHAAHHHHHH FEEEEELINGS. I'm sad. I miss season one fun times with horror storries inbetween

[@chloemoore4623]

I am sobbing, watching this while on season 4 ughhh

[@bananaman677]

I can’t even explain how much I love your style. You’re so talented!!

[@lorenam2430]

Coming back here now. The *lighter-* still hurts, but I love it

[@ceaseless_spiral_avatar69]

every time I come back to watch this video, it causes me physical and emotional pain that can never be replicated the same by anything else. thank you for this masterpiece

[@spoingle]

Awwe yay!!! Oxford Comma is one of my favorite songs!!!

[@shmoolia953]

How?!?! I was literally listening to this song yesterday and went wow huh I bet it could be used for a Magnus archives animatic or something AND WHAT DID I FIND SCROLLING THROUGH KZbin?! And it’s so cute!!! And sad!! I love your art style!

[@robirb_]

The wholesome office comedy AU we deserve! Thank you!!

[@tonykhang1984]

WHY YOU LITTLE SH-/pos this so good but also why did you have to emotionally wreck me

[@sadien2967]

i miss season one :( this is really beautiful though, and that bit at 2:40 is SO creative!!!! i just- WOW. wow. great job with this one :)

[@runehelm1192]

We didn’t know what we had until we lost it

[@sconesumer]

this is so like. thoughtful. every lyric fits so well and the art is so good

[@Charlie-bug]

rewatching this for the hundrenth time after ep. 200 :,(

[@thistleywistley681]

AAHH WAIT I HATE YOU FOR THE INTRO.. "and sasha- *erases* and sasha* cries????

[@feylaray6284]

Shork why!!!😭 why do you make me cry? So I started listening to TMA and I honestly didn't know what to expect, so I listened to season one and in the beginning I thought it was some boring bedtime story at first... Oh boy was I wrong... I am now on season 5 and I want to cry, I might have to go to rehab now because I'm addicted to the TMA! This was great I love your work and thank you for helping me become a TMA addict.💚👁️😂

[@lag4959]

Dont worry, we will all be with you in rehab

[@akhematon]

hell yeah vampire weekend this SLAPS this is so good and also why must all tma content hurt me so.... ill miss you funky s1 coworkers...

[@lucyhunter8583]

since the podcast ended ive decided to save all my favourite animatics and oh boy is this one getting saved,, i think i started crying in the first 10 seconds

[@samvidas9599]

I thought his was going to be HAPPY how could you 😭 this is SO GOOD

[@averycushmore7485]

IM CRYING I CARE THEM SO MUVH

[@annapascal8652]

second-guessing "and Sasha" at the beginning. How could you do this to me?

[@olly9685]

this is STUNNING, amazing!! it makes me so emotional.... rip the archives found family.... they could've been the mystery gang of london... the aurinko crime family of the 21st century.... it made me sad cos i miss tim n sasha :((

[@vickyselembasualdo8617]

why did i think this would have a happy ending

[@easternCriminal]

MAN this is soooooo good. I just... the way that you show all of their dynamics with each other. I love Jonmartin as much as the next person but it's so refreshing to see a piece of art that obviously has such a love for all of the characters and how they all interract with one another

[@megamole6386]

This video obliterated me. Oh my god I miss the s1 squad so much. Your art captures so sweetly their dynamic :,)) tysm for sharing this!

[@izzi9332]

I'm 10 seconds in and already in pain, why did you have to do that with the typewriter, my hearttttttt

[@cosplayaway]

GOODNESS this was amazing!! It’s so cute and sad and I’m very emotional, great work as always!!

[@Jonesy..]

gods i've watched this so many times now, it always hurts me so good

[@chloe9582]

OMG YOURE A MAGNUS ARCHIVES FAN??? IM SCREAMING SO LOUD YOU CAN PROBS HEAR ME

[@theorosef]

it's a small thing but i LOVE how their character designs are colour-coded in green/yellow/red/blue !!

[@kahtiihma_]

beautiful and it made my heart hurt! excellent song use too!!!

[@v10l3t-jpg]

Son's crying, thanks xx

[@joyfullyitdevours]

2:16 there’s so much good stuff in this animatic but I’m absolutely losing it about how they fade out in order of their deaths/being taken by fears. Sasha first, Tim not long after, Martin and Jon about the same time. wild

[@geneva1895]

IS THAT MY GOOD FRIEND KEGINS IN THIS COMMENT SECTION

[@joyfullyitdevours]

@@geneva1895 PERHAPS

[@schrodingerscat9756]

oh this HURT I love it ! your art is lovely !!!

[@eviem.6903]

Thank you I am in ✨pain✨

[@bekah5935]

A few hours from 200 and this is making me so so sad

[@jjjm7322]

Hi, you’ve murdered me

[@helloworld-tq7nm]

OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING.... VAMPIRE WEEKEND ANIMATIC!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!? AAAAAAAA

[@helloworld-tq7nm]

especially because of how well this song fits!! the whole criticism of pretentious asshole academia!! is perfect for jon!!

[@astraeaflorence]

i love this SO much oh my god i might cry

[@someoneawesome8717]

Gonna need somethin like this when Protocol gets further along

[@ekaterinao1709]

2:19 ok so (major spoilers!!!!!!) . . . . . . . they disappear in the order they die/leave the series.

[@Equineballista]

The early part of this video was “Aw this is so happy” and then it wasn’t

[@sparky5127]

that progression of events snuck up behind me and stole my femurs

[@leandraleo281]

Lol the way i physically recoiled when elias appeared AHSHDF I HATE THE RAT MAN

[@bree471]

I absolutely love this animatic!! Only downside is whenever I hear this song I get sad because it reminds me of tma now :(

[@lillyjune2641]

this is the best video I've ever seen hands down

[@clintlaroux]

i’ve watched this probably 15 times.

[@curechiancamelia8704]

I NEVER SAW THE CHARACTERS IN DRAWINGS IR ANIMATIONS AND THIS VIDEO LOOKS EXACTLY AD I IMAGINED THEM ,I LOVE IT

[@scoobit]

This is SO SAD 😭 your art is TOP TIER

[@marylang3557]

This is so beautiful!!! I'm in love with the character designs, the style, the warm colors, the feels, the song choice, everything about this really

[@taramt7384]

Brb adding this to my list of favorite tma animatics

[@WittyMumble]

BRUH HOW'D I NOT REALIZE--OH MY GOD FANDOM COLLISION--THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU REALIZE AN ARTIST FROM ONE FANDOM YOU LIKE ALSO LIKES _ANOTHER_ FANDOM YOU LIKE "wow this style reminds me a lot like that one super pretty and super sad lotr animatic" NO SHIT ITS THE _SAME FUCKING ARTIST_-- this--i am so happy rn

[@closetcellist]

this does a pain in my heart, good job

[@m.lilian]

OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH????? THANK U FOR MAKING IT CUZ LAJDJSHSH BEAUTIFUL????? LOVELY????????

[@mcough]

VAMPIRE WEEKEND AND TMA YESSSSSSSSSS I LOVE YOU

[@ddeegan6532]

i've watched this so many times like...om nom im eating this UP

[@paradoxical7782]

they make me so hysterically sad

[@tearez13]

This is precious! I love it! Season 1 man, they were really so young and oblivious... 💔

[@friend8807]

Wow that ending punched me right in the mouth. So good

[@jackdawalexander9359]

ok ngl im fully crying over this?? for some reason it reminded me of my friends and i really miss them rn. anyway thats not important i just came here to say that i love s1 gang and i love this animatic very very much thank u for making it hsdjsdj

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

I'm trying to hard to avoid spoilers since I'm only on season 2 but now I'm so scared of what's gonna happen to the crew

[@elizajenkins9076]

This animatic is so good! It really shows how much they came to care for each other but the circumstances they were in didn't allow them to be happy as a family.

[@immortalperson314]

I've re watched this like ten times in two days i love it