The Magnus Protocol 10 -Saturday Night

[@TheNitpickChick]

“C-can he read?!” Gwen, darling, when faced with a horror beyond mortal comprehension, and when he’s demanding something from you in a threatening manner, perhaps his literacy level shouldn’t be your first concern. 😂

[@ThatOneArchivist]

It's giving “you don't... Sound.. Russian?”

[@JustCallMeEmily]

@@ThatOneArchivist I have that entire scene memorized at this point...

[@zahi1world]

@@JustCallMeEmily I remember seeing people use that sound and wondering “What show is this from???” And little did lil’ ol’ me know I’d get obsessed with a podcast that has a gremlin as a protagonist

[@dude59974]

Yeah I recall thinking that's an unrealistically logical question to ask when you're in shock.

[@etienneporras7252]

Is it weird I read this in Gertrude's voice?

[@v3pic]

Oh my god The Buried? No no no, The Berried

[@knelly7132]

The superior fear of fruit

[@katieroberts7012]

The Bury-ied, the fear of being trapped in Bury

[@GarethOfByzantium]

Deliberate!

[@Yumeki-san]

I love how offended he is about that murderers Mr. Bonzo cosplay being inaccurate

[@Wildj42]

Dude was fucking mr Bonzo ofc he would be bothered lmao

[@caramel9154]

If my roommate was accused of separate murders he didn't do because of an inaccurate cosplay I'd be upset too

[@beanteaboy5534]

OF COURSE THE ARCHIVIST OFFICE HAS WORM TRACKS

[@mairenflanagan7181]

I am so used to the sound of the tape recorded that it took me a solid minute to realize and say "wait, WHAT?"

[@dekronnnnnnnnn]

Same I was partway thru that segment and I was like "wait what recording noise played at the start of this section" went back it was the tape recorder click-click thunk and I was like ain't no way

[@OctopusOwl]

I was DESPERATE for them to find it in the rubble, ah but I guess I have to wait.

[@jellyghost9834]

there was a tape recorder!? I didnt even notice,

[@melissaharris3389]

It was the _first_ thing I noticed. Then I realized they were in the Head Archivist/Jon's office and I was shook

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

Omg, I think I subconsciously picked up on this but I wouldn’t have consciously noticed if I hadn’t read your comment, so thank you :)

[@Wragnaroq]

Congratulations to Mr. Sims, who has finally figured out how to make a monster unfuckable.

[@CamilleChauTempsDesCerises]

Don't underestimate fans

[@swisscoda_TH]

Unfuckable to you, perhaps.

[@ThatOneArchivist]

I'm an ace and honestly,,,

[@Runeinc]

You say that, but someones gonna want that clussy.

[@TheNaldiin]

What, you think creepy clown husbando is beyond the collective pall for r34?

[@marinterry3055]

“Who do reckon archi was?” ARCHIVIST, ALICE. THE ARCHIVIST.

[@adrienne-ukulelecraftsandm559]

OR THE ARCHIVESSSSSSS AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@CamilleChauTempsDesCerises]

So... yeah... Alice is definitely the one in charge of the one braincell in this duo

[@lou9635]

Which is a bit surprising to be honest. She really plays well the sarcastic fool

[@bowlerhatfilmsandreviews2778]

You guys don’t understand how hilarious Mr Bonzos inclusion in the series is to me. Last year I bought the Mr Blobby hit vinyl at a charity shop for a laugh. The lyrics are the most insane, borderline facist sounding rally cry you’l find. Incidentally that same charity shop shut down a month later. Several months later I had some friends come over to my house, for a laugh I gave a manic Shakespearian performance of the vinyls lyrics; they found it hysterical. Jump forwards a few extra months, one of those friends bestowed upon me a authentic 90’s Mr Blobby Badge; I Love It. This month I knocked up a Jonathan Sims cosplay, with the gimmick that each badge on my bag strap would represent each of The Fears. I didn’t have a badge that fit the Slaughter motif; so next best thing I had to represent such carnage was of course, Mr Blobby. And now here we are a week later from my cosplays debut at a local comic con and we are graced by the Magnus-verse demonic take on Mr Blobby through Bonzo. Well, even more demonic… this feels like the universes pay off to a very elaborate joke EDIT: I made a Jonathan Cosplay; MADE it, I didn’t get any cosplayer pregnant. In hindsight this was on me, this fandom is so Godamn horny over every monster I chose the wrong words

[@thousandpagesofmadness]

You did what to the cosplay???

[@Nikowo1610]

Hey not to make you worried, but you're really sounding like someone at the start of a statement, don't let Bonzo get to you

[@princessadrigirl6774]

I hadn’t realized Mr Bonzo was based off a real character, I’m Canadian so I may be slightly out of the loop on that one

[@thecheesycookie2767]

Can’t wait to hear about you in a case op

[@thecheesycookie2767]

Idk why my reply just posted seven times sorry about that, the WiFi I’m on rn is terrible

[@imagin_ace_on]

BETH EYRE????? AS IN???? "LUCIA WRIGHT" BETH EYRE???? THE LADY WHO SURVIVED THE FLESH RITUAL???? AND TOLD *GERTRUDE* ABOUT IT?????

[@garbageman366]

When was the name mentioned in the episode because I miss it.

[@DeviBuster]

​@@garbageman366 Beth Eyre is credited in the description as apart of the voice actors, but the character is unnamed rn and is just "error"

[@elliesteele2027]

"Introducing Beth Eyre as [ERROR]" wat

[@elliesteele2027]

If that name sounds familiar, Beth Eyre previously played Lucia Wright in episode 130 of the Magnus Archives, in which she gives a statement about Tom Haan's attempted Flesh ritual, the Last Feast.

[@schfuchs1]

I LOVED her voice!!! This should be most excellent when they return in a month! @@elliesteele2027

[@joeb8935]

Going of the transcript, [ERROR] is what’s heard after Alice and Sam walk away Seems like they where locked under a trapdoor, but used the key Sam dropped to get out

[@DG_Toti]

@@joeb8935 seems like season one finally got its Jane Prentiss

[@naturevalleygranolabar5696]

Ohhh fuck they unleashed something buried under the ruins of the magnus institute I'm sure this can only end well!

[@TheNaldiin]

Maybe this is how we get Sasha back.

[@Wildj42]

Opening the door and releasing terrible awful monstrosities onto the world seems like a common theme of the Magnus series

[@matheusribeiro4733]

​@@Wildj42 casually bringing the armagedon. Opsie

[@theoneguyoverthere]

6:44 “It actually became a kind of ritual.” Me: Oh no… nonononono…

[@irca318]

Oh no

[@TheMind129]

The point of the stranger is that you don't know who's under the skin. You see the same face, the same role, but don't know if it's the same performer. THIS. Not subtle.

[@mikey4617]

Oh my god Sam what the fuck did you just unleash

[@hamburgerdog25]

I bet I could tell you what its Not!...

[@irca318]

​@@hamburgerdog25 no no no not again

[@hamburgerdog25]

@@irca318 _HeLLO, JoN! JOOOOOoooooOOONNNN!_

[@matheusribeiro4733]

​@hamburgerdog25 oh my god. I cant take a not!alice please no

[@hamburgerdog25]

@@matheusribeiro4733 no cause I've been thinking about this because you remember what they did to Joe Spooky. If they kill Alice I swear to God I am boycotting this show, not listening to another episode.

[@lanagomisc.6005]

It's always entertaining to see British millennials process the trauma of a character like Mr. Blobby in creative ways.

[@Minifoxmakes]

Gods I hate mister blobby

[@poenpotzu2865]

American here, searched it up today, good god who thought that thing was cute?

[@lanagomisc.6005]

@@poenpotzu2865 Idk, I'm an American Gen Z. I don't know if there are even any modern equivalents to Mr. Blobby. Mr. Bonzo might be the first...

[@kakonthebed]

Was a cultural export too unfortunately. Saw him once or twice on South African TV. Traumatising.

[@grumpysphinx4911]

IIRC he was supposed to be a parody of children's mascot characters, so he's intentionally over the top and repulsive, but he ended up getting actually popular on children's television. Personally I have a bit of a soft spot for him, he's like a terrifying alien puppet Mr Bean 😅

[@bowlerhatfilmsandreviews2778]

I haven't seen anyone talk about this, but if you listen closely after Mr Bonzo eats the letter (via his well established not soft teeth) and runs out into the night presumably on a hit, you can hear a crash and a car alarm screech in the distance. This could potentially be a next door neighbours car, but I doubt it because the script directions specifies Nigel lives in a mansion. Not exactly a lot of close by houses I would imagine. I think it's more likely Bonzo crashed headfirst into Gwens car on his way out into the night. So on top of the horrors Gwen has witnessed that night, she now has to explain to people why there is a dent in her car the shape of a beloved 90's mascot.

[@soulslikefan6760]

Huh. The suit didn't start anymore evil than an ugly clown, but was straight up created/changed by a shift in public perception. I dont think we have seen that happening before, only the end result.

[@EllisD1249]

Quite a few of the stories so far in TMP seen to have a "public influence" feel to them, the tattoo artist, the violin, the shop, maybe even the truck stop cafe.

[@skykat6489]

reminds me of how the fears in tma have to feed on actual fear like people are the ones who create the fears??

[@hamburgerdog25]

​@@skykat6489 speaking of which, I think that one episode is much like this. The "the blanket never did anything" episode. The person is so afraid of the thing in their closet that they go to sleep every night under the blanket because the blanket makes them feel safe. I wonder if it was that perosn's fear that caused it to become real, if maybe had they not let the fear win that the thing never would have existed

[@bugjams]

The Distortion kind of had that going on with it in TMA. At least with Micheal/Helen. Helen was genuinely harmless from her introduction - even benevolent - but Jon's antagonizing and mistrust towards her made her _become_ dangerous. Perhaps something similar happened to Micheal.

[@thecheesycookie2767]

19:40 ARCHIVES?!?!? Also the tape recorder turning on triggered my fight or flight response

[@waffleaffle231]

Did we ever hear the tape recorder turn off?

[@TheMind129]

I have never experienced withdraw from a sound before.

[@codyjordan8722]

putting it into the universe they were DEFINETLY grooming an archivist.

[@neema.420]

Oof, probably. I wonder who they chose in the end...

[@vladspellbinder]

The real question is: do they pray for the wicked on the weekend? The "Get out of his house." Really hits just right. The way it's just so casual. Nigel really knows what his place is. Thanks for the episode!

[@ethanstine426]

Did they just release a former archivist?

[@vladspellbinder]

@@ethanstine426 Oh I'm sure it's probably something much worse than that.

[@hamburgerdog25]

No I disagree, there was nothing casual in his voice when he said that. He sounded terrified, terrified knowing that it is His house, that he cannot leave it, and when He comes back, if she is still in His house, something horrible _will_ happen. That was terror and disdain and dread all at once

[@vladspellbinder]

@@hamburgerdog25 Eigh, I just heard dismissal. He sounded more resigned than anything to me. I bet this is long after that interview we heard at the start and he's had plenty of time to adjust to his terms of stay and his host. He may not like it but he's accepted it. Even when he was telling her to not stare he didn't sound _sacred_ to me, just urgent that she listen, mainly because he probably didn't want to have to clean up the mess. You can only live in fear for so long before you fear just burns out. I think Nigel is long past the point of having burnt his fear out.

[@azcdtixs]

18:35 IS THAT A TAPE RECORDER?????????????

[@Ash-gi2yf]

YES; IT SAYS IT IN THE TRANSSCRIPT WTFFF?!?!?!

[@catnerdadrian7601]

OHFUCKOHSHIT

[@zahi1world]

W-HUH????

[@Sherylmikk]

I never thought the click-thunk would make me cry

[@Lizzy_Stories09]

YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌 YES 🙌

[@TodosLocosOfficial]

John Magnus is Five Night at Freddy confirmed

[@BillErak]

Wow, lots of questions here, not a single answer, almost dying, and even a tape recorder working on its own. Sam and Alice just go that classic John experience.

[@irca318]

Now, all they need is to get kidnapped

[@cevichegrace]

New episode fear references/Specific Wordings: 3:50 You've Got Buried 6:45 "It became a sort of ritual."

[@ThatOneArchivist]

!!!

[@Undeadghost13]

I've looked at the transcript after i heard it and it's "berry-ed"

[@cevichegrace]

@@Undeadghost13 ok valid Akkdfkka i feel like that makes it way more purposeful

[@JustCallMeEmily]

@@Undeadghost13 imagine if they made it sound like "Buried" on purpose. istg if it's a pun I'm gonna scream.

[@TheNitpickChick]

**INHUMAN SCREECHING** HOLY SHIT, Y’ALL!!! What a cliffhanger to leave off on before the mid-season break!!! 🤩 I’ve got a LOT of thoughts!!! 1. MR. BONZO HAS ARRIVED AND MADE HIS DEBUT!!!! He was just as absolutely horrifying as I hoped, if not more so! 💚💚💚 2. Is Mr. Bonzo a supernatural hitman?!! Is the OIAR using him to put out hits on people?!! WHAT IS GOING ON?!!!! 3. I’m looking forward to seeing how Gwen will react, going forward. We still don’t know what awful thing got her a job with the OIAR (if there was such an event for her, as I suspect nepotism was also a factor in getting her hired, based on a few bits of dialogue), so we don’t know how much she even believed in the supernatural before this encounter. How traumatized will she be by this? Will she put up a front to hide it? (Probably) How will she confront Lena about this job, or about any potential future jobs? 4. Good to hear from Colin again! I was getting worried. He seems calmer, although still paranoid and secretive. Hopefully he’ll find something that will verify his suspicions, so the rest of the crew will start taking his concerns seriously. ☹️ 5. FIELD TRIP TO THE MAGNUS INSTITUTE! LET’S GOOOOOO!!! 6. Interesting note: RedCanary in episode one specifically mentioned that it was weird that there was no sign of old paper in the ruins of the Archive, not even paper pulp. But Sam and Alice found mulched paper and crumbling books there. Interesting discrepancy… 🤔 7. Lots of rotting wood, worm tracks in the floor, and what smells like a cesspit in the basement? It seems like The Corruption might have been more successful in getting a foothold at the Institute in this universe. (Jane made her attempt in the original TMA timeline, but was thwarted early.) Maybe that’s why the Institute was burned down? Like when Arthur Nolan burned down Jane’s apartment building with the wasps nest in it? Just a thought. 8. Sam’s memories of his time at the Magnus Institute are vague and contextless? Kind of like Gerry’s memories? What were they doing to these kids? And what _wasn’t_ Sam chosen for?! “Why they picked us… why they didn’t pick me…” What does that mean, Sam?!! 👁️👁️ 9. WHAT DID THEY UNLEASH FROM THE TRAPDOOR?! Sam dropped the key down below, when he fell, and then _something_ used the key to unlock the trapdoor! Why is it only listed as [ERROR] in the transcript?!! What is it?!!! GAAAAHHHHHH!!! I cannot _WAIT_ until April!!! 😁

[@thestarship13]

YEAHHH (Also I SWEAR if that old man is still alive and was in the tunnels IN KILLING HIM MYSELF)

[@Jallorn]

It sounded like it might have been Bonzo to me?

[@atomykebonpyre]

I think its the NotThem. Its a different VA, so maybe its not Not-Sasha, but the worm tracks on the floor imply in my mind that Jane Prentis's attack on the institute happened in this universe, and Id bet that the NotThem infiltrated the institute just like in the og universe. If the Magnus Institute collapsed in this universe between NotThem being sealed at the end of season 2 and being released at the end of season 4, the NotThem would have been sealed under the institute ruins until just now when Sam busted that Manky Hole™ in the floor.

[@morda6046]

​@@atomykebonpyreit is however important to note the lack of distorted audio on the recorder - an established effect for the Stranger. I actually immediately thought of the VIGILO AUDIO OPPERIOR chanting voice from MAG000.1 - Seed, it had a very similar ambiance, but again - there's no audio distortion like with Eye either

[@EmmaDaOne]

What happens in April? (I haven’t finished the episode lol)

[@AsmrAmurana]

My English husband pointed out this was about Mr Blobby after, I wouldn't have made the connection, and now it's even creepier. This island really is full of horrors!

[@thesplund7107]

hearing bonzo either destroying or stealing a car is so good

[@extrovertartist]

THE TAPE RECORDER

[@battery1707]

God I cannot stress how far back it brought me hearing a tape recorder click on to listen to a conversation inside that same old, dusty, worm-infested office. Altough I must say tma has rewired my brain so much at first I didn't even register the click, only later it dawned on me. I'm really curious about the implications of the tunels below the institute remaining in some form or another, not to mention the obvious part about a monster hiding there, but to think how smirke's architecture would act when left to it's own devices, like a garden without a gardener, without Leitner to live there and try to simplify the passages, or Jonah lurking inside the panopticon pulling the strings, I would not be suprised if the tunnels evolved into a conciouss enity of their own of sorts (assuming they weren't before), perhaps connected to what in the old system of tma would be called the spiral, as we have yet to understand how smirke's fourteen carries over to protocol, since Hello Jon, Apologies for the deception, but I wanted to make sure you started reading, so I thought it best not to announce myself. I’m assuming you’re alone; you always did prefer to read your statements in private. I wouldn’t try too hard to stop reading; there’s every likelihood you’ll just hurt yourself. So just listen. Now, shall we turn the page and try again? Statement of Jonah Magnus regarding Jonathan Sims, The Archivist. Statement begins. I hope you’ll forgive me the self-indulgence, but I have worked so very hard for this moment, a culmination of two centuries of work. It’s rare that you get the chance to monologue through another, and you can’t tell me you’re not curious. Why does a man seek to destroy the world? It’s a simple enough answer: for immortality and power. Uninspired, perhaps, but - my god. The discovery, not simply of the dark and horrible reality of the world in which you live, but that you would quite willingly doom that world and confine the billions in it to an eternity of terror and suffering, all to ensure your own happiness, to place yourself beyond pain and death and fear.

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

Hello Jon is this fandoms Rick roll

[@hamburgerdog25]

​@@purplecatloverrandompizza and also The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill, blah blah 4.0 share alike liscense (you guys all can remember it better than I can)

[@irca318]

Man, I just wanted to reed a comment, and now I've Unleashed the apocalypse

[@irca318]

😔

[@hamburgerdog25]

@@irca318 and meanwhile my adorable boyfriend is still out looking at weird cows

[@owenr-m4619]

Man Bonzos story reads like a creepypasta. The good kind, to be clear.

[@Erynwithawhy13]

So much of it is pretty accurate to his inspiration, Mr Blobby

[@LovecraftsFear]

I said outloud "dang not even the fun kind" and then died when Alice followed up 😂

[@demirizi_]

Mascot Horror my beloved

[@hamburgerdog25]

That was the biggest, quickest development I've seen in a comment

[@marinterry3055]

I heard the word ritual and thought, “hm why does that ring a bell” and then I went down to the comments. “oh, OH. OH SH!T”

[@animeshowfan8145]

WHY IS MR BLOBBY IN THIS AND WHY IS HE THE BEST AAA

[@kwititnow]

Because hes the closest thing to a fear aligned avatar this reality has. Probably Extinction aligned at that.

[@Whitesaber211]

@@kwititnow too true hard to believe there was an actual theme park never got wjy people liked Noels House party so much, also international Listeners should google Mr Blobbly to experience the true horror

[@hamburgerdog25]

​@@kwititnow no I think Extinction has to do with lives being taken out on a mass scale without being able to stop it. No, Mr. Bonzo is the uncanny I believe. The way he described the rubber suit, that its huge and creepy looking, how the actors would act abruptly and sudden and aggressively so that the guests would feel genuine fear. Also that it is inanimate and yet it has it's own way of being real, that it can move and act at its own will and discretion, and that it is prone to abhorrent violence if and when provoked. It is not supposed to Be but it Is, it must be halted but it cannot, and it wants to hurt you. That is uncanny.

[@neema.420]

​@@kwititnowhahaha

[@Atari_01]

*hes here* ✨Mr. Bonzo✨ edit; HIS TEETH ARE *NOT* SOFT

[@Enderthelynxbutonyoutube]

I hope we get an episode where Gerry and Sam look through the Institute together

[@neema.420]

I just hope Gerry lives a happy life in this universe T-T

[@Yumeki-san]

What the HECK came out of the tunnels?! D:》

[@sumitrana2420]

Red Canary maybe? Or maybe Solomon

[@Juneish_]

The breathing reminded me of Jurgen Leitner's voice

[@melissaharris3389]

The Archivist

[@EllisD1249]

Jane Prentiss

[@Archiv1st]

NotThem

[@Chaiikaii]

I can't wait to hear how all these threads and throwbacks tie into how the story ended in The Magnus Archives.

[@romansejnoha9121]

Hey Sam? Alice? Did you say you found worm tracks???

[@voidpoultry3008]

It's so neat that I can't immediately tell what power each episode is about. Mr. Bonzo is both very stranger but also very slaughter! I think this mixing of fears is helping this new series stay fresh

[@dib-worm]

Bonzo is my son and I love him he did nothing wrong

[@Nikowo1610]

No I think he very much did something wrong

[@dib-worm]

@@Nikowo1610 he is a good boy I raised him right!!!

[@monteemann7325]

Ngl, seeing an episode titled "saturday night" I wasnt expecting A Mr Blobby themed casse.

[@codenamejinza]

We finally get some context for Mr. Bonzo and the origins: 'You've Got Buried' and Celia listening in makes me think that she's following up on her decision to look into the different cases using specific words and phrases keyed towards the Entities. But, if that's the case, is Mr. Bonzo connected to The Buried or The Stranger? Poor Nigel seems to lean in heavy on the 'trapped' angle, but Bonzo's a freaky-ass CLOWN COSTUME. So, either The Buried in this alternate world has expanded 'feeling trapped' to include mascot suits or The Stranger stopped by for a prank and they both realized they actually like working together. Either way, oh f**k. (also, was I the only one who began to picture the Persona jail from 5 when Nigel talked about SOS?) I agree with @TheNitpickChick, I think The Corruption got into The Institute and thus it go torched to purge it. Of course, based on the sounds of crawling (worms moving the key around, perhaps?), I don't think they did a very good job. ....you know, I missed the tape recorder on the first go around because, I mean, you get used to hearing the thing throughout the (first) series, it becomes normal. And then you read the comments, you proceed to remember 'which' series you're in.... But this confirms that it is, in fact, The Eye/Beholding listening in on everything. ....Jon? Martin? Are you boys still there? 🥺

[@CyberneticHamster108]

It's not just the Eye that listens to the tapes, a certain spider likes to as well. After all even though it can be interpreted as a worm, it also sounds like the scuttling of an arachnid.

[@codenamejinza]

@@CyberneticHamster108 In that case, double oh f**k 😨

[@WhenTheSunCorrupts]

Did the eye ever actually use the tapes for seeing? - I know for sure it used cameras and as little as a drawn eye to see but iirc then the spider was the one abusing the fact that the magnus institute used tapes (I only can assume that the web had something to do with the inability to put information about entities on digital devices or it was the eye/Jonah that caused that in order to force archivists to read statements aloud) Maybe I'm wrong, tma and protocol are amazing masterpieces with ALOT of moving parts, but those b my thoughts, would love to see what others think bout it - theories, canon, hunches, whatever it b :3

[@pyrosianheir]

This was a relatively normal episode, about what I expected from Magnus... And then... Mr. Bonzo. Whaaaaaat the fu-TAPE RECORDER!!! Gah!

[@rosieedear]

YESSS LET'S GO TAPE RECORDER!! 18:35

[@WhatTheScallœp]

SO IF THE TAPE AT THE END STOPPED RECORDING BY UTSELF DOES THAT MEAN THERES STILL SOMEONE CONTROLLING IT AKA ANNABELLE CAINE????

[@Benjamin-mj9pd]

The key unlocking the Error out of the basement, another overarching villain. Also I cannot believe how much I missed that tape recorder. Wonder if it will follow them like a lost puppy.

[@Moonsong227]

Finally we see Jonny waistcoat's take on fnaf Ok but srsly THAT WAS A TAPE RECORDERRRRR

[@Arthur_Animates]

We getting sick musical numbers with this one! 🗣🗣💥💥🗣💥🗣🗣🗣💥💥🗣🗣🗣💥💥🗣🗣🗣🗣💥💥

[@WakkoHat]

Mr.Bonzo for Fortnite 🔥

[@oldmadmedic5669]

I have never once shuddered at that sound of a tape recorder button being pressed, but I did at the end there.

[@mcr00kes]

I like how the fears are all mixed-up together in these cases. It's not just "This is The Stranger" or whatever - it's always a cocktail. Bonzo, the Stranger, whilst Nigel feels trapped in a metaphorical Buried. Such good stuff, and a great cliffhanger too!

[@witchy_whysteria]

I really have been counting the days until this episode I really needed it this week😭💗

[@blucifer11]

Having Mr Blobby flashbacks

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

When I heard that click-thunk my head whipped around so fast it near gave me wiplash

[@argusgoose8758]

that message at the beginning is so real

[@esmay3612]

I finaly caught up and now I have to wait each week for a new episode to come out😢 (I just binged TMA)

[@neema.420]

Surprise surprise, mid season break. The next episode comes out on 11th april

[@transhumanhivemind3048]

So anyone else caught on to the implication that Mr. Bonzo may or may not be an avatar of the buried? I mean what with the pranks being called "you got buried" and the guy screaming about why is he still trapped by Mr. Bonzo, it's making me think there's a connection with the buried. Of all the things to be an avatar for the buried, I never once thought it would be a monster clown.

[@Nikowo1610]

According to the transcript, it's "you got berried", though I also did get buried vibes from him and it could still make sense as a very obvious play on words

[@TheNitpickChick]

The prank segments were called “You Got Berried” not buried, as they would give the guests a trophy with a raspberry on it. Although, the homonym may not be a coincidence, I got more of a Stranger/Slaughter vibe from Mr. Bonzo. Stranger because of the whole clown, mascot suit, weird circus-y music, etc. thing. Slaughter because of the numerous injuries that happened to people who wore the Bonzo suit, and also the numerous murders associated with it. Could also be Hunt, rather than Slaughter, though, if he’s being sent out as a hitman. And possibly there’s an element of Web with how he keeps his creator trapped, psychologically if not physically. Or maybe Spiral? He’s an interesting monster, to be sure. We’ll have to wait for his next appearance to get a better read on him. 😊

[@transhumanhivemind3048]

@@TheNitpickChick oh that makes sense. Was wondering why they were sayings buried and turned out it I misheard. So that part about him being trapped is just plain old regular trapped rather than being super mega trapped with the buried. And yeah, I agree. The clown is way more the strangers thing, which is why I was weird I thought I got hints that it might be associated with the buried.

[@starwarsnerd100]

@@transhumanhivemind3048I still think you're on to something, that berried/buried play on words was definitely intentional.

[@hamburgerdog25]

It could be a bleed over between the buried and the uncanny, but I think Mr. Bonzo is definitely uncanny

[@chs9999]

I love the circus music that starts partway through

[@richardiv385]

What in the pink and yellow polka dot Spiral!? They’re using a Stranger creature as a hitman!

[@jamesprice9139]

This episode, proving that the real horror WAS mr Blobby all along 😂

[@samcybercat]

Gotta admit, as someone who briefly worked in Morecambe a few years back, I was thrilled by the inclusion of "Bonzoland" and the economy crash. Great research there! In general, I really appreciate how northern Protocal is, makes us northerners feel seen :D

[@rhiannonchiacchiaro6352]

The second Sam cracked the entrance open, my sound went silent, the video paused itself, and my Bluetooth disconnected. Great. Cool. Thanks.

[@jankachowski]

"Worm tracks. Or, you know, symbols of ancient otherworldly power. One or the other" Alice, you'd be surprised at how wrong you are in that last statement.

[@ihavesnacks4186]

My immediate response when I heard it. "Both. It's both, you sweet innocent child."

[@Ares_Complex]

oh worm?

[@skykat6489]

congrats gwen this is what you blackmailed your boss for! i hope gwen asks for hazard pay with her promotion…

[@ThatOneArchivist]

I AM AN HOUR LATE THIS IS UNFORGIVABLE I SHOULD I AVE NEVER SLEPT

[@excusemeprincess8252]

Omg I loved this episode so much and wearing headphones definitely made it creepier so I will continue to do that

[@lemnon_citrus8711]

IM SORRY????? THE TAPE RECORDER?????? SAM ALICE- WHAT DID YOU GET YOUSELF INTO-- IM GOING TO DISINTEGRATE RN WHAT--

[@nastiatonkaia]

"C-can he read?!" has the same energy as "But you don't... sound Russian?"

[@RowinAlong]

Only a handful of lines in and I'm terrified to see how and if Rusty Quill can make Mr Blobby even worse with their Mr Bonzo. I would say it can't be done, but I've learnt not to underestimate this team when it comes to plumbing the depths of human terrors.

[@ButterflyColors]

THAT ENDING WITH THE OLD MUSIC IN THERE OMG!!!

[@FiendishAura438]

What did they just release? I did not like the sound of that thing… Might just be me but that breathing at the end plus the scuttling reminds me of Annabel Cane in the last 4 episodes, I could be wrong but….

[@233Deadman]

Oh good, the greatest Eldritch horror the world has ever seen is now part of the Magnus multiverse. Fantastic, so good to know Mr Blobby transcends dimensions and just takes on different names..

[@aljayne9548]

WORMS?

[@alexthegreat1233]

...i know the sound of a spider when i hear it....and that was probably a not them

[@WhenTheSunCorrupts]

This episode and episode 9 having the wildest and most interesting developments, I'm excited to hear more!

[@roamingnpc7088]

As soon as I heard the name, I immediately pictured that pink nightmare

[@meganrussell5191]

Okay i may be delusional but at 23:49 - it sounds like a recording of someone speaking, and it sound like someone saying martin over and over?? Maybe??

[@OpenBiolabsGuy]

Mr Bonzo seems like a monster borne of The Stranger.

[@spenceduggs]

! SPOILERS ! I'd know that tape recorder sound from anywhere....what the hell is it doing HERE.

[@vithebi]

"What was that? Because it sounded a lot like, 'I'm sorry Alice, you were right! We should head back now before I get myself killed falling into a soggy pit! Gosh, you're sexy! Here's a twenty for your trouble!'" Protect Alice at all costs. If anything happens to her, I will riot. Best character ez.

[@parasitone0814]

My only weekely reason to keep ongoing man i love tmp

[@patrickbailey2799]

Did anyone else notice that bit at the end of the tv interview when Geraldine said the witness statements and Nigel freaked out. Also, the OIAR is sending letters to Mr. Bonzo? Swiveling chair... I wonder if they found Elias's office? There's been a number of mentions about The Buried. I wonder if The Buried is this worlds' prominent power. Where The Eye was the previous one?

[@Nikowo1610]

The transcript does say it's "you got berried", though it could still be a play on words for sure

[@fncreature]

I like the swivel-chair Elias thing, (LOVE the mental image) but I think it’s Jon’s office. The “archi” thing might be Archivist making it Jon’s

[@harveyh8297]

@@fncreaturethe institute burned down in ‘99 in the TMP universe so it probs would have been Gertrude.

[@melissaharris3389]

​@fncreature They were definitely in the Head Archivist's office. I just can't think of it as anything but _Jon's_ office since so much of TMA takes place in that one room.

[@hamburgerdog25]

Well the eye wasn't the most prominent power, it just had a lot of agency. The fear relied on being watched or listened to, and with all of our devices everywhere all the time we can safely assume we are being watched at all times. And because the archives were so low tech, the eye drew that fear to the tape recorders. The other fears were well established. The Stranger, for example, had already had ways of implementing itself in the real world among real people. The dark was everywhere all the time. Bugs would always freak out most people. The buried may be fewer and far between but prominent enough that it still took a hold on people. And everybody gets lonely, isolated. Plenty of fears to go around

[@dragongirl2032_]

HAHA! I'm early :> Edit: Ohohoho, I'm in LOVE with the growing clown music! Also, I'm assuming they're exploring the institute ruins, in which there are WORM tracks? Coincidence or no?

[@Dwagsinator]

I would NOT let Mr Bonzo near me 🗿

[@malaizze]

On one hand I’m a bit sad Needles doesn’t seem to be the recurring antagonist of the season (if the newly introduced tunnel being is anything to go by), but that also opens the door for him to take a Michael-like role as a side-villain who hopefully doesn’t have to die?? Praying for the safety of my favorite new character

[@LovecraftsFear]

WORM TRACKS?!

[@Cheshire5174]

"youve been berried"? Its probably just a coincidence, but ive learned to notice wverything on the show "Berried" "Buried" In that guys accent i reckon they would sound pretty similar

[@LunaRoseManor]

I want to thank Rusty Quill Productions for making Mr. Blobby the villain of their latest show.

[@MarktheCrawler]

Oh boy i just started and im getting mascot horror vibes just from the name Bonzo

[@catnerdadrian7601]

Honestly surprised it took this long for mr blobby to show up

[@Argozene]

Was that a *tape recorder* click??

[@atomykebonpyre]

Hey guys am I alone in the thought that HOLY SHIT WAS THAT NOT-SASHA? NOT-SASHA ALIVE IN THIS UNIVERSE?! Like the worm tracks in the ruins definitely implies that Jane Prentis's attack on the institute did happen in this universe. This likely means Sasha (or one of the other archival assistants since this is a different va) was replaced by NotThem during the attack as well, and it wasn't too long afterwards when it was sealed under the institute. The NotThem didn't get released until MAG 158 Panopticon when Peter Lucas uses the leitner to unseal it. If the institute in this universe collapsed between the end of season 2 and the end of season 4, the NotThem would have been trapped down there this whole time, and Sam opening that Manky Hole™ definitely released it into the world for an unprepared OIAR to now have to deal with.

[@rebeccaleavitt5236]

This reminds me of the first time i heard about Michael Myers being referred to as "the Shape." Also something repeatedly injured and replaced making a lot of money.

[@techpriest2854]

for a tagline suggestion "library of fear" as a library in programming is accessing an remote system which contains fear and implementing it in the program

[@Unknown_Smudge]

Y’all I didn’t hear the tap recorder and had to find a time stamp in the comments 😭

[@ethaniwikau8588]

worms mentioned = worm wife, in conclusion, WORM WIFE RAHHHH

[@TheRatnumber2]

Seems like we have some "Stranger Danger" if you know what I mean

[@rainethegremlin]

My favorite part of Thursdays!