THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES

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[@gabrielaestrada1631]

When Tim asked Melanie what Sasha was like and said "who am I even sad for?", that hurts me even more now :(

[@josephmalone6922]

"In fact, based on the evidence, I find it highly unlikely that Sasha ever even existed at all." "No. You took it too far! I’m unforgettable!" *FUCK EVEN I FELT THAT ONE.*

[@josephmalone6922]

Y'know what? Despite everything being shit, I'm feeling relatively good going into this season. Sure, everything sucks, but y'know what, Martin seems to have hope, and god dammit that's something.

[@doozerpindan]

Yeah, that one hit damn hard, even on the second time through.

[@chantalniemeijer-tetteroo4847]

Ouch 😳😢

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

wym even u 😭😭?

[@atomykebonpyre]

When Sasha said she was unforgettable, I wanna die.

[@Vernrot]

that line pulled out my heart and ripped it into tiny little pieces

[@user-th3tg4fb5g]

ikr ; __ ;

[@kehlcassidy9562]

I'll never forget her!

[@tylerjseph2547]

The irony of it

[@River_StGrey]

"Until dementia hits" "Given my choice to confide in you, I rather suspect it already has."

[@caniusdirus]

Oh my God... I miss the banter between Tim and Sasha... *cries in season one*

[@jujui4641]

I loved the follow up after each statement its was great stuff why did they have to die oh no

[@oriontuff217]

Tim’s right, this should’ve been 5 seasons of a meet cute romance between him and Sasha

[@mello-by]

i would SO watch that

[@jamses4532]

As bored of turning my cosmic horror podcast into a SoL sitcom I'm shuwen for an alternate Sasha version of the show.

[@maryagrimm8412]

The amount of fourth wall breaking Tim and Sasha were doing

[@Catglittercrafts]

It’s driving me bonkers

[@95CamaCazzie]

​@@Catglittercraftsyeah was so on the nose hammy

[@FreshSqueezedSlugs]

Okay but nobody brings up Gertrude randomly seeing the tunnels and using it as a joke?

[@dirt1774]

Tims "sashuuhh" added 50 years to my life

[@cupcaketv5673]

Agree, also I absolutely love how this fandom seems constantly on the verge of death and immortality based on the many "this added 30 years to my lifespan", "this just took 20 years from my lifespan" lmao

[@apocyan]

@@cupcaketv5673 how appropriate, given Jon's experiences

[@nazibutterfly]

"You can't fight the world." "Says you." For a podcast so often devoid of hope, that one line instantly made martin my favorite character, ever. In anything.

[@takeoats]

FOR REAL

[@cupcaketv5673]

Agree, and what also gave me a burst of hope and just a 'yesss' moment was when Jon said, "Gertrude thought we couldn't. But she's dead. Let's find out for ourselves."

[@Dee-jp7ek]

Hey, this podcast has Hope. He's just with Breekon all the time.

[@irca318]

@@Dee-jp7ek under rated comment

[@amandanaoexiste]

I reeeeally hate all the foreshadowing... like Tim with the candles in the last episode and Sasha with all the "real you" talk. Also this hits different in quarantine but everyone already said it

[@hamburgerdog25]

Wax. He lit up. a bunch. of wax. How did that fly so far over my head

[@aeacussanctus3710]

“Based on the evidence I find it highly unlikely this Sasha ever existed at all-” Ouch.

[@Iquey]

"you want anything else burning?" Why did I interpret this as Gerry offering Gertrude weed.

[@vivkaupish7621]

cause that's actually probably exactly what he was saying

[@everythingcoffee8901]

I seriously have no idea what it /was/ supposed to mean, can someone explain lol

[@Forlorn_Overseer]

GUOQGUOQFYIECYOGU9WG9UAVHOOVH

[@mrjones2721]

@@everythingcoffee8901 Just an offer to burn anything else she needed burned when he burned the book. The sentence structure is a UK thing.

[@Catglittercrafts]

I was hoping he was coming onto her because I’m a pervert

[@macabrecitrus2127]

Martin: You said this place, the cabin was... it’s feeding on us, right ? Jon: Yes. Martin: So, should we destroy it ? Before we go ? [CABIN CREAKS LOUDLY IN PROTEST >:( ]

[@epiphanierosenstern5635]

The cabin just wanted to protect them >:c

[@hamburgerdog25]

"We have your lighter, we could destroy the place" _*The Cabin will remember that_

[@cupcaketv5673]

Istg for a moment there's I thought Jon might comment on that lmao

[@macabrecitrus2127]

@@cupcaketv5673 Maybe he almost did lol

[@macabrecitrus2127]

@@epiphanierosenstern5635 "Press x to doubt"

[@antaresmaelstrom5365]

When Martin started about having a few bags already packed and other preparations, I had a chuckle that went into full laughter imagining Jon's facial expression.

[@spiritussancto]

martin is the sweet beautiful boy slowly becoming a hero that we all deserve after all of this

[@FireBird826]

'big geriatric conspiracy' should be the subtitle of this podcast

[@CamilleChauTempsDesCerises]

- read your comment - laught - think about it - realise you're 100% true - laugh agaun

[@mrjones2721]

GERRY! That is all.

[@orion8990]

Agree

[@randomdoodlesandye5922]

I concur.

[@Ghostrecall_M]

Happy to hear more from him. Kinda like him and his father.

[@yuletide4452]

Understandable.

[@Cheshire5174]

Gertrude: jokes about a series of tunnels under the institute Jonah: "well shit, guess I need to kill her."

[@waxingmoon2726]

my heart b r o k e when tim and sasha were talking :'( they deserved so much better and just- kdhfndjd this is really cool fjddj

[@jamesmortimer4016]

Well maybr if they hadn't [redacted] they would be fine

[@germanerd6148]

They are extra mean to us by showing us all the good bits of their relationship after we know how much Tim and Sasha had suffered and died. I hate it :(

[@wakipaki7381]

It was super intentional. I mean you don't write that sort of thing afterwards unless it's filled to the brim with hindsight-foreshadowing stuff. It'd be like suddenly producing a tape of JFK going "And boy howdy do I love those open-top cars. Shame people keep getting assassinated in them. Glad that won't ever happen to me!"

[@miratarnish6316]

All of the retroactive foreshadowing though, so many ironic little hints to the events of the series

[@mello-by]

I miss them

[@darlingrosiebun8952]

I just realized Gerry, Mary and his dad all ended up in books

[@NotSceptile]

Wasn't Dad's name Eric? So Gerry, Mary, & Erry?

[@fib900]

And they were all taken out and burned as well.

[@amphitritemists4595]

@@fib900 Shouldve kept Mary in to be extra sure Gerry and Eric never see her again😒

[@FH-rp6zs]

@@amphitritemists4595 Mary kept haunting Gerry while he was alive - she had more control than most - and Gertrude destroyed her as a favor to him.

[@thatonepersonyouwontremember]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, you're becoming you're father/mother, we all become ghosts in a spook book in the end, all the classic lines.

[@kyberserpent6397]

Is it just me, or did Tim and Sasha's adorable, lovely banter just foreshadow the entire fucking podcast???

[@citra1885]

It's not just you. Goodness no wonder Tim went mad

[@Noah-xc3vd]

The whole Sasha and Tim part destroyed me, but that "I’m unforgettable!" just punched me in the gut... Btw, hearing John and Martin restore a bit of hope is wonderful, hopefully it will not go to waste, we trust in the power of love now, don't we?

[@cupcaketv5673]

12:25 "She's like 100 years old and more cardigan than woman" The entirety of this conversation between Tim and Sasha has been delightful already but I just have to make a note of this lmao

[@imarson_404_2]

lmao Tim thought Jon getting the job was sexist not eldritch

[@achnav3762]

Martin got everything ready for whenever his bf was back on track, ready to kick some asses! Thank you Martin, we need you.

[@Vi_Vi_1]

We love a supportive boyfriend

[@alexdillahunt6908]

I forgot how much I missed Sasha and just how efficient she was. She basically had no information given to her, but deduced from observation that Gertrude Robinson was up to something and kept the archives in disarray for a reason. Can you imagine how helpful she would have been throughout the series if she hadn't decided to hide in artifact storage during the Jane Prentice incident?

[@knightlyblues4050]

"Oh to everyone you're just that reliable old nerd-" "It's me, Jon! It's Sasha! Reliable. Old. Sasha!" I've never been more sad about anything. Sasha. Sasha Sasha Sasha.

[@Child_of_Fae]

Can we quickly jump back to the point where Gertrud leaves the archive a mess to sabotage Elias, but a) fails tremendously and b) gets at least two people killed (including Sasha), because necessary information is found way to late in the chaos

[@pokeaddict456]

True!! It backfired so bad that it actually helped Elias bring the Eyemageddon/Magnusgeddon/ Jonahgeddon(?). But I wonder though if Jon and the S1 Archives gang end up knew what's up at the beginning how would have the Web and Elias reacted to all this. Someone needs to make a fanfic of this quick 😂

[@voidjockey82]

There is percisely one thing that brought down all or at least most of Gertrude's efforts, her own eagerness. The Dark is quite antithetical to Beholding and even Jon realised that its influence blocked out his clairvoyance. Gertrude should have tried her hypothesis about all rituals being destined to fail in person, where Elias couldn't have seen her. Then she would have had time until the next ritual to prepare her destruction of the Institute as well as the fail-saves for the next Archivist should she die. But then again, she was a product of her nature as were all the other avatars and beings, it couldn't have ended differently.

[@Idran]

@voidjockey82 But Elias already knew she wasn't planning anything for the Dark's ritual; just not being visible the day of wouldn't have changed the weeks prior when she otherwise would've been spending all her time putting plans together

[@oburci9596]

I refuse to believe that the reason why Jon got chosen was truly the spider mark, and not just the fact that he was afraid that he couldnt handle Sasha

[@Badficwriter]

Lets not be silly.

[@Companion92]

The apocalypse ruined the honey moon cabin :( Also moth!Jon and archivist!Sasha

[@Ares_Complex]

"Until dementia hits :)" I love Gerry

[@drownedtrashrat3501]

Ikr dhuduhihds that line hit me like a truck their relationship is a funny thing

[@meloncaaat2050]

“What would you pack for the apocalypse” “Tea”

[@perry6660]

I died a little when Sasha said that she was unforgettable 🙂

[@thechannelwithnoname670]

WAIT I MISSED THE PART WHERE TIM MENTIONS THAT HE AND SASHA HOOKED UP?????? FUCKING W H A T

[@a.b.6689]

Which what?

[@mr.kittybear9114]

@@a.b.6689 Around 10:00.

[@chipmic9647]

I'm clinging onto that bit of info with my life rn, the AUs and fanfics it could have generated would be huge! im makng a mental note to run to AO3 as soon as I finish the series

[@notlurking2128]

Wow hearing happy Tim really is a blast from the past. They really didn't deserve their Fates ( well I mean none of them did, but they were the focus so...) I find it interesting that the tapes are still recording if WE are the Eye, watching through the tapes, then it wouldn't really make sense if The Eye was everywhere. Obviously this is our way to 'see' and since all of us aren't omnicient Eldritch gods, then the tapes still hold a purpose, but it's interesting none the less.

[@miratarnish6316]

Now that's an interpretation though. The idea that we're the being from a universe they can never see into, that can somehow see everything everyone does, that we compell Jon (both the VA and character) to keep recording the tapes and letting us see into their world, and wish drama upon them.

[@Catglittercrafts]

@@miratarnish6316 I only wish them good things tho. Theory dismissed 😜

[@p0rtalsg4ming59]

I think it was a mercy, knowing what came after

[@AlysidaMagica]

I honestly need an alternate reality Magnus Archives where Sasha got to be archivist and Tim didn’t get so cynical. Or at least not as quickly. I want to hear them sassing monsters left and right, it would be so much fun

[@cherrisoda892]

Imagine their interactions with helen and Michael or Trevor and julia 💔 we were robbed

[@Idran]

It's a massively popular AU in fic, if that helps! Digging through AO3 should turn up quite a few good examples :D

[@mimkyodar]

Sasha just... ended up there? Hmmm, do i detect the pull of the Mother of Puppets?

[@pyrosianheir]

That familial vibe to Gerry and Gertrude talking at the start. I love it so much. A small spot of light, even with the subjects of their discussions.

[@_kai2702]

the title: cozy cabin me: well thats a lie- don't trust that i also love how everyone in previous seasons is like 'can- can we have a scrap of romance pls.' and the creators went 'well yes but actually no cause its. its a horror.' you can have your love and comforts but also ouch golly jee the eldrich nightmares and gonna mess you up.

[@suzerainty4192]

GERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God that scene with Tim and Sasha made all the not!Sasha stuff 1000x more heartbreaking than it already was

[@murek47]

ok no, that tim and sasha's conversation fucking broke me, dont mind me im just gonna cry in the corner

[@someoneawesome8717]

I kinda wish Martin would've been allowed to burn it down, even if it would've just been for catharsis

[@macabrecitrus2127]

That man loves to commit arson

[@parasitone0814]

I love Sasha and Tim just meming

[@froge168]

"Should we destroy it?" [SOUNDS OF CABIN RAGE]

[@Iquey]

Oh my god this makes the scenes where the not!Sasha is chasing jon through the tunnels even funnier/darker. I wonder if the stranger really erased everything about sasha, or if it copied her AND soaked up her resentment for not getting Jon's job.

[@biancamlf288]

I like how there is an unintentional insinuation that Not!Sasha was manifested by Sasha because she didn't get a promotion.

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

​@@biancamlf288 this... opens a whole new view on the notThem. What makes they exist. What calls them. The person who remembers the real person seems to be the one that have a complicated relationship (the daughter who had a "never enough" mother, the guy with the not friendly cousin), as if the Stranger was not able to mimic the complexity of it. I thought that the one who remembers seems to be the "creator"/victim of the fear. Maybe because deep down they urge for a better version of that people? (Seems like a monkey paw deal, now thinking about it). Sasha's case seems to be kinda unique, but I'm wondering how would fit in this, and now that you said that, wondering if I got it wrong. NotSasha being "called" by the wrongness she felt, by this conflict, maybe by the feelings of being disposed. Interesting...

[@Companion92]

I did not expected to ever hear of Gerry again :) Nice surprise

[@nanahuatli2144]

Not even a Sudoku book to help pass the Eyepocalypse.

[@Archiv1st]

There is definetally a fanfic where Sasha became the archivist

[@himesilva]

Tim and Sasha's conversation got so meta. "That's more of a season 2 thing" uhhh👁👄👁

[@Harleymotor]

Oh god the realization that Tim and Sasha were so close! It was funny and saaaaad, I loved them. Also omg the love in Jon’s voice when Martin’s like ‘I’ve already packed’

[@Blackcat-qt1lo]

Tim and sasha should have gotten their chance at a heartwarming epilogue that's all I'm saying🥺🥺

[@innitheotaku3883]

In love with the way you can *hear* the smile in Jon’s voice at certain points

[@dg674]

The cabin being the domain of the Corruption was a brilliant, sad surprise. Jon and Martin, luckily, empower each other so they don't dwell in their fears.

[@flynland7366]

Other parents says go do your homework! Gertrude says go burn your book.

[@lunalol89]

Tim doing a princess bride reference was perfect

[@leonardosla5054]

"You took it to far! Im *unforgettable*" [incoerent sobbing and screaming]

[@f_mva]

gerry!! tim! sasha!! also i'm so so glad jon and martin have each other, can you imagine if they were on their own? this actually gave me some hope that they might find a way to fix things...!

[@mariamelkhlagy186]

Crying at the the foreshadowing Also gerry's voice is music to my ears

[@darlingrosiebun8952]

Tim and Sasha 🥺

[@genimhale401]

SCREAMS INTO THE VOID. thank god i had just finished the last episode and was gearing up for an existential crisis

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

Gerry’s banter with Gertrude and Tim’s banter with Sasha gave me life. As well as Jon and Martin having a bit of hope. I choose to believe they make it with the power of love.

[@akalimist]

no one's really talking about it but gertrude and gerry :(((( gertrude said she wasn't quite the mother figure but just from this short snippet, you can tell she at least somewhat cared about gerry. and my dear boy gerry.

[@thunderclancat123]

I love how the eye is basically feeding off the fluff. put the gays in their little enclosure and watch.. "what? you want to leave? but i made it all cozy for you! there's infinite fire wood!!!"

[@_leaf-3525]

i love that Martin was so worried about people finding out that he lied on his CV when literally everyone else already knows

[@Ghostrecall_M]

5:20 I honestly needed to relisten as I heard Texas and not taxes the first time. The old Rooster Teeth meme of the state of Texas blasting itself off into space as the world implodes behind it while shooting two peashooters is quite comical to me.

[@stalwartteakettlepotato9879]

This episode broke the 4th,5th,6th ...nth wall

[@RubeeRoja]

Oh my God. It just never occurred to me... Gertrude scattered and disorganized apart all of these statements so that the Eye couldnt come into power.... then John came in trying to organize everything overzealously and...

[@pyrosianheir]

Y'all are trying to make me sob like a baby with all this Tim/Sasha banter.... T.T

[@valeriyav2149]

"there in the thing that pretends to be a cabin is the one you love. you hold each other, wisper words of reassurance but the place knows this comfort to be a lie and laces upon it instead the awful fear of losing what you have" so beautifully written. this whole monologue

[@Nizati]

The cabin is a mimic.

[@gaiamritawhitright8890]

I am living for Gertrude and Gerard's banter

[@pokeaddict456]

Jonny Sims really did just stomp and crush my heart and somehow brought it back together in the same episode. What an amazing writer 😭

[@darwi_briste4624]

I suspect Martin shows a similar proclivity toward pyrotechnics that Gertrude had.

[@shroom6145]

Ahhh when John was replaying those tapes, the one when Gertrude says "once an entity is fully manifested, it wouldn't be keen on relinquishing its grip on reality, " I just had a thought. The only entity that hasn't been manifested yet, is the Extinction. And yes yes I know we don't even have any proof that that's even a real power, but think about it! The Extinction is the only power that is in direct opposition to all of the other 14 Entities. If they could do a ritual for the Extinction...I know it's not a solution and maybe this idea is too far fetched, but with humans gone, there won't be any fear to feed off of. And I guess it comes down to whether you'd rather live in constant horror and fear, or not exist at all. I haven't watched any further than this episode yet but i swear if they do something like this i will scream.

[@everythingcoffee8901]

Oooh! Nice theory! I feel like they'll do something like this- maybe not with the extinction specifically, but something that will simultaneously banish the 14 and also be kinda horrible still for everyone? Like, at first I thought it would just be that they banished the Fears and the world goes back to normal except for that now the main characters are very negatively affected by it because of their connection to the Entities, but actually it's not like the world /could/ go back to normal. Everyone would be very, very traumatized by whatever torture they were going through at that point, and it's unlikely that most would be able to carry on. So I don't know, maybe they'll find a way for everything to just... stop. (spoilers for ep 168) I feel like Oliver Bank's last statement (from 168- Roots) might have to do with this? I don't know, it just feels like it might be relevant

[@Cangeltibon]

It make sense but human aren’t the only food sources for all 14, Slaughter, Hunt, Flesh and the Dark are primal fears of all animals, humans are just one of their food sources.

[@mimkyodar]

I'm pretty sure that even if the Extinction could manifest in its own right, any ritual would be antithetical. It's the fear of the future, of change, of being unable to return to what there once was because the way is now shut.

[@Maskami]

"haha i love martin" "............." ".... if martin dies we riot."

[@MsSarahJosephine]

"If Martin dies I will become The Slaughter."

[@chya1295]

This might be my favorite episode

[@laurahenriksen19]

Love this. Am looking forward (if tentatively) to John and his Becoming... whatever this maybe...

[@flamingtorrent2109]

“We can’t fight the world martin” “says you” i like your spunk little man in my phone

[@ZenBearV13]

Anyone else getting massive Frodo & Sam vibes from Jon & Martin? I love them so much! Also that banter from Sasha & Tim was so sweet it killed me. 🥲

[@cantaloupegodling352]

"i find it highly unlikely that Sasha ever existed" Yep, that one hurts. Every second of these flashback tapes hurts like hell but that line hurt more than anything.

[@nightowl8477]

Tim thinking he's the protagonist of his own romcom, when he's actually a side character in his boss's horror podcast makes me laugh and cry.

[@hamburgerdog25]

Getting major "the blanket never did anything" vibes

[@Dee-jp7ek]

Hearing Gertrude's and Gerry's banter kills me. She really stepped up for him and I feel their bond.

[@midnights2631]

Hearing so much foreshadowing when Sasha and Tim talked broke me. ;-; LET ME HUG THEM!!!!

[@theartpuppet4220]

You do incredible work. I'm so close to crying. THANKS 👍. This story is amazing and the journey really has been quite sometime so far.

[@destiny5321]

you know what jon is the type to say "my love" as a pet name and i stand by that

[@nightfallprince]

Hearing Gerry again just ripped me in two. This whole episode ripped e in two. After the last year though... I think that's kind of to be expected. The soft thread of hope though just... it was such a nice touch. This episodes was masterful.

[@pidgeon6024]

8:00 NO, SASHA. STAPLES ARE REALLY BAD FOR ARCHIVING DOCUMENTS! SASHAAAA!!!

[@emerz3530]

didn't realize how much I miss Tim and Sasha till now, god damn

[@elliots.]

i love gerry ‼️🥳 he’s so silly

[@elliots.]

i want to wrap him in a blanket and give it a nice life

[@elliots.]

i love it ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@himeow7454]

MOMMY GERTRUDE MOMMY GERTRUDE

[@jakupharrison8051]

Heck the nostalgia in these last two tapes and the relationship banta between Gertrude and Gerry and Tim and Sasha. I legit forgot what Sasha sounded like.

[@io_online]

Oh my god, this podcast is so fucking good guys what THE HELL-

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

This makes me really concerned that Jon and Martin's relationship will just turn into bitter codependency, trying to act like they're in love because the alternative is too painful to bear alone.

[@BriarBeeBenson]

13:48 Okay hearing Jon’s breathy cries here as he grieves his two dead friends absolutely broke me. Like ugh this was it, I know that sound when I hear it, I’m a mess now 😭

[@ray-the-lame]

Damn you, Jimmy Magma!!

[@seanthebluesheep]

So having just finished season 4 and coped by watching a bunch of quite bad tik tok compilations, I feel like the only way to cope is to just burn through the rest of the podcast in one night. Is it sensible or healthy? No. Will I be able to get up for work in the morning? Also no, but if I don't I will literally never listen again

[@klaus667]

Felt that

[@cristalat101]

That's a whole nearly 17 hours of content. How did you manage that?!

[@seanthebluesheep]

@@cristalat101 I think at the time there was still part three of series 5 yet to come out, so it wasn't quite so much. Plus, increasing playback speed to 1.5x or even 2 can help you fit a lot in.

[@a.b.6689]

I totally recommend, I'm very disturbed and tired and insomniacish and it's almost 4am but why even bother with basic human needs? I do love those hyperfixations..

[@seanthebluesheep]

@@a.b.6689 Honestly please invest what capacity you have available into some self care. Get some rest before your next serious commitment, make sure you're eating nutritious food at least once a day, and go outside for a while.

[@jamesmortimer4016]

Hi Alex!

[@horrificreader4084]

It’s cool how you say hi almost every episode.

[@jamesmortimer4016]

@@horrificreader4084 ALMOST?! WHICH ONE DID I MISS?!

[@horrificreader4084]

James Mortimer You probely did it in every episode. I just wasn’t sure.

[@jamesmortimer4016]

@@horrificreader4084 i just started with a random one when it came out. So the previous ones would be missing the comment. And the really early ones don't even have an Alex mesage

[@horrificreader4084]

James Mortimer Interesting

[@hannahcartwright8190]

THE NOISE OF GERTRUDE BEING REWOUND MADE ME CACKLE

[@mimkyodar]

So, what're we thinking here? Lonely? Web? The way it feeds off of their love is a bit Corruptiony. I really can't nail down where the cabin fits - or am I subsuming into Spiral-induced madness like Smirke as i try to fit things into discrete entities?

[@humanname99]

I caught up on Acast so I know a little bit more about where things are headed but I think the cabin is the Web. it's trying to keep them in place, and since the Web has been allied with Elias/Jonah throughout the podcast (a spider in the wall being what leads to Jon's mark by the Corruption, the web lighter being what encourages Jon to step out for a cigarette and stop Leitner from explaining what's going on, etc.) Elias/Jonah doesn't want them to ever leave the safe house because he doesn't want any opposition and (maybe) fears the apocalypse is reversible. but that's just my theory.

[@mimkyodar]

Also, the Web was the first one to mark him, with the Mr Spider book

[@Companion92]

@@humanname99 I never realised, that maybe the web lighter had a influence on Jon not hearing Leitner's story to the end. Interesting is the spider in case with the investation. As I understand it, the spider lead to the worms being discovered sooner than planned by the corruption. This way there were fewer worms and they survived at all. Which makes sense. So Jon got only marked by the corruption, not killed.

[@fluffsnake]

@@humanname99 ok but at the end Jon said the cabin wants to be their tomb but the eye would rather they emerged... so Elias doesn't want to keep them there? I guess? Which is very... disturbing to say the least;;

[@TheNitpickChick]

Honestly, the cabin is sort of ground zero of The Great Ritual. It’s the origin point of where all the fears came through. I wouldn’t be surprised if the cabin was marked by all 14 fears, in the same way Jon is. That’s why it can’t be easily categorized. That’s just my guess, though. 🙂