THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES

Case ########-13 Considerations of youth Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ.
Content warnings: - Children in peril - Screams (inc SFX) - Bullying - Emotional abuse / neglect - Darkness - Isolation / Helplessness - Fear of bodily harm - Perceived parental negligence
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[@dhampir_days]

Martin: why does the Dark bother you so much? Jon, with several years of childhood trauma being bonked back into him now: can we PLEASE just move on

[@loading7496]

I know Callum is now an eldritch monster but Jon interacting with children is so heartwarming

[@Ace_Up_My_Sleeve]

Jon, the eldritch monster, and his eldritch monster children. Wholesome

[@epiphanierosenstern5635]

"Did you forgot about the children" as a matter of fact yes it didn't even cross my mind

[@XerxesTexasToast]

"Where did you think the children went?" Oh. OH NO.

[@kezkriune]

I just started the video so I haven’t gotten to this part, so all I have is this out of context quote so far. Edit: oh. oh no.

[@RevelationsPrimo]

In the friendly-labeled playground called the "CHILD GRINDER"

[@redisnotonline]

it was such a good line!! CHILLS

[@SugarVivStudios]

I think the saddest part is that it made fake parents *just* to be mad at the children for being scared :(

[@citra1885]

But that's sadly what happened in real life. Adult yell and scream at you If you're scared. Sometimes it's better to be quiet when you're scared.

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

Jon trying to bottle up his "statement" to protect Martin from guilt and shame is a sweet sentiment. We don't get to hear them actually argue so this was a great place to include one! One of my favorites

[@say2135]

Man, if they do end up saving the world, everyone is going to be SO traumatized. Have fun trying to rebuild society after all THAT

[@BunnyLove5763]

I love how at the end of Gravity Falls the town makes a “forget about all that” act. Where they are never allowed to talk about the Weirdmageddon again. I like to imagine something similar happened on a larger scale with TMA lol

[@tiredcatman7381]

@@BunnyLove5763 just like covid

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

Or they could pull a “Good Omens” (spoilers ahead). I’m pretty sure that at the end everything resets and it’s as if nothing happened at all?? Maybe I’m remembering it wrong, but I think they all forget about it-except for demons and angels, of course… maybe the same could happen in TMA? Where only the avatars (if any survive) are able to recall it? Idk 🤷‍♀️

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

It’s also funny to comment this, considering that you-OP-most probably know exactly what happens at the end, whereas I’m still here theorising in your replies, lol.

[@broblerone413]

ikr i was thinking that

[@NeoWorm]

"Cats 2019 was pretty good movie" is my favourite patron.

[@randomdoodlesandye5922]

i dissagree, i think Benjamin Nothing But Bs Susman is /j

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

The fact that the patron most probably chose the name just to force people to say it during shoutouts 💀 what a legend.

[@gamebearart7675]

Callum Brodie is an interesting avatar, definitely going on my favorites list. Children’s fears are really interesting and a child orchestrated it is all the more terrifying.

[@aceofstripes1125]

I hope we see him in magnus protocol.

[@Deadflower019]

I like how he just happened to be touched by it due to Maxwell Raynor and he just happened to end up as an avatar.

[@Iquey]

Thumbs up u think the monsters are probably just other kids hiding and running around each other, but they can't see shit.

[@dhampir_days]

that thought makes me feel a little better because at least they're not in real danger, I guess?

[@Iquey]

@@dhampir_days I guess that's what I was hoping. But I know hope in the season 5 world is dangerous. Maybe it's another child 90% of the time, an angry raccoon the other 9% and a real monster maybe 1% of the time.

[@achnav3762]

@@dhampir_days As far as I understood, it is impossible to die outside of the domain of the End. So the danger is never "real" in the sense they cannot die.

[@AmazingAroAce]

that would be really interesting

[@teleutenachtigaller2762]

Didn't they talk about grilling and eating that girl though?

[@notlurking2128]

Yeah I'm gonna put this one in the "yikes" category. I honestly applauded the writing in this season, it's just so messed up.

[@jazmindodds]

The second he mentioned "the children"... I actually shuddered

[@Sxcheschka]

i was kinda waiting for a response like, how is their suffering more deserving to be saved than everyone else we've encountered?

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

@@SxcheschkaI think it’s because most people naturally are more protective of kids. It’s not that kids are more deserving of rescue, just that they also are more vulnerable and less emotionally equipped to handle torture to most adults. An adult in one of the other horrors, even if they are suffering literal hell, can at least rationalize what’s happening to them, but kids have such simplistic minds that going through the same thing will fuck up their psychology irreparably.

[@nateds7326]

So Maxwell Raynar died trying to possess Callum Brodie, but he was still affected by it and became an avatar of the dark anyways. That is messed up.

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

You only need to be harmed by a Power to be touched by it, and children can be harmed without really, physically hurting them. Jon was touched by the Mother of Puppets simply by part-reading "A Guest for Mr Spider" and nothing ever ACTUALLY happened to him. Callum was touched by the Dark because it scared him, and that's all it needed to do.

[@danielocegueda5513]

His dad was also marked by the dark and was an angry man that enjoyed being feared

[@cursedpufferfish3988]

"to whichever dread power it may concern" MARTIN OMFG LMAO

[@DJSilly9]

is nobody gonna talk about "thank you for not hitting me this time" that line broke into my house and killed my whole immediate family

[@broblerone413]

that line went on a killing spree and murdered half the people on my block

[@Drak_buddy]

Time stamp? I tend to miss lines 😢

[@aplant9980]

​@@Drak_buddy 14:45

[@flamingcrocs8607]

​@@Drak_buddy14:30

[@Drak_buddy]

@@flamingcrocs8607 thank you omg 😢

[@olympus10001]

when I was younger I told my brother that there was a monster that would get him if he stayed up until dawn. this episode makes me feel like maybe that was meaner than I thought it was.

[@rosemarycat5]

This was an interesting, if twisted, episode. It makes me wonder if the fears could be weakened by putting people in the wrong domains. For example, a person who is afraid of fire would not feed the spider that well, and vice a versa.

[@BrailSays]

In earlier episode, it was mentioned that Gertrude broke the Buried ritual by putting a Void touched body into The Coffin, which tracks with fears clashing

[@irongiant5951]

it also depends, the fears if they can prefer the juicest prey, but they will feed on anyone, the distortion described itself as a "bear trap" and anyone who walks in their doors is screwed lmao (except for those too oblivious to notice). so yes, in situations like when the girl in the train-in-the-buried where she made peace with death and calmy waited to be crushed, it couldnt feed on her, but 99% of the time, even if being buried alive isnt a phobia you have at all, when youre about to die by being crushed, youre bound to be horrified

[@alexdillahunt6908]

Martin really needs to make make ups his mind whether he wants Jon to be a sociopathic killer or a normal human. He is very much: Martin: Kill all the monster people, Jon! *Jon kills an avatar* Martin: Why did you do that?! That was mean.

[@amphitritemists4595]

It's like Martin is trying so desparately to build a new moral code in a world where trying to do good is practically impossible. He knows Jon has powers and can make a difference but theyre still not the type of powers that can change the world for the better and that truly sucks

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

To be fair, I think Martin has been the most fair to Jon. He’s been generally supportive through this, simply struggling to reconcile his feeling of “right and wrong” in a world like the one they are now traversing. I think this was the first instance where he really couldn’t decide what he wanted Jon to do. It makes me feel very bad for Jon, but in this case I can understand Martin as well.

[@sarahmchugh4169]

Also 14:46. Like what? Martin has been hitting him? I don't like that

[@NerveUnderscore]

​@@sarahmchugh4169In the statement of the Web, Martin was trying to make him come back from all the "stages" and the Domain. He screamed at him a few times but apparently was not enough so he hit him... I don't approve but is was a desperate situation

[@grumpygato99]

I was wondering about the children, and I kind of knew, but it still stings to imagine undeveloped, fragile, and unwise children having their own hell in the middle of this nightmare. I dont even like children, germy, loud, needy little beasts, but I still hate the image.

[@grumpygato99]

In other words: this episode was epic! A unique type of sting for the horror with beautifully detailed story. Also the "see Jack run" beginnings were perfect to bring memories of when you were a child to start it off.

[@TheJazzy1704]

@@grumpygato99 Agree with all of this

[@mariamatedei]

i don't think anyone like you really "hates" children, that's just the better word to describe the feeling, but rather when looking at children we are capable of seeing the implications of their existance, empathy makes us wish they all have someone to care for them but because we don't want or are capable of handling the burden we'd rather stay away. no responsibility to care for them or be patient about their understandable immature behaviours or typical negative aspects.

[@Danskerenduuu]

@@mariamatedei no. some of us just think they're annoying, bro

[@NerveUnderscore]

I say yes to this except for the "hate" part 😂

[@achnav3762]

Tbh I just assumed that children didn't exist anymore. "How" is not really a question in this world so I just assumed.

[@-haclong2366]

It is quite well established that the fears loved to feed on children in the pre-Change world.

[@nirvanaclimo7386]

"Is that enough for you?" Hit me hard enough but "thank you for not hitting me this time" ??????? I had to sit down 😭😭

[@ChronicBookHangover]

I had to pause it for a minute after that...

[@aubarlowe]

Am I seriously the only one who noticed Jon thanking Martin for not hitting him again!? And realizing how horrible that is/how that means it's really hurt him!? Don't mind me, I'm just going to go cry in the Dark over there--

[@takeoats]

made me curl up in a ball

[@NerveUnderscore]

It made me wince

[@grumpygato99]

You know I remember "see Jane run" from a childhood book but the details are fuzzy, and something I remember better from that time was the monsters in the dark. I only knew what one of them looked like, a turtle swimming in the air with a forked tongue and red markings under its eyes. I remember the image of it swimming through my dark room better than any of the books I was read, memory is fascinating

[@notyou8508]

I bet that book was a leitner

[@Deadflower019]

Congrats! You've been marked by The Dark :)

[@TheJazzy1704]

I've been dreading this episode but was also hoping for it at the same time. Of course they wouldn't forget the children. It's just so horrid to think about how scared they would be. Now, toddlers and babies? I hope to not hear them mentioned!

[@rawtoast_playz1234]

i think that one would be separation or abandonment and that's so sad

[@TheJazzy1704]

@@rawtoast_playz1234 I'd break reality if that happened Munch the fears

[@geekyrobot__7316]

@@rawtoast_playz1234 babies and toddlers crying in the lonely (wow good i made myself sad)

[@anomaliecosmos]

You could probably have babies be raised by agents of the Stranger also- since anecdotally they often place a lot of importance on their parents' familiar faces and might fear even something like a man with(out) a beard/glasses if it's different from what they're used to.

[@haldan_or_glitch]

OK, I get how it would be very moral to save the children, I understand, but then what. If they left them, they would probably die, and Jon and Martin can't just run around with a pack of children.

[@calimorales9880]

...now that you mention it-

[@koroplays3200]

That would be funny though. Jon and Martin roll up to smite another avatar and there's just a legion of children standing behind holding blankets and toys.

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

I get that they CAN’T just cross Britain with a gang of children, but… just IMAGINE. The comedic potential of this scenario is immense.

[@odditycat2716]

local couple adopts 40 kids in the apocalypse

[@broblerone413]

@@odditycat2716 i was thinking the same thing! they just adopt them all lol

[@fruitygarlic3601]

Elmmare on Night Street

[@broblerone413]

at first i read this as "Elmo on Night Street"

[@kehlcassidy9562]

You win the internet today!

[@germanerd6148]

So sad how much Martin has a bad conscience because of leaving the poor children behind but they don´t have a choice.

[@daniellecollins8257]

So I watched rise of the guardians for the first time last night and the entire time I was just thinking about the fact that this episode is exactly what would have happened if Pitch Black won at the end of that movie

[@nirvanaclimo7386]

I absolutely adore this comment, that film is underrated 😭

[@Vernrot]

losing my mind at “cats 2019 was a pretty good movie”

[@belugaval144]

i feel like jonny is talking faster every time we get to the outro, am i crazy?

[@cezar3169]

finally someone who noticed. I thought so too

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

I just know that when I started reciting it at the beginning of s5 I was SO shocked by the acceleration 😂💀 dunno if it’s been getting faster since then..

[@excusemeprincess8252]

I’ve been thinking that every time it plays

[@Cedar128]

I tend to watch a lot of videos sped up sometimes due to bad attention span and stuff though i never do that with TMA so when the outro began I literally checked to see if I had somehow forgotten to turn the speed back to normal and just didn’t notice but nope, mans just talking fast ig

[@user-th3tg4fb5g]

the one thing i really like about the magnus archives' writing is its versatility (especially as seen during this season with all the different formats of statements in each domain) cause like the prose can be really wordy if it's a statement usually in the form of a letter from the 19th century but it can also be really simple like this one! (this feels like one of those scary stories parents/older people would tell their children so they don't stay up late or go out at night)

[@user-th3tg4fb5g]

oh and i also love the moral dilemma in this one! initially, martin thought that jon HAD to (hell, morally obligated even) smite whoever was 'in charge' of this domain even though he fully knew that would only rid the domain of its 'supervisor' (if you will) and not necessarily save everyone suffering in it (which are children in this case). so after finding out that callum was in charge and he was also 'a kid', martin hesitated telling jon to smite callum bcs it would only result in the death of a child (though an evil one)

[@user-th3tg4fb5g]

it's like an even more fucked up version of the Trolley Problem where you are given two options: a) leave all the children to suffer b) kill one evil child but also leave the rest of the children to suffer or something like that :)

[@grfrjiglstan]

There's some children playing outside my apartment right now, and when they screamed I damn near leapt out of my skin.

[@midnights2631]

I have to admit, I thought any children were with their parents, families cowering as they stay in their house. Until I listened to this episode, which is terrifying.

[@ultrawandit]

imagine having great power but having no way to save people you want to. imagine watching children suffer and knowing there is no way for you to help them.. man

[@casswohlgemuth194]

As a mother, this is the most terrifying episode

[@KingMagnus222]

Agreed. Does it also make you feel a little guilty for enforcing bedtime?

[@AmazingAroAce]

it just hit me hard that jon sees all that and more and just- oof

[@L_Aster]

Now I REALLY want to write a fic based on this episode

[@broblerone413]

i want to write a children's book

[@L_Aster]

@@broblerone413 You should! I bet that’d be fantastic

[@leni4179]

Fr, I wish i has better writing skills, all TMG eps have fantastic ideas for write and inspiration

[@joshuahicks7798]

I don't like how Martin is using Jon as a weapon

[@Harleymotor]

I did not think about the children in the apocalypse; the only reassuring thing is at least it's only psychological torture?

[@f_mva]

oh, martin, why would you ask for that? :(

[@cantaloupegodling352]

Ok I know this is one of the saddest and most messed up episodes so far but now I'm just imagining that there are probably one or two adults running around in here because I know I'm definitely terrified enough of the dark to get put here.

[@aether2kye]

As a kid, I was actually friends with my ‘drain monster’, and would spend like half of my time in the shower talking to it. I was a weirdo but I think it would score me points in this scenario, seeing as how one of the monsters was a drain monster.

[@juliapazosmaidana2929]

Jack be nimble~ Jack be quick~

[@whentheskittlesfightback]

but there no fuckin candle stick

[@happylittleloser]

JACK HIDE IN THE DARK

[@heresthadude1080]

*SEE JACK* *SEE JACK RUN* *SEE JACK RUN INTO THE DARK*

[@caisis4929]

I know the kids are here, but what about the babies? The new born. The infants who can't perceive this nightmare yet?

[@sascharuler]

Being matured and probably traumatized through fear. Probably being raised by fake abusive parents

[@brcrdiosas5633]

Crying alone in the lonely (now I go to my corner to cry)

[@Deadflower019]

Being fed long pig and having their bodies twisted by The Flesh as they age.

[@Bloomy_forest]

This is one of my favourite episodes of this season, ofcourse it's not the only one, that's impossible :)

[@emmyswordhand2711]

How it started: *cue nemo* Good feeling's gone. How it's going: "to whichever dred power it may concern"

[@arifhossain9751]

Im just poppin in here after a whole bunch of episodes just to say that im a nyctophobe and this episode was a bit too hot for me daaawwwg... That foley work is just too darn good. I have learnt that the voice of Annabelle Cain has a sound related role in RQ and im positive we (I) have her to thank for the nightmarishly well done claw noises. Nightmarish for me specifically.

[@brcrdiosas5633]

2:27-2:47 "...domains like this one" So, this is the nursery for the Dark, but there are others 'domains' for children...crying alone in the lonely, covered in spiders, trapped in a tall tree... Now I want to cry.

[@marcogypaetus9607]

Oh so this is a Dark episode, hm? Ok, best to stop my nightly binge here, so i can actually get some sleep. Yeah.

[@plutoandpolaris]

Honest to god I’ve never enjoyed grimdark as a trope/genre, just because a world where there is absolutely no hope and no goodness left just feels,,,kind of pointless to me? But that is literally what this last season has been, and it’s my favorite by far. A testament to the writing and characters I guess but GODDAMN I honestly don’t think they’re gonna be able to fix any of this. Which makes me REAL curious about how it’s gonna end

[@ann-margretparke9525]

The shapes we see in the darkness are terrifying.

[@thatjeff7550]

Patreon Dr. Teatime: "Sigh... It's: 'Doctor Tay-ah-TIE-may! Nobody ever gets it right...."

[@semi_enigma]

Wonderful, an answer to a question I did not want to ask!

[@redisnotonline]

the way this statement was written like a childs storybook and how you could visualize the "pages" without any descriptors is TOO GOOD!! i love the idea that if this were a normal written down statement it would be one of those childrens storybooks jon hated so much

[@quinnalexander3825]

I refuse to believe that Alex is saying someone's patreon name and not just non-sequiter stating his opinion when he said "Cars 2019 is a pretty great movie"

[@jamesmortimer4016]

Hi Alex! Sorry i´m late. The episode got me kind of stunned

[@planet_dawsey595]

I know who Elias, jon, Martin, Tim, and Sasha are. Everyone else I have absolutely no idea, I didn’t think I had to remember all the names and at this point I have no idea what’s even happening

[@krishadyn5211]

Calem Brodie was a victim in a statement. Martin and Jon remember the statements, but we have to check Wiki.

[@valeriyav2149]

i like the conflicting feeling both jon and martin have at this point in the story - on one side, they are trying to do smth to save the world, on the other, jon is losing humanity and becoming more of an entity the more he uses his powers (and he tries to anchor his humanity on martin/his feelings for him, making him choose what to do). martin himself is understandably lost, trying to do the right thing when there is nothing right in this world, hoping for jon's powers to change smth because it's hopeless otherwise (and i think the web is trying to influence him as well). they can't just do nothing but don't know what they can do. and it frustrates one or the other with each new domain. i see people taking sides every episode but in reality, with so much going on and no way out, it's a wonder they still haven't completely lost it. also, jonah probably hopes jon will become a full-on entity after all 14 domains

[@belalima9908]

It hits different at 03am

[@kellanlevi5663]

Absolutely wild that, of all the statements, *this* is the one where my deadname shows up. And I was terrified of the dark as a kid.

[@RevelationsPrimo]

I'm so sorry to heard that. That is a dreadful coincidence

[@-haclong2366]

06:50 "I thought you hated th..." I actually had to laugh at that.

[@eggowaff3379]

Here’s the thing usually only a couple TMA episodes really spoke me. But this one I don’t know. Something so far and unreal but close in the way that this is something we all grew up with. The children in the background genuinely made it hard to listen to this one. Well done rusty quill for another terrifying episode :,)

[@teleutenachtigaller2762]

The style of writing in this episode felt a bit Neil Gaiman-y to me, probably because of the frightened children.

[@dedicatedsparrow8932]

There have definitely been other episodes that hit me harder than this one just personally, but this is a really interesting one. Also the use of my name was...unexpected 😂 first time that's ever happened, but hey I'm not dead! Trapped in a...fear landscape hell...but alive?

[@CatBATd4rklycu73]

As a Caitlin, this made me smile.

[@jamesprice9139]

Caitlin is being hunted by venom apparently 😂

[@Companion92]

Well that answers that, what we were scared to ask

[@teddyincorporated]

Episode short, me nervous

[@Deadflower019]

Yeah, he definitely could've gone on about how Luka was attacked by the monsters in his/her sleep :)

[@ellelongacre3723]

Maybe they'll reveal a reason why later but- can't they just take people with them? If Jon can protect Martin he can protect others right? You won't be able to save everyone but you could probably save a few.

[@broblerone413]

i think if they did (if they even can) the people would die (outside of the protection the horrifying illusions give them, it's a dangerous world out there)

[@aubarlowe]

minor spoilers: i doubt Jon KNEW this since he can't see Georgie/Melanie, but they're helping others escape. However, when their numbers grow too high, monsters break in and take those they've rescued back into domains, so their efforts kinda go to waste in that regard.

[@laurahenriksen19]

Sad stuff guys, sad stuff x

[@luckythepuck]

I liked this episode, but I'm disappointed that it was so short compared to the others. I wanted to hear See Luca Sleep. Damm you Martin for interrupting!

[@nastiatonkaia]

I love that while the majority of the Avatars understand what's going on and worship their patrons (despising all others), Callum doesn't give a shit about that. Sure, he knows about "the eye man" (or something like this), but he is just a traumatized bully. He doesn't want to appease his god. He wants other kids to suffer like he did. That's exactly what some kids do. Thank you for this outstanding masterpiece, that's amazing💔

[@CatBATd4rklycu73]

This is hands down one of my favorite episodes.

[@Mattriix]

Nothing terrifies adults more, then what's out there that would terrify children

[@theearthboundsatyr]

Oh, this reminds me so much of the TTRPG Little Fears. I'm definitely using it for game inspo.

[@luminanightfall4111]

I really liked this one for some reason. Very well done RQ!

[@Mark-fc7tu]

There's something nostalgic about tales of children who treat other children like crap just for entertainment. It's not a pleasant topic, but it does happen.

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

Welp. After hearing Jon interact so nicely with Callum, I'm going to go searching for some Parental Jon fanfics ❤

[@Marco_Polo360]

I don't like how upset i feel right now :]

[@ISaaczz]

i was wondering how long it would take to see the darkness corner when i was in the web's episode, and i got struck by this, this seriously kinda makes me uncomfortable in some way, i have an absolute paranoia of the dark, and just hearing accurate things that are happening to these kids makes me uncomfy a bit

[@namaschu9418]

Oh dear...

[@NicholasJovian]

"So you're the ultimate moral authority, are you? Ok, you get to decide."

[@Lacey-Alford]

"Cats 2019 was a pretty good movie"?! Ceaseless watcher, turn your gaze upon this wretched opinion!

[@Clarebear0925]

Bro all I can think about are the infants and newborns. Like are the preemies ok??? It’s horrible to think about :(

[@krishadyn5211]

Sort of a relief the Terminus avatar said no new humans were being born, eh?

[@Clarebear0925]

@@krishadyn5211 well yeah but there were obviously still really young babies alive when the world transformed though

[@ikkimurrell1074]

oh, monsters in the dark. can relate, still feel like there is some kind of horror in the darkness, but thankfully im too depressed to care about being eaten alive

[@anushka-wb6zw]

This is the worst episode, not because of bad writing/storytelling, it was just really hard to sit through it

[@2shadesofgray752]

Bababoi

[@l0vely_di0r]

I know a kid named cullum

[@moony3335]

"Thank uou for not hitting me this time" BROTHER. FIGURATIVELY OR LITERALLY. *FIGURATIVELY, OR FUCKING LITERALLY JON WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUCJWWNEJS*

[@ChronicBookHangover]

Literally. Martin’s hit him a few times at this point, when Jon's doing his Avatar of the Eye thing.

[@moony3335]

@@ChronicBookHangover domestic abuse

[@wonderwhatsgonnahappen579]

I know its not possible, but let them take the children. They don't deserve this 😔

[@derrickc.7036]

Am I the only one who was thoroughly annoyed at Martin? Does he not realize by now there is no “better”? If Jon knew a way to make things better he’d do it, no need rubbing his helpless power in Jon’s face. Not to mention I think Martin should listen to Jon’s statements, if he actually cared about the suffering of these people and what Jon is going through.

[@krishadyn5211]

I don't think he should have to listen. But I think he should listen to the recordings? So he can stop and take a break.

[@rory1336]

keep taking breaks between episodes, this is good and super heavy

[@linwong1494]

Sorry just wanted to say that that koel bird call in the background at the start. Oh jesus, just got to the part where hes talking about children while im typing this from my kindergarten job.

[@NerveUnderscore]

I was dreading this one... ugh I hate the Dark so much

[@meeeg7029]

WHAT. THE FUCK. GOOD EPISODE MADE ME CRY 10/10

[@bunnysenpai7471]

Goosebumps episode i love it

[@melshinta2966]

...OH

[@kirakira_kuro]

not Jack being the same age as me

[@dragoncult666]

1:07 14:30

[@schoolmomentsatsmms9758]

only 84 comments

[@UnluckyBones13]

I continue to dislike Martin

[@takeoats]

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