THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #79 - Hide and Seek

MAG079 - Case #0170216-A - Staff of the Magnus Institute
Series of recorded statements as the staff venture into the tunnels below the Institute.
The Magnus Archives tells of encounters within the Institute and below it as events conspire to force the staff into exceptional circumstances.
Starring: Martin Blackwood - Alexander J Newall; Tim Stoker - Mike LeBeau; The Archivist - Jonathan Sims; Not!Sasha - Eve Hewitt; Michael - Luke Booys; Mystery Figure - Paul Sims
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director: Alexander J Newall
Editors: Alexander J Newall, Mike LeBeau
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[@CallMeNIBS]

"we can't just leave him!" "yeah we can!" Tim, once again confirmed to be supremely relatable

[@TopOceanKitty_Gacha]

I fucking love tim

[@tharchandran3709]

Jon: I need to stay quiet. I need to stay hidden. Also Jon: **proceeds to have a full-blown monologue**

[@torchstelechos8368]

High intelligence, low wisdom...

[@pianos4095]

@@torchstelechos8368 that's it, that's his character

[@agnieszkasalach4395]

@@torchstelechos8368 Isn't it the other way around for him?

[@ArcDragoon]

He has to. It's part of the thing where they talked about how come they can't just get up and quit.

[@hamburgerdog25]

It calms him down I think

[@alexdillahunt6908]

Martin: Did you use a new tape or . . . was it blank? Tim: It was blank. Narrator: It was not blank.

[@KatelynxXxAngel]

I read that in Morgan Freemans voice

[@ayonixanimations]

@@KatelynxXxAngel ME TOO???

[@hamburgerdog25]

And the narrator is audibly furious because it is Jon, Jon is narrator and he is thoroughly far and the fuck _done_ with this tom foolery.

[@Sircorneliuslove]

@@ayonixanimations that’s the only narrator we care about

[@rask004]

That cracked me up the most

[@anemoi6803]

I love how Michael runs the gambit between being hilarious and pants shittingly terrifying. Like the way he just flat out says "no" to people, I have never heard someone say "no" in such a mocking way and thoroughly believing them

[@user-fs3ep6xk9r]

it sounded like "No😊"

[@Ilikebats123]

He always says it like he's answering the dumbest question he's ever heard and I love it.

[@NullIsntSane]

First ever 'No

[@adriaanschoombie8573]

The only thing that comes close to it is tts rogal dorn's "no"

[@greys.allconsuming]

The perfect No 😊🔪

[@KingOfGayBisciuts]

"I think it's worse." "Worse how?" NotSasha, kicking down a door: "YOU'RE NEVER GONNA FUCKING BELIEVE THIS"

[@superawe]

this is gold

[@hamburgerdog25]

"AND HERE COMES NOT!SASHA WITH A STEELE CHAIR"

[@The_ONLY_Kiyuko]

@@hamburgerdog25 NIGHTMARE FUEL

[@CallMeNIBS]

"Stay back!" "Nnnnnno." I LOVE MICHAEL

[@veronica7426]

I love him too

[@saucevc8353]

It's literally the "No, I don't think I will" meme.

[@caro3683]

"Nnno. 💅"

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

7:32 😎😎

[@average_duck00]

Nuh huh

[@trucetruce335]

The way Not-Them says “If I was you, would I become the archivist?” Makes me think that ‘The Archivist’ is more than just a job position...

[@TheNitpickChick]

👀

[@trucetruce335]

TheNitpickChick oh snap

[@pyrosianheir]

Does seem to be capitalized....

[@drewdeathless]

The comment I was lurking for.

[@frogonthebikeheh]

The more you know... ;)

[@Jeakkers]

Emotional as hell over Not Sasha talking about hurting Sasha being the thing that pushes Jon over the edge

[@voidjockey82]

Puh, so... This, uh...

[@ilomilo850]

@@voidjockey82what-?

[@stuffart2140]

@@ilomilo850 Same here wut? New listener here so please keep a warning sign for the future ones

[@alexm.1392]

"Worse how ?" *door opening, immediately followed by unholy screaming* The timing was beautiful

[@BoredxISxI]

even though I had read this comment before listening to the episode I was still not prepared. Jumped out of my chair with a loud swear

[@eliwhite6159]

it was so perfect that i laughed before i started to scream

[@Tanaka_Kenshin]

Record-worse self-inflictied jinx , if you ask me

[@FCHenchy]

I

[@buiscutdog9090]

@@FCHenchy I'd like a shirt that says that lol

[@weffle2449]

Jon: Much regret Martin: Finally snapping Tim: Panik Not!Sasha: _J o n ~_ “Michael”: Having the time of its life

[@justalittlesleepy]

Yk I think Michael might like Dancing queen by ABBA given the streak its on

[@fays.p.5663]

Okay so now Tim has the functioning Braincell of the Magnus institute. Thank god. I thought basira took it with her when she left

[@buiscutdog9090]

Omg lmao

[@j.jnerdamy320]

Tim has been, so far, the only one in that institute with a working brain

[@fays.p.5663]

@@j.jnerdamy320 "so far" being key words

[@woolenowl5353]

i love how this comment implies that there is only one braincell in this entire institute and they just bounce it between each other and scurry their hands trying to not drop it

[@jemcarstairs8479]

@@woolenowl5353 This is exactly how it is

[@MrGeneralHeavy]

Though its influence has been slowly creeping its way into Tim, during this episode, he was finally fully possessed by the supernatural entity known as "braincell" which forces its victims to make rational choices based on logical reasoning.

[@kehlcassidy9562]

Damn, where do I get one of those?

[@malmorose]

Is no one going to mention Tim recording over Martin's A+ poetry

[@mikeyjoshua1846]

A crime against humanity, really.

[@ramironunezborjas967]

Trully the biggest loss in this arch

[@jadynnkotch1833]

rather have his poetry than Gertrude's tapes tbh

[@jonchill7588]

@@jadynnkotch1833 don't you dare BLASPHEME GERTRUDE ROBINSON, SHE IS A QUEEN!

[@_mel_9953]

Martin’s poem kinda slapped tho tbh

[@jadynnkotch1833]

14:12 "I'm sorry Martin, and Tim, and Sasha. I'm so sorry. I should have a plan. I don't know how I'm supposed to get out, I'm-- I'm so sorry." my heart **B R O K E**

[@pianos4095]

Mine too honestly

[@Rin-qj7zt]

How did you understand that wtf. I'm impressed.

[@jadynnkotch1833]

@@Rin-qj7zt i don't know either but it happened so

[@tearez13]

Yeah, I started crying.

[@ash.g1310]

THAT COMPLETELY BROKE ME NOOOOOOOO AHHHH D:

[@ancientlemonedcandy]

having not-sasha scream directly in your ear because you turned your volume up to full on the finale episodes like an idiot is not fun

[@Panroles]

Ikr! I threw my phone when the first Not!Sasha scream happened.

[@felixsegg9124]

Yes. And the worst part is that Jon is like ..... w h i s p e r i n g And not!them shit is like ... S C R E A M I N G That doesn't help my poor ears aaaaa 😭

[@nastiatonkaia]

But that is mentally satisfying, isn't it?;)

[@Panneapple]

Michael's appearances are both terrifying and hilarious. Just, "there's nobody here" and him going ,with that slow voice of his, "yes, there is". And, "did the archivist not tell you about me?" "no?" "good." If he didn't feel so much like a "not-ally" to Jon and the others, I would look forward to his appearances a lot more than I already do (which is already quite a lot).

[@pianos4095]

Oh same

[@nanahuatli2144]

He's the lesser evil and that tends to help, but sometimes he decides to go full evil.

[@trucetruce335]

“STAY BACK!” “Nno.”

[@Alsmythical]

I feel like Michael's entire personality is bitchily telling people in great distress "no."

[@fluu619]

and putting them in great distress first

[@L.clayton.]

Me: **gasps for breath, drinks more caffeine, skips to the next episode expecting Jon to be dead** Mahtin: **reads poetry**

[@buiscutdog9090]

Ahdjckckdkdm ikr! I heard you can listen to it on their patreon, to bad I don't have monay

[@kid_monkee]

SAME I was not prepared to laugh because of the Martin poetry minute

[@zephaniahferrazzano6365]

michael, pouting: stop taking away my toys. tim: watching jon die is Not a toy! michael: are you sure? its quite fun.

[@fays.p.5663]

I love that Martin's the mom friend and his tactic changed from "would u like some tea🤗 uwu" to "what the fUCK is Up TIM. No. What did U say DUDE. SteP the fuCK UP TIM" We stan

[@racoon_in_ankhmorpork]

Great vine reference! Five stars.

[@Record_Scratch]

tim continues being amazing by showing himself smart enough to know that jon is most likely doing something stupid while also being quick to want to run away and abandon his boss on catching sight of the monster. i feel u tim. sucks for him that martin is too in love and also way too good a person to do that. also, rip sasha. i love u.

[@a.b.6689]

"that Martin is too in love" yesss we should definitely talk more about Martin's courage and determination here

[@medievalhedgehog6967]

Jon is the embodiment of +5 Intelligence but -3 Wisdom

[@FreshSqueezedSlugs]

"I'm not coming down there with you!" Said Tim, coming down there with him.

[@moredoor9178]

HIM APOLOGISING TO EVERYONE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO ESCAPE MY HEART

[@gumzao4074]

Martin makes me grip my heart more than any jumpscare or horror bit in this series, to be honest. I hope nothing happens to him oof

[@MMumbles]

Same tbh. He's so pure... I only just got into the series and I love him so much.

[@humanname99]

I'm sorry in advance

[@nerdstuff2897]

Uhh... Welp, he's not dead

[@cezar3169]

@@nerdstuff2897 thank god?

[@nerdstuff2897]

@@cezar3169 Oh no

[@user-qr5pg8mh4d]

9:00 *Jon:* ma'am, this is my emotional support pipe.

[@user-ei5cf1hc8d]

Delighted to announce that Michael's va laughs like that irl

[@robinhoodproductions5102]

Do you have a link?

[@aediondraws]

OP, where's the link!!

[@Amalgemotion]

Look up the bloopers for the series! They're absolute gold.

[@scottdick296]

Imagine someone hearing your regular laugh, and deciding that it's going to be the main sign that your character isn't human.

[@lordbaphie]

@@scottdick296 Random fact but same thing happened to an actress of a Thai Horror/Thriller series called 'Girl From Nowhere'. The actress really does laugh loudly and demonically in real life that it became iconic and even almost gave her interviewers a heart attack.

[@dannymern6425]

GOD, I love it when Michael flat-out says no to things

[@fauxclaws]

Tim: "now I think it's worse " Martin: " worse how? " ???: demonic* "AAUUuUUUUARRRRRGGGGGGG"

[@tretizzle]

You just had to say it didn't you Martin 😅😅😅😅

[@atiredweeb8551]

Tim: Something's wrong Martin: How do you know? Tim: Jon said *shudders * "sorry" Martin: ... *Runs down to the tunnels * Tim: MARTIN NO-

[@fays.p.5663]

the MAgNuS AaaRchivess. EpissODe 79. "trauma"

[@nanahuatli2144]

That's every episode.

[@fays.p.5663]

@@nanahuatli2144 I mean you're not wrong

[@SwirlyPinwheel]

I'm screaming and all, but why is NO ONE mentioning the fact that we have confirmation that "The Archivist" is more than just a job title???!!

[@f_mva]

yes!! im so happy bc I've been suspecting that!! all the entities kept calling jon "archivist" so i knew it had to be significant

[@flying_pig_girl]

Lowkey tho, it looks like Michael's just here for the ride

[@TheNitpickChick]

Michael’s just straight vibin’. 😎

[@wynnt1]

He's quite literally here for the lols

[@azulBjort_1406]

Michael: They see me rolling, they haiting Just going through my doors and hallways.... (and maybe killing some people)

[@eliwhite6159]

i love how martin just calls out tim. even though i understand tims exasperation, martin is probably genuinely the best person, morally, in this show so far. not really sure why jon hated him so much

[@riverunderhilll2018]

bit of a headcannon of mine, but, he could be reciprocating Martin's crush but internalized homophobia causes him to see it as gross and therefore Martin is stupid

[@rosedragon1200]

@@riverunderhilll2018 or I like to think he is a tsundere just like, "Thanks for the tea, but don't think that means I like you, idiot." that's the vibe I get from him sometimes...

[@lydiac9118]

Jon's jaded and thinks pretty highly of himself whether he means to or not, I think he saw Martin's gentleness and consideration as a weakness. And I kind of think that since we've heard from Elias that they're actually about the same level of intelligence and kind of think alike that Jon can also see that and hates that Martin can be so,,, Martin, while he's stuck as himself. But also he could be repressing obvious fondness for his sweet, tea making assistant archivist lmao

[@f_mva]

jon is a tsundere case closed

[@mozarteanchaos]

jon has a thing for him but doesnt know how to Handle the Feelings so he just decides to try and Not (/headcanon; idk if its ever officially stated Why jon's like that 2 martin)

[@maryagrimm8412]

Real talk, is Michael a malicious being or is he the sort of entity that if you throw him a sandwich he'll be content to tease you a bit and then leave you alone?

[@quill1596]

Marya Grimm from what I’ve seen, both

[@TheNitpickChick]

Yes. 🙂

[@anromeow]

he definitely strikes me as a cat that just needs new stuff added to his enclosure. happy to see you, will purr even, just don't stop bringing him toys

[@spinsvi]

@@anromeow catboy michael real?

[@Falcon-doing-doodles]

@@spinsvi hey I just want you to know I despise you for this

[@Izzy-iv8pr]

The best part has to be when Not!Sasha is talking about Sashas death and he’s so angry he yells

[@mistykat3137]

“Stay back!” “No❤️”

[@proinsiascassidy2888]

I swear, my love for Tim keeps growing with every episode. This is probably the nth time he curses Martin's crush on Jon and his own inability to turn down sweet little Martin.

[@mrmastaofdesasta6994]

"That doesn't look anything like her" "..But if you really stretched her out" lol

[@Solarstormflare]

I love Martin so much and Michael and Jon and Tim and

[@pianos4095]

This comment is a whole mood

[@Lightning-ik3so]

HONESTLY

[@himeow7454]

The order you said the names in is what gets me

[@flying_pig_girl]

I was expecting this episode to start off with a panicked Jon and jfc Martin's poetry _threw_ me!

[@azulBjort_1406]

Ikr 😅 same😂😂😂

[@fauxclaws]

" I can't even remember what she looks like" and the way jon screams in anger when the thing says that it hurt her : (

[@jayschertzberg6680]

THE MINUTE MARTIN STARTED WITH HIS POETRY I LAUGHED SO HARD

[@thestarprince]

God I love Michael he’s so sassy. “Stay back!” “Mmm no

[@nanahuatli2144]

I'm getting the feeling that the Magnus Institute itself is an entity.

[@TheNitpickChick]

👀

[@f_mva]

@@TheNitpickChick not me going through previous eps comments and understanding all your cryptic replies and CRYING

[@TheNitpickChick]

@Filipa Maria Costa 😁

[@notme8652]

👁️

[@tmaxgo6696]

probbably everyone feels watched inn it. eye symolism. the archive is just a load of knowledge

[@jaredlucev2705]

"If we were all happy would that be the end of the world?!" Oh Martin.

[@Atari_01]

“LOOOK AT HIS HANDS” *maniacal laughter* killed me.

[@leonardorestrepo5196]

Tim proving himself to be an ABSOLUTE unit

[@corey6536]

"We can't just leave him." "Uh, yeah we can!" had me rolling lmao

[@tazegg9201]

"We have to go save them" "No we don't??"

[@a.b.6689]

I just need Jon to listen to Martin's work and respond with "Oh, I didn't know Grifter's Bone also wrote poetry"

[@Hannacalebclark]

💀

[@ot7biasedmashups]

Nahhh you wrong for this one 💀

[@tanisrulerofall]

Idk what "type" Micheal is but whatever it is it's mine

[@TheNitpickChick]

Honestly same. 😁

[@tearez13]

Chaotic Neutral

[@user-ku9xx1gw3v]

Are you okay?

[@tanisrulerofall]

@@user-ku9xx1gw3v my opinion hasn't changed

[@xLoveandLightningx]

tim has the only braincell in this whole institute

[@rosemarycat5]

I think Sasha had the only brain cell in the institute. It was left to Tim after Not!Sasha came.

[@bee8632]

I can't believe Tim and Martin got banished to the Backrooms while Jon was out there fighting for his life

[@The_ONLY_Kiyuko]

Nahh...

[@trin-is-late]

“I don’t know what I’m going to do with a pipe! Im tired just carrying it!” My poor wet paper bag of a man 😂

[@charmsthewitch]

Jon: smart enough to figure out coworker is a Not Them when no one else did Also Jon: the table described as a spider web that was seen trapping a demon is obviously where it's hiding and must be destroyed

[@cappuccino1645]

Not sasha's voice is genuinely terrifying. Like I shivered and wanted to get up and pace.

[@dark-harvet4897]

Tbh Jon's desperate apologies in that last bit before the not!them found him tug at my heartstrings. My guy was probably close to sobbing had it not been for the situation he was in

[@MrIsizukuri]

Jon knows he's about to die, and the thing that's worrying him the most is that he let his friends down, I love this man so much

[@dark-harvet4897]

@@MrIsizukuri YOU UNDERSTAND... YOU UNDERSTAND

[@huntercharleston5812]

Jon: neutral good Martin: lawful good Tim: chaotic good Sasha (deceased): neutral good Michael: chaotic neutral Elias: lawful neutral Not!Sasha: chaotic evil Statement ends.

[@sams1623]

Supplemental: it’s true neutral not lawful neutral

[@spydersquirrel]

I know it's an older comment thread, but I'm stating for the record that lawful neutral is not the same as true neutral... since the other option that this statement is meant to say Elias is True Neutral feels wrong-- unless it's a spoiler-broaching statement 😆 Good/Neutral/Evil crossed with Lawful/Neutral/Chaotic absolutely gets you a lawful neutral option, which perhaps makes sense for mystery man Elias.

[@io_online]

The unbridled *fear* in John's voice at the end there literally had my skin out in goosebumps for that entire last part. The voice of a man who knew he was going to die. Shivers

[@mustard_96]

“Worse how?” J̶̨̛͎̼͈̘͉̈́͊͜o̸͖̹̫̖͑͋́̾͌͊̏̓̚̕͝͠Ó̸͍o̷̧̺̱̐̆̚͝Ő̵͍̪̪̤̙̲̣͗̆õ̶͙̠͓̣̯̯͓͌Ö̴̺̝̣̥̮̣̭̦́̎̌̿̏͗̔̿͊̇̕͝ͅͅn̵̝̘̋́͂́̇̂͊N̴̛͙͎͇̤͚̼͗͋̃͆̐̒̔͘͝͝

[@f_mva]

"oh. that's how."

[@theprideling]

The TIMING on that

[@theroomba1094]

BACK OFF YA SPOOKY BETCH!

[@TheArtGooseH]

God I fucking love the comment section.

[@kaayya.k]

I literally screamed, had to stop the whole thing, and then proceeded to walk around the room and laugh nervously untill I was stable enough again so that I could continue

[@amaliahorlescu3636]

Im not a native speaker so I usually listen to this with a script, but I didnt wanted to get spoiled so I turned on the captions that the videos generate automatically and sen not!sasha speaks it only says [music] and I -

[@damarissuazo9708]

I am not a native speaker either, and that part is so hard yo understand :( i was really hoping that subtitules help a little, but the (music) its not helping a lot kdldkdjs

[@SukiHayashiGaming]

I am a native speaker and still tried the CC for assistance, to no avail

[@FierceStar56]

Jon just got bullied for like 16 minutes by several different people. One of my favorite episodes.

[@gusticeTwo]

i'm just OBSESSED with not!sasha talking at jon and trying to scare him by telling him he should talk about his feelings. fantastic podcast 10/10

[@vX-ter_]

Jon apologizing telling them through the tape to get as far away from the magnus institute as possible before not-sasha found him broke my heart

[@user-kn9zj5eu4v]

I cannot be the only person who picture Tim pushing Martin behind him when he said “stay back!”

[@jamiel6005]

“Stay back!” “No.” GOD I love Michael

[@serenaa8964]

jon: i need to be quiet you would never guess what he did next

[@dia2693]

I adore this podcast and all of the work that's put into it but if I can ask as a non native english speaker, Please kindly add subtitles to the episodes where heavy whispering and voice distortion is used, I'm sure there are a lot more people like me who have difficult enjoying the wonderful things you create.

[@HyacinthoIgnis]

there are transcripts online! theyre not official but from what i read of them theyre accurate

[@MultiPerla16]

I totally agree, not bc I'm also non a native English speaker but also I have APD and keeping up is kinda hard usually, whispers and dissorted audio is basically imposible. I read the transcripts but it usually takes the surprise factor out when I accidentally look a bit further while trying to keep up I mean, I can manage but it'd be great if they could add subtitles

[@mozarteanchaos]

@@MultiPerla16 i have the same issue with reading ahead. subtitles would be awesome!

[@ann-margretparke9525]

Didn't they try subtitles, but the results were so out of whack they gave up?

[@-Nari-]

I am a native English speaker, however I struggle with hearing distorted voices which sucks a lot when I tried to listen to this 😅

[@klbzplb]

that whole jon & notsasha part at the end... oh my god. literally the best scene ive seen in fiction in years. just hearing his panicked breathing over her monologuing.... and when he started talking i literally felt my emotions break. the perfect payoff to 2 seasons worth of set up (i say, knowing this is not the payoff yet. still, its a good scene on its own, but the context makes it hit so much harder... i feel like someone bashed my skull in with a brick, emotionally.)

[@klbzplb]

ah. i was so unknowing back then. i stand by all i said, but still.

[@Drak_buddy]

HIM REALIZING HES PROBABLY GONNA DIE AND STILL TAPING SO THAT IF MARTYN AND TIM FIND IT THEYLL BE SAFE

[@Iquey]

Elias doesn't Run the Place???? Martin: he went into the tunnels. Tim: *nOpE.*

[@Idran]

Nah, Tim more meant Have you ever had a manager that refused to actually _manage_? He meant like that

[@klaushargreevesstanaccount8835]

This was an emotional rollercoaster but wow Eve Hewitt's voice acting really shone in this one. Everyone was phenomenal but she definitely came through in a big way. Her laughter gave me chills...

[@cezar3169]

I love the way Martin is worried about how Jon is never gonna speak to them again and Tim is like ''Dont get my hopes up.'' 3:16 Holy shit, 3:16 ''We can't just leave him'' ''Yeah, we can.'' lmaoo gdi, Not!Sasha's voice actress is so good I'm having a hard time hating her character

[@jonhacker4135]

"IM gOiNg tO wEaR YoU jOn" My name is Jon, so I just about shit my pants when it said that

[@The_ONLY_Kiyuko]

Oh no-

[@user-ku9xx1gw3v]

My name is Sasha so you can guess what sort of experience this whole podcast is for me. I'm like: ...am I a real Sasha?

[@The_ONLY_Kiyuko]

@@user-ku9xx1gw3v 😨

[@ray30k]

Much as the set-dressing fits episodes like this, I really dislike how hard the reverb and such makes it to understand what's being said. Good thing the transcripts exist.

[@Albaron70]

Thak you

[@scubatuba3294]

Martin's poetry noooooooo!

[@kimberlyalexandrae1]

Getting past these last couple of episodes has been so painful. My heart. Gosh I was so scared when Michael mentioned killing Tim & Martin. But now they're probabky lost in his dimension or something. And when the creature was telling John what a bad archivist he is, I was so mad. He is trying his best! He just does stupid things sometimes!! 😭😭😭

[@astheusual]

I love how the "monster" call them self monster. I mean the fact that they know that they are the monsters, the bad guys

[@TheIrishWanderer2166]

I would be Tim in this situation 2. Tim:"You can go help him if u want, but you're on your own if u do." Martin: goes to help Jon anyway. Tim 5 seconds after Martin leaves: "Oh, to hell with it" runs after Martin.

[@fluffsnake]

I laughed so hard over the fact that Tim recorded over Martin's poetry tapes sdkjhfsjdfh "if you really stretched her out" omg Marti n XD Jon: tired just carrying a pipe. *flashback to last ep's comments on the axe* HAH not!Sasha roasting Jon XD OOF.

[@b-blythe6763]

I love the sound of Not!Sasha's voice in this episode so much. I keep going back and re-listening to that part where Tim and Martin stumble upon her and PANIC

[@diray3474]

Jon beating himself up over destroying the table while running from Not!Sasha really makes me so sad...

[@Batatkacom]

I love that the archives are like the only place in the Institute avatars actually attack and the rest of the Institutes employees just think that the archival staff are weirdos Each time the archival staff runs arnd like beheaded chickens I just imagine Rosy or quite literally anyone else just hearing thumps and screaming from the Archives and quickening their pace

[@melissaharris3389]

That's because the rest of it is a front. The only parts of the institute that matters are the archives, and to a lesser extent, artifact storage.

[@finn_underwood]

I love the simple, curt "No" from Michael after Tim's "Stay back!" demand.

[@ot7biasedmashups]

Martin: We can't just leave him! Tim: OH yeah we can 😃😃

[@launch_queen]

MARTIN

[@hyobro8392]

Same honestly

[@moredoor9178]

Ikr

[@Cheshire5174]

Micheal is something that absolutley loves scaring the hell out of random people, and I can respect that.

[@yurig9832]

Bravo to Tim for being, yet again, the only character with a self-preservation instinct

[@voidmatic]

me, listening to this at 2am, worried as hell about all of them boiz in the basement

[@johnlemon1354]

Martin: It's two of us and ur alone! Michael: lol yeah, I suppose... if it makes u feel better

[@spoontyphoon8997]

"STAY BACK!!" "𝓷𝓸." I'm dead 😂 I love Michael

[@tillmancat]

Michael has yaoi hands

[@TheNitpickChick]

It’s true and you should say it! 😆

[@anromeow]

LMAOOO

[@devaughnp.4721]

I will have to refrain you from thinking./j

[@me-pg5sj]

sometimes we should keep our thoughts to ourselves /j

[@tetlley6763]

lmao whhatt

[@lilaboxx]

I read that "Michael in the tunnels, Michael in the tunnels of the archives" comment on the previous episode and it hasn't left my mind

[@user-ku9xx1gw3v]

No, I won't stay back!

[@aliyinn3186]

Interesting! So the The Archivist isn’t just a job 👀 and that bit where not!sasha says if by "wearing" him will it become The Archivist, _rob the eye of its pupil_ ? 👀 I love the direction this is taking Also: i love ,and cannot stress this enough, _love_ micheal

[@lightninghedgehog5963]

Also, it’s interesting to me that there’s a double meaning to “pupil”

[@melissaharris3389]

​@@lightninghedgehog5963Season 5 SEES your comments.

[@EduardoVazquez-hh5tz]

I recognize that specific door creaking! Very exciting!

[@user-sl1wt1dv4y]

Tim: Stay Back! Michael: no. ❤💅

[@ButterflyColors]

Not!Sasha: being horrifying KZbin Captions: *[Music]*

[@TheMan087]

All these spiderwebs and "Not!Them" people with echoey voices that can open doors into worlds to trap you really do be giving me coraline vibes, Especially in the recording about the mother that was replaced by this (or one of these) creatures/

[@tearez13]

SAME!!! I literally just commented that on the "Kind Mother" Ep.!!!

[@basil1032]

lots of Neverwhere vibes too, with the spooky tunnels and whatnot

[@Ares_Complex]

"stay back!" "no :)" I love him

[@thomashearne4670]

Was waiting for jon to click the recorder back on and say "supplemental: I've shit my pants"