#but as jonny sims says:

[bingsucks]

y'all are going to be so mad at this chapter I can already smell it, let me just say this has been the plan all along since I started the fic and there are interpretations to be made as to why it ends like this okay don't murder medon'tmurdermedon

[amelie-isnt-french]

Protocol is actually just us Magnus Archives fans rapidly descending into s2-Jon-levels of paranoia. Granted, just like s2 Jon, we have reason to be paranoid, but it's still hilarious to see us all collectively scaling the walls of our enclosure while frothing at the mouth over our theories.

Jonny and Alex are playing us like a cheap harmonica and I'm so here for it

[saragrosie]

As promised, incredibly stupid s4-5 drawings

[dykedarling]

doing my homework before listening to ep 8

[theineated]

[clown-eating-pig]

Always remember that, if Jonathan Sims went from having short, serious hair to long, flowing locks over the course of tma, then at some point during those five seasons he had to have had….The Bob.

[possiblyawesometmblr]

now that they're both here, every time an episode like tmagp 22 happens i can so clearly picture alex and jonny scrolling through tumblr and laughing at the chaos they've wrought

[bgbrry]

i see people prophesying a terrible fate for alice, sam and others with the justification of "they are jonny sims' characters! look at what he did to x!".

while that is an understandable instinct, we have to remember that the main writer for protocol is Alex. that's SO much worse and none of you are talking about it.

[fearful-quartet]

So I've been listening to The Magnus Protocol, and managed to get my dad into TMA last year so he's now listening to Mag Protocol too. So last night we were listening in the car to the latest statement, and I was half-jokingly saying which fear the statement sounded like mostly, to which my dad starts talking about how he doesn't think these statements and the O.A.I.R are connected to the Fears at all. I'm gonna try to put a cut for anyone not caught up but here's how this led to a theory of mine:

So Lena said to Gwen that there's good and bad forces that need to be balanced, but she never said which side of that the O.A.I.R. is part of, if any. I was noting this when it hit me.

Every single Magnus Protocol Statement so far has been about misfortune coming around due to perceived fortune or a fortunate opportunity becoming misfortune.

Let's break this down ep by ep so you see what I mean.

Episode One: It's a little hard to figure out what the fortune is to the misfortune, especially since it's mostly getting us used to the characters and the overall setup of the show, but for the first statement I think it's not the statement giver, but the husband. Harriet (the one emailing) says he sounded excited in an unsettling way (I am assuming the "he" she is talking about is her husband since she doesn't mention anyone else). When she meets him, or what has him, she describes that he laughed and laughed. Her misfortune was his fortune, his joy.

The second statement in that episode of course is about the Institute, but by way of a bunch of spelunkers looking for something intriguing to discuss. I haven't quite figured out the connection here but I am sure there is one, even if it's through the characters (aka Sam) finding something within it.

Two: A lot easier to connect to this. Daria is finding joy through getting this tattoo that allows her to change how she looks and alter her appearance immensely (and grotesquely). Enough said.

Three: This statement is one that overall I just don't understand tbh, but I think it shows the opposite? As in the victim is experiencing fear and discomfort the entire time, but towards the end you'll notice he gets much more happy and calm about the situation.

Four: This is again easy, it's about a violin that needs blood but will give you amazing talent if you pay that price, and horrible bloodshed if you don't. Self-explanatory.

Five: The guy is trying to make a living off watching and reviewing horror movies, gets excited at a live showing of one just for him, then realizes it's not what it seems and posts everyone should see it. Easy enough. (Very Grifter's Bone in energy)

Six: The introduction to infamous new tumblr sexyman, Needles. I shouldn't have to spell out how he gets pleasure from others in pain by needles.

Seven: All I gotta say is it's "all for a good cause" and you should get the picture.

Eight: Utilizes that uncanny fear of false hospitality if you ask me, but either way this statement is clearly taking something associated often as comforting and twisting it.

Nine: The dice literally affect fortune and misfortune and likely make the statement giver into the embodiment of fortune. 'Nuff said.

Ten: Bonzo needs no explanation for this in his introductory episode so let's move on.

Eleven: This one goes more into obsession territory than anything, which is another running theme of the show and another theory, but it also talks about how the sea brings comfort so that could be part of it. (Also I noticed the sneaky possibly Dr. David reference in there lol)

Twelve: Now I know what you're gonna say, "How is this one connected to fortune at all, Cal? It's about some woman being traumatized at a strip club!" Well think about this: what if it wasn't supposed to end in Bonzo? Gwen gave Bonzo an "assignment," didn't she? And Lena pretty much outright says that this statement was that assignment. So it's possible this is what happened after stopping the initial outcome.

Thirteen: The latest episode as of typing this, and the most clear with evidence. The man literally gains a fortune from his own misfortune, so ya know it's right there.

So every statement is a good thing turned bad or a bad thing turned good. So what? Magnus Archives had plenty of statements similarly framed, so why am I focusing on it here?

Because what is the tagline for Magnus Protocol again?

Fear takes many forms.

[cult-of-the-eye]

How to Flirt in 5 Easy Steps!

Step 1: make a horror podcast

Step 2: voice the protagonist

Step 3: get your friend to voice the guy the protagonist kinda hates

Step 4: make them fall in love

Step 5: proclaim your love for said friend in character or maybe not

[witchinatree]

the risk of being percieved by jonny sims grows every day

[jean-anouilh]

Jon Archivist Sims is an aroace king and if he hadnt died his relationship with martin would have imploded so bad it would've caused a second apocalypse send post

[freindsssssss]

Narrator really said hit the ✨️slay✨️ button

[magpod-confessions]

in response to another ask, i actually really like the ambiguity of jon's asexuality, bc many other ace people (including myself) can project our owns expiriences and feelings while not being confined to canon.

like, if it was said that he was repulsed, completely utterly, finds it disgusting, etc., then myself and many others on the less repulsed side of the spectrum would have a harder time connecting and liking the character, especially if, like myself, are Jon kinnie's, then it would be even harder.

and on the other side of things, if it were said jon was more positive or neurtal, it would still have the same effect of being hard for all ace people to connect with.

i do also believe the way his sexuality was handled was a bit... off?

like, saying all ace people "don't" is an over exaggeration. some people do have those activities (look i may be ace and on the more neutral/positive side of it but i can still skirt around the words, ok?) and some dont, and it just feels weird. having an ambigous ace character while giving the hint that they might be repulsed/indifferent/etc., towards doing certain activities just feels weird to me.

ofc it could also be read as melanie just learning about it from georgie and never thinkin to ask Jon himself, thus causing ehr to draw her own conclusions, but yeah, a bit weird, but yk. it is what it is? not sure how to close out these thoughts-

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[totheidiot]

there has never been a more smarter man than jonny sims, because no ordinary man would have the genius to equate the corruption to fucking love.

[the-lightless-flame]

and i mean honestly gwen is so real for having homoerotic tension with as many ppl as possible bc being sapphic does seem to be the closest thing to a reliable way of coming out of something written by jonny sims relatively ok as a main character