SO IT STARTS OFF AS THIS ‘ELDRITCH MONSTER OF THE WEEK’ BUT YOU SLOWLY START TO REGISTER FAMILIAR NAMES AND THEMES AND THEN THERES THESE FUCKING WORMS AND IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A HUGE AND DETAILED PLOT ALL ALONG
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One of the weirdest things I love about TMA is how embarrassing it all is. Like, romanticism is fun sometimes, but embarrassment equally so.
If you've ever meaningfully interacted with the supernatural, you know that shit can be awkward. If you've ever had an office job, you know how embarrassing it can be! Pretty much if you've ever experienced any form of life, you know how embarrassing a day of existence is.
And my god Jon's life is embarrassing! He can't stop getting kidnapped, he doesn't have any friends, he can't even get his job done due to infinite supernatural interruptions. That's really embarrassing.
He's an adult who effectively has to relive being a child because he's thrust into a world that no longer makes sense, and that vulnerability is so real!
But Jon's not the only one who's going through embarrassing stuff, oh no! Martin is hopelessly in love with his cruel boss who barely looks at him; Tim and Sasha hooked up only for Sasha to break it off against Tim's wishes; and hell, Melanie literally got laughed off of YouTube and BECAME A MEME.
These people are going through awful, otherworldly terrors, but not once is it ignored that they must still suffer through painstakingly awkward everyday moments too.
I suppose it comes down to realism. Understanding that the supernatural can become just another part of life in an annoying way, and letting the characters be normal fumbling people makes it hit so much closer to home.
I think all this is why The Magnus Archives is popular not only as horror, but as an explanation of human relationships; the everyday realism is so deeply entwined with the otherworldly but both exist in their own right. And this in itself is realistic, as how far away is horror from your daily life, really? And how different is fear to embarrassment?
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for the 100 hugs thing, may we have sasha & tim👉👈 (ask sent 7/23/23 by cooliostarstache, I'm having problems w my account so this may not go thru)
Oh ✨absolutely ✨!! They are my loves and I don’t show them enough attention 🥲
Thank you for the request!!
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max/sasha/pikeman has taken over my brain they are so fucking stupid
just rewatched follow the leader simply bc i loved sasha in that episode but it made me realise that their dynamic is so good
the top of the food chain x military liking wierdo x social outcast dynamic is everything to me rn, ill probably come up with some hcs soon which i WILL BE POSTING
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