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A review by incipientdreamer
The Magnus Archives: Season 3 by Alexander J. Newall, Jonathan Sims
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
<b>Emotional devastation with clown vibes.</b>
This might be the best season of <i>The Magnus Archives</i> yet. the season finale was absolutely bonkers and such a wild ride. Kudos to the entire team at Rusty Quill for delivering such a great performance. The finale really made me wish TMA had a visual aspect to it because so much was happening. The circus music, Nikola Orsinov, Gertrude and Litener, amazing sound editing and voice acting. Beware because this review will contain spoilers for season 1 and 2. Spoilers for season 3 will be hidden in the spoiler tag.
I genuinely loved the character progression this season. While Season 2 was weaker in terms of character development but had a lot of plot progression, I loved Season 3 for how much the character grew! Jon coming into his Archivist powers was a delight to read. Elias was probably the MVP of the show. Ben Meredith came to the recording studio and ate that shit up. Elias, though being such a fucked up scary boss villain came across as so charming and sexy. I put the entire blame on Ben ofc. Martin really started to get some agency this season which was nice to see. He's still a lovable idiot (the season 4 teaser trailer had me sobbing) but I'm glad he's starting to become more proactive. Tim's entire arc from season 1 to season 3 was just so damn sad. I loved him in season 2 and he was fast becoming my fav character on the show, but his angsty teenager persona, which I correlate to the Desolation started to get annoying by the end. Still his ending made me tear up, especially his last words to Jon really HURT! .
I loved how Basira got out of the unknowing by being cool-headed and thinking stuff through. Now that Tim is dead, I think Basira might be my new fav character. Daisy going absolutely feral Hunter mode had me cackling, and I'm pretty sure it's not the last we've seen of her. Her getting nailed into the coffin was seriously terrifying!
the voice acting is something i feel like I have to remark on once again. Alex's portrayal of Martin's reading statements was just so fucking good. You can hear him shedding Martin's bubbly persona and adopting the Archivist tone to the point that at times I would forget that it isn't Jon reading statements. His flattened intonations really work to convey the beholdings hold on him and it was very creepy.
MAG 120, the finale narrated by Elias felt like a fever dream (hehe) but it was so spooky! The writing was brilliant and probably the best finale the show has done yet. IDK if Peter Lukas' arrival is an ill omen or not (considering this is a horror podcast I would say it is lol) but I love his jolly demeanour despite the distortion his presence causes on the tapes.
Onto Season 4!
<u>before listening</u>
I am TRYING to savour this as much as possible and not finish every season in a week but I'm scared I'll forget all the details, and I want to know what happens next SO BADLY, and I also don't want to be spoiled but I also want to look at fan art and fan theory..... SIGH
This might be the best season of <i>The Magnus Archives</i> yet. the season finale was absolutely bonkers and such a wild ride. Kudos to the entire team at Rusty Quill for delivering such a great performance. The finale really made me wish TMA had a visual aspect to it because so much was happening. The circus music, Nikola Orsinov, Gertrude and Litener, amazing sound editing and voice acting. Beware because this review will contain spoilers for season 1 and 2. Spoilers for season 3 will be hidden in the spoiler tag.
I genuinely loved the character progression this season. While Season 2 was weaker in terms of character development but had a lot of plot progression, I loved Season 3 for how much the character grew! Jon coming into his Archivist powers was a delight to read. Elias was probably the MVP of the show. Ben Meredith came to the recording studio and ate that shit up. Elias, though being such a fucked up scary boss villain came across as so charming and sexy. I put the entire blame on Ben ofc. Martin really started to get some agency this season which was nice to see. He's still a lovable idiot (the season 4 teaser trailer had me sobbing) but I'm glad he's starting to become more proactive. Tim's entire arc from season 1 to season 3 was just so damn sad. I loved him in season 2 and he was fast becoming my fav character on the show, but his angsty teenager persona,
the voice acting is something i feel like I have to remark on once again. Alex's portrayal of Martin's reading statements was just so fucking good. You can hear him shedding Martin's bubbly persona and adopting the Archivist tone to the point that at times I would forget that it isn't Jon reading statements. His flattened intonations really work to convey the beholdings hold on him and it was very creepy.
MAG 120, the finale narrated by Elias felt like a fever dream (hehe) but it was so spooky! The writing was brilliant and probably the best finale the show has done yet. IDK if Peter Lukas' arrival is an ill omen or not (considering this is a horror podcast I would say it is lol) but I love his jolly demeanour despite the distortion his presence causes on the tapes.
Onto Season 4!
<u>before listening</u>
I am TRYING to savour this as much as possible and not finish every season in a week but I'm scared I'll forget all the details, and I want to know what happens next SO BADLY, and I also don't want to be spoiled but I also want to look at fan art and fan theory..... SIGH