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You can’t fool me. There ain’t no Sannikov Land.

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Just finished listening to MAG 101 “Another Twist” and I have some things to say.

I should not listen to these while driving.

WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT. WHY DOES EVERYONE DIE. EVERY CHARACTER I LIKE DIES HORRIBLY. EVERYONE IS DEAD. EVERYONE I’M EVEN SLIGHTLY INTERESTED IN DIES HORRIBLY.

I like Nikola though. She’s funny. “Can I call you Elias?” x3 very goofy. So what if she’s (she? it?) gonna skin Jon alive? They’re allowed to be silly.

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Hello everyone.. long time no see!

The project is still being worked on! Many parts are finished or in the works but unfortunately some animators had to give up their parts for personal reasons. There are currently 7 parts open for new animators to work on!

This project has been going on for almost 2 years at this point and the finished animation parts of the episode are truly beautiful, I’m looking forward to achieving the final result with the amazing animators of this project who have put a lot of sweat, time and effort into contributing to a very time consuming fandom project such as this animation project.

Since there are 7 opened up parts ( and possibly more to come ) we are recruiting new animators! If you’re a TMA fan and you like to draw / animate slide into our DMs with some examples of your work and you can be part of our amazing team of animators! There’s no set requirements on how many FPS the parts need to have or how detailed they have to be, that’s up to you! Don’t be scared of texting us if you’re still new to animation and would like to practice - we’re open and welcoming to anyone who would like to contribute to this project!!

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okay so I don't know if this is a common interpretation or not, but I don't actually think Michael was planning to kill Jon in 101.

Like, Helen was good at being the Distortion, which is why she seemed so (over)friendly. Michael, in contrast, kind of sucked at it. I made a post about that years ago that I'll never find again that went into more detail about that, but essentially: even when he acted confusing, he made genuine attempts at explaining things. It tried particularly hard to accurate describe its own nature; it literally told Jon directly that it wanted him "to understand, even if it d[id] go against [its] nature."

The Distortion itself is a part of the Spiral, AKA It Is Not What It Is AKA It Is Lies. Helen acted helpful, because she wasn't. Michael acted like an enemy despite never working against the Archival staff. The only times Michael actually interacted with them, he 1) showed Sasha how to defeat Jane Prentiss, 2) tried to warn Jon about Not-Sasha, 3) gave Jon a headstart against Not-Sasha, and 4) gave Martin and Tim a door into the corridors. In that last one, I think it is very worth noting that they later got out of the corridors, and Michael didn't come for them again the way it did Helen Richardson. He pretty much just removed them from a situation that was likely to get them killed. When it showed up in MAG 101, I think it was planning to do the same thing — save Jon from Nikola while threatening to kill him, and then let him miraculously find a way out.

Michael played up how dangerous it was a lot, but I'm pretty sure that was just as much a lie as Helen's friendship. At the end of the day, I think it was less Michael's "razor-straight desire for vengeance" that the Distortion couldn't use and more his desire to explain and understand and help.