Episode 155: Cost of Living. This one Haunts me.
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Episode 155: Cost of Living. This one Haunts me.
The last episode of the show without Martin in it is MAG155. In every episode following (including all of season 5) he makes an appearance, but not here. And it's interesting that his final disappearance from the narrative happens directly after he rejects Jon's proposal in 154. This is the last time Martin is off-tape for us -- it's the last time he's ever truly alone. On a meta level, I find that very satisfying.
Melanie King - mag 155
TMA What We Know -[155]- The Cost Of Living
pre-statement:
-Trevor and Julia are still Out There
-Basira wants Daisy to go Hunt again so she doesn't die from lack of Hunt
-Jon's like 'ohoho but you want ME to die from lack of Eye?'
--STATEMENT--
-TOVA MCHUGH
-trust fund baby.
-she dies
-she's angry at the doctor for being alive while she's dead
-she kills the doctor and eat his Life. yum yum yum.
-she's alive again
-she dies again a year later
-she eats some old lady's Life. yum yum yum.
-month later, dead again
-eats a homeless man's Life. yum yum yum.
-three months later, dead again
-eats a baby's Life, yum yum yum.
-it was a poor baby so we shouldn't feel too bad :) <-Tova do you HEAR yourself??
-10 months later, dead again
-she's gotta eat the lives of people who would be missed and mourned
-but she does so much good for the world :D we should be so grateful and appreciate her :D <-Tova what's wrong with you.🤨
post-statement:
-Jon's having an existential crisis over this one
-Jon's. very hungry.
-Melanie's gonna gouge her eyes out!!
-she's the bravest person ever I love her so much
with an AWL?!? melanie PLEASE.
i mean like. good for her! she's getting out! but also there is no way an awl is the best way to do this.
BASIRA
Hmm. London’s what, 600 square miles?
ARCHIVIST
607.
BASIRA
(sighs) Whatever.
This is from MAG 155. I fully believe that Jon just knows that. No spooky magic Eye powers, he’s just a know-it-all little nerd.
I know it’s possible that Melanie didn’t tell Georgie what she was about to do before she did it, but I also think it would be very in character for her to give Georgie a head’s up so she had a head start meeting Melanie at the hospital.
@a-mag-a-day
Melanie King is officially the best character, the queen was willing to gouge out her eyes to leave the institute.