#mr spider

[jazzically]

THIS ABSOLUTELY ANNIHILATED ME. SOBBING

[edettethegreat]

Jon's progression of Marks is so deeply devastating, because the further along he goes, the more Marks he gets from trying to save people.

His first 4 Marks (Web, Eye, Corruption, and Spiral) were things that were done to him. He didn't seek them out. Mr Spider was in the pile of books his grandma gave him. he had no way of knowing The Magnus Institute was haunted. Jane Prentiss hunted him down, and so did Michael.

the next 2 were brought about by his own curiosity. he knew the risks of accosting Jude and Mike, but he went willingly. his desire to seek out knowledge got him Marked by the Desolation and the Vast.

Elias sent Daisy to Hunt Jon, so that would make it the 5th Mark that Jon had no agency in, and the 7th Mark total.

then comes the Unknowing. in an attempt to save the world, Jon's willing to give his life to destroy the ritual. Marks 8 and 9 (Stranger and End) are purely altruistic on his part.

and from there on out, he continues to only get Marked via Protecting People.

Slaughter's from saving Melanie. Flesh and Buried are from saving Daisy. Dark is from trying to stop yet another ritual, something that he still believes could potentially end the world. Lonely is from saving Martin.

[this brings the final count to an exactly even split; 7 from external forces, 7 from Jon's attempts at protecting people]

as Jon becomes less and less human, he tries to save more and more people. and he's willing to give his life to do so!! he's willing to die!

and he succeeds. he successfully managed to save all his friends. it only cost him the world.

[morning-frostie]

’mr spider wants more’ mr spider should shut the fuck up and mind his manners. heck, if someone gave me their literal SON i would sure as hell say thank you. mr spider is an ungrateful bitch.

[helpmeimblorboing]

Rewatching TMA and getting to Arachnophobia is a lot funnier when you imagine Jon just having war flashbacks as he reads through this, like, no WONDER the poor man thought that it was some kind of prank

“Can you be haunted by the ghost of the spider that destroyed your childhood ?”

I don’t know, Jon, CAN you ?

[wuhluhwuhhelpoldiva]

“I asked chat gpt-“

Well I asked Mr Spider and he wanted more.

[snowmusic]

Did A Guest For Mr. Spider count as Jon's first kidnapping? /hj

[jons-tape-recorder]

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I went to Magnus Live show today, and I truly don't think I have the words to describe how incredible it was! For such a unique concept, bringing audiofiction to the stage, the team did an amazing job. There was drama, emotion, plenty of humour, and of course more drama. The acting was wholehearted and every bit of emotive movement had my chest tightening.

I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, the crowd was so engaged and every little change in atmosphere on stage was felt tenfold throughout the theatre. It was such an amazing experience that I feel so lucky to have been able to have. I almost didn't go because I was afraid of doing it alone, but I'm so glad I did!

The story was wonderfully written and so characteristic of the Magnusverse we all know and love. It was such an enjoyable watch and I urge anyone to go and see future shows if they can. It so nicely fills the gap, and adds context to both the end of TMA and the early days of TMP.

The friendship, love, adversity, and of course fear, were all so beautifully woven in with each other. I had an amazing time, and I just know my descriptions won't do the show justice. You could say it was... poetic.

The merch was awesome too.

Let's just say, the team fed us well and I'll be eating it up all week. Thank you, RustyQuill for putting together such a masterpiece.

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[doodle-bugsie]

Absolutely horrid darling. 🕷🕷🕷