I don’t normally post about The Magnus Archives but god, this new episode...
I can’t stop thinking about Callum. Honestly, I just feel so sorry for him. Maybe it’s the Educational Studies major in me but??? I want??? To help him???
And I know YES thirteen year olds are awful bullies and trauma isn’t an excuse for hurting others but this is a kid with no strong adult support figures who’s recently gone through several traumatic experiences.
Like, being kidnapped is incredibly traumatic, as is losing a parent and having your other parent be unable to function. This kid is essentially looking out for himself. So between neglect, kidnapping that included massive breaches of physical autonomy and safety, on a boy who was already emotionally compromised due to the death of a parent, this kid has trauma and stunted emotional growth coming out the wazoo! Of course this kid is angry and lashing out! Of course he’s a bully!
you can HEAR the kid trying to downplay his trauma even as Jon drags it out of him. This kid just doesn’t want to be hurt anymore so his defense mechanism is not caring about anything and yeah I know he’s an avatar blah blah evil blah blah but honestly I just want to give this kid a stable support system and some positive reinforcement Jesus Christ. Out of all of the people we’ve seen being hurt by the powers, I think Callum is the one I want to be saved the most.