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CAT2RS3366-13052024-13052024Transmutation (human) -/- Isolation (urban)

Incident Elements:

Entrapment

Compelling (supernatural)

Manipulation

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/

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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  Directed by Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan SimsScript Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice 

Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance) Lowri Ann Davies as Celia RipleyShahan Hamza as Samama KhalidBillie Hindle as Alice DyerKai Partenie as Ticket OfficerRyan Hopevere-Anderson as Colin BecherSarah Lambie as Lena KelleyAnusia Battersby as Gwendolyn BouchardPip Gladwin as Taxi DriverRobin Hellier as CustodianIan Hayles as Trevor Herbert MPBeth Eyre as Archivist

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese & Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer – Tessa VroomMastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) Art by April Sumner  

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Tabitha

oh good heavens I'm worried...

RQ Bossman

Reminder that this is a double length episode so make sure you give yourself enough time! Also mega kudos to the whole team because there is a LOT of very subtle work in here that is very hard to do and we mostly did just to see if we could. I'm very proud of everyone!

Sugar-Brown

Ladies and gentlemen, do your prayer to the gods in hope they will have merci over your favourite character.

Merlin3434

oh fuck oh shit, here we fucking go

Ponytail Pope

YAYYYYYYY THE FEAR IS REAL BUT SO IS THE EXCITEMENT

Dana

shiver with antici

Dana

pation

mich

AAAAAAH HERE WE GO !!!!!

Khes

Eeeeeeeeeeee

Lisette

I am so STRESSED for them all

NedTheJellyBean

Fffffuck the first time I heard a tape recorder click I-

L Tantivy

17 minutes late to a 34 minute episode. Time to listen at double speed.

BuriedInTheArchives

YES YES YES. What an incredible episode. Oh my god. The pain of having to wait next season is setting in already. So many big pieces are set to move immediately.

Ian

And now I know I can hold my breath for a half hour. Bravo!

biwonderland98

Hello???? Oh my god??? Also spent half the episode going omg pip gladwin from my podcasts and nearly forgot to pay attention to the drama (the drama then kicked me in the teeth <33)

superandiness

Heart is still pounding. Excellent fuckin' job.

Lauren Bridger

give me the epilogue now bossman omg

mich

This was such an incredible way to end the season omfg ??????????

Violet

HOLY FUCK

Dana

oh no I didn't see that coming

Kristsune

[incoherent yelling] im not over the sound editing in this episode, its been great the whole season but this episode really knocked it out of the park

Lisette

holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit

Teh_m0rbs

What the actual fuck. Omg. !!

Ace

rusty quill i am going to explode

Reynard Du Maurier

Welp, someone just tore a Protocol-shaped hole in my life.

James Rule

And the winner of the "Most Times I've Said 'WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!' During A Podcast Episode" Award goes to: this one.

astronotus

DON'T DO THIS TO ME BRO 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Trisidael

*endless pterodactyl screeching* HOLY SHIT!!!!

Isabel Townsend

I don’t even know what to do with myself now

Gwen

OH? OKAY? I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO

SquidGoZoomy

NOOOOO- HOW WHY- IM NOY GONNA LAST FOR THE NEXT WHAT, 4 WEEKS? SAM ISTG IF YOUR DEAD

Courtney

Oh I thought season final was supposed to be double length kinda disappointing not going to lie.

Khes

And Season 2 is ready to go straight away right‽ You wouldn't leave us waiting like that 😬

Spooky Dandy

Well, that was upsetting. Time to spool up the whole season and play it again, just in case there was any grief and anxiety I missed out on the first time round.

Local_Lavender

This was incredible! Can't wait to listen to it 5 more times so I actually catch all that is going on. Both all the voice acting and the sound design were fantastic!

gigaslash

Wasnt this supposed to be double length? I was looking forward to a solid hour of OIAR shenanigans :(

Gareth Green

So… is Sam in The Archivesverse now?

Amelia

WHAT THE FUCK

Gabe Neil

Can confirm that trains from and to London are extortionate these days.

Milena

normal episodes are anywhere from 17 minutes to 25 minutes long, so 34 minutes is totally normal for a double length!

Milena

i am still processing that shift when the archivist hijacked the audio.... it was so incredibly cool

LenoraMorte

Hey so what the actual fuck (in the most positive way imaginable)

grace

celia ripley they could never make me hate you

Kate McKiernan

Maybe. I didn’t hear a glitch when Celia said what happened. But it seems like the crack connects to multiple universes (Darrien from Ep 17 came to TMP but it didn’t seem like he was from TMA.)

Grace 'Gengar' Soria

Colin.... oh, Colin. This is gonna come back to haunt you, Alice. This poor girl just lost both Sam and Colin... and maybe even Teddy. I'm fucking shaking.

Grace 'Gengar' Soria

We can relisten from the beginning together and pretend everything is fine 😭

Julia Diem

I never fully trusted her, but I did not see that betrayal coming!

Belle English

Glitchy stranger vibes...we love it.

Honey Coffee

Colin 😭 Sam 😭 Also holy shit Celia?? What did you do??? Gwen is in way over her head

angel

no, no no no no. you cant leave us like this 😭😭😭 dont do this to me. im not surprised nor disappointed but pleeeeease no

Anthony&

[BLOOD CURDLING SHRIEK] … too much to say… sound design killed me 500x over… so many questions……..!!!! and ultimately: this is not how i expected celia to become my favorite character but here i am 🙃🙂🙃

Mini Moka

Omg??? Sam oh no 😭😭😭

Ransack0894

I’m most excited for all the character stuff (CELIA WTF, Gwen lmao, Sam and Colin please do your best to stay alive), but I’m also excited to spend the hiatus relistening for clues about and speculating about… what did Celia say? Four elements, seven planets? I’ll have to get my conspiracy board ready. I remember silver came up a few times… that’s the moon, right? Assuming we’re dealing with old timey alchemical celestial objects and not “real” planets… hm hm. Maybe the planets/elements can be matched up with some of the influences mentioned in the Millennium Dome letter?

Ransack0894

Man though. If the balance is disrupted and the original Archives-verse “wants” Celia back then does it also “want” its fears back? Does it also want JMJ back? Does Celia even know what she’s talking about at all or is she just scrambling to make sense of it all? Given her cult participation and that she believes her old universe is still trapped in the Fearpocalypse I’m inclined to think the latter… but I doubt the writing team would use up valuable finale airtime on her monologue if she weren’t on to something. God, I’m so excited for the next season.

Ransack0894

(sorry for triple posting I am just so EXCITED) I can’t believe Alice is out fifty quid and she still didn’t get there in time to help Sam. Excited to see what new and miserable turn her character arc will take next season as everything falls apart around her. Hang in there, buddy!

Duck!

Let's gooooooo! That was radical.

DamianJ

My friend just witnessed me listening and breaking down to this episode, rusty quil you’re paying for mine and hers therapy

Mosey Walker

The Lucky/Unlucky Dice would've been really helpful in this episode

Erica

Did the rift want ANYONE or specifically Celia, though??? Cause if it's trying to balance the two universes then Sam and the Archivist getting pulled into it might make it more unstable, right?

Laura Hogan

If Alice got Colin killed I will never forgive her oh god, his "sorry to bother you. Goodbye, Alice" was like a knife to the gut and even after Teddy's voice went flat EXACTLY LIKE THAT barely an hour ago she's STILL just going after Sam!! It makes sense for her character but girl listen to the alarm bells your friends are clanging right in your ears please god!! (Edited to add: this episode is INCREDIBLE on all fronts, masterclass, I just latched onto Colin in EP1 and never let go of him and I just want him to be okay even though I know he won't be!!!)

NedTheJellyBean

Gonna be a real bummer when Celia realizes the rift doesn't work that way

Milena

I know we have the "characters are named after alchemists" theory but Celia being named Ripley always made me think first and foremost about the talented mr. Ripley because she was sort of an imposter.............. and now she did this to Sam like yeah. yeah that tracks

mercury on the moon

i think the glitches have to do with intentional lying, but that doesn't mean celia actually knows what happened. also, i have a side theory that the voices in the computer may stop now that the archivist is gone, which might also mean no glitches (not super invested in this theory, but i'm flagging it as a possibility)

mercury on the moon

i was a little disappointed before i listened, but i think the actual number of minutes matters a whole lot less than how the finale was actually written. it seems silly to try to stretch it out and possibly decrease the quality just for the sake of having those extra couple minutes. (plus what someone else said that episodes are 17-25 min so 34 is double) (not mad, just sharing my opinion :))

jenjiy

Colin better be okay or I swear…

biwonderland98

Just the season, there's going to be 3 seasons

Courtney

Average episodes length about 25 minutes with the first being 41 and the second longest being 29(EP 4) anywho still not double as advertised.

Courtney

Average episodes is 25 minutes. There's only 2 episodes in the teens

NoyneKehmaya

Yepp!! Sorta called it!! Bye Sam!! ... but if Colin's not alright I throw hands!! And Gwen finally got what she thought she wanted, but she's in for one hell of a ride ... hoooly smokes ...

Blue Cat

In Magnus Protocol, the real monsters are the friends you made along the way

R4infall

YES GWEN GET THAT JOB

Bresby

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much just happened. Also, Celia is much more fun like this.

ShinyPenUnlimited

I guess we’ll find out what it’s like back in the other world?

ShinyPenUnlimited

Perhaps the reason jmj is so weird and broken is because there was 2 archivists. Now that there’s only one in each world… what will happen

MarlaBothBothIsGood

They are gone yeah JUST AS MY SANITY Thanks you so much for the amazing season to all the cast and CREW Methodical relisten comiiing

Ember, of the Starship Trinary

It was a subtle thing but did Celia' accent change slightly when she was telling the truth about where she came from?

Liu

WHAT

The existing Person

Ok so if Celia is right and she’s causing an imbalance what’s going to happen now if Sam and the Archivist have both been taken?

raine

WHAT THEJH KJHFDKL ????

Laura Hogan

Maybe I'm not finished about Colin actually!! I work in a hospital system that puts a gigantic emphasis on suicide prevention, and Colin was hitting SO MANY of the red flags they train us to look out for! Like that was a TEXTBOOK suicidal caller that should be referred immediately! And the ONE person he trusts just blew him off to take a train across the country LIKE -

Mother of Ferrets

I love it when he pops up I'm unexpected places!

AlmavivaConte

So will there be an omake where Sam and Celia quit the OIAR, move to Scotland with Jack and get to see good cows every day? :(

NoyneKehmaya

Yeah, that's how it works XD

Bryttanie Eastman

So that call from Colin seemed like a desperate cry for help from someone in danger or possibly even suicidal, followed by a proper narrative goodbye. And Alice didn't rush to help him because she was trying to help Sam and Celia, so I think its probably safe to say Colin is a goner.

Ollie of the Beholder

I am so thankful that today of all days was the day I started working the late shift on Tuesdays, because it meant I got to listen to that without fear of interruption AND there were no witnesses to my small breakdown. I still have inch-deep fingernail marks in my face from clutching it. GodDAMN. Well done, you magnificent bastards (affectionate).

Cosmic.Codex

Damn we're just killing everyone then. As soon as we got Sam backstory he was done for omg 😭

Aaron Irvin

Episodes with "dead" in the title mean good things, right?

Trisidael

No way he’s dead! My money is he’s now in the TMA universe and we’ll get to hear him interact with the original versions of the characters we know! (I may be in denial, but I really want this to be true! 😅)

Erica

I love the S1 finale parallel between Celia and the Not!Them -- they both get rid of/kill a member of the team and are embraced by the other team members who don't know what they did -- especially since Celia lost her identity in the Stranger's domain and kinda stole a new one (like the Not!Them). It's a nifty "you became the monster that hurt you" kinda moment

Samantha Jay

Gah, Celia. Not the way, but I see her perspective. You truly would do anything for your children, especially if you have absolutely no other tethers. It’s a catch 22

Nemo

I love how everyone is mad/worried about Colin, praising Gwen, and understanding Celia. And I’m over here mourning Sam….

Nemo_Nihil17

Oh no. I just realized that since both the Archivist and Sam were sent to the TMA universe (supposedly), a universe free from the Fears, that means that the Archivist will revert back to their normal form. And I've got a strong feeling it's Jon. But also...how bad did the world get without the Fears that Celia would want to run away from a different dimension? My mind is breaking with theories

Space Modulator

Standing ovation for Lowri Ann Davies in this one. Their acting goes on a huge journey that’s delivers some very effective writing. Just…chef’s kiss!

Paula

This was so good!!!! Also the "statement" that Error pulled from the poor maintenance worker was fantastic. A building that bleeds???? Chilling.

Marcus Kinney

Am I crazy or was that confirmation that Celia was a victim of the carousel domain?

PossiblyEden

"Canaries should stay above ground"

Ember, of the Starship Trinary

So I read the transcript, and what she does say is that things like alchemy (which has been very weird and apparently /works/ in the MAP universe?) are the same because they're about the universe seeking balance. I don't know if the individual symbol systems (planets, elements, etc) are meant to be signifiers of anything. Hard to say though!

Callum Boyle

I really hope we get more Lena in s2. I’m still so so curious about her.

Khes

Yes this is my thought. Each shop serves to harvest from a different fear.

Khes

I've been thinking for a little bit now that Lena is more like Gertrude than I originally thought. I think she understands what's happening and is doing her best to stop anything from boiling over. I also get a "not completely human" vibe. She's very systematic sometimes.

Nemo_Nihil17

That's a possibility but she does say that she doesn't have life in the TMA world anymore. Also she seems to know more about the institute in TMP than she does in TMA. Also, John and Alex did say they're interested in exploring a post-Fear world. I think next season we're going to find out why a fearless world is bad and ultimately why Celia left it. The Archivist and Sam couldn't have fallen into a paradise, ya know?

Trisidael

I’m not sure she was in the carousel domain, specifically, but it was established in TMA that Georgie and Melanie rescued her from a domain that had stripped away the memory of her name and most of her life. She chose the name Celia after being rescued.

jello

celia has not done a single wrong thing in her entire life by the way

Erica

He's just off on a road trip with the Archivist, don't worry. They're picking up snacks at a gas station and having a grand old time

Reynard Du Maurier

Sorry folks, we don’t get closures. Only manky holes.

Dylan Roberts

So what happened to the guard? What caused him to change like that? I also couldn't understand him speak towards the end.

NoyneKehmaya

that's what the transcript's for ;)

Sugar-Brown

Yey ! More questions than answers ! It's killing me... great job as always

Callum Boyle

I don’t think that the fearless world is that bad. In S5 Celia mentions being trapped in a domain where her name and identity were stolen. That’s alluded to in this episode as well. When she says she has nothing in the old world, I think that’s what she means? She literally reconstructed a whole new identity in the protocol universe, she has a kid, but back home she’s /literally/ nobody.

Nemo_Nihil17

I guess what I mean is that we'd all expect a fearless world to be a pretty good place. But Johnny and Alex expressed interest in exploring a world that just went through an apocalypse. I doubt they'd make a happy podcast about it. Judging by the end of TMA and the reports of people violently killing the Fear's Avatars, I think a fearless world is a bit darker than we think. So it's not a stretch to imagine that Celia doesn't want to live their anymore.

Hazelri

Oh my god dude that was intense what do I do with my hands rn

Emerald Hawthorne

The lady in the news stand in The Hilltop Center gotta be Mary Keay, right?

Olivia

Granted, she does think Sam and Celia might be placing themselves in life-threatening danger. Definitely tunnel vision for Sam's safety, but the fact that she's the one that everyone is reaching out to shows how empathetic she is, despite her sarcastic facade So much is falling on her shoulders :(

Rad Lad Robin

Gwen can have some manic cackling, as a treat.

Rad Lad Robin

SAM!!! Sam... Sam :( you glorious fool, you failed hero, you will be missed

Mistress Frieren

The end of Custodians statement was rad. He sounded like a Dark Souls NPC.

Rurrie

AHHHHH WHERE HAVE THEY GONE???? Are they going back to Archives world???? Is it me or does the archivist sound a bit like Martin? WHO IS THIS ARCHIVIST??? Is he a rival archivist from this world or is he some version of our old favorite archivist? And once again WHO IS JACK??? IS HE A NORMAL BABY, OR...???? [screeching]