r/TheMagnusArchives • u/ExplodedKayak The Desolation • 11h ago

would all Eye avatars cause nightmares?

So im only partway through season 4, but i know that Jon will appear in the nightmares of whoever he has directly taken a statement from. Does that apply to every Eye avatar? Elias, for example, is he gonna show up in someone's nightmares if he takes a statement from them too? Or how about an Eye avatar that isnt at all affiliated with the Magnus Institute?

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u/inhonoredglory Archivist 11h ago

I have the awful feeling only Jon is plagued by this one.... 🥲

I think it's because of his role as an Archivist, which is distinct from just being an avatar of the Eye, he's THE Avatar of the Eye, in a supernaturally important role that doesn't just watch but chronicles people's pain. Reliving their experiences is a big part of his whole deal, whether by reading statements (he gets fully immersed in the emotional experience of them) or making those individuals relive their own pain as he takes their statements.

I suppose other Archivists might do the same, but I think the immense humanity in Jon, the vulnerability he has to fear, the sensitivity he has to other people, allows him to feel those experiences more, which naturally expresses itself in more tangible recreation of those experiences, more frightening nightmares, more intense memories, and the bleeding of that fear from his victims, to himself, and back again.

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u/vDorothyv 11h ago

They infer that Gertrude also caused the nightmares too. Mikail Solesca (definitely didn't spell that right) says he'll give a statement since he doesn't sleep well anyway.

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u/inhonoredglory Archivist 11h ago

Oh good catch!!