I Don't Know This Emotion

In First Shift, Gwen accuses Alice of nepotism in helping Sam get the job. Alice says "I learned from the best"- so "Bouchard" probably carries much the same legacy in this world as TMA. Maybe Elias is even in power somewhere up the line.

I don't know what that means, but feels like it's either important or a red canary. I mean herring.

as much as elias coming back as a weird stoner uncle is a funny idea, let’s not forget elias took over the institute in 1996. if tmagp is following the same timeline as tma up until that point, that would mean jonah would have already taken control of elias’ body before the institute burned down in 1999. there were also no survivors, so it’s very possible this universe’s elias/jonah died at that point

JESUS H CHRIST

Camden Market but it's I Spy with eyeballs

And while we're on the subject, what fucked up thing do you guys think was on that painting Gerry gave Celia?

There's so many double meanings in TMAGP episode titles so far. On that note,

Protocol, in computer science, a set of rules or procedures for transmitting data between electronic devices, such as computers.

https://www.britannica.com/technology/protocol-computer-science

random tmagp characters that seem to be Characters™ but we don't know them yet:

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fancy man with a bag of spooky objects

How many years has it been

TMAGP 7 SPOILERS

FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH FUCK YEAH

Celia:

- wants to search by "meat"/etc.

- recognizes Chester's voice

Colin:

- says there's "real stuff" outside the emails/etc.

- violently refuses to allow external electronics onsite

- discusses a weird email from "John"/"Jon" with Sam

Gwen:

- shows the Klaus video to Lena

- believes someone paid Lena to attempt his murder

- confirms with Lena that there's "real work"

- becomes the "externals liaison"

Statement:

- HILL TOP, HILL TOP, HILL TOP

Theory:

This feels like almost complete confirmation for all of the following:

1. Hill Top Road allowed MAG's powers in (does not confirm if they remained in their old forms i.e. Smirke's 14),

2. Celia is "that" Celia,

3. "Chester" has the voice of Jonathan Sims, not just the man but the character, and the same for "Norris" having the voice of Martin,

4. "Augustus" also has the voice of a significant character,

5. The "Response" part of OIAR will become more important.

I know these are basic conclusions, but I'm just laying it out to process. I think with the computer voices' sources confirmed, that removes a lot of uncertainty regarding how much TMAGP will engage with MAG's immediate consequences and characters.

I hope it leads to "grumpy computer archivist archly assists with casework" but you never know.

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