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The captives are trapped in idealized versions of their lives, used as a "smoke and mirrors" tactic to keep them compliant.
: It is confirmed that several members of the Pride are now "hosts" for the Magistrate’s family, raising the stakes from a family feud to an interstellar occupation. Marvels.Runaways.S03E01.Smoke.and.Mirrors.MULTi...
A significant portion of the story takes place within a shared created by the Magistrate (the alien consciousness inside Victor Stein). Inside this mental construct: The captives are trapped in idealized versions of