In the Season 3 premiere of Marvel’s Runaways , titled the story picks up with the team fractured and desperate following the devastating battle against Jonah and the Pride. The Search for the Lost
: 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: In the Season 3 premiere of Marvel’s Runaways
is forced to relive moments with his father, while Karolina is manipulated by visions of her family and destiny. Nico’s Growing Darkness Inside this mental construct: is forced to relive
The captives are trapped in idealized versions of their lives, used as a "smoke and mirrors" tactic to keep them compliant.