The Magicians
After being recruited to a secretive academy,
a group of students discover that the magic they read about as children is very
real and more dangerous ant they ever imagined. But will getting hooked on the thrill
of magic distract them from honing their powers when they need them most?
Season #1
♡♡ Episode #1: Unauthorized Magic – A smart, geeky and socially
awkward young man is amazed to realize that Magic he’s so passionate about is
actually real, when he’s unexpectedly brought to the admittance test and
invited to attend a secret college of magic in New York . However, everything about the “new world” he’s discovering is
overwhelming, and for no obvious reason he seems to have found himself in the
midst of most serious troubles and dangerous adventures ahead. It’s obvious it’s
not going to be an easy ride, and he’ll need to significantly transform his
personality in order to survive it all. A seemingly depressed man is ready for
graduate school, and things start to make sense to him when he is accepted into
a college for future magicians. The world of fantasy that he has loved so much
growing up becomes a reality. His best friend is not so lucky, and she gets
involved with a not so prestigious group of magicians.
♡♡ Episode #2: The Source of Magic – Quentin is distraught as he
faces expulsion for his involvement in an otherworldly attack on Brakebills,
while Julia delves deeper into underground magic and takes a test to prove
herself to the Hedge Witches.
♡♡ Episode #3: Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting – Quentin and
Julia have an unexpected – and volatile – reunion. Penny is overwhelmed by the power
of his own psychic abilities and Alice is determined to find out what happened to her missing brother –
at any cost.
♡♡ Episode #4: The World in the Walls – Quentin wakes up in a
mental hospital and must set his panic aside to seek the help of the one person
he least trusts. Julia is hurt after her fallout with Quentin and commits to
learning more powerful spells with the Hedge Witches.
♡♡ Episode #5: Mendings, Major and Minor – Although everyone
should be training for the upcoming Welter’s Tournament, the students are
dealing with a personal distraction that keeps them from staying focused.
♡♡ Episode #6: Impractical Applications – The First Years are
thrust into the old Brakebill’s tradition of The Trials, a midterm-slash-hazing
ritual in which failing means flunking out for good. Meanwhile, in Brooklyn , Julia meets a
fellow blacklisted Hedge Witch.
♡♡ Episode #7: The Mayakovsky Circumstance – The students are
taught by an overbearing teacher while back at Brakebills Elliott and Margon prepare
for a debaucherous vacation. The First Years meet an uncompromising professor
at Brakebills South who pushes their boundaries both in Magic and in their personal
lives. After Julia loses everything, she must decide whether she’s ready to
accept help… and what that means for her future as a Magician.
♡♡ Episode #8: The Strangled Heart – Brakebills is thrown into
chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone they thought was a friend
while Quentin tries to find a connection to The Beast. After entering a rehab
facility, Julia considers giving up Magic for good.
♡♡ Episode #9: The Writing Room – Quentin, Alice , Eliot and Penny travel to England to Plover’s Estate in search of a missing Magic button, but
what they find is a hauntingly terrifying vision of the author’s true self.
Julia, now out of rehab, searches for real meaning in her Magic, but it comes
at a very high cost.
♡♡ Episode #10: Homecoming – As Quentin and Alice try to save him,
Penny learns that the Neitherlands is not as friendly as he thought. Julia
attempts to join the Free Traders, an eclectic group of Magicians. Penny
travels to the world of The Neitherlands where he soon finds it’s not as
friendly as he thought. Quentin and Alice must work together, no matter how
uncomfortable, to save him. Julia joins an eclectic group of Magicians known as
the Free Traders, but a surprising member stands in her way.
♡♡ Episode #11: Remedial Battle Magic – Prior to a showdown in Fillory, Quentin and crew get a
crash course in Battle Magic. During preparations, frustrations flare leading to some
getting closer and others being pulled apart. Julia and Kody, while on a mission
with the Free Traders, finds their limits put to the test.
♡♡ Episode #12: Thirty-Nine Graves – The students
wake up with foggy memories and regret after a night of drinking; Penny reminds
everyone that their lives depend on getting to The Neitherlands.
♡♡ Episode #13: Have You Brought Me Little Cakes – Quentin and
Julia are using time Magic to get to Fillory, where they try to catch up with
the students who are 70 years ahead of them searching for the Beast.
Season #2
♡♡ Episode #1: Knights of Crowns – In the aftermath of their clash
with The Beast, Quentin and his friends scramble for a new plan, while Julia
and The Beast strike a dangerous deal.
♡♡ Episode #2: Hotel Spa Potions – Quentin, Alice, Penny and Margo
seek a new weapon. Eliot struggles with being king. Julia and The Beast find an
unexpected ally.