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Season 2 – The Magicians

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Jan 2017

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Quentin Coldwater, a grad student at Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, has been fascinated by the magical fantasy world since he was young. But as he has gotten older, Quentin and his 20-something friends have discovered that the magical world they read about as children is not only real, but poses dangers to humanity. While studying at the secret upstate New York school, the friends struggle to cope with the aftermath of a catastrophe that befalls the institution. The fantasy series is based on a series of novels by Lev Grossman.

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Critics Consensus

A clearer sense of purpose and extra helpings of cynicism and danger lead The Magicians to a higher level of engagement.

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Chancellor Agard

Entertainment Weekly

01/10/2018

B+

I enjoyed The Magicians season 2 a lot more than I did the first season. The sophomore year was way more evenly plotted than the first, even if it was sometimes hard to tell where the season was going.

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Sophia Nguyen

Village Voice

01/30/2017

The Magicians seems like the likeliest successor to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, especially its painful, unfairly maligned late seasons.

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Jeff Jensen

Entertainment Weekly

01/26/2017

The well is tainted; the magic, gone for me.

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Melody McCune

Geek Girl Authority

08/28/2018

I love the snarky dialogue, especially Eliot and Margo's witty one liners.

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Annalee Newitz

Ars Technica

05/22/2018

The Magicians will sneak up on you. At first it might seem like a cheesy CW show about angst and magic at an exclusive East Coast college. But suddenly, it gets seriously twisted and frightening.

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Beth Elderkin

io9.com

01/10/2018

The Magicians hasn't been perfect this season, and last week's episode left me with a bitter taste in my mouth, but this season finale was a solid hit.

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@Sanna Jan 29

It's a over top bogus n bit cheesy n cringy n alice defeated the beast very easily especially the the editing and cinematography n some time story maker fourty three minutes runtime longer but few good episodes n season finale makes the season bit worth n promise for the better season 3

Toms c

@tomscove 06/10/2023

This is developing into one of my favourite shows of all time.

Anton A

@RT22107531 03/15/2022

Interesting plot lines, going somewhere makes the season much better than season 1. There's a lot of potential, again unrealized, due most of the main characters being absolutely unbearable with their "idle time" small plot lines to fill up the season. Why is Alice so unbearably one-dimensional, always angry at Quin? Why is Julia always backstabbing, grabbing for more than she can manage, getting punished, and still somehow getting away with it? Why is Quin ultimately unable to stand his ground, ever? Eliot on the other hand carries the season hand, showing character growth and maturity. Hoping for season 3 keeping up the good trend.

02/24/2021

The season is pretty bad in my opinion. There's not a big argument behind the story, just Fillory nonsenses and Reynard (pretty bored). The main characters do nothing. Quentin is useless, btw zero spells casted in the entire season. I hope this show gets better or I wont be able to watch this anymore.

01/31/2020

Loved it just keeps getting better

12/25/2019

Spoiler alert, they do more harm than good to themselves and everything around them. It is a lesson in relying on sex, drugs, and alcohol to prop up a series. I left when they burned down the talking trees. all of them, and laughed about it. That was the screenwriters. I wouldn't invest any more time with that series. Pooh.

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Quentin Coldwater

Stella Maeve

Julia Wicker

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Alice Quinn

Hale Appleman

Eliot Waugh

Arjun Gupta

William "Penny" Adiyodi

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Margo Hanson

Episode 1

Aired Jan 25, 2017

Knight of Crowns

In the aftermath of their clash with The Beast, Quentin and his friends scramble for a new plan; Julia and The Beast strike a dangerous deal.

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Episode 2

Aired Feb 1, 2017

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.

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Episode 3

Aired Feb 8, 2017

Divine Elimination

Quentin and friends prepare to face The Beast again; Julia conspires with The Beast and their new ally to lure and trap Reynard.

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Episode 4

Aired Feb 15, 2017

The Flying Forest

Quentin and Penny embark on a quest; Margo works on a way to help Eliot; Julia seeks an old friend's help.

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Episode 5

Aired Feb 21, 2017

Cheat Day

Quentin adjusts to his new life; Penny seeks help from an unexpected source; Eliot and Margo contend with the dangers of ruling; Julia and Kady discover another consequence of Reynard's attack.

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Episode 6

Aired Mar 1, 2017

The Cock Barrens

Quentin strives to help a friend who is suffering; Eliot and Margo's negotiations take a shocking turn; Julia and Kady discover a possible key to stopping Reynard.

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Episode 7

Aired Mar 8, 2017

Plan B

Julia and Kady enlist Quentin, Margo, Eliot, and Penny for a magical heist.

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Episode 8

Aired Mar 15, 2017

Word as Bond

Julia, Kady, Penny and Quentin set out to find another spawn of Reynard as Kady struggles to reveal to Julia the consequences of her recent procedure; Quentin reluctantly enlists the help of Alice's Niffin to save the Brakebills gang by creating a word as bond spell with her, but regrets it once realizing its true motives; with a war raging between Fillory and Loria and an unconscious High King Eliot, Julia takes matters into her own hands which puts Fillory, and Margo, in a difficult situation.

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Episode 9

Aired Mar 22, 2017

Lesser Evils

Julia recklessly continues with her quest; Eliot and Margo step up to protect Fillory.

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Episode 10

Aired Mar 29, 2017

The Girl Who Told Time

Quentin helps Julia with her search; Eliot attempts to win over his people as Margo tries to keep a devastating secret; Penny and Kady become caught between two magical factions.

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Episode 11

Aired Apr 5, 2017

The Rattening

Quentin and Julia undertake a difficult journey; Eliot faces mounting catastrophes in Fillory; Margo attempts to fix the bad deal she made; Penny finds a new ally.

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Episode 12

Aired Apr 12, 2017

Ramifications

Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory.

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Episode 13

Aired Apr 19, 2017

We Have Brought You Little Cakes

Quentin, Eliot, Julia and Margo enact a risky plan to protect Fillory; Penny questions fate, and Kady makes a deal to help him.

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