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Season 4 – The Magicians

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Jan 2019

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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

The Magicians conjures a mind-bending fourth season that reinvigorates the ensemble with heady twists and spellbinding turns -- all leavened by the series' signature glib humor.

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Alan Sepinwall

Rolling Stone

12/05/2019

You may have a grand plan as you enter the real world, but adult life is messy in a way that makes the idea of planning feel laughable, in a way the series can capture with both grace and humor.

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Emily St. James

Vox

05/01/2019

It was frustrating and unconvincing and potentially irresponsible, yes. But I loved it anyway.

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Chancellor Agard

Entertainment Weekly

02/25/2019

A-

The Magicians has been on a hot streak since it returned for its fourth season; however, tonight's episode completely bowled me over.

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Maya Phillips

The Week

12/05/2019

Despite its uneven writing and poor treatment of some of its female characters, The Magicians still succeeds in one of its central aims: dismantling the tropes of the fantasy genre and reconfiguring them in ways that are innovative and contemporary.

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Alexis Nedd

Mashable

05/01/2019

As of the first episode of the fourth season, there still isn't an answer as to how the Brakebills Seven will emerge from that particular conundrum, but there's even better news: The Magicians is still an excellent show.

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Lindsay MacDonald

TV Guide

04/25/2019

The sudden and devastating loss of Quentin could have been left at him sacrificing himself for the good of the world and his friends, but The Magicians has always been a little more thoughtful than that.

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@tomscove 06/10/2023

Spoilers in most of the reviews but I disagree the choices made in the series, developed the character brilliantly. What an ending, of course I'm never going to watch series 5, the risk of ruining this series is too great.

08/28/2021

After getting sucked into the Magicians for the first 3 seasons, I found myself having moments of boredom and sheer dislike in season 4. The writing is pretty solid; it's thought provoking and ‘whimsical' too. It was hard to have so much singing. The musical episode was funny and made sense for that episode. But to have so much singing after, it felt like they just kept forcing musical scenes after. The singing isn't bad but I'm still not really into it. I was especially disappointed the main character died. Usually when main characters are killed off, I find that it causes the story to unravel. I get what the writers were trying to do but with another season to go I wasn't happy with it. I love the Magicians and would of rated it 5 out of 5 but season 4 left me disappointed. I'm hesitantly starting season 5. Maybe I will be pleasantly surprised by season 5.

05/19/2020

fantastic until the finale, then the show doesn't really make any sense anymore. How can you kill off the main character and keep the show going, it was worse than anything GoT ever did.

02/14/2020

Why the hell did they kill the main character for no god damm reason

02/11/2020

great once i started season 1 i knew i had to see it thru to the end

02/05/2020

Another season of amazingly creative story telling. I was interested in how they were going to handle such a powerful monster that even the gods feared it but the results were extremely satisfying

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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 23, 2019

A Flock of Lost Birds

Brian takes a friend out for ice cream; Sam is one week away from retirement.

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Episode 2

Aired Jan 30, 2019

Lost, Found, ...Ed

Dean Fogg gets a new suit.

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Episode 3

Aired Feb 6, 2019

The Bad News Bear

Kady gets a puppy.

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Episode 4

Aired Feb 13, 2019

Marry ... Kill

Josh gives Margo a muffin; Julia drinks schnapps.

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Episode 5

Aired Feb 20, 2019

Escape From the Happy Place

Alice and Quentin confront a dog; there are some flashbacks.

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Episode 6

Aired Feb 27, 2019

A Timeline and Place

Quentin and Julia play Pictionary; Margo drinks some weird milk.

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Episode 7

Aired Mar 6, 2019

The Side Effect

Kady goes to the flea market; what Zelda has been up to; all about Fen.

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Episode 8

Aired Mar 13, 2019

Home Improvement

Penny licks an egg; Alice is jealous of a flower.

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Episode 9

Aired Mar 20, 2019

The Serpent

Quentin eats a quesadilla; Kady and Zelda share a smoke.

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Episode 10

Aired Mar 27, 2019

All That Hard, Glossy Armor

Margo hits her step count.

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Episode 11

Aired Apr 3, 2019

The 4-1-1

The gang talks to a book; Tick threatens to drink some water.

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Episode 12

Aired Apr 10, 2019

The Secret Sea

Quentin yells at a plant; Margo stares at a fish.

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Episode 13

Aired Apr 17, 2019

No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry

Quentin and Josh get cake; Quentin reflects on his actions.

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