The Magicians, S1E6: Margo pulls a Cosby

We left off last episode with Penny and Kady showing Quentin and Alice the shield icon that Penny saw on the wall of the dungeon that he astrally projected to. Quentin says he thinks Penny went to Fillory and, in his fan-boy excitement, asks Penny if there were any talking animals there. Penny reminds him...

The Magicians, S1E5: Quentin kills a puppy

After having been kicked out of Club Hedge Witch, Julia shows up at the safe house and demands from Sleazy Guy (I don’t know his name and don’t care to learn it) the spells she helped Marina steal from Brakebills last episode. Sleaze says they’re locked in Marina’s filing cabinet, and even if they weren’t,...

The Magicians: Why are these characters so annoying?

The urban fantasy series The Magicians has only aired 5 episodes so far, but already it’s become my weekly WTF television experience. And I don’t mean that in a good way. For those of you who haven’t seen it, it’s the television adaptation (on Syfy in the U.S., on Showcase in Canada) of Lev Grossman’s popular...