Over the course of its three seasons, The Magicians have acquired a number of characters – both in leads and in small, yet crucial roles. As the show has evolved from knock off Harry Potter into its own, miraculously delightful and incomprehensibly absurd beast,…
The Magicians Review 3×05 “A Life in the Day”
Few genres and themes have been left unturned on The Magicians. From broad humor to tragic romance, musical numbers, bloody murder and epic duels and a general sense of ennui, we’ve seemingly seen it all within the confines of this little…
The Magicians Review 3×02 “Heroes and Morons”: Three Highlights
Welcome back to our weekly coverage of The Magicians. To read prior reviews, click here. “Heroes and Morons” may not match the wit and wonder of the season three premiere, but it’s another dedicated hour of television that highlights a…
The Magicians Review: Season three kicks off and it’s better than ever
What does a show which follows 20 something magicians going to a secret school for magical learning do when the big plot development of the season is the loss – or rather – removal, of magic? It launches itself headfirst…
The Magicians Season 2 Finale Review: What made year two such a success
When The Magicians first began to air the intrigue was natural for those who hadn’t read the books the series was loosely based on; it was an attractive cast in a fantasy setting described as “sexy Harry Potter”. Who on earth wouldn’t…
TV Review: The Magicians 2×10 “The Girl Who Told Time”
Welcome back to my weekly coverage of The Magicians. To read past coverage, go here. Somewhere in between the back half of season one of The Magicians and now it’s become one of the most consistently entertaining series on television. With an…
TV Review: The Magicians 2×06 “Plan B”
Welcome back to my weekly coverage of The Magicians. To read past coverage, go here. While I’ll take a wild guess that real Eliot won’t actually die despite his host body meeting its end at the end of “Plan B” having…