The BEST episodes of The Magicians

Every episode of The Magicians ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 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 than they ever imagined. But will getting hooked on the thrill of magic distract them from honing their powers when they need them most?

Last Updated: 2/22/2023Network:Syfy
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No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry
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8.37
995 votes

#1 - No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/17/2019

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

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:iTunes
Fillory and Further
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8.18
654 votes

#2 - Fillory and Further

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2020

Christmas comes early.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
All That Josh
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8.14
1433 votes

#3 - All That Josh

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2018

Quentin, Kady and Alice try to convince an old friend to return home.

Directors: James L. Conway
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
We Have Brought You Little Cakes
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8.08
2462 votes

#4 - We Have Brought You Little Cakes

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/19/2017

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

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Will You Play With Me?
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8.05
1366 votes

#5 - Will You Play With Me?

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/2018

The group finds what they’re looking for and attempt once and for all to get magic back.

Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Fillorian Candidate
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8.04
1318 votes

#6 - The Fillorian Candidate

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2018

The political situation in Fillory comes to a head. Julia makes amends and Alice makes a confession.

Directors: Joshua Butler
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Secret Sea
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8.04
935 votes

#7 - The Secret Sea

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/2019

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

Directors: Shannon Kohli
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
A Life in the Day
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8.04
1577 votes

#8 - A Life in the Day

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2018

Julia helps Alice navigate a personal crisis; Quentin and Eliot go on an adventure.

Directors: John Scott
Writer: Mike Moore
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Oops!...I Did It Again
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8.03
696 votes

#9 - Oops!...I Did It Again

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2020

Margo and Eliot have a bad day.

Directors: John Scott
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Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?
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8.02
3168 votes

#10 - Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2016

Quentin and Julia arrive in Fillory and try to catch up with the group, who are more than 70 years ahead of them, in the search for The Beast.

Directors: Scott Smith
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Divine Elimination
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8.01
2964 votes

#11 - Divine Elimination

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2017

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

Directors: John Scott
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
All That Hard, Glossy Armor
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8.01
930 votes

#12 - All That Hard, Glossy Armor

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/2019

Margo hits her step count.

Directors: Shannon Kohli
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Escape From the Happy Place
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7.98
978 votes

#13 - Escape From the Happy Place

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2019

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

Directors: Meera Menon
Writer: Mike Moore
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Wrath of the Time Bees
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7.96
769 votes

#14 - The Wrath of the Time Bees

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2020

Alice didn't buy enough tacos. Fen's got 3 bars.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Writer: David Reed
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Lost, Found, Fucked
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7.95
1034 votes

#15 - Lost, Found, Fucked

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2019

Dean Fogg gets a new suit.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:iTunes
Be the Penny
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7.94
1600 votes

#16 - Be the Penny

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018

As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.

Directors: Shannon Kohli
Writer: David Reed
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The 4-1-1
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7.93
923 votes

#17 - The 4-1-1

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/3/2019

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

Directors: Meera Menon
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Bad News Bear
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7.93
1018 votes

#18 - The Bad News Bear

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2019

Kady gets a puppy; Quentin meets a snake.

Directors: Elie Smolkin
Writer: David Reed
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Twenty-Three
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7.90
1350 votes

#19 - Twenty-Three

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2018

The group strategizes as Josh and Julia travel to a familiar place and are given a chance to help.

Directors: Meera Menon
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Purgatory
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7.89
647 votes

#20 - Purgatory

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2020

Margo learns to project. Josh goes to the spa.

Directors: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Alex Ritter
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Serpent
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7.89
936 votes

#21 - The Serpent

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2019

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

Directors: Carol Banker
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Art of the Deal
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7.88
1359 votes

#22 - The Art of the Deal

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2018

Quentin and Alice search the castle for an important object while Julia and Fen work with an enemy.

Directors: Rebecca Johnson
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
Thirty-Nine Graves
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7.88
3124 votes

#23 - Thirty-Nine Graves

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2016

The students wake up to foggy memories and regret after a night of drinking; Penny reminds everyone that their lives depend on getting to The Neitherlands.

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Mountain of Ghosts
star
7.87
753 votes

#24 - The Mountain of Ghosts

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2020

Eliot and Alice go for a hike. Fen gets a haircut.

Directors: John Scott
Writer: Sera Gamble
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes
The Rattening
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7.86
2563 votes

#25 - The Rattening

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/5/2017

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.

Directors: James L. Conway
Writer: Mike Moore
Watch Now:AmazoniTunes

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