The BEST Episodes of The Magicians (2015)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2020
Network: Syfy
Quentin, a brilliant grad student is chosen to attend Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, a secret upstate New York university specializing in magic. He and his 20-something friends soon discover that the magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real – and poses grave danger to humanity.
#1 - No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired Apr 17, 2019
Quentin and Josh get cake; Quentin reflects on his actions.
8.38 
#2 - All That Josh
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 7, 2018
Quentin, Kady and Alice try to convince an old friend to return home.
8.17 
#3 - We Have Brought You Little Cakes
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired Apr 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.
8.11 
#4 - Oops!...I Did It Again
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 12, 2020
Margo and Eliot have a bad day.
8.10 
#5 - Will You Play with Me?
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired Apr 4, 2018
The group finds what they’re looking for and attempt once and for all to get magic back.
8.10 
#6 - The Fillorian Candidate
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired Mar 28, 2018
The political situation in Fillory comes to a head. Julia makes amends and Alice makes a confession.
8.07 
#7 - All That Hard, Glossy Armor
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 27, 2019
Margo hits her step count.
8.07 
#8 - The Secret Sea
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired Apr 10, 2019
Quentin yells at a plant. Margo stares at a fish.
8.05 
#9 - A Life in the Day
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 7, 2018
Julia helps Alice navigate a personal crisis; Quentin and Eliot go on an adventure.
8.05 
#10 - Have You Brought Me Little Cakes
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired Apr 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.
8.03 
#11 - The Wrath of the Time Bees
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired Jan 22, 2020
Alice didn't buy enough tacos. Fen's got 3 bars.
8.02 
#12 - Divine Elimination
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 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.
8.02 
#13 - Escape from the Happy Place
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 20, 2019
Alice and Quentin confront a dog; there are some flashbacks.
8.01 
#14 - The 4-1-1
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired Apr 3, 2019
The gang talks to a book. Tick threatens to drink some water.
7.98 
#15 - Lost, Found, Fucked
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired Jan 30, 2019
Dean Fogg gets a new suit.
7.97 
#16 - The Bad News Bear
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 6, 2019
Kady gets a puppy; Quentin meets a snake.
7.97 
#17 - Be the Penny
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 31, 2018
As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.
7.96 
#18 - Twenty-Three
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired Mar 21, 2018
The group strategizes as Josh and Julia travel to a familiar place and are given a chance to help.
7.96 
#19 - Do Something Crazy
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 15, 2020
Penny and Julia go stargazing. Eliot and Margo forget a sandwich.
7.95 
#20 - The Art of the Deal
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 14, 2018
Quentin and Alice search the castle for an important object while Julia and Fen work with an enemy.
7.93 
#21 - The Mountain of Ghosts
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired Jan 29, 2020
Eliot and Alice go for a hike. Fen gets a haircut.
7.92 
#22 - Purgatory
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 11, 2020
Margo learns to project. Josh goes to the spa.
7.92 
#23 - The Serpent
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 20, 2019
Quentin eats a quesadilla. Kady and Zelda share a smoke.
7.91 
#24 - The Rattening
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired Apr 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.
7.89 
#25 - Ramifications
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired Apr 12, 2017
Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory.
7.89