The Best Episodes of The Magicians (2015)
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2019
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 - Will You Play with Me?
Season 3 - Episode 13
The group finds what they’re looking for and attempt once and for all to get magic back.

#2 - All That Josh
Season 3 - Episode 9
Quentin, Kady and Alice try to convince an old friend to return home.

#3 - The Fillorian Candidate
Season 3 - Episode 12
The political situation in Fillory comes to a head. Julia makes amends and Alice makes a confession.

#4 - We Have Brought You Little Cakes
Season 2 - Episode 13
Quentin, Eliot, Julia and Margo enact a risky plan to protect Fillory; Penny questions fate, and Kady makes a deal to help him.

#5 - A Life in the Day
Season 3 - Episode 5
Julia helps Alice navigate a personal crisis; Quentin and Eliot go on an adventure.

#6 - Have You Brought Me Little Cakes
Season 1 - Episode 13
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.

#7 - Divine Elimination
Season 2 - Episode 3
Quentin and friends prepare to face The Beast again; Julia conspires with The Beast and their new ally to lure and trap Reynard.

#8 - Twenty-Three
Season 3 - Episode 11
The group strategizes as Josh and Julia travel to a familiar place and are given a chance to help.

#9 - Be the Penny
Season 3 - Episode 4
As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.

#10 - The Art of the Deal
Season 3 - Episode 10
Quentin and Alice search the castle for an important object while Julia and Fen work with an enemy.

#11 - The Rattening
Season 2 - Episode 11
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.

#12 - Six Short Stories About Magic
Season 3 - Episode 8
Julia and Fen investigate a dangerous group of Magicians as Eliot and Margo’s reign is challenged.

#13 - Ramifications
Season 2 - Episode 12
Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory.

#14 - Plan B
Season 2 - Episode 7
Julia and Kady enlist Quentin, Margo, Eliot, and Penny for a magical heist.

#15 - The Girl Who Told Time
Season 2 - Episode 10
Quentin helps Julia with her search; Eliot attempts to win over his people as Margo tries to keep a devastating secret; Penny and Kady become caught between two magical factions.

#16 - Word As Bond
Season 2 - Episode 8
Margo feels the pressure of ruling; Julia's friends question her behavior; Quentin faces the repercussions of the deal he made; Penny finds a way to help Kady.

#17 - Heroes and Morons
Season 3 - Episode 2
Eliot travels to a faraway place in search of a special object; Alice runs from a monster; Quentin, Kady and Josh continue the desperate search for magic; Penny's condition worsens.

#18 - Thirty-Nine Graves
Season 1 - Episode 12
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.

#19 - Do You Like Teeth?
Season 3 - Episode 6
Quentin faces his most formidable foe yet; Julia helps Alice with a dangerous endeavor.

#20 - Poached Eggs
Season 3 - Episode 7
Margo makes a bold stand against the Fairy Queen. Quentin and Penny try to retrieve a lost item.

#21 - Lesser Evils
Season 2 - Episode 9
Quentin nears what could be a dead end to his problem; Eliot risks his life for his kingdom, and Margo makes a costly bargain to protect him; Julia, Kady and Penny find a possible ally.

#22 - The Writing Room
Season 1 - Episode 9
When Alice and Quentin learn that Penny read the 6th Fillory novel, they make him tell the story. And it's a doozy. Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.

#23 - The Losses of Magic
Season 3 - Episode 3
Alice and Quentin visit her parents; Kady and Julia explore new methods to heal Penny.

#24 - The Flying Forest
Season 2 - Episode 4
Quentin and Penny embark on a quest; Margo works on a way to help Eliot; Julia seeks an old friend's help.

#25 - The Cock Barrens
Season 2 - Episode 6
Quentin strives to help a friend who is suffering; Eliot and Margo's negotiations take a shocking turn; Julia and Kady discover a possible key to stopping Reynard.