The BEST episodes of The Magicians season 1
Every episode of The Magicians season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Magicians season 1!
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?
#1 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - The Writing Room
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2016
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.
#4 - Homecoming
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2016
Penny travels to the world of The Neitherlands, and Quentin and Alice work together to save him; Julia joins an eclectic group of magicians.
#5 - The Strangled Heart
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2016
Brakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone who was considered a friend; at the same time, Quentin tries to find a connection to the Beast; and Julia considers giving up magic for good after entering a rehab facility.
#6 - Remedial Battle Magic
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/2016
Quentin and the others learn battle magic as they prepare for a showdown in Fillory. But this challenge leads to building frustrations...pushing some apart and others together. Julia and Kady take on a mission with the Free Traders that may push them too far.
#7 - The Mayakovsky Circumstance
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/29/2016
An uncompromising professor pushes boundaries both in magic and in the personal lives of his first-year students. Meanwhile, Julia must decide whether she's ready to accept help and what that means for her future as a Magician.
#8 - Impractical Applications
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2016
The first-year students face something called "The Trials," a series of unconventional and emotional tests, which result in expulsion from Brakebills for those who fail.
#9 - Mendings, Major and Minor
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2016
The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.
#10 - The World in the Walls
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2016
Quentin panics when he wakes up in a mental hospital. Meanwhile, upset over her fight with Quentin, Julia commits herself to learning more powerful spells.
#11 - Unauthorized Magic
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2015
A group of twentysomethings studying magic in New York discover a real-life fantasy world that poses a great threat to humanity in this drama adapted from Lev Grossman’s book series.
#12 - Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/1/2016
Alice ends up risking everything to discover the truth behind her brother's disappearance. Quentin and Julia are involved in a volatile reunion.
#13 - The Source of Magic
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/2016
The Brakebills students struggle to deal with the aftermath of a catastrophe that befalls the university. Back in Brooklyn, Julia makes her first foray into the mysterious world of Hedge Witches.