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The Best Episodes of The Magicians

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The Best Episodes of The Magicians

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a...

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  1. 9.0/10(6 votes)

    #1 - All That Josh

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    S3:E9

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

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  2. 8.8/10(911 votes)

    #2 - Escape from the Happy Place

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    S4:E5

    There are some flashbacks while Alice and Quentin confront a dog.

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    Director:Meera Menon
    Writer:Mike Moore
  3. 8.8/10(553 votes)

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

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    S5:E6

    With their mistake from the last episode, the apocalypse is imminent. Eliot and Margo try all they can think of to prevent this, but nothing works. While Eliot sinks deeper and deeper in self-despair, Margo comes close to the solution. But in the end, it's not Margo's idea that saves the day!

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.7/10(949 votes)

    #4 - All That Hard, Glossy Armor

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    S4:E10

    Margo hits her step count.

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    Director:N/A
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  5. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Be the Penny

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    S3:E4

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

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    Director:Shannon Kohli
    Writer:David Reed
  6. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - A Life in the Day

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    S3:E5

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

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    Director:John Scott
    Writer:Mike Moore
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  8. 8.4/10(552 votes)

    #7 - Fillory and Further

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    S5:E13

    Christmas comes early.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.3/10(594 votes)

    #8 - The Bad News Bear

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    S4:E3

    Kady gets a puppy. Quentin meets a snake.

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    Director:Elie Smolkin
    Writer:David Reed
  10. 8.3/10(585 votes)

    #9 - The Secret Sea

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    S4:E12

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #10 - The World in the Walls

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    S1:E4

    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.

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  12. 8.2/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Writing Room

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    S1:E9

    Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.

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  13. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Will You Play with Me?

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    S3:E13

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

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  14. 8.2/10(524 votes)

    #13 - The Serpent

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    S4:E9

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

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  15. 8.2/10(447 votes)

    #14 - Apocalypse? Now?!

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    S5:E5

    Zelda has come up with a plan to stop the Apocalypse, but they all have to work together to make that happen. This proves to be more exhausting and challenging than they had hoped. When they are almost successful, something unexpected happens.

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    Director:N/A
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  16. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Plan B

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    S2:E7

    Julia and Kady enlist Quentin, Margo, Eliot, and Penny for a magical heist.

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  17. 8.1/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Six Short Stories About Magic

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    S3:E8

    Julia and Fen investigate a dangerous group of Magicians as Eliot and Margo’s reign is challenged.

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    Writer:N/A
  18. 8.1/10(709 votes)

    #17 - A Flock of Lost Birds

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    S4:E1

    Brian takes a friend out for ice cream; Sam is one week away from retirement.

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    Director:Chris Fisher
  19. 8.1/10(600 votes)

    #18 - Lost, Found, Fucked

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    S4:E2

    Dean Fogg gets a new suit.

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  20. 8.1/10(553 votes)

    #19 - A Timeline and Place

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    S4:E6

    Quentin and Julia play Pictionary while Margo drinks some weird milk.

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  21. 8.1/10(550 votes)

    #20 - The 4-1-1

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    S4:E11

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

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    Director:N/A
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  22. 8.1/10(461 votes)

    #21 - The Mountain of Ghosts

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    S5:E3

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

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    Director:N/A
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  23. 8.1/10(373 votes)

    #22 - Purgatory

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    S5:E10

    Margo learns to project. Josh goes to the spa.

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    Director:N/A
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  24. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #23 - We Have Brought You Little Cakes

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    S2:E13

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

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  25. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Twenty-Three

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    S3:E11

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

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  26. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #25 - The Fillorian Candidate

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    S3:E12

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"All That Josh" is the best rated episode of "The Magicians". It scored 9/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by James L. Conway and written by John McNamara, Jay Gard, Alex Raiman, it aired on 3/7/2018. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Escape from the Happy Place".