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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. Background image for A Life in the Day
    9.3/10(1.7k votes)

    #1 - A Life in the Day

    S3:E5

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

    Director:John Scott
    Writer:Mike Moore
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  2. Background image for All That Josh
    9.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #2 - All That Josh

    S3:E9

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

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  3. Background image for Be the Penny
    8.9/10(937 votes)

    #3 - Be the Penny

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Shannon Kohli
    Writer:David Reed
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  4. Background image for Six Short Stories About Magic
    8.8/10(801 votes)

    #4 - Six Short Stories About Magic

    S3:E8

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

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  5. Background image for The Fillorian Candidate
    8.8/10(725 votes)

    #5 - The Fillorian Candidate

    S3:E12

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

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  6. Background image for Oops!...I Did It Again
    8.8/10(561 votes)

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

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Escape from the Happy Place
    8.7/10(921 votes)

    #7 - Escape from the Happy Place

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Meera Menon
    Writer:Mike Moore
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  9. Background image for All That Hard, Glossy Armor
    8.7/10(960 votes)

    #8 - All That Hard, Glossy Armor

    S4:E10

    Margo hits her step count.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Divine Elimination
    8.6/10(972 votes)

    #9 - Divine Elimination

    S2:E3

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

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  11. Background image for Twenty-Three
    8.6/10(694 votes)

    #10 - Twenty-Three

    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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  12. Background image for Will You Play with Me?
    8.5/10(820 votes)

    #11 - Will You Play with Me?

    S3:E13

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

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  13. Background image for Fillory and Further
    8.4/10(561 votes)

    #12 - Fillory and Further

    S5:E13

    Christmas comes early.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Writing Room
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #13 - The Writing Room

    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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  15. Background image for Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?
    8.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #14 - Have You Brought Me Little Cakes?

    S1:E13

    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.

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  16. Background image for Plan B
    8.3/10(743 votes)

    #15 - Plan B

    S2:E7

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

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  17. Background image for We Have Brought You Little Cakes
    8.3/10(718 votes)

    #16 - We Have Brought You Little Cakes

    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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  18. Background image for The Art of the Deal
    8.3/10(645 votes)

    #17 - The Art of the Deal

    S3:E10

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

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  19. Background image for The Bad News Bear
    8.3/10(602 votes)

    #18 - The Bad News Bear

    S4:E3

    Kady gets a puppy. Quentin meets a snake.

    Director:Elie Smolkin
    Writer:David Reed
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  20. Background image for The Secret Sea
    8.3/10(593 votes)

    #19 - The Secret Sea

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Serpent
    8.2/10(531 votes)

    #20 - The Serpent

    S4:E9

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

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  22. Background image for Apocalypse? Now?!
    8.2/10(454 votes)

    #21 - Apocalypse? Now?!

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Ramifications
    8.1/10(681 votes)

    #22 - Ramifications

    S2:E12

    Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory

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  24. Background image for The Tales of the Seven Keys
    8.1/10(781 votes)

    #23 - The Tales of the Seven Keys

    S3:E1

    Quentin and Julia attempt to bring magic back. Julia explores her small, but significant gift. Eliot and Margo chafe under the fairy occupation. Kady searches for a way to heal Penny.

    Director:Chris Fisher
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  25. Background image for A Flock of Lost Birds
    8.1/10(719 votes)

    #24 - A Flock of Lost Birds

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Chris Fisher
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  26. Background image for Lost, Found, Fucked
    8.1/10(609 votes)

    #25 - Lost, Found, Fucked

    S4:E2

    Dean Fogg gets a new suit.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Life in the Day" is the best rated episode of "The Magicians". It scored 9.3/10 based on 1687 votes. Directed by John Scott and written by Mike Moore, it aired on 2/7/2018. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "All That Josh".