The Best Episodes of The Magicians
Every episode of The Magicians ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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 magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Magicians" is "A Life in the Day", rated 9.4/10 from 1628 user votes. It was directed by John Scott and written by Mike Moore. "A Life in the Day" aired on 2/7/2018 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "All That Josh".
9.4/10 1,628 votes#1 - A Life in the Day
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2018
Julia helps Alice navigate a personal crisis; Quentin and Eliot go on an adventure.
Director: John Scott
Writer: Mike Moore
9.1/10 1,116 votes#2 - All That Josh
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2018
Quentin, Kady and Alice try to convince an old friend to return home.
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: John McNamara, Alex Raiman, Jay Gard
8.9/10 910 votes#3 - Be the Penny
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018
As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: David Reed
8.8/10 776 votes#4 - Six Short Stories About Magic
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2018
Julia and Fen investigate a dangerous group of Magicians as Eliot and Margo’s reign is challenged.
Director: Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 700 votes#5 - The Fillorian Candidate
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2018
The political situation in Fillory comes to a head. Julia makes amends and Alice makes a confession.
Director: Joshua Butler
Writer: Noga Landau, David Reed
8.8/10 893 votes#6 - Escape from the Happy Place
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2019
There are some flashbacks while Alice and Quentin confront a dog.
Director: Meera Menon
Writer: Mike Moore
8.8/10 924 votes#7 - All That Hard, Glossy Armor
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/2019
Margo hits her step count.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 529 votes#8 - Oops!...I Did It Again
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 937 votes#9 - Divine Elimination
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2017
Quentin and friends prepare to face The Beast again. Julia conspires with The Beast and their new ally to lure and trap Reynard.
Director: John Scott
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers
8.6/10 670 votes#10 - Twenty-Three
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2018
The group strategizes as Josh and Julia travel to a familiar place and are given a chance to help.
Director: Meera Menon
Writer: Mike Moore, Henry Alonso Myers
8.5/10 796 votes#11 - Will You Play with Me?
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/2018
The group finds what they’re looking for and attempt once and for all to get magic back.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Sera Gamble, John McNamara
8.4/10 530 votes#12 - Fillory and Further
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2020
Christmas comes early.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 1,075 votes#13 - The Writing Room
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2016
Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: Sera Gamble
8.3/10 1,135 votes#14 - 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.
Director: Scott Smith
Writer: Sera Gamble, David Reed, John McNamara
8.3/10 705 votes#15 - Plan B
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2017
Julia and Kady enlist Quentin, Margo, Eliot, and Penny for a magical heist.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Christina Strain
8.3/10 686 votes#16 - We Have Brought You Little Cakes
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/19/2017
Quentin, Eliot, Julia and Margo enact a risky plan to protect Fillory; Penny questions fate, and Kady makes a deal to help him.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Sera Gamble, John McNamara
8.3/10 621 votes#17 - The Art of the Deal
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2018
Quentin and Alice search the castle for an important object while Julia and Fen work with an enemy.
Director: Rebecca Johnson
Writer: Christina Strain
8.3/10 576 votes#18 - The Bad News Bear
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2019
Kady gets a puppy. Quentin meets a snake.
Director: Elie Smolkin
Writer: David Reed
8.3/10 567 votes#19 - The Secret Sea
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/2019
Quentin yells at a plant. Margo stares at a fish.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 430 votes#20 - Apocalypse? Now?!
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2020
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 689 votes#21 - A Flock of Lost Birds
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/2019
Brian takes a friend out for ice cream; Sam is one week away from retirement.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Sera Gamble
8.2/10 581 votes#22 - Lost, Found, Fucked
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2019
Dean Fogg gets a new suit.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: John McNamara
8.2/10 506 votes#23 - The Serpent
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2019
Quentin eats a quesadilla. Kady and Zelda share a smoke.
Director: Carol Banker
Writer: Sera Gamble, Alex Ritter
8.1/10 649 votes#24 - Ramifications
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/12/2017
Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Christina Strain, David Reed
8.1/10 751 votes#25 - The Tales of the Seven Keys
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2018
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
Writer: Sera Gamble