The Magicians backdrop
The Magicians S5E7 — Acting Dean
7.7
The Magicians•Season 5•Episode 7

Acting Dean

7.7/10 · 426 votesFeb 19, 202044 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

While Penny struggles to keep everything at Brakebills under control, Eliot and Margo investigate the stolen gold of the Dark King of Fillory. This leads them to discover a very disturbing secret.

Directed bySterlin Harjo
Written byElle Lipson
Previous episodeE6 · Oops!...I Did It AgainNext episodeE8 · Garden Variety Homicide
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Season 5 Episodes13

Do Something Crazy stillE1 7.7

Do Something Crazy

The Wrath of the Time Bees stillE2 7.9

The Wrath of the Time Bees

The Mountain of Ghosts stillE3 8.0

The Mountain of Ghosts

Magicians Anonymous stillE4 7.5

Magicians Anonymous

Apocalypse? Now?! stillE5 8.2

Apocalypse? Now?!

Oops!...I Did It Again stillE6 8.8

Oops!...I Did It Again

Acting Dean stillE7 7.7Now viewing

Acting Dean

Garden Variety Homicide stillE8 7.8

Garden Variety Homicide

Cello Squirrel Daffodil stillE9 7.9

Cello Squirrel Daffodil

Purgatory stillE10 8.1

Purgatory

Be the Hyman stillE11 7.8

Be the Hyman

The Balls stillE12 7.4

The Balls

Fillory and Further stillE13 8.3

Fillory and Further

Cast5

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Alice Quinn

Arjun Gupta

Arjun Gupta

William "Penny" Adiyodi

Stella Maeve

Stella Maeve

Julia Wicker

Hale Appleman

Hale Appleman

Eliot Waugh

Summer Bishil

Summer Bishil

Margo Hanson

Crew5

E

Elle Lipson

Writer

T

Terry Kelley

Editor

Craig Kuehne

Craig Kuehne

Visual Effects

C

Corey Robson

Director of Photography

Sterlin Harjo

Sterlin Harjo

Director

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Acting Dean" is episode 7 of The Magicians season 5. It scored 7.7/10 from 426 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Sterlin Harjo and written by Elle Lipson, it aired on February 19, 2020.

Next: E8 · Garden Variety HomicideBest of Season 5