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Episode 305 The Magicians S01E12 Thirty-Nine Graves

Our Lady Underground meets Julia and Team Beowulf while the Brakebills Five heads to Neitherlands and an eventual trip to Fillory. Quentin gets left behind, re-establishes his relationship with Julia, and the two employ time travel to follow Jane Chatwin to Fillory.
Episode Grade: A-

Episode 304 The Magicians S01E11 Remedial Battle Magic

As the showdown with The Beast draws closer, Team Brakebills hones their battle magic skills with help from some unlikely places. Kady and Julia continue to work together with Richard's group, but Julia's religious experience may change her approach.
Episode Grade: Dave A-  Wayne B+

Bonus Episode 04 Fred from the Netherlands Top 10 List

Patron and frequent feedback contributor Fred from the Netherlands submitted a list of ten films and television series, and we take a look and comment on each. There were some surprises, most notably the 2008 film Doomsday, and in the end, there is something for everybody.

Episode 303 The Magicians S01E10 Homecoming

When Penny travels to Neitherland and is unable to find his way back, he "inceptions" Quentin, who enlists Alice's help to show him the way home. Kady and Julia cross paths once again, and this time work together on a time magic project meant to give Richard the opportunity to rewrite part of his tragic history. 
Episode Grade: Dave A  Wayne A-

Episode 302 The Magicians S01E09 The Writing Room

Quentin learns a shocking truth about Christopher Plover and his connection to The Beast. Julia comes face to face with the consequences of her magical actions and takes another step in her education.
Episode Grade: A-

Episode 301 The Magicians S01E07-08 The Mayakovsky Circumstance/The Strangled Heart

Quentin, Alice, Penny, and Kady travel to Brakebills South to study with Professor Mayakovsky whose unusual teaching methods draws the best out of his students. However, Kady receives the news of her mother's death and leaves Penny behind. Meanwhile, Eliot begins a relationship with a Brakebill's graduate, but the arrival of The Beast puts Brakebills on high alert.
Episode grades: 107 Dave A- Wayne A    108 A-
 

Episode 300 The Magicians S01E06 Impractical Magic

Margo and Eliot host The Trials for the first year students, but more than just magic is at stake. Though Julia and Kady learn they have a common connection, Marina again enters the picture with disastrous effects. 
Episode Grade: A-

Episode 299 The Magicians S01E05 Mendings, Major and Minor

Julia continues to spiral out of control, and Quentin finally has a chance to re-establish a connection with his father who suffers from brain cancer. Penny travels to a dimension that appears to be Fillory and comes face to face with The Beast.
Episode Grade: B+
 

Episode 298 The Magicians S01E04 The World in the Walls

Julia and Marina carry out a cooperative spell that the former thinks will only mess with Quentin after a perceived betrayal, but the hedge witch leader has another purpose in mind. In the end, Marina recovers her memories from her time at Brakebills, and Julia is once again left out in the cold.
Episode Grade: Dave C+  Wayne C

Episode 297 The Magicians S01E03 Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting

While Penny discovers his powers extend far beyond his psychic abilities, and Alice learns she can bend light, poor Quentin remains undetermined. Julia confronts Quentin about his failure to convince the teachers at Brakebills to give her another shot, but her real challenge involves learning to separate her personal life from her studies with Marina and Pete.
Episode Grade: Dave B+ Wayne B