FTA-TV The Magicians

[bgt2110]

After being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discover that the magic they read about as children is very real-and more dangerous than they ever imagined.

2 Episodes in which i hope to watch in the next day or so.

 

[gaskin]

I'm undecided on this. It could turn out to be good but at the same time will probably be shit. I'll keep watching though.

 

[Sir Deadly]

I liked how the librarian called Margo Janet. It's a nice tie in to the books and makes it appear as if the tv show occurs in a different timeline to the books.

 

[gaskin]

I liked how the librarian called Margo Janet. It's a nice tie in to the books and makes it appear as if the tv show occurs in a different timeline to the books.

Explain?

 

[Sir Deadly]

Explain?

It's just my opinion/theory but we know that there had been 39 previous timelines from the conversation between Q and Fogg. Perhaps the books take place in the 39th timeline while the tv show takes place in the 40th.

Without spoiling the books too much there is a lot of differences between them (naturally). In the books, Jane doesn't get killed by the beast and afterwards smashes the watch she uses to change time. Doing this could have created a 40th timeline parallel to the 39th, which was a successful timeline (Fogg wouldn't know this since he would assume another timeline would mean another failure, 39 deaths for Q).

In my mind it creates a neat excuse for the differences between show and book, whether it was intentionally meant to be interpreted that way or not.

 

[gaskin]

Back for season 2 on January 26.

 

[Gralin]

started watching this recently, up to season two now

haven't read the books but have enjoyed the show

 

[Sir Deadly]

The season is going well so far, it's an interesting twist having Alice how she is, it will be interesting to see how that unfolds compared to the books.

 

[Gralin]

Jokes about god poo
Conan quotes
The funniest maiming of a character ever
Season two is going well

 

[Sir Deadly]

Good season finale, they've really ****ed things up now!

 

[Bostonian]

Enjoyable series with some nice eye candy.

 

[eth-dog]

Started Season 4 on Amazon Prime tonight. It's not really something you can binge watch, a tad too dark for that.

Margo is ****ing awesome.

 

[eth-dog]

Has anyone finished this? I'm 10 episodes into season 5.

Spoiler

It's good, but just not the same without Quentin. He really was the one that tied everyone together. It was really nice the way they let Alice and Eliot see him off together, I had always wondered what would have happened if they let that thing grow. I think they would have been an interesting couple, or thruple, or whatever they call it.

Haven't loved the Penny/Julia thing at all though. Apart from the baby arc, given what happened earlier in the series. One thing I would say is that I really hope we get at least one same sex couple for the end given how much they've used LGBTIQ+ stuff in it. My pick is that Eliot dies and ends up spending eternity with Q.

 

[gaskin]

I gave up at the end of season 3 IIRC but I have at times thought about going back to it.

 

[eth-dog]

I gave up at the end of season 3 IIRC but I have at times thought about going back to it.

Season 4 is better than 3 IMO. Season 5 so far is nice for closure.