User Reviews

As a big fan of the books, I was incredibly psyched to see that they're making a TV series adaptation of it. I know that when books become a film/series, people would usually complain and they have the right to do so. So I lowered my expectations and from what I've gathered so far, its actually really good and watchable without the cringe factor.

All I can say is that, this series do lack the darkness and mystery found in the Harry Potter movies or Narnia. Rather at times had that horrible Vampire Academy/Twilight feel to it (film set, cliché stereotyping of the extras, changing it to a university now??). All I can say is that Jason Ralph is doing the series justice, hats off to the casting director.

Please please please, don't ruin this series. Great potential in the script, great characters and one of the most intriguing plot lines. All this series needs is that English magical world vibe rather than generic. I had low hopes for the series, but I was clearly wrong and that cliff hanger really stepped my expectations up a few notches.

Wishing this series the best & a side note to Lev Grossman, don't let them ruin your world. Fillory depends on you!

I don't know. I really wanted to like this, since I am a huge fan of Harry Potter. I've only seen the first episode and I will watch the rest, hoping it gets better, but the Pilot was bad. It felt really rushed with almost no background or character devolpment. So Julia and Quentin get to a magic school and they just immediately accept it? No surprise or disbelief at any moment? Doesn't make any sense. Then Julia has her mind erased but she cuts herself before that and she wakes up and she remembers everything? Just because of a cut? Really, this is a very rushed episode with lack of imagination, in my opinion. Seems like they just wanted to jump to the good parts in order to get people interested in the series but that was a really bad idea. I'm not looking forward to the next episodes but let's see... I'm not too confident

So far (3 episodes) so good, shows good potential.

Hope they don't make 'Q' out to be just a BIG WUSS like Potter was. With all that reading, studying, and practice needs to come confidence, experience, and wisdom. He has, after all, had it in him and known it deep down all his life. (and we are immediately led to believe his presence has been predicted/foretold yet he's just left to be another student? with mediocre abilities)

• only time will tell if they will develop his character -

Alice seems to be in chaos, at first shown to be such a gifted magician, then soon morphs into a 'helpless', 'hopeless' blond bent on self destruction over the 5 or 6 year ago loss of her brother.

So many conflicts so early, the school, the rival gang in which Julia is now involved, all these evil spirits around, plus everything coming at them from other worlds? plenty of opportunities for the writers, maybe too many

The first episode could have been at least 4 episodes if they wanted to. It rushes through a couple of months(?) at the school, people you dont know the name from start dating eachother and problem start to surface for characters that you dont have a bond with.

Yes thats all stuffed in one episode, next to learning about magic and the rest of the plot

Should have given it more time and attention.