This episode was not a disappointment at all. I was expecting the usual cheesy (but loveable) musical episode but this was on another level. The song (no spoilers) made me cry. Heart swelling, nerve wracking, edge of my seat stuff with the usual darkness and drama we expect from this show. Love this show. It's just getting better.
11 Reviews
This season is a real treat. No sign of slowing down three years in.
joshuagonzales-9285915 April 2018
I've heard the song featured in this episode I don't know how many times. But hot damn if I didn't truly understand it, or appreciate it until I saw the cast belting it out. Remarkable episode, made all the better by this truly talented cast.
Incredible!
AbsentMinded25615 March 2018
PERFECT
blackpian013 March 2018
I just watched this episode and I am speechless. I love this series, every episode is a gem but this episode is a sparkling diamond. Music and The Magicians (it sounds like a band, no?), what more can you need in your life? Perfection
Possibly my favourite episode so far
ramonster_uk10 March 2018
When I see it had a lot of music in this episode, I feared the show had jumped the shark like many shows that run flat and have a musical episode, how wrong I was here!
If you enjoy the show, you'll love this episode. A lot of heart, good music and story development.
Enjoy!
Bowie makes everything better.
gummo-430361 October 2019
Easily the best episode yet. I know, I'm late to the show, but like the review title says. Bowie makes everything better.
The Bowie/Mercury version of Under Pressure has been an absolute favourite of mine for decades.
Jeez I miss them both.
The Bowie/Mercury version of Under Pressure has been an absolute favourite of mine for decades.
Jeez I miss them both.
Best
mullins-chase25 December 2018
I've been binging the show up until this point (brief pause to review this episode) and wanted to say that it was this episode that brought me to finally review. It was wonderful in so many ways. Usually an episode is marred by a long music score but this actually improved upon it for a change. Well done director James L. Conway, in my opinion one of your bests.
Best Episode of Season 3 Thus Far
blacren17 March 2018
I was pleasantly surprised how the cast pulled off the musical format. The choice of song(no spoiler) and tying it to each characters personality was spot on.
Despite a few missses, The Magicians continues to impress in its delivery of magic and fantasy for us sci fi heads.
Outstanding
svetoslavbonev15 January 2021
Under Pressure
jackDee-565652 June 2021
I think this musical episode gets right what other shows get wrong, the writers place the songs and story together in a way that the musical scores are not cringy or feel out of place, I really liked the episode paying tribute to David bowie, it wawasvery good for a musical episode which mostly I can not stand but this one I give credit it deserves it and that is coming from someone who hates musicals.
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