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The Magicians: Escape from the Happy Place (2019)
Building further on my favorite episode
I love how this episode builds further on what happened between Elliot and Q at the mosaic (which is my favorite episode, but this is now a close second). Previous episodes already showed signs of Elliot's difficult past, but in this episode we really got to see a lot more of him. Why he always looks so tortured and why he does not want to talk about his feeling. Turns out, he has the largest difficulty facing how he responded to Quintin after they remembered what happened at the mosaic. I did not see it coming, but brilliant plotline. I always felt that that whole relationship discussion felt unresolved. This makes their relationship so much more interesting, especially in the current state.
The Magicians: A Life in the Day (2018)
The Mosaic: best storyline of the whole series
I have also never reviewed an episode before, but I just need to talk about this episode. This episode is just everything I love about The Magicians. It is amazing how they show this whole life of Quintin and Elliot at the mosaic, very cinematic, but the best part for me are the things that are not said or addressed. I leaves so much to the imagination and sets up everything in this relationship for the following seasons. I just keep rewatching parts of this episode, I can't stop. It makes me sad and happy at the same time.
The Magicians (2015)
I'm confused why I like this series so much...
It's so difficult to describe why you should watch this series. I tried to make a few friends watch it, but they stopped after the first episode. I get why. I remember thinking after the first two episodes that I was not sure if it was a bad rip off of Harry Potter or that all the absurdity was on purpose and actually a stroke of genius. After a few more episodes it turned out to be definitely the last one. This series is full of absurd but amazing storylines, characters with depth, and it can make you cry and laugh at the same time.
I finished all 5 seasons in 1 week and really have a weird feeling in my stomach that it is canceled/finished. The end was great, but I want more. The relations between the characters feel so real to me, with such realistic emotions and relationship problems. That is the best part of the show really. I love how they show depression, dealing with abuse and addiction, and how series deals with the sexual orientation of the characters. It's a bit ironic now talking about this myself, while I actually love how the writers and actors don't make it a big thing.
I think this series, and especially some episodes, will stay with me for a long time. I don't think I have watched a series before that had such an impact on me. Even after thinking about it a lot, I can't really tell why. Maybe it's the quarantine, who f*cking knows. I see the flaws of the series as well, but still, I gave it a 10.