Last week’s episode was odd…to say the least. A “rattening” is sabotaging machinery or other tools during a labor dispute, which several of our characters experienced tonight, from Eliot and his potential Fillorian uprising, to…
“The Girl Who Told Time” is a little puzzling in who it’s talking about – are we talking about Jane Chatwin? Or some of the other members o the gang who in essence “told” time…
This week, many members of the gang had to choose between the lesser of two evils, which of course, ties in perfectly with the episode’s title, “Lesser Evils.” Some were conflicted by this choice, others…
Episode 8 seemed to be all about unrealistic hopes and dreams, and what happens when you refuse to acknowledge the futility of them – you either go beyond anything you ever imagined possible through sheer…
So this week was very concentrated in two places – Brakebills and Hamilton Bank. It had a wonderful Scooby Doo feel to it, complete with a mischievous ghost (or Niffin), but it took a dark…
This week’s episode, The Cock Barrens, was a little lighter than last week – still with the show’s characteristic darkness, but also with a bit more playfulness than in recent weeks. Plus it has the word…
This was a difficult episode to watch, as I struggled to make light of anything that was happening. The show handled some complex story lines in a very sensitive manner, and there was a little…
The Flying Forest lived up to its name this week – we were flying through all sorts of emotions and activities, some more convincingly than others. I do love this show’s proclivity for taking you…
Divine Elimination is a multilayered title this week, working from the lowest to the highest form. Elimination of souls, elimination of waste, elimination of control. It’s also pretty harrowing that we’re only up to episode…
Episode 2 of Season 2 of The Magicians slowed things down this week, and explored personal relationships between the good, the bad, and the sexy. We also had the return of Marina (a villain who…
