I watched 'The Magicians' a couple of months ago and I'm only sad I didn't watch it sooner.
There are so many things I love about this show. The world building and atmosphere are so cool and unique. When watching I found myself wanting to escape into Fillory alongside them.
What I appreciated about this show is that wasn't afraid to go into some darker themes and twist the mystical elements into something much more horrifying.
* MILD SPOILERS*
Characters dynamics and relationships are the heart of any show, and other than the beautiful world created, that is what this show nails. I still think about episode 5 of season 3, 'A Life In The Day ', where Quentin and Eliot grow old together in their pursuit of creating the beauty of the world out of mosaic. Just the simplicity of the meaning, a life alongside another is what makes life beautiful.
Or the scene where Margot hallucinates Eliot singing 'Don't Get Me Wrong' by the Pretenders. I loved their friendship so much.
I think this is why the last season was lacking, because character dynamics were off and the heart was gone.
Overall I still loved this show so much !!! And I love you Hale Appleman 💜💜💜💜
me when anyone asks about my favourite character from the magicians..
(ok so eliot grows from a naughty, rebellious, alcoholic witty queen dandy boy, sophistic genius to a miserable maladjusted high king, to a noble adventurer, to a life long lover, to a deposed royal, to a damsel in distress, to a monster god, to a heart broken young man, to a healing young man, with leadership skills.)