I am still on the fence. Someone described it as 'Hogwarts for adults'. While that is a bit simplistic, it does seem to capture the 'basics' pretty well. It seems to have potential, but I have seen that go wrong before <sigh>
Ghoul's right, it is Lev Grossman's... I have watched the first two episodes now, and it does look intriguing still.
So... it could be amazing or just a mess, but right now I want to know more, so I guess it is pulling me in. The big bad is intriguing, and the main protagonists are fun and flawed which I enjoy.
I was on the fence about it. Intrigued yet annoyed with the Narnia feel of the story and or other vibes. I wonder and will watch more. But they need to hook me or I will swim away.
What would you do if you found out that magic was real? If you were accepted into a school to learn how to be a magician? If the fantasy world you had always believed in was real too? If all your dreams could become true?
The price? All your nightmares, and more, are real too.
It has been on three seasons now... Does anyone else watch this series? If so, what are your thoughts?
It is currently on Netflix, and Neptune, you are right. It was a little difficult to follow at first, but once you get into it, it was quite a bit of fun!
I liked the fact that the characters were not perfect, and that magic was not used as a everything-fix-it.
I started it way back when and fell out because of the rocky start. Since you guys say it gets better I will have to soldier on through and see how it goes. Thanks!
I'll get there ... while I recognized a lot, I don't want to skip over something I will regret later. As I recall, it is a complicated 'story line' <g>
Yeah, I agree. I have rewatched many of the things I have like over the years for that very reason.
But that has a down side as well. I am more likely to notice 'things'. For example ... so there is this 'magical university' that finds and trains 'magic users' ... and they don't have =any= 'security measures' in place to 'detect', 'protect' the place, the 'things' and the populace there??? Oh come on!! <sigh>
Luckily, the characters and their interactions are interesting enough to keep me watching <wink>
It has invisibility, wards, protective enchantments- but nothing is perfect, so some bad things can happen, and does not save you from anything that is already in the school.
Hmmm, if it was the episode where Q was trapped in a dream and the Hedge Witch broke in to steal back her spellbook, they explained that she trapped Q in a dream because she knew that the only way they could get him out was by summoning a specific being, and in order to do that summoning they had to drop the wards. She waited for the wards to drop to sneak in. So the whole episode was predicated on a complicated plan to get the wards dropped.
If it was a different episode <shrug> I'd have to see it again. That earlier one above I remember.
The Beast getting in... the main characters did a summoning. Charlie getting in... he got back in after the wards went down (see above). Evil B getting in... she had an inside mole to get to Quentin, but she could not get in, personally, until the wards were down. Possessed guy getting in... used an alumni key. Reynard getting in... magic failed briefly.
So I do not have Cable, instead relying upon Hulu, Netflix, Go90 and the CW app. I finally broke down and purchased season 3 of The Magicians on Amazon... there are 4 episodes left in this season and I thought that I would slowly watch the season over the next month and savor it.
Two days later and I have binged and now have to wait for the final four.
And... OH MY! Season 3 is fun. At times I wonder how high the writers are, but at the same time they never fail to entertain. I love the characters, they continue to grow on me. And the Faeries... the Neither Realm Library... lots to learn in Season 3. And an eqpic quest for the One Eyed Conqueror, The Traveler, The Warrior, The Fool, The God Touched, The Tomato Lover, and the Torture Artist... Not to mention Felicia Day!!!!
I recently started reading The Magicians, the first book in the trilogy by Lev Grossman, that the show The Magicians is based on. Currently about 200 pages in.
Initial thoughts on the book- WOW! Lots of differences. I am greatly enjoying the book, but the show made some good decisions on what elements to work with.
While the book expands on certain features that the show used, there is a sense of urgency in the episodes that is, thus far, missing from the book.
Lots of intriguing ideas, but definitely a lack of urgency.
The Beast has only made one appearance so far, and that was mild- I should point out that the book starts with Quentin being accepted to Brakebills, and by page 200 Quentin and Alice only have one semester left of school (a 5 year program). So a decent amount of time has lapsed.
While I am enjoying the book, thanks to the series I know something big is coming, and that really amps my anticipation and enjoyment of what is going on so far.
The pacing of the show, right to the drama and terror of The Beast, is one of the things I think the show did quite a bit better than the book, at least so far.
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