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Julia/Reynard stuff: What I remember from the books is that Reynard fucks her, but explicitly doesn't kill her, and instead sucks something out of her - implied to be her 'soul'. And since she no longer has a soul keeping her human, for the rest of the books she's on a path to become 'something else' - either something like Reynard or, at the end when she calls on the Goddess the last time, the Goddess fills that 'hole' in Julia and that's why she becomes a dryad or whatever. It's weird in that the show seems to have swapped Reynard and the Beast around in this - Martin is offering to do to her what Reynard forced on her in the books. e: I'm only up to s4e2 though so maybe this last episode will derail that!
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Quentin's wooden shoulder, not mentioned much in the books either.
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muscles like this! posted:Quentin's wooden shoulder, not mentioned much in the books either. For some reason I really dug the end of book 1 when Quentin went "a-questing" because it felt a lot like some old Lovecraftian "Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath" style poo poo. But he deffo had a portion or two of his body replaced with living wood in the book - I'd bet you a dollar!
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"Where are my stuff touchers!?" Edit: What knot does Eliot's tie have? Foggs?
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bull3964 posted:Only Elliot can have sex in two worlds at once. It reminded me a lot of Sense 8. I was okay with it.
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geeves posted:"Where are my stuff touchers!?" looks like a Tulip knot, but it's tied loose
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Felix Gaeta as a pooping centaur out of nowhere!
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Poor Kacey Rohl, she just has no luck with cannibals.
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This is kinda charming: http://www.syfy.com/themagicians/videos/the-magicians-answer-your-adulting-questions
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Fix the well? Nah! Give me the power to defeat Reynard? Nah! Send me back to NY.
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Josh Lyman posted:This is kinda charming: http://www.syfy.com/themagicians/videos/the-magicians-answer-your-adulting-questions If anyone else is in some european country where you are not allowed to see this, it's also on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XAVUYPjj8U
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I really expected they were going to save the showdown with the Beast for the season finale, so this has been a surprising first part of the season.
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Penny was great (as always). I lost it at the matter of fact way he said "My hands tried to kill me so I broke my own arms." And calling the centaurs Bronies. And his stuff touchers.
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gohmak posted:Fix the well? Nah! Give me the power to defeat Reynard? Nah! Send me back to NY. Quentin doesn't react well when he doesn't get exactly what he wants or how he wants it. That's part of what makes him a pain in the rear end. Margo: "I know we're being serious right now - but that doctor has the biggest dick." Elliot: *solemn nod*
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Harrow posted:I really expected they were going to save the showdown with the Beast for the season finale, so this has been a surprising first part of the season. I'm not entirely sure he's dead, at least as far as the show is concerned. They made a point of lingering on the shot of that blue moth escaping and Alice very much not setting it on fire. It feels like they at least have a phylactery seeded if they want to bring him back.
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ZorajitZorajit posted:I'm not entirely sure he's dead, at least as far as the show is concerned. They made a point of lingering on the shot of that blue moth escaping and Alice very much not setting it on fire. It feels like they at least have a phylactery seeded if they want to bring him back. Which I hope they do. The showtunes were terrifying. They really nailed the 'Mr. Rogers/Walt Disney, but loving evil' vibe.
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Campbell posted:Quentin doesn't react well when he doesn't get exactly what he wants or how he wants it. That's part of what makes him a pain in the rear end. Seriously that was one of the best scenes. This show has become my favorite, because of things like this.
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Campbell posted:Quentin doesn't react well when he doesn't get exactly what he wants or how he wants it. That's part of what makes him a pain in the rear end. Yeah, it pretty much fits that Quentin's wish was to run away instead of helping out his oldest friend who is trying to stop a raping, killing demon, or helping his closest friend run a kingdom that he's stuck in because of their quest, or just hanging around until Penny wakes up. Quentin's a douche.
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Campbell posted:Quentin doesn't react well when he doesn't get exactly what he wants or how he wants it. That's part of what makes him a pain in the rear end. The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The TV IV > The Magicians: That surgeon has the biggest dick
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Remember when a bunch of you used to rag on this show??
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Rocksicles posted:Remember when a bunch of you used to rag on this show?? This show is still garbage but it is entertaining as gently caress and full of really pretty people.
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Rhyno posted:This show is still garbage but it is entertaining as gently caress and full of really pretty people.
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Ive never not loved this show. But I also binged season 1 two weeks before season 2 started.
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Error 404 posted:Ive never not loved this show. But I also binged season 1 two weeks before season 2 started. Same here. The show definitely does have its weak points though. For example I still haven't warmed up to Quentin. He seems totally... average. Not the type of main "hero" character that the audience can relate to and cheer for (okay, maybe you nerds can relate to him. I can't.). I'm not asking for a flawless badass or a Mary Sue, but someone who has a few strong qualities. Quentin seems to have none. He's soppy, whiny, immature, can barely cast any spells. Alice is a lot more relatable for that reason. She, too, is socially awkward, but also quite competent.
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enraged_camel posted:Same here. Yeah, that's Quentin! In the books it's talked about more how each magician has a specialty innate to them: Penny is a traveler, Josh is good with portals, Alice is good with manipulating light. Nobody can figure out what Quentin's specialty actually is until he's like 30. But yeah, Quentin is naturally talented but it takes a while for him to actually apply himself like Alice or Penny who are incredibly talented and motivated.
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Isn't that the point though, that Quentin is a schlubby doofus and about as far afield from a proper protagonist as any random audience member. He fails constantly, he's not good at anything. The Magicians is about calling out the "Wizard School" narrative for propping up a generation on the idea that they're all special heroes. It reminds us that we're all Quentin in the end -- useless, petty, and clinging to a childhood that would have been better off left far behind.
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ZorajitZorajit posted:Isn't that the point though, that Quentin is a schlubby doofus and about as far afield from a proper protagonist as any random audience member. He fails constantly, he's not good at anything. The Magicians is about calling out the "Wizard School" narrative for propping up a generation on the idea that they're all special heroes. It reminds us that we're all Quentin in the end -- useless, petty, and clinging to a childhood that would have been better off left far behind. This. I love Quentin because I hate him so loving much. He is every harry potter obsessed jackass ive ever known.
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That's a fantastic way to look at Q and I hadn't really thought if him in that light. Too busy staring at Alice I guess.
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AngryBooch posted:Yeah, that's Quentin! ... and then his specialty ends up being something stupid like 'mending small things'. The entire point of Quentin is that he's a manbaby loser, basically the diametric opposite of the prophesied Harry Potter One. He doesn't even start growing up until the third book, and even then it's more about him coming to terms with how he's basically hosed everything up and wasted half his life and where to go from there.
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WarLocke posted:... and then his specialty ends up being something stupid like 'mending small things'. And I love how everyone last year was jumping on the "Quentin is the chosen one? what?" BS (including me) but then it was all because of the time loop and Quentin thought he was the hero so the Beast did too 
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I'm still holding out hope that the end of the show reveals that it's been one of the earlier/pre-books loops the entire time, then rocks fall, everyone dies, hit that reset button. 
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Rhyno posted:Too busy staring at Alice I guess. We all are. She is gifted in more than one way.
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enraged_camel posted:We all are. She is gifted in more than one way. Good lord yes. I've been a fan of hers for a long time now.
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Rocksicles posted:I too like her titties. Well there's that but she's also loving hilarious. She's been in a couple hundred 5 Second Films.
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