I previously made a post about Alice's motivation to stop magic returning. After having re-watched the show, I don't understand why everyone (the characters and the fans) blames Alice for the events of the ending of season 3.

The Monster was released because Eliot shot his previous body (Charlton). This was before Alice tried to stop them bringing magic back and she did not contribute to this event at all. She just watched everything unfold.

The library controlling magic also had nothing to do with Alice. She did make a deal with the library but they clearly had a contingency plan in place (Dean Fogg and the McAllisters). And she betrayed the library too. So whether or not she made the deal, the result would have been the same.

The only thing she can be blamed for is Julia losing her Goddess powers. Which was unfair on Julia that she had to give her powers up because of Alice's error in judgement. But Julia doesn't come across as a character who can just give up caring for her friends (like Iris was insisting she do). I think eventually Julia would have had to choose between her friends and her Godhood. And she would have chosen her friends. Still not an excuse for Alice being the cause but it should buy her a bit of leniency.

I might have missed something but I just find it crazy that she's the one who gets blamed for the events. Even Eliot says that it's her fault Quentin died because she caused the Monster to possess him and Quentin died saving him from the Monster. But that was all Eliot's fault for shooting the Monster. And the fact that Alice agrees with him is crazy. It's like everyone just constantly puts the burden of blame on her for everything and she believes it too.

I was looking for book suggestions about later coming-of-age books and ran across a classic comment. Calling them Hogwarts graduates turned disillusioned hipsters in Brooklyn is hilarious. I'd say Eliot is Ron in this scenario.

That the guy who plays Frankie Gallo on The Magicians is the actor who plays Dylan on Severance- which I can’t recommend enough.

https://themagicians.fandom.com/wiki/Frankie_Gallo

I read the first 2 books after watching season 1, then I remember thinking season 1 was close enough to the books with some changes. Watched season 2 thinking ok they are just trying to expand on the books.

Put off reading book 3 until last year, for reasons.

Just started season 3 of the show and now I think after season 1 it seems like they’ve fully bastardized the books and gone completely off the rails.

Do they ever course correct? Or is it just better for people who didn’t read the trilogy?

I was asked if I could post the earrings, but was unable to upload photos in the original post.

I made two sets of earrings as I wasn't sure if she preferred stud backs, or hook earrings. So I figured, both would be safer.

Couple of photos of the package that was given to my friend today.

Found myself crying at 10AM on a Monday 🥲

I’m rewatching and I didn’t appreciate Fen’s character development enough the first time around. So good.

I haven't done one of these in a while because of personal reasons but tomorrow the fun shall start again. See you tomorrow 8.26.26 at 8:45 PM EST! For those interested you can check out the items currently up for auction on WhatNot https://whatnot.com/s/3RNJZqLZ

No purchase is necessary to participate and I giveaway items from the show for free even the shipping.

Like a Ram feels more like an Anti Aslan than a chimera. Aslan is a lion and lions are predator but have a regal dignity to it. A ram is herbivore but its horns give it a sinister almost occult aura. A ram like a lion does a sense of authority but a lion feels legitimate but a ram authority only comes from immediate raw aggression.

I loved the show but I really hated that magic wasn’t inside them and came from a well and plumbing. Anyone else?

Spoilers bc it gives away half the puzzle

Since we all still miss the show and constantly talk about the cancellation, I wanted to see where the community stands. Obviously, the creators (Sera and John) and the cast don't have the corporate power to greenlight anything on their own, but if NBCUniversal ever decides to fund a revival, which direction would you prefer?

Saw this on a couple other fandom subreddits and thought it could be fun for this show

Alice who went to Breakbills but never got to be a queen of Fillory or Julia who never went to Breakbills but got to be a queen of Fillory?

Didn't catch this the first time! The irony!

Just started another rewatch of the series and noticed that the coffee cup in the opening scene of S1E1 is the exact same one in Spiderman No Way Home and Brand New Day from the cafe that MJ works at! Figured I would share this fun fact ✨

Like, it’s really one of the worst fake beards.

It’s in my top 3 episodes, but I just can’t get over the beard they decided to give Q.

Zelda, is that you?

I love when my ✨️special interest shows✨️ overlap 👉👈🥹

Edit: there wasn't context, ha

The scene with Julia trying to solo cast the "hook" thing to heist Marina. Starts about 27:23. Anyone know what is playing for this scene?

Imagine the spells they could cast this would give Martin a run for his money. Very interesting I’ve never heard of it before and instantly thought about Brakebills. They could do magic one handed. If they had this on both hands could they do a spell that required 2 people alone?

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