The Magicians (2016): Season 4

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SyFy | Season Premiere Date: January 23, 2019

Summary: The Monster is seeking to locate Quentin's friends in the fourth season of the series based on the novels by Lev Grossman.

Creator: John McNamara and Sera Gamble

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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Season 4 Episodes

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S4:E14. The Seam
Air Date: May 25, 2019
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S4:E13. No Better To Be Safe Than Sorry
Air Date: April 17, 2019
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S4:E12. The Secret Sea
Air Date: April 10, 2019

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IndieWire Hanh Nguyen

Jan 23, 2019

The Magicians is provocative, entertaining, perturbing, and sometimes messy. But it is never boring. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Jan 23, 2019

It knows itself. It tells episode-level stories well. Its biggest arcs make sense, and its smallest arcs are impressively effective. If the middle bits are a little foggy--how anything connects to anything else, the realm of the possible versus the impossible, what stage of a quest they’re on at any particular moment--it never seems to matter much. The Magicians charges ahead with gusto and style anyhow, staying both dark and effervescent. Read full review

Robyn Bahr

Jan 23, 2019

The writers blast all kinds of arcs in your face, and the fractals come at you with full force. But no matter how many layers of latex pile onto an actor's body so they can become an amphibious beast or a hircine god, the feelings are always real and the stakes are always high. The Magicians demands that its characters sacrifice love for magic, but I would never demand that The Magicians sacrifice energy for coherence. Read full review

Collider Adam Chitwood

Jan 23, 2019

The Magicians Season 4 reboots its characters in exciting ways without losing any of the charm and anarchy that makes the show so delightful. Impossibly, it’s a serialized, character-driven sci-fi series that shows no signs of slowing down, and is opening up compelling and refreshing new avenues of storytelling that are grounded in emotional truth and a willingness to get funky. Read full review

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Dubeau

Apr 19, 2019

After the very good season 3, this one is kind of a deception. The plot was slow pace and seemed really stretched out. There was a very boring singing episode. The ending was very touching and I like it but in many respect, it was a rushed ending. Like they couldn't calculated how to balanceAfter the very good season 3, this one is kind of a deception. The plot was slow pace and seemed really stretched out. There was a very boring singing episode. The ending was very touching and I like it but in many respect, it was a rushed ending. Like they couldn't calculated how to balance it sooner. The acting was unequal. The story was making solutions on the go too often. Season 4 only resolved the ending of season 3, and didn't offer much to the lore. I give it a 60%. Kind of a useless season which you can watch a couple of episodes and be done with it (something Margot would say).… Expand

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james-cordoban

May 3, 2019

The story is not so interesting and unfortunaltely most of the strong non-male characters are loosing momentum in this season. Room for impovement in the next season.

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GoldenSloth

Apr 23, 2019

Great start... horrible ending. The final episode is so incredibly wrong, it's suicide propaganda.

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LoudestOne

May 16, 2019

The show started out okay and then turned into a perverted Harry Potter show.

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KCC7463

Feb 3, 2019

Mnah.......... Infantile stuff written by infants and undoubtedly enjoyable for infants?

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Vameya

Apr 24, 2019

The first half of the season starts strong, but then the plot gets drawn out to infinity and beyond. At the same time, all the side stories are really rushed and there are just too many of them. The last three episodes were horribly paced and the finale was a travesty. Everything happenedThe first half of the season starts strong, but then the plot gets drawn out to infinity and beyond. At the same time, all the side stories are really rushed and there are just too many of them. The last three episodes were horribly paced and the finale was a travesty. Everything happened extremely fast, not a single plot line was properly resolved (some not at all) and everything the season had promised at the start was dropped. It's one thing to surprise your audience, it's another to become completely unhinged. With an ending like that, season 5 will not have me watching.… Expand

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Elthor

Mar 31, 2019

Coming off of season 3, which was great, I had high expectations.
Unfortunately, season 4 is tedious, thin on plot, and frequently just unpleasant to watch.
A real low point for the series and not worth the time involved in watching it.

The Magicians (2016): Season 4

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