The Magicians 4x02 "Lost, Found, Fuck" Episode Review
Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.
Everyone got separated again! Margo is in Fillory! Quentin is stuck with Elliot Monster! Kady, Josh, and Penny 23 are with Marina! Julia is failing out of Brakebills! Things are getting crazy everywhere! However, I do like how all of them are connected through their sense of lost identity. This glamour spell links all of the stories together because it gives them a collective goal.
By episode’s end, all the fake identities disappear, and everyone remembers who they really are. I have to agree with Monster Elliot. I was getting tired of the “Brian game” too. Most shows would’ve done the mistake of extending this to the point of no return, but The Magicians knew the “amnesia” story arc couldn’t last beyond two episodes.
Alice and Henry Fogg have roles to play in this episode too.
How Alice used the cockroach was revealed, and it was super clever to be honest. It was also a good tie-in to the “approved” Metamorphosis book The Library allowed her to read. The episode didn’t expand on this part of the story too much, but I hope we get more Alice / Nick time. Being paired up with Santa Claus on this show is so fun.
Henry Fogg, Todd, and Marina scenes were incredible. The development of Henry Fogg in this episode was fantastic. I felt really sympathetic for him toward the end of the episode. He was homeless and was Marina’s father!! I was screaming at the screen… I hope Marina doesn’t go anywhere this season. It’s a different timeline Marina, but she’s exactly the same as far as I’m concerned.
Julia’s story was interesting. I love how she figured everything out through her talks with Henry Fogg. Their relationship is so strange, but I’m glad they readdressed Fogg’s initial rejection of her entry into Brakebills and his guilt about the path she went on with the Hedge Witches. She ends up being the one to restore everyone’s memories while also discovering she can die and come back to life. Plot armor to the max!
Margo’s journey into Fillory was amazing too. She is getting tired of all this magic nonsense, and her return to being High King was pretty epic. Like I mentioned before, I am loving her character and how fierce she keeps coming off as. She doesn’t take shit from anyone… literally no one, not even Elliot…
Speaking of Elliot, we have to save him from the Monster! He has a motive to his madness. Elliot Monster is looking for something the Gods took from him. But he back tracks on that mission when Quentin wakes up from being Brian. Elliot Monster decides to reunite with the rest of the group, and that’s how it all ends… I’m so stoked for the new episode this week.
I shall be reviewing this show weekly moving forward. Thanks for reading!