While I can understand everyoneâs grief with the last episode, I just want to call out the people lashing out and saying how this show is âhorrible and trashâ are overreacting.
The Magicians has hit so many marks that other shows have not and refuse to hit on, and just because they killed off Quentin it does not erase the strides they have made. For some of you to assume the writers killed off Quentin without any regards of fans as if they havenât built up his character in such a beautiful way, where he went from this seemingly annoying âme, me, meâ character to a character that you could relate to and sacrifices himself for his friends was beautiful to see. Was it sad? Yes. Do I think the writers did it with ill intent? No. I do not think the writers killed off their queer character with mental illness just for the sake of doing it. This is not that kind of show, we all know and will hopefully see that after the anger subsides.
It could of have had a better build up, but this ending for Quentin is not the most horrible or unrealistic thing and I think it will have a good impact on the show. I appreciate the writers didnât shy away with Qâs grey area of whether he did this out of sacrifice or suicide. It made sense for his character. This season was sloppy, but I have faith that the writers will build on this for season 5.
As far as Juliaâs choice, 100% agreed that the choice shouldâve been left to her. Considering the fact that they didnât actually show Penny 23 making the choice for her, I will wait until season 5 to see if it actually played out this way. I donât think the writers did this to take away her choice and I also donât put any blame on Penny 23. Penny 23 is the only character besides Quentin to try to have Juliaâs best interests at hand, so although he made the decision selfishly, I donât believe he did it maliciously.
TL: DR- The Magicians is not a bad show, youâre just currently angry and should wait for season 5.
Side note: I donât believe this show is queerbaiting. Quentin and Eliot would always be a grey area, and they were still written beautifully. I didnât start the show expecting Quentin and Eliot or any other shipping was the âItâ couple. The show has so many layers to it than to stop watching over a simple pairing. Their relationship/friendship was beautiful, donât take away from that. And I think theyâve written an excellent bisexual character with Quentin, which most shows fail to do.

















