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The Magicians: Season 5

13 episodes Premiered Jan 15, 2020
Previously on The Magicians

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Magicians Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Do Something Crazy

Jan 15, 2020

Penny and Julia go stargazing. Eliot and Margo forget a sandwich.

S5·E4 Core

Magicians Anonymous

Feb 5, 2020

Julia lends a book to some lady. Fogg finds a sock.

S5·E5 Core

Apocalypse? Now?!

Feb 12, 2020

Zelda has come up with a plan to stop the Apocalypse, but they all have to work together to make that happen. This proves to be more exhausting and challenging than they had hoped.

S5·E6 Core

Oops!...I Did It Again

Feb 12, 2020

With their mistake from the last episode, the apocalypse is imminent. Eliot and Margo try all they can think of to prevent this, but nothing works. While Eliot sinks deeper and dee

S5·E7 Core

Acting Dean

Feb 19, 2020

While Penny struggles to keep everything at Brakebills under control, Eliot and Margo investigate the stolen gold of the Dark King of Fillory. This leads them to discover a very di

S5·E8 Core

Garden Variety Homicide

Feb 26, 2020

Josh returns from his nephew's bar mitzvah. Margo and Eliot share a mojito.

S5·E9 Core

Cello Squirrel Daffodil

Mar 4, 2020

Penny only wears vintage. Alice rejects a sandwich. Julia does a thing.

S5·E10 Core

Purgatory

Mar 11, 2020

Margo learns to project. Josh goes to the spa.

S5·E11 Core

Be the Hyman

Mar 18, 2020

Slap fight! Josh eats a pickle. Dreams are weird.

S5·E12 Mytharc

The Balls

Mar 25, 2020

Margo sees a purse she hates. Alice writes a letter. We couldn't get Prince.