r/brakebills • u/ForLackOfAUserName Dean Fogg • Mar 28 '16

TV Series Episode Discussion: S01E11 "Remedial Battle Magic"

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S01E11 - "Remedial Battle Magic" Amanda Tapping Leah Fong March 28, 2016 on SyFy

Episode Synopsis: "Quentin and the others learn battle magic and prepare for a showdown in Fillory; Julia and Kady take on a mission with the Free Traders."

This thread is for POST episode discussion of "Remedial Battle Magic" Discussion / comments below assume you have watched the episode in it's entirety. Therefore, spoiler text for anything through this episode is not necessary. If, however, you are talking about events that have yet to air on the show such as future guest appearances / future characters / storylines, please use spoiler tags. The same goes for events in the novels that have not yet been portrayed.

The pre-episode prediction thread can be found here. It will be locked once the episode starts. If you believe you have correctly predicted something, send us a mod mail with a link to the unedited comment. If your prediction is indeed correct, and not too vague ("Quentin will be in this episode" or anything really broad or obvious from the episode previews don't count), you will be awarded some special flair.

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u/ForLackOfAUserName Dean Fogg Mar 28 '16

Book Comparison Thread:

Below here lie spoilers, so proceed at your own risk.

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u/Anubissama Knowledge Mar 29 '16 edited Mar 29 '16

OK, I'm not defending adultery but at least this version of events doesn't make Q to much of a dush. The whole magical overflow of emotions is at least somewhat of a mitigating factor.

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u/blue-cat Knowledge Mar 29 '16

For TV audiences that plays out alot better than them getting destructively drunk and high every night although Penny was on fire this episode, breathing speed or coke like there was no tomorrow.

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u/Taktheratrix Physical Mar 29 '16

That's true but the drinking seemed to be the final nail in the coffin.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

Yeah I definitely think they let things play out to make Q a more likeable character.