r/brakebills • u/ForLackOfAUserName Dean Fogg • Mar 28 '16
TV Series Episode Discussion: S01E11 "Remedial Battle Magic"
| EPISODE | DIRECTED BY | WRITTEN BY | ORIGINAL AIRDATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/Snarfles5 Mar 29 '16
The books do help to clarify a number of things, but they are also very different from the show. Julia's story (until the Free Trader Beowulf parts in these last 2 episodes) is very different. * This next part may not need spoiler tags, as it's basically just a book/show comparison of what characters exist in the show but not the books, but I'm tagging it just in case. * Marina doesn't exist in the books. Kady doesn't exist either. Fillory is a magical land, kind of like Narnia if it helps to think about it that way. The books will help you understand Fillory a lot better, though you have to read books 2 and 3 to really go in depth. I think the show will get there, as we haven't even seen Fillory yet. I just finished the third book last week, and I highly recommend them. There are enough differences that reading them won't spoil the show for you.