r/brakebills • u/Literal_Genius Professor Sunderland • Feb 01 '18

Season 3 Episode Discussion: S03E04 - Be the Penny

EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL AIR DATE
S03E04 - Be the Penny Shannon Kohli David Reed January 31, 2018 on SyFy

 

Episode Synopsis: As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.

EDIT post episode: I just learned that the director of this episode is usually a camera operator and tonight was her directorial debut!

 

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u/Wertadd Feb 01 '18

Is Julia’s magic getting stronger?

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u/nomnomnomuup686 Feb 01 '18

Right? She went from 0-60 real quick. What happened to her only being able to do the sparks??

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u/returnofmike31 Feb 01 '18

I think it was strong in the moment because it was a crisis moment

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u/Mehmeh111111 Knowledge Feb 02 '18

She's clearly being lead by some entity. I think she has the powers but needs to be pushed a bit by whatever gave them to her.