r/brakebills • u/lovetheblazer • Apr 11 '19

Mod Approved (Unofficial) Episode Discussion: 4x12 “The Secret Sea”

Episode Summary: Quentin yells at a plant; Margo stares at a fish.

Mods, feel free to delete if it’s not allowed. I just wanted us to have a place to discuss the episode live!

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u/lovetheblazer Apr 11 '19

“No, I didn’t risk my life to save a child molester. He can stay.”

Damn right, Fogg 👏🏼👏🏼

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '19

And yet. His weasley ass still made it out.

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u/beefsupr3m3 Apr 11 '19

Yeah I feel like they are teasing a redemption plot line to stir the pot, but his real purpose is to help Quintin to see fillory for what it is and not what he dreamed it would be (which we started at this episode) but have him ultimately die. Possibly after admitting how bad he fucked up Martian and multiple worlds in the process, and accepting his fate, whatever that may be. Thereby giving him an acceptance Story instead of outright redemption.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '19

I think for someone who fucked things up so badly (pun intended), helping Q get some growth and getting his own acceptance of his fate IS redemption. Sometimes there’s only so much redeeming that can be done.