The Magicians

Mr. Coldwater?

Quentin.

Quentin?

Quentin!

Describe The Beast that attacked you.

Uh.

How did it get in here?

Mr. Coldwater, what did The Beast say to you?

How did it know your name?

So what is this place exactly, besides a health hazard?

Time was, the finest meat packing plant in town.

Yeah, it's a winner.

- Hey, that star on your arm-- - I earned it.

You will too with effort, whole sleeve of 'em.

So what does it mean? Does it mean that--

You ask a lot of questions.

Yeah, I sure do.

Oh, my God, these are real? Every one of them?

Guys, this is Julia. Julia, my associates.

Holy shit, it's--

And that is--

I'm sorry, what's your name, sweetie?

I'm Marina. I'm new.

Yeah, no kidding.

Everything up and running?

Yeah.

Julia, Marina. Grand tour.

Wait, so who were those people exactly?

You seriously don't know?

- What are you even doing here? - I don't know.

I'm waiting for something interesting to happen.

- You? - Magic is what I'm doing here.

They're hedge witches. We're hedge witches.

Jesus, how are you even--

Girls, play nice.

So here is where we keep all our ingredients and such.

Keeps them safe.

- It's a-- - Meat locker,

or it was anyway.

Now it is so well stocked,

it's like the end of the rainbow.

After you.

Hey!

Come on, open the door.

Hey--

Hey!

Hey, don't be an asshole.

Open the door! Dude!

We were frozen.

Some kind of paralysis spell...

took over the whole room.

Let's just nip this all in the bud.

I already told you,

the Dean had something in his hand.

I don't know where it went after that.

You can materialize objects?

I've been doing card tricks half my life.

I guess some of them were disappearing.

Quentin...

take this.

Is he dead?

The--the Dean?

- Kady! - How did you know that spell?

Look, I know we're not supposed to fire off

battle magic, but...I mean, come on.

Can we just get out of this room soon?

Please?

I know you want to understand what happened.

Here's what I can say.

We live in a world that is one world among many.

The Beast you saw was from one such place.

We do not know the exact nature of this entity,

only that it was powerful and malevolent.

Stop it!

And we know that it is gone now.

Wards and shields protect Brakebills.

They are encoded to each authorized person on campus

and no one else.

We are investigating how this beast got through

and resetting everyone.

If someone is responsible for this attack,

rest assured, they will be expelled.

Classes are cancelled tomorrow.

They will resume Wednesday.

There will be a quiz.

Alice.

Okay, um--

Don't.

Hey, we did that spell.

You don't get to say don't, okay?

If they find out--

There they are.

Glad to see you, kid.

Oh, you poor thing.

- Are you okay? - Nurse?

No, it's okay, we're just gonna get you a nice drink.

Jesus, you didn't tell me you were dangerous.

Damn it.

Damn it.

And damn it.

Pretty sure my boyfriend's starting to get curious

where I am.

Oh, Jesus Christ, it's cold.

We're stuck, and they're trying to kill us, so--

They're not trying to kill us, okay?

These people are not murderers. Trust me.

How do you know that?

Because, they don't have the balls for it.

It's like some sort of hazing ritual, a test.

I'm sick of flunking tests right now.

I'm gonna figure it out.

Nothing to see, you louche little degenerates.

Avada Kedavra.

Whatever, Eliot.

Welcome to the Physical Kids' Cottage.

It's the single best place on campus

for a number of reasons that will become clear

as soon as you taste our signature cocktail.

I-I've got to--

Try on this dress I have.

It's perfect. It's made exactly for those assets

you're hiding underneath that pilgrim tent.

Yes, you must. Trust me.

Après moi.

On purpose?

Like, you guys cast it, thinking,

"Oh, monster from another world.

By all means, come on in."

So you messed up.

It's a little bit bigger than messing up.

Than what? Than whatever blew up

the entire third year class?

There's a bad story every few years around here.

I'm not sure that's avoidable.

Okay. And if you confess--

- Then I'm done. - Yeah.

Uh--

Bef--

Before I got here, I was in the hospital.

I have--or I had-- I don't know,

this thing that I couldn't shake where I felt like

because nothing was ever not gonna be

pointless and empty, then, uh, why go on?

And then I... got here, and...

it's amazing I survived as long as I did

not knowing that I was a Magician.

I can't go back.

So, okay.

There's a spell

if they question you so they can't read your minds.

I'll write it down.

It's bulletproof.

Thank you.

Now, can you just help me live with myself?

Okay, I'm gonna tell you something deep and dark

and personal now.

Ready? Good. I killed someone.

What?

I was 14. He was this--

He beat me up.

So I'm walking on the street eating a candy bar,

'cause by then I already ate my feelings

at a professional level, and I saw him crossing over.

And there was this bus coming.

I barely thought the thought.

Bam.

I knew immediately what I'd done, that it was me.

My nose literally started bleeding.

Logan Kinear died instantly

and I ruined my favorite button-down.

And that is the story of how I discovered I was telekinetic.

If you're trying to tell me that it gets better--

Oh, God, no. No, it doesn't.

I'm trying to tell you, you are not alone here.

Funny little irony they don't tell you,

magic doesn't come from talent.

It comes from pain.

So, do you know what it was, the thing that attacked you?

- No, I have no idea. - Oh.

I thought you might be familiar

with some pretty crazy shit since you're family.

Yeah, no, my family's not--

- Right. - Yeah.

I get it. Mine too.

Pointless and toxic.

I didn't really learn magic formally as a kid.

I heard you never got invited

to take the Brakebills entrance exam.

How'd you even find it? You walked right in.

It's not that hard.

We're in the Bermuda Triangle of Upstate New York.

How'd you get through though?

The wards around the school are fingerprinted.

You're a stranger.

My parents have alumni keys.

Which are supposed to be charmed

with McNaughton's Unstealable.

I stole one.

Hmm.

Um, I just wanted to go to school.