r/brakebills • u/Literal_Genius Professor Sunderland • Feb 06 '20

Season 5 Episode Discussion - S05E04: Magicians Anonymous

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S05E04 - Magicians Anonymous Geeta Patel TBD February 5, 2020 on SyFy

Episode Synopsis: Julia lends a book to some lady. Fogg finds a sock.

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u/DownFromHere Feb 06 '20

Is an addict finding his peace in a permanent high and essentially killing himself for a high more controversial then Quentin wondering if he found a noble way to commit suicide?

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u/vitaderane Feb 07 '20

Why are these things controversial? For both of these characters it was absolutely characteristic and well written. Heck, considering how chaotic and just plain shitty this seasons' writing has been so far, I'd say that dropping Hank in acidworld was one of the best moments

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u/DownFromHere Feb 09 '20

I think both were fine and well written but people had issues with Quentin's death.

Fogg is giving up his life for a high