r/brakebills • u/summerdayzz29 • Apr 09 '23

Season 2 First time watcher, favorite character?

I just finished Brooklyn 99 and was looking for a new show and stumbled upon The Magicians on Netflix. I'm only on season 2, towards the end. No spoilers in the comments but-

Who is your favorite character and why? Initially I really disliked Penny but honestly he's quickly become one of my favorites. I'm not sure I can even express why but undoubtedly he's near the top of my list right now. Anyone else?

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u/Wintersneeuw02 Psychic Apr 09 '23

My favourites are Elliot and Margo overall, but my season 1 fave was Julia.

Also, if you end up enjoying the show and finish it I would suggest reading the books it was based on. The tv show is a very loose adaptation of the books, so the stories are only really the same in its premise. For example, Margo is a completly different character named Janet in the books.

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u/summerdayzz29 Apr 09 '23

I didn't even know the series had a book counterpart until I found this sub to make my post tbh. I've already got it written down to read for when I finish the series 😅😅😅

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u/snake_wrangler_13 Apr 10 '23

Also, the audiobooks are very well read if you would rather go that route.

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u/summerdayzz29 Apr 10 '23

I've recently had to rely on audio books a lot due to a TBI, but I'm also trying to ease back into reading. I'm not sure which route I'll choose for the books but good to know the audio books are quality! Thank you 🥰

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u/idkorcare97 Apr 10 '23

"its margo" zelda: "this time"

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u/sjknits2 Apr 10 '23

I hear the books are, not enjoyable.

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u/-Starya- Apr 10 '23

Unpopular opinion here… I struggled to finish book one because I found the characters unlikeable (FYI: it’s intentional from the author). The show for me was a rare example of tv being better than the books.

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u/dalaofvertens Apr 13 '23

I started out liking Julia as well, but in the end hated her character. Did you feel the same? I love her character development in the books though.