Signal Boost: The Magicians S4 Finale Aired Five Days Ago And I'm Still Mad As Hell

[seperis]

cleolinda posted: The Magicians S4 Finale Aired Five Days Ago And I'm Still Mad As Hell

There is still so much I want to say about all of it, but my thoughts won't organize themselves sufficiently. Read cleolinda; lots of commentary and links.

I do, however, want to comment eventually on the less-loaded topic of bad storytelling, which was also a factor here.

But there's also this: any hack on earth can write tragedy. Devastating your audience is the easiest thing in the world.

You know what's hard? Blowing their minds with sheer joy. Shock them by giving them what they didn't even know they could want. I think I can count the times on one hand where a show managed that. To get it, you have to work for it.

I don't get--I'll never get--why anyone on earth would do the second--would manage the fucking impossible--but in the end, only care about, only take pride in, only value doing the first.

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[kore]

The Magicians actuallly managed some great moments, like the Under Pressure musical number and THE PEACHES AND PLUMS RECOLLECTION. Argh, show.

-- I swear, the fucken bad writing seperis mentions is so horrible too. Fandom: "These two characters just fell in love and lived an actual lifetime together in a pocket dimension, and now they both remember it! And now one of the characters reveals one of the most important moments in his life is about that! And there's the setup for a big reunion when they both finally are able to deal with it together -- " Showrunner: "Nah that's artificial and we can't think of anything else to do." Like, DAMN, BRO, YOUR SHOW HAS TALKING BEARS AND THE ENTIRE CAST GOT TURNED INTO GEESE, and now, NOW, you have a COMPLETE failure of imagination?!"

But of course....Wow how coincidental. Funny how that failure JUST HAPPENED to coincide with the queer love story.

[stultiloquentia]

...I never got into the show, but I think I might need a Magicians fic rec list.

[kore]

ME TOO, man (I actually haven't been reading much fic while watching the show!).