![]() ![]() And since the Penny of the show is more essential and present in the ensemble than the Penny of the books, making him more dissimilar from Quentin brings more diversity to the cast of characters (not to mention Arjun Gupta’s performance as Penny fleshes out this iteration of the character as more complex and, as a result, a better foil for Quentin). It’s essential to tell Julia’s story at the same time as Quentin’s, because the juxtaposition of her (very different) experience with magic not only further expands the world of The Magicians, but also reinforces the entitlement and selfishness of Quentin-not to mention the fact that Stella Maeve's performance is terrific. ![]() We’re now 9 episodes into the 13-episode first season of The Magicians, and while the show has rearranged massive portions of the trilogy and created characters that don’t exist in the books, most of these changes have turned out for the better. ![]()
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