The problem is Cassandra’s short stories referred to in the episode title don’t really work all that well as a narrative device. We’re left wondering once again how Penny will get out of another seemingly impossible situation while pondering the question of whether Cassandra really is Alice, linked somehow through time by the deal she made, or not. Sadly, her snarkiness is somewhat dulled in this episode, but the introduction of an Alice lookalike in the form of the Greek mythological figure, Cassandra, was a twist no one saw coming. The Penny storyline gives us the biggest cliffhanger of all, of course, as his debt to the Library is called in, but it also brings a welcome reunion with Sylvia, a character that brought so much to her brief time in season 2. Again, another fun loose end that could develop further. Alice, on the other hand, appears to have made some sort of “exchange of information” deal with the Library that may require more secrecy in the future. Benedict, in fact, provides the only closure of the episode by giving up the key and getting a happy ending of sorts in the Underworld Library’s map room.
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Plus we get to see where Harriet’s overdue book from last season came from.Īs for the other two, Benedict could be forgiven for wanting Penny to stick around and include him in his adventure, and Alice’s quest to create a grand unified theory of magic isn’t that big of a secret. Rather than (or perhaps in addition to) just being a FuzzBeat editor advocating for freedom of information and a censoring, shushing librarian, we get a rebellious daughter and an overprotective mother seeking a relationship with each other.
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Those last two, as time-shifted mother and daughter, introduce a whole new dynamic to the Library’s restrictive stance against the free and open access that Harriet desires. In fact, everyone has their secrets and lies, whether we’re talking about Benedict, Alice, Harriet, or the Head Librarian herself. She left everyone behind, and that won’t possibly sit well with those she’s supposedly assisting. But telling Quentin that “the brave thing is to be you and accept the consequences” may come back to bite her. She initially seems helpful in trying to short circuit Quentin’s panic attack, and her honesty about the dangers of using Victoria to create a mirror bridge and even her confession to stealing Alice’s niffin notes was at least up front in its selfishness. But the story remains open-ended with consequences for the maltreatment still undetermined - something to look forward to.Īnother interesting development that will have consequences is Poppy’s self-serving exodus from the Library. Using Fen as the means of discovery for these horrible abuses was a good use of an underutilized character, and the idea that the enslaved fairies remain captive because they believe they are the only members of their race in existence is particularly cruel. One previous hanging thread that begets another is the confirmation that Irene McAllister (and the Library apparently) is using “essence of fairy” to keep magic going on a limited basis. With the fate of several characters still hanging in the balance, the re-acquisition of the key is one of the few resolved items in this episode, but the loose ends serve only to entice rather than frustrate. Although “Six Short Stories About Magic” didn’t totally sell its attempt at unique storytelling, the more conventional main narrative and its subplots were more than compelling enough to ignore the superfluous title cards and shifting perspectives. There’s one fault The Magicians can never be accused of having, and that’s predictability. This The Magicians review contains spoilers.
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