Singing Heck Yes! Was a cheery episode.
I would have given this ep the usual 8 stars but there was a bit too much singing.
Okay, so I'm not a fan of musical episodes in general, but this cast is actually talented, so that always helps. Plus, the framing device for the songs works well as part of the narrative of this one and the OCEANS 11 vibe that it's going for. And it was all just a ton of FUN, and not the tedious and forced sort of thing that we usually get with these episodes elsewhere.
Song and Dance Number. "You've Got to be Cruel to Be Kind" by a pig. Loved it.
Haha, lot of LOLs during this one... :D
Julia: "Hormones dude, enjoy the ride."
The pig wir a shotgun: LUL
And the dance scene, so unexpected and ridiculously funny. That was also by far my favorite song btw (it reminded me of The Descendants tbh but I doubt those movies fit the typical audience of this show xD).
Josh: "And we're fogged." xD
Margo shooting Mr. Ball was a bit mean but he really had that coming tbh (not to say he got away easy).
And then they get rescued/extracted by Santa Claus. Coming in hot with "ho ho ho motherfuckers."
The only drawback is that it's now tight to wrap this up properly with only one episode left.
Marina doing choreography with a frustrated look on her face - absolutely hilarious!
Thankfully this is the last musical episode of the Magicians ever.
Very annoying to watch a show muted for 85% of the duration.
Seriously, what kind of drugs do you have to be on to write plot like this???
Alice channeling Peter Gabriel and Eliot channeling Kate Bush. WOW!
Well that episode could have been great...minus the song & dance routines. :rolling_eyes:
Typically, I love the musical episodes, but this one was kinda weak. Except for the last song, they went too obscure. And even though the pig number was fun because of the choreo (side note, how HUGE is that apartment?! Damn!), I ended up skipping over the Alice/Eliot song cause to me, it was too long and too boring.
A heist episode fused with a musical one? Hot damn! This show is already in its 5th season and there's still no sign of dullness or writer's block from the show runners. They're still coming up with the wackiest ideias! Impressive, to say the least. I was so glad to be able to, once again, hear those lovely singing voices that bless Eliot and Kady. But, in all honesty, everyone from the main cast was a pleasure to listen to.
On the downside of things, I actually really liked the idea of The Couple being just that one guy. I felt that to be more in tune with the quirkiness of this show. And then the reason for The Couple to want the World Seed... Well... That was disappointment number two. That didn't make them genuinely evil, but they're not good folks, either. That reason just made them seem awkward. Couldn't they just adopt a child? Fen was right on the money when she asked them if they think they'd be good parents.
Penny's bit with his mom was heartbreaking, a true punch to the gut on an otherwise hilarious episode. The Magicians sure does know how to juggle teh feels with the laughter.
The Ocean's 11 (12? 13? 9? I forgot to count how many magicians they were) style episode (with the appropriate soundtrack to keep up with the action!), combined with the awkwardly placed (given the context) musical bits sure made this episode one of my all time favourites! And I don't even like musicals! Madness!
The show is clearly running at full power as the season deadline approaches, hopefully gearing up for one heck of a season finale!
I know there's mixed emotions with this show and the plot can get kinda/very hairy at times but for me personally this episode just hit some pretty high marks with me. My mom is terminal and the "Don't Give Up" (with Alice and Eliot no less :'() and the stuff with Penny's mom really got to me. The World Seed and The Couple is kind of a Macguffin at this point in the show but it doesn't matter really. To me the show ended with Quentin and this has just been a really long epilogue, just wishing and wishing it could continue forever. But, when it's supposed to be over, it should be. Dragging it out sometimes helps but usually makes it worse. Sure we got some great stuff (namely the Run Lola Run episode, and honestly the conversation with Alice and Eliot at the mountain, which makes me sad all over again just thinking about it), but it's time to move on. I can't wait for the finale, to many it'll disappoint, like much of life, but this show, as important and as trivial as a TV show can be, has been something I have quite enjoyed. May all of us have friends and families like this group of Magicians.
In which Sir Hargreave Mcgrubney Cubbins Archibald Brian Effingham III -- a.k.a. Sir Effingham -- has his opportunity to be, indeed, an effing ham. ;-)
Shout by xtremebrahBlockedParent2020-03-26T08:22:28Z
Loved the singing, great episode!