Plan B is the seventh episode in the second season of The Magicians, and twentieth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Julia and Kady enlist Quentin, Margo, Eliot, and Penny for a magical heist.
Plot[]
Quentin is being harassed by Alice's niffin in the Brakebills Library. She wants him to release her from the tattoo trap on his back but he refuses, fearing she will hurt someone. She claims that she wants to travel the universe and see new things, but he refuses.
Julia and Kady visit an Asian butcher shop for help aborting Julia's child by Reynard. Two women, Sun and Moon, wave knives around her then argue in another language. Moon leaves angrily and Sun says that Julia needs an exorcism, not an abortion, and that the longer she waits the harder it will be. Julia agrees and Sun quotes her $1,000,000 in gold to perform the exorcism. Kady and Julia attempt to negotiate but Sun refuses and leaves. Kady and Juilia try to figure out a way to get that much money, especially in gold, when Julia jokingly suggests robbing a bank. Kady takes the suggestion seriously. They scope out a bank that appears to have some magical protections and are attacked and overwhelmed by an invisible guardian. The Haxenpaxen comes to their defense but is mortally wounded in the process.
They next visit Professor Lipson and Dean Fogg at Brakebills. Lipson reaches the same conclusion at Sun did, but says she does not have the skills necessary to exorcise the baby and suggests the find a mudang. Kady explains that they already did and could not afford her. Lipson and Fogg have a private word in which Lipson says that Julia is fucked, but would be safer at Brakebills for the time being. Fogg reluctantly agrees.
In Fillory, Tick explains to Eliot that a declaration of war cannot be taken back and that Lorian troops are already marching to Fillory's borders. He also explains that they have no money with which to wage a war... Fillory is broke. They visit Brakebills and discuss their problems with Quentin, Kady, and Penny. Since they all need money for their respective problems, they agree to plan a robbery and toast to their new endeavor.
Margo explains that most banks and vaults utilize magical protections and some are owned by Magicians. In addition to wards and sigils, the defenses are designed to detect magic users as well.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Jason Ralph as Quentin Coldwater
- Stella Maeve as Julia Wicker
- Olivia Taylor Dudley as Alice Quinn
- Arjun Gupta as Penny Adiyodi
- Hale Appleman as Eliot Waugh
- Summer Bishil as Margo Hanson
- Rick Worthy as Henry Fogg
- Jade Tailor as Kady Orloff-Diaz
Guest Stars:
- Brittany Curran as Fen
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Eleanor Lipson
- Rizwan Manji as Tick Pickwick
- Alexandra Bokyun Chun as Sun
- Tora Kim as Moon
- Miranda Edwards as Heloise
- Kathleen Duborg as Rhona
- Vivian Lanko as Becky
- Austin Eckert as Librarian Student
- Greg Delmage as Adam
- Alison Wandzura as Susie
- Romuald Hivert as Jimmy
- Neil Webb as Hipster
- Jason Burkart as Stinkmonster
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- Earth
- Brakebills University
- New York City, New York
- #1 Choice Meats Butcher Shop
- Hamilton National Bank
- Fillory
- Castle Whitespire
- Grudge Gap (mentioned)
- Wellspring (mentioned)
- Outer Islands (mentioned)
Events[]
- Robbery at Hamilton National Bank
Items[]
- Niffin Box
- Living Clay
- Golems
- Eliot Waugh's Golem
- Wards
- Gravity Belt
- Quarterback
- Best Bitches Necklaces
- Wrecking Ball
- Word as Bond (mentioned)
- Lightning Baton
Organizations[]
Sentient Species[]
Creatures[]
- Haxenpaxens
- Dokkaebi
- Nugget Beetles (mentioned)