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Mar 13, 2019 · Home Improvement: Directed by Joshua Butler. With Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman. Alice goes to see her mom after cutting a reluctant deal with Zelda, and Quentin receives startling news while hunting down an item for a dragon.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Joshua Butler
- 2019-03-13
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Home Improvement is the eighth episode in the fourth season of The Magicians, and forty-seventh episode overall.
Penny licks an egg; Alice gets jealous of a flower.
At Brakebills, Alice and Dean Fogg negotiate with Zelda Schiff for a way to retrieve her daughter from the mirror realm. Alice demands that the Library return her friend Sheila and bury her book so that they can't find her again. Fogg demands and extra month's supply of magic every semester. Zelda reluctantly agrees and Fogg explains that there is a spell that will make an inanimate object a beacon for her daughter to find her.
Alice then visits her mother, who is not happy to see her. She says that she tried to get a Library card but was rejected because she is the mother of a criminal. Inside, Stephanie pours herself a glass of wine and says that the Library helped her repair the spells around the house in exchange for installing a meter that monitors how much magic is being used. She insists that it is worth it, since the Library saved magic. They try the beacon spell several times on a pair of mirrors but it doesn't work. Alice says its because she has to have an actual connection with her mother, which she doesn't. Stephanie keeps trying to get Alice to leave, finally saying that she has plans. A knock on the door announces Carol, who Alice previously electrocuted. Stephanie tells Alice to hide since there is a warrant out for her, but she refuses to leave without the beacon spell. Carol then comes in and explains that the Library doesn't like her much either because of her new business: marital aids. She pulls out a pair of male and female dolls and explains that when one touches any spot on the doll, their partner feels it even they are far away. There is another knock on the door and it is two men from the Library. Alice accuses her mother of calling them on her but she denies it. Alice activates her father's defensive spell which locks the Library men out and her, Stephanie, and Carol in.
One of the Library men is Gavin, the other is Muhammed. Muhammed asks if "she" knows that Stephanie called them. Gavin doesn't know or care and is ready to leave because he thought this was a simple mission, not a hostage situation. Muhammed says they can deploy the Screamers, and Gavin reluctantly agrees. Back inside, Alice confronts Stephanie says that she intended to turn in Carol, not her. Then voices start talking loudly in all of their heads. They manage to into a safe room and Stephanie defends herself, saying that Carol was selling voodoo dolls that could be used to hurt people. They decide to use them on Library men outside. Stephanie tearfully says that she would never turn Alice in. Alice is all she has. They do the beacon spell right then and it works. When Stephanie asks why it worked this time. Alice admits that the problem was with her, and that when she realized her mother was protecting by trying to kick her out her something changed. Carol uses the dolls to overwhelm Gavin and Muhammed, at first by causing them intense pleasure then intense pain. She escapes while they are incapacitated. Alice and Stephanie regard one another for a moment, then Alice leaves.
Back at Brakebills, Zelda thanks Alice and Fogg says they can enjoy the moment before something else bad happens, at which point Alice demands Sheila's release. Sheila enters wearing a Librarian suit and explains that she joined the Order voluntarily because its everything she ever wanted. Alice protests that they must have forced her and tells her that the Library is evil. Sheila says that she is happy and doing important work, and that Alice must let her go. Alice gives Zelda the beacon.
The Monster wakes up Quentin and describes the describes the pain he is in from drug and alcohol withdrawals. Quentin refuses to give him any more drugs and tells him he has a lead on Heka's stone organ. The Monster is irritated that Quentin was sleeping instead of helping him, but gives Quentin some time to follow the lead while he goes and delivers his wrath on "a man inside the television." Kady then walks up to Quentin, who explains that he is looking for an artifact that was lost on the black market several hundred years ago. Kady says she knows a guy, but that Julia won't like it.
Quentin, Julia, and Kady meet with Pete, who now goes by the name "Lovelady." Julia refuses to work with him because of their past and goes to get a drink. Pete shows them several options on his phone and they see a stone with immense power locked in it that no one has been able to crack open. They recognize the stone organ and Pete tells them that it is in a dragon's horde, that of a local water dragon. Pete tells them they must approach the dragon's herald to get an audience and impress them with a gift. While Quentin leaves to search for a gift, Pete tells Kady that he still owes her for saving his life and that he was a great lieutenant to Marina. He explains the Hedges are under attack by the Library due to the explosion in Modesto and the subsequent escalation.
Main Cast:
•Jason Ralph as Quentin Coldwater
•Stella Maeve as Julia Wicker
•Olivia Taylor Dudley as Alice Quinn
•Hale Appleman as Nameless
•Arjun Gupta as Penny Adiyodi
Locations
•Fillory •Fuchsia Forest, Corian's Land •Prophet's Cabin •Earth •Brakebills University, New York •Physical Kids' Cottage •New York City, New York •Kady Orloff-Diaz's Penthouse •Chicago, Illinois •Quinn Residence •Black Market (mentioned) •Multiverse •Mirror Realm (mentioned) •Poison World (mentioned)
Events
•Modesto Act of Terror (mentioned) •Kidnapping of Penny and Marina Andrieski (mentioned)
Items
•Books of Everyone (mentioned) •Stone Organs •Library Cards (mentioned) •East River Dragon's Elixir •Mirror Realm Beacon •Spells •Daniel Quinn's Purge Protocol •Strangler Vines •The Dragon Riders of Porn •Screamer •Voodoo Dolls
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A 13-episode order was placed for the first season in May 2015, and the series premiered on December 16, 2015, as a special preview. During the course of the series, 65 episodes of The Magicians aired over five seasons, between December 16, 2015, and April 1, 2020.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Unauthorized Magic"22"The Source of Magic"33"Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting"Scott Smith44"The World in the Walls"Home Improvement is an American sitcom television series created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra, and David McFadzean and starring Tim Allen that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 1991, to May 25, 1999. A total of 204 22-minute episodes were produced, spanning 8 seasons.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleWritten By11"Pilot"Carmen Finestra & David McFadzean & Matt ...22"Mow Better Blues"Elliot Stern33"Off Sides"Marley Sims44"Satellite on a Hot Tim's Roof"Allison M. GibsonS4.E8 ∙ Home Improvement March 13, 2019 Alice goes to see her mom after cutting a reluctant deal with Zelda, and Quentin receives startling news while hunting down an item for a dragon.
Dec 16, 2015 · Episode List. Season 1. Unauthorized Magic. Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2015. In the premiere of this drama adapted from Lev Grossman's book series, best friends Quentin and Julia are mysteriously recruited to take an entrance exam to Brakebills University, a secret institution for magical pedagogy. The Source of Magic.
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Mar 12, 2019 · Episode Recap: Home Improvement. Penny licks an egg. Alice is jealous of a flower. Mar 12, 2019, 6:05 PM ET. Egg-hungover Penny, Quentin and Poppy recover in the Best Apartment Ever. Poppy has come to terms with her pregnancy and is excited to be a mom. And, good news, Quentin is not the daddy. He is visibly relieved.
