A Flock of Lost Birds is the first episode in the fourth season of The Magicians, and fortieth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Brian takes a friend out for ice cream; Sam is one week away from retirement.
Plot[]
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Magic is now rationed. Kady/Sam finds out about alternate personalities, and she gathers Penny/Hansel, Margo/Janet and Josh/Isaac to warn them about the protective spell around it. Quentin/Brian is having trouble with the Monster/Eliot. Julia/Kim take a test to enter Brakebills. Margo/Janet is having dreams of Ember. Marina-23 takes the four of them to her apartment. Meanwhile, Alice is in the Library prison talking to Santa Claus and planning her way out. Marina-23 fails to pierce through the spell. Margo/Janet ends up in Fillory.
Cast[]
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
- Summer Bishil as Margo Hanson
- Rick Worthy as Henry Fogg
- Jade Tailor as Kady Orloff-Diaz
- Trevor Einhorn as Josh Hoberman
Guest Stars:
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Eleanor Lipson
- Mageina Tovah as Zelda Schiff
- Dominic Burgess as Ember
- Tom Wright as Santa Claus
- Adam DiMarco as Todd
- Kacey Rohl as Marina Andrieski
- Emily Althaus as Kimber D'Antoni
- Leanne Lapp as Sam Cunningham
- Tim Carlson as Brian
- Tarun Keram as DJ Hansel
- Agam Darshi as Janet Pluchinsky
- Neil Grayston as Isaac Karamov
- Ronald Patrick Thompson as Detective Richter
- Dion Riley as Librarian Bruce
- Jackie Blackmore as Librarian Shayna
- Anthony Ingram as Lord Fresh
- Max Montesi as Mark
- Patrick Keating as Shop Owner
- Bethany Brown as Sophie
- Kelly Metzger as Librarian Rona
- Tyler Cotton as Ice Cream Vendor
- Ian Hawes as Businessman
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York City, New York
- Brakebills University, New York
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle Police Precinct
- San Francisco, California
- Greece (mentioned)
- United States of America
- Neitherlands
- Library of the Neitherlands
- Poison World (mentioned)
- Fillory
- Castle Blackspire (mentioned)
Items[]
- The Book of Alice Quinn (mentioned)
- Metamorphosis
- Deadening Paint (mentioned)
- Spelling Bee Amulet
- A Flock of Lost Birds: A Detective Sam Cunningham Story
- Margo Hanson's Fairy Eye
- Fillory and Further (mentioned)
- Margo Hanson's Eye Patch
- Magic
Events[]
- Great Blank Spot (mentioned)
- Reactivation of the Wellspring (mentioned)
Organizations[]
Sentient Species[]
- Humans
- Dwarves (mentioned)
- Questing Creatures
- Elves (mentioned)
Creatures[]
Mentioned[]
- Eliot Waugh
- Irene McAllistair
- Harriet Schiff
- Jeff Goldblum
- Banksy
- James Tiberius R. Martin
- Francesco Tomm
- Amazon
- Taylor Swift
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Due to Alice Quinn's scenes, this episode concludes with a hotline for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
