The Strangled Heart 

Brakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone they thought was a friend while Quentin tries to find a connection to The Beast. After entering a rehab facility, Julia considers giving up magic for good.

Director:

Jan Eliasberg

Writers:

Sera Gamble (created for television by), John McNamara (created for television by)

Stars:

Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Ralph	...	Quentin Coldwater
Stella Maeve	...	Julia Wicker
Olivia Taylor Dudley	...	Alice Quinn
Arjun Gupta	...	William 'Penny' Adiyodi
Hale Appleman	...	Eliot Waugh
Summer Bishil	...	Margo Hanson (credit only)
Rick Worthy	...	Dean Fogg
Anne Dudek	...	Prof. Pearl Sunderland
Jesse Luken	...	Mike McCormick
Mackenzie Astin	...	Richard
Esmé Bianco	...	Eliza
Rose Liston	...	Jane Chatwin
Kacey Rohl	...	Marina Andrieski
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Professor Lipson
Valerie Tian	...	Healer Faye

Storyline

Brakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone they thought was a friend while Quentin tries to find a connection to The Beast. After entering a rehab facility, Julia considers giving up magic for good.

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Plot Keywords:

passionate kiss | covered with blood | strangled | down blouse | levitation | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Groundswell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Healer Faye: It's spreading too quickly to be an infection.
Professor Lipson: The wound is cursed. Whatever it is, is growing under the skin. He's lucky it's not near any vital organs. The necrotizing tissue-...
William 'Penny' Adiyodi: Necrotizing?
Healer Faye: Cell death within the tissue.
Professor Lipson: If it touches something important-...
William 'Penny' Adiyodi: How do you fix it?
Professor Lipson: [sighs] Without seeing the knife I I have no idea.
William 'Penny' Adiyodi: I hate magic.

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