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A Discovery of Witches – Episode 1

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A Discovery of Witches - Episode 1

The opening episode of A Discovery of Witches introduces us to historian and closet witch Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) who while working on research at Oxford University stumbles up on a long lost volume in the library that appears to her. The ripples of her exposure to the book ring across the school and raise the interest of the vampire Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode) as well as other witches and daemons. It turns out the lost manuscript involves the origin of supernatural species and may hold the key to their survival or extinction.

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Wizards of Waverly Place – Disenchanted Evening

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Wizards of Waverly Place - Disenchanted Evening

Wayback Wednesday takes us back to a family of wizards living in Waverly Place. After learning that TJ (Daryl Sabara) is a wizard whose parents are okay with him using magic whenever he wants, Alex (Selena Gomez) gets the group together unaware the secret to success is TJ having charmed his parents which he also does for Alex. While initially happy in a world where her parents don’t worry about magic, or anything else, Alex and Justin (David Henrie) decide to set things right after the pair show no concern with them leaving their younger brother on Mars (where the jumped to for a quick look for his school project).

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Delicious in Dungeon – Griffin/Familiars

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Delicious in Dungeon - Griffin/Familiars

Leaving the comfort of the Golden Country, the party sets off to find the Winged Lion who may help them in their quest. The change in scenery breaks the calming spell effecting Izutsumi (Mitsuho Kambe) as the group find themselves in a dwarven cistern deep in the dungeon. “Griffn/Familiars” is notable for several reasons including providing some backstory for the mad mage Thistle (Yû Kobayashi) and lay the stage for the tight-lipped Senshi (Hiroshi Naka) to provide information about his own past. The episode ends at the beginning of Senshi’s tale. Before we get there, the party will have to deal with a Griffin (the first creature to have Senshi running in fear) but the Familiars created by Marcille (Emily Rudd) help take down the creature. Marcille is proud of her creations, although less so once  Laios (Damien C. Haas) begins cooking them for dinner.

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The Dragon Prince – Love, War & Mushrooms

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The Dragon Prince - Love, War & Mushrooms

“Love, War & Mushrooms” offers two stories. The new quest involving Soren (Jesse Inocalla), Corvus (Omari Newton), and Azymondias to find the missing Zubeia unexpectedly ends after a single episode when the group encounter magic mushrooms who have shrunk the dragon down to size and are working to heal her. The story offers chances for Soren to be goofy and for Azymondias to learn his mother is safe. The other plot checks in on Lux Aurea and Janai (Rena Anakwe) still reeling from the betrayal of her brother lashing out at everyone including Amaya until she chooses to focus on the future of her people and not past mistakes.

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Delicious in Dungeon – Egg/The Golden Country

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Delicious in Dungeon - Egg/The Golden Country

As the other party reaches the surface and discovers the dungeon may soon be in danger from elves who have arrived (which also provides some backstory for Kabru), a ghost leads our party to a new part of the dungeon which reveals Laios‘ (Damien C. Haas) destiny. Because we don’t have monster attacks here, and the characters spend most of the time in this new community cursed with immortality deep in a peaceful pocket of the dungeon, the only dinner of note is the Eggs Benedict they eat prior to allowing the ghost to pull them into this new realm. However, there are plenty of docile monsters in the town for Laios and the others to nerd over. The episode feels very much like a transitionary one, pushing characters on to the paths for the final episodes of the season and setting up a new danger to the dungeon from the elves.

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