Quentin Coldwater | A Magician

"Quentin did a magic trick. Nobody noticed."
- SEASON 4 SPOILERS -
I didn't think I was going to edit this to be honest...I was definitely not in a good mood after 4x13 and editing doesn't really help me usually.
But I was thinking about him and his journey; his journey through Fillory and his journey with his friends, especially with Julia. So I thought what the hell, he deserves a tribute and they won't take tHAT AWAY.
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[@fishfingersandscarves]

quarantine has allowed me to binge watch the majority of the magicians, and god i just, i too am a depressed bisexual so i saw myself in quentin and then to just see him end up like that. god, i keep getting teared up even thinking about it. so thank you for this video and for implying timeline 41 exists

[@furtherthanfillory]

Apparently he doesn’t die in the books. They killed him off cos the actor wanted to go back to broadway.

[@platypusmode2071]

"Did I do something brave to save my friends... or did I finally find a way to kill myself?" Is one of the most heartbreaking lines I've ever heard in my life. That will always stick with me.

[@haven600]

That line gave new context to so many characters from stories I grew up with that sacrificed their lives to save the group

[@0912sooli]

Author of the book didnt like that he died in the show since it felt like Q gave up to depression(while author based Q on himself)

[@moose_and_squirrel1006]

Quentin's area in magic was fixing things. Now that he's gone who's gonna fix everyone's hearts ;~;

[@exxey_stein]

sometimes i think it should be minor bending instead of mending. He was good at card tricks, even the moment with nails can prove it. i just think it would be cooler and had more meaning with this specialization

[@vennskap5662]

We were all Quentin and we all died together in 4x13, rip to our soft souls

[@avatarlhamo3063]

what did the writers thought exactly ? That dozens, hundreads, maybe thousands of people struggling with depression or other mental health troubles weren't the most ardent part of this fandom ? Who did they think was watching their show ? hmmmmmmmm I'm sorry for our lost

[@Josh-kt6jh]

Avatar Lhamo the writers and the actor both had no idea what they would do with quintin in season 5 and both felt like his journey way coming to an end. In a way I kind of.... kind of understand what they’re saying. BUT I still find it heartbreaking that he’s no longer in the Magicians.

[@0912sooli]

​@@Josh-kt6jh weird taht they didnt know what yo do with him wheb he was literally the main character lol could they maybe base smth from books

[@Josh-kt6jh]

@@0912sooli the magicians is unique tho, one the unique things I’d that it fleshed out every single character incredibly well. To the point where every character feels like a main character truly. I think after 4 season of bulding that up, they were ready to let go of him. Plus doesn’t he die in the books as well?

[@springsbreak]

@@Josh-kt6jhno actually he doesn’t but i think him dying would fit the whole book more than the actual end

[@wisewillow7530]

This is just so beautiful. As someone who suffers with depression. I always connected with Quintin and this summed everything up. He says Fillory saved his life but The Magicians and shows like them saved my life. Every time I felt down and couldn't get out of bed, every time i felt like ending it. I thought if i do i wont get to see the next episode of the magicians or dirk gently or sense 8 and etc. I resonated with his character and its so sad that hes gone bc though I love the other characters. None of them are like Quintin, none of them are now how i feel unlike Quintin.

[@Thorn99855]

Hey. I'm with you. Don't give up. I won't if you won't.

[@caffeinatedperfectionist484]

That's why I love the Magicians, and why Quentin is my favorite character as well.

[@Chloe-fu7ig]

i honestly just stopped crying over the finale and now i’m in tears again. ahhh this is so well put together, all the parallels are absolutely gorgeous. my heart needed this one, thank you 🥺 you will be so very missed Q.

[@Emtrthree]

This show fr helped me through a lot of shit. I mean a lot. Its painful to see him go.

[@Shauncollier]

I relate so much to what Q revealed in secrets taken to the grave. I have those same thoughts everyday, and wonder if, I will go out protecting my family, or just finally finding a way to end it all. No matter how many times I watch the last episode, I can't help but start bawling

[@avatarlhamo3063]

won't say it gets better, just saying you're not alone in this...

[@moonshineinn5538]

I still remember when I saw the trailer for the 1st season, my mind was blown. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan mostly because I always felt safe and important when I would lose myself in that amazing world. HP was my escape. I never felt like that again until I started watching this show back in 2015. Quentin was the reason I started pushing myself out of my comfort zone. Q was the reason I actually picked up a few hobbies that didn't evolve sitting in front of a screen all day. What I'm trying to say is that Quentin helped me see my flaws and that I'm not as worthless as I think I am. May he rest in peace.

[@stephwiller9089]

Well you did it. I have managed a whole 24 hours without crying about this and now I'm back at day one.

[@unbreakable333]

Omfg that Card moment with the music picking up 😭😭😭😭😭💖💖💖

[@Randombunni]

even after all these years, my heart swells and breaks just like its the first time

[@theprincessandthepie]

i am so angry about his death, but this was a beautiful tribute

[@nebulousdespair]

holy shit that parallel at the end THAT IS BRILLIANT. I love this. He's my favorite character ever and this edit is beautiful, thankyou.

[@SunnyVids]

This is so utterly beautiful.

[@zowho]

aah thank you that means so much 😭❤️

[@Luh_Sanayotto]

His death broke my heart. I'm crying again. I'm going to miss him. 💔💔😭

[@evoLTenshi]

So beautiful. We are all Quentin. We are all still there. Just as he will be, in every little thing.

[@infinitesprings]

Though, I think people did underestimate Quentin's potential. He was a lot more talented and able than people seemed to give him credit for, able to do pretty much any spell he actually put his will into. Yeah, sometimes the spells went wrong, but he had the power to actually get something out of them. He was able to think of solutions to problems just like any of them, solutions that did in fact work. Also, his discipline is highly underrated. I mean the mending of small objects is actually very useful. Aren't most big objects just a combination of small objects put together. Aren't most big problems like that to. You repair the small, you can eventually repair the big. I mean how was Quentin, out of all the people frozen in that room on the first episode of the first season, able to move his fingers and drop that coin that got the Beast's attention. How was he able to use magic to summon that watch to him, when nobody else, not even Alice, could do magic in that state. That screams massive potential to me. I think he could fix very, very small objects, say perhaps some of the smallest molecules, or the smallest increments of time itself. Who really knows how far his power was able to take it. Now we will never know for sure. RIP Quentin Coldwater. You were Amazing!

[@mehugenoob2]

His ark helped me understand not to take any of the brief moments i get in my life for granted.

[@xxbludger]

Omg I was searching for this video in my Edits playlist because I've recently been watching The Magicians for the first time. I don't totally love it but I really feel such a strong connection with Quentin's vulnerability and his fears about himself. I know in a few seasons all this stuff happens (though I don't know the exact details) but I wanted to watch this to see if I would feel any differently, now that I have a little bit of context on who he is. And I do 😭 there's actual tears in my eyes 😭

[@zowho]

dude why would you do this to yourself 😭😭 im still not over it, probably never will be

[@whcares]

:( thank for this i still struggle to accept they did THAT

[@patriciamayhew6321]

Exactly. I’m going to be mad as Hel about how they murdered Quentin, forever. Love you more, Q!💔💔💔💔

[@MastersOfTheForce]

This is the only Quentin tribute I have liked and I watch this a lot tbh. I just wish it was longer because it's so good. Thank you for making him his own video because I love his character and the show so much.

[@zowho]

MastersOfTheForce Ah thank you that means a lot. Yeah I wished it was longer too but I also wanted it to be this bubble of peace and calm and magic, and this short-ish instrumental seemed perfect. I’m happy you liked it ✨

[@MastersOfTheForce]

@@zowho yeah definitely dont change what you're vision is, I think the length is perfect. Thanks again for making this video

[@armawillo]

binged this show over winter break 2019. it was basically the only thing i did. my grandma died on christmas day. q died a few days later. i just wanted him to live forever.

[@nightspires]

This is SO lovely and such a fitting tribute. I am so sad about what they did to him. He deserved better!

[@zowho]

thank you

[@jadair271]

I just watched this for the fourth time and have been crying for over an hour. I have almost everything I ever wanted but I don’t have friends and it just breaks my heart over and over. I am only here because that might change and make all of this worth it, but God I wish it would happen soon

[@snip3r416]

Wow 😮 yes it’s sad but editing was amazing this is my first time watching a fan edit unless it’s trending obviously this so not but that’s not the point just amazing.

[@TheDongSooYeoUnBox]

This is beautifully done and I can see the care and love when you made it and I saved it in my favourites and my Magicians playlist but I had to stop midaway bc my eyes started to burn and I can't cry more today, I have to be able to do things today and I can't even think of Q and my poor Eliot or I'll break down. Depression is a bitch and this finale didn't help, not a little bit. I just wanted to tell you that the part I watched was incredibly beautiful and you have a way to edit things, to choose lines and scenes that it's amazing. Thank you.

[@zowho]

thank you so much for your comment

[@mindless4roc23]

You have a gift that created a masterpiece that accurately expressed Quentin's character and his progress throughout the show. Bravo. 👏👏👏👏

[@zowho]

thank you!!

[@MastersOfTheForce]

still a great video... thank you for making this

[@stargirlish]

this is beautiful... so beautiful. they way you edited this video... simple and sad, just like quentin. i wish he will come back one day and i wish they will not forgive him... he was such an important character and so similar to almost all of us. he didn't deserve to die like this. he didn't deserve to die, actually. sorry... i have to cry

[@startrout276]

Honestly... I have not been crying for two days now And Thanks to you I'm weeping

[@infinitesprings]

Quentin may not have been the most talented or powerful of that group, but there is no denying that he was the heart and soul of it.

[@JamesConnolly1994]

Thank you for this 😭

[@zowho]

James Connolly thank YOU ❤️

[@kamille2607]

This edit was so well done omg absolute talent. That card transition KILLED ME

[@udemeebong3242]

This is an amazing memorial. RIP Quentin Coldwater. Everything is different now. Goodbye.😢

[@kathyrose8750]

Wow! That was beautiful, which made it hard to watch. I still can’t believe he’s gone.

[@JupiterLatte]

I knew I was just going to cry through the whole thing and that is exactly what I did.

[@catpoorox]

so heartbreaking!

[@anaklusmosxriptide]

I miss Quentin. I miss all of them. I miss this show.

[@yuukimcmasters9841]

Thank you so much for making this for a wonderful character that will be missed. He is definitely my inspiration to keep going, I know this is silly but I appreciate you ( whoever you are) for making this video and showing everyone who watched it how amazing Q really is, how even if he was just a magician, he’s character still went through pain like anyone else. ❤️

[@Nat-fm7dz]

this is quite possibly the most beautiful edit I've ever seen

[@zowho]

thank you so much

[@solariene]

I thought I could watch the video without crying but I'll never get over his death. Quentin deserved better and I will forever be upset about his end. Beautiful video 💔

[@magsguerra]

A fitting and beautiful tribute. Now I’m going to go sob loudly in the corner. This death just completely broke me....

[@zowho]

magsguerra thank you ! Yes wait for me 😭

[@TheLukeLiberty]

omg i’m crying this is so awesome 😭😭😭

[@You_Resonate]

This was so beautifully done. Now excuse me while I start sobbing over this AGAIN.

[@jackagjonraw4274]

This is a work of art.

[@joshjimmyz1304]

Always felt different, magic add jus the right amount of spunk every life needs to see

[@KitAF]

As if I needed another video to punch my heart. Also- is it just me or does Q/Jason look at the camera before going through the arch? Might’ve just imagined it, but that moment of “eye contact” shook me

[@Dark59294]

Beautiful! 😰

[@gustavosanzana67]

This was just... beautiful. A magical journey ;)

[@nicolesylvester939]

This is so well done!

[@faemonster3482]

Ok but this video captures Quintin's story so well!! I sobbed during the finale but your video is the only thing to make tear up after...brava!

[@syd3643]

I think his character development was perfectly executed. We first see his character lost, scared, and out of hope. As he learns about magic and Fillmore he’s happy, but soon he learns that’s his naive ideas of being able to always fix everything are wrong. His character ended being a hero, being part of a world bigger than him. If you told Quentin at the beginning what would happen, he’d be fine with it, because it was just what he wanted. He wanted to belong and he learned that to save his friends he had to take away what he lived for, and I think that’s what makes his character so amazing. I’m going to sincerely miss him, because his character was definitely my favorite, but I’ll still watch magicians because I want to see the other characters story’s develop as well as Q’s

[@Q_jujutsu]

what a great journey

[@whoviansam538]

dude this video is awesome, complete artwork!!!!!

[@beatriceminetti2199]

My heart 💔

[@ItsASuprise]

this is beautiful 😭

[@cearajacobs9793]

This is beautiful.

[@erinhurd7411]

This is so beautiful and so sad and you did our baby justice. I will forever miss Q and what his character represented for me

[@julianmartinez9199]

This may sound dumb because hes just a character in a show but ive never genuinely loved a character and seen myself in them so much. I seriously feel like i lived right by him and grew up with him. When he did i felt that pain. To this day i cant watch his last episode.

[@JoeBreeVideos]

Bruh! You want me to cry!!!!!!!!!! Because it’s HAPPENING!

[@abbiemiller4591]

I want him back and I want to cry so much rn.

[@edenjames897]

this is a wonderful tribute.

[@zowho]

Eden James thank you :)

[@heyisnxel]

This is beautiful

[@ThatBlackGirlMagic]

Nooooo! I just finally stopped crying bc of the finale.

[@MiaWinchester794]

this made me emotional and I don't even watch this show

[@zowho]

Mia Winchester ownooo im sorry 😭😭 but thank you so much 😍 I would totally recommend it but I gotta say I’m a little bit disappointed by what they did there ..

[@MiaWinchester794]

@@zowho I've actually wanted to watch it for a while but never got around to it and now with the spoilers I read I'm not sure I want to :/ but I might watch it anyway one day, it looks really interesting

[@zowho]

Mia Winchester honestly I think of you know what happens and you can prepare yourself it’s still worth the shot. I’m very sad about what they did but it remains a very good show and (up until the s4 finale) was amazingly well written (especially the humor and the way magic is portrayed)

[@MiaWinchester794]

@@zowho yeah, I might consider it once I'm in the mood of starting a new tv show, thank you :)

[@elizabethkobel7949]

This is my favorite Q video, and lemme tell ya I've binged just about all of em so far. You managed to capture Q perfectly. Thank you for your hard work, this was beautiful ❤️❤️

[@AnimeLfreak]

this was so beautiful. i'm so heartbroken.

[@Secrxts]

this made me cry SO HARD. q deserved so much better and deserves the world wow my heart is broken ),:

[@Secrxts]

this vid is beyond incredible wow

[@zowho]

thank you :)

[@DrakeFellwing]

It was actually a good end to his character, not everyone gets to make it to the end of the story but what most want is for their end to MEAN SOMETHING. Quentin's sacrifice genuinely did.

[@hystericaljoe3578]

R.I.P QUENTIN COLDWATER!!

[@starwars8697]

I likes cried for a straight hour after watching season 4 finale. 😲😭😭😭😭😭

[@chacepaulson1309]

Okay - so I'm conflicted because obviously the magicians will never be the same without Q on it but I honestly kind of appreciate it when a show kills off a main character. I think it adds some value to the storytelling because you don't assume anymore that everyone is going to make it to the end of whatever challenge they are facing. Like yeah, we kind of got that with Penny but then they brought in Penny 23 so the loss was never fully realized. With this, though, I feel like whatever the main plot is of the next season, there will be an added tension that their lives aren't all as safe.

[@stephwiller9089]

The logical part of my brain agrees with you. My heart on the other hand hates the entire idea. I feel like there was still potential left with Q, he had Queliot, he just got his discipline, I would have liked to see him grow a little more. I mean he has definitely grown but he was still the token Fillory fanboy and still questioning his own desire to live. I'm glad they at least addressed the suicide thing, and how they really showcased how much he meant to everyone so that he could leave happily. I just didn't want him to go.

[@audrierose4597]

Ok so book spoiler, Quentin doesn’t realize his discipline until the third book , he uses his minor mending to bring Alice back, to build worlds, save Fillory and basically becomes at one with himself in the final scene of the books he succeeds in building a sort of world in between earth and Fillory(apparently one needs to master minor mending to build entire worlds) and him and Alice walk through the door into his world. And it’s like sort of his “let it go” moment and he’s free. By killing him in the show they’ve basically undone all his character progression and regressed him back to suicidal/self sacrificial,

[@stephwiller9089]

@@audrierose4597 Interesting. I mean I've always hated Alice, so I'm disappointed they get to live happily ever after in this alternate world, but I knew they got together in the end so whatever. I would've thought world building would have been more of a major not a minor thing. Building another world seems like god level magic. Does he become a god? Also more important, what happens to Eliot and Margo (they are the best)? I will get around to reading these books eventually, I just heard from people that the show was better than the books. Particularly in regards to the female characters.

[@charliehassan8580]

Tbh.

[@nekohanyougirl]

im crying, thanks ; ________ ;

[@zowho]

im sorry im crying too if that helps ..

[@Mikerille]

M A G I C doesnt come from skill, it comes from P A I N

[@Scribdoodle]

this is so good, but so sad :"(

[@zowho]

Scribdoodle thank youuu and me too 😭

[@annaemelyanova3291]

Thank you. This just mended my heart a little after the finale. *watched it yesterday, and still coping with my feelings* sorry for the mistakes, not a native

[@zowho]

Anna Emelyanova thank you ;(

[@darkarrow7059]

Quentin doing small mendings again? :)

[@armawillo]

oh, i miss him

[@Kelso_Belso]

I legit found this series binged it for 3 days then refused to watch season 5 bc of what happened in the season4 finale

[@kissmrule]

so love this video it so cool and sweet

[@Emtrthree]

This is fucking beautiful, thank you 😭

[@datumzinememories]

Seeing I have had similar thoughts to Q and finding out those odd answers when you don't expect it and questioning losing Q in the TV series just hurt and made so many tears come down but said everything you wish you would hear and know when your living in those moments...though yes I wish him and Julia had more moments.

[@zowho]

yes I agree.. and I'm sorry, take care of yourself

[@lindseycassella3015]

Me: is this gonna make me cry? 3 seconds in yes it's gonna make me cry. Beautiful.

[@zowho]

im so sorry 😭 thank you so much

[@yourpalluna5848]

UUUUGGGGHHHH!!! This ending is so saaaad but it is also amazing!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT TO FEEL!! 😭😡🥰🤯

[@DraconicFeathers]

That was too precious...Love 🍑...And the exit.. 🙇🏾‍♂️💗

[@onkardomkawle3469]

I know that the writers are saying it's the end for Quentin, but I still feel like he's gonna come back.

[@kevincomtois7955]

Nice job zowho

[@TheMagiciansLoveX]

shoutout on the Book One title description.

[@nikofrei2682]

Awesome video

[@derreklabonte1676]

This video has 43k views. I probably added at least 1k of that. I watch it all the time.

[@torremoon]

hhhhmm perhaps i'm sobbing

[@FlyAwayDreams222]

I just watched this, again, with my cat Quentin curled up next to me, also watching it. (Yes, I did name my cat after him)

[@zowho]

this makes me so happy

[@Thorn99855]

Ya know, I always have said that Margo and Julia are my favorites. But I think it's because I am actually quite a bit like Quentin. We want to be as strong as those two are but we find it difficult, not because we don't have the strength, but because the mind is this big unwieldy thing that just doesn't seem to want to cooperate. It's the most frustrating thing in the world when your own mind seems like its doing its best to trick you and foil your attempts at happiness.

[@danmotovlog5321]

😭😭😭

[@avatarlhamo3063]

Uh... I can't react now to this piece of art because I'm too sad and empty and crying again so I will just say that I'm so much traumatized and in denial of this episode that for a moment I didn't even remember where the first seconds came from... I was going to ask you if it was from an interview or a cuted scene and... waw damn...

[@MrEndstage]

Random question. Am I the only one who thought he could make a decent oliver queen when it showed him with a bow?

[@klonoaorinos]

yeah...

[@kendra6808]

I know that jason Ralph left the show so he wont be in season 5 but if the magicians gets a season 6 i do hope he returns because ugh I want quentin alive lol

[@mkenscreahben2609]

Depression :"^

[@Xorrin]

The day Quentin died i died a little bit too

[@tchitarrone]

I love him so much 😭❤️❤️ he didn't deserve this, to be told his life was just there to advance other people's stories. what a horrible end to his character. thank you for this beautiful video ❤️