Julia Wicker has been through a lot during this season ofThe Magicians.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Julia has been on such a journey all season.
What are you proudest of her for?
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It throws us these crazy, awful things.
We get to watch her earn it, and it’s nice.
I love how empathetic she is.
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I felt like that was so metaphoric.
… People just do the best they can.
Even a goddess, this otherworldly being that we all idolize, messed up.
That’s like life.
And kind of like where America is in the world and what’s happening politically.
What does it mean for Julia to have her Shade back?
The best way I was able to understand that storyline was watching a lot of documentaries on serial killers.
I watched this one calledHoly Hellon Netflix.
It’s a documentary on this cult leader.
He’s still around.
He’s hanging out in Hawaii right now.
Not having it was fun for a while.
You have to keep going.
What did that mean for her to be able to make that decision?
It didn’t surprise me.
So what’s the point?"
That was the mentality behind it.
“Quentin still has a shot at happiness.
I can give this to him.”
But I loved the morality of it in the end where she gets her Shade back anyway.
Or are you happy exploring this side of her?
Well, I love that we get to explore this side.
In the novels, Julia becomes a goddess and gets to live in the woods and speak with animals.
I would love to see her in her element and get to explore that.
What kind of womandoesn’twant to play a goddess?
That would be wonderful!
It’d be nice to see her finally get to the light and be nonhuman.
That’d be really cool.
But I think for get there, all of this darkness had to happen.
Going into the finale, where is Julia at emotionally and mentally?
There’s a sense of relief as much as there is sadness.
She’s dealing with the pain and everything that’s happened.
She’s not focused on a mission or putting that energy elsewhere.
Nobody wants to deal with their emotions and feelings.
It’s too hard to look at yourself in the mirror.
And in a way, not having her Shade for that time, was that really for her?
She didn’t have to deal with her emotions anymore.
Yeah, it was a form of escapism.
The funny thing is we get to watch Quentin on his journey through the steps of grief.
It’s such a mirror image because that’s what Julia should have been doing.
What are you most excited for fans to see tonight?
There’s a huge surprise coming up.
It’s going to be a great cliffhanger, and people will be itching for season 3.
It’ll be good.
Seeing as how Quentin andEliot have both sung, would you want Julia to sing on the show?
It’d be awesome to do a musical number on the show!
It started out as kind of like a joke, and now it’s turned into a real thing.
It’s been pretty amazing.
I would love to have to get to do a musical number.
That would be hilarious.
If they found the right pick, it could be actually awesome.
The Magiciansseason 2 finale airs Wednesday at 9 p.m.
