: Margo prepares a modified version of a hangover drink she and Eliot used to share. By adding Ativan and Nightshade , it becomes a potion that grants external control over a person's muscles. In the episode, this is used as a temporary fix for Penny’s cursed hands, allowing Professor Sunderland to manipulate them to perform spells.

In the episode "" ( The Magicians, Season 2, Episode 2 ), the "potions" feature heavily as both a character beat and a plot-driving magical mechanic. Key Magical Features and Potions

: While not a potion, a major "feature" of the Fillory storyline involves Eliot using his repressed farm-boy knowledge to introduce fertilizer to a kingdom that previously relied entirely on magic to grow crops, which is now failing. Plot Objectives