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* ActingForTwo: Not counting AlternateUniverse counterparts, at least two actors play multiple unrelated roles: Creator/OliviaTaylorDudley plays both Alice and the mythical Cassandra (though their resemblance is noted InUniverse), and Creator/SeanMaguire plays both the Dark King and the pig man Lord Effingham (under heavy makeup and an exaggerated accent).



* WrittenInInfirmity: Julia's second pregnancy was written into season 5 because Stella Maeve was pregnant during filming.
* YouLookFamiliar: Not counting AlternateUniverse counterparts, at least two actors play multiple unrelated roles: Creator/OliviaDudley plays both Alice and the mythical Cassandra (though their resemblance is noted InUniverse), and Creator/SeanMaguire plays both the Dark King and the pig man Lord Effingham (under heavy makeup and an exaggerated accent).

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* WrittenInInfirmity: Julia's second pregnancy was written into season 5 because Stella Maeve was pregnant during filming. \n* YouLookFamiliar: Not counting AlternateUniverse counterparts, at least two actors play multiple unrelated roles: Creator/OliviaDudley plays both Alice and the mythical Cassandra (though their resemblance is noted InUniverse), and Creator/SeanMaguire plays both the Dark King and the pig man Lord Effingham (under heavy makeup and an exaggerated accent).

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pulled more into the spoiler as just saying "ironic" flags that there's something unexpected about the situation


* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Creator/MadeleineArthur (Fray) is physically very believable as Creator/HaleAppleman and Creator/BrittanyCuran's daughter -- ironic, considering [[spoiler:Fray is revealed to not actually be their daughter]].

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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Creator/MadeleineArthur (Fray) is physically very believable as Creator/HaleAppleman and Creator/BrittanyCuran's daughter -- [[spoiler: ironic, considering [[spoiler:Fray Fray is revealed to not actually be their daughter]].
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** They also found an excuse to have her speak Hebrew because Creator/JadeTailor's father lived in Israel and she is at least somewhat fluent.

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** They also found an excuse to have her speak Hebrew because Creator/JadeTailor's father lived in Israel Israel, and she is at least somewhat fluent.



* TheOtherDarrin: Laci J. Mailey played Fen in "Have You Brought Me Little Cakes" and was replaced afterwards by Creator/BrittanyCurran.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Laci J. Mailey played Fen in "Have You Brought Me Little Cakes" and was replaced afterwards afterward by Creator/BrittanyCurran.



** Some of the content of the sixth Fillory book is shown, including a mention that the Chatwins' story is much darker than the books have implied, foreshadowing what's found out later.
** Josh isn't in the Neitherlands but is instead a member of Quentin's class and his lab partner.

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** Some of the content of the sixth Fillory book is shown, including a mention that the Chatwins' story is much darker than the books have implied, foreshadowing what's found out later.
** Josh isn't in the Neitherlands Neitherlands, but is instead a member of Quentin's class and his lab partner.



** The script also explains how electronics don't work around magic, but the school library has computers that work for checking email and it's confirmed that there's only ''one'' pay phone on the entire Brakebills campus.

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** The script also explains how electronics don't work around magic, but the school library has computers that work for checking email email, and it's confirmed that there's only ''one'' pay phone on the entire Brakebills campus.
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TRS cleanup


* AbsenteeActor:
** Despite being listed as a main, Creator/SummerBishil (Margo) doesn't appear in three episodes in season one ("The World In The Walls", "The Strangled Heart" and "The Writing Room").
** Creator/TrevorEinhorn (Josh) is missing from several episodes of season three, which is explained InUniverse as him retreating from the other main characters.
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* DawsonCasting: At the beginning of the series, Quentin was about 24. His actor Jason Ralph, on the other hand, was almost 30 (about 29). The same applies to most of the main cast -- although their characters are in their early to mid-20s, they were almost 30 when Season 1 was filmed and ''well'' into their 30s by Season 3.
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** The ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' reference in season three qualifies, given that Creator/Ric Worthy, Creator/KeeganConnorTracy, Creator/MichaelHogan and Creator/AlessandroJuliani have all appeared in both series.

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** The ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' reference in season three qualifies, given that Creator/Ric Worthy, Creator/RickWorthy, Creator/KeeganConnorTracy, Creator/MichaelHogan and Creator/AlessandroJuliani have all appeared in both series.
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** Despite being listed as a main, Creator/SummerBishil (Margo) doesn't appear in three episodes in season one. ("The World In The Walls", "The Strangled Heart" and "The Writing Room".)

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** Despite being listed as a main, Creator/SummerBishil (Margo) doesn't appear in three episodes in season one. one ("The World In The Walls", "The Strangled Heart" and "The Writing Room".)Room").



** They also found an excuse to have her speak Hebrew because Creator/JadeTailor is half-Israeli and at least somewhat fluent.

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** They also found an excuse to have her speak Hebrew because Creator/JadeTailor is half-Israeli Creator/JadeTailor's father lived in Israel and she is at least somewhat fluent.


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* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Creator/HaleAppleman has identified as sexually fluid/queer in real life.
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* WrittenInInfirmity: Julia's second pregnancy was written into season 5 because Stella Maeve was pregnant during filming.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Vancouver stands in for New York and surrounding locales. The pilot was shot in New Orleans for the same effect.

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