The episode introduces several distinct magical enhancements and chemical mixtures that serve as "features" of the Brakebills students' training:
: The gang searches for a book on battle magic originally hidden by a 500-year-old pixie professor named Bigsby. The title of the book, Lost Hope Options , is eventually revealed to be an anagram for Hotel Spa Potions . [S2E2] Hotel Spa Potions
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 Key Magical Features and Potions : While not
: 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 Lost Hope Options
: To withstand the physical toll of high-level battle magic, Fogg has the students get drunk—a ritual that provides the necessary constitution to survive the "god power juice" Alice is carrying and the intensity of the upcoming ritual.
The "feature" of the episode's title also refers to the search for a specific text: