@Nyx: I agree that the characters are kinda dickish but its realistic in the sense that even good people can be dicks sometimes and sometimes you meet people who are dicks but are nice sometimes. Quentin ends up regretting what he did to Julia for a long time afterwards.

And characters playing with forbidden magic beyond their control is nothing new especially for teenagers. They are in the testing boundaries phase. I mean even harry potter nearly killed someone with a spell he tested.

But yeah I agree with Unicorn. The series isn't for everybody. It's very different from the heroes and villains in other shows. The heroes aren't glamorous, have glaring character flaws and sometimes they are their own worst enemies. I wouldn't even say they had a traditional villain. They try to fix things with magic and it comes at a price. It's basically watching teenagers try to have their cake and eat it too. But learning it can't ever be like that.