Ep 1. Phone-y Business
- TV-PG
- July 7, 2015
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7.6 (83)
In season 2 episode 1 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, titled "Phone-y Business," viewers will witness some thrilling and mind-boggling magic tricks as aspiring magicians try to impress the iconic duo, Penn & Teller. The show opens with the usual premise, where each magician presents their original trick to Penn & Teller, and the aim is to fool them.
Throughout the episode, we see a range of inventive and daring tricks from talented magicians, but the one that really stands out from the rest is a trick involving a mobile phone. The magician asks a member of the audience to pick a random word from any book and write it down on a piece of paper. She then introduces her mobile phone and explains that she can make the word visible on the phone screen without using any apps or technology.
To carry out her magic trick, the magician places the piece of paper having the random word written on it to the back of the mobile phone and smears the paper with her hand. As if by magic, the word appears in white on the phone's black screen.
The trick is mind-bogglingly impressive, and the audience is in disbelief over how the magician was able to pull off this feat. But will Penn and Teller be fooled? That's the million-dollar question, and the magician waits with bated breath to find out the iconic duo's verdict.
Another trick to watch out for is the one involving a spooky twist. A magician invites Penn and Teller to participate in a card trick, where they choose a card from a deck and return it to the pack. The pack of cards is then placed into a wooden box, which the magician locks and takes to a nearby grave.
In the next scene, the magician appears at the grave holding a small urn, which he claims is the remains of a famous magician who could communicate with the dead. The magician pours the ashes onto the ground and invites Penn and Teller to call out the name of their chosen card. As they do, the magician digs up the box and reveals that the chosen card is now upside down inside the pack.
The magician's presentation is spellbinding, and the audience is both thrilled and chilled by the spooky twist at the end. But will Penn and Teller be able to uncover the trick behind the trick?
Throughout the episode, other magicians perform some equally daring tricks, including one who manages to make a ball float mid-air, and another who seemingly teleports from one place to another within seconds.
As each magician presents their trick, Penn and Teller provide their insights into how they think the magician might be pulling it off. And then comes the final moment of truth, when Penn and Teller reveal whether they were fooled by the magician or not.
Overall, the Phone-y Business episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us is an exciting and entertaining showcase of magic, illusion, and creativity. Viewers will be wowed by the range of tricks and amazed by the sheer talent and ingenuity of the contestants. It's a fun-filled show that's perfect for anyone who loves to be entertained and astonished.