Stories Television Class Class S1 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did 1 image Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews Statistics Quotes 3 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, November 26, 2016 Written by Patrick Ness Directed by Wayne Che Yip Runtime 45 minutes Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) LGBTQA+, Shape Shifting Location (Potential Spoilers!) Coal Hill School, Earth, England, London, Metaphysical Reality Synopsis With the gang trapped in detention and out of the way, Miss Quill accepts Dorothea's astonishing offer: to help remove the arn from her head, so she can finally reclaim her freedom. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Andrea Quill Dorothea Ames Ballon Show All Characters (3) How to watch The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did: Watch on iPlayer DVD Class: Season 1 Blu-Ray Class: Season 1 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating116 members 3.94 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating408 votes 3.90 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating27 votes 4.15 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 387 Favourited 25 Reviewed 0 Saved 2 Skipped 0 Owned 4 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite MISS QUILL: That's the size of a kitten. BALLON: Are kittens dangerous? MISS QUILL: Only if you insult their worshippers online. — The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did Show All Quotes (3) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking [Assembly hall] (Straight on from Quill locking the team in the classroom and walking off down the corridor.) QUILL: Ready. (Dorothea is in jodhpurs and riding boots.) QUILL: Is that what you're wearing? Is that what you are?DOROTHEA: They'll stay in the classroom? Don't want them trying to solve any mysteries while we're away.QUILL: Oh, they're such goody-two-shoes, they'd probably stay in there without a key or a teacher. Now, come on, are we leaving or aren't we?DOROTHEA: Are you really so eager? The chances of you surviving this areQUILL: I'll either end today dead or with this thing out of my skull.DOROTHEA: Are you entirely sure about that? The Arn knows your thoughts, yes?QUILL: Yeah.DOROTHEA: Then it knows you want it out. And surely the only reason it hasn't killed you already is that you yourself don't believe that this will work.QUILL: What are you getting at?DOROTHEA: At some point today, should everything go according to plan, there will come a moment when you start to believe.QUILL: And when that happens?DOROTHEA: There will be no going back. You really will either end today dead or with your freedom.QUILL: Then let's begin. I wish to be free.DOROTHEA: And who, I wonder, is Quill when she's free?QUILL: I am war itself. Show Full Transcript Open in new window