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The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did titular character few favors." The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did "The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did" is the seventh episode of the British science fiction television series "Class". It was released online by BBC Three on 26 November 2016. The episode was written by series creator Patrick Ness and directed by Wayne Che Yip; it acts as a companion piece to the previous episode "Detained", also written by Ness and directed by Che Yip. "Class" follows four students of Coal Hill Academy and their alien teacher, as they deal with various alien threats. The episode takes place concurrently