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The Magicians S1E9 — The Writing Room

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The Magicians•Season 1•Episode 9

The Writing Room

8.3/10 · 1,158 votesMar 14, 201643 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

Quentin, Alice, Eliot, and Penny travel to England in search of a missing magic button. Julia searches for real meaning in her magic.

Directed byJames L. Conway

Written bySera Gamble

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Cast8

Jason Ralph

Jason Ralph

Quentin Coldwater

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Alice Quinn

Arjun Gupta

Arjun Gupta

William "Penny" Adiyodi

Stella Maeve

Stella Maeve

Julia Wicker

Hale Appleman

Hale Appleman

Eliot Waugh

Summer Bishil

Summer Bishil

Margo Hanson

Rick Worthy

Rick Worthy

Dean Fogg

Hannah Henney

Hannah Henney

Dancer (uncredited)

Crew7

Sera Gamble

Sera Gamble

Writer

James L. Conway

James L. Conway

Director

Elie Smolkin

Elie Smolkin

Director of Photography

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David Reed

Story Editor

J

Jason Gourson

Editor

H

Henry Alonso Myers

Executive Producer

D

David Waco

Associate Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Writing Room" is episode 9 of The Magicians season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,158 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by James L. Conway and written by Sera Gamble, it aired on March 14, 2016.

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