The Magicians (TV Series)
Knight of Crowns (2017)
Jason Ralph: Quentin Coldwater
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Quotes
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Quentin Coldwater : Wait, all these questions are from the '90s.
Knight of Crowns : It - it's not the 1990s on Earth right now?
Quentin Coldwater : No, it - it's 2017. Oh, and it's, uh, "Wings", the - the Tim Daly show. "Wings".
William 'Penny' Adiyodi : Of course you know that.
Eliot Waugh : Okay, '90s.
[Turns to the Knight]
Eliot Waugh : Ask me something about Patrick Swayze.
Knight of Crowns : [In awe] You know of Swayze?
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Eliot Waugh : You know, it's considered extremely disrespectful to touch a king without permission.
Quentin Coldwater : Oh
[Moves away]
Eliot Waugh : But, um, I think you should probably hug me right now.
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Quentin Coldwater : It's just where I come from there's a legend about a witch with a cottage made of candy.
Kitchen Witch : Well, the cottage is mostly wood, and I'm more of a healer and gardening enthusiast.
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Eliot Waugh : There are four kings and queens?
Quentin Coldwater : Yeah, you get to pick the other three.
[Looks hopeful]
Quentin Coldwater : Do I get to be a king?
Eliot Waugh : Unless you want me to pick Penny.
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Quentin Coldwater : So, destiny is - it's bullshit. But you are High King in your blood. And somehow that makes sense, you know? And I-I just - for what it's worth, I think that you are going to be a really good king.
[pause]
Quentin Coldwater : Um, so, um, I-I dub thee, um, I don't know. Would you say, like, you're more brave or merciful?
Eliot Waugh : I'd say I'm neither. But I still plan to be a spectacular monarch.
Quentin Coldwater : I hereby dub thee High King Eliot the Spectacular.
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Margo Hanson : [Crowning Quentin] Uh, I could start by saying something cruel yet totally hilarious about you. Let's be real, you're an easy target. But that's - well, that's because you're honest about what you love. And underneath it all, that's inspiring. And I'm sorry too. Not about the sex, I don't even really remember it. Mostly my part in fucking up something that was good for you.
Quentin Coldwater : Thanks, I think I fucked it up just fine myself.
Margo Hanson : Now that we're ruling a kingdom together, I hope we can be whatever we were again.
Quentin Coldwater : I guess you could call that friends.
Margo Hanson : Let's go with that. I hereby crown you King Quentin the Moderately Socially Maladjusted.
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Quentin Coldwater : We need a new plan.
Margo Hanson : What plan? The Beast is gone. Our squad is a joke. What plan, exactly?
Eliot Waugh : We'll figure it out. We always do.
Margo Hanson : When it's a final to cheat on, not when we're stuck in some epic fantasy that likes to behead its heroes halfway through season one.
[pause]
Margo Hanson : If we even are heroes. We might be comic relief.
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Quentin Coldwater : Can I have my blood back, please?
[Witch chuckles]
Quentin Coldwater : Look, my friends, they're fine. I don't need your-...
Kitchen Witch : No. I took an hour out of my night. You're in Fillory, Magician. Be careful with strangers. We only look whimsical.
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William 'Penny' Adiyodi : My hands are in a fucking box, so Chatwin's Torrent?
Eliot Waugh : I know that one. It's, um, it's a healing river.
William 'Penny' Adiyodi : Can it reattach hands?
Quentin Coldwater : Maybe.
William 'Penny' Adiyodi : I'm going. I'll catch you on the flip.
[Starts to leave]
Quentin Coldwater : Wait, no, I don't think you should be going alone.
Margo Hanson : I'll go.
[They look surprised]
Margo Hanson : Um, healing water? We're going to battle. I'll grab, like, a gallon.
[to Penny]
Margo Hanson : You're wiping your own ass, so figure that out.