Class: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (S01E04) [spoilers ok]

Well, I don't know what to think of that because it's Part 1 of 2. However, I don't think that any formerly established foes'll return, unless I'm missing something.

The world of the Shadow King is very generic evil-realm. It's cut-price Mordor. When he dispatched one of his own minions for no real reason other than because he's the bad guy, it really seemed like a cheap move. This show wants to be Buffy more than anything...well Buffy had big bads like The Mayor and Glory who were facinating, fun characters- heroes in their own story. This Shadow King is just stock fantasy villain 101 so far and that's a shame. That is.....untill the most unexpected sex scene I've seen in a long time

Some severe pacing problems here though - the threat doesn't become the focus until the last 9 minutes. While, rightly, a lot of time is given to the inter-relationships of the gang there needs to be a better balance of the character and the plot. I think Ness' inexperience as a writer for the screen shows in that.

April still hasn't grabbed me as a characterdespite her showcase at the end of this and Matteusz seems to be just there so we know Charlie likes guys but I love Ram, Charlie and Tanya and the scenes sparkle much more when they're on screen. The latter, when telling the guys that she thinks Ram and April hooked up was hilarious. Vivian is a really good actress.

I enjoyed the recent episode but I felt it was a bit muddled and poorly explained. I had no idea when watching it why April could suddenly produce Shadow Kin swords out of nowhere and was experiencing rapid mood swings; I was convinced it wasn't explained on-screen but somebody on Twitter pointed out to me it was dealt with in a line of dialogue during the Shadow Kin's realm scene at the beginning. It also felt too much like setting up next week's episode; you could probably just watch episode five and not miss anything. It's too much of a prequel than a story that necessarily needs to parts. I still have no idea what's supposed to have happened to April's mum; my guess is that her legs are cured but again, it wasn't made very clear. It was a pretty confusing episode and could have done with more expositional scenes.

Oh. I think you've misunderstood. I meant I don't think any established Doctor Who monsters will appear.

Watched it now

They've really got to do something with Charlie and Quill when your hook is still the least interesting thing after 4 EPs its fatally flawed.

I'm coming to the conclusion that being DW related is crippling this, it may've made a more then half decent drama if it just an ordinary group of school kids facing alien invasion.

Anyone else think that "The Governors" are a rouge UNIT cell?

Regards

mark687

I agree, it feels like it's own show rather than a spinoff.

I'd still like a Doctor Who spinoff with stronger connections. How about a Paternoster Gang animated series for CBBC, for instance? It would be more affordable than a live-action Paternoster Gang series, especially if it got partial funding from BBC America.

Hopefully the next episode conclusion of this 2-parter Class story will *explain* why & what April was doing to her mother while she unexpectedly attacked her?