Story: Class: The Lost
Written By: Patrick Ness
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2016
The First Series finale of "class" is a highly entertaining capper to the season, as the Shadow Kin make their big final return as Corakinus attempts to take April (and her heart) back with him...and in the process killing loved ones of the Coal Hill gang. When he first arrives, he murder's Ram's father, then he shows up again to kill Tanya's mother (leaving her and her brothers to be essentially orphans).
So Tanya goes to Quill for help in getting revenge against the Shadow Kin, and both want the Cabinet of Souls to be used against the Shadow Kin (which can only be controlled by Charlie, who isn't fond of committing genocide). Quill teaching Tanya to fight is the first useful thing she has done this entire series, by the way, as before she seemed to want to avoid the group, and at least her teaching one to fight gives her a purpose on the show...she should've been doing this instead of showing constant disdain for them all year.
So it all comes to ahead at the school, as April decides to sacrifice herself. She knows that Corakinus has an invasion plan, but also knows as the true Shadow King, that her death will not only kill Corakinus, but also stop the Kin from going further, since they only take orders from the King. So Charlie is forced to use Quill's gun to shoot April, killing her and Corakinus with one blow...and since Corakinus also put a part of himself into Charlie during a brief faceoff earlier in the episode, he now becomes the new Shadow King.
Charlie decides that he will use the Cabinet of Souls and destroy them all after all, and it does. It wipes them all out, not just on Earth but on their own planet (even destroying their entire homeworld in the process). And as the King, he is also meant to die, but Quill saves him, making him live with the decision (a fairly decent bit of revenge on her part to be honest).
The first big reveal at the end of the show is seeing the Governors for the first time, and finding out that the big "Arrival" they are building towards is actually working heavily with the Weeping Angels! A nice tie-in with the parent series, and also a fun mysterious thread I'd like to see play out. What is the plan the Weeping Angels have for Earth? What exactly is the role of the Governors? Good teases for next year!
The other big reveal in the final moments involved what happened to the piece of the Cabinet that was meant to kill Charlie...as it seems that it somehow revived April...in Corakinus' body. That will be an interesting thread to follow up on as well! I am sure that in the end she will somehow end up back in her body...but it will be interesting to see it play out, and what goofy route they use to place her in the same body...though it would be hilarious to see the show just keep her as a big Shadow Monster from here on out.
Really, a well put together season finale, one that felt like a perfect way to end this first year, and set it up for further adventures. It really felt like a good culmination of many threads, and surprising that it managed to kill off two of the leads parents, and didn't even revive them. Gutsy move. Hoping a second year will be in the works soon!
NEXT TIME: Class Series 1 Recap
Written By: Patrick Ness
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2016
The First Series finale of "class" is a highly entertaining capper to the season, as the Shadow Kin make their big final return as Corakinus attempts to take April (and her heart) back with him...and in the process killing loved ones of the Coal Hill gang. When he first arrives, he murder's Ram's father, then he shows up again to kill Tanya's mother (leaving her and her brothers to be essentially orphans).
So it all comes to ahead at the school, as April decides to sacrifice herself. She knows that Corakinus has an invasion plan, but also knows as the true Shadow King, that her death will not only kill Corakinus, but also stop the Kin from going further, since they only take orders from the King. So Charlie is forced to use Quill's gun to shoot April, killing her and Corakinus with one blow...and since Corakinus also put a part of himself into Charlie during a brief faceoff earlier in the episode, he now becomes the new Shadow King.
Charlie decides that he will use the Cabinet of Souls and destroy them all after all, and it does. It wipes them all out, not just on Earth but on their own planet (even destroying their entire homeworld in the process). And as the King, he is also meant to die, but Quill saves him, making him live with the decision (a fairly decent bit of revenge on her part to be honest).
The first big reveal at the end of the show is seeing the Governors for the first time, and finding out that the big "Arrival" they are building towards is actually working heavily with the Weeping Angels! A nice tie-in with the parent series, and also a fun mysterious thread I'd like to see play out. What is the plan the Weeping Angels have for Earth? What exactly is the role of the Governors? Good teases for next year!
The other big reveal in the final moments involved what happened to the piece of the Cabinet that was meant to kill Charlie...as it seems that it somehow revived April...in Corakinus' body. That will be an interesting thread to follow up on as well! I am sure that in the end she will somehow end up back in her body...but it will be interesting to see it play out, and what goofy route they use to place her in the same body...though it would be hilarious to see the show just keep her as a big Shadow Monster from here on out.
Really, a well put together season finale, one that felt like a perfect way to end this first year, and set it up for further adventures. It really felt like a good culmination of many threads, and surprising that it managed to kill off two of the leads parents, and didn't even revive them. Gutsy move. Hoping a second year will be in the works soon!
NEXT TIME: Class Series 1 Recap
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