The Lost

"I love you and I've lost you. Goodbye."

Writer: Patrick Ness
Format: TV
Broadcast: 3rd December 2016
Series: Class 1.08

Featuring: April, Ram, Tanya, Charlie, Miss Quill

Synopsis

As the shadows close in the gang must go further than ever to keep Earth safe, and friendship is tested like never before in an epic finale.

Not everyone will make it out alive.

Verdict

The Lost was an incredible episode of Class and served as a quite spectacular series finale! I have been mightily by this spinoff and I must say that the series has far exceeded my expectations as half of the stories have been awarded full marks from myself! That's quite a rare feat for any series from any show in the Doctor Who universe for this spinoff to achieve it in its very first series with no familiar main character really is testament to how good of a writer Patrick Ness is. The finish of the episode would obviously indicate a second series to come and I am more than looking forward to seeing what Patrick Ness can do to build on what I hope is judged as the success of the first series. The first couple of episodes got a mixed view in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine but I have absolutely loved it! This story moved on from where Detained and The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did left off and it's fair to say that the atmosphere of the episode was quite different from what we've seen in the past. Ram wanted nothing to do with the others but after playing some football with his dad, things really kicked into gear with the reemergence of Corakinus. Just how he was able to return to Earth was left as a mystery but he was here and he was not messing around. In quick succession he killed Ram's dad and Tanya's mum and promised that there would be two more deaths before he got to Matteusz. They nearly were Tanya's brothers before Miss Quill interjected in an entertaining fight scene in the library. She took it to Corakinus in excellent fashion but her story in the episode was rather a big one! She had only gone and fallen pregnant and was just about as shocked as everyone else. But it meant more than just having offspring, she was a Quill and the legacy of the mother was for her children to feed on her. And it seemed like Quill was very heavily pregnant so that process could occur soon. April was put in a difficult situation in this episode which was quite sad to see as she's such a lovely person and I thought her performance was rather great! But once Ram came to her sobbing and she knew the Shadow Kin were in town, things got difficult for her. She felt the connection but it was different, quicker, than on previous encounters. She was not the only one in a difficult situation this episode though as Charlie was finally forced into using the Cabinet of Souls against the Shadow Kin. He had been trying and preventing himself from doing so but on this occasion things got too much. As if that wasn't bad enough, he had to kill April which really did shock me. I couldn't believe she was dead but killing the King of the Shadow Kin seemed to stun the rest of the species and with them momentarily occupied, Charlie took advantage and used the weapon never to be used against them and wiped out the entire species and their whole planet. People had died. Too many. And now it stopped. Charlie took on the responsibility of the Shadow Kin King but in an unexpected twist, April awoke... in the body of Corakinus. What that does for the next series I'm not sure but I can't wait to see. The final scene finally saw us learn more about the Governors and what a cliffhanger to finish on! The Weeping Angels are planning on an arrival! I did not expect them to show up, let alone be behind or associated with the Governors and I just can't believe I have to wait for a second series to see where things go now. Overall though, a stunning finale to what has been a superb debut series for Class!

Rating: 10/10