Class delivers a dramatic mid-series episode with the feel of a finale in Co-Owner Of A Lonely Heart…

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You cant just fast-forward to the good stuff.

Its UK-size run of eight episodes pretty much demands that it does.

April has gone to the Shadow world to get her heart back.

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Ram, being Ram, has gone after her.

Aprils dad is out of prison.

Aprils mum can walk again.

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Coal Hill has a clued-in new head teacher.

Quill knows the Cabinet of Souls isnt empty and has a chance at regaining her free will.

Charlie and Matteusz are fighting over political philosophy.

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Tanya…well, Tanya got all that screen time last week.

Thats both exhilaratingwho likes wheel-spinning?and frustrating.

The same goes for Aprils mums cure.

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Having barely met the woman or explored her situation, the power of the transformation is obviously lessened.

Its hello-goodbye storytelling, moving things along apace but failing to leave behind much of a mark.

It also allowsClassto do its thing by telling a story about its characters emotions through a fantasy lens.

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WhatClassisnt trying to do is scare anyone by the looks of this episode.

(Where?Buffyof course.

The season five finale.)

Thats another downside of this early dramatic series peak; we know theyre going to get out of it.

You dont kill off one of your leads in episodefour.

At least I hope you dont.

These characters are likeable sorts.

theyre not real-life, FIFA-playing, farting teenagers; theyre better.

Theyre TV teenagers, like the ones onDawsons Creek, just with robot-centipede legs.

Her hanging on to the Hulk powers could be a profitable development at the end of all of this.

Itd certainly make it easier for her to persuade volunteers to help decorate the next prom.

It was a surprise to see this histrionic an episode so soon in this shows lifetime.

And with only eight episodes, wheres the sense in playing it cool?

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