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Class delivers a great episode rooted solidly in character and emotion…
ThisClassreview contains spoilers.
This article originally appeared atDen of Geek UK.
Class Season 1 Episode 6
Class, you beauty.
The sincerity is key.
Like Wolfblood before it,Classrespects its teenage characters and by extension, its audience.
Its contemptuous to dismiss anyones pain, love, or fear because its newer than your own.
Feelings hurt more when theyre new.
Theyre a bit like shoes in that respect.
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Classunderstands that.
It understands that Charlie and Matteusz arent in adorable puppy-love, theyre in hit-by-an-asteroid-and-kicked-out-of-space-and-time love.
(Sorry, Ram,meteor.)
It knows about the ruinous insecurities of teenage friendship groups, and feels that too.
), and it cares.
Thats the crux of it.Classcares.
It doesnt patronize or mock its characters for what theyre going through.
It cares about them, and it shows them caring about each other.
We cant underestimate the good that does.
Take Rams story this week.
That stuff is the alkaline to the corrosive acid of masculinity myths.
Its a lot more than just space dragons and killer flowers, this show.
Space rocks, I should say.
Detaineds confession-meteor was a solid idea, one part sci-fi mystery to two parts character development.
Those were strong, Greg Austins and Vivian Oparahs in particular, but the group worked as a whole.
Yes, the gang are still pretty alien as teenagers go, even the human ones.
Lewis the same way real-life teenagers swap selfies, but that doesnt stop them being a great TV ensemble.
Speaking of greatness… enter, Quill.
Now Arn-free, its anyones guess what shell do next, which is a tantalizing place to be.
