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- CBS
- Oct 22, 2016
- CBS
- Oct 22, 2016
Summary Ram (Fady Elsayed), April (Sophie Hopkins), and Tanya (Vivian Oparah) are students at Coal Hill Academy who discover a secret shared by fellow student Charlie (Greg Austin) and their teacher Miss Quill (Katherine Kelly) in this sci-fi series created by Patrick Ness and set in the Doctor Who universe.
- CBS
- Oct 22, 2016
- CBS
- Oct 22, 2016
Summary Ram (Fady Elsayed), April (Sophie Hopkins), and Tanya (Vivian Oparah) are students at Coal Hill Academy who discover a secret shared by fellow student Charlie (Greg Austin) and their teacher Miss Quill (Katherine Kelly) in this sci-fi series created by Patrick Ness and set in the Doctor Who universe.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
66
50% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
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4 Reviews
0% Negative
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While the show knows how to juggle the heavier issues and high-concept scenarios, it doesn’t skimp on the fun. There are plenty of wicked pop culture references, over-the-top set pieces, old-fashioned fight scenes and all manner of gross blood and chunky viscera.
Class could have benefited from a slower approach to its world building. Despite those weaknesses, however, Class is a highly engaging, highly watchable addition to the Doctor Who universe.
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Based on 20 User Ratings
5.6
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While Class clearly has potential, it’s definitely way too early to say it comes close to rivaling Joss Whedon’s masterpiece; the show’s not nearly as subversive or as fun. And that’s perfectly okay because what we get is still pretty entertaining--even when it gets lost in its own darkness--thanks to a talented cast and a few standout episodes.
Class isn’t afraid to dive into its strangeness, but not always successfully. It’s kind of like a high school dance--fraught with crazy drama but not always as memorable as it’s supposed to be.
Class is a spinoff that doesn’t seem all that excited to be associated with or inspired by its source material. It’s more teen horror than the science fiction implied by its shared fictional universe.
It generally riffs on the kinds of plots and premises that have been Doctor Who’s stock in trade for decades, but on “Class,” those storylines feel a bit threadbare and padded.
Mixing teen themes and tropes is the source both of humor and drama, as when characters argue about their relationship as monsters stand waiting, with surprising patience, to try to kill them. ... But as TV storytelling it feels muddled and mechanical.
