| 08 – "The Lost" | |||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Class_-_The_Lost.jpg) The students, including Charlie (Greg Austin, left) and Matteusz (Jordan Renzo), must reunite to fight the Shadow Kin. | |||
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| Directed by | Julian Holmes | ||
| Written by | Patrick Ness | ||
| Script editor | Emma Genders | ||
| Produced by | Derek Ritchie | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Brian Minchin Steven Moffat Patrick Ness | ||
| Music by | Blair Mowat | ||
| Series | Series 1 | ||
| Running time | 50 minutes | ||
| First broadcast | 3 December 2016 | ||
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"The Lost" is the eighth and final episode of the British science-fiction television series Class, a spin-off series of Doctor Who. It was released online by BBC Three on 3 December 2016. The episode was written by series creator Patrick Ness and directed by Julian Holmes. In September 2017, BBC Three confirmed that the series was cancelled, resulting in "The Lost" becoming the default series finale, although it was not conceived as such.[1]
Class follows four students of Coal Hill Academy and their alien teacher, as they deal with various alien threats. In the episode, after the events of "Detained", the group fell apart, unable to recover from the truths they learned about each others, when the king of the Shadow Kin Corakinus (Paul Marc Davis), resolute to take April's (Sophie Hopkins) heart and the Cabinet of Souls, attacks and threatens to kill all their loved ones until he has what he desires.[2] "The Lost" received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its fast pacing and saw it as a lead-up to a future season rather than a satisfying conclusion, although the performances and characters were praised.