One very long school year comes to a close
Welcome,Class-mates!
Having a couple of aliens in its ranks doesnt hurt, either.
This week, everybody definitely does not live.
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Roll Call
And soClassgoes out with a bang.
A planet collapsing in on itself.
A certain familiar stone statue.
And at least one impending, possibly matricidal alien baby, thanks to, well, a bang.
When Ram tries to touch him, he turns to ash and is scattered on the wind, lost.
In Tanyas home, her mother promises her that things will get better; shell grow up eventually.
You sure about that?
The once (and apparently current) Shadow King proves her point, stabbing her mother through the heart.
They seek out people who will understand: Ram goes to April; Tanya goes to Quill.
She cant leave her mother unprotected.
Meanwhile, our motherless teen and mom-to-be are dragging the Cabinet to Coal Hill.
Their first stop is the library.
Her fears are proven wrong and then almost right as the Shadow King corners the guys.
And thats all shell say on the matter.
But defending herself against her friends proves more emotional.
Matteusz is opposed to using the Cabinet, while Charlie is about as confused as hes ever been.
April, fresh off an I love you voicemail to Ram, marches in to demand a truce.
Corikinus will let Matteusz and all humankind live, and shell go with him.
By this point, the Shadow Kin have invaded the whole planet.
They stand ready in every shadow, and the king has no intention of making them back down.
Without spelling it out in so many words, April begs Charlie to shoot her.
Ram, who got her voicemail, arrives in time to catch her as she falls.
The king dies with April, but the rest of the Shadow Kin dont leave.
He opens the Cabinet.
One last soul takes aim at Charlie, but Quill knocks him out of the way.
The soul makes a beeline for April instead and she wakes up in Corikinus body.
Long live the king.
As for Ames, shes in big trouble with the Governors.
Their arrival plan never accounted for Charlie actually using the Cabinet.
That was a little bit brutal!
But this Angel doesnt do that to Ames; it just kills her.
Even if the explanation is simple shes not human it still seems significant.
What do you think?
Why trade time travel for death?
So I figure its just the Angel acting on its anger.
Though, like you said, Ames death probably hints at both the Governors and her being inhuman.
Also, that man at the end TOTALLY blinked, and the Angel didnt seem to move.
Lets circle back to April becoming an actual Shadow King.
How do you feel about her being trapped in that form?
(There is a third option, which is: There is no season 2.
But for the sake of teasing out this cliffhanger, lets ignore that one.)
But the quick fix also feels like it goes against this shows very admirable tendency to avoid quick fixes.
(Is this a me problem?
What did you think?
Maybe her baby (babies?)
wont have to kill her.
If theyre Ballons, could they be half-shapeshifter?
Did this take a weird turn?
But this episode is full of big turns.
I guess my question is: Am I reading into it a bit much?
Tanya is living a Quill reality, and she shouldnt have to.
Charlie and Matteusz are, like, telling each other how good they smell while Tanya is recently orphaned.
Which I love, but its kind of self-destructive.
Which might be why I love it!
This show is so weird.
Especially since everyone else is pretty much dead now.
Its in keeping with previous episodes.
I also high-key love that April got a chance to sing.
It was the most CW thing to happen onClass.
But stepping back to the Shadow Kin stuff, Im actually a little confused.
Shouldnt April have retained her kingliness?
I assumed the title sort of still held even though she abdicated her throne.
(Did the Shadow Kin go full-on democracy and elect Corikinus back?)
And wouldnt erasing that path have taken Aprils mums ability to walk in the first place?
In this way, its very much a true descendant ofBuffy.
Im just a little sad we never got to see that expressed in action.
(Recap continues on page 3)
Top of the Class
Tanyatakes home this seasons final prize.
Its only a shame it couldnt have happened sooner.
Comments
Crowns can easily be reclaimed with the right guile.
Youre pointing a gun at me.
Youll get over it.
Has a pony hurt its legs somewhere, or… ?
I may have been 14 when we started this year, but I am 100 years old now.
They take our strength as their first gift and our last legacy.
But thats not what you humans do, is it?
You give your strength every day.
The trick is to keep on living.
