Why Whovians Should Watch the New BBC Series “Class”

[divider type=”space_thin”]On October 8, as part of New York Comic Con, BBC America hosted a panel featuring the writer and cast of the new show Class and premiered the trailer for the series. Class, a YA spinoff of Doctor Who, takes place at Coal Hill Academy, a school that has frequently been the site of paranormal activity in the show over the years and is most recently known to fans as Clara Oswald’s place of employment. In this series, the Doctor tasks four unique students — played by Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah — with protecting their school from the strange, dark forces that will inevitably attack while he’s gone. After having checked out the panel and the new trailer at NYCC this year, I’ve come up with this list of reasons why Class will be a must-watch series for Whovians. [title type=”h4″]We Can Talk About What Happens When the Magical Hero Is Gone[/title] You see it everywhere, from science fiction to comic books: the nomadic hero character who drops in to save the day and fix everything and then leaves to save another helpless person/town/country/planet. That’s all well and good, but what actually happens when those people have to return to their normal lives again? What happens when the Boogie Man comes back but the hero has already peaced out of there? Stories tend to avoid this complication, because, after all, what is the story without the hero? But the truth of the matter is, if we’re unable to imagine the world of the hero wi…