Nightvisiting

"Nightvisiting" is the third episode of the British science fiction television series Class. It was released online by BBC Three on 29 October 2016. The episode was written by creator Patrick Ness and directed by Ed Bazalgette.

Plot

On the second anniversary of her father's death, Tanya is visited by an apparition of him, imploring her to take his hand and bond their souls across space and time. Throughout East London, alien vines emerging from the spacetime tear at Coal Hill are capturing Londoners with images of dead loved ones. Even Miss Quill is visited by an entity that claims to be her sister. Ram and April investigate together, and grow closer. Matteusz and Charlie take their relationship to the next level after Matteusz is kicked out of home by his homophobic parents. After interrogating her "sister," and confirming that Earth has simply been invaded by a hungry alien creature called the Lan Kin, Quill severs the vine outside Tanya's house using a stolen double decker bus, causing the Lan Kin to flee in pain.

Production

The episode was directed by Ed Bazelgette, who also directed the previous two episodes of the series. It premiered on 29 October 2016 at 10am. The episode is scheduled for broadcast in the United States in early 2017 on BBC America.^[1]

Reception

"Nightvisiting" received positive reviews. Den of Geek referred to the it as the "best episode yet" and claimed "it was a tense, cleverly constructed episode" written by Ness.^[2] Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy also gave a positive review and cited the episode as "the strongest yet". He heavily praised the young actors abilities and the material they were given.^[3] Cultbox stated that "the scenes between Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Vivian Oparah as reunited father and daughter were simply riveting" and also heavily praised the episode.^[4]

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