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|story number = 4b | |story number = 4b | ||
|episode number = 5 | |episode number = 5 | ||
|main character = | |main character = [[April MacLean|April]], [[Ram Singh|Ram]], [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]], [[Tanya Adeola|Tanya]] | ||
|featuring = Matteusz Andrzejewski | |featuring = Matteusz Andrzejewski | ||
|featuring2 = Jackie MacLean | |featuring2 = Jackie MacLean | ||
|featuring3 = Huw MacLean | |featuring3 = Huw MacLean | ||
|featuring4 = Varun Singh | |featuring4 = Varun Singh | ||
|enemy = [[Corakinus]] | |enemy = [[Corakinus]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Shoreditch]],|mid-[[November]]<ref>[[Ram Singh|Ram]] and [[April MacLean|April]] agree that they've known each other for a month. [[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Last episode]], Ram said, "I've been frightened non-stop for the last month," and, "It's been a weird month."</ref> [[2016]]<ref>{{Class 2016}}</ref>|[[The Underneath]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Shoreditch]],|mid-[[November]]<ref>[[Ram Singh|Ram]] and [[April MacLean|April]] agree that they've known each other for a month. [[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Last episode]], Ram said, "I've been frightened non-stop for the last month," and, "It's been a weird month."</ref> [[2016]]<ref>{{Class 2016}}</ref>|[[The Underneath]]}} | ||
|writer = [[Patrick Ness]] | |writer = [[Patrick Ness]] | ||
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'''''Brave-ish Heart''''' was the fifth episode of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''. It was written by [[Patrick Ness]], directed by [[Philippa Langdale]] and | '''''Brave-ish Heart''''' was the fifth episode of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''. It was written by [[Patrick Ness]], directed by [[Philippa Langdale]] and followed on from the cliffhanger ending of ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]''. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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* Ram mentions that [[football]]ers usually act without thinking. | * Ram mentions that [[football]]ers usually act without thinking. | ||
* [[Corakinus]] moans at the behaviour of teenagers upon seeing Ram and April kiss. | * [[Corakinus]] moans at the behaviour of teenagers upon seeing Ram and April kiss. | ||
* | * Ames says that there are still men who won't listen to a woman smarter than them. | ||
=== Coal Hill | === Coal Hill Academy === | ||
* [[The Governors]] are a new system of authority, installed at [[Coal Hill Academy]] as part of the renovations by [[EverUpwardReach Ltd]] | * [[The Governors]] are a new system of authority, installed at [[Coal Hill Academy]] as part of the renovations by [[EverUpwardReach Ltd]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* [[Ram Singh]] is a [[Sikh]], as is [[Varun Singh|his father]]. | * [[Ram Singh]] is a [[Sikh]], as is [[Varun Singh|his father]]. | ||
* [[April MacLean]] becomes [[Shadow King]]. | * [[April MacLean]] becomes the [[Shadow King]]. | ||
* On April's eighth birthday, | * On April's eighth birthday, Jackie got her a blue dress, which became her favourite. | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* Matteusz says that [[Venus flytrap]]s ingest living matter, but makes the claim that, unlike the [[killer petal]]s, they don't have [[soul]]s | * Matteusz says that [[Venus flytrap]]s ingest living matter, but makes the claim that, unlike the [[killer petal]]s, they don't have [[soul]]s, though Ames hints to the contrary. | ||
* Corakinus refers to April as a [[maggot]], which April calls Corakinus in return. | * Corakinus refers to April as a [[maggot]], which April calls Corakinus in return. | ||
* The killer petals can't be hurt in any way, according to Dorothea Ames. However | * The killer petals can't be hurt in any way, according to Dorothea Ames. However, Matteusz works out that the [[Shadow Kin]] can defeat them, leading this to be their solution. | ||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* [[Varun Singh]] works at a dental practice at [[Franley House]]. | * [[Varun Singh]] works at a dental practice at [[Franley House]]. | ||
* [[The Underneath]] and the [[Shadow Palace]] appear | * [[The Underneath]] and the [[Shadow Palace]] appear. | ||
=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
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=== Organisations === | === Organisations === | ||
* | * Quill briefly suspects that [[Dorothea Ames]] is part of [[UNIT]]. | ||
=== Popular culture === | === Popular culture === | ||
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=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
* In [[Shadow Kin]] religion, they believe that the universe will crush them if they do not defeat it all. | * In [[Shadow Kin]] religion, they believe that the universe will crush them if they do not defeat it all. | ||
* [[Sikh]]s are normally obligated to grow their hair out long in a practice called [[Kesh]], and wear [[turban]]s, as Ram's father | * [[Sikh]]s are normally obligated to grow their hair out long in a practice called [[Kesh]], and wear [[turban]]s, as Ram's father Varun does, but Ram himself keeps his hair short, noting, "it's modern times; gotta look sharp." He also quips, ''"Have you ever tried going through [[airport security]] in a turban?"'' | ||
* Ram still has a [[kangha]] that his father gave him, and wears a [[kara]] on his wrist. | * Ram still has a [[kangha]] that his father gave him, and wears a [[kara]] on his wrist. | ||
* Ram says that where he came from, they believe that doing good deeds is a safe-way to get to [[God]]. | * Ram says that where he came from, they believe that doing good deeds is a safe-way to get to [[God]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* The title of this story is a parody of the movie "Braveheart". | * The title of this story is a parody of the movie ''"[[Braveheart]]"''. Coincidentally, the term "brave heart" was also a phrase that was often used by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
