Class 1.07 review

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1.07 The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did review
Detailing what Quill did while the students were 'detained', this is an interesting episode. But does it hold up? Actually it does. Quill goes through the wringer as she undertakes a mysterious journey. The Headmistress takes her on a journey to obtain the resources needed to remove the parasite from her brain. However, a major question is: what are the Governors up to? Why did they send the headmistress and their shapeshifter prisoner on this perilous quest? Will the question be answered by the next episode?
Another sci-fi reference clash: The parasite is referred to as an 'Arn'. An 'Arn' is also a period of time, equivalent to an hour, in Farscape. However the episode focuses on Miss Quill's journey, in many senses of that word. The headmistress (Dorothea) has some kind of metaphysical engine that the Governors have given her (based on Time Lord technology? There are parallels in the design with the TARDIS). Miss Quill faces the journey with incredulity as they go to places that should be impossible.
(Places generated by belief? Interesting idea, but such has been depicted in the Whoniverse before, and was an important plot point in some Discworld novels. The climax in the Cabinet of Souls shows how determined Quill can be to survive and to get what she wants. It also shows to what lenghs the Governors are prepared to go for whatever their agenda is. The best episode so far. 9.5/10.