I always have to stop and think about whuch character "Paul" is, because I automatically think of the vicar as "Rory".

In the comics, the Shadow King is a native of the Astral Plane, so there's that, too.

Like Bernard before last week? For all we know, they might not even be real. They could be part of her backstory. I think her escape might be part of Ford's new narrative. I don't think any event can be assumed to have actually happened.

Is Sylvester human?