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14 December 2023 at 23:01 #75016
David Tennant is the safety net should the show’s rating need bucking-up. Ratings, ratings, ratings. It’s all about ratings. There’s a lot riding on no# 15. There’s no way no14 is going to stay put when the Earth is once again under threat (checks fobwatch) I think this is the BBC not having the courage of its convictions when casting a black lead. The casting is well overdue anyway and smacks of tokenism. (Sooo late to the party BBC). I hope the casual viewer, like the many who ridiculed me back in the day for being a “Doctor Who nutter” and gushed unashamedly over David Tennant, dropped Smith, and have gone all goo-goo again in recent weeks about “the good old days” will stay tuned, but – and there’s aways a but – I can’t help thinking with no14 waiting in the wings with Donna, a sonic screwdriver and a fully operational TARDIS Ncuti Gatwa is going to play second fiddle: Understudy to Tennant’s (be it resting)Lead to grace the stage once more.
5 November 2022 at 16:41 #73696Apologies for the huge incursion made by the addition of the link I posted, above. I bow my head in shame… It has nothing to do with The Power of The Doctor and a digression from topic.
5 November 2022 at 16:14 #73695Hi @devilishrobby.
I think, the article I scanned was published by Giant Freakin Robot.
I refer to a ‘clean slate’ as it was a phrase used in the article and not myself making a guess; however, this be GFR elaborating on what little was known at the time though much of tallies in an on-line post of November 3rd which in similar vein carries detail and authenticity, and an address to Radio Times.
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-disney-plus-deal-explained/
I wonder how people are feeling about this controversy?
I should start a forum, must check; there may be one already
2 November 2022 at 00:16 #73667Head of UNIT Kate Stewart is recruiting field agents from the Doctor’s companions. Tegan and Ace are two of them, but its tempting to think about who the other operatives may be. We saw a glimpse of Jo Grant at the inaugural meeting of the companions support group. (Lovely to see Katy Manning, albeit perched on the sidelines.) I wonder if RTD will run with this now he’s at the controls once more?
It’s surprising, to me, that the development of a team of UNIT field agents hasn’t been exploited before. The prospect is one I’d welcome but from what I understand the next season of Doctor Who will be drawn on an entirely clean slate without reference to the show’s history. This, if correct, and it comes off, will be a game-changer.
Thoughts? Anybody?
31 October 2022 at 19:19 #73657You know, having to script a feature-length episode of Doctor Who and a regeneration story to boot must have been a daunting prospect for Chris C. Trying to please all of the people all of the time; keeping the BBC happy: fingers crossed for good ratings; fulfilling anticipation of much-loved arch-enemies; content as well as context; nuanced storytelling and continuity. A tough brief and he gets a hard time from fans. It’s not my intention to appraise the inclusion of or lack of the above but simply to say my initial reaction and comments were disparaging: expectation versus the reality of a tired format in need of a long rest or an entire reboot. That said, I’m more appreciate of The Power of the Doctor than I was on first viewing.
I got reunion and repatriation, those nice moments between the Doctor and Tegan; and Ace and the Professor in particular. Wonderful to see Paul McGann. Great screen presence, and his portrayal of the Doctor always utterly convincing. Pity he didn’t get a series. If the show was true to the concept of Adventures in Time & Space and the alterative/parallel universe maybe, I’d get my wish.
Thankfully the days of waiting for the Dvd… Vhs… Target novelisation… to m a t e r i a l i s e are behind us.
25 October 2022 at 00:57 #73597To @nerys – I agree with your comments.
Plot exposition: it has to go somewhere!” Viewers don’t want to get left behind.
Daleks & Cybermen: epic finale, or a case of diminishing returns?
Reasons to stay tuned: Sacha Dhawan: so-so-so charismatic. Gender-fluid fashion works for me every time, btw. David in costume: Space-time Regeneration Conversion Overlay.
Overall: This swansong extravaganza had some touching moments; was on the whole okay-watchable, but how many rabbits does a showrunner need to pull out of the hat to keep the viewing masses impressed?
10 November 2014 at 00:10 #35213For those of you with Tissue Compression Eliminators, who would dearly like who would like to point them my way… read on, and be pleasantly surprised.
The final story of the season, and one that reunites the characters of U.N.I.T from Day of the Doctor which neatly tops and tails what is – series 8. A season as much about Clara as it is the Doctor; brave writing when the newly Reincarnated One is established largely via his relationship with those closest to him and not an onslaught of villains and monsters.
A story in the Gothic vernacular, very much in the current Zeitgeist of storytelling, with its referencing of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein: Danny as the monster, and with the stories supernatural clouds, cemeteries, the dead rising from their graves, and the disintegration of Missy’s victims into dust, we have the evocation of vampires. Did I also detect a nod to steam-punk when the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral opened?
The story to end all stories, as seeded continuity points from Clara’s time in the TARDIS come to fruition in this, her swansong. Everything must pay off. And though I’m no big fan of Miss Oswald, I felt quite moved by her situation and her bravery, and finally at last her character’s vulnerability comes through making her, in my experience, so much more rounded.
A slipping in under the radar – return of an old villain: mmm always a pleasure in Doctor Who. And wasn’t Michelle Gomez wonderful as Missy. I loved the Mary Poppins look she had going on and my anticipation of an umbrella moment paid off with her arrival at the cemetery. I felt Master’s insanity in his previous incarnation left the performance with nowhere to go, and suffered from being unconvincing. With Missy, there’s a greater degree of control. Her behaviour is calculated and her play-acting is sophisticated.
So my question is: If a Time Lord is born male then he regenerates, changing his sex, does the Time Lord become a Time Lady, or does he remain a Time Lord even though he is, temporarily female?
My, my, all this talk of change…
Oblique x
7 November 2014 at 18:24 #34946I think the days of monsters may have seen its day as we move into more psychological territory and of late, themes of myth and spirituality
7 November 2014 at 18:21 #34945Nicely paced story. It felt as if there was time to keep abreast rather than trying to process too much information too quickly, given the time in which stories have to be told, or do they? I’d love to see longer episodes. It would be great if season finales were handled this way.
Ah yes, the misleading spoiler. I may have said elsewhere that an edit is all important. Edits can tell very different stories to the one directed: here put to clever use with almost everybody believing Clara isn’t Clara at all – brilliant stuff.
If Danny hadn’t been run over; if Clara hadn’t chosen to ring him when she did, then the adventure wouldn’t have happened when it did, and in the way it happened, unless the situation had been manipulated…
Lovely nod to the Cyber tombs on the planet Telos by the way.
Oblique x
30 October 2014 at 22:33 #34361But here you are, boring me already. Go away…watch this series, the one you’ve been commenting on, the ONE WITH CLARA, and then report back.
Because I wrote:
But as I didn’t watch anything beyond Clara’s debut, then I’m probably not in a position to surmise…
The line to which you take offence is an adjunct, something I overlooked in my post 34288 answering a question put to me by Puro. If you’ve read it, and I’m sure you have, then you’d understand that taken in context my post reads that I’ve seen Clara’s debut story but see any other stories until this season and I’ve watched them all, therefore I feel though my knowledge of the character is limited, I can still hazard an answer based on what I’ve seen…. without needed to watched the missing season before taking a punt on an answer for Puro.
If my opinions about production, the writing, the edit, etc. clash with the views of other people then surely this makes for interesting dialogue? I’m not here to bait members at all. Maybe I’m championing a show I very much believe in.
If you don’t like me and your not alone, and my posts upset you, THEN STOP READING
As for explain my comments to you in PM? Excuse me?!*
I find your hostility offensive and your sarcasm desperate
29 October 2014 at 20:36 #34289@Purofilion
But as I didn’t watch anything beyond Clara’s debut, then I’m probably not in a position to surmise…
Oblique X
29 October 2014 at 20:29 #34288@purofilion
Did you believe the Doctor was seeing things in Clara that could be interesting/useful to another person/multiform?
The Doctor is usually one step ahead of the game, and he’s reaction was one of surprise and he didn’t recognise the Clara Oswald he thought he knew. To nudge thinks along the Doctor has been speeding up her evolution so that Doctor and companion are almost indistinguishable; he’s training her for something… or he could have been upset ?
Since her fairy tale quest commenced and she climbed from Victorian London up a staircase and into the sky she’s been completely at home. So why is that? I’m sure he was aware that the ease to which she took to space and time was unusual.
The Doctor is assisting Clara, somewhat blindly of the consequences, but is prepared to take the risk by developing her attributes.
As for Missy (in the guise of a cosmic Disney Maleficent) I’d say she’s make a good Black Guardian, but where is the White Guardian and if he was behind Clara, then we would have had a clue or clues seeded elsewhere. The Master? The Rani? Odds on favourite is the Valeyard, missing entirely from the 50th Anniversary incarnation debacle… personally I’m all for a new villain, 21st Century style.
Kind regards,
Oblique
28 October 2014 at 21:02 #34244Magical?
Wasn’t it – all those fake trees, some cheaper effects, ( taxi, bollard, LION…. )
So: girl vanishes, sister dreams up global forest overnight, London, Bigger on the inside (yeah whatever) Clara – Danny, walk, walk, walk, the TARDIS, flamethrowers, tree with plot exposition, 2 wolves and a tiger… handy fence with huge gaps between the rails, OP TARDIS world saved by trees, missing sister returns.
More bad science,
and a really busy TARDIS.
I propose a Tesco Express and a little coffee concession. Nothing is surprising anymore, after all. We love the mundane, especially in our space/soap operas.
Did somebody say Coronation Street?
Great to see the youngsters getting a look in, helps balance the teenager monopoly of previous weeks that. If only the budget could have stretched to accommodate a full class of children, with more of those amusing one liners… This lack of put me in mind of a crowd scene from a Peter Davidson story called Snakedance. Ah, those were the days…
But isn’t it lovely, if you squint a bit it really looks like this year’s Christmas Special minus Matt in his Dickensian outfit, and the snow -of course. I’m sure Coal Hill Skool will be back en-masse for the extravaganza in which the team defeat the usual typical seasonal menace using the energy stored in Coal Hill School which isn’t really a school, its a stone space ship and thereby bringing into being the reality of the Doctor Who Experience
Hurrah!
Oblique
19 October 2014 at 20:06 #33856@Purofilion
Yes, this is a family show, you’re absolutely right and so perhaps engaging with the story, any story, comes from sharing the experience with those around us. Watching it with the children may make the experience different, than watching it alone – how sad.
Personally I’ve never watched Who for laughs. I’ve written elsewhere: the show is ticking lots of boxes, it has to in order to meet the expectations of its Saturday night audience, assuming of course we are all watching as a family. Pre-gap Who in its latter days was a cult for anorak wearing males and largely avoid by everybody else, and we’d rather not go back to that would we… no.
So ‘dark and edgy’ no longer to your liking, that’s okay. I’m behind the times, lost in a nether-world existence of created by Phillip Hinchcliffe and the likes.
btw: Do you think this episode will boost pre-Christmas boost sales of TARDIS ‘Police boxes’ ?
Oblique x
18 October 2014 at 21:49 #33739It’s wonderful now that we live in the age computer generated graphics because so much more is possible and effects make easy television.
This story walked through on stilts when it could have been so much more. It feels like a tick-box episode… a finger buffet.
Finally, due to popular demand a female Doctor! Hopefully the closest we’ll ever get to on.
The sonic screwdriver saves the day…. just for old time’s sake. (Easy) And they used to complain about K9!
Also…humour, humour works better when used moderately. With Who, there’s often a failing to misjudge when light relief is needed. Less would be more because the tension the writers think they are building in their scripts doesn’t always pay off. 47minutes is to short a time for this kind of roller-coasting.
This could have been dark and edgy and claustrophobic, but it wasn’t.
Lastly: too much acting going on.
Oblique x
16 October 2014 at 23:26 #33640Good choice. I think its Sylvester’s best story. Let me know what you think…. Enjoy
Oblique X
14 October 2014 at 18:57 #33558‘And then there were none’
Oblique x
13 October 2014 at 17:04 #33511Thommck
I’m not sure where I mislead you?? I wasn’t implying that Clara was the Doctor’s ‘Mummy’ ???
I think this is the episode in which we see the pretty companion walking away from the Doctor.
We’re being shown it now, because its not going to happen like that. She’s made her choice. This ending – this type of happy/sad ending -wont be repeated, or it shouldn’t be repeated for Clara’s character. Therefore I make the assumption that her arc will end different to the pseudo farewell of MOTOE.
13 October 2014 at 16:35 #33506Ah! So the titles are misnomers…
I failed to get the joke because I haven’t seen the episodes referred to.
Oblique X
13 October 2014 at 12:19 #33489On Clara:
Didn’t she look lovely… so nicely and memorably turned-out for her final foray in the TARDIS. And then after the big-build up she changes her mind. Oh! Well that’s never been done before, but what an anti-climax. Maybe its possible to be a little in love with an older man.
Also, I suspect, this is goodbye now because Clara isn’t going to get the chance to repeat it further down the line.
13 October 2014 at 12:10 #33488On the Story:
The artefact was seeded, but why didn’t the Doctor return to his analysis of it sooner? I would have welcomed a chance to work out the clue… after all,wasn’t this an Agatha Christie inspired storyline/ The Lady Vanishes, albeit with a twist. If you are going to set up a mystery, at least allow your audience to get involved, and hazard a guess or two. This was passive viewing. I’m not suggesting the story didn’t work, it did.
I love the intensity Capaldi brings to the role of the Doctor, and he really carried this episode. The second story this season in which the sonic-screwdriver isn’t being flouted about and used liberally as a Get Out of Jail Free, card… and thus conveniently allowing every situation to be resolved with a relative amount of ease.
13 October 2014 at 11:54 #33487On the title:
Mummy on the Orient Express, the clues in the title… so no surprise there. Its actually quite a useful spoiler, if you enjoy your Doctor Who, pre-emptied. Snappy title? I think the producers must have a penchant for what sound like working titles. Image if The Robots of Death; from 1976 had gone out under its working title of, The Storm-mine murders it would have been far more mysterious without any specific clues as to what this tale was to be about. In the hands of the current regime I suspect it would screened as, Killer robots on a sand miner.
The Robots of Death was a tribute to Agatha Christie. In this story the human crew of the sand-miner are being picked off by a rogue robots, the crew eventually taking refuge together. Claustrophobic atmosphere is something Who has attempted on and off for many a long year, but usually the effect has suffered, being over-lit… but I digress
11 October 2014 at 17:36 #33355Idiotsavon,
As an adjunct to my last…
The character arc didn’t really exist, and companions were cipher’s for the delivery of plot exposition. I think Turlough from the Peter Davidson era and Ace from the McCoy era. are examples of more forward thinking writing. Ace is interesting because she’s the forerunner to the post-gap companion. There’s a purpose to the Doctor taking them with him; they have a role to play, or there are things they have yet to discover about themselves and this in turn informs their destiny.
Oblique X
10 October 2014 at 22:22 #33345Idiotsavon,
Pace, excitement and character development have changed over the years. What was right then may not work as well now, audience needs are different and we’re all far more sophisticated.
For all the reasons you mention, why not try…
The Rescue,The Faceless Ones, Spearhead from Space, The Horror of Fang Rock, The Caves of Androzani, Mindwarp, Ghost Light.
Oblique x
9 October 2014 at 21:08 #33309The creature hatching above planet earth was ignorant it’s survival hung in the balance.
I like this vulnerability.
In many ways the creature reminded me of the Doctor in Trial of a Time Lord and the life or death scenario facing him. Rebirth and renewal are common enough tropes in Who.
I thought I saw something dragon-like in the creature, and they live an awfully long time you know. The Doctor said it was unique, just as he is unique… and alone.
Incidentally where did it go? Does it have any further role to play?
As an allegory it holds less significance to Clara than current speculation suggests. Surely not another pregnant companion so soon? If she is, then I’d go so far as to say her character’s storyline was a potential arc, written originally for Amy Pond. From what I saw of Amy, she and Clara are almost indistinguishable.
Oblique x
6 October 2014 at 23:58 #331826 October 2014 at 19:54 #33151No there’s nothing going on Puro
Shiny new signs are a common failing throughout the world of T.v Drama
Oblique x
6 October 2014 at 19:51 #33149The role of the assistant in Doctor Who – do they still do that… assist, or are they independent, for better or for worse? And my, aren’t they plucky. Modern women for a modern audience. Attitude. Its about attitude. So I thought as I stirred my tea, that it was refreshing to see Miss Oswald, less confident… not at all confident, and not a single wise-crack.
Courtney may be interesting insomuch that as her character arc goes, she will have further to travel and I assume will leave the TARDIS a very different girl than the one who stepped into it.
This episode shows us that in 2049 its still only the western hemisphere that has lights. A sorry state of affairs that with a little tweaking could have evened up the hemisphere, or gone further and put the west in the darkness.
The million $ollar question on do we or don’t we press the button? I read this as a cultural comment on television and our seduction. Also harking back to last Time Heist, the rather suave voice of the security system struck me at the time of being rather more chat show than the usual indifferent tones of the computer and the ubiquitous countdown.
I felt there were some nice taunt moments, but I didn’t appreciate the story. Wobbly CG ( but hey, this is Doctor Who)
Oblique x
4 October 2014 at 05:56 #32919There’s a large Turkish community in the East End, so who knows?
But no, not pejorative.
My instruments show the location of Coal Hill School is the East End of London, though this might be incorrect.
And talking of Coal Hill: a minor point; the school signage amused me – so perfect one might think the paint was still wet. A little bit of distressing would have made all the difference; a few scuffs marks, et cetera… the school has as much a sense of age and permanence as a pop-up shop.
Oblique x
3 October 2014 at 18:50 #32906Please excuse me if this has been raised elsewhere, but the incidental music running in the background… wasn’t it ever so ‘Sherlock’? Is there a connection to be made here, or is it just parlance for ‘the east end’ or London in general (you know the one: very immigrant, Jewish, and east European.) And didn’t it just not work?
29 September 2014 at 23:57 #32718So, Ian and Barbara get a revamp for the 21st Century and the line-up is complete. Very nice.
‘The Caretaker,’ a story in which we get to see the developing romance between Clara and her new man. Yes, the Doctor’s feelings for Miss Oswald are in here too, because in order for him to work, we have to believe in him, and by sharing our conditions, we relate… and its populist, which is good for a broad-stroke audience appreciation.
Moving on…
I’m nonplussed why the episode is titled ‘The Caretaker’? It’s a title that side-steps the crux of this story which is about a love triangle – nicely worked, I admit, but I would have preferred an intelligent story about the Skovox Blaster, instead it plays like a side show to the main event.
There’s such a dependency on romance in the show, and the personal relationships of the Doctor’s human companions and (see previously) their extended families, appears relentless.
Oblique x
20 September 2014 at 22:56 #32215Hi Puro.
I consider myself a fan of what’s now called Classic Doctor Who. Sadly a much maligned term that crept in to cover everything from The Pilot up to the final episode of Survival. So on to Chris Eccleston… and a whole new look including a budget and CG effects. I like a lot of what I’ve seen of the revamp, and lets face it a big revamp was needed. There are some really good stories, but I haven’t been an avid viewer for some seasons now, so perhaps some of continuity has been lost on me.
A musician friend once said to me ‘I’m a fan of Doctor Who, that’s why I don’t watch it any more’ Another friend, an ex-flat mate used to regard my interest in Doctor Who as a source of embarrassment, now she and her pals gas about it in office every Monday morning.
x
20 September 2014 at 22:37 #32212No, your not wasting your life. You’re just sharing your thoughts about a programme you love with others.
I laughed at the Mr Small review btw; a lovely juxtaposition. But its based on the facts as the author of the review understood them.
There isn’t conjecture about Mr Small’s hat being linked to the one worn by Mr Strong, sharing as the same colour as they do, and whether the hat is in fact the very same hat, suggesting perhaps that Space and possibly Time have been manipulated; both Mr Men existing within the parameters of their own stories whilst sharing the same universe
x
20 September 2014 at 22:15 #32208I’m sorry, did I drift?
I’m so busy replying to all the negative responses to my comments, I forget who made what.
20 September 2014 at 22:07 #32207Idiotsavon,
I sympathise with your 10 second scene off-put.
There’s often a lot to cram into a single episode of Dr Who. Personally, I’d like fewer big ideas and a slower pace. There’s almost a machine-gun mentality to cram in as much as possible.
For me, I like a story to unfold providing a chance to process the information before I’m hit with the next thing, and the next, and the next. Matt’s Doctor was frankly exhausting.
47minutes, of good storytelling, paced correctly, can still work as these opening stories are beginning to prove.
Oblique x
20 September 2014 at 21:39 #32202I’m impressed.
47minutes of complete absorption.
Great story, lovely sets, beautifully shot , monsters that really aren’t monsters at all, very nice cast… loved Siabra and Psi in the supporting roles … v-e-r-y sexy. I do hope we meet them again.
Capaldi’s Doctor: I like his humour, which never feels laboured and he’s coolly pragmatic. I don’t think he’s quite the indestructible super-hero of recent previous incarnations (not exclusively, I add with haste)
The labyrinthine vaults and Teller: recalled the minotaur myth, and Aggedor the beast of Peladon, being pressed into service in the mines.
19 September 2014 at 19:53 #32097Idiotsavon: My opinion of Alice and Oz… No they’re not written simply for the entertainment of children; yes they can be read as sub-textural pieces, and no they weren’t written / produced to make money, although perhaps with Judy Garland the studio expected at least some return… Alice keeps on being revived, and Oz has had a prequel.
But here all three stories had a reasonable time to play, it had time to set up its characters, introduce plot (though Alice it might be argued didn’t need a plot to wow the Victorians; it was all so remarkable) and there was the important ingredient of anticipation.
Whereas nu-who also has enormous ideas which do not always relate successfully to the screen in the time available to tell the story. Dr Who, to me, feels rushed. I think some episodes work very well within the parameter of a single episode, others need more.
Sub-context? Yes of course..
Profit! Absolutely: DVD sales and merchandise. The BBC are business like any other.
Oblique
19 September 2014 at 19:36 #32094Believe me, I’m well aware of what goes into the making of a television programme and how long it takes to write a script, a play, a book… You make assumptions. I have friends who are published writers and others who work across a lot of disciplines in the film and television industry; Sci-Fi included.
I do appreciate the work that goes into Dr Who, and I take your comments on board. But… there is a lot of conjecture; and please, I’m not talking about continuity between individual episodes that multi-link current and previous seasons.
Clearly my comments have sparked controversy. Not at all my intention. I think our appreciation of the show differs.
(Release the antibodies)
sincere regards
Oblique x
17 September 2014 at 20:46 #31987‘Of course it all fits together. We make sure it does’
Purofilion… that’s exactly my point.
It would take an impossible number of man hours to keep all those plates spinning, an costly too.
Writers write stories; they aren’t expected to be historians of the Dr Who, though granted, perhaps Mr. Moffet is able to cram his head full with minutiae, but I doubt he’s laying clues that fans can autopsy for hidden significance.
His brief is to appeal to the widest possible audience; we’re talking Saturday night viewing folks, not niche, not cult; he’s not pandering to the fans, he’s far too busy.
I’m sorry, x
16 September 2014 at 21:28 #31912They’re far too complacent about their successes
16 September 2014 at 21:27 #31911The trouble with the writing is exactly that geoffers: ‘they do throw in too much stuff, just for effect here and there.’ And yes, they are professional writers and they should be making every minute count in the time they have to tell the tale.
16 September 2014 at 21:18 #31910Sapphire & Steel …. just lovely. They arrive – they go, with lots of surreal and usually scary moments in between.
16 September 2014 at 21:13 #31908Nice humour. Nothing laboured.
I don’t know the sequence in which the episodes were shot, but I think we saw Peter’s Doctor getting into his stride in this one. Dr Who has always done scary, very well. The first half of the Listen played like a Tennant story.
16 September 2014 at 20:53 #31905Surely nobody really believes that the people who pen these stories really sit down and work out how it all fits together?
14 September 2014 at 23:58 #31720The reveal of the Daleks in stories has always exciting, whether we know they’re coming on not.
However, Into the Dalek dispenses completely with anticipation. And anticipation is something Dr Who doesn’t do any more: there isn’t time! There’s a story to tell.
There was no build-up; no sudden reveal this time around. It was almost a throw-away entrance for this now common-place and over-worked use of the Doctor’s deadliest foe. A disappointing reunion for newly regenerated Time Lord.
14 September 2014 at 23:40 #31716Jokey Sontaran?
A far cry from the malevolence of Linx and Styre
14 September 2014 at 23:36 #31715I would have appreciated Deep Breath opening with the combustion of a victim, with Vastra investigating: cue the Doctor.
I didn’t appreciate the dinosaur, but then again I’m not 7.
A longer episode that did nothing to enhance the story.
Awful reworking of the theme; there was a time when it sent a tingle down my spine; how times change.
The interior of the TARDIS… bitty. Take it back to the original vintage interior, or my favourite the secondary control room from Masque of Mandragora
14 September 2014 at 23:20 #31714Thank goodness writer, Mark Gatiss has pointed out the over-use of the sonic screwdriver.
If only the Doctor would use this device less frequently. Its been his ‘get out of jail free card’ for far too many years, and an excuse to create situations that can only be resolved within the confines of each episode.
The liberal use of this devise is purely a convenience for lazy writing.
It’s K9 all over again…
Of the two, K9 has the greater limitation, but he can hold a conversation, whereas ….Mmm, I wonder? A few tweaks to the Sonic Screwdriver…
14 September 2014 at 23:06 #31712Nice moral to this end of this tale.
I suggest reference points for Robot of Sherwood: The Time Warrior and State of Decay.
I thought the Anthony Ainley MkII made a good sheriff.
14 September 2014 at 22:59 #31711Once upon a time… there was a lot of criticism levelled at the show, in the days of JNT. I’m not sure – pantomime, whilst meant as a compliment, is one that Mr Gatiss would fully appreciate.
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