[Doctor Who Mini Review] The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe…
I enjoyed this Christmas Special better than last years and the year before and the year before. Ever since Christmas Invasion the tone of these specials has been old over the map from the stupid Racknoss to the loud and over blown Titanic Episode to the Scrooged-eseque episode from last year. The Christmas Ep with the fake Doctor wasn't so shabby until Temple of Cyberman showed up with their giant steampunk Cyberman Robot.
[Doctor Who Review] The Wedding of River Song
"The death of time..."
Like last years season finale this was on a small scale and brought about some great situations that come from a science fiction show. I mentioned in the past, alt reality episodes have become the bread and butter of most programs, Fringe has embraced it all of last season and last night's episode was a perfect example of how to do it right.
[Doctor Who Ramblin'] Inspector Timespace has a headache…
So with six days to go until the season finale, let's take a look back at what we know:
[Doctor Who] Closing Time
"I hate that face! I've had nightmares about that face!"
Good ole Craig! It's Doctor Who's version of Hurley!
So with one episode to go until the big finish and since they're filming the Christmas Episode even as we speak, I have to say this entire Melody Pond being brainwashed to kill the Doctor was originally a great idea.
Unfortunately, something happened in the office's of the Beeb and someone said (I can only assume): Ya know wot, how is that gonna work exactly?
Getting past that whole mess of Melody Pond, the Silence and killing the Doc, let's get back to the episode at hand: Cybermen stalking people in a Department Store! Complete with Cybermat!
[Doctor Who Review] The God Complex
"Well, that killed the mood."
This felt like we were back in the Russell T. Davis era when there would be bodies like cord wood from floor to ceiling.
[Doctor Who Review] The Girl Who Waited
"This is a kindness."
Science Fiction Television shows always have that one episode, Star Trek had Yesterdays Enterprise, the Mirror Universe(s) episodes, Stargate(s) had them, that one episode where an alt.reality version of the main character meets the main cast and for the rest of the show you either hate it or enjoy it.
The Girl Who Waited was enjoyable because it comes back to the main thing with the Doctor's Companions: What happens once he leaves them? Or, they leave him. And, so on. While School Reunion brought the Doctor and Sarah Jane together, this time Rory fails to save Amy in time.
[Doctor Who Review] Night Terrors
"I take it all back, panic now."
I was fearing a Fear Her retread and was pleasantly surprised about this stand alone, bunker, ship in a bottle episode.
[Doctor Who Review] Let’s Kill Hitler!
"Thank you, I think you just saved my life."
Looks like Irene ate my post, so let's try this again.
Episode 8 of the split season picks up with the Doctor and Co on the continued task to track down baby Melinda after she was abducted as a child at the end of Episode Seven and trained as we find out later to kill the doctor.
Unfortunately, instead of spreading this idea out over the entire rest of the season with the Doctor using several people as information gatherers, scouts and overall bad asses, Moffat decides to introduce Melody Pond as subtle fart in Church.
You must take the good with the bad, I suppose. Thankfully, this episode is nowhere near as bad as Torchwood's run on Starz has been.
[Doctor Who] Prequel Video to Let’s Kill Hitler
Let's hope the rest of this #doctorwho season is better than the first half.
[Doctor Who Review] A Good Man goes to War
"Where's my wife?"
Wait.
An adventure with a Victorian, Detective, Katana wielding, Silurian in fog filled London and her equally katana wielding woman servant was passed up for shitty episode about pirates?
Was passed up for 2 parter about Gangers than really went nowhere?
What. The. Frack?
[Doctor Who Review] The Almost People
"Reverse the polarity of the jelly baby."
Overall, it was a good ending for a two parter. People were saved, people died. Multiple Doctors with multiple voice overs.
Oh, and that ending. Yeah, about that. It's nice to see villains are willing to go to any lengths to get what they want. That's what makes them good villains.
Since BBC did not show the previews for next week and since anyone in the USA cannot see the mini eps before next week:
Trailer:
Mini Episode:
[Doctor Who Review] The Rebel Flesh
"I have to get there before all hell breaks loose. Ha, I thought I never have to say that, again."
The subject of this episode gets the point across: Identity. Is it mine, yours or someone elses?
[Doctor Who Review] The Doctor’s Wife
"Fear me, I've killed them all."
Can we just ignore last week?
Yes, yes, we can.
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