“Under the Lake” Review
Me, I like a good base-under-siege story. And Toby Whithouse (the most likely successor to Steven Moffat, I think, as lead writer) isn’t capable of turning in a dud script. […]
Me, I like a good base-under-siege story. And Toby Whithouse (the most likely successor to Steven Moffat, I think, as lead writer) isn’t capable of turning in a dud script. […]
Please, please can we have the Doctor Who stage tour? I want to see ‘Gomez & Coleman, Capaldi & Bleach’ in lights, and take my seat in the theatre to […]
Layers of fantasy, alienation. Dream logic, TV logic. A Doctor Who episode that’s so self-aware it’s virtually sentient and a Santa who is pulling all the strings… Moffat is an extraordinarily clever […]
This wasn’t cheerful watching. I saw this last Tuesday, and it left me with mixed emotions. On Wednesday I dwelled on what I didn’t like: real death (Osgood) and crass […]
I wasn’t sure whether to post my thoughts on this now, with the story only half told. It’s been so long since we’ve had a two-parter (over three years) I’d […]
Dreams get to bypass logic and go straight for emotion. You can feel the sustained fear of being chased by a wolf without observing the physical and biological consequences (or […]
Look, let’s get my one gripe out of the way. A class 117 DMU in 2014? I mean, this is supposed to be present day, modern Bristol, smart phones… And not only do […]
Guuh ouh aah guah aaah. When I try to write how I felt while I was watching this episode, I end up doing little more than than transcribing my gurgles of pleasure. It’s […]
Visually, this is an amazing episode – especially the moonscapes and the ultimate ‘hatching’ effect. Watch it with the sound down and it is as beautiful and flawless as… well, […]
It was announced this morning that Maggie Stables had died. In the years when Doctor Who was not on TV, it lived on through the audios and BBC webcasts. Evelyn […]
Tonally wonky, this one. It starts out as if it’s an episode of the Sarah Jane Adventures, but Doctor Who has evolved with the recent regeneration, and Capaldi reminds me of […]
Now, I like Hustle as much as the next man ((at least, the first three series)) so to have it combined with Doctor Who should be a real treat, but, for some […]