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patentdragonNot going to hang about - here we go...
They're Back! The Weeping Angels, one of Steven Moffat's, and sci-fi in general's greatest creations. Can they scare as conclusively as they did in "Blink"? Hell, yes - their powers are expanded to fearsome effect in this episode, as Amy discovers in terrifying fashion. Any image of an Angel becomes an Angel, in the most claustrophobic scene in Doctor Who history...
She's back! Welcome back River Song - another Moff masterpiece, again portrayed in splendid style by Alex Kingston. Again, Doctor Song ("Oooh, I become a Professor?") and The Doctor find their time-lines entangled out of order - he knows her from The Library, she knows him from at least one other encounter, yet they're still to have their "first" meeting, but at least they're familiar with each other right away, and the fireworks can kick off right away. We get a little more insight into their relationship in this episode, but not too much - although there are clearly secrets in there that will change everything between them...
The Episode... Steven Moffat pens great stories, and this one starts in true "Moff" style, with two time periods colliding in exciting fashion in one of the most insane escape/rescues ever seen on the small screen. Who said fifteen thousand years was a long time...?
That done, and the "lovers" reunited, we return to more familiar territory - hunting a deadly creature through dark, enclosed spaces - but the involvement of a Weeping Angel makes this far more than an Aliens re-hash. I'm a big fan of that movie, but I have to say "set aside your reservation, and enjoy!" This is Matt Smith's first multi-part story, and he continues to shine, making the role more and more his own with every scene, but there's still plenty more to tell as the cliff-hanger kicks in - the only disappointing part of the whole episode.
This is, in my humble opinion, the episode everyone who pines for David Tennant and Russell T Davies needs to see. The torch is well and truly passed, right here and now - pity that torch is flickering alarmingly...
Romana Watch... Again, Amy shows incredible poise in the face of the impossible, and works her own way out of the Weeping Angel trap. She is A LOT MORE than she appears - and not just infected by the Weeping Angel, on this occasion. Watch this space!
Fun Moment... The visit to the museum: "Wrong! Wrong! Wrong... one of mine..." - shades of "I point at archeologists and laugh!"
In Conclusion...The Moff delivers, BIG TIME. The show is firing on all cylinders now, in all respects - just as we'd hoped. If you thought they couldn't do anything more with The Weeping Angels, shame on you. Roll on next Saturday! 4.25/5
They're Back! The Weeping Angels, one of Steven Moffat's, and sci-fi in general's greatest creations. Can they scare as conclusively as they did in "Blink"? Hell, yes - their powers are expanded to fearsome effect in this episode, as Amy discovers in terrifying fashion. Any image of an Angel becomes an Angel, in the most claustrophobic scene in Doctor Who history...
She's back! Welcome back River Song - another Moff masterpiece, again portrayed in splendid style by Alex Kingston. Again, Doctor Song ("Oooh, I become a Professor?") and The Doctor find their time-lines entangled out of order - he knows her from The Library, she knows him from at least one other encounter, yet they're still to have their "first" meeting, but at least they're familiar with each other right away, and the fireworks can kick off right away. We get a little more insight into their relationship in this episode, but not too much - although there are clearly secrets in there that will change everything between them...
The Episode... Steven Moffat pens great stories, and this one starts in true "Moff" style, with two time periods colliding in exciting fashion in one of the most insane escape/rescues ever seen on the small screen. Who said fifteen thousand years was a long time...?
That done, and the "lovers" reunited, we return to more familiar territory - hunting a deadly creature through dark, enclosed spaces - but the involvement of a Weeping Angel makes this far more than an Aliens re-hash. I'm a big fan of that movie, but I have to say "set aside your reservation, and enjoy!" This is Matt Smith's first multi-part story, and he continues to shine, making the role more and more his own with every scene, but there's still plenty more to tell as the cliff-hanger kicks in - the only disappointing part of the whole episode.
This is, in my humble opinion, the episode everyone who pines for David Tennant and Russell T Davies needs to see. The torch is well and truly passed, right here and now - pity that torch is flickering alarmingly...
Romana Watch... Again, Amy shows incredible poise in the face of the impossible, and works her own way out of the Weeping Angel trap. She is A LOT MORE than she appears - and not just infected by the Weeping Angel, on this occasion. Watch this space!
Fun Moment... The visit to the museum: "Wrong! Wrong! Wrong... one of mine..." - shades of "I point at archeologists and laugh!"
In Conclusion...The Moff delivers, BIG TIME. The show is firing on all cylinders now, in all respects - just as we'd hoped. If you thought they couldn't do anything more with The Weeping Angels, shame on you. Roll on next Saturday! 4.25/5
