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patentdragonOkay - Doctor Who reviews...
"Oh dear, another historical one", sighs a large portion of the audience - and that reaction wouldn't be much of a surprise given that we already had Winston Churchill earlier this season. However, this actually ends up being a marginally better episode than Victory Of The Daleks, as it's a far more personal story for Vincent Van Gogh - he's not just there for the gravitas, as his plight is woven into the plot from the start.
The chemistry is good, Karen Gillan is great fun again - you can even forgive this the mildly unimpressive monster, and the slightly sluggish plot as we're immersed in Vincent's world. The end, however, is one of those "bite your lip" moments, and you're left genuinely feeling uplifted by it all. All in all, maybe not entirely brilliant, but a stronger showing than you might expect on the run-in to the season finale, and all the answers...
The Verdict Maybe a bit pedestrian in places, but the ending is another great touching Doctor Who moment.
One episode to go until The Pandorica Opens, and you'd expect a story that paves the way to the season finale... but instead, it's another case of Fear Her (2.11); basically filler. The best bits of this are the excellent set for the alien ship, the gorgeous cat (Sealpoint Birman?) and Amy finding her engagement ring from the now dead and erased from existence Rory in The Doctor's pocket. Overall, it's a light-hearted, low-impact story, which promises a good deal more than it delivers - guess they spent more on the honestly undeserving guest star than the actual story (adapted from a comic strip in the show's magazine!).
The Verdict Nothing like as imaginative as it could have been. Corden wasn't entirely awful - but he's still a dick.
The season average score, to this point, is 7.38 out of 10; a pretty good figure. I'm really hoping the last two episodes will push that up a bit, even though The Pandorica has a faint whiff of "Void-Ship", and "Genesis Ark" about it. The presence of River Song will certainly make things interesting...
And finally... ***Spoilers, or wild fan-speculation?*** I'm thinking The Big Bad is renegade Time-Lord Omega, and I'm sticking with my season-long theory that Amy is Romana - stay tuned and see if I'm even close to being right!
510: Vincent And The Doctor
"Oh dear, another historical one", sighs a large portion of the audience - and that reaction wouldn't be much of a surprise given that we already had Winston Churchill earlier this season. However, this actually ends up being a marginally better episode than Victory Of The Daleks, as it's a far more personal story for Vincent Van Gogh - he's not just there for the gravitas, as his plight is woven into the plot from the start.
The chemistry is good, Karen Gillan is great fun again - you can even forgive this the mildly unimpressive monster, and the slightly sluggish plot as we're immersed in Vincent's world. The end, however, is one of those "bite your lip" moments, and you're left genuinely feeling uplifted by it all. All in all, maybe not entirely brilliant, but a stronger showing than you might expect on the run-in to the season finale, and all the answers...
The Verdict Maybe a bit pedestrian in places, but the ending is another great touching Doctor Who moment.
Score: 7.5/10
511: The Lodger
One episode to go until The Pandorica Opens, and you'd expect a story that paves the way to the season finale... but instead, it's another case of Fear Her (2.11); basically filler. The best bits of this are the excellent set for the alien ship, the gorgeous cat (Sealpoint Birman?) and Amy finding her engagement ring from the now dead and erased from existence Rory in The Doctor's pocket. Overall, it's a light-hearted, low-impact story, which promises a good deal more than it delivers - guess they spent more on the honestly undeserving guest star than the actual story (adapted from a comic strip in the show's magazine!).
The Verdict Nothing like as imaginative as it could have been. Corden wasn't entirely awful - but he's still a dick.
Score: 6.5/10
The season average score, to this point, is 7.38 out of 10; a pretty good figure. I'm really hoping the last two episodes will push that up a bit, even though The Pandorica has a faint whiff of "Void-Ship", and "Genesis Ark" about it. The presence of River Song will certainly make things interesting...
And finally... ***Spoilers, or wild fan-speculation?*** I'm thinking The Big Bad is renegade Time-Lord Omega, and I'm sticking with my season-long theory that Amy is Romana - stay tuned and see if I'm even close to being right!
