New Who Review for Death in Heaven
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puppetmakerBeing the last episode of the first season of Capaldi's Doctor long may he reign.
I really have a lot of mixed feeling about this one.
Acting was top notch. The nods to Classic Doctor Who hit the right notes. The end is still making me think.
But it didn't hit it out of the park. Maybe a double if I squint. And I honestly can't tell you why this episode sits like a bad piece of potato in my gut.
Most of what I want to talk about is in the spoiler zone so it will be behind the cut.
Short answer, I liked it but I didn't love it as an episode.
I am grateful for another season of Capaldi.
Everyone was trying to give Doctor power. The humans made him president of earth and control of its military might. Missy gave him the Cyberman control and encourage him to right wrongs. It felt like Jesus in the garden where the devil tempted him and he kept denying. The Doctor doesn't want it. And if you think about it, he has had this sort of power and almost used it several times. But he recognizes what would happen to him if he did cross that line and you have a feeling at some point he did and he knows there is no coming back from that.
Bring back the Brigadier as a Cyberman like Danny was one of the things I really am of two minds about.
Then there was the end. Clara lies to the Doctor. The Doctor lies to Clara and everyone is unhappy.
And why create such a lovely version of the Master played with evil aplomb by Michelle Gomez to just off her? Are we really suppose to believe that was it? That bothered me.
I did like the "I'm an idiot with a box and a screwdriver." Kind of sums up 51 years of Doctor Who in a sound bite.
And Santa is going to sort this out. I can't wait.
I really have a lot of mixed feeling about this one.
Acting was top notch. The nods to Classic Doctor Who hit the right notes. The end is still making me think.
But it didn't hit it out of the park. Maybe a double if I squint. And I honestly can't tell you why this episode sits like a bad piece of potato in my gut.
Most of what I want to talk about is in the spoiler zone so it will be behind the cut.
Short answer, I liked it but I didn't love it as an episode.
I am grateful for another season of Capaldi.
Everyone was trying to give Doctor power. The humans made him president of earth and control of its military might. Missy gave him the Cyberman control and encourage him to right wrongs. It felt like Jesus in the garden where the devil tempted him and he kept denying. The Doctor doesn't want it. And if you think about it, he has had this sort of power and almost used it several times. But he recognizes what would happen to him if he did cross that line and you have a feeling at some point he did and he knows there is no coming back from that.
Bring back the Brigadier as a Cyberman like Danny was one of the things I really am of two minds about.
Then there was the end. Clara lies to the Doctor. The Doctor lies to Clara and everyone is unhappy.
And why create such a lovely version of the Master played with evil aplomb by Michelle Gomez to just off her? Are we really suppose to believe that was it? That bothered me.
I did like the "I'm an idiot with a box and a screwdriver." Kind of sums up 51 years of Doctor Who in a sound bite.
And Santa is going to sort this out. I can't wait.
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Date: 2014-11-10 07:42 pm (UTC)If I am remembering correctly, when the Master "dies", the special effect is the bluish teleportation flare not the orange destruction one. I need to rewatch it to be sure, but I am pretty sure that is how the Master will return.
I rather like the way they got to have the Brig take his final bow. It was one of those moments that I never saw coming but that makes perfect sense in the story. I find those don't come along much.