New Who Review for "The Shakespeare Code"
(A reminder about Spoilers: I will put my spoilers behind the cut and remind those who wish to stay spoiler free that I do allow spoilers in the comments)
This was a fun episode. It had a famous figure, a mystery to solve, and good villains. It may have sung to me more than most since I have, in my time, almost stage-managed my way through the War of the Roses. I always enjoyed doing a Shakespeare play because it felt like I was adding to the history of the piece. Also "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is where I have created a couple sets of puppets for Tatiana and Oberon so when they go small, they become puppets.
This was the second time that the Doctor has encountered Shakespeare on screen. The first was in "The Chase". Solid performances all the way around by the cast. The recreation of the Globe Theater was wonderful. The villains of the piece make logical sense by the end of the episode (or as logical as a Doctor Who episode can be)
Caroline Scare Factor: A couple of scenes were peeked at through her fingers. But over all she liked this one.
I am grateful for my knowledge of Shakespeare
( When_Shall_We_Three_Meet_Again )
This was a fun episode. It had a famous figure, a mystery to solve, and good villains. It may have sung to me more than most since I have, in my time, almost stage-managed my way through the War of the Roses. I always enjoyed doing a Shakespeare play because it felt like I was adding to the history of the piece. Also "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is where I have created a couple sets of puppets for Tatiana and Oberon so when they go small, they become puppets.
This was the second time that the Doctor has encountered Shakespeare on screen. The first was in "The Chase". Solid performances all the way around by the cast. The recreation of the Globe Theater was wonderful. The villains of the piece make logical sense by the end of the episode (or as logical as a Doctor Who episode can be)
Caroline Scare Factor: A couple of scenes were peeked at through her fingers. But over all she liked this one.
I am grateful for my knowledge of Shakespeare
( When_Shall_We_Three_Meet_Again )