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puppetmakerWell that can't all be gems and this episode isn't even a diamond in the rough. But you have to get through this episode to get to the good stuff. I had some concerns about the season but I was blown away by the latter half of the season. So hang on, this will become a wild ride.
I will give the casting director props for trying to get people who can fake or have an American accent. The Daleks continuity is good and fits in with the other episodes. And yes the Doctor does seem to be dropping his sonic screwdriver at the drop of a hat. I almost started a "how many sonic screwdrivers does the Doctor go through" count but it does sort itself out later.
This has a Caroline fear factor of not much. She likes the Daleks so she doesn't really find them scary. She was not too sure about the pig-men and hid behind Peter once or twice with them.
So not my favorite nor is next weeks show but next week is better and gets back to some basic Doctor Who tropes.
I am grateful for two working laptops.
So Martha has to yet again see if the Doctor is alive or if she has to do something about his being almost dead. (I see Miracle Max in the background by this point.) And the Doctor does do a good tall, thin, and tortured but every week? I swear his body is taking a greater beating than 1-4 ever took (OK 4 did take a lot of abuse so 1-3).
I think if the dalek/human hybrid had looked better I would accept the episode more but I just couldn't get over the make-up/design. What they were trying to do with the idea of morality and whose morality is the right kind of morality was interesting and does come into play later in the season. But I really couldn't make it the make-up.
That and the constant reset button that is the Daleks. Basically they have not changed since they first appeared in the 1960s. There is no growth or change for them. The stories show the possibilities that exist for change but like most Star Trek novels, there can be no true change. By the end of the episode a Dalek is a Dalek with the exception of the episode entitled "Dalek" but then he/she/it dies by the end of the episode so there is no change to the Dalek race as a whole. Cult of Skaro sounds interesting but when you get right down to it, they are no different than the Emperor Dalek.
Again Martha and the Doctor have an interesting dynamic. You can tell that Martha has one heck of a crush on the Doctor and the Doctor is still hung up on Rose. First time the Doctor has been this hung up on a companion who didn't die and for me it is getting a little old. Rose was a good companion but she was no Ace.
I will give the casting director props for trying to get people who can fake or have an American accent. The Daleks continuity is good and fits in with the other episodes. And yes the Doctor does seem to be dropping his sonic screwdriver at the drop of a hat. I almost started a "how many sonic screwdrivers does the Doctor go through" count but it does sort itself out later.
This has a Caroline fear factor of not much. She likes the Daleks so she doesn't really find them scary. She was not too sure about the pig-men and hid behind Peter once or twice with them.
So not my favorite nor is next weeks show but next week is better and gets back to some basic Doctor Who tropes.
I am grateful for two working laptops.
So Martha has to yet again see if the Doctor is alive or if she has to do something about his being almost dead. (I see Miracle Max in the background by this point.) And the Doctor does do a good tall, thin, and tortured but every week? I swear his body is taking a greater beating than 1-4 ever took (OK 4 did take a lot of abuse so 1-3).
I think if the dalek/human hybrid had looked better I would accept the episode more but I just couldn't get over the make-up/design. What they were trying to do with the idea of morality and whose morality is the right kind of morality was interesting and does come into play later in the season. But I really couldn't make it the make-up.
That and the constant reset button that is the Daleks. Basically they have not changed since they first appeared in the 1960s. There is no growth or change for them. The stories show the possibilities that exist for change but like most Star Trek novels, there can be no true change. By the end of the episode a Dalek is a Dalek with the exception of the episode entitled "Dalek" but then he/she/it dies by the end of the episode so there is no change to the Dalek race as a whole. Cult of Skaro sounds interesting but when you get right down to it, they are no different than the Emperor Dalek.
Again Martha and the Doctor have an interesting dynamic. You can tell that Martha has one heck of a crush on the Doctor and the Doctor is still hung up on Rose. First time the Doctor has been this hung up on a companion who didn't die and for me it is getting a little old. Rose was a good companion but she was no Ace.
