New Who Review for 42

[puppetmaker]

This is going to be rather short since I have to finish packing for Cape Cod and have some errands to run before we leave this afternoon. The cats need food and the cat sitter needs litter and some food.

This is a ticking clock episode. 42 minutes to save the ship and figure out the mystery. For the most part it worked for me. Peter did see the problem coming a mile away but then he is a professional writer. There are some interesting phone conversations between Martha and her Mom. I can almost see why Martha's Dad left considering the pressure that her Mother tried to put on her. Good acting all the way around. And Mr. Tennant gets an award in the tall, thin and tortured category (I am figuring there are going to be about 8 of you who know what I am talking about). So good one off.

However next week is when it gets kicked up to the next level with a delightful script by Paul Cornell called "Human Nature."

Remember that there will be spoilers in the comments and but only to 42 no discussion of the next episode please.

Also I haven't any idea how good my internet connection is going to be for the next week so if I go quiet, it's not anything dire.

I am grateful for packing quickly.

Comments

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

I really didn't like this episode. But I have no love for being hot, or being near the sun. And this felt far too much like the Ood episode, down to some of the actors looking like they'd just walked off that other set.

This is just one of those episodes that strains my suspension of disbelief, as ludicrous as that sounds.

I was so turned off by this episode I didn't even get that "42" was supposed to be the ticking clock. I found that I just didn't care.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I've got a recording of this episode. I've watched it over and over again, and every time I watch it, I see something new: how the Doctor calls for Martha, how he admits his fear, how Riley notices Martha almost right away. On the surface, it's a ticking clock episode, but underneath, there's a lot of character richness. I think it's one of the best episodes of the season. it holds up viewing after viewing.

And yes, Tennant does tall, thin and tortured with the best of them. Man, I love to see him do angst. ::grin::

[querldox.livejournal.com]

Drat. I'll only get to see the first part of the Human Nature two-parter before leaving for Japan and Worldcon...at which Paul Cornell is listed as a guest.