Every Doctor has had an episode like this. This was Peter Capaldi's.
After a truly terrible new Moffat era we finally get an episode with some real heart.
The Monster is cheap and pretty stupid. I have seen it in a few movies. The Relic for one. And the Historical knowledge the Doctor is imbued with is pretty shaky to say the least. Nor was the acting that good either. This PC nonsense is spoiling Doctor Who a bit as well.
But as with previous episodes that dealt with Historical figures, including one which actually employed Capaldi as an important character, we get some real people from History who are antagonists who finally pull together for a Greater Good. The story was the heart of the episode not the silly looking Monster or the people who looked too clean and well groomed for the 1st Century. Someone must have invented razor blades because the Romans really looked like Catalogue models rather than part of an incredible fighting machines.
That aside it was an enjoyable episode with a good story that went somewhere. The small cameo of Missy stole the show and it looks like she will be prominent next week. Michelle Gomez the best thing about the Moffat era. Hopefully she will continue when the next Who era gets going. I even warmed to Matt Lucas a bit as he has become less annoying. Overall one of the better Capaldi Who episodes.
Hopefully the Cyberman episode can be something to kick start this new series a bit.
After a truly terrible new Moffat era we finally get an episode with some real heart.
The Monster is cheap and pretty stupid. I have seen it in a few movies. The Relic for one. And the Historical knowledge the Doctor is imbued with is pretty shaky to say the least. Nor was the acting that good either. This PC nonsense is spoiling Doctor Who a bit as well.
But as with previous episodes that dealt with Historical figures, including one which actually employed Capaldi as an important character, we get some real people from History who are antagonists who finally pull together for a Greater Good. The story was the heart of the episode not the silly looking Monster or the people who looked too clean and well groomed for the 1st Century. Someone must have invented razor blades because the Romans really looked like Catalogue models rather than part of an incredible fighting machines.
That aside it was an enjoyable episode with a good story that went somewhere. The small cameo of Missy stole the show and it looks like she will be prominent next week. Michelle Gomez the best thing about the Moffat era. Hopefully she will continue when the next Who era gets going. I even warmed to Matt Lucas a bit as he has become less annoying. Overall one of the better Capaldi Who episodes.
Hopefully the Cyberman episode can be something to kick start this new series a bit.