So the Doctor and Amy travel back to Holland to meet Van Gogh, and stop a monster.
The plot really is that simple, this episode proved beyond all shadow of a doubt that it doesn't have to be about huge effects, intricate story arcs and huge stars. Simply put I think there is genius behind this episode, let's face it the plot is tiny by comparison to most, but the characters, acting, dialogue are firing on all cylinders. The first time I can say I really liked Amy's character was here, she was given much better material, Matt Smith is also fantastic, really connected with him here, but the classy performance of Tony Curran is what dazzles throughout this episode, he takes Van Gogh from dark insanity to pure ecstasy, a stunning Doctor Who debut.
So the monster wasn't the best, and historically it was off kilter, but neither mattered, the point of the story was the emotional journey, something RTD was good at doing. The character development
Favourite scene has to be The Doctor and Amy taking Vincent to see the museum, so touching and moving, the music was so different for the show, it worked beautifully. Bill Nighy was a total utter joy, always wanted to see him in Who. Beard jokes always welcome too.
Fabulously fabulous 10/10
The plot really is that simple, this episode proved beyond all shadow of a doubt that it doesn't have to be about huge effects, intricate story arcs and huge stars. Simply put I think there is genius behind this episode, let's face it the plot is tiny by comparison to most, but the characters, acting, dialogue are firing on all cylinders. The first time I can say I really liked Amy's character was here, she was given much better material, Matt Smith is also fantastic, really connected with him here, but the classy performance of Tony Curran is what dazzles throughout this episode, he takes Van Gogh from dark insanity to pure ecstasy, a stunning Doctor Who debut.
So the monster wasn't the best, and historically it was off kilter, but neither mattered, the point of the story was the emotional journey, something RTD was good at doing. The character development
Favourite scene has to be The Doctor and Amy taking Vincent to see the museum, so touching and moving, the music was so different for the show, it worked beautifully. Bill Nighy was a total utter joy, always wanted to see him in Who. Beard jokes always welcome too.
Fabulously fabulous 10/10