Despite the title and spoilers, "The Doctor's Wife" had nothing to do with the Doctor having a wife (or a mother, as carefully edited previews seemed to imply). But that is not a surprise, as I've gotten accustomed to the way new Who rolls.
I was sort of hoping that the Gaiman episode would be a little darker and less hyperactive than typical Moffat-era Doctor Who fare. I got the first half of that wish.
While the idea of transferring the TARDIS "consciousness" into an organic body is a pretty novel one (at least for Dr. Who continuity), with tremendous potential. I'm just not sure I got into the implementation. I really didn't like the casting or portrayal of Idris. Suranne Jones was the same actor who played the trash-talking Mona Lisa on one of the worst Sarah Jane Adventures ever penned. She was just as annoying here. Also, I would've found it immensely more interesting if she had played it more like a confused alien computer rather than a quixotic and lusty bar wench.
But everything's about sex in the new Dr. Who, so I shouldn't be surprised (it was Moffat's idea in particular to make this a love story).
Re: hyperactive - so the Doctor fashioned a partial working TARDIS in 13 minutes or so. With force fields, it seems, as he didn't get around to actually installing walls all the way 'round. Adventures in ADHD.
So basically the story felt like it had a hint of Gaiman, but heavily moderated/edited by Moffat et al. I'm afraid that my distaste for the Idris/TARDIS character prevents me from being more objective about the rest of the episode.
Also - I'd been holding off on saying this until now, but does anyone else feel like Matt Smith has visibly aged since the last series?
I was sort of hoping that the Gaiman episode would be a little darker and less hyperactive than typical Moffat-era Doctor Who fare. I got the first half of that wish.
While the idea of transferring the TARDIS "consciousness" into an organic body is a pretty novel one (at least for Dr. Who continuity), with tremendous potential. I'm just not sure I got into the implementation. I really didn't like the casting or portrayal of Idris. Suranne Jones was the same actor who played the trash-talking Mona Lisa on one of the worst Sarah Jane Adventures ever penned. She was just as annoying here. Also, I would've found it immensely more interesting if she had played it more like a confused alien computer rather than a quixotic and lusty bar wench.
But everything's about sex in the new Dr. Who, so I shouldn't be surprised (it was Moffat's idea in particular to make this a love story).
Re: hyperactive - so the Doctor fashioned a partial working TARDIS in 13 minutes or so. With force fields, it seems, as he didn't get around to actually installing walls all the way 'round. Adventures in ADHD.
So basically the story felt like it had a hint of Gaiman, but heavily moderated/edited by Moffat et al. I'm afraid that my distaste for the Idris/TARDIS character prevents me from being more objective about the rest of the episode.
Also - I'd been holding off on saying this until now, but does anyone else feel like Matt Smith has visibly aged since the last series?
Tags: doctor who
Mood: 
tired
0 comments:
Post a Comment