tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post5375310381423361622..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: The Zygon Inversion written by Peter Harness & Steven Moffat and directed by Daniel NettheimDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-60829000375188867532023-09-21T20:57:52.682-07:002023-09-21T20:57:52.682-07:00Believe me, both episodes have improved quite a bi...Believe me, both episodes have improved quite a bit over time like a fine wine. This is what Marvel's Secret Invasion couldn't be because it was cowardly and conformist.Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180454854103995881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-69564900725882906792018-04-28T11:45:11.182-07:002018-04-28T11:45:11.182-07:00Both Capaldi and Coleman give their best turns in ...Both Capaldi and Coleman give their best turns in this episode, which would be perfect if not for it being the conclusion to a first half that was only decent. Together I give them an 8, but a strong 8. The biggest problem is, as you brought up, the allegory they're trying to draw to the immigrant crisis that was at its peak when this went out, which was handled messily before being dropped toward the end. It's why I always agree with Tolkien's position that he prefers applicability to allegory.David Pirtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636601389899125100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-75134074310318192302015-11-30T11:28:44.680-08:002015-11-30T11:28:44.680-08:00Hmmm... So what happens when the Silurians find ou...Hmmm... So what happens when the Silurians find out about the Zygons? Richard S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16210825311047748707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-60212007045198526722015-11-14T08:59:02.834-08:002015-11-14T08:59:02.834-08:00Doctor Disco? sonic sunglasses? Is the Doctor havi...Doctor Disco? sonic sunglasses? Is the Doctor having a midlife crisis or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-71833871418695976022015-11-12T08:08:57.290-08:002015-11-12T08:08:57.290-08:00Donna & River Song (to an extent) have been th...Donna & River Song (to an extent) have been the only truly successful long-term companions to the Doctor since the show returned and even Donna had to be moulded into a more sympathetic character in Partners in Crime. Both showrunners have ultimately failed so far at characterisation and it shouldn't be that difficult to write credible female characters in a television show.<br /><br />I agree with the points about Clara in this episode. She's becoming more resourceful but this is on the back of two and a half seasons of character development. It's taken too long for us to get to this point.<br /><br />The reset switch ending is less obvious than in "Journey to the Centre of the Tardis" and in other stories so it definitely makes it less jarring. But ultimately my concern was that the Zygons had to go back into hiding, they achieved peace yet still had to hide who they were which was the reason for the conflict in the first place.<br /><br />I mostly agree with your review though, there were an incredible amount of lost opportunities here and Capaldi really did save the day in more ways than one.<br /><br />Matthew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609146958197009200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-64271350011632667212015-11-11T04:01:54.282-08:002015-11-11T04:01:54.282-08:00Sorry for the off topic, a Big Finish fan here... ...Sorry for the off topic, a Big Finish fan here... what do you think about Big Finish tackling the New Series and the upcoming Ten and Donna audios?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-59746311261999010092015-11-10T14:26:09.875-08:002015-11-10T14:26:09.875-08:00While I agree that Moffat is an ideas-first writer...While I agree that Moffat is an ideas-first writer, I do think some of the attacks on his characterisation are unfair. Yes, he's written awful characters (here's looking at you Tasha Lem), but he's also the one that gave us Madame de Pompadour, Sally Sparrow, Missy, and Osgood to name just a few. And let's not forget that RTD (whose time on the show I love btw) was the one that butchered Rose's character in Season 2 and gave us Martha, who while a fun character was completely defined by fancying the Doctor.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-44182508334845441882015-11-10T11:48:23.667-08:002015-11-10T11:48:23.667-08:00I didn't like the "hero worship" of ...I didn't like the "hero worship" of the Doctor (like that scene in TLOTTL when all the world whispers Doctor and he goes young again and elevates himself like a Christ-figure; all the "I'm a Time Lord and I'm going to save you all" discourses) from the RTD era but , as many have stated, he was a genius at characterization, not only the companions were all well rounded and likeable human beings, with their flaws and strenghts , but also the companion's families were very well done (my favourite ever Wilf Mott), you could empathize with them. Even one-off characters were well characterized. Now we have people like Danny Pink (dull dull dull, vanilla guy), Clara (plot device, then companion, but what makes her tick? we had an scene with her family but it seemed a bit forced and all the "doctor is my boyfriend" jarred. I only warmed to the naughty grandma), even Kate Lethbridge Stewart isn't very good drawn out(compare her with her father). I like Osgood and I'd like to spend more time with her, but I also would like to know a bit more about her, apart from that she is a Doctor Who fan! (which I find a very cute touch)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-11746829562688412352015-11-10T10:19:05.029-08:002015-11-10T10:19:05.029-08:00"Moffat is very good as writer but his charac..."Moffat is very good as writer but his characterization is appalling."<br /><br />Because he's a soliphist. Even his females are thinly-veiled Moffs. It's like that scene in Being John Malkovich.<br /><br />If you're a fan of him, great. If not, it's tough sledding.alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287658017103606748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-89386343690972824782015-11-10T09:28:04.980-08:002015-11-10T09:28:04.980-08:00Oh I loved Last Christmas too. Oh I loved Last Christmas too. Doc Ohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-34751762723611125192015-11-10T09:27:24.626-08:002015-11-10T09:27:24.626-08:00I think you'll find I awarded high scores to L...I think you'll find I awarded high scores to Listen and Dark Water too. I am perfectly within my right to not like Moffat's approach to Doctor Who, just as you are perfectly within your right to love it. I've been kinder to the past two seasons as I have seen a genuine lift in quality. I still don't think the show is as strong as it was at the height of RTDs time (especially concerning character) and that is my prerogative too. I'll bash where I please, it's my blog :-) Doc Ohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-56872958275870362942015-11-10T06:20:23.632-08:002015-11-10T06:20:23.632-08:00Moffat is very good as writer but his characteriza...Moffat is very good as writer but his characterization is appalling. Yes, I suffer from RTD era nostalgia. Moffat's scripts during the Davies era were incredible ( Blink, Silence at the library), his scary stuff worth of Hinchcliffe and Holmes but I totally share Joe's feelings about his characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-57183025640483839472015-11-10T04:12:18.319-08:002015-11-10T04:12:18.319-08:00Despite your tendency to have a dig at Steven Moff...Despite your tendency to have a dig at Steven Moffat at every available opportunity, it is interesting that you've awarded the highest scores this season to the episodes written or co-written by Moffat. First time that's happened in a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-22633432255747284002015-11-09T23:28:22.182-08:002015-11-09T23:28:22.182-08:00Good review. I disagreed with a couple of points, ...Good review. I disagreed with a couple of points, although I see where you're coming from. I'd give it a 9/10.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677654229182803848noreply@blogger.com