tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post1722254216789282600..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: In the Forest of the Night written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Sheree FolksonDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-49137158582458803812018-04-25T12:05:25.408-07:002018-04-25T12:05:25.408-07:00"He would make a wonderful father, I think.&q..."He would make a wonderful father, I think."<br /><br />And you said you didn't see what Clara liked in Danny Pink. I think that what you like about him in this episode and what you dislike about him in previous episodes are precisely the same things. He's not interested in adventuring through time and space. He's grounded. While Clara and the Doctor are obsessed with figuring out what's going on and how they can stop it, Danny just wants to make sure his charges are safe, which, in retrospect, was the only actual thing that needed doing. <br /><br />I also really enjoyed the Doctor's scenes with Maebh. Again I agree that the Doctor with a child companion would be very interesting, especially this Doctor, but of course that won't happen. I don't think it's so much because of wanting romance to be shoehorned into the show (though there is that, too) as it is because the showrunners are worried that a child regular would make adult viewers see the show as too CBBC, and an older companion would make young viewers tune out. <br /><br />Big Finish proved that a mature companion can be incredible, of course. I'd love to see what they'd do with a preteen actor, if they could find one that could convincingly read the lines.David Pirtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636601389899125100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-53824300649313831632014-11-30T21:36:27.934-08:002014-11-30T21:36:27.934-08:00I feel there is one point that you missed that I r...I feel there is one point that you missed that I really want to point out, which is the episodes secondary message, which I loved. As you mentioned, the story does focus on the emotional growth of the children with...mixed results. but I loved that it also highlighted how wrong it is to assume these different, or even what we would call disabled, children, aren't broken. The Doctor berating the two teachers for their dismissiveness of Maebh's voices and intuition was a moment I very nearly applauded. it's Smith and Tennant's "Everyone is important," but applied on a specific and tangible scale, and one that needed to be said. it's just a shame nobody will be watching it again.Samwisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-55424341893490443012014-11-29T00:18:13.301-08:002014-11-29T00:18:13.301-08:00What strikes me is how Doctor Who is beginning to ...What strikes me is how Doctor Who is beginning to resemble the uneven quality of American TV, despite airing fewer episodes. With such long hiatuses one would think you'd have unlimited time to refine the scripts.<br /><br />I, too, felt Dark Water held some redemption even though the series badly needs some new blood!Edward Azadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920511692940898508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-7978751615659712772014-11-27T18:37:40.976-08:002014-11-27T18:37:40.976-08:00To me, it felt very CBBC, what with the London set...To me, it felt very CBBC, what with the London setting, not much tension and lots of kids. If the timing were different, it would have been better suited to Sarah Jane Adventures.JBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-16912956786183055192014-11-27T05:17:00.102-08:002014-11-27T05:17:00.102-08:00I think this review is fair enough, although I'...I think this review is fair enough, although I'd probably give the episode 5/10 myself for daring to be different. On the other hand, I do think this was the only weak episode in the excellent second half of Season 8. I hope the reviews of "Flatline" and "Dark Water" will be up soon because I think they're some of the best of New Who and would be interested to hear your thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com