tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post1729225951061911734..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: The Satan Pit written by Matt Jones and directed by James Hawes Doc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-65243339548383448392021-06-17T18:45:23.340-07:002021-06-17T18:45:23.340-07:00Watching both episodes I realize how dead the Chib...Watching both episodes I realize how dead the Chiball era is. The Fam would be ignored, as they have been in Series 12, in front of the cast of this story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-51221540481390584202018-08-14T08:50:10.169-07:002018-08-14T08:50:10.169-07:00This is such a classic 2-parter. Those final 10 mi...This is such a classic 2-parter. Those final 10 minutes where the planet and rocket plunge towards the black hole is some of the tensest drama that I've ever witnessed, aided by one of my favourite scores of any Doctor Who episode. I loved The Beast- Gabriel Woolf was so much better than in Pyramids of Mars, and this is one of the strongest guest casts that I've witnessed. Some great horror elements and enough base-under-siege elements to please me on top of the already-amazing story. I say with no reservations that this is my favourite ever David Tennant and RTD story, and I'd even go so far as to say that it's my favourite modern era story. A true classic 2-parter which I give a fully well-deserved 10/10Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-69631191829335604902018-07-12T01:53:20.210-07:002018-07-12T01:53:20.210-07:00The 10/Rose romance is my least favorite thing of ...The 10/Rose romance is my least favorite thing of the RTD era, an era I otherwise love. That and the hero worship Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-58155304402527865212018-07-12T00:18:16.266-07:002018-07-12T00:18:16.266-07:00Good thing they did get the design elements right ...Good thing they did get the design elements right in the Smith/Moffat era, they got so much else wrong. Doc Ohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-33517482204748605372018-07-11T17:59:41.314-07:002018-07-11T17:59:41.314-07:00A good but not great episode but what makes this s...A good but not great episode but what makes this story one of the few tolerable ones in the otherwise dreadful series 2 is the stunning design elements, great direction and brilliant Murray Gold score. Sadly the good work is undermined by the faffing around with the unnecessary Rose/10th Doctor "romance" elements, particularly the cringeworthy domestic scene in the first part and the "I believe in her" nonsense. Ooh, the other good thing is that lovely raspberry top Billie wears. Really gorgeous and another big thumbs up for the design people. This episode pops in the RTD era because of how poor this element was until the dazzling early Smith/Moffat era which took design and the use of colour to another level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-31768796014564280172018-07-11T04:51:22.264-07:002018-07-11T04:51:22.264-07:00I will never understand why this episode, or the p...I will never understand why this episode, or the previous one, aren't talked about more when the conversation of "The best Nu-Who episodes" comes up. Everything about this episode, to me at least, is what the new series should be, not just adding in little nods to classic who for fan service or bringing back old monsters but by using the same similar style of episodes and working to make characters feel like people and not just actors looking scared as the Doctor fixes it all. It may just be my opinion that most of Moffat's scripts feel like they were written under the awareness that Doctor Who is quite popular on social media and therefore creates stories that have "editable" moments, this story manages to just focus on making an adventure work and puts in great care in making sure that each (apart from a few moments) have some weight behind them. Excellent review for an excellent story.Kinsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04035179947746156229noreply@blogger.com