tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post6040907891302774424..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: Here There Be Monsters written by Andy Lane and directed by Lisa BowermanDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-81086375849275207942015-07-20T12:05:15.747-07:002015-07-20T12:05:15.747-07:00Whenever I think of the original Tardis crew and t...Whenever I think of the original Tardis crew and their cc appearences, I always have wonderful landscapes and atmospheres in mind, and this is definitely one of those times. There isn't an idea I don't like from the idea of a spaceship crewed by one giant plant (puts the Vervoids to shame), to the idea that the Cthulhu style monsters behind space aren't so monstrous, or at least, don't behave that way despite appearence that is down right scary! <br /><br />My only issue really is with Susan here, sinse to say this is the story where she realizes that she should leave the Doctor, she's hardly taking charge really? Indeed oddly enough the "perfect memory" remark early on just reminded me of Zoe and made me think again how Zoe was Susan done right, ie, a truly! unearthly child, not just a screaming, ancle twisting waste of cliche. Actually at some point if it wouldn't be far too taboo I'd love to see Susan on Galifrey, just sinse I really! can't reconcile her with being a timelord at all. <br /><br />It also doesn't help that Carole Ann Ford feels a bit stilted for some reason even when trying to be as hysterical as she was back in the sixties, often she reminds me of someone's mum in an ameter production, trying her best but unable to shake the feeling that all this is a bit embarrassing. She has risen above this on some occasions, but usually when she's got some good support from other performers, less so on her own.<br /><br />Fortunately, if the directing, the script, the music and the sound effects are up to the challenge, I don't find her performance hurts the story too much, and this is definitely one of the occasions that is true, sinse a darker and more weerdly alien story I can't imagine, I just wish it had both a better part for it's central character, and a slightly more enthusiastic performance from it's leading actress. <br /><br />Still, I am definitely starting to remember why I enjoyed this range so much, and as I see that season 3 has the Empathy games and the transit of venus, both of which I have fond memories of, things definitely seem to be getting into gear after a slightly shaky start.darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526681809763999806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-52857678323252130702013-05-07T17:40:55.738-07:002013-05-07T17:40:55.738-07:00This story is excellent. My few gripes are minor. ...This story is excellent. My few gripes are minor. The first mate sounds just like William Russell so many times I had to stop for a moment and think about who was saying those lines, thinking that it was Ian speaking. <br /><br />It's really hard to date the benchmarking. It sounds as if it's early days of spaceflight but iirc there's dialog that implies that Rostrum's kind are hundreds of years old which probably places it past even the Earth/Draconia war. How much "benchmarking" is required by that point? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com