-Dark Water-
This episode sadly falls to the same issues many other Who two parters do. The episode starts off strong, a well handled scene see's Danny killed by road accident whilst he's on the phone to Clara and time passes by before she can get hold of the Doctor. She hides what's happened from him in an effort to set the stage to threaten him into going back in time and saving Danny. The opening ten minutes set the stage for an interesting dynamic, a companion outright betraying his trust and then being caught out on it when he works out what's going on. The trouble is, this is wrapped up straight away and the action moves on to nothing but padding for a reveal that is too obvious to build suspense for. The whole thing culminates in a bog standard Cyberman invasion plan with Missy's arrival heralding something of a rehash of Simm's plotline, Missy still feeling like she's uncomfortable to watch thanks to grating over acting. Only the series finale left.
Series 01 - 4 Strong Episodes
Series 02 - 2 Strong Episodes
Series 03 - 3 Strong Episodes
Series 04 - 8 Strong Episodes
Series 05 - 3 Strong Episodes
Series 06 - 5 Strong Episodes
Series 07 - 4 Strong Episodes
Series 08 - 2 Strong Episode So Far
This episode sadly falls to the same issues many other Who two parters do. The episode starts off strong, a well handled scene see's Danny killed by road accident whilst he's on the phone to Clara and time passes by before she can get hold of the Doctor. She hides what's happened from him in an effort to set the stage to threaten him into going back in time and saving Danny. The opening ten minutes set the stage for an interesting dynamic, a companion outright betraying his trust and then being caught out on it when he works out what's going on. The trouble is, this is wrapped up straight away and the action moves on to nothing but padding for a reveal that is too obvious to build suspense for. The whole thing culminates in a bog standard Cyberman invasion plan with Missy's arrival heralding something of a rehash of Simm's plotline, Missy still feeling like she's uncomfortable to watch thanks to grating over acting. Only the series finale left.
Series 01 - 4 Strong Episodes
Series 02 - 2 Strong Episodes
Series 03 - 3 Strong Episodes
Series 04 - 8 Strong Episodes
Series 05 - 3 Strong Episodes
Series 06 - 5 Strong Episodes
Series 07 - 4 Strong Episodes
Series 08 - 2 Strong Episode So Far
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