You can sort of imagine how Matt Smith would have played some of these lines. The “Get it right!” to Journey Blue would’ve been softer, more encouraging.
Instead she practically gets Malcolm Tucker yelling “GET IT FUCKING RIGHT!” at her. 😕 #DoctorWho
I hope the Coal Hill School Secretary in 1963 acted the same as the one we see here:
“I’m looking for the address of one of my pupils, Susan Foreman.”
“Ooh, I bet you are!”
I don’t know why Clara is not sure whether he’s “a good man” after everything they’ve been through together.
And where has this hatred of soldiers come from all of a sudden? Poor old Brigadier. #DoctorWho
And this episode shows exactly how to have a grumpy, irritable Doctor without alienating the viewers - just have someone else give as good as they get. The oneupmanship between him and Robin, especially in the dungeons, give us some of the funniest scenes in ages.
Too often the Twelfth Doctor, and the Sixth before him, just acts like a dick without any consequences or comeback. #DoctorWho
There’s a big logical flaw at the heart of this episode: we’re told the bank can only be broken into on one day in its history, when the solar storm disrupts the systems. But the storm will also interfere with the TARDIS, so they can’t use that to materialise inside…
So why not just time travel to ANY OTHER DAY IN THE BANK’S EXISTENCE, and use the TARDIS to get inside then??
I guess the Doctor just enjoyed the idea of doing a heist, even if people’s lives are put at risk. 🤷🏻♂️ #DoctorWho
I like the very funny use of pictures of bad guys from all across the #DoctorWho universe to represent the most wanted criminals.
And also how Abslom Daak’s one has to be a drawing. 😄
The Caretaker: I like the premise of this one, vaguely similar to Human Nature but without the memory loss. And played for laughs.
The opening montage intercutting Clara’s two lives with Danny and the Doctor is very good too. #DoctorWho
The Doctor finds it incomprehensible that an ex-soldier would now have a job as a maths teacher.
Er…
I might be ambivalent about Clara but Jenna is a bloody good actress. Her argument with the Doctor is one of the best pieces of acting by any companion to date.
Not sure if that scene is really right for #DoctorWho though. They’re kind of forgetting to be kid-friendly again.
The Mummy itself is a great design, worthy of a feature film. The ‘mummiest mummy’ you’ve ever seen.
Though once again it’s an example of “malfunctioning tech” being responsible for the problem, even directly referred to as such in the dialogue. #DoctorWho
Yeesh, that ending though… when the missing girl comes home (brought by the trees??)
“Annabel! My Annabel!”
Missy is properly introduced at last. Love the “Master” reveal. She’s arguably never been more utterly unhinged than she is here, and Michelle Gomez’s expressive face brings so much to the character.
Poor Osgood though. (I choose to believe that was the Zygon) #DoctorWho
The Cybermen crawling all over the outside of the plane is a great sequence, as is the Doctor skydiving into the TARDIS.
Cyber-Brig though… Hmmm… Not exactly what you’d have wanted to see as the ultimate appearance of that character. 🫤 #DoctorWho
Shona is one of the most instantly appealing side-characters ever, and was set to be the new companion. Can’t believe we missed out on that for another year of Clara… 🙄
(And I refuse to believe the Doctor wasn’t thinking about her when he regenerated into 13…) #DoctorWho
I like the recreation of the battlefield from Skaro’s thousand year war, with its strange mixture of different levels of technology.
The handmines are great, but it’s a pity we only get a mention of the murderous clams, without seeing them in action. 😁 #DoctorWho
We finally see the Dalek City of our imaginations on screen, looking like something straight from the pages of TV Comic.
On the downside, the Special Weapons Dalek makes another cameo without firing his big fuck-off gun. Come on! Let me see that in the modern show! #DoctorWho
The Mire are yet another “deadliest in the galaxy” race. It never works when you just declare that without any previous sight of them, does it?
And would any kids watching know the Benny Hill theme? It’s an odd reference even for someone of Clara’s age. #DoctorWho
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