Originally posted by pbellosom
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Onto this week's episode- I wasn't really looking forward to it much. It sounded a lot like money-saving filler. I didn't think it was a brilliant episode but it kept me entertained throughout.
It does bring me on to the one thing that bothers me about Dr Who though- it does have a bit of an identity crisis at times. Some weeks you can watch and just think ''oh this is blatantly a kids show'' (ironically enough it's usually the RTD episodes which make me think this) but then there's ones like this which deal with subjects that a lot of ''adult'' shows wouldn't.
I mean, a week or so ago I watched the 3rd Doctor adventure the Monster of Peladon, which was really political and dealt with the separation between the aristocracy and the working class. Don't see that on TV much.
But back to this one...
It reminded me a little of Lord of the Flies, the way they all start out on good terms then start to turn on each other at the first sign of trouble. And how quickly they turned to murder, despite the fact they were in no physical danger, was really chilling. At first I was disappointed that we didn't find out what the creature was or why, but I think it's more effective that way.
Oh and what an interesting planet- covered in diamonds with a waterfall of sapphires. Havn't seen that before either.
You really have to admire Dr Who for always coming up with original ideas like that.
And next week looks amazing.
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