When the TARDIS disappeared, I certainly wondered if it was the HADS, but then thought it must have been some kind of remote, activated accidentally by the Russian officer via the sonic... When 11 was bashful at the end, explaining, I knew it was going to be it... A great little nod to the 2nd Doctor's era, in a story featuring the 2nd Doctor's probably 2nd best known enemy.
I was a bit worried when the Ice Warrior escaped his suit... especially then seeing very "Alien/s/3" type over-head attacks... The scene where they talked to him I think probably was a bit too much CGI for me, but it wasn't enough to bring the episode down - as compared to last week's very disconnected CGI planetMonster...
My 5 year old's attention was probably only with the story 50% of the time... Of course, he has no knowledge of the Cold War, and whilst I debated changing this fact, I ultimately decided he doesn't need to know - now - how close we came... (And indeed, "we" were on the brink 20 years before that with the Cuban Missile Crisis...)
David Warner's character... Very suspicious IMO... I was expecting more - maybe something directly leading into the next episode - ie him to kidnap Clara at the end or something... And at the end - I thought the missing TARDIS may be a lead into the next episode... But no...
All in all, yes, agree, it has to be one of the best of S7.
I was a bit worried when the Ice Warrior escaped his suit... especially then seeing very "Alien/s/3" type over-head attacks... The scene where they talked to him I think probably was a bit too much CGI for me, but it wasn't enough to bring the episode down - as compared to last week's very disconnected CGI planetMonster...
My 5 year old's attention was probably only with the story 50% of the time... Of course, he has no knowledge of the Cold War, and whilst I debated changing this fact, I ultimately decided he doesn't need to know - now - how close we came... (And indeed, "we" were on the brink 20 years before that with the Cuban Missile Crisis...)
David Warner's character... Very suspicious IMO... I was expecting more - maybe something directly leading into the next episode - ie him to kidnap Clara at the end or something... And at the end - I thought the missing TARDIS may be a lead into the next episode... But no...
All in all, yes, agree, it has to be one of the best of S7.
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