Post by DuggyNot on here until the 30th... but the prequel is available online.
Spooky.
So, now we've all seen it, on with the show.
Unfortunately, the episode wasn't as spooky as the prequel.
The comedy was quality, though.
The time stuff was up to scratch.
11 is developing his own personality, but I think that Moffat still
wishes he was writing for 10. The nonsense talk, especially, is
always a little too tenth Doctory for me.
A little bit of the best-of-Moffat's-Who-stories going on in the
scripting. Creepy children, monsters that you need to see and a
scrarier when you don't look at them, River Song, paradoxical events,
the Doctor waving from old movies, "haunted" space suits.
My big question... does River Song forget the aliens? We didn't get
the forget noise and she still seemed scared when she stuck her head
out of the tunnel... long after she stopped seeing them. She's up to
something (always is).
On River Song's claim that they're seeing each other backwards and the
first time he sees her meet will be the last time she sees him sounds
like Moffat's suddenly realise the potential for a tradegy of a time
travelling couple. Unfortunately, it requires changing previous
events and didn't really show in her first episode. Also reminds us
there's going to have to be recasting eventually.
Still a fun and interesting start to the season.
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