6.5X09 Night Terrors (Grading/Discussion) (SPOILERS)
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That's a normal mundane problem, not a Doctor problem...
He could have soniced the nearest automatic ATM machine.
Another observation. What do you suppose are the chances that this could evolve into a version of the Twilight Zone story, 'It's a Good Life'? (The one where Billy Mumy wishes people away if they don't make him happy) once George gets a bit older?
About a third of the way in, I thought that's what it was going to be.
You did better than me. I was going for the 'Star Trekish alien who lives on peoples fears' angle.
Yeah, the arc episodes have been the best of season 6 so far. The standalone eps have been mostly disappointing, with the exception of 'The Doctor's Wife'. We haven't had a knockout like 'Vincent and the Doctor' yet. I agree that the Rebel Flesh story should have been a single episode. It was just too boring to justify a two parter. Why was it necessary to make that two parts?
This episode just... well I'll let Joel Hodgson say it.
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Gave it a average, Amy and Rory being shrunk two weeks in a row is a little too much, plus the story was weak. IMO.
My big thing, while I was watching it online, I gazed down at the status bar are realized the ep was like 65% over and nothing had happened yet!
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But at least they didn't die this time. That's like a vacation on a cruise liner for Rory.
I wonder if Moffat was on the fence with this episode and Gatiss convinced him with "Three words, Steven: creepy doll masks". "Sold."
I think the dollhouse premise was the foundation for the story idea and everything else was added to serve it. The resolution was especially odd when the Doctor mentions his fear of rejection Dad responds by "How can we keep him? He' not even human.". Apparently, after saying this, he can just smash through the dolls and go and hug his son.
I don't know what's up with the Melody storyline. Are they still looking for her? Is there any point since they know how it plays out (right?)?
Lately, I've been feeling that Amy and Rory don't really belong anymore. Amy has moved past that whole imaginary friend stuff and they seem like pesky tagalongs. I thought the Doctor didn't do domestic. I guess they're tied in with the Melody business but I've mentioned my problems with that. It just doesn't seem like they need the Doctor or vice versa.
On to the positive, the Doctor had some amusing dialogue and the production design and direction was really atmospheric in a depressingly urban way. Those apartments looked like really miserable places to live (or am I projecting?) and added to the overall disquiet though I can't help but wonder if they'd have been better served with a different type of story.
I think the dollhouse premise was the foundation for the story idea and everything else was added to serve it. The resolution was especially odd when the Doctor mentions his fear of rejection Dad responds by "How can we keep him? He' not even human.". Apparently, after saying this, he can just smash through the dolls and go and hug his son.
I don't know what's up with the Melody storyline. Are they still looking for her? Is there any point since they know how it plays out (right?)?
Lately, I've been feeling that Amy and Rory don't really belong anymore. Amy has moved past that whole imaginary friend stuff and they seem like pesky tagalongs. I thought the Doctor didn't do domestic. I guess they're tied in with the Melody business but I've mentioned my problems with that. It just doesn't seem like they need the Doctor or vice versa.
On to the positive, the Doctor had some amusing dialogue and the production design and direction was really atmospheric in a depressingly urban way. Those apartments looked like really miserable places to live (or am I projecting?) and added to the overall disquiet though I can't help but wonder if they'd have been better served with a different type of story.
If I'm honest with myself, that whole storyline has been pretty dreadful (so far). It makes nary a lick of sense, characters have flip-flopped emotionally and - from a personal standpoint - I've never liked River Song anyway.
lol. That sounds like one of SFDebris' reviews conversations between Berman and Braga.
Good episode. I had doubts in the beginning but midway through, those doubts went away. I felt like crying when the father hugged the alien child by the end of the episode. I was hoping that Moffat would use this episode to bring up and explore a bit Rory and Amy's feelings about losing their child, finding out that child is River Song and brainwashed to kill the Doctor, and not being able to do parent things with River because of her warped situation.
This.
Also this.
Definitely a step up from last week. The episode lost points with me for the resolution – something felt a little flat and uninspired about it, having it be the kid's fault – but that only busts it down from a "Geronimo!" to a "fish fingers and custard." The atmosphere was good, the Doctor was compotent and in command the whole time and it felt like Doctor Who.
Of course, I really liked "The Idiot's Lantern" and enjoyed "Fear Her," so perhaps my tastes in Who are nonstandard.
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