Post by Tumble Lord on Nov 21, 2005 17:09:06 GMT
Scary, gothic, dark, charming, comfortable.
So far this third installment seems more like familiar Doctor Who territory evoking Tom Baker's gothic horror seasons perfectly and what an opening sequence to grab the viewer and quite literally throttle them into attention. If last week went out to stun and amaze then this certainly put plenty of viewers behind the sofa where viewers should be.
At last; scary horror- animated cadavers; the Dead walking and breathing ectoplasm to the cold chilling atmosphere and what an atmosphere; the charm and character put into it it making the story tighter, compact, claustrophic and transforming the childish science fiction series into first-rate drama. Charles Dickens; at last a name-dropped celebrity as this and such a literary master brought to life by Simon Callow, breathing life into this world-famous author, who is sceptical but ultimately this very same writer of Christmas Carol opens his mind. Which such stunning shots of a theatre; Dickens reading a Christmas Carol whilst the possessed, haunting zombie lady stands in the crowds staring at him and from her mouth bluish phantoms erupt, twisting and shrieking in the air.
Such pity goes to the Maid, Gwyneth, a sign that time travel is not always as safe as it can be; the results as the Doctor points out once more so return not just the monsters but the concept to an early, frightening thought. Time is an unknown dimension, not simply linear but in any shape and the end need not necessariily happen now but in an earlier era. And Rose gets a lot more to do, not so much a tourist but caring for Gwyneth, her moral are our morals towards people, something that the Doctor, she knows does not hold close to his hearts as we do.
From the quill of League of Gentlemen's hand; Mark Gatiss; well done! You've Brought Doctor Who back as an eerie, scary science fiction series, definitely one to watch from at least behind the sofa...
So far this third installment seems more like familiar Doctor Who territory evoking Tom Baker's gothic horror seasons perfectly and what an opening sequence to grab the viewer and quite literally throttle them into attention. If last week went out to stun and amaze then this certainly put plenty of viewers behind the sofa where viewers should be.
At last; scary horror- animated cadavers; the Dead walking and breathing ectoplasm to the cold chilling atmosphere and what an atmosphere; the charm and character put into it it making the story tighter, compact, claustrophic and transforming the childish science fiction series into first-rate drama. Charles Dickens; at last a name-dropped celebrity as this and such a literary master brought to life by Simon Callow, breathing life into this world-famous author, who is sceptical but ultimately this very same writer of Christmas Carol opens his mind. Which such stunning shots of a theatre; Dickens reading a Christmas Carol whilst the possessed, haunting zombie lady stands in the crowds staring at him and from her mouth bluish phantoms erupt, twisting and shrieking in the air.
Such pity goes to the Maid, Gwyneth, a sign that time travel is not always as safe as it can be; the results as the Doctor points out once more so return not just the monsters but the concept to an early, frightening thought. Time is an unknown dimension, not simply linear but in any shape and the end need not necessariily happen now but in an earlier era. And Rose gets a lot more to do, not so much a tourist but caring for Gwyneth, her moral are our morals towards people, something that the Doctor, she knows does not hold close to his hearts as we do.
From the quill of League of Gentlemen's hand; Mark Gatiss; well done! You've Brought Doctor Who back as an eerie, scary science fiction series, definitely one to watch from at least behind the sofa...
