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Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 4: Time of the Angels

Posted: July 24, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who
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The time of the Angels brings back two of the most interesting characters from the 10th Doctor’s time both created by Stephen Moffat. The first being River Song Played by Alex Kingston from Silence in the Library and the second the Weeping angels from Blink.

Alex Kingston has a lot of fun with this role (and will have a lot more later in the season), the interaction with the Doctor really works. Considering that in real life Kingston is old enough to be Matt Smith’s mother although on camera he is centuries older (I say millennia as I’m an audio fan and the doctor lies 903 is way too low) than her, there is real chemistry here, and there will be more to come.The tweaking of the Angels is acceptable and the cliff hanger at the end of this first of a two part episode really works.

After seeing this episode you won’t be able to wait for the next one, and lucky for you you don’t have to.

Rating **** 1/2

Last episode: The Victory of the Daleks

Next Episode: Flesh and Stone

Doctor Who Season 5 Episode 3: Victory of the Daleks

Posted: July 24, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who
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At the end of the last episode we found out that the Doctor has given at least one major player in history his number and so off he goes to 1941 to answer the Call of Winston Churchill.

In the middle of the Blitz Winston’s scientists have come up with the ultimate secret weapon, it shoots down planes and even fetches tea, however the doctor finds them strangely familiar.

Ian McNiece’s Churchill is first rate, the basic plot is very good. The Dalek plan is exciting and there are several really comic moments that work.

I don’t like the “did you ever fancy somebody” resolution to the bomb and that keeps it back. I think Amy is not used well here. and that hurts it too.

Rating ****

Last episode: The Beast Below

Next Episode: The Time of Angels

Doctor Who Series 5 Episode 2 The Beast Below 

Posted: July 24, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who
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The Eleventh Hour exists to establish the Doctor, The Beast Below exists to establish Amy. The basic plot a space flying Great Britain has a dark secret in it’s center and the Doctor and Amy are there to discover it.

The idea of the stories of the doctor being passed down through the centuries is pretty good as is Amy’s understanding of the Doctor’s loneliness. One of the weaknesses of the previous two series is how many times the solution to the issue was driven by the companion rather than the doctor, in this episode we see the same but in fairness it was a solution that would not have occurred to him.

The episode also establishes that the crack in the wall is a bigger problem than we all realized.

All in all not a bad episode but ranks pretty low compared to the ones that would follow, not because it is bad but because what is coming is so good.

Rating *** 1/2

Last episode: The eleventh hour (cut)

Next Episode The Victory of the Daleks

Doctor Who Series 5 on BBC America in order today: Review The Eleventh Hour

Posted: July 24, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who
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Ok to any of my readers and all my pals who didn’t take my advice to watch Series 5 of Dr. Who on the BBC site before they were taken town, here is your last chance for you to watch them all free.

Series 5 of Doctor Who staring Matt Smith and Karen Gillian here is your chance. Starting at 9 a.m. EST they will be playing them in order starting with The Eleventh Hour and finishing with the US premiere of the finale : The Big Bang.

If you haven’t seen them I suggest you do so now, if you’ve missed any here is your chance to catch it.

Oh and one thing. The 11th hour is actually much longer than the time slot allows so it is likely they will have the cut down version. That is a shame since the cut version loses a full quarter of it’s run time and highly suffers for it.

I will be putting up quick reviews of the episodes during the day.

The Eleventh Hour is an excellent introduction to the series: Matt Smith plays the “confused” and newly regenerated Doctor with Pizazz, Karen Gillian is at her sexiest in the whole series in her police outfit, her young cousin makes a first rate Amy and the supporting characters are a lot of fun, I expected to see a few more of them to return during the series.

If possible find the full version as classic scenes such as the “food scene” and the “clothes scene” are cut mercilessly in the shortened version.

A regeneration episode is one you want to lead strong with, some succeed (Castrovalva) others don’t (The Twin Dilemma) the Eleventh Hour does.

Ranking Uncut ***** Easily in the top 3 of the season
Cut *** 1/2 Drops it like a rock not quite to the bottom.

Next Episode: The Beast Below

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