Last review for the day! Then I get to enjoy The Angels Take Manhattan and take my sweet time to review it because we won't have any new Doctor Who until Christmas. That is so incredibly sad. If the story tonight doesn't break my heart, that will certainly do it. I've said this in my last two posts too but, I'm rushing to review all of the series before tonight's episode, my reason is in my Pond Life review.
I think I sound like a broken record but, I loved this episode too. Hey, I warned everyone in my introduction post that my reviews would go like this.
I really like this "movie poster" episodes idea that
Moffat had. It is working really well. I didn't have too much of a problem with series 6 but, I know that when I do re-watch episodes, I am less likely to pick a two parter. This was definitely a stand alone episode but, I was glad to see that the Doctor's building darkness was addressed, as I knew it would be. Amy played a very important role in this episode even though companions didn't seem very necessary to resolve the conflict. I enjoyed the fact that Rory and Amy disagreed about the Doctor's actions. I feel like logically if one guy is causing the whole town to starve and that man happens to be a war criminal why not throw him out of town? Because of course, it is wrong and it isn't what the Doctor strives to be. I am glad that Amy and Isaac helped him to realize that.
Kahler-Jex was a complex character that seems to have caused the Doctor do some
soul searching of his own and he crossed his path at the right time, I
think. It is really interesting to explore right and wrong in such ways
and Doctor Who does it well, often.
The music was fabulous, again separating this episode from the others very distinctly. Thank goodness it was no Gunfighters, that Last Chance Saloon song, oh man it's stuck in my head now! Get out!
The scenery was beautiful and Ben Browder was amazing as Isaac. I loved the Doctor walking into that saloon, acting the part with a toothpick in his mouth and ordering, "tea but, the strong stuff. Leave the bag in."
I probably, no definitely have a lot more to say but, I think I've hit a wall. Maybe I'll edit this later if I think of something after the fact that I definitely wanted to mention. For now, I'm going to gather some boxes of tissues and get ready for The Angels Take Manhattan. I am going to cry like a baby and I am not ashamed of that at all.
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