Re: Doctor Who is awesome, yeah?
Eh, this feels a lot like nitpicking.
It mostly is. That's why I prefaced it saying none of it kills the episode.
The main problem is, there is no payoff. We have mysteries but we can guess what's going on. We just don't know the goal of the titular 'Heist'. Not knowing the goal, it's hard to care about it and we certainly don't spend time explaining it's importance or savoring the win. It's a bit of a slog for little reward.
This is discussed on a podcast I listen to: http://thedoctorwhorewatchpodcast.blogs … -time.html I love that you can read this as "the doctor whore watch podcast".
I am never in favor of a "jumping away from the explosion" moment. We just didn't get to see a getaway: the loot was revealed and then we jump to after the job is done. I think it ruins the impact of the ending. Imagine how Tennant's Doctor might have been written: concerned, sad for their treatment, gently folding the teleporter into a hand with a soulful look...maybe saying something like "we're going to take you home now". That could be a moment that adds an emotional payoff to the whole thing. Instead, we are treated to distance walking away monsters. I didn't really care.
I also enjoyed the fact that the Doctor wasn't able to utilize the TARDIS.
As for the killing, I was referring to the detour to the security office. In the endless, reused Westworld hallway set, the monster is hunting all 4 of them but we cut to the Doctor and Clara in custody. This is moronic as they are not being interrogated and their deaths are ordered anyway.
The self-loathing disturbs me. I'm wondering if it plays into the 'find Gallifrey', 'why this face' and 'good man' stuff.
I found the time loop unnecessary. As far as I can tell, it is only there to make use of the phone and try to artificially make the story 'epic'. I really don't like someone trying to spice up a story by adding 'special' elements to it. A perfect example is the Red Hulk: http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/20 … rs-hammer/ Jeph Loeb had Tom Brevoort in an elevator once and asked how a bad guy could use Thor's hammer. A few years later, Jeph wants to make Red Hulk look cool so he uses both possibilities in a single fight, thinking: Red Hulk is badass, bro, he can take Thor's hammer! The same thing is happening here with the phone being called and the Doctor explicitly states how special it all is. I call it lazy not because it is being used as a crutch to a plot hole but because it is being used to create anticipation and excitement which will not pay off (ex: if it was the Doctor's dad calling for help, that would be completely justified).
I thought the level of technology for the "richest bank in the universe" should predict massive solar storms. We can do that now with days of warning. If you check the news you will hear warnings about solar flares every few years and those won't burn the surface of our planet. It seems silly the bank didn't see it coming. So much so that I thought it was some sort of big solar flare that would not threaten the planet but just mess up the computers and lock a bit. I was very surprised to see an evacuation.
Can the monster put back what he takes? I didn't think so. Because 'soup'.
Overall, I think we agree. It is flawed. But, it's in the right direction.
Last edited by Jp12x (2014-09-23 04:39:23)
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