The Doctor and Amy meet up again with the mysterious River Song, and together with an armed team they hunt the last of the Weeping Angels in a cavernous temple. Full of statues. Spot of bother, that in itself really.
I'm not going to beat around the bush here - this was utterly brilliant. This was the best episode of the Moffat series yet. Moffat himself is back behind a horror-based episode, the sort he does best. And goddamn he pulls it off well.
The writing is brilliant, particularly the dialouge between River Song and The Doctor. Although like all women Moffat writes she does become annoying after a while it is fun to see more of River Song. The Nightmare Fuel comes thick and fast, and some scenes are truly horrifying considering this was supposed to be a childrens show, once.
The action scenes are done particularly well, even more fun than your average Hollywood adventure flick.
Matt Smith, at the end of the episode, delivers a stunning line that Tennant would have been proud of.
Still, there were some irritating points. The overwhelming resemblance of the episode to Moffats previous Silence In The Library is an easily overlooked one, but Matt Smiths dullness isn't. In my last review I noted that Amy was always one step ahead of the doctor. I called her a Mary Sue. I take all that back as I have now realized something quite important. Matt Smith simply isn't a very smart Doctor. In fact, he's quite dim. Emotionally he is obviously a lot drier than Tennant, but he just isn't intelligent either. Amy is always the one who has to figure out the solution to the problems The Doctor finds himself in. The Doctor just seems confused.
It is a bas sign when I find myself thinking, whilst watching the episode, "David Tennant would have done that so much better."
Then again Smith is finding his way. And if the end of the episode is anything to go by he may well turn into a good doctor yet.
Overall, best episode of the series yet. Hungry for more already.
The Time of Angels
Damn this was good.
The Doctor and Amy meet up again with the mysterious River Song, and together with an armed team they hunt the last of the Weeping Angels in a cavernous temple. Full of statues. Spot of bother, that in itself really.
I'm not going to beat around the bush here - this was utterly brilliant. This was the best episode of the Moffat series yet. Moffat himself is back behind a horror-based episode, the sort he does best. And goddamn he pulls it off well.
The writing is brilliant, particularly the dialouge between River Song and The Doctor. Although like all women Moffat writes she does become annoying after a while it is fun to see more of River Song. The Nightmare Fuel comes thick and fast, and some scenes are truly horrifying considering this was supposed to be a childrens show, once. The action scenes are done particularly well, even more fun than your average Hollywood adventure flick. Matt Smith, at the end of the episode, delivers a stunning line that Tennant would have been proud of.
Still, there were some irritating points. The overwhelming resemblance of the episode to Moffats previous Silence In The Library is an easily overlooked one, but Matt Smiths dullness isn't. In my last review I noted that Amy was always one step ahead of the doctor. I called her a Mary Sue. I take all that back as I have now realized something quite important. Matt Smith simply isn't a very smart Doctor. In fact, he's quite dim. Emotionally he is obviously a lot drier than Tennant, but he just isn't intelligent either. Amy is always the one who has to figure out the solution to the problems The Doctor finds himself in. The Doctor just seems confused.
It is a bas sign when I find myself thinking, whilst watching the episode, "David Tennant would have done that so much better."
Then again Smith is finding his way. And if the end of the episode is anything to go by he may well turn into a good doctor yet.
Overall, best episode of the series yet. Hungry for more already.