tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post3765066030577556732..comments2024-03-10T23:51:37.936+00:00Comments on The Glass Walking-Stick: Doctor Who: Cold War / Hide ( Reviews )Simon B http://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-70513021234480381442013-04-28T22:50:50.610+01:002013-04-28T22:50:50.610+01:00I still have a lot of time for Matt Smith's Do...I still have a lot of time for Matt Smith's Doctor and I personally think he does a great job of turning on the seriousness when required. But... "inane chatter"? I think this is a charge that could, at various times, be levelled at each past Doctor, with the possible exceptions of Season One Hartnell, Pertwee and Davison...<br />The Doctor has been shown many times to be a trickster character, fooling people into believing he is not serious, while he schemes away in the background. This was a template established by Patrick Troughton which has been repeated many, many times over the years.<br /><br />As for this week's episode I must admit I felt a bit let down, but I will watch it again before I write my review...Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-36369825193060657422013-04-28T19:24:46.209+01:002013-04-28T19:24:46.209+01:00I actually found both episodes too derivative of o...I actually found both episodes too derivative of other sources to be as enjoyable as they should have been, although 'Hide' was the better of the two. Not much better 'though, as Dougray Scott was pretty much wasted (as was Alexander Armstrong in one of the Christmas eoisides) and not really given much to do or anything interesting to say.<br /><br />Once again, Matt Smith's inane chatter was extremely irritating and I'm starting to long for a Doctor with a bit of gravitas. Smith's Doc seems to be having too much of a good time in the face of danger, as if it's all a bit of a game - which kind of dilutes any sense of suspense. In my review of a previous episode, I said that Duncan Norville - with his catchphrase of "Chase me" - would suit the current tone of the show, and blow me down if the Doc didn't utter these very words in 'Hide'.<br /><br />Saturday's Tardis episode was surprisingly slightly more enjoyable, in spite of regurgitating the tired formula of running through seemingly endless corridors, with doors being slammed shut behind them or offering escape in front of them, but the show still needs to lift its game in my opinion, if it wants to survive for much longer beyond its 50th anniversary in November.<br /><br />Tellingly, I no longer have any sense of expectation for each new episode, not even watching them when they're broadcast, as I used to do religously. Now I watch them later on iplayer when there's nothing else on TV worth watching.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-9323199919578132232013-04-28T19:23:29.540+01:002013-04-28T19:23:29.540+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-39162934651449442132013-04-28T12:49:08.330+01:002013-04-28T12:49:08.330+01:00Jenna-Louise is indeed wonderful as Clara and I ha...Jenna-Louise is indeed wonderful as Clara and I have to admit I'm not missing Amy at all. Fickle moi? <br /><br />So what's the theory, Cal? I won't tell anyone...<br />:-)<br />Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-9758242329199306132013-04-27T20:22:56.800+01:002013-04-27T20:22:56.800+01:00I am finding that Clara is taking me back to those...I am finding that Clara is taking me back to those early days with Rose Tyler who was a huge part of why I loved Doctor Who when it was rebooted in 2005. Plus the mystery of Clara is interesting and I hope my theory pays off in the end. Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.com