The Doctor takes Clara and Courtney to the Moon in 2049 and find a Earth mission carrying hundreds of nuclear bombs . As it turns out the potential menace of the nuclear bombs is nothing compared to the very real horrors menacing the expedition and ultimately humanity itself
This really is one of the most schizophrenic pieces of television ever produced . For 25 minutes the audience are treated to some of the most shockingly brilliant pieces of DOCTOR WHO ever . right up there with The Web Of Fear and The Seeds Of Doom . This middle aged , jaded and oh so bitter, cynical viewer is not ashamed to say that he genuinely jumped out of his seat at a couple of scenes . What drama . What horror . What suspense . What a great television show DOCTOR WHO is to have terrified children of all ages over the generations . Whoever said this is a show for children can shut up for ever
Oh hold on a minute what's happening here ? Out go the giant spider bacteria thingies and in comes plot turns that are more fitting in a juvenile children's fantasy . The Moon is really an egg ! Hmmm well I don't believe in life on other planets but DOCTOR WHO is my all time favourite show so I suppose I'll have to suspend some disbelief but the script makes that very difficult indeed and throws a very large spanner in the works by having a public vote which doesn't really make sense . Everyone has to turn their lights out ? Hmmm so who gets to turn out the street lights and the ones in office blocks etc etc ? Surely not everyone would have been watching the broadcast anyway etc etc Cue also lots of teeth gnashing and moral debating which is manipulative and not nearly as half as sophisticated as it thinks it is
Maybe I shouldn't too scathing because when this episode was good it bordered on brilliant and I was more than ready to give the episode ten out of ten but suddenly things lost their momentum and I felt like the cast had suddenly walked in to something broadcast on the CBBC channel . I certainly prefer the show with Capaldi more than I did with Smith but can't remember the last time an episode grabbed me from the opening scene and compelled me totally till the end credits . This episode came close but not close enough
This really is one of the most schizophrenic pieces of television ever produced . For 25 minutes the audience are treated to some of the most shockingly brilliant pieces of DOCTOR WHO ever . right up there with The Web Of Fear and The Seeds Of Doom . This middle aged , jaded and oh so bitter, cynical viewer is not ashamed to say that he genuinely jumped out of his seat at a couple of scenes . What drama . What horror . What suspense . What a great television show DOCTOR WHO is to have terrified children of all ages over the generations . Whoever said this is a show for children can shut up for ever
Oh hold on a minute what's happening here ? Out go the giant spider bacteria thingies and in comes plot turns that are more fitting in a juvenile children's fantasy . The Moon is really an egg ! Hmmm well I don't believe in life on other planets but DOCTOR WHO is my all time favourite show so I suppose I'll have to suspend some disbelief but the script makes that very difficult indeed and throws a very large spanner in the works by having a public vote which doesn't really make sense . Everyone has to turn their lights out ? Hmmm so who gets to turn out the street lights and the ones in office blocks etc etc ? Surely not everyone would have been watching the broadcast anyway etc etc Cue also lots of teeth gnashing and moral debating which is manipulative and not nearly as half as sophisticated as it thinks it is
Maybe I shouldn't too scathing because when this episode was good it bordered on brilliant and I was more than ready to give the episode ten out of ten but suddenly things lost their momentum and I felt like the cast had suddenly walked in to something broadcast on the CBBC channel . I certainly prefer the show with Capaldi more than I did with Smith but can't remember the last time an episode grabbed me from the opening scene and compelled me totally till the end credits . This episode came close but not close enough