Having upset pupil Courtney Woods, the Doctor takes her and Clara on a trip to the Moon. They land on board ship that lands on the surface, the crew demand answers and are trying to discover why the Moon has gained mass and has lost its gravity. They discover a previous moonbase had been wiped out, and worse...giant cobwebs.
The last time we had an outing with the kids we had Nightmare in Silver and that didn't work. Courtney is actually good fun, she's a good character.
I am a little terrified of spiders, not the small ones but the biggies, and this is possibly the first episode of nu Who that had me looking away, so it gets the thumbs up for the scare factor.
In terms of effects it works hugely well, it feels like a film. The orange suits looks so effective against the greyness of the moon's surface. Not sure why when I first watched it I wasn't hugely impressed, but after a re-watch it gets a big thumbs up (must have been in a moody.) It gets so interesting when the Doctor refuses to make the decision himself, instead he hands control to Clara, it's so interesting. I stand by my opinion of the ending, the solution was a little hit and miss, but the fall out between Clara and the Doctor is a pretty monumental moment, brilliant. Huge accolades for Jenna's performance, must have been a first for a companion to give the Doctor both barrels. 8/10
The last time we had an outing with the kids we had Nightmare in Silver and that didn't work. Courtney is actually good fun, she's a good character.
I am a little terrified of spiders, not the small ones but the biggies, and this is possibly the first episode of nu Who that had me looking away, so it gets the thumbs up for the scare factor.
In terms of effects it works hugely well, it feels like a film. The orange suits looks so effective against the greyness of the moon's surface. Not sure why when I first watched it I wasn't hugely impressed, but after a re-watch it gets a big thumbs up (must have been in a moody.) It gets so interesting when the Doctor refuses to make the decision himself, instead he hands control to Clara, it's so interesting. I stand by my opinion of the ending, the solution was a little hit and miss, but the fall out between Clara and the Doctor is a pretty monumental moment, brilliant. Huge accolades for Jenna's performance, must have been a first for a companion to give the Doctor both barrels. 8/10