Ki vagy, doki? - Série 4

Voyage of the Damned (4x00) 3/5: See profile of the special. Partners in Crime (4x01) 3/5: It only works on the sitcom level, certainly not by what covers the reunion of Donna and the Doctor. On the other hand, the "toucans" are probably the cutest thing the modern Doctor has ever encountered. The Fires of Pompeii (4x02) 5/5: It seems like a "true story written by Erich von Däniken™", but it is exactly this tabloid second-rate quality that makes it special. I'm really curious if he will incorporate Capaldi's portrayal of Caecilia Moffat into the eighth season. It clearly calls for it. Planet of the Ood (4x03) 5/5: The final solution to the Ood question. It only depends on who finds the solution sooner, humanity or the Oods. I just don't understand why the Doctor and Donna are so celebrated, when everything that happens here would have happened in the same way even without the Doctor's presence? The Sontaran Stratagem (4x04) + The Poison Sky (4x05) 4/5: Sontar-Ha! Ha ha ha... After all those vicious attempts to take over the Earth, finally one who keeps coming up with good ideas and enemies, who will soon gain the respect of earthlings and viewers, even despite their ugly appearance. Excellent in terms of emotions as well a it’s epic. The Doctor's Daughter (4x06) 3/5: Single with commitment. The more the idea of seven days is excellent, the more it makes no sense in the form used. The Unicorn and the Wasp (4x07) 2/5: Taking advantage of Agatha and her famous, as yet unexplained disappearance is a million-dollar idea. Even worse idea was to stylized it as a detective story in her manner. Because the author clearly does not possess her strengths, and the result is outrageous mess. Silence in the Library (4x08) + Forest of the Dead (4x09) 5/5: It’s typical of Moffat. He takes a common thing (a gas mask, a statue, or darkness), puts it into disturbing context and keeps repeating one sentence over and over (Are You My Mummy? Don't blink! or in other words Hey, who turned the lights off?), wraps it into an intertwined narrative structure taking place on several story line levels and ends it in a fabulously bittersweet epic happy ending. And it’s not a bad thing! And this applies not only to those episodes made during the Davies period, but also to his fifth to seventh seasons. After all, it is worth watching this two-part-episode again after watching those because thanks to the "end" of the River Song it’s even more bittersweet. Midnight (4x10) 5/5: The most independent episode of the modern Doctor, where there is absolutely nothing of his world or mythology. Even the Doctor is just an ordinary passenger. Although it looks like the cult episodes of The Twilight Zone, as soon as the local psycho games kick start in the explosive and tense atmosphere of fear of the unknown, it's pretty good, because it's not coincidence that The Twilight Zone is a (genre) legend. Just give us more these dark episodes. Young people can handle it. Turn Left (4x11) 4/5: "What if" episodes will sooner or later be part of this kind of series, but consistency and clear inspiration from the Threads suit it so well that one starts wondering that it would be shame to get it back to the original state of affairs at the end. The Stolen Earth (4x12) + Journey's End (4x13) 4/5: It's like an outer-space Facebook! And yes, there is everyone (literally really everyone!) who appeared during the Davies period in Doctor, his children's offshoot or his spin off for adults. The end of the world, the universe and so on... The epic final sequence, which is the beginning of the end of Davies' work on the series. So, is it truth to say the end is good, everything is good? Not quite. Although the introductory half-hour fulfills its purpose perfectly and lets the characters (and also the viewers) absorb the hopeless atmosphere properly. There is nothing wrong with pace and tension. However, it ends in chaos and confusion caused by the fact that there are way to many characters (are they sure that even a single character could have not been killed in the past to make it easier to understand?). Thanks to the fact that there is simply everyone (literally and literally everyone!), no one gets proper space and everyone suffers from it. Including the viewer. On top of that, the unravelling... Well, it's waste of time to talk about it. It's better just ignore this nonsense because Davies' unraveling regularly come out of nowhere year after year as deus ex machines. But what helps a lot is Donna's (very) sad fate who is best Doctor's female companion. It is even more obvious since here all the other, previous female companions are present too. Paradoxically, this episode clearly demonstrates the pros and cons of the entire Davies period. The Next Doctor (4x14) 5/5: See profile of the special. Planet of the Dead (4x15) 4/5: See profile of the special. The Waters of Mars (4x16) 4/5: See profile of the special. The End of Time I (4x17) 2/5: See profile of the special. The End of Time II (4x18) 4/5: See profile of the special. (2016.10.21) (kevesebbet) (több)