Do you know the two or three dozen Star Trek episodes about the warring factions who fight for something they don't understand and have to learn that they are basically alike? Me too. So what could be a better idea for Doctor Who than to rip them off, only much much worse.
Just last week I wrote how glad I was about the end of the series' experiments in being clever. This week I was punished for my optimism by something even worse - an experiment in being clever, meaningful and moving at the same time. The result? An insufferable mixture of corniness, bad melodrama, self righteousness and every cliché one could possibly imagine.
Adding a deeply stupid, clichéd (yeah, what a surprise) and annoying sub plot about the Doctor's clone daughter hasn't made the mess any better.
I won't even try to point out all the holes in the plot logic. And Tennant still plays dramatic scenes as if suffering from constipation.
Next week's episode featuring a murder mystery and Agatha Christie can only be better.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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