![]() There have been some really poor episodes in Series 6, let's kill Hitler was terrible, and this isn't far off. However, the sort of "Roger Rabbit" stings that he puts into the action sections in this comedy work very well.Ĭraig Owens is now a dad, struggling with parental duties, he gets help from an old friend. I feel that he tends to ignore the sort of technological music that suits science fiction and relies too much on chorale work. I am usually not terribly fond of Murray Gold's orchestrations. Gareth Roberts seems to enjoy writing those stories, and I am most appreciative. I've noted in other reviews that I occasionally grow tired of the Doctor saving the universe and miss the small-scale villains that Robert Holmes delighted in writing for the original series. Really, it's an excuse to tell jokes, and one I approve of. Yes, there is a terrible menace, but it is sorted out in short order. What comes as a pleasant surprise to me is the small scale that Gareth Roberts script works on. Can Craig help the Doctor defeat the Cybermen and gain his infant's respect before the Doctor is shot in Utah next episode? Well, I don't think the answer to that question will come as a surprise, but then it never does. Who better to companion him than Craig Owens from last season's THE LODGER and his infant son, Alfie, whose real name is Stormageddon, the Dark Lord of all? James Corden, reprising Craig, is as funny as ever, and if his life isn't quite taken over by the Doctor this time, it is by Stormageddon, who holds conversations with the Doctor about his lack of respect for his father. Series six has seen classic monsters ruined in a running theme of time paradox and this fan looks forward to seeing the show return to its traditional rootsĪs this season of Doctor Who laps towards the final show, we get a brief break from the excellent if rather Gothic block of terror tales that have had the Doctor coming to terms with his impending death. DOCTOR WHO works at its best when it's at its most serious, a feeling reinforced by me after recently watching a few classic stories from the Jon Pertwee era, especially Day Of The Daleks which involved iconic monsters with a timey wimey paradox that was easy to follow. If he pulled out a magic wand and caused to Cybermen to disappear that would have probably been a better resolution Series six of NuWho picked up in the second half but Closing Time is a painful comedown. This episode reaches a complete nadir for the cybes when Clive thinks about his girlfriend and new born baby which causes the Cybermen to explode. There's also something painfully illogical and that is if they're such fearsome foes for the Doctor then why are they so easily defeated on their appearances. They are classic television monsters second only to the Daleks but since they're heyday in the 1960s writers have become lackluster on how to use them. There's absolutely no reason for them to be reintroduced. It's just a series of sketches The other problem is the Cybermen themselves. In fact Closing Time sees some of the weakest plotting NuWho has come up with. This is the major malfunction of the story - the plotting is written around the jokes. The Cyberman take over a shopping mall in order to conquer the world ? Would it not be better taking overa government or an industrial complex ? I guess if they did that then Roberts wouldn't be able to graft on any punchlines involving " a pervy bloke " hanging around the underwear section of a store. Closing Time also tries to be a witty comedy but as Jon Pertwee once said " it's easy to be silly but it's difficult to be funny " and this episode is very silly, almost to the point of embarrassing. It was a witty black romantic comedy that sent up fandom. Let me put my cards on the table by saying I hated Closing Time One of my favourite pieces of television has been the mete-fictional Love And Monsters from season two of NuWho. One person may love a story whilst another hated it. In short the programme has a flexibility of format which leads to discourse as to what a " proper " DOCTOR WHO story is. By this I mean fans of the classic series are somewhat cynical to the new series causes friction amongst the fans of the new series. Likewise the differing factions of fandom. ![]() The very fact that it often involves verbal fisticuffs between fans and the general public that it is /isn't a children's show speaks volumes. A companion less Doctor goes and visits acquittance Craig Owens and his new born baby only to find there's a Cyberman plot to take over the world DOCTOR WHO is a unique show.
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