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locker_monsterHmm, I'm not sure what to make of this episode.
I think we needed a buffer episode between "The Caretaker" and "Kill the Moon". Clara's decision to leave the Doctor comes too close on the heels of her promise to Danny. I know from Clara's point of view it's probably been a few adventures since the Skovox Blizter, but narratively, it just seems horribly convenient that the very next story has her losing faith in the Doctor right after Danny warns her that it could happen.
But is this Clara getting out? Hmm, I don't know about that. Next episode could feature the Doctor on his own, like "The Lodger", and then Clara could come right back in after she's thought it over. Or the next time trailer is just edited so Clara isn't featured at all; they've done that before to make you thing a character or characters aren't coming back. But if Clara is having a crisis of faith, it could lead into her departure. She's starting to see how crazy it is to run off with a time travelling alien every time he shows up on her doorstep. What kind of life is that? She can't keep that up if she wants a family and children. And oh, hey look, they brought up the notion that Clara would want children. So it will be interesting to see how this affects Clara's relationship with the Doctor. How can she trust him again after a stunt like this?
And wow, has the Doctor ever left in the middle of a crisis like that? I'm not sure where he was coming from. He always helps out wherever he lands. He's probably directed the course of human history so many times; what's one more time? That was the part of the episode I really had a hard time absorbing. I mean, sure, Clara gets a meaty dilemma to struggle with, but did the Doctor really need to disappear without letting anyone know what he was thinking? Yet again, he kept Clara in the dark and everything nearly went pear shaped.
So where are we headed? I don't think an apology will get the Doctor of this.
And I'm not really sure what Courtney added to the story. And would the Doctor really tell her she's not special? That seems to fly in the face of what the Doctor believes; that everyone is important. I thought he would take her on a trip to show her that life is awesome and that she can do more with her life than be a disruptive influence at school. Here, it's feel more off-hand. "Oh, let's go to the Moon, then you'll be special." However, once Courtney gets out there, it does sort of work. She's a little bit annoying, but the Doctor seemed to enjoy showing her things and teaching her things.
Random: Ha, Twelve used a yo-yo to test the gravity like Four did! And a reference to Two, as well. "When I say, run, run." Again, a small cast. The Doctor, Clara, Courtney, Lundvik, and the two redshirt astronauts. That's a really nice beach at the end. Does anyone know where they filmed that scene? More recycled spacesuits. I noticed they removed or rubbed off the Sanctuary Base Six logo on Twelve's. That must be the same suit that David Tennant wore way back in "The Impossible Planet". Good thing everyone is the same height. And my god, what an ugly shirt Twelve was wearing. Not polka dots, please. It doesn't suit him. And it's so convenient that the space chicken laid another egg before leaving. Of course, it had to happen since there are stories set on the Moon post-2049 and how can they happen if the Moon hatched?
So, mummy on the Orient Express. Um, didn't Eleven mention something like that at the end of "The Big Bang"?
Sigh, we're on the back six episodes of the season. Soon the season will be over. How time flies.
I think we needed a buffer episode between "The Caretaker" and "Kill the Moon". Clara's decision to leave the Doctor comes too close on the heels of her promise to Danny. I know from Clara's point of view it's probably been a few adventures since the Skovox Blizter, but narratively, it just seems horribly convenient that the very next story has her losing faith in the Doctor right after Danny warns her that it could happen.
But is this Clara getting out? Hmm, I don't know about that. Next episode could feature the Doctor on his own, like "The Lodger", and then Clara could come right back in after she's thought it over. Or the next time trailer is just edited so Clara isn't featured at all; they've done that before to make you thing a character or characters aren't coming back. But if Clara is having a crisis of faith, it could lead into her departure. She's starting to see how crazy it is to run off with a time travelling alien every time he shows up on her doorstep. What kind of life is that? She can't keep that up if she wants a family and children. And oh, hey look, they brought up the notion that Clara would want children. So it will be interesting to see how this affects Clara's relationship with the Doctor. How can she trust him again after a stunt like this?
And wow, has the Doctor ever left in the middle of a crisis like that? I'm not sure where he was coming from. He always helps out wherever he lands. He's probably directed the course of human history so many times; what's one more time? That was the part of the episode I really had a hard time absorbing. I mean, sure, Clara gets a meaty dilemma to struggle with, but did the Doctor really need to disappear without letting anyone know what he was thinking? Yet again, he kept Clara in the dark and everything nearly went pear shaped.
So where are we headed? I don't think an apology will get the Doctor of this.
And I'm not really sure what Courtney added to the story. And would the Doctor really tell her she's not special? That seems to fly in the face of what the Doctor believes; that everyone is important. I thought he would take her on a trip to show her that life is awesome and that she can do more with her life than be a disruptive influence at school. Here, it's feel more off-hand. "Oh, let's go to the Moon, then you'll be special." However, once Courtney gets out there, it does sort of work. She's a little bit annoying, but the Doctor seemed to enjoy showing her things and teaching her things.
Random: Ha, Twelve used a yo-yo to test the gravity like Four did! And a reference to Two, as well. "When I say, run, run." Again, a small cast. The Doctor, Clara, Courtney, Lundvik, and the two redshirt astronauts. That's a really nice beach at the end. Does anyone know where they filmed that scene? More recycled spacesuits. I noticed they removed or rubbed off the Sanctuary Base Six logo on Twelve's. That must be the same suit that David Tennant wore way back in "The Impossible Planet". Good thing everyone is the same height. And my god, what an ugly shirt Twelve was wearing. Not polka dots, please. It doesn't suit him. And it's so convenient that the space chicken laid another egg before leaving. Of course, it had to happen since there are stories set on the Moon post-2049 and how can they happen if the Moon hatched?
So, mummy on the Orient Express. Um, didn't Eleven mention something like that at the end of "The Big Bang"?
Sigh, we're on the back six episodes of the season. Soon the season will be over. How time flies.
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