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stevekenson) wrote2007-07-11 07:24 pm
stevekenson) wrote2007-07-11 07:24 pm
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Oh. My. Gods. This episode rocked!
(Yes, I’ve already seen the rest of the season ... I jumped ahead to “The Sound of Drums” and “Last of the Time Lords” before going to Origins and then went back, okay? It’s like geek time-travel...)
Anyhow... the writing and structure of the episode were brilliant, the tension chilling, and the denoument brilliantly simple. The whole thing reminded me of a Harlan Ellison or Ray Bradbury story: real old-school sci-fi where the lines between SF, fantasy, and horror blur. Tennant’s performance managed to be both understated and over-the-top at the same time. All around, the best episode of the season (yes, even better than “The Shakespeare Code”).
By comparison, the season finale, while enjoyable, is a bit of a letdown, so I’m kind of glad I held off on watching this one until later.
(Yes, I’ve already seen the rest of the season ... I jumped ahead to “The Sound of Drums” and “Last of the Time Lords” before going to Origins and then went back, okay? It’s like geek time-travel...)
Anyhow... the writing and structure of the episode were brilliant, the tension chilling, and the denoument brilliantly simple. The whole thing reminded me of a Harlan Ellison or Ray Bradbury story: real old-school sci-fi where the lines between SF, fantasy, and horror blur. Tennant’s performance managed to be both understated and over-the-top at the same time. All around, the best episode of the season (yes, even better than “The Shakespeare Code”).
By comparison, the season finale, while enjoyable, is a bit of a letdown, so I’m kind of glad I held off on watching this one until later.