Story: The Wedding of River Song
Written By: Steven Moffat
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2011
Oh Steven Moffat...I love you. The man know how to spin a complex web of a story. This finale nicely wraps up the major plot threads of Series 6, though not all of it. I think it wrapped up the major plot-line of Lake Silencio and the Doctor’s death quite nicely, and with a twist I really should’ve seen coming but couldn’t (despite trying to figure out how he doesn’t actually die for a good chunk of the episode). The alternate universe was interesting, and the conclusion with the Doctor choosing to try and lay low for a bit, as opposed to how overly popular the character has become within his own universe, was a nice touch. Moffat makes a wise choice in dialing back the Doctor’s powers and hoards of friends with that little element. He is going to keep moving, but try not to be the big universe destroying entity he has sort of become as of late.
I really liked so much from this episode...from the Silence, to the alternate timeless Earth, to the man eating skulls, or the nice little return of Dorium’s head, the sad little moment of the Brigadier’s death (I’m glad the Brig and Nicholas Courtney got their tribute in Who proper), and the wonderful little end of what the question is...that oldest question: Doctor Who?
Smith and Co. yet again deliver great performances, and the visuals these days are so top notch for TV (I mean from Series 1 on the visual effects have been pretty great but that CG looks so weak compared to what they can do now), and the pots continue to be winding and almost to the point of confusing before being perfectly explained by Moffat. This was a proper universe and time spanning fantasy adventure, and I enjoyed every moment of it!
NEXT TIME: From Oakley Junior School
Written By: Steven Moffat
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2011
Oh Steven Moffat...I love you. The man know how to spin a complex web of a story. This finale nicely wraps up the major plot threads of Series 6, though not all of it. I think it wrapped up the major plot-line of Lake Silencio and the Doctor’s death quite nicely, and with a twist I really should’ve seen coming but couldn’t (despite trying to figure out how he doesn’t actually die for a good chunk of the episode). The alternate universe was interesting, and the conclusion with the Doctor choosing to try and lay low for a bit, as opposed to how overly popular the character has become within his own universe, was a nice touch. Moffat makes a wise choice in dialing back the Doctor’s powers and hoards of friends with that little element. He is going to keep moving, but try not to be the big universe destroying entity he has sort of become as of late.
Smith and Co. yet again deliver great performances, and the visuals these days are so top notch for TV (I mean from Series 1 on the visual effects have been pretty great but that CG looks so weak compared to what they can do now), and the pots continue to be winding and almost to the point of confusing before being perfectly explained by Moffat. This was a proper universe and time spanning fantasy adventure, and I enjoyed every moment of it!
NEXT TIME: From Oakley Junior School
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