Story: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
Written By: Steven Moffat
Length: 60 Minutes
Year: 2016
The Doctor returns in his first full episode since last Christmas (beyond his brief appearance in the opener of "Class"), and this time he teams up with a Superhero! The idea of bringing a superhero story into Doctor Who didn't really thrill me, mostly because I've grown tired of the needless onslaught of superhero movies we get each year...and they've even invaded the small screen with plenty of superhero and comic book based shows. I've just tired of the genre a bit. So did I really want this kind of episode? Not really...but is it any good? Sure!
The episode has the Doctor befriend a young boy, and accidentally gives the kids super powers by handing the kid (who has a cold) both a glass of water and this gemstone he planned on using for a trap. The kid thinks the stone is medicine (he was, after all, handed a glass of water and what looked like a pill by a guy claiming to be a Doctor), swallows it, and the gemstone goes to work fulfilling the wishes of it's host, which for the young boy just happens to be superpowers.
The story then picks up with the boy (Grant) as an adult, and we see he is doubling as the masked superhero and a nanny for the girl he loves. The Doctor is back on Earth investigating brain sucking aliens or whatever, and has to thwart their plan and hopefully get Grant to stop flying around as a superhero like an idiot and maybe find romance with the girl as well. It is light fun entertainment.
I like that Nardole has stuck around, happy to see him continuing with the series for a bit. It also did a nice job of showcasing how the loss of River in the previous episode, and even the loss of Clara in the episode that preceded that, are still haunting the Doctor a bit. He is always facing the loss of friends, but I always enjoy it when it still gets to him.
As "Christmas" the episode doesn't really fit the theme, and what does play on that is shoehorned in and doesn't totally need to be there. At this point if you don't have a reason for it to be Christmas, the show doesn't really need to have it. Doctor Who has a Christmas special each year, that is great, but if you are out of idea for a Christmas themed Doctor Who adventure? Why not just make a fun episode, no need to shoehorn it in. I dunno...it doesn't really mater, but it does often seem like the Christmas angle isn't always needed, even if that is the day they want it to air. Anyhow...decent light fun. And that is really all you want in Doctor Who at Christmas, keep it light and funny, don't put too much sadness in there, and I'll be satisfied for Christmas.
NEXT TIME: Bill
Written By: Steven Moffat
Length: 60 Minutes
Year: 2016
The Doctor returns in his first full episode since last Christmas (beyond his brief appearance in the opener of "Class"), and this time he teams up with a Superhero! The idea of bringing a superhero story into Doctor Who didn't really thrill me, mostly because I've grown tired of the needless onslaught of superhero movies we get each year...and they've even invaded the small screen with plenty of superhero and comic book based shows. I've just tired of the genre a bit. So did I really want this kind of episode? Not really...but is it any good? Sure!
The story then picks up with the boy (Grant) as an adult, and we see he is doubling as the masked superhero and a nanny for the girl he loves. The Doctor is back on Earth investigating brain sucking aliens or whatever, and has to thwart their plan and hopefully get Grant to stop flying around as a superhero like an idiot and maybe find romance with the girl as well. It is light fun entertainment.
I like that Nardole has stuck around, happy to see him continuing with the series for a bit. It also did a nice job of showcasing how the loss of River in the previous episode, and even the loss of Clara in the episode that preceded that, are still haunting the Doctor a bit. He is always facing the loss of friends, but I always enjoy it when it still gets to him.
As "Christmas" the episode doesn't really fit the theme, and what does play on that is shoehorned in and doesn't totally need to be there. At this point if you don't have a reason for it to be Christmas, the show doesn't really need to have it. Doctor Who has a Christmas special each year, that is great, but if you are out of idea for a Christmas themed Doctor Who adventure? Why not just make a fun episode, no need to shoehorn it in. I dunno...it doesn't really mater, but it does often seem like the Christmas angle isn't always needed, even if that is the day they want it to air. Anyhow...decent light fun. And that is really all you want in Doctor Who at Christmas, keep it light and funny, don't put too much sadness in there, and I'll be satisfied for Christmas.
NEXT TIME: Bill
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