Story: The Pilot
Written By: Steven Moffat
Length: 50 Minutes
Year: 2017
Finally! After another long haul between series, we finally have Doctor Who back! Since hte Doctor and Clara parted ways, we've only had two Christmas specials to tide us over, one which showed us the final adventure that River had with the Doctor before she met her end when we first saw her with the Tenth Doctor way back in Series 4, and another Superhero romp which also introduced that following that night with River, he put Nardole back together and for some reason they are sticking together.
Now the Doctor has apparently been serving as a Professor at a University for a while, and we are re-introduced to him through Bill Potts, a young woman who serves chips on Campus, but has been sneaking into the Doctor's lectures. She not only seems to see things and react differently to the way most people do, but she also reacts in ways not even the Doctor expects. This makes for a fun new dynamic, and after the almost too-in-the-know Clara, it is nice to have someone who just seems completely new to the Doctor's world.
The story here involves some kind of alien spaceship oil that is smart, and takes control of a girl that Bill has a crush on, and attempts to latch on to Bill as well. The Doctor uses the TARDIS to see how far the stuff can follow them, and it is pretty much anywhere and fast. It is actually a good concept for reintroducing the basics of Doctor Who for a new audience (and every now and then it is nice to just start fresh as if no one had seen it before, it keeps new audiences coming). The premise allows for the Doctor's mysterious nature to be at the forefront, to reintroduce the concepts of bigger on the inside, that is a space ship, and that it is a time machine, and it dolls this info brilliantly during the episode.
And Bill is a nice character, already has some strong characterization and is charmingly brought to life by Pearl Mackie. She will be a definite plus for the show this year I can tell. I also enjoy Nardole, as played by Matt Lucas. It seems he won't be in every episode this year, but I welcome him in whatever episodes he appears in, as he is a weird addition to the cast, and I like the weird when it comes to Who.
All in all, a great start for Capaldi's final year. Looking forward to seeing his final adventures unfold, and getting to know Bill even more!
NEXT TIME: Emoji Robots
Written By: Steven Moffat
Length: 50 Minutes
Year: 2017
Finally! After another long haul between series, we finally have Doctor Who back! Since hte Doctor and Clara parted ways, we've only had two Christmas specials to tide us over, one which showed us the final adventure that River had with the Doctor before she met her end when we first saw her with the Tenth Doctor way back in Series 4, and another Superhero romp which also introduced that following that night with River, he put Nardole back together and for some reason they are sticking together.
The story here involves some kind of alien spaceship oil that is smart, and takes control of a girl that Bill has a crush on, and attempts to latch on to Bill as well. The Doctor uses the TARDIS to see how far the stuff can follow them, and it is pretty much anywhere and fast. It is actually a good concept for reintroducing the basics of Doctor Who for a new audience (and every now and then it is nice to just start fresh as if no one had seen it before, it keeps new audiences coming). The premise allows for the Doctor's mysterious nature to be at the forefront, to reintroduce the concepts of bigger on the inside, that is a space ship, and that it is a time machine, and it dolls this info brilliantly during the episode.
And Bill is a nice character, already has some strong characterization and is charmingly brought to life by Pearl Mackie. She will be a definite plus for the show this year I can tell. I also enjoy Nardole, as played by Matt Lucas. It seems he won't be in every episode this year, but I welcome him in whatever episodes he appears in, as he is a weird addition to the cast, and I like the weird when it comes to Who.
All in all, a great start for Capaldi's final year. Looking forward to seeing his final adventures unfold, and getting to know Bill even more!
NEXT TIME: Emoji Robots
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