Story: Thin Ice
Written By: Sarah Dollard
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2017
Returning to the trend that began way back in "Rose," the new series is starting off introducing a new companion and the basic concepts of the show, following on with one episode in the future and then one in the past (or vice versa given the series). This episode takes the Doctor and Bill back to London 1814, during the last Frost Fair on the River Thames (which was a thing I knew nothing about but having read about it since watching the episode, I find it rather fascinating)...but of course something mysterious lurks under the ice...
Again the biggest draw of this somewhat standard Doctor who episode is the developing relationship and charming rapport between the Twelfth Doctor and Bill. I say standard, but I actually enjoyed this episode quite a bit. It may be your standard Who adventure, but it has a lovely new setting that felt unique (and you get to see an elephant walk over the frozen Thames!), and it has a fun underwater sequence...how often do we get to see the Doctor in a diving bell!
It's not going to blow you away, but it has some nice development for Bill, and her relationship with the Doctor, as well as adding a bit of mystery as to why exactly the Doctor and Nardole have made some deal to stay on Earth and guard this vault.
NEXT TIME: The Old Wood House
Written By: Sarah Dollard
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2017
Returning to the trend that began way back in "Rose," the new series is starting off introducing a new companion and the basic concepts of the show, following on with one episode in the future and then one in the past (or vice versa given the series). This episode takes the Doctor and Bill back to London 1814, during the last Frost Fair on the River Thames (which was a thing I knew nothing about but having read about it since watching the episode, I find it rather fascinating)...but of course something mysterious lurks under the ice...
It's not going to blow you away, but it has some nice development for Bill, and her relationship with the Doctor, as well as adding a bit of mystery as to why exactly the Doctor and Nardole have made some deal to stay on Earth and guard this vault.
NEXT TIME: The Old Wood House
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