Story: The Pyramid at the End of the World
Written By: Peter Harness & Steven Moffat
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2017
Another excellent episode, the Monks are proving to be a great foe for the Doctor. The previous episode was really just a message from a virtual Doctor to the real Doctor, warning him that the Monks have been planning their takeover of Earth for some time and may be ready. Now they have arrived, coming in style in an Ancient Pyramid, their plan consists mostly of a warning that the world will come to an end regardless, unless someone with power consents to giving them the Earth, and they will stop it...but the Consent must be made out of Love alone. Easier to control for a lasting time under Love it seems.
So the Doctor must figure out what will actually cause the Earth to be in ruins, in order to prevent it and thus ruin the Monks plan for takeover. He and Nardole eventually narrow it down to being a life-destroying bacteria created by mistake in a lab, and all he has to do is blow it up and escape...but to escape the lab he needs is eyesight (to see an analog combination lock), and of course he is still blind. Bill decides that what the Earth really needs is the Doctor, so she consents to the Monks out of love for the Doctor (platonic love nerds...), in order to give him back his eyesight. The results of which probably won't prove too good for Earth.
It is a fun episode, with a great evil plan that preys on love as a weakness, and Bill's decision to help save her friend and cure the Doctor's blindness has dire consequences...as based on the trailer for next week and just the context of the episode, the Earth is no longer the Earth we know for now. So far I am really enjoying this "Monks Trilogy" in the center of the this season. Let's hope the big ending for the storyline is as fun and exciting as the last two have been.
NEXT TIME: The Monk's Reign
Written By: Peter Harness & Steven Moffat
Length: 45 Minutes
Year: 2017
Another excellent episode, the Monks are proving to be a great foe for the Doctor. The previous episode was really just a message from a virtual Doctor to the real Doctor, warning him that the Monks have been planning their takeover of Earth for some time and may be ready. Now they have arrived, coming in style in an Ancient Pyramid, their plan consists mostly of a warning that the world will come to an end regardless, unless someone with power consents to giving them the Earth, and they will stop it...but the Consent must be made out of Love alone. Easier to control for a lasting time under Love it seems.
It is a fun episode, with a great evil plan that preys on love as a weakness, and Bill's decision to help save her friend and cure the Doctor's blindness has dire consequences...as based on the trailer for next week and just the context of the episode, the Earth is no longer the Earth we know for now. So far I am really enjoying this "Monks Trilogy" in the center of the this season. Let's hope the big ending for the storyline is as fun and exciting as the last two have been.
NEXT TIME: The Monk's Reign
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