Hexx wrote:God that was crap
Indeed. I thought the wheels came off once they left the truck thing. They are surrounded. Yet we just see the one standing around after. Without any clear idea of what the hell just happened. The direction and editing of the ep was shocking. So sooooooo much happened off screen. To the point where almost the entire ep felt like misdirection. Was Benni actually dead? Did she really shoot Benni? Why was Benni even out there? I thought the Dregs were an impressive (if not very inspired) design. But then I think the only thing I remember seeing them do was grabbing the Doc by the throat. Everything else was basically close up shots of them snarling. I'm not expecting bloody gore but come on they have to do more then just cut away all time. We never even see the results of what they do. Maybe they teleport them away to a safe place with hugs. Like really friendly weeping angels.
A few of the gags landed though so thats something and I did really like the angry tree idea (the oxygen reveal was a good scene until unearned self sacrifice ruined it) and the basic concept of the setting being fake etc. as well as the environmental themes. But as for the final speech. God that was bad. Thing is it could work. I could easily picture the first Doctor giving Ian, Babs and Susan a reassuring chat at the end of such a story. But it wouldn't be written or performed like that.
One last thing. WTF was this?
Is it meant to be dress up? Or an actual alien? This is what the show was doing 30 years ago-
and about 15 years ago-
What. The. Actual. strawberry float.
Look forward to the follow up though-