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Yes I too thought the latest epidose was a load of b
ks. Sleepdust coalescing to form sentient beings? How does that work then? Where do the hearts, livers, lungs, nervous system, ears and eyes come from? Oh sorry I forgot, they're blind so no eyes. They can hear though can't they? Must have ears then.
But just a minute! With everybody using these Morpheus Machines to get 5 minutes sleepy-byes per fortnight, where's all the sleepdust going to come from?
bks, bks, all bks.
Agreed, the 'found footage' idea was an interesting one, and a nice twist at the end. But in between, total twaddle.
Let's just say, I needed a Morpheus Machine last night ... to keep me awake.
ks. Sleepdust coalescing to form sentient beings? How does that work then? Where do the hearts, livers, lungs, nervous system, ears and eyes come from? Oh sorry I forgot, they're blind so no eyes. They can hear though can't they? Must have ears then.But just a minute! With everybody using these Morpheus Machines to get 5 minutes sleepy-byes per fortnight, where's all the sleepdust going to come from?
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ks, bks, all bks.Agreed, the 'found footage' idea was an interesting one, and a nice twist at the end. But in between, total twaddle.
Let's just say, I needed a Morpheus Machine last night ... to keep me awake.
Just really confused by that. The ending was nicely spooky, but did it mean that nothing had actually happened, had or hadn't Clara been infected, had the Doctor stopped the baddie at all? The Doctor essentially ran away shouting 'It doesn't make sense' and, yes it didn't. He's meant to be the rational man, who sees through nonsense, but instead he just skirted around it and looked confused.
The 'deduction' bit was weird too.. it seemed to come too early - just a sudden, "Oh yes, sleep monsters" with no indication of where he figured it out from and a leap straight into the 'You foolish humans' speech. I'm afraid I'm not a big fan of Mark Gatiss' writing - he treats Doctor Who as a supernatural adventure when I rather want it to be sciency (that's a word). The Who universe might be fantastical, but I hate stories that just give up and declare "because magic".
Interesting that going back to a single episode story made it feel rushed, but that story couldn't have been stretched out. Since the series returned there have always been one or two clunkers each season, but Moffat doesn't seem to give it the heart it needs to sustain itself through those ropey bits. It's just a little to self-referential to allow stories to settle properly without showing off the mechanics.
I'm beginning to think I see a pattern emerging with Clara this season, one or two comments and looks the Doctor has given her. We'll see if it plays into the finale.
The 'deduction' bit was weird too.. it seemed to come too early - just a sudden, "Oh yes, sleep monsters" with no indication of where he figured it out from and a leap straight into the 'You foolish humans' speech. I'm afraid I'm not a big fan of Mark Gatiss' writing - he treats Doctor Who as a supernatural adventure when I rather want it to be sciency (that's a word). The Who universe might be fantastical, but I hate stories that just give up and declare "because magic".
Interesting that going back to a single episode story made it feel rushed, but that story couldn't have been stretched out. Since the series returned there have always been one or two clunkers each season, but Moffat doesn't seem to give it the heart it needs to sustain itself through those ropey bits. It's just a little to self-referential to allow stories to settle properly without showing off the mechanics.
I'm beginning to think I see a pattern emerging with Clara this season, one or two comments and looks the Doctor has given her. We'll see if it plays into the finale.
Butter Face said:
20 mins in and nobody has fired a gun, despite having ace looking space guns. Why?
And when grunt is sitting there burned half to death as they approach, he decides to use his as a club. Maybe only one guy thought to bring bullets. I still don't know what that episode was about.I thought it was okay tbh.
Nice to see an episode where the Doctor is confused and can't fathom what is going on.
As for those complaining about it not being realistic - it is a show about an (essentially) immortal alien who travels through space and time in a machine disguised as a police box.
IT IS NOT A fkING DOCUMENTARY.
Nice to see an episode where the Doctor is confused and can't fathom what is going on.
As for those complaining about it not being realistic - it is a show about an (essentially) immortal alien who travels through space and time in a machine disguised as a police box.
IT IS NOT A f
kING DOCUMENTARY.Jader1973 said:
I thought it was okay tbh.
Nice to see an episode where the Doctor is confused and can't fathom what is going on.
As for those complaining about it not being realistic - it is a show about an (essentially) immortal alien who travels through space and time in a machine disguised as a police box.
IT IS NOT A fkING DOCUMENTARY.
But within its sphere, it should at least demonstrate its been put together with some care and attention to the fact that the story should make some kind of sense - WITHIN ITS GENRE.Nice to see an episode where the Doctor is confused and can't fathom what is going on.
As for those complaining about it not being realistic - it is a show about an (essentially) immortal alien who travels through space and time in a machine disguised as a police box.
IT IS NOT A f
kING DOCUMENTARY.Frankly I could imagine them sat bored in a bar late 1 night saying "so what can we have monsters from this week?" and someone drunkenly saying "SLEEP DUST!"...
Sparky137 said:
Quite possibly the worst Dr Who episode I have ever seen - and I started watching in the 1960's!!
Complete and utter garbage. How does crap like this even get broadcast?
Couldn't agree more.Complete and utter garbage. How does crap like this even get broadcast?
Whilst every episode cannot match the standards set by the likes of Blink, The Empty Child, The Family of Blood, etc, some of the latest offerings have been utter dross.
Used to really look forward to catching the next DW episode. A lot more meh about it these days.
Edited by SS2. on Tuesday 17th November 10:41
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