tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post6342198465510272737..comments2024-03-28T06:42:11.183+00:00Comments on Hypnogoria: DOCTOR WHO 6.05 - The Rebel FleshJim Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834711093704256462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post-22821667638096442552011-05-22T19:27:21.674+01:002011-05-22T19:27:21.674+01:00Big thanks again for your insightful remarks sir!
...Big thanks again for your insightful remarks sir!<br /><br />This story is very similar to the last series' Silurian circus though I would chalk that up to Graham and Chris Chibnall both drawing from the classics of the original series. However I do suspect that this adventure may turn out to be the better paced of the two - as we got the ST-NG stylee committee meeting over with in the first episode :)<br /><br />And I must confess that although I did see the cliffhanger reveal coming in one of the early scenes, all the juicy nature of being human stuff distracted me so I did forget and hence the end was a surprise! Not sure if that's score one for this episode or points away for me being fuddle headed...Jim Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834711093704256462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post-28533686720232958852011-05-21T22:54:48.149+01:002011-05-21T22:54:48.149+01:00I have to say, despite Internet bleatings which se...I have to say, despite Internet bleatings which seemed to have knives out from the off - one review opened with "I don't know what I thought about this episode" and promptly gave the cg solar tsunami a kickin' as if one 5 second cg particle storm was indicative of the whole episode - I enjoyed this episode. With its mix of Blade Runner "what is human?" introspection mixing with a dash of John Carpenters The Thing remade for tea time audiences. <br /><br />And not to return to that high horse again, but this was family frights and scares rather than hardcore fan homages to events 40 years before most of the audience were born.<br /><br />If I had any genuine criticisms it was that the end reveal was so heavily signposted they may as well just had it written in the opening credits and saved everyone the bother of waiting. While my other bugbear was that, much like <i>Curse of the Black Spot</i> this episode felt over familiar, essentially copying the Silurian two parter from last year. From the setting, to the Doctors need to keep one of the enemy alive and reason with them, yet finding himself thwarted by human nature, <i>The Rebel Flesh </i> copied every beat, just at a much more moderate pace.<br /><br />Again, I didn't dislike this episode - certainly not as much as I wanted to gouge my eyes out at the Doctor saving the Olympics in the risible <i>Fear Her </i>- so for me this was a fine mid season episode cruising though to the key moment in the finale - and if it truly is a double bluff and has no baring on <i>The Impossible Astronaut </i> I'll eat my Fez... Cos Fezes are cool....Lee Medcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903719569848396593noreply@blogger.com