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Doctor Who – Utopia
Well, it’s got to be said (and has been by many), the first half of the episode was… well… average. Fun, but not terribly satisfying. Our visit to an alien planet turned out (in classic Who tradition) to be largely based in a quarry, the bad guys had piercings and tattoos (pah!) and frankly it all seemed a bit throwaway really.
If it hadn’t been for strong performances from the leads and an amazing turn from Derek Jacobi then it would all have been a bit “yeah, okay, fine”.
But by golly it picked up at the end didn’t it?
All those themes from various parts of the series suddenly starting to tie up. The heartbreaking poignancy of Professor Yana’s speech with us knowing that soon he’d be transformed into another Time Lord. The way Jacobi completely changed his performance when he became the Master. All of it was sublime (especially when the Master locked the Doctor out of the TARDIS just by slipping the latch – genius).
And then a cliff-hanger? What? A three-parter? Really? Bloody hell!
I can barely contain myself with excitement. All my thoughts are on tomorrow night.
Posted on June 22, 2007 | Filed Under Film, TV, Theatre
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Response left by emma on June 22nd, 2007
Nice to see Jack but he didn’t get to much to do apart from complain about being left behind and be handy muscle.
Such a shame about Chan’Tho – bless her. At least she got a last shot in.
And why do I think we’ll be finding out more about Utopia in the future?
Nice that they’ve also included a little hard science with the universe on the cusp of the degenerate age…
Response left by Pandemonia on June 22nd, 2007
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And there was Captain Jack…..how could you forget Captain Jack!!
“Was someone just kissing me?” (drool)