DW: The Hungry Earth

[usuallyhats]

It's always hard to judge part ones because the set up is the fun bit and it could easily go horribly wrong in the resolution, but I enjoyed that a fair bit.

• "Ground feels strange. ...just me." I love Eleven more every week! Something just clicked in "Vampires in Venice" and now I adore him.


• I sort of want the bit where future Amy and Rory are waving at themselves to be just exactly that, because it's a bit Obviously Significant, and I would find it hilarious if we all spend the next ever frantically speculating only for it to turn out to be just a throwaway moment after all.


• Of course the TARDIS console has an engagement ring stand, why wouldn't it?


• *adds 'catapult' to list of things the Doctor has in his pockets*


• Eleven's blank, shocked expression at losing Amy reminds me of Amy's reaction to losing Rory last week.


• The Doctor needs Rory! I love this bit and am shipping Eleven/Amy/Rory a great deal.


• "Me!" Oh Matt Smith, you are brilliant at popping up from behind things and jumping out of cakes and so on. That is a very specific talent, but, apparently, useful.


• Eleven's scenes with Tiny Welsh Sherlock Holmes are lovely. "That's alright, I can't make a decent meringue." I also really like the fact that Elliot loves books despite not being able to read them that well, that's a great detail.


• Base Under Siege! Funtimes.


• Aw, Rory making sure everyone's ok! I heart him.


• Heat vision sunglasses! Heeee. I also laughed quite a lot at Rory jumping out of the van and going "AAAHHH".


• And the Doctor is trying to make peace, telling the humans to be the best that they can be, trying to make them into ambassadors. YES. (Also I am wondering if it'll be possible to make this tie up with the UNIT audios. *crosses fingers*)

Comments

[kaptainvon]

This = much much better than I was expecting from Chibnall, with only a few gratuities (NOOOOO!, dissection while still living) - nothing especially surprising, fairly stock base under siege stuff, quite exciting, not made of fail.

Of course, judging a two parter on the strength of part one is, as you say, fraught with peril. So I won't. But it was quite good.

[usuallyhats]

nothing especially surprising, fairly stock base under siege stuff, quite exciting, not made of fail.

Yeah, that sums it up. I don't mind the stock elements, as long as they're done well.