Beware:
Spoilers within!
After all the build-up, the revelation of
how Clara came to be the ‘Impossible Girl’ was over in a flash. A simple,
satisfying idea, it ended up playing second fiddle to the real 'Big Reveal' of
this series finale: John Hurt. As an incarnation of the Doctor who is not
worthy of the name. Just in time for the anniversary special in November.
Who saw that coming? Not me.
This was a very dark episode for Saturday
teatime – especially for a Saturday that also featured Eurovision on the same
channel. I thought I might watch a bit of Eurovision, but I simply couldn’t
after this – I needed to turn off the TV and sit in a quiet place and think for
a moment.
But what an episode! Full of pathos, some
genuine scares, one or two laugh-out-loud moments, and some wonderful nostalgia
woven in throughout it all. The idea of the future death of the Doctor was unsettling enough – but a Doctor gone to the dark side? That’s even worse than
wondering if Rory was the killer in Broadchurch.
The series leading up to this finale had
been a little bit patchy, with some rather inconsistently written characterisation
for the new companion marring some otherwise great story ideas - but this last episode
made sure all was forgiven.
So, if you’ll excuse a brief moment of geeky
speculation: how’s Mr Ollivander / the voice of Merlin’s dragon / that guy from a million other things that aren’t
just family-friendly fantasy going to fit in to the Doctor Who timeline? I’m guessing he’ll be the Doctor from the Time
War (ie. between Paul McGann and Christopher Eccleston) but who knows?
All I can say for definite is that I’m
looking forward to the special in November.
P.S. Did anyone else think the unconscious
conference call thing was a bit like The
End of Mr Y?
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