DW 6x09 - Night Terrors

[caz963]

I said after LKH that I've more or less given up hoping to enjoy Moffat's episodes and have instead put my faith in the four standalones that are to come before the end of the series - and hope that they (together with The Doctor's Wife) are going to stop S6 from becoming a complete washout.

Fortunately, Mark Gatiss and the team delivered an excellent episode - probably the best one he's ever written for DW. It was funny and silly and scary in equal measure; my kids watched it huddled up together on the sofa and at the point where the doll grabbed the "evil landlord" and turned him into a doll, Cazlet #1 announced that she'd never sleep again! And shortly after that, they were both insisting they wanted to get rid of their big doll's house.

Job done, Mr Gatiss :-)

SM might have been the one talking about bringing DW back to the kids and making it scary again, but Mark Gatiss has beaten him at his own game on this one.

The story was pretty straightforward; the bit about George not really being Alex's son was a twist I didn't see coming - and even though the resolution was a bit cliched, this is one of the few episodes from the current series I'm actually keen to rewatch.

Not so much the kids though ;-)

Oh - when Amy was transformed into the doll, was I the only one who snarked about wooden acting?! /meeow.

Comments

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

I always feel a bit let down by good episodes that come after amazing or arcy ones. Like how whatever came after The Doctor's Wife was going to look naff by comparison.

[crossoverman.livejournal.com]

The only problem is this episode should have resonated way more with Amy and Rory on the "child abandonment" level - except this episode was so standalone, it was moved around and it felt awfully out of place. I liked it, but it was really weird coming after LKH.

[chloris67.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on preferring the non-arc episodes right now! The River arc and everyone's reactions to that arc are such a mess right now that it was relief to be able to just enjoy an episode for what it is.

[lemony69.livejournal.com]

This episode was a relief for me. It's not necessarily one of my top favourites, but it didn't include over-complicated plot-arcs, River Song or timey-wimey and so I won't complain. I'm easily pleased these days. ;)