I had difficult time writing about this one so the thoughts might be a bit shambled. Also I don't really have much to say about this one. It's a good episode, fun and character-centric, so it ticks most of the boxes I like my Doctor Who episodes to tick, but somehow it still feels a bit off to me. Maybe it's Twelve and his attitude. Maybe it's something else. Maybe I'm just not feeling the magic of the show anymore.
Like previous Gareth Roberts scripts, the episode is about the Doctor trying to blend among humans. Except Twelve is not trying very hard, just enough so that no one will disturb him. Eleven had fun trying to be one of the lads in 'The Lodger', but Twelve has to give himself a pep talk just to make through 2 days. He clearly does not care about humanity and the reason he tries to save people is because he's the Doctor, that's what he does. And yes, his humour is funny but he's being a bit too mean in this episode for my taste.
Of course the Doctor's hatred of soldiers is a part of this episode as Danny and Doctor finally meet and are told the truth of each other. I can understand why the Doctor would react so strongly to the fact the Clara is dating a soldier, but I really like Danny so can you please stop yelling at him, Doctor? Also the whole situation resembles a child bringing a boyfriend home to meet dad and it's a bit weird.
But I like Danny's reaction to everything. He sees right through Clara's lies and the Doctor. This seems to be a recurring thing since Rory knew exactly what kind of man the Doctor was when they first met. And I like that Danny does not push Clara, does not ask to come with them, or ask her to stop, just asks her to be honest with him and let him be there for her.
I have mentioned few times that I like that Clara has a life outside of the Doctor, mainly because it means that she is not obsessing over him, but I have to say that Danny asking Clara why she travelling with the Doctor threw me off. Why does she travel with him? I don't really know and Clara's answer that she sees wonders out there does not seem real.
I don't like Courtney. I have never been fond of kids no matter what age they are and she just annoys me. Can we never see her again, please? And Doctor, you take her to space but won't take Journey Blue for a trip just because she is a soldier? I really don't think you are a good judge of character... I do think Courtney's parents are funny. Guess they'll take any improvement available for them.
Next week looks weird. Hopefully it will provoke more thoughts than this week.
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