Compared with the other Christmas specials in my personal opinion it was quite poor....in fact its sort of made me long for what the episodes and the monsters were like in the David Tennant era to return.
I quite liked the tree creatures as art, and Bill Bailey was very good. Perhaps they could have stretched him a bit longer and done a Black Books mashup. The hubby returning stuff almost induced a return of my over large Christmas dinner. Even my Dad was unmoved and he's a Military Wives groupie...
Oh, so cynical, Dr. WHeasel! I was ready for an episode with him companionless, though you're right, it was the beginning and ending that made it. The trees, granted, have been a bit overdone. This isn't Avatar. Perhaps the budget didn't stretch to a giant lion and a faun. Of course, could have been casting conflicts with the lion busy on Mars running Pigfarts...
@catcircle I liked it more the second time I watched it without being surrounded by grouchy relatives, but it still didn't really sparkle for me. Then again, neither did Downton Abbey!
Well, I thought it was ok... but Moffat could've done so much more with it. Bit like the beast below. Ah well, least the ending was good :)
hickups1012 2 months ago
Compared with the other Christmas specials in my personal opinion it was quite poor....in fact its sort of made me long for what the episodes and the monsters were like in the David Tennant era to return.
ALEXJDXBL 2 months ago
@ALEXJDXBL Even the Cyberking?
llordllama 2 months ago
@llordllama I watched that straight after thanks to the magic of Iplayer and even then I didn't find that as bad.
ALEXJDXBL 2 months ago
I quite liked the tree creatures as art, and Bill Bailey was very good. Perhaps they could have stretched him a bit longer and done a Black Books mashup. The hubby returning stuff almost induced a return of my over large Christmas dinner. Even my Dad was unmoved and he's a Military Wives groupie...
Splishy splashy.
gadgetgeekgirl 2 months ago
@gadgetgeekgirl Good lord, are we in agreement for once?!
llordllama 2 months ago
isn't it Androzani Major not Prime?
dreamer98 2 months ago
@dreamer98 *ahem* You're right, Doctor WHeasel clearly got his planets mixed up. Not for the first time mind you.
llordllama 2 months ago
Oh, so cynical, Dr. WHeasel! I was ready for an episode with him companionless, though you're right, it was the beginning and ending that made it. The trees, granted, have been a bit overdone. This isn't Avatar. Perhaps the budget didn't stretch to a giant lion and a faun. Of course, could have been casting conflicts with the lion busy on Mars running Pigfarts...
catcircle 2 months ago in playlist Doctor Who 2011 - Season 6 reviews
@catcircle I liked it more the second time I watched it without being surrounded by grouchy relatives, but it still didn't really sparkle for me. Then again, neither did Downton Abbey!
llordllama 2 months ago