Number 7: The Next Doctor
If you are wondering why this Special is number 7, one word:
Cybershades. Putting a mask on a hearthrug does not a convincing monster make.
In my 2008 diary I wrote that “The Next Doctor was an enjoyable family
film type episode – it was clear very early on that RTD had (as suspected)
merely been being evil with the ‘is it
the next incarnation of the Doctor’ hype.”
In retrospect, I don’t think the
episode is particularly strong once the joke with David Morrissey is over. The graveyard scene certainly looks good, but
it seems to have been included precisely for that reason rather than to further
the plot. And the denouement with the
CyberKing and the balloon-TARDIS is incredibly silly.
Christmas Factor: 3/10
Victorian/Dickensian Factor: 9/10
Christmas Factor: 3/10
Victorian/Dickensian Factor: 9/10
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