Fortunately the TV in our B&B worked last Saturday, so we were able to see the The Magician's Apprentice in all its glory. And the wifi also worked, so we were able to watch it again on iPlayer immediately afterwards. None of which stopped us from watching it again on iPlayer on our TV when we got home on Monday.
My colleague who likes Doctor Who and always discusses developments with me, mentioned on Tuesday that he supposed I hadn't seen it yet, having been away. When I explained that I had in fact seen it 3 times already, he looked at me a bit oddly and started to back out of the office.
Anyway, cut to the chase. It's back, big surprise (never mind). And with an epic that references a story from 40 years ago. Hopefully, this approach will work better than it did for Attack of the Cybermen.
As it's only the first half of a two-parter, I can't pass judgement yet, but things I like so far:
- Colony Sarff - a nest of snakes in a dress. What's not to like? "We are Colony Sarff. We bring...harm."
- The Doctor's anachronistic entrance
- Missy. I'm still having trouble reconciling this as the same character as that played by Roger Delgado, but Michelle Gomez's 'Scary Poppins' portrayal is brilliant.
- Hand mines. Interesting idea, but how do they work? What is the eye for, if they are buried in the ground? I can't help feeling that this is just a pun on 'landmines' that seemed funny on paper.
- UNIT getting the PM to call Clara at work. Really?
- Invisible planets.
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