Megan’s realisation of Dacron is priceless. I love this episode, especially for how dark it is, I feel that this episode is darker which is perfect for a Davros story, and Colony Sarff is, in my humble opinion, one of Steven Moffat’s underrated monsters. And Peter Capaldi steals the show in this episode, especially when playing the guitar on the tank. It’s a brilliant premiere and I love it.
"Davros. My name's Davros." Probably one of the shocking moment in DW. And it reveals right at the beginning! Twelve riding a tank while playing guitar is pure awesome. I remember people complain about that (dunno why, honestly) but I loved that scene. And adding that Peter Capaldi actually played it just make it more cool 😎👍 Funny thing I realise, Twelve teaching them the word 'dude' in this episode. Later, Thirteen said 'dude' at Arachines In the UK. Old habit die hard, I suppose.
The battlefield cold open is the best opening sequence for any series of Who. Even if you don’t know who Davros is, the look on the Doctor’s face says it all. One scene in and I’m already sold on S9!
Megan you literally are the first person I have seen react to this episode where when the creepy snake guy turns into snakes got excited and happy. I love it.
The pre-title sequence is fantastic, and easily one of the best openings to an episode ever. It's tense and atmospheric, features some genuinely creepy visuals with the hand mines, and of course the absolute shocking reveal of the child's identity, it sets up expectations for what should be a truly exceptional episode. Unfortunately, beyond that pre-title sequence, I find this episode to be disappointingly inconsequential. Most of the episode feels like it's killing time, bouncing from location to location, throwing in various supporting characters, and hitting us with countless memorable lines and scenes that feel like they're trying to distract the audience from how little story there actually is. Most of the scenes are fun, but it's frustrating that we have to spend so long actually getting the characters together. A lot of the jokes feel cringeworthy, with the bit where Missy tickles that Dalek's spheres being particularly egregious. The whole "The Doctor is going to die" subplot feels played out given it's the third time it gets used in Moffat's run. And the cliffhanger is totally unbelievable, and thus there's no dramatic tension since you know that Clara and Missy aren't going to stay dead, and that The Doctor wouldn't actually shoot child Davros in the face. That said, there are some good scenes. The reveal that the characters are actually on Skaro is genuinely brilliant, and Murray Gold bringing back "Dark and Endless Dalek Night" really sells the gravity of the situation, as does the Doctor and Missy's horrified reactions. And Julian Bleach is excellent as Davros, whose generally frail state means that he cannot be the screaming megalomaniac we saw in series 4, and gives an understated performance that provides Davros with a very creepy aura. I also like way Missy's been written in this story to act as less of an immediately hostile presence, and more like an unreliable ally who you're not sure if you should trust and who may decide to disintegrate you for laughs, and of course she's played fantastically by Michelle Gomez. The episode also looks amazing, Hettie MacDonald did a fantastic job directing this. I don't want to seem like I hate this episode or anything, because I don't, but I can't help but feel underwhelmed by The Magician's Apprentice. Thankfully, I have far nicer things to say about part 2
I usually watch a season of Doctor who first myself then watch ur guys reaction to it but for this season i am starting early as there's only one season left until u guys catch up
"Since he was a little girl" is why I believe Missy is after Sacha's Master (that and the Cyberman connection - who does Missy turn up with initially?). At the time, of course we'd believe that to be lie. Now...
Maybe it was just a very uncommon name haha. It's like travelling to the early 20th Century and an Austrian kid saying their name's Hitler; it's gotta be that Hitler.
Also never understood this "If you knew a baby would grow up to kill millions and be evil could you kill it?" question. Yes. Is the only answer to that question. If I knew for 100% certain that a child would grow up to be evil and cause death and suffering, I would blow it's brain's out without a second's thought and I'm not sure why anybody wouldn't.
This question was used as a joke in Deadpool 2. Deadpool travels back in time in one of the end credit scenes to kill a baby. The baby turns out to be Hitler and Deadpool agonises over if he should or not. If he did it world change the world and history and many thing might not exist. They cut it out of the film in the end and put it as a bounce on the Blu-ray and DVD's. When you think about it its not just saving lives your changing history and the new timeline might not be a better one.
Don't worry Megan, I had to think for a bit before I put the kid's name together with the three-eyed Nazi pensioner in a pushchair. The contexts were just so divergent, "Davros" name didn't click with me for a few minutes.
Honestly I strongly dislike this two-parter. It was completely disappointing for me, and especially as it was the first of Capaldi my nan watched apart from his opener, she wasn't keen on him, so when she was looking after me when my mum was on holiday I showed her this story when it was on TV, promising her Capaldi was good, and the moment he rode out in a tank playing the guitar she was like "oh no". I apologized to her afterwards.
after watching harry's moving castle review and demolish this two parter i just cant enjoy it anymore after he points out all the flaws and silly bits. still fun reaction tho :)
You shouldn't let someone else's negativity stop you from enjoying something. It's disappointing that hating on stuff is so popular. Maybe by reading a positive review you'll enjoy it and appreciate it again.
