So what does Red October look
like with aliens in it?
Not too bad to be fair. It was at this point in the
previous half of the series that there was a definite drop in quality, but
happily, the kinks have been worked out this time round.
This episode is pretty good,
using a confined setting a pretty decent villain to run through a pretty solid
story.
One point to note is that it’s
set on a Soviet submarine (although everyone speaks English), a move that would
never take place in the workings of most T.V shows. Politics doesn’t come into
it very much despite there being rather a lot of communists involved, which I’m
counting as a plus, as it means we get to focus on the sci-fi without anyone
trying to push a particular view point throughout the episode (aside from the
first officer of the ship, who’s viewpoint seems to “lets do the most
stupid/suicidal thing possible”). Not sure if that actually reflects attitudes
at the time or whether he was just like that for the convenience of the plot.
They’ve also splashed out on
the special effects…for the Submarine at least. The Ice Warrior without his
armour doesn’t look especially realistic and it is sort of a let down that they
even showed it. I could have made for quite a good tease to never show him
outside his armour, as well as a call back to earlier series.
The Ice Warrior himself does
get a bit clichéd at times and the resolution at the end, involving his
daughter it slightly unexplored.
Overall a good episode; I’m
looking forward to more.
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