Of course we were never going
to find out what his name is…but you know, we could have found out something at
least.
This episode is based on an
incredible premise, the grave of the Doctor, but it ends on what I’m sure was
intended to be shocking cliff hanger, but just made me tired. Is Moffatt ever
going to resolved or conclude anything?
Every single series ends with
a new question and at this point it’s just getting tiresome, given how similar
these questions always are. I don’t feel very much curiosity as to which
version of the Doctor John Hurt is (if any). I just feel frustration that the
series ends on something that it in no way built up to and just serves to just
get people to say “oooow who’s this?”
Richard E Grant is back as the
Great Intelligence, but has very little to do, other than be evil and set up
the Clara plot which turns out to not be too different from the Bad Wolf
plot…or the cracks in time plot.
Exploring the Doctor’s
timeline is pretty cool and the idea that Clara has been in the background the
entire time as a million echoes of herself serves as a good explanation of who
and what she is.
River is finally resolved in
that she can now fade away. I think this was done pretty well ad he appearance
in the episode was well handled with only Clara able to see her. This allowed
for her to be in the episode, providing help and exposition, without any of the
uncomfortable flirting with the Doctor.
River’s exit is also pretty
good, but raises another question of how Clara could have survived and - yeah I’m tired of these now.
In basic terms, this episode
is well written and directed enough. It’s visually striking (especially the
Doctor’s tomb) but just ends on a frustrating and tiresome note.
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