Meh.
So apparently this is a very
important episode in terms of the series as a whole. But yeah, as exciting as
it was, it was still riding off the back of a guest star. Maisie Williams stars
as Aryra - I mean Ashildr – a Viking,
who, though being a girl in a time period where all females were baby
incubators, is a respected and rebellious tomboy. No idea where they got that
idea.
The episode is another collaborative
effort from Steven Moffat and Jamie Mathieson and the quality of structure
shows as well as the witty banter. The Doctor coming up with nicknames for the
Vikings is a high point, but the whole subplot with a baby figuring out (or
helping to figure out) a defensive strategy is juts stupid.
The bad guys are practically
filler; some Odin impersonators trying to get high of testosterone…another idea
cribbed from a different show. But I can give them a pass for that, as that
show was Torchwood, the particular episode of which guest starred Peter Capaldi.
The defeat of the villains
comes across as a bit stupid, but then again their essential purpose was to set
up the whole Maisie Williams as a semi-regular character thing.
Overall, I really don’t have
that much to say about this episode. Its not bad (though a tad derivative with
it’s titular character), but it just about gets by.
I’m hoping that it mirrors the
series opener and improves by association to it’s sequel.
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