Fear Her

[drakyndra]

Completely spoiler free, because I am too lazy to do a proper review or anything right now, but all I have to say is that I really liked this episode, and I haven't the faintest idea why.

I mean, it hasn't got the gorgeous visual style of Tooth and Claw or Girl in the Fireplace. It hasn't got the brilliant emotional stuff like GitF or School Reunion. It hasn't got the creepiness and philosophising of The Impossible Planet two parter, or the deeply fun vibe of Rusty's eps, or even the Mickey stuff that made me like the Cyberman eps. It hasn't even got the fandom imploding ability of Love and Monsters

But, I still really liked it. And I haven't the foggiest why.

Maybe it's the Matt Graham effect (I still can't define exactly what it is about Life on Mars that makes me like it so much). Or maybe it's just the fact I've finished exams, which puts me in a good mood.

Also, the trailer for the next ep? Is rocking my world.

ETA: Everywhere I go, I see hating on this episode. WHY? How can people hate something that made me cry? Yes, I am terribly soppy, but still...

Comments

[fin.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen this episode. However, I have to say that, despite the great directing and acting, I really didn't like Love and Monsters. It just strayed a little *too* far from the genre for me to be able to appreciate as being an episode of Doctor Who. It could have worked as a spin-off short film or something, but just felt like a filler episode. :(

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Yes, but there is a big difference between saying "I didn't like it because..." and giving a reasoned answer like you did, and just saying "OMG IT'S A STEAMING PILE OF CRAP!!"

[fin.livejournal.com]

Yes, of course. I thought it was an excellent piece of television. Which, in a way, is more annoying, because if they could get match the excellent writing and directing with a cool "Doctor Who" storyline, then you'd have an awesome series... and David Tennant has been an awesome Doctor, but he hasn't had the greatest material to work with... :(

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Well, I quite liked most of it, except that bloody monster - though I'm a fan of outsider POVs, so it was a concept that automatically had me on it's side, if you know what I mean.

And I generally find that this series has had very very good individual episodes (as in stand-alone quality), but has had a few inter-episode issues. Then again, I find Tennant so watchable, that even not as good stuff seems to work well for me. I'd still put my least favourite episode of this season above at least four from last series. And the good stuff has been good.