Originally Posted by tingramretro:
“No, that was more of a dumb idea which wasn't done so well...”
Haven't been reading doctor who forums before this week*, didn't realise this wasn't a well received episode. I really liked it. I'm ambivalent about Kay - Pheonix Nights was pretty terrific (wasn't it?) but his standup gets old very quickly.
I thought it was pretty good (haven't seen it since original broadcast though). I'm not advocating they do too much of this out and out comedy/panto, but every once in a while is ok. Anyway, I liked the love story and thought those actors were good and the final scene with that pair made me laugh. So that's it really, I liked the love story. Tinged, as it was, with tragedy and all.
And getting back on topic - the basic idea of an absorbing thingy is pretty good. It's a genuinely scary thing isn't it? All those faces? I think the little kid who thought it up did well with that. And it could have been done differently in a more serious episode, so keep your coat on the hook Solid60.
* Driven here by the evil Norton beast from the planet Gurn.