So, if you are wondering why there hasn't been a Whovian Review on late Doctor Who episodes, the truth is that I wrote a very long and I'm sure well articulated review on Time Heist and The Caretaker and Blogger didn't save any of my progress! When I went to edit it up, nothing was there! Since I don't want to spend another four hours typing up the same review, I'm going to give you my abbreviated (and spoiler-free!) thoughts on the episodes and some other little thoughts as well! I hope none of y'all had your hopes up here. I did. sigh...
Time Heist
"Time Heist" exceeded any of the expectations I had for it. The story is tight, fun, invigorating, and complex enough to make Joss Whedon jealous. Clara has to take to the back burner a little to make room for all the new supporting characters, and, while the new characters are diverse and interesting, the shear amount of them makes for a lot of forced characterization. Peter Capaldi is ever improving and his dark Doctor gets plenty of chances to shine with all its eyebrowed glory. The story has a lot of predictable twists and turns before ending on a nice and safe conclusion that left me wanting something a little more from the excellent premise the episode started with.
7.5/10
The Caretaker
"The Caretaker" feels like a giant stepping stone that the series is trying to take to connect two separate parts of the season together. Peter Capaldi can still do no wrong and this episode is an acting tour de force of a rollercoaster of emotions. However, the episode also highlights to the viewers how shallow the relationship between Clara and Danny has been and leaves them in a strange place concerning Clara's choice between Danny and the Doctor. A lot of questions are asked and not a whole lot of answers have been given, but "The Caretaker" opens many of the doors that I'm very excited to see where exactly they go.
7/10
Since "The Caretaker" marks the halfway point of the eighth season, I'd thought I'd give y'all a little ranking of each episode and how it compares to the rest. Feel free to give your own opinion too!
1. Listen
2. Time Heist
3. Deep Breath
4. The Caretaker
5. Robot of Sherwood
6. Into the Dalek
Alright, that's all I got for today. Sorry once again for the lack of an in depth review if any of you were looking forward to that. I just don't have the heart to type out the same review twice guys. Be on the look out for more reviews soon though! There are still two more episodes that I haven't seen yet and they are calling my name!
As always, thanks for reading everyone!
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