11 May 2024

Children and animals (Review: 'Doctor Who' 1.1, "Space Babies")

  • They've added a new bit to the title sequence, making it slightly longer and arguably much more enjoyable.
  • The opening was rather frenetic. A bit too frenetic frankly. Not sure that info-dumping all the key bits of the lore in the first ten minutes was really necessary.
  • Not overly used to Fifteen yet; he's got a rather different tone. Or rather different way of delivering the same sort of lines that other doctors would.
  • Ruby seems decent enough, but I would need more time to get used to her.
  • The music was rather too loud and distracting in places.
  • The butterfly effect bit was a decent short gag, but ultimately unnecessary.
  • The CGI animation of the babies was frankly a bit creepy.
  • Abandoning the station, but not being able to turn the baby machine off because it's illegal. I think that's a rather pointed comment about American abortion laws.
  • Some rather clever science fiction tropes here.
  • Ah, the Nannie filter... it's the sort of humour this show loves to do.
  • Also, you're not a companion these days until you've been been gunged or soaked it seems.
  • And RTD still hasn't outgrown toilet humour gags.
Conclusion

An enjoyable story, but still somewhat flawed. Could have done with being a bit longer to let some bits breathe.

8/10

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