However, this kind of competence- suddenly able to fly the Tardis AND fire off expository questions, and bringing 'emotional depth' by repeatedly questioning the Doctor's grief and motives- seems contrived and ungrateful (even 12 says so), and mutes his comedic talents and cheerful attitude. But what about his character? Well.there seems to have been aĬonscious attempt to avoid 'comedy relief' status, and Matt Lucas just about pulls it off, so well done. And it's easy to miss too-a brief "I reconstructed you because I was lonely" explains both Nardole's presence and reason for being there.
And Peter Capaldi is on great form too- from his usual grumpy and honest demeanour, to his silly and endearing attitude towards being 'Santa' and telling Grant Superman's true identity, to his hidden grief at the loss of a friend, the Twelfth Doctor is neither fashionably jerkish and 'deep' nor someone's embarrassing dad.īut how does the Doctor's companion fare? The casting of Matt Lucas as Nardole was a surprise to many, whilst his predicament in last year's The Husbands Of River Song left viewers confused as to how exactly Jokes like "I'll have to ask mom if you can come in" whilst the Doctor hangs outside Grant's window, and "You swallowed it?" when the Doc gives Grant water for his cough and a gemstone to hold, are funny without trying too hard.
#The tsuranga conundrum space gremlin series
We start off with an amusing intro sequence, where the Doctor's attempts to fix the time distortion around 80's New York ( connected to Series 7's The Angels Take Manhattan? ) result in him being mistaken for Santa by 8-year-old Grant. SPOILER REVIEW- Happy Christmas, Whovians! The following review will contain spoilers for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio, and Series 4's Silence in The Library/Forest Of The Dead.
#The tsuranga conundrum space gremlin plus
shown in a pic solely consisting of black, white, grey and beige.and not a single 'sci fi/eccentric/ quirky looking/variably emotional' performance between them save Walsh's Sarah Jane Adventures role.and all of these plus a brand new TARDIS and screwdriver have to be introduced within just 10 normal 45-50 minute episodes.and the 'young dark guy, older blonde woman, young dark girl, older white guy' setup was already used less than a year ago in Who-spinoff Class that got weak ratings and cancellation.
my reaction was '!?!?! A whole crew? Including an older entertaining white male so my family will be willing to watch under the pretense he's the Doctor? SCORE!!! Ha, i said waiting and seeing what the rest of Series 11 was like would help! And surely both Whittaker and Walsh can't screw up.probably.with only two random Hollyoaks stars whose faces i've ALREADY FORGOTTEN for backup.led by a writer of ITV down-to-earth drama and a few forgotten Who episodes.ALL with names that suggest 21st century British origins AGAIN. So this morning a relative is all 'apparently Bradley Walsh is the new companion?' and i'm like 'that rumor's a month old, meh'.