By Steven Moffat and
Steve Thompson
“Shut
up. Everybody shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shutitty up,up, up!”
I
was never a fan of movies that were centered on robbing banks like the Ocean 11
movies. Well, I take that back I did
enjoy both versions of The Italian Job but never the less I was never a big fan
of that type of movie. So when I saw the
trailer for Time Heist I had reservations about it. But then I saw who co-wrote it with Steven
Moffat and my mind was set at ease a little bit. I did like Steve Thompson’s previous work on
Who and Sherlock so there’s a chance I will enjoy Time Heist.
I
have to say that Time Heist was a pretty clever Doctor Who story. Very entertaining and had me thinking even
though I guessed that The Doctor was The Architect pretty early on in the
story. If anything the ease of figuring
that out was the only downer of the story for me. What I really liked was that they did
something different. By having The
Doctor rob a bank and he doesn’t know why he must do it. The whole thing was one big mystery as to
what must be stolen from the bank of Karabraxos. What they end up finding was something that
was more precious than any amount of treasure in the universe.
How
they end up getting to that point of the story was pretty good also. We have The Doctor, Clara, Psi and Saibra
walking around the bank trying not to get detected by using their skills to
break into the most dangerous bank in the universe. What makes it the most dangerous is the
creature known as the Teller. The Teller
can detect guilt and your plans for robbing the bank by eating your
memories. When he gets through with you
your mind is gone and you are a mindless heap.
What was clever was that the four robbers had their memories wiped so
they would not know the plan thus having no guilt and not being detected by The
Teller. But when they received more
instructions it got harder for them to keep their guilt away from The Teller
and the chase was on. Have to admit it
was pretty intense watching them running away from The Teller as there was no escape once he gets you in his mental grips.
What
I found to be clever was the resolution of how everything fitted like a puzzle
piece. What I figured early one and
wanted to see how The Doctor got everything in place for the big heist. I liked how they showed The Doctor working it
out using his smarts and coming to a solution.
No waving of the sonic screwdriver around and zapping things to save the
day but using his brains to come up with the solution and making things
right. Just like what he used to do in
classic Doctor Who. It was good to see
the Doctor set things up with Ms. Delphox by playing on her regret for things
she might have done which she eventually does on her death bed as she regrets
keeping The Teller’s companion locked up in a vault. It seems fitting the thing The Doctor would
break into a bank for would not be riches or treasures but for saving an alien
race being held against its will.
Keely
Hawes gives a good performance as Ms. Delphox and her clones and well I’ve
always liked Keely Hawes from her time on Spooks so I’m a little bit biased
when it comes to her. Peter Capaldi
gives a really good performance and he is really cementing his Doctor in place
now. I’m really enjoying his portrayal
as it grows on me more and more. His
sarcastic wit and dark undertones and brutal honesty make him a Doctor that is
far different from what we have seen so far.
I’m really enjoying it and also his chemistry with Jenna Coleman works
really well especially when they bounce off each other for the funny bits about
Clara getting all dressed up to go on a date.
Time
Heist will not go down as one of the greatest stories as it does have the filler
label stuck to it but it was a very entertaining story that was fun to watch
and did have some moments to make you jump.
I was thoroughly entertained for 50 minutes watching Time Heist and will
definitely be giving it a rewatch from time to time.
Grade
B +
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