Written by Steven Moffat
“What
you are standing in is a technological marvel. It is science beyond magic. This
is the gateway to everything that ever was, or ever can be.”
It’s
been over a year since we had a full series of Doctor Who and about 3 ½ months
since the last time we had a brand new episode to watch. So, it’s been a while since Doctor Who fans had
something new to talk about. Or in true Doctor Who fandom, complain about a lot
or love it way too much. The Pilot is the first episode of series 10 of Doctor
Who and it is also the first story of the last series that will star Peter
Capaldi as the Doctor. I’m a little bit saddened by this as I’ve really enjoyed
Peter Capaldi’s performance as the Doctor and in The Pilot he gives us another
one of his great performances. I guess we’ll have to enjoy it while we can
before the new person takes over.
The
Pilot also introduces the new companion Bill played by Pearl Mackie. When we
had that short to introduce her last year and what we’ve seen in the trailers I
thought she was going to be annoying. So far, I was wrong and Bill isn’t
annoying at all. In fact, she is just what the shows needs after the three
years of Jenna Coleman. The Doctor Companion relationship was getting stale and
now it seems fresh again as we get to know Bill and what makes her tick. I
really like the chemistry between Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie as so far it
really seems to be clicking and working really well. So far, I’m really
enjoying the two as it has the same feel as the Doctor and Donna.
The
Pilot was a pretty good story to the start the new series. It wasn’t too
complicated and wasn’t bogged down with a lot of confusing technobabble. To me
it felt like a Pertwee era story. You
have the Doctor living on Earth at a university for a period of time and
befriending a female that works there. Plus, the story was slow moving with a
creature that is pretty simple and a tad bit creepy. It also reminded me of The
Chase as the Doctor and Bill where going all over to escape the Heather
creature only to have been found by her. So, a really simple story which is
good to have every once in a while.
I
didn’t think The Pilot needed the Daleks in it at all, it was nice to see the
Movellans again, but I thought that they were wasted and just a throw away part
of the story. But I guess you have to
use them every year or lose their rights. It would be good to not use them in
this way and give them a rest for a bit and then bring them back when they have
a good story as I feel in using them every series that they are stale and just
not as exciting as in past years. To be honest I thought the Dalek part was the
weakest part of the story but not the Heather Dalek that was quite good and
moving in its own way.
So
far, I’m not a big fan of Nardole. This
character I’m finding to be really annoying.
Matt Lucas is at times way over the top. Too much for my liking but
hopefully he isn’t as annoying in the stories yet to come. One question I have
is why is Nardole squeaking like a robot?
He only did it one time in the story in the beginning but later on he
didn’t and he definitely didn’t do that in the Christmas Special. I’m sure we will find out at some point in
the new series.
The
Pilot was a pretty good story that introduced the new companion and the show really
felt fresh and new again. After watching The Pilot it gave me hope that this series
will be good and different and for once it felt like Doctor Who with a proper
Doctor and Companion relationship unlike what we had previously with
Clara.
Grade
A –
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