26th January, 2020.
Yep: it’s a Sunday night.
Yes: I’m at home.
Yes: the new boiler definitely is working.
You’re not near my armpits, trust me.
Which is stuff that’s possibly not relevant.
You see, I’ve been watching TV, tonight.
I think there’s a few twists.
After all … guess who puts in an appearance?
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| Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) Fugitive of the Judoon. |
Yes … him …
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Episode 5 — Fugitive of the Judoon — opens with Ruth (Jo Martin) and partner, Lee (Neil Stuke) going their separate ways: after Lee forgets Ruth’s birthday.
And ALSO sees the team — Yasmin, Ryan and Graham (Mandip Gill, Toisin Cole and Bradley Walsh) — sitting down with a Doctor who’s definitely not in a good mood.
Until … ?
Until the TARDIS picks up a signal: the Judoon, the Doctor Who universe’s favourite contract police, are in Gloucester, hunting for an unknown fugitive.
A fugitive we think is Lee, at first.
Until Lee is captured by the Judoon: and gets killed by the ruthless Gat (Ritu Arya).
And Graham, Ryan and Yas are kidnapped …
And the Doctor?
Lee has gotten a warning out to Ruth: one that tells Ruth to ‘Follow the light. Break the glass’
A Ruth who’s taken the Doctor to the lighthouse where she grew up.
A Ruth who is so much more than she seems.
A Ruth …
Who has her police box shaped TARDIS buried in the Lighthouse’s garden.
And who has her personality restored by breaking the glass …
Ruth … ?
Is the Doctor.
An earlier version our Doctor can’t remember being.
Yep.
Fugitive of the Judoon is the first half of a pair of episodes.
One that leaves me with one question …
Who hired the Judoon … ?
~≈‡≈~
On a different note … ?
Have I enjoyed this episode … ?
Yes, I have, over all.
Granted: I think the fact it’s a co-written episode — from the pens of Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall, himself — made the episode seem a touch — touch — clunkier.
But no more than usual.
I also noticed that Nida Manzoor — who directed last week’s Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror — did the directing duties for this episode.
Which I think shows: although what marks that out I couldn’t tell you.
I’m a fan happy to spout off, rather than a critic.
And a fan happy to see a guest appearance from Captain Jack Harkness (Jon Barrowman), an interestingly twist of an unknown alternative Doctor, and an interesting warning.
I will say this.
Fugitive of the Judoon is a good episode: not necessarily stunning, but still: good to watch.
We’re going to have to wait until next week’s episode: to see how good the overall story is.
Come back then, folks!
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