5th December, 2021.
Right …
Right at the moment, it’s coming up for 18:20: on Sunday, 5th December, 2021.
And?
Once this week’s episode of Countryfile is done?
I’ll be settling in with Dr Who’s 6th episode, The Vanquishers.
Back soon!
Chapter 6 — The Vanquishers, opens with the usual summary of previous episodes.
And shows us that the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) is split into three separate parts: one held by Swarm and Azure, a second on Karvanista’s (Craige Els) ship, another re-joining Yaz, Dan, Williamson* …
And Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), who is leading human resistance to the Sontaran occupation.
According to what one Doctor has found?
The Sontarans are offering a truce — a truce — to both Daleks and Cybermen.
The Doctor crashes Karvanista’s ship into the main Sontaran base: she wants her and Karvanista to be captured, so Bel can sneak onto the ship.
The main base is in an important observatory in Chile: where the Sontarans are using captured human psychics, to predict when and where the Flux will hit: as the Sontarans plan to lure the Daleks and Cyberman into a trap, and use the Flux to destroy both.
Back at Williamson’s excavations? The Doctor, Dan and Yaz and re-united: alongside Williamson, himself, happy to explain exactly what his site is.
The team have also found out that at least one Sontaran … ?
Is very interested in chocolate.
Something that could well prove vital to stopping their plans.
In the midst of all this … ?
In the midst of all this, the part of the Doctor being held by by the Ravagers?
Is being tortured … so that Swarm and Azure can eventually hand her over to Time, itself …
~≈🚀≈~
What did I think … ?
What did I think of The Vanquishers, and of Dr Who: Flux?
Let’s talk about The Vanquishers, shall we?
I have to admit to finding this to be another convoluted episode.
The Doctor’s split into three versions of herself: one being hideously tortured by the Ravagers, another trapped with Karvanista, still another working with Yaz and and Dan.
I mentioned that Once, Upon a Time was convoluted: all the more watchable for that.
The Vanquishers, on the other hand?
I’m not sure I could say the same about The Vanquishers.
I can’t fault the writing: I think this episode represents some of Chibnall’s finest for the show.
I can’t fault the acting.
The scenes between Yaz and the Doctor, for example, with (very mild) hints of a romance? Bel and Vinder, Dan and Diane, the various members of The supporting cast?
Between this script, and these actors?
The Vanquishers is a very good episode, indeed.
I’m just not convinced by it: and felt myself not as glued to this episode as I’ve been to earlier ones.
Doctor Who Flux, as a whole, though?
Despite what I felt was a slightly off last episode, I felt the series as a whole was very good: very good, indeed.
Mandip Gill’s finally had a chance to shine, John Bishop seems a better fit with the series than Bradley Walsh, the overall world building has been good: with plenty for Russell T. Davies to explore, when he rejoins as show runner.
On the whole?
Doctor Who Flux has been a great series.
The Vanquishers.★★★☆Doctor Who Flux.★★★★
Frankly?
I’ll catch you on New Year’s Day: we can see what happens in … Eve of the Daleks …
* Respectively played by Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Steve Oram.
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