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| Trapped |
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| The Bells Of Saint John |
*Spoilers*
Oh …
So that’s what the title means … !
I have to admit, I’ve just been watching today’s episode of
Dr Who — episode 6 of the seventh series,
The Bells Of Saint John — and I’m reaching for my Thesaurus for a synonym for
impressed.
Although maybe that’s not quite the right word word, there.
Actually, neither’s embossed, one of the other options my thesaurus is offering … but that’s possibly a whole other post.
But let me try to summarize what I’ve seen, tonight.
The Bells Of Saint John picks up some time after the events of
The Snowmen and
Asylum of the Daleks: and shows us an eleventh Doctor who’s quietly gone into retreat in a thirteenth century Cumbrian monastery: where he’s been nickname ‘the mad monk’ by his fellows.
Until one day … ?
His brother monks alert him to to the fact that the bells of the title are ringing. The bell in question … ? Being the ringer of the otherwise nonfunctional phone in the door of the TARDIS*.
The woman phoning … ?
Is the modern world version of the women the Doctor’s been grieving for: Clara Oswald.
Clara’s having trouble with her wi-fi connectionº. As are quite a few other people in London.
Seemingly, and as we’re told by an unnamed trapped member of the public in the pre-title teaser, people’s souls are being kidnapped, over the Wifi signal that pervades the UK.
Now … ?
Was I impressed … ?
You know, I have no idea: I do know my thesaurus — at least the rather fine one that comes with Snow Leopard — isn’t given me any help.
At any rate … ? I’ve got to admit to having thoroughly enjoyed The Bells Of Saint John. OK, granted, it wasn’t perfect.
But I think tha Steven Moffat, as head writer and show-runner has finally hit his stride: not only has he and the crew given us a perfect bit of rebooting to this half of season seven —
certainly on a par with
Partners In Crime, the season four opener, and another nice romp of an entertaining episode — it’s ALSO given us a surprise — possibly — re-appearance of the Great Intelligence: voiced this time by Richard E. Grant and the villain behind the piece.
I’m just hoping that’ll be a theme for the rest of the season.
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| The Woman Twice Dead |
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| The Woman Twice Dead … Again |
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| There Is No Spoon … |
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| The Doctor And Clara |
Moving on, slightly, here … ?
And more of a PS to the main post … ?
The BBC have
officially announced that both David Tennant and Billie Piper are to reprise their roles — as the Tenth Doctor and Rose, respectively — for the fiftieth anniversary special, later this year.
Quite how that’ll turn out, I’m not sure: although I must admit to a touch of disappointment.
After all, multiple doctor stories have been done before …
Still … Here’s hoping … !
* The MacKenzie Trench designed
Metropolitan Police boxes that the TARDIS prop is modelled on have a Saint Johns Ambulance logo on them: I’m not sure, but I believe that means the first aid box in the thing were supplied by — or met the standards
of — the
Saint John Ambulance brigade. You can see how a monk could get confused …
º Couldn’t you just STRANGLED
BT … … ?
