The Doctor and Bill arrive in London 1814 and learn of a creature living in the frozen Thames
!!!!! SUGGESTIVE SPOILERS !!!!!
So far this year we've been treated to a rather low key show and this is by no means a complaint . In fact it tends to work in the show's favour because the writing , performances and all round drama have replaced an over-reliance on spectacle and noisy nonsense . Thin Ice continues this feel. But there's always a conjunction
But....
.... the downside is it feels like it was written by what's known in British popular culture as a "Guardianista" . Let's see now:
Racism is wrong ? - Check
Capitalism is cruel ? - Check
Men are even more cruel ? - Check
So the monster is the goodie and the baddie is a white male capitalist . One of the great things about classic Who is that it was able - like the very best of science fiction - to mix mind blowing entertainment with subtext. The Silurians from 1970 and Genesis Of The Daleks from 1975 are amongst the greatest pieces of television the show has come up. Continuing the theme here it just feels too obvious and a whole lot of nothing. On top of that an organisation like the BBC should be among the last people on Earth to lecture others on morality since their own track record has been so poor . In fact I was reading an old edition of the Radio Times the other day and took me a while before I realised it was the sex offenders register. Sad but true
!!!!! SUGGESTIVE SPOILERS !!!!!
So far this year we've been treated to a rather low key show and this is by no means a complaint . In fact it tends to work in the show's favour because the writing , performances and all round drama have replaced an over-reliance on spectacle and noisy nonsense . Thin Ice continues this feel. But there's always a conjunction
But....
.... the downside is it feels like it was written by what's known in British popular culture as a "Guardianista" . Let's see now:
Racism is wrong ? - Check
Capitalism is cruel ? - Check
Men are even more cruel ? - Check
So the monster is the goodie and the baddie is a white male capitalist . One of the great things about classic Who is that it was able - like the very best of science fiction - to mix mind blowing entertainment with subtext. The Silurians from 1970 and Genesis Of The Daleks from 1975 are amongst the greatest pieces of television the show has come up. Continuing the theme here it just feels too obvious and a whole lot of nothing. On top of that an organisation like the BBC should be among the last people on Earth to lecture others on morality since their own track record has been so poor . In fact I was reading an old edition of the Radio Times the other day and took me a while before I realised it was the sex offenders register. Sad but true