That was darn fun
5
By Sepdet
Scrappy, a bit of 80s Who with 21st century FX and pacing, like all of Jodie's era (funny that), but I enjoyed it immensely. A dash of swashbuckling, monsters, comedy, "kettle and a ball of string", and even a few crumbs for the longsuffering Thasmin shippers.
Sea Devils are still a little underdeveloped, just as they were back in the old days, but they had a little more depth. So to speak. And wow some of the visuals were fantastic. (Hello to our old friends, Teal and Orange.)
I love the way the past few years of Who have decided that whenever they need a side character, they'll plumb the vast castlist of "cool historical figures your school didn't tell you about because they weren't upper class English-speaking white guys or royals." Even if there isn't much time to spend with them in these 50 minute episodes (ho you manage to tell ANY kind of story in the modern era, I do not know, but I'm sure the classic Who I grew up with looks plodding).
The trailer for Jodie's finale gave this old Whovian a happy surprise: I won't spoil it, save to say there were some familiar faces from MY era, who will make it a little easier for me to let go of Thirteen (stupid, lovable, maddening Doctor, just like all of them), and poor Yaz. Looking forward to a reunion with old friends.
