Doctor Who - Série 9

Prologue + The Magician's Apprentice (9x01) + The Witch's Familiar (9x02) 4/5: There is only one flaw. Namely the first episode of this double episode. It's not absolutely bad, but it's kind of packed with average padding. What would really help would be to add some ideas and excessive twists from other episodes that are full of these and which are undoubtedly one of the most successful of the of recent seasons in terms of storytelling. Under the Lake (9x03) + Before the Flood (9x04) 5/5: The first half as a classic Doctor 's plot "cut off from civilization with a pseudo - supernatural element" in the horror guise and the second half is playing with time paradoxes. In both halves, it is so much fun and it’s so packed as nothing else for a long time. The Girl Who Died (9x05) + The Woman Who Lived (9x06) 3/5: Considering how crucial the episodes are in terms of playing out potentially supporting storylines for (not only?) this season, they hardly could have used more mediocre and dull episodes. And Maisie fails in handling her promising character. The Zygon Invasion (9x07) + The Zygon Inversion (9x08) 4/5: Why does peacekeeping always involve killing? Sleep No More (9x09) 2/5: Bam, bam, bam, bam Mister Sandman, bring me a... Found footage from a man with transparent glasses. Ambitious in terms of format and story line, where it is nice that the format is not an end in itself, but it does not change anything about the truly uninteresting characters and the boring course of the movie. Face the Raven (9x10) 5/5: Doctor visiting Příčná Street. A visit that turns into one of the best "mythological" episodes of the last few seasons. Heaven Sent (9x11) + Hell Bent (9x12) 5/5: Last time, was the Doctor running around Příčná Street, this time he is wandering around depopulated Hogwarts in a one man show variation on It Follows to end his journey in the best, most personal and most intimate finale of the nine seasons so far. The Husbands of River Song (9x13) 5/5: See profile of the special. The Return of Doctor Mysterio (9x14) 3/5: See profile of the special. (10/21/2016)