The Green Death - Episode 2

This episode starts with the intriguing way of how Jo and Bert are going to survive plummeting to the ground. The fact that the Doctor just managed to stop it. The CSO used in the early moments of this episode were not great. The bit used in the previous episode wasn’t great but it was better than this instance. When the Doctor goes down then it’s slightly better but the thing that undermines it is the slightly dodgy movements that they do which is designed to give us the impression that they are in a lift but it all highlights that it’s a dodgy set/sequence.

Global Chemicals comes across as a thoroughly nasty place when the Doctor is after the cutting equipment to help Jo. Stevens seemed like the one running the place in the previous episode but it’s not quite so simple and I like that things are developing in this aspect of the story. We are introduced to the person that appears to be controlling Stevens. I say persons but that’s not true really at the moment it’s just a voice. I like the simplicity of how he’s realised with just a squiggly line (technical term). Elgin is the only one in the entire company that seems nice and Tony Adams gives what I perceive as a genuine performance that is a bit more than acting.

Bert is trapped with Jo and I like him because he seems nice and jolly but he doesn’t last long but really it’s his own stupid fault really because he touches something he clearly shouldn’t and any right minded person would have avoided it. That might sound a bit cold but it’s hard to try and defend something when it’s undefendable.

I like the part of the episode where Professor and his group are creating a diversion so that the Doctor can gain access to Global Chemicals is entertaining and it leads to the first encounter between Stevens and the Doctor. There are better ones to come but it’s good that the Doctor is really getting involved in the story. The initial scene between the Doctor and the Professor was interesting because it was like the two people fighting for Jo’s affections and it was so understated.

The cliffhanger is much better because from out of nowhere we start to see the maggots and this is the first time that we get to see the proper threat of this story and whilst I know that the larger maggots are in fact inflated condoms, I still think that it’s a creepy ending. Two episodes in and I feel that its still maintaining my interest and things are going to get even better and Jo’s final story is going to be just as strong as her debut one.