It seems that humour is the order of the day as there is
more humour in this episode than in the previous two. It takes less than three
minutes for Duggan’s comedy to show itself. It’s not the only bit of comedy as
Peter Haliday’s comedic role is ended when the Doctor uses a Polaroid to blind
him. The stuff in 1505 does seem to be a little odd because its moving quite
slowly. Once the action returns to 1979 it seems to be moving along a lot
better. I like how Duggan and Romana have developed a different kind of
relationship. It’s one of those things to try and think about how the show
would have been had Duggan stayed on the show. It’s one of those things that
Big Finish could do.
There is a moment where the 1979 Scarlioni is talking to 1505’s Scarlioni where one question starts in 1979 and ends in 1505. That must have looked very impressive on the script page and it’s edited very well and its simple things like this that show the vast idea of what David Agnew/Douglas Adams was trying to achieve. The THIS IS A FAKE moment happens in this episode and this is why I cant look at the Mona Lisa without thinking that this might be in the background. The montage of the different Scarlioni’s is quite a good one and does a good job of showing us that there are more than just the two versions. I haven’t commented on Michael Hayes’ directing so far in this story which is a shame because he has did quite well in his two stories during the Key to Time season and he has managed to do wonders in this story.
There has been only aspect of this story that hasn’t worked so well and that is the role of Kerensky. Apart from being there to do work for the Count, he hasn’t really contributed to the story and I think that the role is a bit too silly for the story so his death was perhaps overdue but it was a good death as he aged to the end of his existence. This marks the cliffhanger with the final shot being of the Count. It’s not the strongest cliffhanger of this story but I suppose after two really good cliffhangers it was inevitable that there would be a bit of a dud ending. The episode was another good one which continued the story and for once the humour was quite enjoyable and I think that the whole story is working very well. I am glad that they have got some location footage in this episode because it makes up for the lack of it in the previous episode. Looking forward to the final episode and hope that it ends just as I hope it does.
There is a moment where the 1979 Scarlioni is talking to 1505’s Scarlioni where one question starts in 1979 and ends in 1505. That must have looked very impressive on the script page and it’s edited very well and its simple things like this that show the vast idea of what David Agnew/Douglas Adams was trying to achieve. The THIS IS A FAKE moment happens in this episode and this is why I cant look at the Mona Lisa without thinking that this might be in the background. The montage of the different Scarlioni’s is quite a good one and does a good job of showing us that there are more than just the two versions. I haven’t commented on Michael Hayes’ directing so far in this story which is a shame because he has did quite well in his two stories during the Key to Time season and he has managed to do wonders in this story.
There has been only aspect of this story that hasn’t worked so well and that is the role of Kerensky. Apart from being there to do work for the Count, he hasn’t really contributed to the story and I think that the role is a bit too silly for the story so his death was perhaps overdue but it was a good death as he aged to the end of his existence. This marks the cliffhanger with the final shot being of the Count. It’s not the strongest cliffhanger of this story but I suppose after two really good cliffhangers it was inevitable that there would be a bit of a dud ending. The episode was another good one which continued the story and for once the humour was quite enjoyable and I think that the whole story is working very well. I am glad that they have got some location footage in this episode because it makes up for the lack of it in the previous episode. Looking forward to the final episode and hope that it ends just as I hope it does.
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