Reviewing Episode #8 - Father's Day
This one is on par with "Dalek" - 5 TARDIS out of 5.
This is definitely tied for best episode of Doctor Who EVER with "Dalek." This show ran the entire gambit of emotions - love, hate, horror, and was also a tear-jerker! If you have a daughter, you can probably relate to this one.
Brad calls it THE BEST EPISODE EVER!
This is a definite MUST-WATCH!!!
Enjoy!
-Tom
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5 comments:
First off, Brad, I was totally oblivious to your reply to my comment, sorry! I think we all agree as to the top 3 shows so far, but for me (bear in mind that I'm not as well versed in Who lore) End of the World still edges Father's Day out slightly... but that said, I thought this was an great episode, certainly a 5 out of 5! And of course Dalek I consider a 5 as well, but #3 on my list.
Tom, as to the change in format, great! (Great suggestion Brad!) I must admit that I had thought, "gee, I've seen the show, not sure I need to listen to this." But, everytime I learned some tidbit that made it worth it. Now, with the new annotated shows, how can I, or anyone who's seen the show, lose? I've actually heard some of the episodes of the audio version that you spoke of and wondered where that whole time paradox was headed but I've yet to hear the end. I will have to search them out.
As for "Unearthly Child" I actually have that, as well as an unaired pilot which I think is the same show (?). I will try to burn a VCD this evening and watch them so I'm fully versed when you delve into them (it).
I've seen, and even purchased the two Dr. Who movies with Peter Cushing. I remember seeing them many years ago but had forgotten most but the strangely menacing boxes (Daleks). As you've mentioned, they are kind of clunky, but to an imaginative child there was something very chilling in them (but then Mothra scared the bejeebers out of me too! Now I look at it and say, "oh my gosh, I can see the strings!)
Oh well, better get buring so I can watch that episode tonight.
Bruce
I really do want to enjoy this podcast , but I think you are still basicly going through the episode scene by scene. Even though I do see the episodes before I listen to the podcast, the scene by scene stuff is boring and would ruin the story for people who haven't seen the new shows yet. I think it should be possible to review an episode with going through the episode scene by scene. I would look at hows DWM (Even though the can spoil they don't do a scene by scene) or many of better reviewers on Outpost Gallifrey do it.
On the other hand I am listen to the end of Whocast #5, and that type of approach is great.
Thanks for the feedback, Zach and Bruce. This is exactly what I want to do. I still want to be able to explain some of the things that go on in the episode and related them to the Doctor Who mythos, but need to be more concise and less revealing. With The Empty Child, I hope to achieve this and get better with each podcast. I have been reading some of the reviews on Outpost Gallifrey and will try to learn from them.
-T
Not bad, better (and less expository than the previous episodes), but man, you seem to have some issues with women. Your whole thing about the fight that Rose and the Doctor had, your description of her look of relief that he was coming back as being 'witchy'...sorry, but that's just disturbing.
Just watched this episode. Man was it excellent. A real human story with no baddies, no evil plot. Just a really good story and characters. In some ways Rose is a bit of a schemer in that visiting her Dad was probably her main goal at the time. But the characters were great, and how sad was the ending. I love the way they keep revisting the various characters every few episodes. You really get to know them, and their history and problems. Much different to the old days were the companion was basically a one dimensional character (which we loved anyway)
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