The Randomizer: The Beast Below
This is the first time I've had an opportunity to revist an episode I had already reviewed. One of the interesting things about the exercise is how much I'm still in agreement with my previous review while, in my head, I had felt I was noticing contrasts and shifts.
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In retrospect, this story appears less significant than it did first time around. Whatever Moffat's intentions at the time, it has not turned out to be a manifesto for the character of the 11th Doctor. It also misses the points it appears to be attempting to make more often than it hits them, which unusual in a Moffat script. It is an inventive script, with many good points and strong performances but, at the end of the day, it doesn't quite hold together.
My last review of the Beast Below (for reference).
( For instance )In retrospect, this story appears less significant than it did first time around. Whatever Moffat's intentions at the time, it has not turned out to be a manifesto for the character of the 11th Doctor. It also misses the points it appears to be attempting to make more often than it hits them, which unusual in a Moffat script. It is an inventive script, with many good points and strong performances but, at the end of the day, it doesn't quite hold together.
My last review of the Beast Below (for reference).