NuWho Rewatch: Midnight
I think Midnight is Davies' most pessimistic story. Throughout his tenure you get glimpses of some deep misgivings about human nature, but they are normally hand-waved away with a cry of "fantastic!" and the story trundles on in a generally optimistic fashion. Not here.
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I'm not sure this is a story you can like. You can admire its execution, and appreciate that it wants to look at uglier aspects of common humanity than the show normally permits itself but it isn't quite internally consistent enough to deliver the punch of a classic tragedy and it certainly can't fall back on Doctor Who's normal charm and escapist optimism.
( More Under the Cut )I'm not sure this is a story you can like. You can admire its execution, and appreciate that it wants to look at uglier aspects of common humanity than the show normally permits itself but it isn't quite internally consistent enough to deliver the punch of a classic tragedy and it certainly can't fall back on Doctor Who's normal charm and escapist optimism.