I think Chibnall is all about the icons rather than the content of the Pertwee era, as such a fixation on family - e.g. the UNIT family - rather than politics isn't exactly a surprise. Though your wider point may still stand. I thought The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People suffered from sloppy characterisation but actually had some fresh ideas to bring to the table which this did not.
The idea about Vastra is interesting. I do find it a little... odd... that Moffat has used the same actress to portray all the female silurians in his series.
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Date: 2013-01-05 07:22 pm (UTC)The idea about Vastra is interesting. I do find it a little... odd... that Moffat has used the same actress to portray all the female silurians in his series.