Very much like 2006's 'Tooth and Claw' this episode shows the alien origins of folklore and legend...not werewolves this time but the witches. Authentic sets and brilliant guest stars make this a great episode for the new series. Set in Elizabethan England we meet a rather handsome William Shakesphere at the Globe Theatre....but this next play to be performed is not by his own hand, but of the witches who have controlled him for years in a form of voodoo. Of course the TARDIS just happens to arrive in the thick of it all and soon The Doctor and Martha are trying to save the future of existence as the witches try and free the rest of their large and powerful family. Martha's character continues strongly from Episode 1 and although somewhat bewildered by it all,she handles it beautifully. A pleasing factor was that the writers did not ignore Agyeman's skin tone and fitted it in perfectly.....'its political correctness gone mad' The Doctor notes. Being a Harry Potter fan I quite liked the Book 7 reference at the start but felt the ending to be a bit over the top. There are only so many times the word 'EXPELIARMUS!!' can save the world.
A step above last weeks episode but I have to say, next weeks 'Gridlock' does not really appeal to me at all. An enormous traffic jam in the futuristic 'New Earth' does not seem all that pleasant but I am definitely looking forward to the return of The Face of Boe.
A step above last weeks episode but I have to say, next weeks 'Gridlock' does not really appeal to me at all. An enormous traffic jam in the futuristic 'New Earth' does not seem all that pleasant but I am definitely looking forward to the return of The Face of Boe.