After the damp squib of series two and the subsequent Christmas special it looked like things were at an all time low for the show. But then series three kicked off with Smith & Jones which was a huge improvement. Until this happened.
The episode sees the Doctor take Martha for her first trip in the TARDIS on a trip to see Shakespeare live but things go wrong when evil witch show up hoping to use the power of words to release some more of their kind and take over the world (INSERT CLICHéD EVIL LAUGH HERE).
There's very little to like here, from its clichéd villains to the Doctor's ongoing mistreatment of Martha and the fact that it doesn't seem like Gareth Roberts's script has been researched... like at all. Love's Labours Won is not a missing play but is an alternate name for Much Ado About Nothing for example. Shakespeare did have Queen Liz 1 show up to his performances often, he was a favourite of hers in fact. I expect some creative licences to be taken but when your story is about witches in the Globe Theatre you're on thin ice and must tread carefully or suspension of disbelief goes out the window.
In conclusion this is among the worst episodes ever. It makes my bottom ten Dr Who episodes. 0/10
The episode sees the Doctor take Martha for her first trip in the TARDIS on a trip to see Shakespeare live but things go wrong when evil witch show up hoping to use the power of words to release some more of their kind and take over the world (INSERT CLICHéD EVIL LAUGH HERE).
There's very little to like here, from its clichéd villains to the Doctor's ongoing mistreatment of Martha and the fact that it doesn't seem like Gareth Roberts's script has been researched... like at all. Love's Labours Won is not a missing play but is an alternate name for Much Ado About Nothing for example. Shakespeare did have Queen Liz 1 show up to his performances often, he was a favourite of hers in fact. I expect some creative licences to be taken but when your story is about witches in the Globe Theatre you're on thin ice and must tread carefully or suspension of disbelief goes out the window.
In conclusion this is among the worst episodes ever. It makes my bottom ten Dr Who episodes. 0/10