Doctor Who: Under the Lake (2015)
Season 9, Episode 3
4/10
Alright story, but I can't get over the bloody deaf commander
20 December 2018
Admittedly, I might be taking my irritation too far, but this episode was ruined for me by Cass, the deaf second-in-command of the underwater mining facility. I couldn't tell if the crew were miners, scouts for the , or just plain soldiers, but I'm willing to say that in any of the cases, having a deaf second-in-command for a deep sea mission is immersion breaking and illogical pandering. That is not to say there was no way to put a deaf character into the show as the role of the science geek taken by "Bennett" would've been completely appropriate. The signing didn't help her attempt at being authoritative.

The rest of it was just average. Nothing amazing, nothing particularly terrible.
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