Doctor Who does science fiction very well as we all know whether it be going into the fantastical future with endless possibilities or going back into the past and with historical elements done also very well. However there is something else Doctor Who excels in and that is adapting themes and elements of horror into its stories, this being an early excellent example of this in New Who era. The creepy children trope was used to excellent effect in this episode. I enjoyed the whole tone of this episode and the performances across the board were very good.
I have to be honest in saying Captain Jack is not a favourite character of mine so I wasn't overly psyched for this 2 part episode that he debuted in. I must admit he wasn't nearly as obnoxious and OTT as I remember him being back when I initially watched this when it aired originally, maybe that's something that happens later. I just always found him hammy and the treble entendres grew very tiresome but I found him to be more palatable than I remember in these episodes so that was nice.
I have to be honest in saying Captain Jack is not a favourite character of mine so I wasn't overly psyched for this 2 part episode that he debuted in. I must admit he wasn't nearly as obnoxious and OTT as I remember him being back when I initially watched this when it aired originally, maybe that's something that happens later. I just always found him hammy and the treble entendres grew very tiresome but I found him to be more palatable than I remember in these episodes so that was nice.