The Red Scare

Prerequisites: A few scenes only make sense given the context of The Snowmen and The Bells of Saint John, but they aren't strictly necessary.

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The Crimson Horror is yet another pretty mediocre story in a season full of mediocrity already. To be fair, I do like some elements on display here. I always enjoy the Paternoster Gang, and the flashback with the Doctor and Clara is a pretty fun exposition dump. However... that's about it. Not only is the plot unremarkable, but I find the villain's motivations to be nearly completely nonsensical and incomprehensible. How did she find out what Mr. Sweet could do? How did they build a rocket in Victorian times? Is there any motivation at all beyond 'she's crazy'? These are all questions I had, and none of them received satisfactory answers. Plus, 11 behaves weirdly sexually here (kissing Jenny without warning, getting a sonic 'boner'), and I really don't like that. That all being said, this isn't an actively painful watch. It's just not good.