Review of The Devil’s Chord by Seagullslost
19 August 2024
The first time I watched this episode I had got back from the pub, sat through Space Babies, put this on and stopped half way through, being a bit tired. I watched it through the next day, and I realised it wasn't that I was tired. Its just tedious.
Going to see the Beatles record their first album the Doctor and Ruby are shocked that the music isn't good, but neither is Cilla Blacks or in fact any.
Jinkx Monsoon plays the role of the Maestro, to be honest I've no idea who they are but I found them a little over the top, and I can say the same for Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in this.
Long time Who fans will know that the Beatles were susposed to make an appearence in the Chase but a clip of them was used instead, this seemed a great opportunity to put things right - only it doesn't do it. The Bealtes themselves barely feature and begs the question why bother?
There is some nice dialouge where the Doctor says he's living here right now just over there - a nice reference to an Unearthly Child. Annoucning he has fanmily and a granddaughter Ruby asks about her and the Doctor doesn't know, and by his attitude doesn't even care, "I dunno" is more or less his reply. What a charming man this Doctor is!
Though this is the second adventure we see of The Doctor and Ruby travelling together, Ruby mentions that the Doctor never hides, maybe there are more journerys we've not seen?
In finding out what happened to music the Doctor hoists a piano onto the roof, and again why? why not a busy street or market place?
This episode has all the right components, a super being who the Doctor needs all his abilitys to deafeat, The Beatles, a great setting - 60's London. But in seeing this again I'm just bored.
And then we come to the end, an awfull look to the camera by the Doctor, the wink and a big song and dance number. The Bealtes music is hard to use, but using one of the songs they famously covered would have been great but again no. An embarrising, unnecessary bit tacked onto the end.
Skip it.