New Who Review #127

Face the Raven

This story was heartbreaking. I loved the story of this and the trap street it was really fun and having rigsy back was cool. It's nice to have Me back again but this time she is kinda a bad guy. She set up bait to lure the doctor almost killing rigsy in the process. The story was great but sadly every good thing has to come to an end and this time it's clara. Clara Is my favourite companion so watching this one always upsets me. I can't bring myself to watch her die because it just breaks my heart. Her death is done so beautifully too with the slomo and the music it was so Beautiful. The doctor is sent off somewhere that leads into part two of this three parter. Great story with an emotional ending. 10/10

An intriguing set up with clever ideas falls flat as soon as Me enters the story. The momentum of the story relies on the audience looking forward to seeing Ashilder back and Maisie Williams having enough charisma in the bank as an antagonist, but for me she is a limp baddie.

The pairing of Rigsy (“local knowledge!”) Clara and The Doctor is a real treat though. I wish I could have seen a bit more of them outside of the contexts that didn’t work. Rigsy made for an excellent recurring character.

The way that trap street worked and how the masked aliens behaved didn’t always make sense to me. Why is a friendly Cyberman being repaired by an Ood? Some of the pairings didn’t quite ring true.

While Clara’s exit, and the exact rules around how the raven works is a bit contrived, the emotional beats really work and there are some powerful scenes between The Doctor and his companion.

Clara dies!.....nuff said

I adore how they almost lull you into a false sense of security with this episode, for the most part it functions as a typical episode of the show. It really gives you hope all the way up until the end. Also, Capaldi got that s**t ON

Amazing start for an outstanding three parter.