Jan 12, 2020
Doctor Who: Orphan 55 (12.3, BBC, 2020)
"It ain't the aliens that are gonna kill me, it's worrying about you!"
#doctor who spoilers#doctor who series 12#orphan 55#Doctor who#new who#Jodie whittaker#mandip gill#tosin cole#bradley walsh#laura fraser#Will Austin#lewin lloyd#Gia Ré#Julia Foster#Col farrell#james buckley#Amy booth steel#lee haven jones#ed hime#Ehh....something didn't quite gel about this episode for me and I'm not really certain what it was. The reveal that orphan 55 was actually#Earth wasn't particularly satisfying; partly because it seemed at odds with what we've seen of future earth on the show before (granted the#Doc says this is just one time line tho that in itself raises questions about exactly how the tardis travels in comparison to what has been#Established before) but mainly because I think it would have been more interesting if for once it wasn't earth yknow? It doesn't always#Have to be earth. I appreciate the political sentiment about caring for the planet tho it was a little heavy handed in the final scenes and#A large but decent guest cast were unfortunately not given enough room to develop their characters: potentially interesting one shots like#Hyph3n were underused and little more than cannon fodder. Also this has all been done before of course: holiday planet at risk from native#Threat. Idk idk. It wasn't a bad episode per se but it didn't really wow and I don't think it's one I'd rush to revisit#Also it has that particularly blood thirsty feel that some eps of new who have: its all well and good to try and present a moving self#Sacrifice to try and affect the audience but when you've just wiped out an entire resort of guests without a blink (and largely off screen)#It's a little hollow. I will say tho that Julia Foster as always is an absolute delight
