tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post981578089567722483..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Doctor Who: Sleep No MoreBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22120587392593522822023-04-21T10:35:33.814-04:002023-04-21T10:35:33.814-04:00This is indeed, the worst Doctor Who story/episode...This is indeed, the worst Doctor Who story/episode ever. Yes, even worse than Time and the Rani, The Invisible Enemy, and even Timelash. Gatiss' best work is average at best, and this is atrocious. <br /><br />As other reviews on the web have pointed out, just changing the eye crud monsters into something like personifications of the unsleeping crew's subconscious would make this one infinitely better. But I can't get over the fact the monsters are literally eye crud. <br /><br />This is about as bad as Doctor Who gets, and no shock it's from Gatiss.Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47953859663512479292016-05-11T19:01:11.819-04:002016-05-11T19:01:11.819-04:00Okay. I FINALLY watched the whole episode. It was ...Okay. I FINALLY watched the whole episode. It was really awful. That is all.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9443003448892922222016-04-09T07:46:22.394-04:002016-04-09T07:46:22.394-04:00Lol this whole episode was a ride of 'WTF'...Lol this whole episode was a ride of 'WTF' and I still watched it all the way towards the end. Getting bored of bland characters and bland nonsensical storytelling, and it's getting ridiculous at this point how in all these episodes involving a 'crew' like 1/6 or something like that actually survive and make it till the end. What's the point of these meaningless red shirts getting brutally killed other than for shock value? The concept of Morpheus was super cool, too bad they couldn't come up with a better plot/storyline. Eye snot monsters? I could come up with a better villain in my sleep, pun not intended. <br /><br />I love Capaldi and Jenna, they're good actors. They don't deserve this crap. Here's to hoping the remaining episodes of the season are worth watching, Doctor Who is just that show, you've gotta swerve past a bunch of pot holes until you get to the smooth roads. I guess that's what you sign up for when you're into such a show. On my rewatch, I'm only sticking to the episodes considered 'phenomenal'. I want more episodes like "Listen" and "Blink" and "Midnight" and less of these utter and dreadful disasters. Oh well. At least this wasn't as cringeworthy as "Love and Monsters", that is by far the worst episode of television in the history of the world, right? Probably not even by a long shot with the amount of awful writers producing TV these days (I'm looking at you, Julie Plec and whoever the eff thought Shadowhunters was a good idea).Lydianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35968172793008461362015-11-17T12:12:44.342-05:002015-11-17T12:12:44.342-05:00"All she got is one moderately humorous gag a..."All she got is one moderately humorous gag about how pretty she is -- which, again, is just annoying considering her imminent departure."<br /><br />That line actually made me think how preposterous it is that Jenna is leaving the show to play Queen Victoria, of all people. Not because Jenna is prettier than the real Queen Victoria - I'm used to that - but because I just don't see any resemblance between them at all. Wrong hair and eye color, wrong complexion, wrong nose and mouth. It's not quite as ridiculous as casting Halle Berry or Jennifer Lopez to play Queen Victoria, but it's not far from it either.<br /><br />To cite a similar example, Adelaide Kane is also much prettier than the real Mary Queen of Scots, but at least she resembles her in a general way. I can see the thinking that went into her casting on Reign: "Queen Mary was a brunette with dark eyes, and this ridiculously beautiful Australian is a brunette with dark eyes. Close enough, right?" But Jenna as Queen Victoria? No clue how that happened.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24226587049874306272015-11-17T11:46:41.225-05:002015-11-17T11:46:41.225-05:00I have personally seen every episode of Doctor Who...I have personally seen every episode of Doctor Who, including the ones that are just audio over still pictures. I feel that gives me some measure of authority to say that, taking the series as a whole, this episode was only fairly bad. However, the Doctor's explanation of the origin of the monsters is probably one of the stupidest things said on the show to date. It actually sounded like the kind of random things the First Doctor used to babble because William Hartnell forgot what was written in the script, or like the "scientific" explanations from el cheapo 1950's science fiction films. I expect a little better than "monsters made from sleep dust because something something" in 2015, even in a science fantasy.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11243377274212601642015-11-16T13:15:14.658-05:002015-11-16T13:15:14.658-05:00Twenty minutes in, I found myself staring at the c...Twenty minutes in, I found myself staring at the clock, muttering "omigosh, it's not even half over." Interminable and self-congratulatory, lacking characterization, wit and build. I would rather sit through a mini-marathon of "Idiot's Lantern," "Victory of the Daleks" and "Cold War" than watch this episode again. (I am, by the way, uncertain who wrote those other episodes, but they were also stinkers.)Tommy Kraskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564935526936828636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2802402020956177812015-11-16T11:55:47.261-05:002015-11-16T11:55:47.261-05:00The first time evah that I did not finish watching...The first time evah that I did not finish watching an episode of Dr. Who in the new series, at least in recent memory. After 10 minutes, I deleted it from Tivo. I have better things to do with my time than watch a boring not-making-any-sense episode of anything. Sadly this is not the first time this season that my finger was on the delete button. However, it is the first time I actually pushed it.Phyllis Stricklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316626487629706306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64645749324620827152015-11-16T06:38:26.222-05:002015-11-16T06:38:26.222-05:00'Worst Doctor Who episode eva!' is being b...'Worst Doctor Who episode eva!' is being bandied around quite a bit and I just don't get it. It was different and original, which is enough to give it points from me. What's lacking is the execution, with interesting ideas, but unfortunately not doing anything particular interesting in terms of developing them. The supporting cast were pretty weak. I can barely remember anyone's name let alone their characters. Characterization on the whole isn't very strong. Peter Capaldi is fine here but he isn't given much to do, as is (isn't?) Clara.<br /><br />I do like meta when handled well so I do appreciate what they were doing/trying to do here. But like you said it came off a bit pretentious. Also I'm not sure if the plot being intentionally convoluted is brilliant or just lazy.<br /><br />There was potential here for a really great story, with an ambitious(ish) format and compelling ideas. With a better script, this could have been something special.<br /><br />So no it's not great or even really that good, but as bad as Fear Her? Twin Dilemma? Invisible Enemy? Last of the Time Lords? Voyage of the Damned? Yeah.... I don't think so.<br /><br />Also did anyone find the voice in the ending speech a bit hilarious?FlopHairedWussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4743887803196383732015-11-16T02:26:17.502-05:002015-11-16T02:26:17.502-05:00Disappointing. And too dark for my taste. I mean, ...Disappointing. And too dark for my taste. I mean, literally dark.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24519630764711076492015-11-15T18:07:31.913-05:002015-11-15T18:07:31.913-05:00Unfortunately, this was the episode I managed to p...Unfortunately, this was the episode I managed to persuade my parents to watch while staying over for the weekend. Though to be honest I'm not sure any other recent episodes would have been much more their thing. We're a Star Trek household!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-58367118495333155752015-11-15T16:35:51.966-05:002015-11-15T16:35:51.966-05:00I sense there might be some sarcasm in this review...I sense there might be some sarcasm in this review.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35681094981593646532015-11-15T16:30:24.139-05:002015-11-15T16:30:24.139-05:00Like, I know what you mean. Like, when people like...Like, I know what you mean. Like, when people like take a stereotype of like a way people in like a certain area like talk and exaggerate it for like effect it can be like super annoying. Like.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.com