Doctor Who The Idiots Lantern
Added 2023-09-17 06:37:27 +0000 UTCComments
yeah I'll be recording it next week.
David A Simmons
2023-09-19 19:41:50 +0000 UTC“HUNGRY! HUNGRY! FEEED MEEEE!” Instantly classic villain for me, instantly quotable. The Idiots Lantern is the moment where the best kind of historical story works out its formula. Taking a moment from British history of significance, in this case the now late Queen’s coronation, in the Empty Child it was World War 2 and the Blitz. Find a way to work in a scary cool science fiction mystery element into that setting, and in doing so take something from that setting and make it scary. In the case of this episode, it’s the TV and the fact that the 1950s were when it first became successful as a mass market medium. In the Empty Child, it was the familiar sight of the gas mask worn in the Blitz suddenly becoming synonymous with a danger in the episode. Funny moment where the Detective gets stunned by the Wire turning the image colour, Britain wouldn’t see colour television for another 14 years.
Jack Mellor
2023-09-18 20:00:33 +0000 UTCSounds like my long lost twin, your son. Why we haven’t crossed paths I’ll never know haha. I was there for it when it returned in 2005, 6 years old I was, practically grew up with Eccleston and Tennant, bought all the magazines, had many of the action figures, I remember too those Frube yoghurts that had Doctor Who branding. I’ll never forget watching Tennant’s last episode, I was by then 11, Tennant’s portrayal of the Doctor had done much to shape who I was, my world views, attitudes in life etc, he was very much a kind of fictional father figure almost. I bawled my eyes out!
Jack Mellor
2023-09-18 18:57:08 +0000 UTC“And I’M NOT LISTENING!” ALWAYS loved that moment, there’s plenty more of that to come from Tennant. One of his first power moves really, shutting up ignorant fools, it’s one of his best strengths.
Jack Mellor
2023-09-18 18:51:09 +0000 UTCGreat to see your getting back on track with 'New Who'. Due to the issues you had recently you skipped School Reunion, and I just wondered if you had any plans to go back to it, as it was one of my favourite episodes. It was the first of the new who to give a massive salute to classic who, and it was fairly important as it led to a spin off series. Would love to see what you thought ... :-)
Roland
2023-09-17 21:46:20 +0000 UTCAnother great review you may recognize the name Mark Gatiss who wrote this episode from your League of Gentleman reactions he also appears in a later episode not this series, I thought Maureen Lipmann was great even though only playing a talking head, really looking forward to your reaction to the next story once again a double episode and also hope to see your review of School Reunion which reintroduces a much loved companion, thanks again.
phillip green
2023-09-17 12:24:37 +0000 UTCI love watching these with you so much. Brings back so many memories. I'm sure I've said this but my eldest son, who is now 21, was OBSESSED with Doctor Who, although to be fair he didn't get much choice in the matter🤣 And from the age of 3 he was watching the programmes every Saturday night, getting all the figures and acting out the episodes. Watching all these with you is unlocking so many wonderful memories of him I'd completely forgotten. Thank you💛💛💛
Elizabeth Cushway
2023-09-17 11:39:46 +0000 UTC
