Written by: Matthew Graham
Directed by: Euros Lyn
Okay, I haven’t watched this one yet. Mainly, I haven’t had time, but I have to admit, I haven’t gone out of my way to make time.
It’s bad. I think it’s probably the worst episode of the revival. It commits what for me is the cardinal sin, which is to be boring. Really, really boring.
In a way, I’m looking forward to revisiting it, just to try to figure out how and why it’s so boring. But it likely won’t be today.
Thinking back on the elements of this episode, a story dealing with scared children’s fears coming to life doesn’t need to be particularly bad. People getting attacked by angry pencil scribbles in 3D? Could work.
First and foremost, I just remember it as being really unengagingly told. The sleepy suburban setting doesn’t help. And then, for some reason, suddenly the Doctor is carrying the Olympic torch, which just feels like somebody switched channels.
