TV Review – Doctor Who – Before The Flood and The Girl Who Died

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Spoiler alerts The Girl Who Died Vikings with horned helmets? They parodied that in the DW comics (a David Tennant story) with the Vikings proving to be an alien reconstruction based on an amateur Wagnerian opera society. Otherwise a good story with its ending rather given away by the title - is she the new Captain Jack or are there dire consequences? The electric eels were a silly convenience especially as they are not European creatures) but Clara's ingenuity when abducted was cleverly handled. Last week's episode Before The Flood) - Good but overuse of the glasses - hooray they were broken this time - the Doctor criticised for letting the girl die though obsessing about saving Clara was apt - the new one begs the question of why Clara will get one in the end. We saw the effects of Tennant changing destiny in Waters Of Mars and last week got close to being a reprise of Father's Day, so possibly Capaldi is heading for trouble here. Great explanation for his face this week. It reminds him of last the time he saved someone who ought to have died, a character played by Capaldi himself in The Fires Of Pompeii. The effects and costume on the Fisher King were spectacular - very Predator, and the grovelling please hurt me undertaker was fun. Clara and the others on the base ran about after the phone to no purpose as it was really a doctor solo piece with Clara just serving his seriously mixed up must save her at any cost attitude. Arthur Chappell