by Ian » Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:38 am
Had a double bill of Who last night, of The Sontaran Experiment and The Hungry Earth 2 parter.
TSE is very enjoyable, a fun, atmospheric little Tom Baker quickie with a great villain in the sadistic Styre.
Shame I can't say the same for THE. I wanted to like it this time, I really did, but its awful. The script is dire - dull, stupid and a nonsensical rehash of about half a dozen classic Who stories, all of which were a million times better than this. It's then made worse by the prodction - namely, the new Silurians, who are so far removed from the old ones as to be utterly unlike them, and who look less like prehistoric lizards than a generic race of aliens beamed in from Star Trek circa the mid 90s. They're laughable, frankly.
Last season was mostly great, and I love Smithy and co, but this is a pure oven-ready turkey.