I wasn ’t entirely sure what to expect from ‘The Tsuranga Conundrum’. The preview gave little away, and with the disappointment of last week’s episode, I was just a little apprehensive. The first thing I noticed this week is that the episode was once again penned by Chibnall. So far, Rosa is the only episode that has had any kind of other writing input. Whilst this doesn’t seem to have had much of a negative effect so far, I’m concerned that with no variation in writing style, and no other source of idea generation, Chibnall might have bitten off more than he can chew. On a more positive note, I found this week’s episode a lot more enjoyable than last week. I don’t think the story reached its full potential, and there are several ways I feel slight adjustments could have benefited the plot. Overall however, the aspects of the episode that I liked, vastly outweigh the things about it that I feel could have been improved. One of the things I really liked about the...
With a punny title and a monster that I was already terrified of, I have to say I expected more of this week's Doctor Who. However, instead of cowering behind the sofa, I was just left confused and a little disappointed. Normally, I would rewatch the episode Monday morning before writing up this review, but this week, for the first time, I just could not bring myself to do so. Now the episode was still good. I still love the Doctor ’s sonic flourishing and I loved seeing Yas’ family and yes, the spiders were just as terrifying as I’d expected. That’s all it was though, good, a far cry from the amazing of last week’s Rosa . The first thing that I have to bring up is the character of Najia, Yas’ Mum. Supposedly the General Manager of a new swanky hotel, she comes across as weak, feeble, and to be honest, a little bit whiny. Certainly not someone who would be managing a posh hotel. With the Doctor at first thinking that she is the link between the spider in the apartment complex ...