Spyfall: Part One
- Episode aired Jan 1, 2020
- TV-PG
- 1h
When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only person who can help... The Doctor.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLenny Henry (Daniel Barton) previously played an alternative version of the Seventh Doctor in Episode #2.5 (1985).
- GoofsWhen Yaz looks in Daniel Barton's file there is a photo paperclipped to the left hand side but a second later the photo has been replaced by a business card and some newspaper clippings.
- Quotes
The Doctor: Never been good at sprinting?
O: I was the last one in every race at school.
The Doctor: No, no, no, I read your file. You're a champion sprinter.
[pause]
O: [smirks] Got me. Well done.
Graham O'Brien: What's going on, Doc?
The Doctor: I don't know.
O: You best take a look out the window.
[everyone rushes to the window, where a house is flying alongside the airplane]
Graham O'Brien: How is your house out there?
O: It's all a bit "Wicked Witch of the West", but you get the gist. Maybe. Maybe not.
[turns to face the Doctor]
O: Oh, come on, Doctor, catch up. You can do it.
The Doctor: [gasps as she begins to realize the truth] Oh!
O: That's my name, and that is why I chose it. So satisfying! Doctor, I... I did say look for the spymaster. Or should I say spy... Master.
- Crazy creditsPostscript at the end: "Dedicated to the memory of the Masterful Terrance Dick"
You can easily tell somewhat more budget went into this episode. Stunning locations, decent to good CGI, etc. But, this won't ever cover the fact that I still don't know who the companions are. And I continue to wonder why there are bloody three of them. There is no possible dialogue to build a personality of, the writers force the "they are now best friends" schtick on them but to me they are just faces with some sentences attached to. I feel not a single emotion from them, and I don't even blame the actors for this, I believe it's because of the fact that there are so many there is no room for the characters to breathe and get gritty. Two companions work! Rose and Jack were an excellent duo, so were Amy and Rory. They worked because one character was introduced first, and then the other came, leaving room for both to develop as characters and people.
We have a lovely little twist at the end which, as any Who fan probably, got me to sit a little closer to the edge of my seat. But the episode was bittersweet to me. I had no idea what was going on, and suddenly we are surprised with a twist, making things even more complicated.
I do have a bit of hope for season 12 but I beg of the writers to ditch one or two of the companions and for Jodie, who I have seen in countless brilliant shows and films and that's why I have somewhat hope, to find the essence of the Doctor, because I feel like she's grasping for it but really not quite there.
- digivoss
- Jan 3, 2020
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- Delavia Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa(Daniel Barton's country estate)
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- Runtime1 hour
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