Okay Dennis, I get it, you're a different writer with a different style to Nation, he's dark Sci Fi, you're comedy and you are still one of my favourite Doctor Who writers; but why do you have to write an episode so poorly paced, out of place and wrongly toned as this. The Feast Of Steven had a reason for being out of place, this is just unacceptable.
Basically most of the episode is the crew ambling around and meet the Monk who sets a really easily resolved trap after one really strange scene between them while ever so painfully slowly they begin to realize (back on Kembel) the Taranium is fake. It's not awful it's just not in the right story at all, it feels absolutely nothing like the first 6 episodes and almost feels unconnected.
You could sum up episodes 7, 8 and 9 in about 10 minutes, the Daleks discover the Taranium is fake and the Monk is back for revenge, that's it. For what it's worth, by itself it's still enjoyable but it shouldn't be here!
Basically most of the episode is the crew ambling around and meet the Monk who sets a really easily resolved trap after one really strange scene between them while ever so painfully slowly they begin to realize (back on Kembel) the Taranium is fake. It's not awful it's just not in the right story at all, it feels absolutely nothing like the first 6 episodes and almost feels unconnected.
You could sum up episodes 7, 8 and 9 in about 10 minutes, the Daleks discover the Taranium is fake and the Monk is back for revenge, that's it. For what it's worth, by itself it's still enjoyable but it shouldn't be here!