Matthew Stott
Saturday 8th May 2010 10:29pm [Edited]
19,296 posts
Quote: Nogget @ May 8 2010, 7:41 PM BST
I really need to take whatever it is that you have which turns an indifferent episode into such an enjoyable experience.
Different people have different takes on the same thing, happens all the time. It wasn't a top drawer episode, but it was a fun watch. There was a certain flair to the look and direction, great interplay between the three regulars and lots of funny exchanges and bits of business; and the story was well suited to a single episode.
The alien I wasn't keen on, there was something creepier they could have been, more so than the CGI fish. It was the same thing with Prizoner Zero in ep 1, something more than a CGI beast is needed to create any sense of fear or atmosphere. The idea of all those monsters in the water was pretty creepy, crying out for hordes of rotten things crawling zombie like out of the water. Or something.
Any episode described as 'a romp' (e.g. Planet Of The Dead)is generally poor to middling, but I did think this one was a lot of fun; damp squib of an ending aside.