Well, until I read about it, I didn’t realise that the titles weren’t shown as I put the Recorder on late and assumed I missed them. I guess they were experimenting with not breaking the tension they were TRYING to build.
The Sandmen were, only in my opinion, more amusing than scary. Carnivorous Monsters made from the stuff in your eyes after you sleep? OK, creative and random, but threatening? No. They were one step away from creating monsters made of drier lint. The threat also reminded me of the Vashtra Nerada, though I think the Vashtra Nerada were more of a threat.
I was able to follow the constantly changing perspectives, although I didn’t really like it. I also found it generic, until it wasn’t cameras but the monster that was watching. Mixed it up a bit from the normal found footage idea.
The grown clone was making the same point as The Flesh and was an otherwise unremarkable part of the episode.
Otherwise, there’s not much to say about this episode. Experimental, but otherwise a throwaway episode.
]]>Yes, even worse than Night Terrors and Robot of Sherwood.
The “found footage” aspect just didn’t work and the lack of the opening titles was odd. Even the questionable explanation for the footage existing didn’t save the day.
I know Gatiss is a huge fan, Doctor Who advocate and supporter, and that is great but unfortunately his love of the programme just doesn’t translate to his stories.
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