Rate & Discuss: The Zygon Inversion
Shapeshifting Zygons are everywhere in the UK, and there is no way of knowing who to trust. With UNIT neutralised, only the Doctor stands in their way. But how do you stop a war? And what can the Doctor do to save his friends?
Doctor Who’s given us its fair share of cliffhangers so far this year (every single episode, to be precise!) but last week’s was the biggest and most explosive yet. In fact, if you’re like us, which we’re guessing you probably are, then you’ve spent the last 7 days wondering how the hell the Doctor was going to get out of the mind-boggling mess that was the final moments of The Zygon Invasion. Spoilers: He officially kicked Zygon butt. Well, d’uh.
Still, it all looked very hopeless for a scary minute there, didn’t it? As Series 9 continued in The Zygon Inversion, those shape-shifting savages were all over the shop and there was only one man standing in their way of finally claiming world domination. Unfortunately for our beloved Time Lord, though, all of his friends were (presumed) dead which meant that he had no idea who he could even trust anymore. The whole thing was far from ideal.
The friend was inside the enemy and the enemy was inside the friend in tonight’s episode (somewhere in the vastness of time and space, Missy is singing, “I told you so!” right about now!), but what did you think of Series 9’s latest offering? Was it a climactic conclusion or a dizzying disappointment? You can rate & discuss The Zygon Inversion in the comments…
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NOTE: This discussion will NOT be spoiler monitored so please do not read the comments if you haven’t seen The Zygon Inversion. You have been warned!
I guess that has shut the boo boys up.
Brilliant episode.
As with The Zygon Invasion, I have chosen not to comment on the political nature of this episode, but I would like to comment on some remarkable performances.
Firstly, I found The Doctor’s speech to be powerful and emotive. It was reminiscent of the 10th and 11th Doctors, but also had the unique flair of the 12th. When the Doctor makes speeches like that, I listen and get quite immersed in it and it’s great to see Peter Capaldi can continue that.
I’ve never been that interested in Osgood. She was a quirky character that was clearly an admirer of The Doctor, but otherwise she just seemed to be one of Kate Stewarts lackeys. In The Zygon Inversion, I found her to be a much stronger and more interesting character that highlighted Ingrid Oliver’s potential. Whether that’s because she’s Zygon underneath, we’re yet to find out.
Although Clara has slowly decreased in importance for me, I thought Clara played an interesting part in the episode. Having said that, I admired her performance as Bonnie the Zygon much more. She portrayed the dark, hard heart of the Zygon so much differently to Clara and succeeded in showing Bonnie eventually softening through her facial expression.
As I always have, I really liked the “cameo” of the picture of the 1st Doctor that blocked the safe. I very much respect the Classic series and I like robe reminded that the current Doctor is still the same man.
So for me, it was the performances that stood out for me in this episode and I’d congratulate the cast for each of their portrayals.
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I don’t think I’ve ever been so proud to be a Whovian.
Very disappointed in this entire season so far after last years excellent beginning for 12th Doctor.
Something else I have thought about is that Doctor Who will be facing a lot more competition from now on. There are a lot of new Star Wars films coming out in the near future and CBS have announced a new Star Trek TV Series in 2017 in addition to Star Trek 13. These are largely competition that Doctor Who hasn’t had to face since 2005, so it will be interesting to see how the BBC respond to that, if they respond at all.
JC, Star wars was bad Sci-Fi when it first came out and hasn’t improved with age. In fact if you want to be honest, the only reason I went to see the first movie, was the special effects.
Star Trek took a GIANT nosedive when they changed the storyline. Roddenbury must be spinning in his grave at the butcher job.
The only bright spot, is that the Doctor is just as good now as he was when he first made an appearance.
I don’t disagree with you Valcoor. I used to be a Star Trek fan before the Abrams reboot, at which point I abandoned it for Doctor Who around 2006. I don’t tend to talk about that, though, as I’ve learnt discussions criticising franchises can lead to arguments.
I’m actually grateful it doesn’t happen here too much, not to tempt fate.
Very well acted, well-written second part. I was very moved by Capaldi’s speech at the end. Jenna did a great job as Bonny and I loved the chemistry between Capaldi and Ingrid Oliver. I punched the air when Kate said “Five rounds rapid” because I remember her dad, the Brigadier saying the same thing in 1972.