Comments on: Rate & Discuss: The Zygon Inversion

By: Hoody Lover

Hoody Lover — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 01:01:18 +0000

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.

By: JC

JC — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:30:41 +0000

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.

By: Valcoor

Valcoor — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:08:20 +0000

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.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:15:50 +0000

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.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 04:33:24 +0000

Very disappointed in this entire season so far after last years excellent beginning for 12th Doctor.

By: dr_dr_b

dr_dr_b — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 14:49:12 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever been so proud to be a Whovian.

By: JC

JC — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 14:28:38 +0000

to be* Autocorrect struck

By: JC

JC — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 14:25:25 +0000

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.

By: KatherineKJ

KatherineKJ — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 23:34:31 +0000

I guess that has shut the boo boys up.
Brilliant episode.