12 tantalising titbits about the next episode of Doctor Who
1 It’s a very clever (cleverer than you might think at first) and unusual script, let down by some pedestrian direction that doesn’t achieve quite the right tone for what could be a much darker, creepier tale and a weak ending
2 The Doctor wears the kind of jumper you hope your nan won’t buy you for Christmas
3 There are no plot holes
4 There’s an interesting use of a hover mower
5 You’re probably tired of hearing this every week, but it’s Matt Smith’s best performance yet. He really seems to thrive in quirky episodes
6 You get a good chance to study the new TARDIS set
7 There‘s a great “we’ve second guessed you” moment with the Doctor waving his hand
8 There may be complaints that it encourages spitting
9 Amy’s second false alarm amusingly sends up the Doctor’s arrogance
10 Once again it’s packed with quotable one-liners, especially the sentence that begins, “If we’re going to die, let’s die looking like…” (which could also spark a whole new trend in cosplaying)
11 The Doctor opens a black box that has some information written on it which will have fans hitting the freeze frame
12 Toby Jones has about a zillion costume changes (and he’s great)
