A total change from the emotional drama that was Father's Day, with The Empty Child we get back to some good old fashioned creepy sci fi
The TARDIS chases after an out of control capsule, which is highlighted as a mauve danger, jumping across time. The TARDIS lands in London, 1941 during World War 2. Straight away we see a little boy on a roof wearing a gas mask calling for his 'mummy.' During this episode Rose is wearing her wonderfully bold Union Jack tee-shirt. She accidentally ends up hanging to a blimp amidst an attack from Nazi planes, but saved by the handsome Captain Jack, who is curiously out of place and from a different time. The little boy begins a reign of terror asking 'are you my mummy?'
The Empty Child boasts some stunning effects, the plane attacks on London even ten years later look sensational. This is a brilliant piece of writing, a truly chilling episode, 'are you my mummy became an iconic phrase. The previous two parter (Aliens of London/World War 3) was overall a disappointment, this started in a much better way, you just knew you were watching a Classic, albeit one focused on an adult audience, some of the scenes would have been upsetting for young ones. I cannot really find any faults at all with The Empty Child, it's flawless, a brilliant episode, it's a multi layered story but not confused or over complicated. Florence Hoath and Richard Wilson are especially good. Can the quality continue to the concluding 'The Doctor dances?'
The TARDIS chases after an out of control capsule, which is highlighted as a mauve danger, jumping across time. The TARDIS lands in London, 1941 during World War 2. Straight away we see a little boy on a roof wearing a gas mask calling for his 'mummy.' During this episode Rose is wearing her wonderfully bold Union Jack tee-shirt. She accidentally ends up hanging to a blimp amidst an attack from Nazi planes, but saved by the handsome Captain Jack, who is curiously out of place and from a different time. The little boy begins a reign of terror asking 'are you my mummy?'
The Empty Child boasts some stunning effects, the plane attacks on London even ten years later look sensational. This is a brilliant piece of writing, a truly chilling episode, 'are you my mummy became an iconic phrase. The previous two parter (Aliens of London/World War 3) was overall a disappointment, this started in a much better way, you just knew you were watching a Classic, albeit one focused on an adult audience, some of the scenes would have been upsetting for young ones. I cannot really find any faults at all with The Empty Child, it's flawless, a brilliant episode, it's a multi layered story but not confused or over complicated. Florence Hoath and Richard Wilson are especially good. Can the quality continue to the concluding 'The Doctor dances?'