One of the charms of this show is that you never quite know what you'll get with certain episodes, including the exact genre.
Here, we got a real taste of the terror that the writers were capable of. I know it's easy to scoff at it and say it's kids' horror it's cool when fear is not about the level of macabre but something that cuts a bit deeper. Something that can sort of get shown pre-watershed but...lingers in the mind.
The setting of war obsessed Britain is vivid. The characters are on top form as The Ninth is always fun to watch and Rose keeps getting into damsel and distress situations that Amelia would make up for many years later.
The star of the show of course is our title character. The look is so simple but that's why it works. It sort of teeters on sort of being campy and serious, daring you yo laugh, and that's also why it works. Best of all, there is mystery. That's what pulls the whole thing together.
I know this show can be very hit and miss but this episode and its part two hit the jack pot.
Here, we got a real taste of the terror that the writers were capable of. I know it's easy to scoff at it and say it's kids' horror it's cool when fear is not about the level of macabre but something that cuts a bit deeper. Something that can sort of get shown pre-watershed but...lingers in the mind.
The setting of war obsessed Britain is vivid. The characters are on top form as The Ninth is always fun to watch and Rose keeps getting into damsel and distress situations that Amelia would make up for many years later.
The star of the show of course is our title character. The look is so simple but that's why it works. It sort of teeters on sort of being campy and serious, daring you yo laugh, and that's also why it works. Best of all, there is mystery. That's what pulls the whole thing together.
I know this show can be very hit and miss but this episode and its part two hit the jack pot.