Something that’s marked new showrunner Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who apart from his precursor Steven Moffat’s vision of the show is that it emphasizes the humanity and the adventure of the story instead of the humor and scares. When we heard that this latest episode, sporting the punning title “Arachnids in the U.K.”, would involve creepy giant spiders, it seemed that Chibnall was trying his hand at cooking up some Moffatesque family-friendly horror. And in a sense he did, but he can’t help but add his own flavor as well by sprinkling in his patented character work and real-world themes.
In “Arachnids in the U.K.,” the Doctor returns her friends to their hometown of Sheffield, half an hour after they left in the premiere. And also right on time to investigate the arrival of some enormous creepy-crawlies in the city. It seems it’s all...
In “Arachnids in the U.K.,” the Doctor returns her friends to their hometown of Sheffield, half an hour after they left in the premiere. And also right on time to investigate the arrival of some enormous creepy-crawlies in the city. It seems it’s all...
- 10/28/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
This episode was another letdown, and let’s begin to discuss that one reason.
Counter Play Season 1 Episode 5 revolved around someone finding out about Jake Spector’s transition from being Aaron Robertson. It was none other than Faith Morgan!
It was nice to see Faith Morgan finally being a character that moves instead of a character that is being dragged along. She was Jake’s way back into the life in South Point, literally! It was her connections that Jake was able to reintroduce himself to lives of the town’s residents. For once, she was not a pawn.
The disappointment here was how Faith discovered the truth about Jake Robertson.
Of all the places, why did Jake hid a hospital letter from his plastic surgery inside a drawer? A drawer that is in the place he was staying in with Faith? Couldn’t he just burn it? Or, didn...
Counter Play Season 1 Episode 5 revolved around someone finding out about Jake Spector’s transition from being Aaron Robertson. It was none other than Faith Morgan!
It was nice to see Faith Morgan finally being a character that moves instead of a character that is being dragged along. She was Jake’s way back into the life in South Point, literally! It was her connections that Jake was able to reintroduce himself to lives of the town’s residents. For once, she was not a pawn.
The disappointment here was how Faith discovered the truth about Jake Robertson.
Of all the places, why did Jake hid a hospital letter from his plastic surgery inside a drawer? A drawer that is in the place he was staying in with Faith? Couldn’t he just burn it? Or, didn...
- 10/19/2018
- by Celester Mejia
- TVfanatic
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