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Doctor Who SE04 EP07: The Unicorn and the Wasp (spoilers)
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<blockquote data-quote="horacethegrey" data-source="post: 4228568" data-attributes="member: 40123"><p>The date is December the 8th, 1926, and the estate of Lady Clemency Eddison is throwing a dinner party with a very special guest, Agatha Christie. Miss Christie is more than delighted to talk about murder, until one actually happens within the estate. She soon takes it upon herself to solve this heinous crime, assisted by a Doctor John Smith from Scotland Yard, and his plucky young assistant Donna Noble of Chiswick. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> But can they solve the crime and find the murderer, or shall the murderer find them?</p><p></p><p>Beware of the Wasp, lest you get stung...</p><p></p><p>What a delightfully fun romp, with some sly pokes at the works of Agatha Christie, Cluedo and the murder mystery genre itself. Good acting from the cast all around, with some barmy moments. [sblock]The Doctor's poisoning being a standout! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> [/sblock] I especially enjoyed Fenella Woolgar guest starring turn as Agatha Christie, her aghast responses to the Doctor and the weirdness that surrounds him were hilarious to see. </p><p></p><p>Still, this episode was a bit thin. The reveal of the real murderer wasn't shocking to say the least nor particularly meaningful, as was the scifi explanation. And while I do realize this story was written to be a comedy, and I did find it funny don't get me wrong, I prefer my mystery stories to be a bit more on the serious side. Chalk it up to being spoiled by some great mystery series such as <em>Foyle's War</em> and <em>Brother Cadfael</em>. Those shows at least had the sense to know that murder is no laughing matter.</p><p></p><p>So whilst I enjoyed this episode, I'd still rank it below the other celebrity historicals the program has had. Stories like <em>The Unquiet Dead</em> (featuring Charles Dickens),<em> The Shakespeare Code</em> (The Bard of course), and the cream of the crop, <em>The Girl in the Fireplace</em> (Madame de Pompadour).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="horacethegrey, post: 4228568, member: 40123"] The date is December the 8th, 1926, and the estate of Lady Clemency Eddison is throwing a dinner party with a very special guest, Agatha Christie. Miss Christie is more than delighted to talk about murder, until one actually happens within the estate. She soon takes it upon herself to solve this heinous crime, assisted by a Doctor John Smith from Scotland Yard, and his plucky young assistant Donna Noble of Chiswick. ;) But can they solve the crime and find the murderer, or shall the murderer find them? Beware of the Wasp, lest you get stung... What a delightfully fun romp, with some sly pokes at the works of Agatha Christie, Cluedo and the murder mystery genre itself. Good acting from the cast all around, with some barmy moments. [sblock]The Doctor's poisoning being a standout! :D [/sblock] I especially enjoyed Fenella Woolgar guest starring turn as Agatha Christie, her aghast responses to the Doctor and the weirdness that surrounds him were hilarious to see. Still, this episode was a bit thin. The reveal of the real murderer wasn't shocking to say the least nor particularly meaningful, as was the scifi explanation. And while I do realize this story was written to be a comedy, and I did find it funny don't get me wrong, I prefer my mystery stories to be a bit more on the serious side. Chalk it up to being spoiled by some great mystery series such as [I]Foyle's War[/I] and [I]Brother Cadfael[/I]. Those shows at least had the sense to know that murder is no laughing matter. So whilst I enjoyed this episode, I'd still rank it below the other celebrity historicals the program has had. Stories like [I]The Unquiet Dead[/I] (featuring Charles Dickens),[I] The Shakespeare Code[/I] (The Bard of course), and the cream of the crop, [I]The Girl in the Fireplace[/I] (Madame de Pompadour). [/QUOTE]
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