Sleep No More review
Welcome to my review of Series 9,
Episode 9 of Doctor Who, titled Sleep No More. Remember not to read on if you
haven’t yet seen the episode because there are spoilers and I wouldn’t want to
be blamed for ruining it for you. You have been warned!
For me, this episode had some
good elements to it. I loved the concepts of the Sandmen and the unique way in
which the story was told through character perspectives rather than external
cameras.
These delivered a very strong horror
movie feel to the episode and has shown that the format of Doctor Who is
flexible enough to be able to explore new ways of telling stories. It is a
testament to the show’s diversity and longevity that every so often, a unique
type of story can come along which hasn’t been done before and surprises us
with how refreshing and terrifying it is.
Abandoned space stations (or
indeed anywhere that’s abandoned) always provide a terrifying backdrop to any
Doctor Who storyline. This once again adds to the suspense and the horror movie
atmosphere of Sleep No More. You know that something is lurking in those dark
corners or behind the main characters and the eeriness of the silence builds
the suspense fantastically.
As is the case with many of the
monsters in Doctor Who, the Sandmen play on fundamental human aspects. We all
need sleep, we all try to beat it and we all wipe that green dust out of the
corners of our eyes when we wake up in the morning. These combine to form a fear
of things we can all relate to and it is a really terrifying thought that we
all have a possible life form living on our faces, which could rise up and take
over at any time.
Overall, this episode was
definitely unique in terms of its style and provided us with terrifying
monsters as all good Doctor Who stories should. Despite not being the best
episode of the series, it was still an enjoyable, amazing and frightening thrill
ride.
Rating for Sleep No More
7/10
Once again, this is late and I apologise
for being such a rubbish blogger. Hope you enjoyed reading it anyway and as
usual you can comment or let me know via social media if you agree with anything
I’ve said about the episode. Next post should be my latest Life Updates post so
keep an eye out for that and until then, keep active, keep smiling and above
all keep believing!
TRENT
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