The Zygon Invasion and Inversion review
For this post, I will be
reviewing the two-part Zygon story. If you haven’t seen them both yet, I
recommend watching them before reading on as there will be spoilers in this
review.
There are quite a few things
about these episodes I want to cover so let’s get started.
Zygons
When the Zygons were in the 50th
anniversary episode in 2013, I expected that we would see more of them in the
episode than we did. It felt like such a poor decision made by Steven Moffat to
bring back a classic Doctor Who villain without explaining more to modern
viewers about what they were.
These episodes definitely made up
for that because they weren’t thrown in alongside so many other things like in
“Day of The Doctor”. I absolutely love the Zygons for several reasons. One, I
love seeing classic villains reintroduced in NuWho. Two, they are different to
every other monster in the Whoniverse because they genuinely terrify me. There
aren’t a lot of things in the world which scare me, but I don’t mind admitting
that I’m a 21-year-old man who is scared of a shape-shifting alien which can
take the form of any creature it likes! Three, they are just plain creepy!
UNIT
I absolutely love it when UNIT
make an appearance in Doctor Who, as they bring the show right back to 21st
century Earth and make the events seem more contemporary. They also seem to
provide a challenge to the Doctor and offer a more human perspective of events
when he is unable to.
Another reason to like it when
UNIT are involved is that it gives the show a classic feel, particularly
looking back to the 3rd Doctor’s era when he was exiled on Earth.
References to classic Who haven’t occurred as much as I would like since the
show’s return in 2005, so it is always refreshing when the history of Doctor
Who is acknowledged in this way.
Osgood
Without a doubt, Osgood is one of
my favourite characters ever.
She is the Doctor’s ultimate
fangirl, which means that she is instantly relatable to thousands of dedicated
Whovians around the world. I love her constant cosplay; scarves, bowties (which
are still cool) and of course most recently question marks.
Even though I know it is unlikely
to happen, I would absolutely love to see Osgood return as a companion to the
Doctor in the future. She has the strength to challenge the Doctor and ask him
questions, two things which are in my view fundamental elements of any
companion in the show.
The Doctor’s Speech
Having seen occasional flashes of
emotion during his reign, the 12th Doctor gave his finest and most emotional
moment to date with his speech to Bonnie in the Black Archive. For the first
time, he went off on a rant about how he had been involved in the Time War and had
lost everything and it became the most emotionally powerful thing that this
Doctor has delivered to us and it is a testament to Capaldi’s acting that he
can give such a performance.
This two-parter was fast-paced
and emotional in places and is full of amazing performances. It delivered a
fantastic story which blended elements of both Classic and NuWho wonderfully
and is possibly Peter Capaldi’s finest hour as the Doctor. Without a doubt, the
highlight of this series so far and my favourite storyline.
Rating for The Zygon
Invasion/Inversion
9/10
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above all keep believing!
TRENT
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