Doctor Who - Goodbye Matt: The Bells of Saint John

Doctor Who: 

The Bells of Saint John 

By Steven Moffat

“ Right then, Clara Oswald. Time to find out who you are.”

So here we are in 2013 and the return of Doctor Who after a little break and now we can look forward to new stories for the next eight weeks during this Anniversary year.  The Bells of Saint John is the first one that starts off all the excitement and after all the previews and interviews we now have had a chance to see the episode with high hopes that it will be great.  So did the Bells of Saint John get the ball rolling and get our excitement meter on high and greatly fuel our anticipation for the next seven stories or was it a gutter ball and have all the fans doing a collective face palm giving us that dreaded feeling of dismay that the next seven might not be up to snuff. 

I really liked The Bells of Saint John.  At first after reading the synopsis and watching the trailer with the villain being called Spoon heads I did have my doubts.  With Steven Moffat’s track record lately you could see where I would be hesitant about The Bells of Saint John but after watching the episode it seemed my fears were unwarranted. 

Doctor Who - The Bells of Saint John Review (WIFI Spoilers)

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Doctor Who:
The Bells of Saint John
By Steven Moffat

“It’s a time machine. You never have to wait for breakfast.”

So here we are the return of Doctor Who after a little break and now we can look forward to new stories for the next eight weeks.  The Bells of Saint John is the first one that starts off all the excitement and after all the previews and interviews we now have had a chance to see the episode with high hopes that it will be great.  So did the Bells of Saint John get the ball rolling and get our excitement meter on high and greatly fuel our anticipation for the next seven stories or was it a gutter ball and have all the fans doing a collective face palm giving us that dreaded feeling of dismay that the next seven might not be up to snuff. 

Doctor Who - The Bells of Saint John (Some spoilers)

Doctor Who

The Bells of Saint John

Review by Ken Parker

So can Doctor Who's second half of season 7 build upon some stability of excellent stories and less frazzled mayhem that plagued season 6? The Christmas special – The Snowmen did have some great ideas and moments but the series appears to never want to stop expressing its political and social opinions while also having the need to tell us what to think and not allow its viewers to do it for themselves. Having characters literally facing the camera and telling us that the Doctor is great, traveling with the Doctor is dangerous and that aliens and strange happenings, even in Victorian years is okay and most people are fine with it no matter what is not what I want to see in Doctor Who. Allow me to think for myself and enjoy the adventures without constantly being told with winks and nudges all the time. One criticism of old Who was it took itself too seriously but new Who seems to be full of itself.

Anyhow, despite the attempt to make Doctor Who self indulgent and almost an advert for the series itself, the show seems to be trying to make some good stories and Asylum of the Daleks, The Angels Take Manhattan and to a degree A Town Called Mercy all were pretty good and The Snowmen had Jenna Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in an excellent chemistry mix that overshadowed the biting snowflakes and ludicrously mishandled Vastra and Jenny.

Hopefully this second half of the season will improve it's good story count.  Does The Bells of Saint John add to the good count?

Some Spoilers...

Doctor Who Behind The Scenes - The Bells of Saint John

Doctor Who "The Bells of Saint John" Preview Clip Nabiles Warning

Two New Clips From Doctor Who "The Bells of Saint John"

Here are two more clips to get you all excited and psyched for the new episode on Saturday. Yes they work even though the screen is grey.

Doctor Who "The Bells of Saint John" Preview Clip

New Promo Pics For Doctor Who "The Bells of Saint John"

Here are a couple more promo pics for the Bells of Saint John.  Nothing fancy this time just a shot of them posing.

 

Doctor Who - Bells of Saint John Trailer

Doctor Who The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel