Farewell to 12 - Doctor Who - The Caretaker Review

We celebrate the Peter Capaldi era by revisiting the 12th Doctor's adventures as we count down the days to his last adventure.

Doctor Who:
The Caretaker
By Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat

“Well you’ve explained me to him but you haven’t explained him to me.”

Gareth Roberts who wrote the 11th Doctor stories The Lodger and Closing Time returns and gives us his first 12th Doctor story The Caretaker.  I enjoyed Gareth Roberts 11th Doctor stories with Craig as they were fun to watch and had a bit of comedy to them.  Not too much comedy and the stories were usually pretty good with The Lodger being the stronger of the two stories.  The trailer for The Caretaker did look like it would be a funny lighthearted story which for the way the series has gone lately would be a good change considering Series 8 has by far been the darkest since the show has returned.   The Caretaker sees The Doctor going deep undercover at Coal Hill School where Clara works to fend off an alien that can destroy the Earth.  What follows is anything but stellar.

Doctor Who - The Caretaker Review - Some Spoilers

Review by Ken Parker

Doctor Who, like many good TV shows often have two or more stories going on at the same time. We have the surface story that often involves a weaker written structure that may keep younger kids happy with monsters, explosions and action. Then there are the underlying ideas that are generally character orientated. "The Caretaker" is about a killing machine let loose near Coal Hill School and the Doctor tries to stop it. The underlying story involves Clara, Danny Pink and the Doctor. Can the three of them get along long enough to stop the alien threat?

Some Spoilers

Doctor Who - The Caretaker Review (Mild Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
The Caretaker
By Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat

“Well you've explained me to him but you haven’t explained him to me.”

Gareth Roberts who wrote the 11th Doctor stories The Lodger and Closing Time returns and gives us his first 12th Doctor story The Caretaker.  I enjoyed Gareth Roberts 11th Doctor stories with Craig as they were fun to watch and had a bit of comedy to them.  Not too much comedy and the stories were usually pretty good with The Lodger being the stronger of the two stories.  The trailer for The Caretaker did look like it would be a funny lighthearted story which for the way the series has gone lately would be a good change considering Series 8 has by far been the darkest since the show has returned.   The Caretaker sees The Doctor going deep undercover at Coal Hill School where Clara works to fend off an alien that can destroy the Earth.  What follows is anything but stellar.

Doctor Who Extra - The Caretaker

Doctor Who - Radio Times Poster For The Caretaker

I'm really loving these old style posters for Series 8.  So far they have been really good and can't wait to see the rest.

Doctor Who - The Caretaker Preview Clip

Doctor Who - Introduction To The Caretaker

Doctor Who - The Caretaker Promo Pics

Doctor Who - The Caretaker TV Trailer

Doctor Who - The Caretaker Next Time Trailer

Doctor Who - Synopsis For The Caretaker

 

The BBC have released the synopsis for the September 27th episode of Series 8 The Caretaker.  No time when it will air but it seems this season so far has had a pretty stable 7:30PM time slot. 

The terrifying Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity – but worse, and any second now, Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet. When terrifying events threaten Coal Hill school, the Doctor decides to go undercover.