Doctor Who:
The Girl Who Waited
By Tom MacRae
Reviewed By Will Barber – Taylor
“Look, we take this Amy, we leave ours. Only
one Amy in the Tardis. Which one do you want?”
The Doctor, Amy and Rory travel to the planet
Apalapucia the second best destination for the discerning intergalactic
travellers. Arriving on Apalapucia they find that the whole planet has been put
under quarantine and the disease called Chen7 could kill the Doctor in a day.
Amy gets separated from the Doctor and Rory and is put into a faster time
stream. It’s up to Rory to save his wife before she is killed by kindness.
This story by Tom McRae (Rise of the
Cybermen, The Age of Steel) is morally a very interesting story about Rory’s
struggle to choose which wife he really wants.
The choice is between “his” Amy and the much older Amy who can look
after herself. MacRae emphasises this
point by giving Amy her own Sonic Screwdriver. This is the first “Doctor light”
episode of the Matt Smith era. I am not a fan of “Doctor light“episodes but
McRae has done an excellent job really playing to the strengths of the
characters and their situation.
The acting is brilliant, especially Karen
Gillian who really shows her acting credentials as the older warrior like
Amy. Both Arthur Darvill and Matt Smith
are very good but it really is Gillian who steals the show.
The directing is great. The way the slow
fight sequence is filmed is fantastic. The whole sequence is so well shot it
really works better than if the sequence had been shot at a normal speed.
In summary, it is a great episode with
fantastic acting, writing and direction.
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