Doctor Who
The God Complex
By Toby
Whitehouse
Reviewed By Will
Barber
“Praise Him.”
The Doctor, Amy
and Rory land in what appears to be a hotel. They are trapped there with four
other people. They soon discover they
each have a room which holds their deepest, darkest fears. Can The Doctor save everyone
or will they all be consumed by the strange creature which lurks in the shadows
and feeds off faith itself?
The plot of this
story is interesting but the episode did not live up to expectations. The
beginning is excellent and sets the story up well. However, the episode degenerates when the
Doctor and Co. run around corridors in a Scooby Doo fashion for no apparent
reason. The final scenes are not really
part of the story but more of the story arc and feel at best awkward. The scene
where The Doctor breaks Amy’s faith feels too reminiscent of The Curse of
Fenric when Mcoy’s Doctor has to break Ace’s faith in him or she will be
consumed by Fenric. The threat and the
way the scene is written feel too similar.
Amy and Rory’s apparent departure are well written but as I’ve said are
disjointed from the story. This makes
the whole episode a mongrel piece, mixing in drama, comedy and sadness.
Unfortunately, it is more like a first draft than a well polished script.
The regulars are
at best okay. Smith, however, plays the
lonely god side of the Doctor very well.
Moreover, his sadness at the death of The Minatour is poignant and
convincing. David Walliams (Little
Britain) plays Gibbs, the scheming, gutless, passive aggressive creature. Walliam’s performance produced good comic
relief in this odd story. Amara Karan
was brilliant as the potential companion who sadly dies at the hands of the
Minatour.
The costume of
the Minatour was exceptional and deserves an action figure. The creature’s
costume depicted an ancient being who could be worshiped as a God.The directing
was not remarkable. The laughing doll
creatures were the most memorable.
The episode is
not my favourite of the series but it’s not the worst (Cure of the Black Spot,
The Almost People). The whole thing was confusing and not properly put
together. One thing is for sure,
whatever is lurking in The Doctor’s room, will soon be revealed.
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