Farewell to 12 - Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night 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:
In the Forest of the Night
By Frank Cottrell Boyce

“This is my world too. I walk your Earth. I breathe your air.”

In the Forest of the Night sounds like a title to a fairytale more than it does for Doctor Who story.  But then again that was more or less the gist of the story as it was full of fairytale references.  From Little Red Riding Hood to Handsel and Gretel In the Forest of the Night was one big fairytale.   It was a very different story with all the trees that had sprung up over London and the world for that matter and that was another fairytale reference in itself as forests are supposed to be dark and scary and the one that The Doctor was in was just that.   It was full of wolves and tigers and seemed to have over grown all of London and The Doctor had to find Maebh, who herself was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, who had wandered off into the forest and seemed to be the only one that knew what was going on.  Like I said it was a different story.

Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night Review (Minor Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
In the Forest of the Night
By
Frank Cottrell Boyce

“This is my world too. I walk your Earth. I breathe your air.”

In the Forest of the Night sounds like a title to a fairytale more than it does for Doctor Who story.   But then again that was more or less the gist of the story as it was full of fairytale references.  From Little Red Riding Hood to Handsel and Gretel In the Forest of the Night was one big fairytale.   It was a very different story with all the trees that had sprung up over London and the world for that matter and that was another fairytale reference in itself as forests are supposed to be dark and scary and the one that The Doctor was in was just that.   It was full of wolves and tigers and seemed to have over grown all of London and The Doctor had to find Maebh, who herself was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, who had wandered off into the forest and seemed to be the only one that knew what was going on.  Like I said it was a different story.

Doctor Who – In the Forest of the Night Review (spoilers)

Review by Ken Parker

When fans watch their favorite TV show, sometimes they fight to see the best of a particular bad episode. Some fans like everything about their series while others are very critical. I think this year I have been critical but have also managed to see more good than bad. Overall this season has been a vast improvement of late and this is because the stories are concise, direct and less frantic. Peter Capaldi delivers a Doctor that is silly and jumping all over the place. He has an internal energy of wit and eccentricity that channels some of the best qualities from previous Doctors like Patrick Troughton and Tom Baker. This gravitas adds validity to each story and helps disguise some of each episodes shortcomings. “In the Forest of the Night” is and episode that has split fandom just as “Rings of Akhaten” did last season. You either hate it or love it.

Doctor Who Extra - In the Forest of the Night

Doctor Who - Radio Times Poster For "In the Forest of the Night"

Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night Preview Clip Number 2

Doctor Who - Introduction to In the Forest of the Night

Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night Promo Pics

Doctor Who - TV Trailer for In the Forest of the Night