I tried to enjoy it, and I managed to a little bit for a while, but by the end I just couldn't really keep it up, and I mostly just felt a bit irritated and rather bored. Clearly I wasn't in nearly as good or forgiving a mood as when I watched "Orphan 55." But the contrast with last ep really didn't help this one. Whatever "Fugitive of the Judoon" might or might not be -- and the jury's still out on most of it, really, until we find out what the heck was actually going on in it -- it emphatically was not boring. I want more not-boring in my Who!
I have zero problems with an environmentalist message in Who. We've had some of those since at least the Pertwee era. But, as far as I recall, the Pertwee eps didn't do quite so much of what feels like the Doctor preaching directly at the audience, and I could certainly do with less of that.
And I'm not super-surprised this did nothing to advance the overall arc, even if I am a little disappointed. Presumably they're saving it up for the season finale, which, according to what they just advertised on BBC America, is apparently going to be a two-parter.
I have zero problems with an environmentalist message in Who. We've had some of those since at least the Pertwee era. But, as far as I recall, the Pertwee eps didn't do quite so much of what feels like the Doctor preaching directly at the audience, and I could certainly do with less of that.
And I'm not super-surprised this did nothing to advance the overall arc, even if I am a little disappointed. Presumably they're saving it up for the season finale, which, according to what they just advertised on BBC America, is apparently going to be a two-parter.
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